1877: Wimbledon tournament begins

[Jul 9]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1877 [Wimbledon tournament begins]( On July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer-suburb of London. Twenty-one amateurs showed up to compete in the Gentlemen's Singles tournament, the only event at the first Wimbledon. The winner was to take home... [read more »]( American Revolution 1777 [New York elects its first governor »]( Automotive 2006 [World's largest parade of Fiat cars »]( Civil War 1864 [Rebels strike Yankees at the Battle of Monocacy »]( Cold War 1960 [Khrushchev and Eisenhower trade threats over Cuba »]( Crime 1996 [A family is brutally attacked on a walk in England »]( Disaster 1918 [Trains collide outside Nashville »]( General Interest 1850 [President Taylor dies of cholera »]( 1947 [First female army officer »]( 1993 [Romanov remains identified »]( Hollywood 2008 [MTV's The Real World leaves Hollywood »]( Literary 1918 [Faulkner joins the Royal Air Force »]( Music 1962 [Bob Dylan records "Blowin' In The Wind" »]( Old West 1846 [U.S. takes San Francisco »]( Presidential 1850 [President Zachary Taylor dies unexpectedly »]( Sports 1948 [Satchel Paige makes debut with Cleveland Indians »]( Vietnam War 1966 [Soviets protest U.S. bombing of Haiphong »]( 1971 [United States turns over responsibility for the DMZ »]( World War I 1915 [Germans surrender Southwest Africa to Union of South Africa »]( World War II 1941 [Enigma key broken »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](