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September 7
1822 - Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.
1901 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ended with the signing of the Peking Protocol.
1907 - The British liner RMS Lusitania set out from Liverpool, England, on its maiden voyage, arriving six days later in New York.
1940 - Nazi Germany began its initial blitz on London during World War II.
1977 - The Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos.
1986 - Desmond Tutu became the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.
1996 - Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later.
2005 - Police and soldiers went house-to-house in New Orleans to try to coax the last stubborn holdouts into leaving the city shattered by Hurricane Katrina.
2007 - Osama bin Laden appeared in a video for the first time in three years, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they wanted the war in Iraq to end.
2008 - Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship.
2015 - Hillary Clinton, interviewed by The Associated Press during a campaign swing through Iowa, said she did not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because "what I did was allowed."
2015 - Courting unions on Labor Day, President Barack Obama denounced Republicans for a "constant attack on working Americans," telling a rally in Boston that he was using his executive power to force federal contractors to give paid sick leave to their employees.
2019 - President Donald Trump said he had canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghan leaders, just days before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, after a bombing in the past week in Kabul that killed 12 people, including an American soldier.
Birthdays
21 - Samantha Vazquez (actress)
24 - Donovan Mitchell (basketball player)
24 - Ellie O'Donnell (model)
25 - Sayyora Badalbaeva (reality star)
29 - Jennifer Veal (actress)
31 - Loren Allred (singer)
32 - Kevin Love (basketball player)
33 - Evan Rachel Wood (actress)
35 - Alyssa Diaz (actress)
36 - Benjamin Hollingsworth (actor)
41 - JD Pardo (actor)
42 - Devon Sawa (actor)
44 - Oliver Hudson (actor)
47 - Shannon Elizabeth (actress)
50 - Chad Sexton (musician)
50 - Tom Everett Scott (actor)
50 - Monique Gabriela Curnen (actress)
51 - Diane Farr (actress)
51 - Angie Everhart (actress/model)
53 - Leslie Jones (actress/comedian)
54 - Toby Jones (actor)
57 - W. Earl Brown (actor)
63 - J. Smith Cameron (actor)
63 - Margot Chapman (singer)
64 - Diane Warren (singer)
66 - Michael Emerson (actor)
66 - Corbin Bernsen (actor)
69 - Chrissie Hynde (singer)
70 - Julie Kavner (actress)
72 - Susan Blakely (actress)
77 - Gloria Gaynor (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 7
1892 - James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan to win the world heavyweight title in New Orleans in a fight conducted under the Marquis of Queensberry rules.
1896 - A.H. Whiting won the first automobile race held on a racetrack. The race was held in Cranston, Rhode Island.
1963 - The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
1972 - The International Olympic Committee banned Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett of the United States from further competition for life for talking to each other on the victory stand and not facing the flag in Munich during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" after winning the gold and silver medals in the 400-meter run.
1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its debut on cable television.
1986 - Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins set an NFL record with his 100th career touchdown pass in just his 44th career game.
1986 - The Cleveland Browns become the first team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay in a 41-31 loss to the Chicago Bears.
1988 - Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park are inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame.
1991 - Quarterback Ty Detmer of Brigham Young sets an NCAA record with 11,606 career passing yards.
1992 - Major League Baseball commissioner Faye Vincent resigns; Bud Selig, former owner and team president of the Milwaukee Brewers is named interim commissioner before being given the job permanently in 1998.
2003 - American Andy Roddick wins his only major championship, defeating Juan Carlos to win the U.S. Open.
2014 - Serena Williams won her third consecutive U.S. Open championship and 18th major title overall.
2019 - After being released by the Oakland Raiders without playing a regular season game, wide receiver Antonio Brown was signed by the New England Patriots. (The Patriots would release Brown two weeks later after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct.)
1822 - Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.
1901 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ended with the signing of the Peking Protocol.
1907 - The British liner RMS Lusitania set out from Liverpool, England, on its maiden voyage, arriving six days later in New York.
1940 - Nazi Germany began its initial blitz on London during World War II.
1977 - The Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos.
1986 - Desmond Tutu became the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.
1996 - Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later.
2005 - Police and soldiers went house-to-house in New Orleans to try to coax the last stubborn holdouts into leaving the city shattered by Hurricane Katrina.
2007 - Osama bin Laden appeared in a video for the first time in three years, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they wanted the war in Iraq to end.
2008 - Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship.
2015 - Hillary Clinton, interviewed by The Associated Press during a campaign swing through Iowa, said she did not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because "what I did was allowed."
2015 - Courting unions on Labor Day, President Barack Obama denounced Republicans for a "constant attack on working Americans," telling a rally in Boston that he was using his executive power to force federal contractors to give paid sick leave to their employees.
2019 - President Donald Trump said he had canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghan leaders, just days before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, after a bombing in the past week in Kabul that killed 12 people, including an American soldier.
Birthdays
21 - Samantha Vazquez (actress)
24 - Donovan Mitchell (basketball player)
24 - Ellie O'Donnell (model)
25 - Sayyora Badalbaeva (reality star)
29 - Jennifer Veal (actress)
31 - Loren Allred (singer)
32 - Kevin Love (basketball player)
33 - Evan Rachel Wood (actress)
35 - Alyssa Diaz (actress)
36 - Benjamin Hollingsworth (actor)
41 - JD Pardo (actor)
42 - Devon Sawa (actor)
44 - Oliver Hudson (actor)
47 - Shannon Elizabeth (actress)
50 - Chad Sexton (musician)
50 - Tom Everett Scott (actor)
50 - Monique Gabriela Curnen (actress)
51 - Diane Farr (actress)
51 - Angie Everhart (actress/model)
53 - Leslie Jones (actress/comedian)
54 - Toby Jones (actor)
57 - W. Earl Brown (actor)
63 - J. Smith Cameron (actor)
63 - Margot Chapman (singer)
64 - Diane Warren (singer)
66 - Michael Emerson (actor)
66 - Corbin Bernsen (actor)
69 - Chrissie Hynde (singer)
70 - Julie Kavner (actress)
72 - Susan Blakely (actress)
77 - Gloria Gaynor (singer)
==================================
Today in Sports History - September 7
1892 - James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan to win the world heavyweight title in New Orleans in a fight conducted under the Marquis of Queensberry rules.
1896 - A.H. Whiting won the first automobile race held on a racetrack. The race was held in Cranston, Rhode Island.
1963 - The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
1972 - The International Olympic Committee banned Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett of the United States from further competition for life for talking to each other on the victory stand and not facing the flag in Munich during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" after winning the gold and silver medals in the 400-meter run.
1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its debut on cable television.
1986 - Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins set an NFL record with his 100th career touchdown pass in just his 44th career game.
1986 - The Cleveland Browns become the first team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay in a 41-31 loss to the Chicago Bears.
1988 - Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park are inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame.
1991 - Quarterback Ty Detmer of Brigham Young sets an NCAA record with 11,606 career passing yards.
1992 - Major League Baseball commissioner Faye Vincent resigns; Bud Selig, former owner and team president of the Milwaukee Brewers is named interim commissioner before being given the job permanently in 1998.
2003 - American Andy Roddick wins his only major championship, defeating Juan Carlos to win the U.S. Open.
2014 - Serena Williams won her third consecutive U.S. Open championship and 18th major title overall.
2019 - After being released by the Oakland Raiders without playing a regular season game, wide receiver Antonio Brown was signed by the New England Patriots. (The Patriots would release Brown two weeks later after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct.)
