October 18
1469 - Ferdinand II of Aragon married Isabella of Castile, uniting Spain and making it a dominant world power.
1685 - Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes.
1767 - The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, the Mason-Dixon Line, was agreed upon.
1867 - The United States took possession of Alaska from Russia.
1892 - The first long distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was opened.
1912 - The first Balkan War broke out.
1922 - The British Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (later the British Broadcasting Corp of BBC) was founded.
1931 - Inventor Thomas Alva Edison died in West Orange, New Jersey at age 84.
1972 - Congress passed the Clean Water Act, overriding President Richard M. Nixon's veto.
1982 - Former first lady Bess Truman died in Independence, Missouri at age 97.
2001 - Four defendants were convicted in New York for the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.
2007 - Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan, ending eight years of self-imposed exile.
2011 - Gilad Shalit, a 25-year-old Israeli soldier, is released after being held for more than five years by Hamas. He is exchanged for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Shalit had been held in Gaza since Palestinian militants kidnapped him in 2006.
Birthdays
26 - Tyler Posey (actor)
27 - Jordan Calloway (actor)
27 - Bristol Palin (reality star)
27 - Sassy (reality star)
27 - Brittney Griner (basketball player)
30 - Zac Efron (actor)
30 - Sam Clark (actor)
32 - Andrew Garcia (singer)
32 - Yoenis Cespedes (baseball player)
33 - Freida Pinto (actress)
33 - Milo Yiannopoulos (journalist)
33 - Lindsey Vonn (skier)
36 - Tommy Joe Ratliff (musician)
38 - Ne-Yo (R&B singer)
42 - Baby Bash (rapper)
57 - Jean-Claude Van Damme (actor)
70 - Paul Elliott (comedian)
78 - Mike Ditka (football coach)
79 - Dawn Wells (actress)
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Today in Sports History - October 18
1873 - Columbia, Princeton, Rutgers and Yale Universities set the initial rules for collegiate football.
1897 - Nebraska defeated Tarkio 16-0.
1902 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 6-0.
1913 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 7-0.
1919 - Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 14-9.
1924 - Nebraska defeated Colgate 33-7.
1924 - Red Grange (Illinois) scored four touchdowns in the first 12 minutes of a game against Michigan. He scored a fifth touchdown, intercepted a pass and threw a touchdown-pass in the second half.
1930 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 14-12.
1941 - Indiana upset #15 Nebraska 21-13.
1947 - #2 Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 31-0.
1950 - Connie Mack retires as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics after 50 years.
1952 - #19 Penn State defeated Nebraska 10-0.
1958 - Syracuse defeated Nebraska 38-0.
1960 - Casey Stengel retires as manager of the New York Yankees after having won 10 pennants in 12 years.
1967 - The American League votes to allow the Kansas City Athletics to move to Oakland, California and to expand the league to 12 teams in 1971 with new franchises in Seattle and Kansas City.
1968 - Bob Beamon of the United States sets the long jump record (29 feet 2.5 inches) in Mexico City. The record remained unbroken until August 30, 1991 when Mike Powell of the United States jumped 29 feet 4.5 inches.
1968 - The U.S. Olympic Committee suspended two black athletes for giving a "black power" salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City Olympic Games.
1969 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 21-17.
1974 - Nate Thurmond of the Chicago Bulls becomes the first player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double with 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks.
1975 - #4 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 28-20.
1977 - Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees hit three home runs to lead New York to an 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning the World Series for the Yankees in six games.
1980 - Detroit Pistons block 21 Atlanta Hawks' shots, setting an NBA record.
1980 - #10 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 48-7.
1981 - New York Giants Joe Danelo ties NFL record of six field goals in a game.
1982 - The International Olympic Committee reinstates Jim Thorpe's amateur status for 1909-12, allowing his 1912 Olympic gold medals to be posthumously returned.
1986 - #3 Nebraska defeated Missouri 48-17.
1997 - #2 Nebraska defeated Texas Tech 29-0.
2003 - #18 Nebraska defeated Texas A&M 48-12.
2008 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 35-7.
2014 - #19 Nebraska defeated Northwestern 38-17.
