August 30
Today is the 242nd day of 2015, there are 123 days left in the year.
30 B.C. - Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, committed suicide.
1797 - "Frankenstein" author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in London.
1862 - Union forces were defeated by the Confederates at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia.
1893 - Huey P. Long, the "Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was born in Winn Parish, Louisiana.
1941 - Nazi forces began a siege of Leningrad during World War II that lasted nearly two and a half years.
1945 - Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan and set up Allied occupation headquarters.
1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which was intended to promote private development of nuclear energy.
1963 - A hot-line communications link between Washington, D.C. and Moscow went into operation to reduced the chances of an accidental war.
1965 - The album "Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan was released.
1967 - The Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court.
1983 - Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first African-American astronaut to travel in space when he blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1984 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off on its inaugural flight.
1989 - A federal jury in New York found "hotel queen" Leona Helmsley guilty of income tax evasion but acquitted her of extortion.
1990 - President George H.W. Bush told a news conference that a "new world order" could emerge from the Persian Gulf crisis.
1991 - Azerbaijan declared its independence, joining the stampede of republics seeking to secede from the Soviet Union.
1993 - "The Late Show with David Letterman" premiered on CBS.
1999 - Residents of East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia in a U.N. sponsored ballot.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast with devastating force, killing more than 1,700 people and flooding New Orleans after the city's levees failed.
Birthdays
28 - Johanna Braddy (actress)
33 - Andy Roddick (tennis player)
34 - Adam Wainwright (baseball player)
37 - Cliff Lee (baseball player)
42 - Lisa Ling (TV host)
43 - Cameron Diaz (actress)
49 - Michael Michele (actress)
52 - Michael Chiklis (actor)
62 - Robert Parish (basketball player)
67 - Lewis Black (comedian)
69 - Peggy Lipton (actress)
85 - Warren Buffet (entrepreneur)
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Today in Sports History - August 30
1905 - Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers.
1910 - Tom Hughes of the New York Yankees pitches nine no-hit innings but loses to the Cleveland Naps 5-0 in 11 innings.
1912 - St. Louis Browns' pitcher Earl Hamilton no-hits the Detroit Tigers.
1913 - The Philadelphia Phillies lead the New York Giants 8-6 in the top of the 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract the Giants and as a result umpires forfeit the game to the Giants. The decision was later overruled.
1916 - Dutch Leonard of the Boston Red Sox no-hits the St. Louis Browns.
1918 - Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams was born in San Diego.
1939 - Atley Donald of the New York Yankees pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph.
1941 - Lon Warneke of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hits the Cincinnati Reds.
1965 - Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball.
1984 - Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox sets a new major league record with his 33rd double play of the season.
1987 - Ben Johnson of Canada sets a new world record in the 100 meter dash at 9.83 seconds. Also, Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets a new world record in the women's high jump at 6' 10.25".
1991 - Dan O'Brien sets a U.S. decathlon record with 8,812 points.
1991 - American Mike Powell sets a new world record in the long jump at 29' 4.5".
1997 - #6 Nebraska defeated Akron 59-14 to open the season.
2001 - Ashley Martin became the first woman to play in a Division I football game. She kicked three extra points for the Division I-AA Jacksonville State Gamecocks against Cumberland University.
2003 - Nebraska upset #24 Oklahoma State 17-7 to open the season.
2008 - Nebraska defeated Western Michigan 47-24 in Bo Pelini's first game as head coach for the Nebraska football team.
Today is the 242nd day of 2015, there are 123 days left in the year.
30 B.C. - Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, committed suicide.
1797 - "Frankenstein" author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in London.
1862 - Union forces were defeated by the Confederates at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia.
1893 - Huey P. Long, the "Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was born in Winn Parish, Louisiana.
1941 - Nazi forces began a siege of Leningrad during World War II that lasted nearly two and a half years.
1945 - Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan and set up Allied occupation headquarters.
1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which was intended to promote private development of nuclear energy.
1963 - A hot-line communications link between Washington, D.C. and Moscow went into operation to reduced the chances of an accidental war.
1965 - The album "Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan was released.
1967 - The Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court.
1983 - Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first African-American astronaut to travel in space when he blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1984 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off on its inaugural flight.
1989 - A federal jury in New York found "hotel queen" Leona Helmsley guilty of income tax evasion but acquitted her of extortion.
1990 - President George H.W. Bush told a news conference that a "new world order" could emerge from the Persian Gulf crisis.
1991 - Azerbaijan declared its independence, joining the stampede of republics seeking to secede from the Soviet Union.
1993 - "The Late Show with David Letterman" premiered on CBS.
1999 - Residents of East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia in a U.N. sponsored ballot.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast with devastating force, killing more than 1,700 people and flooding New Orleans after the city's levees failed.
Birthdays
28 - Johanna Braddy (actress)
33 - Andy Roddick (tennis player)
34 - Adam Wainwright (baseball player)
37 - Cliff Lee (baseball player)
42 - Lisa Ling (TV host)
43 - Cameron Diaz (actress)
49 - Michael Michele (actress)
52 - Michael Chiklis (actor)
62 - Robert Parish (basketball player)
67 - Lewis Black (comedian)
69 - Peggy Lipton (actress)
85 - Warren Buffet (entrepreneur)
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Today in Sports History - August 30
1905 - Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers.
1910 - Tom Hughes of the New York Yankees pitches nine no-hit innings but loses to the Cleveland Naps 5-0 in 11 innings.
1912 - St. Louis Browns' pitcher Earl Hamilton no-hits the Detroit Tigers.
1913 - The Philadelphia Phillies lead the New York Giants 8-6 in the top of the 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract the Giants and as a result umpires forfeit the game to the Giants. The decision was later overruled.
1916 - Dutch Leonard of the Boston Red Sox no-hits the St. Louis Browns.
1918 - Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams was born in San Diego.
1939 - Atley Donald of the New York Yankees pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph.
1941 - Lon Warneke of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hits the Cincinnati Reds.
1965 - Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball.
1984 - Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox sets a new major league record with his 33rd double play of the season.
1987 - Ben Johnson of Canada sets a new world record in the 100 meter dash at 9.83 seconds. Also, Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets a new world record in the women's high jump at 6' 10.25".
1991 - Dan O'Brien sets a U.S. decathlon record with 8,812 points.
1991 - American Mike Powell sets a new world record in the long jump at 29' 4.5".
1997 - #6 Nebraska defeated Akron 59-14 to open the season.
2001 - Ashley Martin became the first woman to play in a Division I football game. She kicked three extra points for the Division I-AA Jacksonville State Gamecocks against Cumberland University.
2003 - Nebraska upset #24 Oklahoma State 17-7 to open the season.
2008 - Nebraska defeated Western Michigan 47-24 in Bo Pelini's first game as head coach for the Nebraska football team.
