November 30
1016 - Edmund II, King of the the English, died after a reign of seven months.
1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. (The Treaty of Paris was 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 was tried for political bias. (He was later acquitted by the Senate.)
1835 - Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri.
1874 - Sir Winston Churchill, the British statesman, orator and author who served as prime minister during World War II, was born in Oxfordshire.
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 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.
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 (after the Beatles sing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds") were found in Ethiopia.
1979 - The album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd was released.
1982 - Michael Jackson's "Thriller", the best-selling album of all time, was released by Epic Records.
1993 - The Brady Bill, requiring a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers, is signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
1993 - Authorities in California arrested Richard Allen Davis, who confessed to abducting and killing 12-year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma.
1995 - President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.
1999 - The opening of a 135-nation trade gathering in Seattle was disrupted by at least 40,000 demonstrators, some of whom clashed with police.
2004 - Ken Jennings ended his 74-game winning spree on the game show, "Jeopardy!"
2007 - Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel died in Clearwater, Florida, at age 69.
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
25 - Braxton Miller (football player)
28 - Adelaide Clemens (actress)
29 - Rebecca Rittenhouse (actress)
30 - Trinity "Naomi" Fatu (professional wrestler)
30 - Christel Khalil (actress)
32 - Chrissy Teigen (model)
32 - Kaley Cuoco (actress)
35 - Elisha Cuthbert (actress)
35 - Medina (singer)
36 - War Machine (MMA fighter)
39 - Clay Aiken (singer)
44 - Christian (professional wrestler)
46 - Jessalyn Gilsig (actress)
47 - Sandra Oh (actress)
52 - Ben Stiller (actor)
55 - Bo Jackson (football/baseball player)
58 - Lorraine Kelly (TV host)
62 - Billy Idol (singer)
65 - Mandy Patinkin (actor)
80 - Ridley Scott (director)
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Today in Sports History - November 30
1893 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 20-18 to end the season with a 3-2-1 record and a 3rd place finish in the Western Inter-State Conference (1-2).
1899 - Grinnell defeated Nebraska 12-0. NU ended the season with a 1-7-1 record.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Illinois 24-6 to end the year with a 8-2 record.
1916 - Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 20-0. The Huskers end the season with a 6-2 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference (3-1).
1922 - Nebraska defeated Notre Dame 14-6 and ended the year at 7-1 and as Missouri Valley champions (5-0).
1933 - Nebraska defeated Oregon State 22-0 and ended the season with an 8-1 record and won the Big 6 with a 5-0 league mark.
1940 - #8 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 20-0 to win the Big 6 with a 5-0 record.
1946 - #4 UCLA defeated Nebraska 18-0. Nebraska ended the season with a 3-6 record and a third-place finish in the Big 6 (3-2).
1948 - Baseball's Negro League disbands.
1951 - Miami (FL) defeated Nebraska 19-7. NU ended the year at 2-8 overall and 2-4 in the Big 7 (4th place).
1959 - Joe Foss is named the first commissioner of the AFL.
1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
1983 - Denver Nuggets' coach Doug Moe, hopelessly behind, advises team to let Portland Trail Blazers break their scoring record.
1991 - In the first women's World Cup of 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 became the 10th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points.
2000 - Mike Mussina signs a US$88.5 million, six-year contract with the New York Yankees.
1016 - Edmund II, King of the the English, died after a reign of seven months.
1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. (The Treaty of Paris was 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 was tried for political bias. (He was later acquitted by the Senate.)
1835 - Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri.
1874 - Sir Winston Churchill, the British statesman, orator and author who served as prime minister during World War II, was born in Oxfordshire.
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 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.
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 (after the Beatles sing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds") were found in Ethiopia.
1979 - The album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd was released.
1982 - Michael Jackson's "Thriller", the best-selling album of all time, was released by Epic Records.
1993 - The Brady Bill, requiring a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers, is signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
1993 - Authorities in California arrested Richard Allen Davis, who confessed to abducting and killing 12-year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma.
1995 - President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.
1999 - The opening of a 135-nation trade gathering in Seattle was disrupted by at least 40,000 demonstrators, some of whom clashed with police.
2004 - Ken Jennings ended his 74-game winning spree on the game show, "Jeopardy!"
2007 - Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel died in Clearwater, Florida, at age 69.
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
25 - Braxton Miller (football player)
28 - Adelaide Clemens (actress)
29 - Rebecca Rittenhouse (actress)
30 - Trinity "Naomi" Fatu (professional wrestler)
30 - Christel Khalil (actress)
32 - Chrissy Teigen (model)
32 - Kaley Cuoco (actress)
35 - Elisha Cuthbert (actress)
35 - Medina (singer)
36 - War Machine (MMA fighter)
39 - Clay Aiken (singer)
44 - Christian (professional wrestler)
46 - Jessalyn Gilsig (actress)
47 - Sandra Oh (actress)
52 - Ben Stiller (actor)
55 - Bo Jackson (football/baseball player)
58 - Lorraine Kelly (TV host)
62 - Billy Idol (singer)
65 - Mandy Patinkin (actor)
80 - Ridley Scott (director)
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Today in Sports History - November 30
1893 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 20-18 to end the season with a 3-2-1 record and a 3rd place finish in the Western Inter-State Conference (1-2).
1899 - Grinnell defeated Nebraska 12-0. NU ended the season with a 1-7-1 record.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Illinois 24-6 to end the year with a 8-2 record.
1916 - Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 20-0. The Huskers end the season with a 6-2 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference (3-1).
1922 - Nebraska defeated Notre Dame 14-6 and ended the year at 7-1 and as Missouri Valley champions (5-0).
1933 - Nebraska defeated Oregon State 22-0 and ended the season with an 8-1 record and won the Big 6 with a 5-0 league mark.
1940 - #8 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 20-0 to win the Big 6 with a 5-0 record.
1946 - #4 UCLA defeated Nebraska 18-0. Nebraska ended the season with a 3-6 record and a third-place finish in the Big 6 (3-2).
1948 - Baseball's Negro League disbands.
1951 - Miami (FL) defeated Nebraska 19-7. NU ended the year at 2-8 overall and 2-4 in the Big 7 (4th place).
1959 - Joe Foss is named the first commissioner of the AFL.
1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
1983 - Denver Nuggets' coach Doug Moe, hopelessly behind, advises team to let Portland Trail Blazers break their scoring record.
1991 - In the first women's World Cup of 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 became the 10th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points.
2000 - Mike Mussina signs a US$88.5 million, six-year contract with the New York Yankees.
