November 24
Today is the 329th day of 2016, there are 37 days left in the year.
1642 - Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen's land, later renamed Tasmania.
1784 - Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, was born in Orange County, Virginia.
1859 - British naturalist Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species", which explained his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
1865 - Mississippi became the first Southern state to enact laws which came to be known as "Black Codes" aimed at limiting the rights of newly freed blacks; other states of the former Confederacy soon followed.
1871 - The National Rifle Association was incorporated.
1941 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Edwards v. California, unanimously struck down a California law prohibiting people from being indigent non-residents into the state.
1947 - A group of writers, producers and directors that became known as the "Hollywood 10" was cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in the movie industry.
1950 - The musical "Guys and Dolls' opened on Broadway.
1963 - Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy.
1969 - Apollo 12 returned to Earth after a second manned mission to the moon.
1971 - Hijacker D.B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom. His fate remains unknown to this day.
1974 - The bone fragments of a 3.2 million year old hominid were discovered by scientists in Ethiopia; the skeletal remains were nicknamed "Lucy".
1987 - The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to scrap shorter- and medium-range missiles in the first superpower treaty to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons.
1989 - Czechoslovakia's hard-line party leadership resigned after more than a week of protests against its policies.
1991 - Rock singer Freddie Mercury of Queen ded at age 45 of pneumonia brought on by AIDS.
2010 - A jury in Austin, Texas convicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on charges he had illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. (DeLay is appealing a three-year prison sentence.)
Birthdays
23 - Hande Ercel (actress)
23 - Zoe Levin (actress)
26 - Sarah Hyland (actress)
30 - Jimmy Graham (football player)
34 - Leah Jenner (singer)
34 - Ryan Fitzpatrick (football player)
36 - Beth Phoenix (professional wrestler)
38 - Katherine Heigl (actress)
39 - Colin Hanks (actor)
45 - Lola Glaudini (actress)
74 - Billy Connolly (actor)
75 - Pete Best (musician)
78 - Oscar Robertson (basketball player)
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Today in Sports History - November 24
1892 - Nebraska and Iowa played to a 10-10 tie. The Huskers finished the year with a 2-2-1 record.
1898 - Iowa defeated Nebraska 6-5. Nebraska finished with an 8-3 record.
1899 - South Dakota defeated Nebraska 6-5.
1904 - Nebraska defeated Illinois 16-10 to end the year with a 7-3 record.
1906 - The University of Chicago defeated Nebraska 38-5.
1910 - Nebraska defeated Haskell 119-0. Nebraska ended the year with a 7-1 record and a 2-0 league record to win the Missouri Valley Conference title.
1921 - Nebraska defeated Colorado State 70-7 to end the year with a 7-1 record an a 3-0 Missouri Valley record to win the league title.
1923 - Syracuse defeated Nebraska 7-0.
1927 - Nebraska defeated New York University 27-18. The Huskers ended the year with a 6-2 record and a 4-1 Missouri Valley mark (2nd place).
1928 - Army defeated Nebraska 13-3.
1932 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 21-6.
1934 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 13-6.
1938 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 14-7 to end the year with a 3-5-1 record and a 2-3 Big 6 record (3rd place).
1945 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 13-6 to end the year with a 4-5 record. The Huskers also finished the Big 6 season with a 2-3 mark (4th place).
1951 - #12 Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 27-0.
1956 - Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 54-6. The Huskers ended the year with a 4-6 record and a 3-3 Big 7 record (4th).
1960 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors pulls down an NBA record 55 rebounds in a game against the Boston Celtics.
1962 - #10 Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 34-6. Nebraska ended the regular season with a 5-2 Big 8 record (3rd)
1966 - Oklahoma upset #4 Nebraska 10-9 to end the Huskers' Big 8 season with a 6-1 league record. The Huskers still won the conference title.
1970 - Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett wins the Heisman Trophy.
1976 - The Atlanta Hawks end a 28-game road losing streak.
1977 - Bob Griese of the Miami Dolphins throws six touchdown passes against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 55-14 win.
1979 - #8 Oklahoma upset #3 Nebraska 17-14. Nebraska ended the regular season with a 6-1 Big 8 record (2nd place).
1991 - Monica Seles sets a women's tennis record for earnings in a year with $2,457,758.
1995 - #1 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 37-0 to win the Big 8 title with a perfect 7-0 league record.
1996 - The Toronto Argonauts defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 43-37 during a heavy snow fall to win the Grey Cup.
1996 - Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions set an NFL record with his eighth-straight 1,000 yard rushing season.
1996 - Clyde Drexler of the Houston Rockets became the 24th player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points.
2000 - #10 Nebraska defeated Colorado 34-32 to finish with a 6-2 North Division record in the Big 12 (2nd place).
2002 - The Montreal Alouettes defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 25-16 to win the Grey Cup.
2006 - #19 Nebraska defeated Colorado 37-14 to win the Big 12 North Division title with a 6-2 conference record.
