November 12
Today is the 316th day of 2015, there are 49 days left in the year.
1927 - Josef Stalin became the undisputed leader of the Soviet Union as Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party.
1942 - The World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began.
1948 - Former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and several other World War II Japanese leaders were sentenced to death by a war crimes tribunal.
1954 - Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892.
1970 - A cyclone and tidal wave hit East Pakistan, killing more than 200,000 people.
1981 - The space shuttle Columbia was launched into orbit for the second time. It was the first time a space vehicle has been used more than once.
1982- Yuri V. Andropov was elected to succeed the late Leonid I. Brezhnev as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee.
1985 - Xavier Suarez was elected Miami's first Cuban-American mayor.
1990 - Japanese Emperor Akihito formally assumed the Chrysanthemum Throne.
1997 - Ramzi Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
1999 - President Bill Clinton signed a sweeping measure knocking down Depression-era barriers and allowing banks, investment firms and insurance companies to sell each other's products.
2001 - An American Airlines flight crashed near New York's Kennedy Airport, killing 265 people.
2004 - A jury convicted Scott Peterson of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay. (He was later sentenced to death.)
2009 - Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre.
2011 - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigned.
2011 - The Arab League voted to suspend Syria over the country's bloody crackdown on protesters.
Birthdays
23 - Trey Burke (basketball player)
27 - Russell Westbrook (basketball player)
28 - Jason Day (golfer)
30 - Arianny Celeste (model)
30 - Yvonne Nelson (actress)
33 - Anne Hathaway (actress)
35 - Ryan Gosling (actor)
35 - Jessica Robertson (reality TV star)
37 - Ashley Williams (actress)
45 - Tonya Harding (figure skater)
47 - Sammy Sosa (baseball player)
54 - Nadia Comaneci (gymnast)
57 - Megan Mullally (actress)
70 - Neil Young (singer)
72 - Wallace Shawn (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 12
1892 - William "Pudge" Heffelfinger became the first professional football player when he was paid a $500 bonus for helping the Allegheny Athletic Association beat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.
1892 - Kansas defeated Nebraska 12-0.
1896 - Butte defeated Nebraska 20-6.
1898 - Drake defeated Nebraska 6-5.
1904 - Haskell defeated Nebraska 14-6.
1910 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 24-10.
1920 - Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was elected the first commissioner of Major League Baseball.
1921 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 28-0.
1927 - Pittsburgh defeated Nebraska 21-13.
1927 - For the first time, the Notre Dame football team dons green jerseys instead of their traditional blue ones.
1932 - Nebraska and Pittsburgh played to a 0-0 tie.
1933 - In Philadelphia, the first Sunday football game was played.
1938 - #3 Pittsburgh defeated Nebraska 19-0.
1949 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 7-0.
1950 - Gene Roberts of the New York Giants sets a single game rushing record with 218 yards against the Chicago Cardinals.
1953 - A U.S. District Judge rules that the NFL can blackout TV home games.
1955 - Nebraska defeated Colorado 37-20.
1960 - Oklahoma State defeated Nebraska 7-6.
1966 - #4 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 21-6.
1967 - The Detroit Lions set an NFL record with 11 fumbles in a game. (They lost five of the 11.)
1970 - The Cleveland Cavaliers, after 10 failed attempts, win their first NBA game in franchise history, beating the Portland Trailblazers 105-103.
1972 - Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins became the first NFL head coach to win 100 regular season games in 10 seasons.
1977 - #12 Nebraska defeated Kansas 52-7.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeated Kansas 67-13.
1988 - #7 Nebraska defeated #19 Colorado 7-0.
1994 - #1 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 28-12.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 27-25.
2011 - #19 Nebraska upset #12 Penn State 17-14.
Today is the 316th day of 2015, there are 49 days left in the year.
1927 - Josef Stalin became the undisputed leader of the Soviet Union as Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party.
1942 - The World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began.
1948 - Former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and several other World War II Japanese leaders were sentenced to death by a war crimes tribunal.
1954 - Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892.
1970 - A cyclone and tidal wave hit East Pakistan, killing more than 200,000 people.
1981 - The space shuttle Columbia was launched into orbit for the second time. It was the first time a space vehicle has been used more than once.
1982- Yuri V. Andropov was elected to succeed the late Leonid I. Brezhnev as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee.
1985 - Xavier Suarez was elected Miami's first Cuban-American mayor.
1990 - Japanese Emperor Akihito formally assumed the Chrysanthemum Throne.
1997 - Ramzi Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
1999 - President Bill Clinton signed a sweeping measure knocking down Depression-era barriers and allowing banks, investment firms and insurance companies to sell each other's products.
2001 - An American Airlines flight crashed near New York's Kennedy Airport, killing 265 people.
2004 - A jury convicted Scott Peterson of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay. (He was later sentenced to death.)
2009 - Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre.
2011 - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigned.
2011 - The Arab League voted to suspend Syria over the country's bloody crackdown on protesters.
Birthdays
23 - Trey Burke (basketball player)
27 - Russell Westbrook (basketball player)
28 - Jason Day (golfer)
30 - Arianny Celeste (model)
30 - Yvonne Nelson (actress)
33 - Anne Hathaway (actress)
35 - Ryan Gosling (actor)
35 - Jessica Robertson (reality TV star)
37 - Ashley Williams (actress)
45 - Tonya Harding (figure skater)
47 - Sammy Sosa (baseball player)
54 - Nadia Comaneci (gymnast)
57 - Megan Mullally (actress)
70 - Neil Young (singer)
72 - Wallace Shawn (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 12
1892 - William "Pudge" Heffelfinger became the first professional football player when he was paid a $500 bonus for helping the Allegheny Athletic Association beat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.
1892 - Kansas defeated Nebraska 12-0.
1896 - Butte defeated Nebraska 20-6.
1898 - Drake defeated Nebraska 6-5.
1904 - Haskell defeated Nebraska 14-6.
1910 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 24-10.
1920 - Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was elected the first commissioner of Major League Baseball.
1921 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 28-0.
1927 - Pittsburgh defeated Nebraska 21-13.
1927 - For the first time, the Notre Dame football team dons green jerseys instead of their traditional blue ones.
1932 - Nebraska and Pittsburgh played to a 0-0 tie.
1933 - In Philadelphia, the first Sunday football game was played.
1938 - #3 Pittsburgh defeated Nebraska 19-0.
1949 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 7-0.
1950 - Gene Roberts of the New York Giants sets a single game rushing record with 218 yards against the Chicago Cardinals.
1953 - A U.S. District Judge rules that the NFL can blackout TV home games.
1955 - Nebraska defeated Colorado 37-20.
1960 - Oklahoma State defeated Nebraska 7-6.
1966 - #4 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 21-6.
1967 - The Detroit Lions set an NFL record with 11 fumbles in a game. (They lost five of the 11.)
1970 - The Cleveland Cavaliers, after 10 failed attempts, win their first NBA game in franchise history, beating the Portland Trailblazers 105-103.
1972 - Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins became the first NFL head coach to win 100 regular season games in 10 seasons.
1977 - #12 Nebraska defeated Kansas 52-7.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeated Kansas 67-13.
1988 - #7 Nebraska defeated #19 Colorado 7-0.
1994 - #1 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 28-12.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 27-25.
2011 - #19 Nebraska upset #12 Penn State 17-14.
