CoM Moderators Posted August 18 Posted August 18 1217 - First historical record of Scottish scholar Michael Scot, signs and dates his translation of al-Bitruji's "On the Sphere" in Toledo, Spain 1587 - Saul Wahl is elected King of Poland (according to legend) 1605 - Spanish army under of general Spinola conquers Lingen 1931 - Lou Gehrig is hitless in Detroit in his 1,000th consecutive game 1934 - US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Helen Jacobs beats fellow American Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6-1, 6-3 for her third straight US singles title 1981 - Jerry Lewis appears on "Donahue" to defend telethons 2008 - Emulating the Chinese women, the men win the team table tennis gold medal at the Beijing Olympics without losing a match, winning all 10 singles and all 5 doubles matches 2021 - MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani becomes the fastest player in team history to reach 40 home runs in a season and also pitches 8 innings in a 3-1 win at Detroit More Historical Events »
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