Today in History - History - September 10th

1939Canada, under the leadership of Mackenzie King, declares war on Germany

1975Darryl Sittler is named captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs

197791st US Womens Tennis: Chris Evert L Mills beats W Turnbull (76 62)

1994108th US Womens Tennis Open: Aranxta S Vicario beats Steffi Graf (1-6 7-6 6-4)

1978Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open

1997Mark McGwire joins Babe as only players to hit 50 HRs in 2 consec yrs

197292nd US Mens Tennis: Ilie Nastase beats Arthur Ashe (36 63 67 64 63)

1961Mickey Mantle becomes 7th to hit HR # 400

1988102nd US Womens Tennis Open: Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini (6-3 3-6 6-1)

196181st US Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Rodney G Laver (75 63 62)

1941Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist (d. 2002)

1638Maria Theresa of Spain, El Escorial, Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France (d. 1683)

1929Arnold Daniel Palmer, Latrobe PA, PGA golfer (1964 Masters)

1947Larry Nelson, Fort Payne Alabama, American golfer (three-time Major Championship winner)

1934Roger Maris, Hibbing, Minnesota, Yankee, HR champ (61 in 1961, AL MVP 1960, 1961), (d. 1985)

1975Dan O'Toole, Peterborough Ontario, Canadian sports anchor (TSN, Fox Sports 1)

1890Elsa Schiaparelli, Rome, Italian fashion designer

1960Colin Firth, Hampshire England, actor (Femme Fatale, Hostages)

1961Nigerian novelist, critic and academic Chinua Achebe ("Things Fall Apart") marries Christie Okoli

1961Baseball player Ted Williams marries model Lee Howard (divorced 1967)

1997Burgess Meredith, actor (Penguin-Batman, Rocky), dies at 88

1970Cy Denneny, Canadian ice hockey hall of famer, dies at 78