October 16
1758 - American lexicographer Noah Webster was born in Hartford, Connecticut.
1793 - French Queen Marie Antoinette was guillotined for treason.
1859 - Radical abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry in what was then a part of western Virginia. (Ten of Brown’s men were killed and five escaped. Brown and six followers were captured; all were executed.)
1916 - Margaret Sanger opened the first birth-control clinic in New York City.
1934 - Chinese Communists, under siege by the Nationalists, began their “long march” lasting a year from southeastern to northwestern China.
1962 - The Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba.
1964 - China detonated its first atomic bomb.
1978 - The College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to be the new pope; he took the name John Paul II.
1984 - Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his decades of non-violent struggle for racial equality in South Africa.
1991 - A gunman opened fire at a Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 people before taking his own life.
1995 - Hundreds of thousands of black men gathered in Washington, D.C. for the "Million Man March" led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
1997 - In the first known case in the United States, a Georgia woman gave birth after being implanted with previously frozen eggs.
2001 - Twelve U.S. Senate offices were closed when a letter sent to Sen. Tom Daschle was found to contain anthrax.
2002 - President George W. Bush signed a congressional resolution authorizing war against Iraq.
2002 - The White House announced that North Korea had disclosed the existence of a secret nuclear weapons program.
2009 - Agricultural officials said pigs in Minnesota had tested positive for the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, the first such cases in the U.S.
2013 - Congress passed legislation to avoid a threatened U.S. default and end the partial, 16-day government shutdown.
2017 - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had been captured and held by the Taliban for five years after walking away from his post in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to desertion and endangering his comrades.
Birthdays
21 - Madison Wolfe (actress)
26 - Naomi Osaka (tennis player)
31 - Bryce Harper (baseball player)
31 - Kyler Pettis (actor)
32 - Ella Rose (model)
40 - Kenny Omega (professional wrestler)
42 - Sue Bird (basketball player)
42 - Brea Grant (actress)
43 - Caterina Scorsone (actress)
43 - Jeremy Jackson (actor)
46 - John Mayer (singer)
48 - Kellie Martin (actress)
52 - Paul Sparks (actor)
54 - Wendy Wilson (singer)
54 - Terri J. Vaughn (actress)
55 - Todd Stashwick (actor)
61 - Christian Stolte (actor)
62 - Randy Vasquez (actor)
63 - Bob Mould (singer)
64 - Gary Kemp (actor)
65 - Tim Robbins (actor)
67 - Andy Kindler (actor/comedian)
71 - Martha Smith (actress)
72 - Daniel Gerroll (actor)
76 - Bob Weir (singer)
83 - Barry Corbin (actor)
86 - Tony Anthony (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 16
1895 - Butte defeats Nebraska 16-6.
1909 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 14-0.
1909 - The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Detroit Tigers in seven games to win the World Series.
1912 - The Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Giants to win the World Series.
1915 - Nebraska defeats Washburn 47-0.
1920 - Notre Dame defeats Nebraska 16-7.
1926 - Nebraska defeats Washington (Missouri) 20-6.
1937 - Nebraska and Oklahoma play to a 0-0 tie.
1942 - The National Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in the armed services in World War II.
1943 - Iowa State defeats Nebraska 27-6.
1946 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) played his first NHL game.
1948 - #2 Notre Dame defeats Nebraska 44-13.
1954 - Nebraska defeats Oregon State 27-7.
1960 - The National League voted to admit Houston and New York to the league. It was the first structural change since 1900.
1962 - The New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants in seven games to win their 20th World Series.
1965 - #2 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 41-0.
1968 - The Milwaukee Bucks make their NBA debut with a 89-84 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
1968 - American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos sparked controversy at the Mexico City Olympics by giving “Black power” salutes during a victory ceremony after they’d won gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter race.
1969 - The New York Mets upset the heavily-favored Baltimore Orioles in five games to win the World Series.
1971 - #1 Nebraska defeats Kansas 55-0.
1976 - #3 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 51-0.
1982 - #6 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 42-13.
1983 - The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in five games to win the World Series.
1991 - Roy Tarpley (Dallas Mavericks) became the 7th player to be banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life under the league's anti-drug agreement.
1992 - Magic Johnson played his first professional game since coming out of retirement.
1993 - #6 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 45-28.
1996 - In Guatemala City, at least 84 people died and 147 were injured when a stampede of soccer fans occurred before the 1998 World Cup qualifying match between Guatemala and Costa Rica.
2003 - Two NHL games ended in a scoreless tie for the first time since December 30, 1934. The games were Atlanta at the New York Rangers and Philadelphia at San Jose.
2004 - Nebraska defeats Baylor 59-27.
2010 - Texas defeats #5 Nebraska 20-13.
2021 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 30-23.
