November 20
Today is the 325th day of 2016, there are 41 days left in the year.
1620 - Peregrine White was born aboard the Mayflower in Massachusetts Bay; he was the first child born of English parents in present-day New England.
1789 - New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
1910 - Revolution broke out in Mexico.
1917 - Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, was born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
1925 - Robert F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
1945 - Twenty-four Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. (Almost a year later 12 were sentenced to death, seven received sentences ranging from 10 years to life in prison and three were acquitted.)
1947 - Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey in London.
1962 - President John F. Kennedy agreed to lift the American blockade of Cuba, ending the Cuban missile crisis.
1966 - The musical "Cabaret" opened on Broadway.
1969 - The Nixon administration announced a halt to the residential use of the pesticide DDT as part of a total phase out.
1969 - A group of American Indian activists began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
1975 - Spain's Gen. Francisco Franco died after nearly four decades of absolute rule.
1976 - The boxing film "Rocky" premiered in New York City.
1977 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to address Israel's parliament.
1985 - The first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released.
1995 - Princess Diana admitted during an interview broadcast on BBC TV that she had been unfaithful to Prince Charles.
2003 - Singer Michael Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation in Santa Barbara, California. (He was later acquitted).
Birthdays
22 - Tiara Rapp (dancer)
26 - Zack Martin (football player)
27 - Cody Linley (actor)
28 - Rhys Wakefield (actor)
28 - Sean Michael (actor)
32 - Jeremy Jordan (actor)
35 - Kimberley Walsh (singer)
35 - Carlos Boozer (basketball player)
39 - Josh Turner (country singer)
40 - Dominique Dawes (gymnast)
41 - Dierks Bentley (country singer)
45 - Joel McHale (actor)
47 - Callie Thorne (actress)
47 - Dabo Swinney (football coach)
53 - Ming-Na Wen (actress)
60 - Bo Derek (actress)
69 - Joe Walsh (singer)
74 - Joe Biden (vice president of the United States)
89 - Estelle Parsons (actress)
91 - Mark Miller (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 20
1909 - Nebraska defeated Denver 6-5.
1915 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 52-7 to end the season with a perfect 8-0-0 record and a Missouri Valley Conference championship (4-0-0).
1920 - Nebraska defeated Michigan State 35-7.
1926 - Nebraska defeated New York University 15-7.
1937 - #11 Nebraska defeated Iowa 28-0.
1942 - The NHL abolishes regular season overtime until World War II is over.
1943 - Iowa defeated Nebraska 33-13.
1948 - Missouri defeated Nebraska 33-6.
1954 - #3 Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 55-7.
1962 - Mickey Mantle is named American League MVP for the third time.
1966 - The Dallas Cowboys sack Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks a record 12 times.
1969 - Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal.
1977 - Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears rushes for an NFL single game record 275 yards.
1982 - The University of California executes "The Play" in a college football game against Stanford, completing a wacky 57-yard kickoff return that included five laterals, Kevin Moen runs through Stanford band members who had prematurely come onto the field. His touchdown stood and Cal won the game 25-20.
1983 - Butch Woolfolk of the New York Giants sets an NFL record with 43 rushing attempts.
1985 - Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees is named American League MVP.
1997 - A.C. Green played in his 907th consecutive game for the Dallas Mavericks.
2010 - #18 Texas A&M defeated #9 Nebraska 9-6.
Today is the 325th day of 2016, there are 41 days left in the year.
1620 - Peregrine White was born aboard the Mayflower in Massachusetts Bay; he was the first child born of English parents in present-day New England.
1789 - New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
1910 - Revolution broke out in Mexico.
1917 - Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, was born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
1925 - Robert F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
1945 - Twenty-four Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. (Almost a year later 12 were sentenced to death, seven received sentences ranging from 10 years to life in prison and three were acquitted.)
1947 - Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey in London.
1962 - President John F. Kennedy agreed to lift the American blockade of Cuba, ending the Cuban missile crisis.
1966 - The musical "Cabaret" opened on Broadway.
1969 - The Nixon administration announced a halt to the residential use of the pesticide DDT as part of a total phase out.
1969 - A group of American Indian activists began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
1975 - Spain's Gen. Francisco Franco died after nearly four decades of absolute rule.
1976 - The boxing film "Rocky" premiered in New York City.
1977 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to address Israel's parliament.
1985 - The first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released.
1995 - Princess Diana admitted during an interview broadcast on BBC TV that she had been unfaithful to Prince Charles.
2003 - Singer Michael Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation in Santa Barbara, California. (He was later acquitted).
Birthdays
22 - Tiara Rapp (dancer)
26 - Zack Martin (football player)
27 - Cody Linley (actor)
28 - Rhys Wakefield (actor)
28 - Sean Michael (actor)
32 - Jeremy Jordan (actor)
35 - Kimberley Walsh (singer)
35 - Carlos Boozer (basketball player)
39 - Josh Turner (country singer)
40 - Dominique Dawes (gymnast)
41 - Dierks Bentley (country singer)
45 - Joel McHale (actor)
47 - Callie Thorne (actress)
47 - Dabo Swinney (football coach)
53 - Ming-Na Wen (actress)
60 - Bo Derek (actress)
69 - Joe Walsh (singer)
74 - Joe Biden (vice president of the United States)
89 - Estelle Parsons (actress)
91 - Mark Miller (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 20
1909 - Nebraska defeated Denver 6-5.
1915 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 52-7 to end the season with a perfect 8-0-0 record and a Missouri Valley Conference championship (4-0-0).
1920 - Nebraska defeated Michigan State 35-7.
1926 - Nebraska defeated New York University 15-7.
1937 - #11 Nebraska defeated Iowa 28-0.
1942 - The NHL abolishes regular season overtime until World War II is over.
1943 - Iowa defeated Nebraska 33-13.
1948 - Missouri defeated Nebraska 33-6.
1954 - #3 Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 55-7.
1962 - Mickey Mantle is named American League MVP for the third time.
1966 - The Dallas Cowboys sack Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks a record 12 times.
1969 - Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal.
1977 - Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears rushes for an NFL single game record 275 yards.
1982 - The University of California executes "The Play" in a college football game against Stanford, completing a wacky 57-yard kickoff return that included five laterals, Kevin Moen runs through Stanford band members who had prematurely come onto the field. His touchdown stood and Cal won the game 25-20.
1983 - Butch Woolfolk of the New York Giants sets an NFL record with 43 rushing attempts.
1985 - Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees is named American League MVP.
1997 - A.C. Green played in his 907th consecutive game for the Dallas Mavericks.
2010 - #18 Texas A&M defeated #9 Nebraska 9-6.
