By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2020 10:20 AM EDT
Aug. 19
1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis...
By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:38 AM EDT
Aug. 20
1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...
By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:32 AM EDT
Aug. 16
1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull...
By The Associated Press Aug. 06, 2020 10:57 AM EDT
Aug. 13
1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21...
