2014 Event Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels joins an elite group of only 26 major league baseball players to have hit 500 home runs; Pujols achieved this feat during today's game against the Washington Nationals 2012 Event The Pakistani government accuses the Save the Children NGO as being linked to a fake vaccination program used in the hunt for Osama bin Laden; Pakistan orders foreign nationals working for the organization to leave the country within four weeks 1993 Event The Branch Davidian Compound near Waco, Texas, is destroyed in a fire after 51-day stand-off; 76 people die, including 24 British nationals and 20 children 1966 Birthday Jerod Swallow, Ann Arbor, Michigan, dance skater, & Punsalan-1997 Nationals 1954 Event 8th NBA Championship: Minnesota Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3 1951 Event NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27 1950 Event 4th NBA Championship: Minnesota Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2 1949 Event Syracuse Nationals beat Anderson Packers, 125-123 in 5 OTs 1915 Event Washington Nationals steal record 8 bases vs. Cleveland Indians in the 1st inning 1907 Event Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey 1890 Event 1st pro baseball game, New York Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings at Polo Grounds in New York City 1876 Event Philadelphia Nationals Wes Fisler scores baseball's 1st run
