TODAY IN HISTORY

1984: A suicide bomber detonates a vehicle full of explosives in front of the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, killing 23.

1973: In a “battle of the sexes” tennis match, Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in straight sets. Riggs arrives in a carriage pulled by women; King is carried on a litter by toga-clad men.

1998: Baltimore Orioles “Ironman” Cal Ripken Jr. takes a day off, ending his record 2,632-game streak