July 8, 2021 Hurtado is a nine-year MLS veteran with 140 regular-season appearances COLUMBUS — Columbus Crew today announced that the Club has acquired forward Erik Hurtado (pronounced: her-TAH-doe) and the player’s associated budget charge via a trade with Club de Foot Montreal in exchange for […]

970s DIED 975: KING EDGAR OF ENGLAND 1620s BORN 1621: JEAN DE LA FONTAINE (POET) 1770s 1776: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE PROCLAIMED IN PHILADELPHIA 1776: FIRST PUBLIC READING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TOOK PLACE IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 1777: VERMONT BECAME FIRST AMERICAN COLONY TO ABOLISH […]

1300s DIED 1307: KING EDWARD I OF ENGLAND 1780s 1789: HAMMERFEST, NORWAY (KNOWN AS NORTHERNMOST TOWN IN WORLD), GRANTED TOWN STATUS 1800s 1806: CORNERSTONE LAID FOR FIRST CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL IN THE UNITED STATES (BALTIMORE BASILICA), IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 1840s 1846: ACTING ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASHINGTON, […]

1180s DIED 1189: HENRY II OF ENGLAND 1240s DIED 1249: ALEXANDER II OF SCOTLAND 1530s DIED 1535: SIR THOMAS MORE (AUTHOR, MARTYR) 1550s DIED 1553: EDWARD VI, KING OF ENGLAND 1690s 1699: NOTORIOUS PIRATE CAPTAIN WILLIAM KIDD (“CAPTAIN KIDD”) SEIZED IN BOSTON 1750s BORN 1755: […]

 JULY 5, 2021 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF MATISS KIVLENIEKS COLUMBUS, OHIO – It is with profound sadness that the Columbus Blue Jackets announce goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks passed away last night at the age of 24 as the result of a tragic accident. The […]

Columbus’ newest sports stadium, Lower.com Field, finally opened to the delight of the city, team and supporters. Sitting at the end of Nationwide Blvd. its caps off the Arena District joining the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Nationwide Arena and the Columbus Clippers’ Huntington Park. More than […]

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Every Year INDEPENDENCE DAY (CAPE VERDE) INDEPENDENCE DAY (VENEZUELA) 1680s 1687: PHYSICIST ISAAC NEWTON’S PHILOSOPHIAE NATURALIS PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA WAS PUBLISHED 1750s BORN 1755: SARAH SIDDONS (ACTRESS) 1790s BORN 1794: SYLVESTER GRAHAM (INVENTOR OF THE GRAHAM CRACKER) 1810s BORN 1810: P. T. BARNUM (CIRCUS OWNER) 1860s […]

INDEPENDENCE DAY (U.S.) The Fourth of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by delegates from the 13 colonies in 1776. The Declaration of Independence is America’s revolutionary Charter of Freedom and the document upon which the nation’s founding principles were established. The […]

DOG DAYS BEGIN The phrase “Dog Days” conjures up the hottest, most sultry days of summer. The Old Farmer’s Almanac lists the traditional timing of the Dog Days: the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising […]

1560s DIED 1566: NOSTRADAMUS (PHYSICIAN, ASTROLOGER) 1820s BORN 1821: SIR CHARLES TUPPER (6TH PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA) 1860s 1862: MORRILL ACT PASSED 1870s BORN 1877: HERMANN HESSE (AUTHOR) 1880s 1881: CHARLES GUITEAU SHOT AND FATALLY WOUNDED U.S. PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD 1890s 1890: THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST […]

CANADA DAY Canada Day commemorates the creation of the Dominion of Canada. On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act established “one Dominion under the name of Canada” out of the colonies of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, dividing it […]

JUNE 30, 2021 Former NHL defenseman, Stanley Cup champion has spent the past 14 years coaching in the AHL, NHL COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that former National Hockey League defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre has signed a three-year contract through the 2023-24 season […]

1470s BORN 1470: CHARLES VIII OF FRANCE (KING OF FRANCE) 1760s BORN 1768: ELIZABETH KORTRIGHT MONROE (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1800s 1805: MICHIGAN TERRITORY WAS ESTABLISHED 1850s 1854: THE GADSDEN PURCHASE TREATY, SIGNED ON THIS DAY, TRANSFERRED TERRITORY TO THE UNITED STATES MAKING SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Vanderbilt will advance to the 2021 College World Series Finals. The Commodores will play Mississippi State in a best-of-three series beginning at 6 p.m. Monday at TD Ameritrade Park. The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee issued the following statement: “The NCAA Division I […]

Every Year STS. PETER & PAUL 1760s 1767: TOWNSHEND REVENUE ACTS PASSED BY BRITISH PARLIAMENT, ESTABLISHING DUTIES ON TEA, GLASS, PAINT, OIL, LEAD, AND PAPER IMPORTED INTO AMERICAN COLONIES 1770s 1776: SAN FRANCISCO WAS FOUNDED 1850s DIED 1852: HENRY CLAY (POLITICIAN) DIED 1856: PETER JONES […]

Every Year ST. IRENAEUS 760s DIED 767: POPE PAUL I 1490s BORN 1491: HENRY VIII ( KING OF ENGLAND) 1570s BORN 1577: PETER PAUL RUBENS (PAINTER) 1710s BORN 1712: JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU (PHILOSOPHER) 1770s 1778: MOLLY PITCHER TOOK HER MORTALLY WOUNDED HUSBAND’S PLACE AT A CANNON […]

This Sunday, the reigning MLS Cup champions travel to expansion side Austin FC for a nationally televised match from Q2 Stadium in Austin. Sunday’s match is the second of a two-game road stint, as the Black & Gold look to rebound from a 1-0 defeat […]

Austin FC return home to Q2 Stadium on Sunday to host Columbus Crew SC in what will be the Club’s second-ever home match. Austin comes in after just playing Wednesday night, dropping a 2-0 result to Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field. The Verde & […]

1650s 1652: FIRST TRAFFIC LAW IN “U.S.” PASSED, NEW AMSTERDAM (N.Y.C.) 1770s 1778: LIBERTY BELL RETURNED FROM ALLENTOWN TO PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 1820s DIED 1829: ENGLISH CHEMIST JAMES SMITHSON DIED WILLING $550,000 TO THE US FOR “THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEN.” HIS BEQUEST […]