Duke Kahanamoku Wins Olympic Gold
Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii won the 100-meter freestyle final at the Stockholm Olympics; a Native Hawaiian, he became a global sports icon and the father of modern surfing. (Shares Jul 7 with the 1898 US annexation of Hawaii.). [DATE CORRECTED from 07-07 to 07-10: the Stockholm 1912 men's 100m freestyle final was held July 10, 1912 per Olympedia and Olympics.com; the prior 07-07 was the semifinal round.]