1758 - American lexicographer Noah Webster was born in Hartford, Connecticut.
1793 - French Queen Marie Antoinette was guillotined for treason.
1859 - Radical abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry in what was then a part of western Virginia. (Ten of Brown’s men were killed and five escaped. Brown and six followers were captured; all were executed.)
1916 - Margaret Sanger opened the first birth-control clinic in New York City.
1934 - Chinese Communists, under siege by the Nationalists, began their “long march” lasting a year from southeastern to northwestern China.
1962 - The Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba.
1964 - China detonated its first atomic bomb.
1978 - The College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to be the new pope; he took the name John Paul II.
1984 - Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his decades of non-violent struggle for racial equality in South Africa.
1991 - A gunman opened fire at a Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 people before taking his own life.
1995 - Hundreds of thousands of black men gathered in Washington, D.C. for the "Million Man March" led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
1997 - In the first known case in the United States, a Georgia woman gave birth after being implanted with previously frozen eggs.
2001 - Twelve U.S. Senate offices were closed when a letter sent to Sen. Tom Daschle was found to contain anthrax.
2002 - President George W. Bush signed a congressional resolution authorizing war against Iraq.
2002 - The White House announced that North Korea had disclosed the existence of a secret nuclear weapons program.
2009 - Agricultural officials said pigs in Minnesota had tested positive for the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, the first such cases in the U.S.
2013 - Congress passed legislation to avoid a threatened U.S. default and end the partial, 16-day government shutdown.
2017 - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had been captured and held by the Taliban for five years after walking away from his post in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to desertion and endangering his comrades.
Birthdays
21 - Madison Wolfe (actress)
26 - Naomi Osaka (tennis player)
31 - Bryce Harper (baseball player)
31 - Kyler Pettis (actor)
32 - Ella Rose (model)
40 - Kenny Omega (professional wrestler)
42 - Sue Bird (basketball player)
42 - Brea Grant (actress)
43 - Caterina Scorsone (actress)
43 - Jeremy Jackson (actor)
46 - John Mayer (singer)
48 - Kellie Martin (actress)
52 - Paul Sparks (actor)
54 - Wendy Wilson (singer)
54 - Terri J. Vaughn (actress)
55 - Todd Stashwick (actor)
61 - Christian Stolte (actor)
62 - Randy Vasquez (actor)
63 - Bob Mould (singer)
64 - Gary Kemp (actor)
65 - Tim Robbins (actor)
67 - Andy Kindler (actor/comedian)
71 - Martha Smith (actress)
72 - Daniel Gerroll (actor)
76 - Bob Weir (singer)
83 - Barry Corbin (actor)
86 - Tony Anthony (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 16
1895 - Butte defeats Nebraska 16-6.
1909 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 14-0.
1909 - The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Detroit Tigers in seven games to win the World Series.
1912 - The Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Giants to win the World Series.
1915 - Nebraska defeats Washburn 47-0.
1920 - Notre Dame defeats Nebraska 16-7.
1926 - Nebraska defeats Washington (Missouri) 20-6.
1937 - Nebraska and Oklahoma play to a 0-0 tie.
1942 - The National Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in the armed services in World War II.
1943 - Iowa State defeats Nebraska 27-6.
1946 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) played his first NHL game.
1948 - #2 Notre Dame defeats Nebraska 44-13.
1954 - Nebraska defeats Oregon State 27-7.
1960 - The National League voted to admit Houston and New York to the league. It was the first structural change since 1900.
1962 - The New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants in seven games to win their 20th World Series.
1965 - #2 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 41-0.
1968 - The Milwaukee Bucks make their NBA debut with a 89-84 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
1968 - American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos sparked controversy at the Mexico City Olympics by giving “Black power” salutes during a victory ceremony after they’d won gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter race.
1969 - The New York Mets upset the heavily-favored Baltimore Orioles in five games to win the World Series.
1971 - #1 Nebraska defeats Kansas 55-0.
1976 - #3 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 51-0.
1982 - #6 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 42-13.
1983 - The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in five games to win the World Series.
1991 - Roy Tarpley (Dallas Mavericks) became the 7th player to be banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life under the league's anti-drug agreement.
1992 - Magic Johnson played his first professional game since coming out of retirement.
1993 - #6 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 45-28.
1996 - In Guatemala City, at least 84 people died and 147 were injured when a stampede of soccer fans occurred before the 1998 World Cup qualifying match between Guatemala and Costa Rica.
2003 - Two NHL games ended in a scoreless tie for the first time since December 30, 1934. The games were Atlanta at the New York Rangers and Philadelphia at San Jose.
2004 - Nebraska defeats Baylor 59-27.
2010 - Texas defeats #5 Nebraska 20-13.
2021 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 30-23.
