TODAY IN HISTORY

1861

President Abraham Lincoln issued Proclamation 86, which prohibited the states of the Union from engaging in commercial trade with states that were in rebellion — i.e., the Confederacy.

1954

Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.

1962

The Beatles fired their original drummer, Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr

1974

A New York judge ruled Renee Richards, a male-tofemale transgender, could compete in the U.S. Open without having to pass a sex chromosome test. (In the first round of the Open, Richards lost to Virginia Wade, 6-1, 6-4).