Shimla, Aug 13 Keekli Bureau
2012
American writer and magazine editor Helen Gurley Brown—whose upbeat, stylish publications, beginning in the mid-20th century, emphasized sexual and career independence and adventure for a large audience of young women—died at age 90.
2004
American cooking expert Julia Child—who brought the art of French cooking to a vast number of Americans through her books and, especially, her programs on public television, where she became known for her humour and hearty voice—died at age 91.
2004
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad opened in Athens, which had hosted the first modern Summer Games in 1896.
1995
New York Yankees baseball player Mickey Mantle died in Dallas, Texas.
1967
The crime drama Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the outlaw couple, opened in New York City, and it pioneered a new era of filmmaking, tearing down barriers in the depiction of violence and sexuality.
1926
Cuban political leader Fidel Castro, who transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere, was born.
1919
Famed racehorse Man o’ War suffered the only defeat of his career.
1898
The U.S. Army took control of the Philippine port of Manila during the Spanish-American War.
1860
American markswoman Annie Oakley—who starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, where she was often called “Little Sure Shot”—was born.
