July 5, 1810 – Promoter and Showman P. T. Barnum is born in Bethel, Connecticut.
July 7, 1906 – Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Leroy (Satchel) Paige is born in Mobile, Alabama. Following a career in the Negro Leagues, at age 42, he becomes the first African American pitcher in the American League and is part of the World Series winning Cleveland Indians team.
July 10, 1943 – Tennis Star Arthur Ashe is born in Richmond, Virginia. He wins 33 titles including the U. S. men’s singles and U. S. open in 1968 and the men’s singles at Wimbledon in 1975.
July 11, 1767 – Sixth U. S. President John Quincy Adams (the son of Second President John Adams) is born in Braintree, Massachusetts.
July 7, 1906 – Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Leroy (Satchel) Paige is born in Mobile, Alabama. Following a career in the Negro Leagues, at age 42, he becomes the first African American pitcher in the American League and is part of the World Series winning Cleveland Indians team.
July 10, 1943 – Tennis Star Arthur Ashe is born in Richmond, Virginia. He wins 33 titles including the U. S. men’s singles and U. S. open in 1968 and the men’s singles at Wimbledon in 1975.
July 11, 1767 – Sixth U. S. President John Quincy Adams (the son of Second President John Adams) is born in Braintree, Massachusetts.