November 15
Today is the 320th day of 2016, there are 46 days left in the year.
1763 - Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began surveying the Mason-Dixon line.
1777 - The Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution of the United States.
1806 - Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop now known as Pike's Peak.
1864 - During the Civil War, Union forces led by Gen. William T. Sherman began their "March to the Sea" from Atlanta; the campaign ended with the capture of Savannah on Dec. 21.
1889 - Brazil was proclaimed a republic as its emperor, Dom Pedro II, was overthrown.
1926 - The National Broadcasting Co. debuted with a network of 24 radio stations.
1939 - The cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C.
1940 - The first 75,000 men were called to armed forces duty under peacetime conscription.
1942 - The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal ended with a decisive U.S. victory over Japanese forces.
1959 - A farmer, his wife, and two of their children were found murdered in their home in Holcomb, Kansas -- a crime that was the subject of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel "In Cold Blood".
1966 - The flight of Gemini 12, the final mission of the Gemini program, ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin splashed down safely in the Atlantic after spending four days in orbit.
1969 - Nearly 250,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington, D.C. against the Vietnam War.
1984 - An infant who had received a baboon's heart to replace her own congenitally deformed one died at a California medical center three weeks after the transplant.
1985 - Britain and Ireland signed an accord giving Dublin an official consultative role in governing Northern Ireland.
1988 - The Palestine National Council, the legislative body of the PLO, proclaimed the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
1993 - A judge in Mineola, New York, sentenced Joey Buttafuoco to six months in jail for the statutory rape of Amy Fisher, who shot and wounded Buttafuoco's wife, Mary Jo.
2002 - Hu Jinato replaced Jiang Zemin as China's Communist Party leader.
2011 - Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City; evicting hundreds of protesters and then demolishing the tent city.
Birthdays
21 - Amy James-Kelly (actress)
21 - Karl-Anthony Towns (basketball player)
22 - Viki Odintcova (model)
25 - Shailene Woodley (actress)
28 - B.o.B. (rapper)
28 - Zena Grey (actress)
30 - Sania Mirza (tennis player)
31 - Lily Aldridge (model)
34 - Yaya Dacosta (model)
39 - Sean Murray (actor)
39 - Gaby Espino (actress)
42 - Chad Kroeger (singer)
44 - Jonny Lee Miller (actor)
87 - Ed Asner (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 15
1902 - Nebraska defeated Knox 7-0.
1913 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 9-0.
1919 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 19-7.
1924 - Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 34-6.
1930 - Nebraska and Missouri played to a 0-0 tie.
1941 - Pittsburgh defeated Nebraska 14-7.
1952 - Minnesota defeated Nebraska 13-7.
1958 - Nebraska upset #14 Pittsburgh 14-6.
1960 - Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers scores 71 points in a game against the New York Knicks.
1964 - Mickey Wright shoots a 62, the lowest score ever recorded for a women's professional golfer.
1969 - #17 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 10-7.
1975 - #2 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 52-0.
1980 - #4 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 35-0.
1983 - Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders recorded his 75th career hat trick.
1986 - #6 Nebraska defeated Kansas 70-0.
1992 - Richard Petty drove in the final race of his 35-year racing career.
1997 - #3 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 77-14.
1998 - Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys moved into third place on the all time touchdowns scored list with 127.
1998 - Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions registered his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game and 75th of his career.
2002 - Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars became just the fifth U.S.-born player to score 1,000 points in the NHL.
2003 - Kansas State upset #18 Nebraska 38-9.
2005 - The Baseball Players Association and Major League owners agree to toughen the current penalties for the use of steroids, using a 50-game suspension for a first offense, 100 games for a second, and a lifetime ban for a third.
2007 - Baseball home run king Barry Bonds was indicted on charges related to grand jury testimony during which he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. (Bonds was later convicted of obstruction of justice; his lawyers are appealing.)
2008 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 56-28.
2014 - #22 Wisconsin defeated #11 Nebraska 59-24.
