April 24
1792 - The French national anthem, "La Marseillaise" was composed by Capt. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
1800 - Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress.
1877 - Federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North's post-Civil War rule in the South.
1898 - Spain declared war on the United States after rejecting America's ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba.
1915 - The Ottoman Empire rounded up Armenian political and cultural leaders in Constantinople at the start of what many scholars regard as the first genocide of the 20th century, in which an estimated 1.5 million Armenians died.
1916 - The Easter Rebellion began when some 1,600 Irish nationalists seized several key sites in Dublin.
1953 - Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
1962 - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology achieved the first satellite relay of a television signal.
1980 - The United States launched an abortive attempt to free the American hostages in Iran; eight U.S. servicemen died.
1990 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off to place the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
1996 - The main assembly of the Palestine Liberation Organization voted to revoke clauses in its charter that called for an armed struggle to destroy Israel.
2005 - Pope Benedict XVI was installed as leader of the Roman Catholic Church in ceremonies at the Vatican.
Birthdays
26 - Katherine Webb (model)
33 - Kelly Clarkson (singer)
38 - Carlos Beltran (baseball player)
43 - Chipper Jones (baseball player)
51 - Cedric the Entertainer (actor)
69 - Phil Robertson (reality TV star)
73 - Barbara Streisand (actress/singer)
81 - Shirley MacLaine (actress)
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Today in Sports History - April 24
1901 - The American League debuted as Chicago defeated Cleveland 8-2.
1951 - The Soviet Union officially applied to be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games.
1962 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters in a 10-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1963 - Boston Celtics great Bob Cousy retired after leading the team to their fifth straight NBA championship with a win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
1965 - Casey Stengel of the New York Mets recorded his 3,000th victory as a manager.
1967 - The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Francisco Warriors to win the NBA championship.
1974 - Tampa Bay was awarded the NFL's 27th franchise.
1988 - Auburn linebacker Aundray Bruce was selected with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
1988 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft: DE Neil Smith (1st round, 2nd pick, Kansas City); OT Tim Rother (4th round, Los Angeles Raiders); RB Keith Jones (6th round, Los Angeles Rams); TE Keith Neubert (8th round, New York Jets); DB Brian Washington (10th round, Cleveland); WR Hendley Hawkins (11th round, Cleveland); and LB Steve Forch (11th round, Chicago)
1994 - David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs scored 71 points in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
1994 - DT Dan Wilkinson of Ohio State was taken with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
1994 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1994 NFL Draft: LB Trev Alberts (1st round, 5th pick, Indianapolis); S Toby Wright (2nd round, Los Angeles Rams); RB Calvin Jones (3rd round, Los Angeles Raiders); CB John Reece (4th round, Arizona); and OT Lance Lundberg (7th round, New Orleans)
1995 - Darryl Strawberry avoided prison for tax evasion but got three years probation, six months of house arrest and a $350,000 fine.
1997 - The Orlando Magic set an NBA record for fewest points scored in a playoff game in a 99-64 loss to the Miami Heat.
2004 - The San Diego Chargers selected Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft. However, soon after, the Chargers traded the disgruntled Manning to the Giants for their fourth-overall selection, which turned out to be North Carolina State quarterback Phillip Rivers, as well as the team's third round selection in that draft and a first and fifth round pick from the Giants in the 2005 Draft.
2004 - The following Huskers were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft: LB Demorrio Williams (4th round, Atlanta); QB Jammal Lord (6th round, as a RB, Houston); OG Josh Sewell (6th round, Denver); DT Ryon Bingham (7th round, San Diego) and DE Trevor Johnson (7th round, New York Jets)
2005 - Heisman trophy winning quarterback Jason White of Oklahoma was not selected in the 2005 NFL Draft.
1792 - The French national anthem, "La Marseillaise" was composed by Capt. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
1800 - Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress.
1877 - Federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North's post-Civil War rule in the South.
1898 - Spain declared war on the United States after rejecting America's ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba.
1915 - The Ottoman Empire rounded up Armenian political and cultural leaders in Constantinople at the start of what many scholars regard as the first genocide of the 20th century, in which an estimated 1.5 million Armenians died.
1916 - The Easter Rebellion began when some 1,600 Irish nationalists seized several key sites in Dublin.
1953 - Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
1962 - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology achieved the first satellite relay of a television signal.
1980 - The United States launched an abortive attempt to free the American hostages in Iran; eight U.S. servicemen died.
1990 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off to place the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
1996 - The main assembly of the Palestine Liberation Organization voted to revoke clauses in its charter that called for an armed struggle to destroy Israel.
2005 - Pope Benedict XVI was installed as leader of the Roman Catholic Church in ceremonies at the Vatican.
Birthdays
26 - Katherine Webb (model)
33 - Kelly Clarkson (singer)
38 - Carlos Beltran (baseball player)
43 - Chipper Jones (baseball player)
51 - Cedric the Entertainer (actor)
69 - Phil Robertson (reality TV star)
73 - Barbara Streisand (actress/singer)
81 - Shirley MacLaine (actress)
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Today in Sports History - April 24
1901 - The American League debuted as Chicago defeated Cleveland 8-2.
1951 - The Soviet Union officially applied to be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games.
1962 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters in a 10-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1963 - Boston Celtics great Bob Cousy retired after leading the team to their fifth straight NBA championship with a win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
1965 - Casey Stengel of the New York Mets recorded his 3,000th victory as a manager.
1967 - The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Francisco Warriors to win the NBA championship.
1974 - Tampa Bay was awarded the NFL's 27th franchise.
1988 - Auburn linebacker Aundray Bruce was selected with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
1988 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft: DE Neil Smith (1st round, 2nd pick, Kansas City); OT Tim Rother (4th round, Los Angeles Raiders); RB Keith Jones (6th round, Los Angeles Rams); TE Keith Neubert (8th round, New York Jets); DB Brian Washington (10th round, Cleveland); WR Hendley Hawkins (11th round, Cleveland); and LB Steve Forch (11th round, Chicago)
1994 - David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs scored 71 points in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
1994 - DT Dan Wilkinson of Ohio State was taken with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
1994 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1994 NFL Draft: LB Trev Alberts (1st round, 5th pick, Indianapolis); S Toby Wright (2nd round, Los Angeles Rams); RB Calvin Jones (3rd round, Los Angeles Raiders); CB John Reece (4th round, Arizona); and OT Lance Lundberg (7th round, New Orleans)
1995 - Darryl Strawberry avoided prison for tax evasion but got three years probation, six months of house arrest and a $350,000 fine.
1997 - The Orlando Magic set an NBA record for fewest points scored in a playoff game in a 99-64 loss to the Miami Heat.
2004 - The San Diego Chargers selected Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft. However, soon after, the Chargers traded the disgruntled Manning to the Giants for their fourth-overall selection, which turned out to be North Carolina State quarterback Phillip Rivers, as well as the team's third round selection in that draft and a first and fifth round pick from the Giants in the 2005 Draft.
2004 - The following Huskers were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft: LB Demorrio Williams (4th round, Atlanta); QB Jammal Lord (6th round, as a RB, Houston); OG Josh Sewell (6th round, Denver); DT Ryon Bingham (7th round, San Diego) and DE Trevor Johnson (7th round, New York Jets)
2005 - Heisman trophy winning quarterback Jason White of Oklahoma was not selected in the 2005 NFL Draft.
