November 9
Today is the 314th day of 2016, there are 52 days left in the year.
1620 - The passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod.
1872 - Fire destroyed nearly 800 buildings in Boston.
1888 - Jack the Ripper killed his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly.
1918 - Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II announced that he would abdicate.
1935 - United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization.
1938 - Nazis looted and burned synagogues and Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria on Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass".
1965 - Several northeastern states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours.
1970 - Former French president Charles De Gaulle died at age 79.
1976 - The United Nations General Assembly approved 10 resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa.
1989 - East Germany lifted restrictions on emigration or travel to the West, and within hours tens of thousands of East and West Berliners swarmed across the infamous Berlin Wall for a boisterous celebration.
2001 - The northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif fell to the northern alliance in the first major territorial advance of the rebels against the ruling Taliban.
2005 - Three suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three U.S.-based hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing 60 victims and wounding hundreds.
Birthdays
23 - Shelby Wulfert (actress)
28 - Nikki Blonsky (actress)
28 - Analeigh Tipton (model)
32 - Chris Lane (country singer)
32 - Delta Goodrem (singer)
36 - Vanessa Lachey (actress)
37 - Caroline Flack (TV host)
38 - Sisqo (rapper)
43 - Nick Lachey (singer)
44 - Eric Dane (actor)
46 - Chris Jericho (professional wrestler)
65 - Lou Ferrigno (actor)
69 - Robert David Hall (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 9
1861 - The first documented Canadian football game took place at the University of Toronto.
1896 - Nebraska defeated Kansas City Medics 6-4.
1901 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 51-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 16-6.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Doane 54-6.
1918 - Nebraska defeated Omaha Balloon 19-0.
1935 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 19-13.
1940 - #12 Nebraska defeated Iowa 14-6.
1952 - Maurice "The Rocket" Richard became the NHL's leading goal scorer with his 325th career goal. He later sent the puck to Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
1953 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Major League Baseball is exempt from anti-trust laws.
1957 - Iowa State defeated Nebraska 13-0.
1961 - The PGA eliminates its Caucasians-only rule.
1963 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 23-9.
1965 - Willie Mays is named National League MVP.
1968 - Kansas State defeated Nebraska 12-0.
1971 - The NHL announced it had granted a franchise to Atlanta.
1974 - #9 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 23-13.
1982 - Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the first time.
1985 - #3 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 49-0.
1988 - Major League Baseball All-Stars defeated Japan 8-2 in game 4 of their 7 game series.
1991 - #11 Nebraska defeated Kansas 59-23.
1991 - Roman Anderson of the University of Houston became the first player in NCAA history to surpass 400 points in career scoring.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeated Missouri 51-7.
2002 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 45-7.
2004 - Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens won a record seventh Cy Young Award.
2011 - Penn State fired longtime football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier over their handling of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
2013 - Nebraska defeated Michigan 17-13.
Today is the 314th day of 2016, there are 52 days left in the year.
1620 - The passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod.
1872 - Fire destroyed nearly 800 buildings in Boston.
1888 - Jack the Ripper killed his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly.
1918 - Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II announced that he would abdicate.
1935 - United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization.
1938 - Nazis looted and burned synagogues and Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria on Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass".
1965 - Several northeastern states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours.
1970 - Former French president Charles De Gaulle died at age 79.
1976 - The United Nations General Assembly approved 10 resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa.
1989 - East Germany lifted restrictions on emigration or travel to the West, and within hours tens of thousands of East and West Berliners swarmed across the infamous Berlin Wall for a boisterous celebration.
2001 - The northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif fell to the northern alliance in the first major territorial advance of the rebels against the ruling Taliban.
2005 - Three suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three U.S.-based hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing 60 victims and wounding hundreds.
Birthdays
23 - Shelby Wulfert (actress)
28 - Nikki Blonsky (actress)
28 - Analeigh Tipton (model)
32 - Chris Lane (country singer)
32 - Delta Goodrem (singer)
36 - Vanessa Lachey (actress)
37 - Caroline Flack (TV host)
38 - Sisqo (rapper)
43 - Nick Lachey (singer)
44 - Eric Dane (actor)
46 - Chris Jericho (professional wrestler)
65 - Lou Ferrigno (actor)
69 - Robert David Hall (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 9
1861 - The first documented Canadian football game took place at the University of Toronto.
1896 - Nebraska defeated Kansas City Medics 6-4.
1901 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 51-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 16-6.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Doane 54-6.
1918 - Nebraska defeated Omaha Balloon 19-0.
1935 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 19-13.
1940 - #12 Nebraska defeated Iowa 14-6.
1952 - Maurice "The Rocket" Richard became the NHL's leading goal scorer with his 325th career goal. He later sent the puck to Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
1953 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Major League Baseball is exempt from anti-trust laws.
1957 - Iowa State defeated Nebraska 13-0.
1961 - The PGA eliminates its Caucasians-only rule.
1963 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 23-9.
1965 - Willie Mays is named National League MVP.
1968 - Kansas State defeated Nebraska 12-0.
1971 - The NHL announced it had granted a franchise to Atlanta.
1974 - #9 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 23-13.
1982 - Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the first time.
1985 - #3 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 49-0.
1988 - Major League Baseball All-Stars defeated Japan 8-2 in game 4 of their 7 game series.
1991 - #11 Nebraska defeated Kansas 59-23.
1991 - Roman Anderson of the University of Houston became the first player in NCAA history to surpass 400 points in career scoring.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeated Missouri 51-7.
2002 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 45-7.
2004 - Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens won a record seventh Cy Young Award.
2011 - Penn State fired longtime football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier over their handling of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
2013 - Nebraska defeated Michigan 17-13.
