On this day: August 10
POSTED: 09:56 AM PDT Aug 07, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 09, 2012
Magellan sets sail, "Candid Camera" moves to TV, the "Son of Sam" is arrested and Michael Phelps earns his first gold in Beijing, all on this day.
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1743: The earliest recorded prize fighting rules are introduced by champion Jack Broughton (pictured) to protect fighters in the ring. Under Broughton's rules, if a man went down and could not continue after a count of 30 seconds, the fight was over. Hitting a downed fighter and grasping below the waist were prohibited. Broughton also invented and encouraged the use of "mufflers," a form of padded gloves, which were used in training and exhibitions.
