Today in history

Today is the 187th day of 2022 and the 16th day of summer.

Today’s history: In 1785, Congress chose the dollar as the monetary unit of the United States.

▪ In 1854, the Republican Party was formally launched at a convention in Jackson, Michigan.

▪ In 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tested his rabies vaccine on a boy who had been bitten by a rabid dog.

▪ In 1892, 16 people were killed during fighting between guards and striking steelworkers at a Carnegie Steel Co. plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania.

▪ In 1942, diarist Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in a secret annex in a house in Amsterdam.

Today’s fact: Future Beatles bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a fair in Liverpool, England, on this date in 1957.

Today’s sports: In 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black athlete to win a tennis title at Wimbledon.

Today’s quote: “I feel like whatever you’ve done in your career, good or bad, it’s nothing but preparation for the big events to come.” -- Kevin Hart

Today’s number: 49,200 -- fans in attendance at Major League Baseball’s first All-Star Game, held on this day in 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The American League defeated the National League by a score of 4-2.

Today’s moon: First quarter moon (July 6).

Birthdays

Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), painter; Nancy Reagan (1921-2016), actress/first lady; Merv Griffin (1925-2007), TV personality; Janet Leigh (1927-2004), actress; Tenzin Gyatso (1935- ), 14th Dalai Lama; Ned Beatty (1937-2021), actor; George W. Bush (1946- ), 43rd U.S. president; Sylvester Stallone (1946), actor; Geoffrey Rush (1951- ), actor; Brian Posehn (1966- ), actor/comedian; 50 Cent (1975- ), rapper; Kevin Hart (1979), actor/comedian; Pau Gasol (1980- ), basketball player; Manny Machado (1992- ), baseball player.