CoM Moderators Posted September 17, 2023 Posted September 17, 2023 642 - Arab forces under Amr ibn al-'As conquer Alexandria 1873 - 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University 1901 - Battle of Blood River Port: Boer commandos led by Louis Botha defeat a British Mounted Infantry force commanded by Major Hubert Gough 1955 - Future MLB Hall of Famer Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson goes 2-4 in his 1st game 1956 - Yanks clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year 1963 - "The Fugitive" starring David Janssen premieres on ABC TV 1980 - Bette Midler's concert film "Divine Madness", directed by Michael Ritchie, premieres 1980 - Oak A's Rick Langford is removed with 2 outs in 9th inning ending his consecutive complete-game streak at 22 1992 - NFL decides to suspend World League Football 2018 - US border control agent confesses to the murder of four women and assault of another in Laredo, Texas More Historical Events »
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