December 30
Today is the 335th day of 2016, there are 31 days left in the year.
1016 - Edmund II, King of the English, died after a reign of seven months.
1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris; the Treaty of Paris would be signed in September of 1783.
1803 - Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States.
1804 - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase went on trial, accused of political bias. (He was acquitted by the Senate.)
1835 - Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri.
1874 - Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England.
1900 - Irish author Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.
1929 - Producer and "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, New York.
1939 - The Winter War began as Soviet troops invaded Finland. (The conflict ended the following March with a Soviet victory.)
1940 - Actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married. (The marriage ended in divorce in 1960.)
1954 - Ann Elizabeth Hodges of Oak Grove, Alabama was slightly injured when an 8 1/2 pound chunk of meteor crashed through the roof of her house, hit a radio cabinet, then struck her as she lay napping on a couch.
1962 - U Thant of Burma was elected secretary-general of the United Nations, succeeding the late Dag Hammarskjold.
1966 - Barbados became independent of Great Britain.
1974 - The fossilized remains of a female human ancestor named Lucy (named after the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds") were found in Ethiopia.
1979 - The album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd was released.
1982 - Michael Jackson's album "Thriller", the best-selling album of all time, was released.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed into law the Brady Bill, which requires a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
1993 - Authorities in California arrested Richard Allen Davis, who confessed to abducting and killing 12-year-old Polly Klass of Petaluma.
1995 - President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. chief executive to visit Northern Ireland.
1996 - Novelty singer Tiny Tim, best remembered for his rendition of "Tip-toe Thru' the Tulips with Me," died in Minneapolis.
1999 - The opening of a 135-nation trade gathering in Seattle was interrupted by at least 40,000 demonstrators, some of whom clashed with police.
2004 - Ken Jennings' streak of 74 wins on the TV game show "Jeopardy!" came to an end.
2010 - Pentagon leaders called for scrapping the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" ban after releasing a survey about the prospect of openly gay troops.
Birthdays
21 - Kaelynn Gobert-Harris (dancer)
24 - Braxton Miller (football player)
29 - Naomi (professional wrestler)
31 - Kaley Cuoco (actress)
31 - Chrissy Teigen (model)
34 - Medina (singer)
34 - Elisha Cuthbert (actress)
35 - War Machine (MMA fighter)
38 - Clay Aiken (singer)
43 - Christian (professional wrestler)
45 - Jessalyn Gilsig (actress)
51 - Ben Stiller (actor)
54 - Bo Jackson (football/baseball player)
57 - Lorraine Kelly (TV host)
59 - Colin Mochrie (comedian)
61 - Billy Idol (singer)
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Today in Sports History - November 30
1893 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 20-18 to end the year with a 3-2-1 record and a 1-2 record in the Western Inter-State University Football Association.
1899 - Grinnell defeated Nebraska 12-0 to end the Huskers' season at 1-7-1.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Illinois 24-6 to end the year with a record of 8-2.
1916 - Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 20-0; the Huskers ended the year at 6-2 and won the Missouri Valley Conference with a 3-1 league record.
1922 - Nebraska defeated Notre Dame 14-6 to end the year with a 7-1 overall record and a perfect 5-0 record in Missouri Valley play to win the league title.
1933 - Nebraska defeated Oregon State 22-0 to end the year with an 8-1 record and also won the Big 6 Conference with a 5-0 league record.
1940 - #8 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 20-0 to end the regular season with a perfect 5-0 league record and the Big 6 championship.
1946 - #4 UCLA defeated Nebraska 18-0. The Huskers ended the year at 3-6 and finished third in the Big 6 (3-2).
1948 - Baseball's Negro League disbands.
1948 - Southern Methodist running back Doak Walker won the Heisman Trophy.
1951 - Miami (FL) defeated Nebraska 19-7 as NU finished the year with a 2-8 record and finished fourth in the Big 7 (2-4).
1954 - Wisconsin fullback Alan Ameche won the Heisman Trophy.
1959 - Joe Foss is named the first commissioner of the AFL.
1971 - ABC aired the movie "Brian's Song", about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
1976 - Pittsburgh running back Tony Dorsett won the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - In the first Women's World Cup in soccer, the United States defeated Norway 2-1.
1993 - The NFL awarded the league's 30th franchise to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
1996 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scored his 25,000th career point, becoming just the 10th player in league history to reach the mark.
2000 - Mike Mussina signs a 6-year, $88.5 million contract with the New York Yankees.
2005 - The Boston Bruins traded captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks for Marco Sturm, Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart.
2014 - Bo Pelini is dismissed as Nebraska's football coach.
