Historical Events for 9th September 2019

1898 – Ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders
1899 – French Capt Alfred Dreyfus sentenced on unjust grounds
1923 – Albin Stenroos runs world record 20 km (1:07:11.2)
1940 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Donald McNeill beats fellow American Bobby Riggs 4-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 for his second major singles title
1950 – “Where’s Chartev?” closes at St James Theater NYC after 792 performances
1956 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall wins his first US singles title, beating Lew Hoad 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
1965 – Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)
2002 – Pitcher Randy Johnson reaches 300 strikeouts for the fifth consecutive season, extending his major league record
2007 – 24th MTV Video Music Awards: Rihanna f/ Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Fergie win
2018 – US Open Men’s Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his third US title; beats ’09 champion Juan Martín del Potro 6-4, 7-6, 6-3; equals Pete Sampras’ 14 Grand Slams

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