Today is Wednesday, July 6, the 188th day of 2016. There are 178 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga.
In 1865, the weekly publication The Nation, the self-described “flagship of the left,” made its debut.
In 1933, the first All-Star baseball game was played at Chicago’s Comiskey Park; the American League defeated the National League, 4-2.
In 1957, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title as she defeated fellow American Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2.
In 1971, jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong died in New York at age 69.
In 1996, a Delta MD-88 jetliner’s left engine blew apart during an attempted takeoff from Pensacola, Florida, sending metal pieces ripping into the cabin, killing a mother and her son.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less