1588 - The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English fleet ending an invasion attempt. 1899 - The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall. 1945 - During World War II, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. 1999 - Wade Boggs got his 3,000th hit of his major league baseball career. 2000 - The submarine H.L. Hunley was raised from ocean bottom after 136 years. The sub had been lost during an attack on the U.S.S. Housatonic in 1864. The Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink a warship. 1900 - In Boston, the first Davis Cup series began. The U.S. team defeated Great Britain three matches to zero. 1903 - Joe McGinnity (New York) pitched two complete games in one day. He won 6-1 and 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1985 - Major League baseball players returned to work after a two-day walkout. 1996 - Willie McGee (St. Louis Cardinals) hit his 2,000th major league hit. 2005 - It was announced that Wayne Gretzky would be the next head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes.
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