October 14
1066 - The Normans, under William the Conqueror, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.
1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas.
1912 - Former President Theodore Roosevelt, campaigning for the White House as the Progressive ("Bull Moose") candidate, went ahead with a speech in Milwaukee after being shot and wounded in the chest by New York saloonkeeper John Schrank, declaring, "It takes more than one bullet to kill a bull moose."
1933 - Nazi Germany withdrew from the Geneva disarmament conference and the League of Nations.
1939 - A German U-boat torpedoed and sank the HMS Royal Oak, a British battleship anchored at Scapa Flow in Scotland's Orkney Islands; 833 of the more than 1,200 men aboard were killed.
1944 - German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.
1947 - Air Force Capt. Charles "Chuck" Yeager became the first person to travel faster than the speed of sound.
1960 - Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy suggested the creation of the Peace Corps during a talk at the University of Michigan.
1964 - Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in civil rights.
1968 - The first live telecast from a staffed U.S. spacecraft took place from Apollo 7.
1977 - Singer Bing Crosby died at age 73.
1987 - A 58-hour drama began in Midland, Texas, as 18-month-old Jessica McClure slid 22 feet down an abandoned well at a private day care center.
2006 - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose punishing sanctions on North Korea for carrying out a nuclear test.
Birthdays
23 - Jared Goff (football player)
25 - Savannah Outen (singer)
26 - Shona McGarty (actress)
28 - Mia Wasikowska (actress)
29 - Max Thieriot (actor)
29 - Pia Toscano (singer)
31 - Skyler Shaye (actress)
32 - Sherlyn (actress)
38 - Stacy Keibler (professional wrestler/model)
39 - Usher (singer)
47 - Jon Seda (actor)
50 - Stephen A. Smith (TV host)
77 - Sir Cliff Richard (singer)
78 - Ralph Lauren (fashion designer)
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Today in Sports History - October 14
1899 - Nebraska and Kansas City Medics played to a 6-6 tie.
1905 - The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in five games to win the World Series.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Knox 16-0.
1906 - The Chicago White Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs in six games to win the World Series, the first series win by the American League.
1908 - The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers in five games to win the World Series.
1910 - Hall of Fame UCLA basketball coach John Wooden was born near Martinsville, Indiana.
1911 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 59-0.
1916 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 14-0.
1929 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs in five games to win the World Series.
1933 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 20-0.
1939 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 10-7.
1944 - #19 Indiana defeated Nebraska 54-0.
1945 - The Chicago Cardinals end an NFL record 29 game losing streak after beating the Chicago Bears.
1950 - Colorado defeated Nebraska 28-19.
1961 - Syracuse defeated Nebraska 28-6.
1962 - George Blanda of the Houston Oilers throws six touchdown passes against the Los Angeles Rams.
1967 - Kansas upset #8 Nebraska 10-0.
1972 - #6 Nebraska defeated Missouri 62-0.
1978 - #8 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 48-14.
1979 - Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scored the first of his record 894 career goals in a home game against the Vancouver Canucks.
1984 - The Detroit Tigers defeated the San Diego Padres in five games to win the World Series.
1985 - The New York Jets retire Joe Namath's #12.
1986 - The International Olympic Committee votes to stagger the Summer and Winter Olympic Games every two years.
1989 - #4 Nebraska defeated Missouri 50-7.
1990 - Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers throws six touchdown passes against the Atlanta Falcons.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated Missouri 57-0.
2000 - Neil Parry had his right leg severely broken while playing on kickoff coverage during a game at UTEP. Nine days later his lower leg was amputated. Three years later he returned to football on one play with a prosthetic leg.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeated Texas Tech 56-3.
2006 - #21 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 21-3.
1066 - The Normans, under William the Conqueror, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.
1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas.
1912 - Former President Theodore Roosevelt, campaigning for the White House as the Progressive ("Bull Moose") candidate, went ahead with a speech in Milwaukee after being shot and wounded in the chest by New York saloonkeeper John Schrank, declaring, "It takes more than one bullet to kill a bull moose."
1933 - Nazi Germany withdrew from the Geneva disarmament conference and the League of Nations.
1939 - A German U-boat torpedoed and sank the HMS Royal Oak, a British battleship anchored at Scapa Flow in Scotland's Orkney Islands; 833 of the more than 1,200 men aboard were killed.
1944 - German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.
1947 - Air Force Capt. Charles "Chuck" Yeager became the first person to travel faster than the speed of sound.
1960 - Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy suggested the creation of the Peace Corps during a talk at the University of Michigan.
1964 - Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in civil rights.
1968 - The first live telecast from a staffed U.S. spacecraft took place from Apollo 7.
1977 - Singer Bing Crosby died at age 73.
1987 - A 58-hour drama began in Midland, Texas, as 18-month-old Jessica McClure slid 22 feet down an abandoned well at a private day care center.
2006 - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose punishing sanctions on North Korea for carrying out a nuclear test.
Birthdays
23 - Jared Goff (football player)
25 - Savannah Outen (singer)
26 - Shona McGarty (actress)
28 - Mia Wasikowska (actress)
29 - Max Thieriot (actor)
29 - Pia Toscano (singer)
31 - Skyler Shaye (actress)
32 - Sherlyn (actress)
38 - Stacy Keibler (professional wrestler/model)
39 - Usher (singer)
47 - Jon Seda (actor)
50 - Stephen A. Smith (TV host)
77 - Sir Cliff Richard (singer)
78 - Ralph Lauren (fashion designer)
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Today in Sports History - October 14
1899 - Nebraska and Kansas City Medics played to a 6-6 tie.
1905 - The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in five games to win the World Series.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Knox 16-0.
1906 - The Chicago White Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs in six games to win the World Series, the first series win by the American League.
1908 - The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers in five games to win the World Series.
1910 - Hall of Fame UCLA basketball coach John Wooden was born near Martinsville, Indiana.
1911 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 59-0.
1916 - Nebraska defeated Kansas State 14-0.
1929 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs in five games to win the World Series.
1933 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 20-0.
1939 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 10-7.
1944 - #19 Indiana defeated Nebraska 54-0.
1945 - The Chicago Cardinals end an NFL record 29 game losing streak after beating the Chicago Bears.
1950 - Colorado defeated Nebraska 28-19.
1961 - Syracuse defeated Nebraska 28-6.
1962 - George Blanda of the Houston Oilers throws six touchdown passes against the Los Angeles Rams.
1967 - Kansas upset #8 Nebraska 10-0.
1972 - #6 Nebraska defeated Missouri 62-0.
1978 - #8 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 48-14.
1979 - Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scored the first of his record 894 career goals in a home game against the Vancouver Canucks.
1984 - The Detroit Tigers defeated the San Diego Padres in five games to win the World Series.
1985 - The New York Jets retire Joe Namath's #12.
1986 - The International Olympic Committee votes to stagger the Summer and Winter Olympic Games every two years.
1989 - #4 Nebraska defeated Missouri 50-7.
1990 - Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers throws six touchdown passes against the Atlanta Falcons.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated Missouri 57-0.
2000 - Neil Parry had his right leg severely broken while playing on kickoff coverage during a game at UTEP. Nine days later his lower leg was amputated. Three years later he returned to football on one play with a prosthetic leg.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeated Texas Tech 56-3.
2006 - #21 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 21-3.
