In Los Angeles, California, Senator John F. Kennedy of
Massachusetts was nominated for the presidency by the
Democratic Party Convention, defeating Senator Lyndon
B. Johnson of Texas. The next day, Johnson was named
Kennedy’s running mate by a unanimous vote of the
convention.

Four months later, on November 8, Kennedy won 49.7
percent of the popular vote in one of the closest elections
for president in U.S. history, surpassing by a fraction the
49.6 percent received by Vice President Richard M. Nixon,
a Republican.

Ford is known for his portrayal of the titular character in the
popular media franchise Indiana Jones, beginning with the
action-adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He
played the character in four additional sequels over the
next four decades and also starred as Rick Deckard in the
cult science fiction film Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel
Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and portrayed Jack Ryan in the
spy thriller films Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present
Danger (1994).

1973

Shelley Alexis Duvall (July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024)

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) – "The Shining" star Shelley Duvall has died
at the age of 75.  

Duvall, who shot to international fame when she starred as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 1980 adaptation of Stephen
King’s horror novel, died in her sleep of complications from
diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas.

On July 11, 1804, in one of the most famous duels in American
history, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shot his long-time
political antagonist Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, a leading
Federalist and the chief architect of America’s political
economy, died the following day.

 
Alexander Hamilton
(January 11, 1755, or 1757 – July 12, 1804)

The guns used in the duel are on display at the New York headquarters of J.P. Morgan Chase.

Aaron Burr Jr.
(February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836)

On July 11, 1914, in his major league debut, George Herman
“Babe” Ruth pitched seven strong innings to lead the Boston
Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (now known as the
Cleveland Guardians), 4-3.