Today is the 320th day of 2016, there are 46 days left in the year.
1763 - Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began surveying the Mason-Dixon line.
1777 - The Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution of the United States.
1806 - Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop now known as Pike's Peak.
1864 - During the Civil War, Union forces led by Gen. William T. Sherman began their "March to the Sea" from Atlanta; the campaign ended with the capture of Savannah on Dec. 21.
1889 - Brazil was proclaimed a republic as its emperor, Dom Pedro II, was overthrown.
1926 - The National Broadcasting Co. debuted with a network of 24 radio stations.
1939 - The cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C.
1940 - The first 75,000 men were called to armed forces duty under peacetime conscription.
1942 - The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal ended with a decisive U.S. victory over Japanese forces.
1959 - A farmer, his wife, and two of their children were found murdered in their home in Holcomb, Kansas -- a crime that was the subject of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel "In Cold Blood".
1966 - The flight of Gemini 12, the final mission of the Gemini program, ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin splashed down safely in the Atlantic after spending four days in orbit.
1969 - Nearly 250,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington, D.C. against the Vietnam War.
1984 - An infant who had received a baboon's heart to replace her own congenitally deformed one died at a California medical center three weeks after the transplant.
1985 - Britain and Ireland signed an accord giving Dublin an official consultative role in governing Northern Ireland.
1988 - The Palestine National Council, the legislative body of the PLO, proclaimed the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
1993 - A judge in Mineola, New York, sentenced Joey Buttafuoco to six months in jail for the statutory rape of Amy Fisher, who shot and wounded Buttafuoco's wife, Mary Jo.
2002 - Hu Jinato replaced Jiang Zemin as China's Communist Party leader.
2011 - Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City; evicting hundreds of protesters and then demolishing the tent city.
Birthdays
21 - Amy James-Kelly (actress)
21 - Karl-Anthony Towns (basketball player)
22 - Viki Odintcova (model)
25 - Shailene Woodley (actress)
28 - B.o.B. (rapper)
28 - Zena Grey (actress)
30 - Sania Mirza (tennis player)
31 - Lily Aldridge (model)
34 - Yaya Dacosta (model)
39 - Sean Murray (actor)
39 - Gaby Espino (actress)
42 - Chad Kroeger (singer)
44 - Jonny Lee Miller (actor)
87 - Ed Asner (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 15
1902 - Nebraska defeated Knox 7-0.
1913 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 9-0.
1919 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 19-7.
1924 - Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 34-6.
1930 - Nebraska and Missouri played to a 0-0 tie.
1941 - Pittsburgh defeated Nebraska 14-7.
1952 - Minnesota defeated Nebraska 13-7.
1958 - Nebraska upset #14 Pittsburgh 14-6.
1960 - Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers scores 71 points in a game against the New York Knicks.
1964 - Mickey Wright shoots a 62, the lowest score ever recorded for a women's professional golfer.
1969 - #17 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 10-7.
1975 - #2 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 52-0.
1980 - #4 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 35-0.
1983 - Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders recorded his 75th career hat trick.
1986 - #6 Nebraska defeated Kansas 70-0.
1992 - Richard Petty drove in the final race of his 35-year racing career.
1997 - #3 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 77-14.
1998 - Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys moved into third place on the all time touchdowns scored list with 127.
1998 - Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions registered his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game and 75th of his career.
2002 - Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars became just the fifth U.S.-born player to score 1,000 points in the NHL.
2003 - Kansas State upset #18 Nebraska 38-9.
2005 - The Baseball Players Association and Major League owners agree to toughen the current penalties for the use of steroids, using a 50-game suspension for a first offense, 100 games for a second, and a lifetime ban for a third.
2007 - Baseball home run king Barry Bonds was indicted on charges related to grand jury testimony during which he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. (Bonds was later convicted of obstruction of justice; his lawyers are appealing.)
2008 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 56-28.
2014 - #22 Wisconsin defeated #11 Nebraska 59-24.
