Today in History for Aug. 16, 2014

First issue of Sports Illustrated.

Aug. 16, 1854 – George Clothies was commissioned for his second of two terms as Monroe County’s Sheriff.

Aug. 16, 1861 – During the Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln prohibited the Union states from trading with the states of the Confederacy.

Aug. 16, 1864 - Confederate General John Chambliss was killed during a cavalry charge at Deep Bottom, Virginia, one of the sieges of Petersburg.

Aug. 16, 1920 - Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was struck in the temple by a ball pitched by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees. Chapman died 12 hours later. This was the first and only death to occur as the result of a pitched ball in major league history.

Aug. 16, 1948 - Baseball legend George Herman "Babe" Ruth died from throat cancer in New York City at the age of 53. He was buried in Hawthorne, New York.

Aug. 16, 1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time.

Aug. 16, 1981 - Cal Ripken Jr. got his first major league hit.

Aug. 16, 1988 – Jeff Kimbro was named the Most Valuable Player of the Evergreen Junior Baseball League’s American League Division.

Aug. 16, 1988 – The Evergreen City Council accepted a low bid from Taylor Construction of Atmore for the construction of a new hangar at Middleton Field Municipal Airport.

Aug. 16, 1996 - In Monterrey, Mexico, the New York Mets played the San Diego Padres, and the Padres won, 15-10. It was the first-ever regular season major league game to be played outside the United States and Canada.