1469 - Ferdinand II of Aragon married Isabella of Castile, uniting Spain and making it a dominant world power.
1685 - Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes.
1767 - The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, the Mason-Dixon Line, was agreed upon.
1867 - The United States took possession of Alaska from Russia.
1892 - The first long distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was opened.
1912 - The first Balkan War broke out.
1922 - The British Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (later the British Broadcasting Corp of BBC) was founded.
1931 - Inventor Thomas Alva Edison died in West Orange, New Jersey at age 84.
1972 - Congress passed the Clean Water Act, overriding President Richard M. Nixon's veto.
1982 - Former first lady Bess Truman died in Independence, Missouri at age 97.
2001 - Four defendants were convicted in New York for the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.
2007 - Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan, ending eight years of self-imposed exile.
2011 - Gilad Shalit, a 25-year-old Israeli soldier, is released after being held for more than five years by Hamas. He is exchanged for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Shalit had been held in Gaza since Palestinian militants kidnapped him in 2006.
Birthdays
26 - Tyler Posey (actor)
27 - Jordan Calloway (actor)
27 - Bristol Palin (reality star)
27 - Sassy (reality star)
27 - Brittney Griner (basketball player)
30 - Zac Efron (actor)
30 - Sam Clark (actor)
32 - Andrew Garcia (singer)
32 - Yoenis Cespedes (baseball player)
33 - Freida Pinto (actress)
33 - Milo Yiannopoulos (journalist)
33 - Lindsey Vonn (skier)
36 - Tommy Joe Ratliff (musician)
38 - Ne-Yo (R&B singer)
42 - Baby Bash (rapper)
57 - Jean-Claude Van Damme (actor)
70 - Paul Elliott (comedian)
78 - Mike Ditka (football coach)
79 - Dawn Wells (actress)
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Today in Sports History - October 18
1873 - Columbia, Princeton, Rutgers and Yale Universities set the initial rules for collegiate football.
1897 - Nebraska defeated Tarkio 16-0.
1902 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 6-0.
1913 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 7-0.
1919 - Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 14-9.
1924 - Nebraska defeated Colgate 33-7.
1924 - Red Grange (Illinois) scored four touchdowns in the first 12 minutes of a game against Michigan. He scored a fifth touchdown, intercepted a pass and threw a touchdown-pass in the second half.
1930 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 14-12.
1941 - Indiana upset #15 Nebraska 21-13.
1947 - #2 Notre Dame defeated Nebraska 31-0.
1950 - Connie Mack retires as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics after 50 years.
1952 - #19 Penn State defeated Nebraska 10-0.
1958 - Syracuse defeated Nebraska 38-0.
1960 - Casey Stengel retires as manager of the New York Yankees after having won 10 pennants in 12 years.
1967 - The American League votes to allow the Kansas City Athletics to move to Oakland, California and to expand the league to 12 teams in 1971 with new franchises in Seattle and Kansas City.
1968 - Bob Beamon of the United States sets the long jump record (29 feet 2.5 inches) in Mexico City. The record remained unbroken until August 30, 1991 when Mike Powell of the United States jumped 29 feet 4.5 inches.
1968 - The U.S. Olympic Committee suspended two black athletes for giving a "black power" salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City Olympic Games.
1969 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 21-17.
1974 - Nate Thurmond of the Chicago Bulls becomes the first player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double with 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks.
1975 - #4 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 28-20.
1977 - Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees hit three home runs to lead New York to an 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning the World Series for the Yankees in six games.
1980 - Detroit Pistons block 21 Atlanta Hawks' shots, setting an NBA record.
1980 - #10 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 48-7.
1981 - New York Giants Joe Danelo ties NFL record of six field goals in a game.
1982 - The International Olympic Committee reinstates Jim Thorpe's amateur status for 1909-12, allowing his 1912 Olympic gold medals to be posthumously returned.
1986 - #3 Nebraska defeated Missouri 48-17.
1997 - #2 Nebraska defeated Texas Tech 29-0.
2003 - #18 Nebraska defeated Texas A&M 48-12.
2008 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 35-7.
2014 - #19 Nebraska defeated Northwestern 38-17.
