April 23
Today is the 114th day of 2016, there are 252 days left in the year.
1616 - The Spanish poet Cervantes died in Madrid.
1616 - Playwright William Shakespeare died in Stratford-on-Avon, England.
1789 - President-elect George Washington and his wife moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York City.
1791 - James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
1928 - Child actress Shirley Temple was born in Santa Monica, California.
1940 - About 200 people died in a dance-hall fire in Natchez, Mississippi.
1968 - 300 Columbia students barricaded the office of the college dean, charging the university with supporting the Vietnam War and violating Harlem residents' civil rights.
1969 - Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death (later reduced to a life sentence) for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
1971 - The Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" was released.
1985 - The Coca-Cola Co. announced it was changing its secret formula for Coke. (Negative public reaction forced the company to later revert back to the original version.)
2004 - The United States resumed diplomatic relations with Libya.
2005 - Co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the first video to YouTube.com.
2007 - Boris Yeltsin, the first freely elected Russian president, died at age 76.
2010 - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the nation's toughest illegal immigration measure into law.
Birthdays
21 - Gigi Hadid (model)
26 - Matthew Underwood (actor)
28 - Molly Burnett (actress)
31 - Angel Locsin (actress)
37 - Joanna Krupa (model)
37 - Jaime King (model)
39 - John Cena (professional wrestler)
39 - John Oliver (comedian)
39 - Kal Penn (actor)
55 - George Lopez (actor/comedian)
56 - Valerie Bertinelli (actress)
62 - Michael Moore (director)
67 - Joyce DeWitt (actress)
77 - Lee Majors (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 23
1903 - The New York Highlanders (Yankees) win their first game, beating the Washington Senators 7-2.
1919 - Major League baseball teams open a reduced 140-game season.
1950 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeated the Syracuse Nationals in six games to win the NBA championship.
1950 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup.
1954 - Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his record 755 major league home runs in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
1964 - Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt .45s becomes the first pitcher in major league history to lose a 9-inning no-hitter, as the Cincinnati Reds won 1-0.
1969 - Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers scores an NBA playoff game record 53 points in a game.
1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his final game with the Los Angeles Lakers.
1989 - UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
1989 - The following Huskers were taken in the 1989 NFL Draft: LB - Broderick Thomas (1st round, 6th pick, Tampa Bay); DT - Lawrence Pete (5th round, Detroit); WR - Dana Brinson (8th round, San Diego); DB - Tim Jackson (9th round, Dallas); TE - Todd Millikan (10th round, Chicago); DE - Willie Griffin (11th round, Tampa Bay); and QB - Steve Taylor (12th round, Indianapolis)
2005 - The San Francisco 49ers selected Utah quarterback Alex Smith with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2005 - The following Huskers were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft: CB - Fabian Washington (1st round, 23rd pick, Oakland); LB - Barrett Ruud (2nd round, Tampa Bay); S - Josh Bullocks (2nd round, New Orleans); and C - Richie Incognito (3rd round - St. Louis)
Today is the 114th day of 2016, there are 252 days left in the year.
1616 - The Spanish poet Cervantes died in Madrid.
1616 - Playwright William Shakespeare died in Stratford-on-Avon, England.
1789 - President-elect George Washington and his wife moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York City.
1791 - James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
1928 - Child actress Shirley Temple was born in Santa Monica, California.
1940 - About 200 people died in a dance-hall fire in Natchez, Mississippi.
1968 - 300 Columbia students barricaded the office of the college dean, charging the university with supporting the Vietnam War and violating Harlem residents' civil rights.
1969 - Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death (later reduced to a life sentence) for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
1971 - The Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" was released.
1985 - The Coca-Cola Co. announced it was changing its secret formula for Coke. (Negative public reaction forced the company to later revert back to the original version.)
2004 - The United States resumed diplomatic relations with Libya.
2005 - Co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the first video to YouTube.com.
2007 - Boris Yeltsin, the first freely elected Russian president, died at age 76.
2010 - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the nation's toughest illegal immigration measure into law.
Birthdays
21 - Gigi Hadid (model)
26 - Matthew Underwood (actor)
28 - Molly Burnett (actress)
31 - Angel Locsin (actress)
37 - Joanna Krupa (model)
37 - Jaime King (model)
39 - John Cena (professional wrestler)
39 - John Oliver (comedian)
39 - Kal Penn (actor)
55 - George Lopez (actor/comedian)
56 - Valerie Bertinelli (actress)
62 - Michael Moore (director)
67 - Joyce DeWitt (actress)
77 - Lee Majors (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 23
1903 - The New York Highlanders (Yankees) win their first game, beating the Washington Senators 7-2.
1919 - Major League baseball teams open a reduced 140-game season.
1950 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeated the Syracuse Nationals in six games to win the NBA championship.
1950 - The Detroit Red Wings defeated the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup.
1954 - Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his record 755 major league home runs in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
1964 - Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt .45s becomes the first pitcher in major league history to lose a 9-inning no-hitter, as the Cincinnati Reds won 1-0.
1969 - Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers scores an NBA playoff game record 53 points in a game.
1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his final game with the Los Angeles Lakers.
1989 - UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
1989 - The following Huskers were taken in the 1989 NFL Draft: LB - Broderick Thomas (1st round, 6th pick, Tampa Bay); DT - Lawrence Pete (5th round, Detroit); WR - Dana Brinson (8th round, San Diego); DB - Tim Jackson (9th round, Dallas); TE - Todd Millikan (10th round, Chicago); DE - Willie Griffin (11th round, Tampa Bay); and QB - Steve Taylor (12th round, Indianapolis)
2005 - The San Francisco 49ers selected Utah quarterback Alex Smith with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2005 - The following Huskers were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft: CB - Fabian Washington (1st round, 23rd pick, Oakland); LB - Barrett Ruud (2nd round, Tampa Bay); S - Josh Bullocks (2nd round, New Orleans); and C - Richie Incognito (3rd round - St. Louis)
