December 2
1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII.
1823 - President James Monroe outlined his famous doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere.
1859 - Abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry.
1927 - Ford Motor Co. unveiled its Model A automobile that replaced its Model T.
1939 - New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field (later LaGuardia Airport) went into operation as an airliner from Chicago landed at one minute past midnight.
1942 - The first controlled nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated at the University of Chicago.
1954 - The Senate voted to condemn Republican Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
1957 - The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first full-scale commercial nuclear facility in the U.S., began operations. (The reactor ceased operating in 1982.)
1961 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared himself a Marxist-Leninist who would lead Cuba to Communism.
1969 - The Boeing 747 jumbo jet debuted.
1970 - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established.
1980 - Four American churchwomen were raped, murdered and buried in El Salvador. (Five national guardsmen were later convicted of murder.)
1982 - Barney B. Clark became the first person to receive an artificial heart in a transplant operation at the University of Utah Medical Center. Clark lived 112 days with the device.
1988 - Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to lead a Muslim nation.
1990 - Chancellor Helmut Kohl's center-right coalition easily won the first free all-German elections since 1932.
1993 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces in Medellin.
1999 - A Protestant and Catholic cabinet convened for the first time in Northern Ireland.
2001 - Enron Corp., under CEO Kenneth Lay, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, one of the largest corporate bankruptcies in U.S. history.
2010 - The House voted to censure Rep. Charles Rangel (D-New York) for financial and fundraising misconduct.
Birthdays
25 - Gary Sanchez (baseball player)
26 - Charlie Puth (singer)
27 - Janina Manipol (model)
28 - Cassie Steele (actress)
29 - Alfred Enoch (actor)
29 - Ashy Bines (model)
30 - Lauren Layfield (TV host)
30 - Teairra Mari (singer)
34 - Aaron Rodgers (football player)
34 - Daniela Ruah (actress)
34 - Jana Kramer (country singer)
36 - Britney Spears (singer)
39 - Nelly Furtado (singer)
49 - Lucy Liu (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 2
1944 - Leslie Horvath of Ohio State wins the Heisman Trophy.
1944 - Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 31-12. NU ended the season with a 2-6 record and a 4th place finish in the Big 6 (2-3).
1947 - Johnny Lujack of Notre Dame wins the Heisman Trophy.
1951 - The Philadelphia Eagles set an NFL record with 25 rushing first downs.
1952 - Billy Vessels of Oklahoma wins the Heisman Trophy.
1954 - Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets the then NBA record by making 24 of 26 free throws in a game.
1958 - Pete Dawkins of Army wins the Heisman Trophy.
1963 - Major League Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965.
1984 - Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) threw his 40th touchdown pass of the season.
1988 - ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.
1989 - Andre Ware of Houston wins the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - Bobby Bonilla signs a record 5-year, $29 million contract with the New York Mets.
1993 - The Houston Rockets tie an NBA record for best start to a season with a 15-0 record.
1996 - Clyde Drexler (Houston Rockets) became the fourth NBA player to reach 2,000 career steals.
1997 - Latrell Sprewell's $32 million contract was terminated by the Golden State Warriors. The termination came one day after Sprewell assaulted head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
2006 - #8 Oklahoma defeated #19 Nebraska 21-7 in the Big 12 Championship Game in Kansas City.
1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII.
1823 - President James Monroe outlined his famous doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere.
1859 - Abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry.
1927 - Ford Motor Co. unveiled its Model A automobile that replaced its Model T.
1939 - New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field (later LaGuardia Airport) went into operation as an airliner from Chicago landed at one minute past midnight.
1942 - The first controlled nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated at the University of Chicago.
1954 - The Senate voted to condemn Republican Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
1957 - The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first full-scale commercial nuclear facility in the U.S., began operations. (The reactor ceased operating in 1982.)
1961 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared himself a Marxist-Leninist who would lead Cuba to Communism.
1969 - The Boeing 747 jumbo jet debuted.
1970 - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established.
1980 - Four American churchwomen were raped, murdered and buried in El Salvador. (Five national guardsmen were later convicted of murder.)
1982 - Barney B. Clark became the first person to receive an artificial heart in a transplant operation at the University of Utah Medical Center. Clark lived 112 days with the device.
1988 - Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to lead a Muslim nation.
1990 - Chancellor Helmut Kohl's center-right coalition easily won the first free all-German elections since 1932.
1993 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces in Medellin.
1999 - A Protestant and Catholic cabinet convened for the first time in Northern Ireland.
2001 - Enron Corp., under CEO Kenneth Lay, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, one of the largest corporate bankruptcies in U.S. history.
2010 - The House voted to censure Rep. Charles Rangel (D-New York) for financial and fundraising misconduct.
Birthdays
25 - Gary Sanchez (baseball player)
26 - Charlie Puth (singer)
27 - Janina Manipol (model)
28 - Cassie Steele (actress)
29 - Alfred Enoch (actor)
29 - Ashy Bines (model)
30 - Lauren Layfield (TV host)
30 - Teairra Mari (singer)
34 - Aaron Rodgers (football player)
34 - Daniela Ruah (actress)
34 - Jana Kramer (country singer)
36 - Britney Spears (singer)
39 - Nelly Furtado (singer)
49 - Lucy Liu (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 2
1944 - Leslie Horvath of Ohio State wins the Heisman Trophy.
1944 - Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 31-12. NU ended the season with a 2-6 record and a 4th place finish in the Big 6 (2-3).
1947 - Johnny Lujack of Notre Dame wins the Heisman Trophy.
1951 - The Philadelphia Eagles set an NFL record with 25 rushing first downs.
1952 - Billy Vessels of Oklahoma wins the Heisman Trophy.
1954 - Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets the then NBA record by making 24 of 26 free throws in a game.
1958 - Pete Dawkins of Army wins the Heisman Trophy.
1963 - Major League Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965.
1984 - Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) threw his 40th touchdown pass of the season.
1988 - ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.
1989 - Andre Ware of Houston wins the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - Bobby Bonilla signs a record 5-year, $29 million contract with the New York Mets.
1993 - The Houston Rockets tie an NBA record for best start to a season with a 15-0 record.
1996 - Clyde Drexler (Houston Rockets) became the fourth NBA player to reach 2,000 career steals.
1997 - Latrell Sprewell's $32 million contract was terminated by the Golden State Warriors. The termination came one day after Sprewell assaulted head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
2006 - #8 Oklahoma defeated #19 Nebraska 21-7 in the Big 12 Championship Game in Kansas City.