Today is the 329th day of 2016, there are 37 days left in the year.
1642 - Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen's land, later renamed Tasmania.
1784 - Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, was born in Orange County, Virginia.
1859 - British naturalist Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species", which explained his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
1865 - Mississippi became the first Southern state to enact laws which came to be known as "Black Codes" aimed at limiting the rights of newly freed blacks; other states of the former Confederacy soon followed.
1871 - The National Rifle Association was incorporated.
1941 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Edwards v. California, unanimously struck down a California law prohibiting people from being indigent non-residents into the state.
1947 - A group of writers, producers and directors that became known as the "Hollywood 10" was cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in the movie industry.
1950 - The musical "Guys and Dolls' opened on Broadway.
1963 - Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy.
1969 - Apollo 12 returned to Earth after a second manned mission to the moon.
1971 - Hijacker D.B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom. His fate remains unknown to this day.
1974 - The bone fragments of a 3.2 million year old hominid were discovered by scientists in Ethiopia; the skeletal remains were nicknamed "Lucy".
1987 - The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to scrap shorter- and medium-range missiles in the first superpower treaty to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons.
1989 - Czechoslovakia's hard-line party leadership resigned after more than a week of protests against its policies.
1991 - Rock singer Freddie Mercury of Queen ded at age 45 of pneumonia brought on by AIDS.
2010 - A jury in Austin, Texas convicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on charges he had illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. (DeLay is appealing a three-year prison sentence.)
Birthdays
23 - Hande Ercel (actress)
23 - Zoe Levin (actress)
26 - Sarah Hyland (actress)
30 - Jimmy Graham (football player)
34 - Leah Jenner (singer)
34 - Ryan Fitzpatrick (football player)
36 - Beth Phoenix (professional wrestler)
38 - Katherine Heigl (actress)
39 - Colin Hanks (actor)
45 - Lola Glaudini (actress)
74 - Billy Connolly (actor)
75 - Pete Best (musician)
78 - Oscar Robertson (basketball player)
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Today in Sports History - November 24
1892 - Nebraska and Iowa played to a 10-10 tie. The Huskers finished the year with a 2-2-1 record.
1898 - Iowa defeated Nebraska 6-5. Nebraska finished with an 8-3 record.
1899 - South Dakota defeated Nebraska 6-5.
1904 - Nebraska defeated Illinois 16-10 to end the year with a 7-3 record.
1906 - The University of Chicago defeated Nebraska 38-5.
1910 - Nebraska defeated Haskell 119-0. Nebraska ended the year with a 7-1 record and a 2-0 league record to win the Missouri Valley Conference title.
1921 - Nebraska defeated Colorado State 70-7 to end the year with a 7-1 record an a 3-0 Missouri Valley record to win the league title.
1923 - Syracuse defeated Nebraska 7-0.
1927 - Nebraska defeated New York University 27-18. The Huskers ended the year with a 6-2 record and a 4-1 Missouri Valley mark (2nd place).
1928 - Army defeated Nebraska 13-3.
1932 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 21-6.
1934 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 13-6.
1938 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 14-7 to end the year with a 3-5-1 record and a 2-3 Big 6 record (3rd place).
1945 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 13-6 to end the year with a 4-5 record. The Huskers also finished the Big 6 season with a 2-3 mark (4th place).
1951 - #12 Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 27-0.
1956 - Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 54-6. The Huskers ended the year with a 4-6 record and a 3-3 Big 7 record (4th).
1960 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors pulls down an NBA record 55 rebounds in a game against the Boston Celtics.
1962 - #10 Oklahoma defeated Nebraska 34-6. Nebraska ended the regular season with a 5-2 Big 8 record (3rd)
1966 - Oklahoma upset #4 Nebraska 10-9 to end the Huskers' Big 8 season with a 6-1 league record. The Huskers still won the conference title.
1970 - Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett wins the Heisman Trophy.
1976 - The Atlanta Hawks end a 28-game road losing streak.
1977 - Bob Griese of the Miami Dolphins throws six touchdown passes against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 55-14 win.
1979 - #8 Oklahoma upset #3 Nebraska 17-14. Nebraska ended the regular season with a 6-1 Big 8 record (2nd place).
1991 - Monica Seles sets a women's tennis record for earnings in a year with $2,457,758.
1995 - #1 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 37-0 to win the Big 8 title with a perfect 7-0 league record.
1996 - The Toronto Argonauts defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 43-37 during a heavy snow fall to win the Grey Cup.
1996 - Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions set an NFL record with his eighth-straight 1,000 yard rushing season.
1996 - Clyde Drexler of the Houston Rockets became the 24th player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points.
2000 - #10 Nebraska defeated Colorado 34-32 to finish with a 6-2 North Division record in the Big 12 (2nd place).
2002 - The Montreal Alouettes defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 25-16 to win the Grey Cup.
2006 - #19 Nebraska defeated Colorado 37-14 to win the Big 12 North Division title with a 6-2 conference record.