Today is the 335th day of 2016, there are 31 days left in the year.
1016 - Edmund II, King of the English, died after a reign of seven months.
1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris; the Treaty of Paris would be signed in September of 1783.
1803 - Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States.
1804 - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase went on trial, accused of political bias. (He was acquitted by the Senate.)
1835 - Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri.
1874 - Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England.
1900 - Irish author Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.
1929 - Producer and "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, New York.
1939 - The Winter War began as Soviet troops invaded Finland. (The conflict ended the following March with a Soviet victory.)
1940 - Actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married. (The marriage ended in divorce in 1960.)
1954 - Ann Elizabeth Hodges of Oak Grove, Alabama was slightly injured when an 8 1/2 pound chunk of meteor crashed through the roof of her house, hit a radio cabinet, then struck her as she lay napping on a couch.
1962 - U Thant of Burma was elected secretary-general of the United Nations, succeeding the late Dag Hammarskjold.
1966 - Barbados became independent of Great Britain.
1974 - The fossilized remains of a female human ancestor named Lucy (named after the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds") were found in Ethiopia.
1979 - The album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd was released.
1982 - Michael Jackson's album "Thriller", the best-selling album of all time, was released.
1993 - President Bill Clinton signed into law the Brady Bill, which requires a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
1993 - Authorities in California arrested Richard Allen Davis, who confessed to abducting and killing 12-year-old Polly Klass of Petaluma.
1995 - President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. chief executive to visit Northern Ireland.
1996 - Novelty singer Tiny Tim, best remembered for his rendition of "Tip-toe Thru' the Tulips with Me," died in Minneapolis.
1999 - The opening of a 135-nation trade gathering in Seattle was interrupted by at least 40,000 demonstrators, some of whom clashed with police.
2004 - Ken Jennings' streak of 74 wins on the TV game show "Jeopardy!" came to an end.
2010 - Pentagon leaders called for scrapping the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" ban after releasing a survey about the prospect of openly gay troops.
Birthdays
21 - Kaelynn Gobert-Harris (dancer)
24 - Braxton Miller (football player)
29 - Naomi (professional wrestler)
31 - Kaley Cuoco (actress)
31 - Chrissy Teigen (model)
34 - Medina (singer)
34 - Elisha Cuthbert (actress)
35 - War Machine (MMA fighter)
38 - Clay Aiken (singer)
43 - Christian (professional wrestler)
45 - Jessalyn Gilsig (actress)
51 - Ben Stiller (actor)
54 - Bo Jackson (football/baseball player)
57 - Lorraine Kelly (TV host)
59 - Colin Mochrie (comedian)
61 - Billy Idol (singer)
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Today in Sports History - November 30
1893 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 20-18 to end the year with a 3-2-1 record and a 1-2 record in the Western Inter-State University Football Association.
1899 - Grinnell defeated Nebraska 12-0 to end the Huskers' season at 1-7-1.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Illinois 24-6 to end the year with a record of 8-2.
1916 - Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 20-0; the Huskers ended the year at 6-2 and won the Missouri Valley Conference with a 3-1 league record.
1922 - Nebraska defeated Notre Dame 14-6 to end the year with a 7-1 overall record and a perfect 5-0 record in Missouri Valley play to win the league title.
1933 - Nebraska defeated Oregon State 22-0 to end the year with an 8-1 record and also won the Big 6 Conference with a 5-0 league record.
1940 - #8 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 20-0 to end the regular season with a perfect 5-0 league record and the Big 6 championship.
1946 - #4 UCLA defeated Nebraska 18-0. The Huskers ended the year at 3-6 and finished third in the Big 6 (3-2).
1948 - Baseball's Negro League disbands.
1948 - Southern Methodist running back Doak Walker won the Heisman Trophy.
1951 - Miami (FL) defeated Nebraska 19-7 as NU finished the year with a 2-8 record and finished fourth in the Big 7 (2-4).
1954 - Wisconsin fullback Alan Ameche won the Heisman Trophy.
1959 - Joe Foss is named the first commissioner of the AFL.
1971 - ABC aired the movie "Brian's Song", about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
1976 - Pittsburgh running back Tony Dorsett won the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - In the first Women's World Cup in soccer, the United States defeated Norway 2-1.
1993 - The NFL awarded the league's 30th franchise to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
1996 - Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scored his 25,000th career point, becoming just the 10th player in league history to reach the mark.
2000 - Mike Mussina signs a 6-year, $88.5 million contract with the New York Yankees.
2005 - The Boston Bruins traded captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks for Marco Sturm, Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart.
2014 - Bo Pelini is dismissed as Nebraska's football coach.
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