October 31
Today is the 305th day of 2016, there are 61 days left in the year.
1517 - Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace Church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
1846 - A heavy snowfall trapped the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
1864 - Nevada became the 36th state.
1926 - Magician Harry Houdini died of complications from a ruptured appendix.
1938 - The day after his "War of the Worlds" broadcast had panicked radio listeners, Orson Welles expressed "deep regret" but also bewilderment that anyone had thought the show was real.
1941 - Work on the Mount Rushmore monument was completed.
1956 - Rear Adm. G.J. Dufek became the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole.
1968 - President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a halt to all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam, saying he hoped for peaceful negotiations.
1984 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated near her residence by two Sikh security guards.
1992 - It was announced that five American nuns in Liberia had been shot to death near the capital Morovia; the killings were blamed on rebels loyal to Charles Taylor.
1992 - Pope John Paul II admitted that the Roman Catholic Church had erred in convicting Galileo of heresy 350 years earlier.
1999 - EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed off the Massachusetts coast, killing all 217 people on board.
2005 - President George W. Bush nominated Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.
2006 - P.W. Botha, South Africa's apartheid-era president, died at age 90.
Birthdays
23 - Nadine Lustre (actress)
24 - Vanessa Marano (actress)
36 - Eddie Kaye Thomas (actor)
40 - Piper Perabo (actress)
49 - Vanilla Ice (rapper)
50 - Adam Horovitz (rapper)
50 - Mike O'Malley (actor)
53 - Rob Schneider (actor)
55 - Peter Jackson (director)
65 - Nick Saban (football coach)
86 - Michael Collins (astronaut)
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Today in Sports History - October 31
1891 - Nebraska defeated Doane 28-4.
1896 - Nebraska defeated Nebraska Wesleyan 18-8.
1903 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 17-6.
1908 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 11-8.
1914 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 20-7.
1925 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 12-0.
1931 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 10-7.
1936 - #11 Nebraska defeated Missouri 20-0.
1942 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 14-7.
1943 - Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins threw six touchdown passes in a 48-10 win over Brooklyn.
1950 - Earl Lloyd (Washington Capitols) became the first African-American to play in an NBA game.
1953 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 9-0.
1959 - Nebraska upset #19 Oklahoma 25-21.
1964 - #5 Nebraska defeated Missouri 9-0.
1968 - The Milwaukee Bucks won their first game in franchise history, beating the Detroit Pistons 138-118.
1970 - #4 Nebraska defeated Colorado 29-13.
1981 - #12 Nebraska defeated Kansas 31-15.
1987 - #2 Nebraska defeated Missouri 42-7.
1992 - #8t Nebraska defeated #8t Colorado 52-7.
1998 - Texas upset #7 Nebraska 20-16.
2009 - Nebraska defeated Baylor 20-10.
2010 - For the first time in major league history, two former presidents attended the same World Series game. George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush both attended Game 4 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants.
2015 - Purdue defeated Nebraska 55-45.
Today is the 305th day of 2016, there are 61 days left in the year.
1517 - Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace Church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
1846 - A heavy snowfall trapped the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
1864 - Nevada became the 36th state.
1926 - Magician Harry Houdini died of complications from a ruptured appendix.
1938 - The day after his "War of the Worlds" broadcast had panicked radio listeners, Orson Welles expressed "deep regret" but also bewilderment that anyone had thought the show was real.
1941 - Work on the Mount Rushmore monument was completed.
1956 - Rear Adm. G.J. Dufek became the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole.
1968 - President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a halt to all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam, saying he hoped for peaceful negotiations.
1984 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated near her residence by two Sikh security guards.
1992 - It was announced that five American nuns in Liberia had been shot to death near the capital Morovia; the killings were blamed on rebels loyal to Charles Taylor.
1992 - Pope John Paul II admitted that the Roman Catholic Church had erred in convicting Galileo of heresy 350 years earlier.
1999 - EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed off the Massachusetts coast, killing all 217 people on board.
2005 - President George W. Bush nominated Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.
2006 - P.W. Botha, South Africa's apartheid-era president, died at age 90.
Birthdays
23 - Nadine Lustre (actress)
24 - Vanessa Marano (actress)
36 - Eddie Kaye Thomas (actor)
40 - Piper Perabo (actress)
49 - Vanilla Ice (rapper)
50 - Adam Horovitz (rapper)
50 - Mike O'Malley (actor)
53 - Rob Schneider (actor)
55 - Peter Jackson (director)
65 - Nick Saban (football coach)
86 - Michael Collins (astronaut)
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Today in Sports History - October 31
1891 - Nebraska defeated Doane 28-4.
1896 - Nebraska defeated Nebraska Wesleyan 18-8.
1903 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 17-6.
1908 - Nebraska defeated Iowa 11-8.
1914 - Nebraska defeated Iowa State 20-7.
1925 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 12-0.
1931 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 10-7.
1936 - #11 Nebraska defeated Missouri 20-0.
1942 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 14-7.
1943 - Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins threw six touchdown passes in a 48-10 win over Brooklyn.
1950 - Earl Lloyd (Washington Capitols) became the first African-American to play in an NBA game.
1953 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 9-0.
1959 - Nebraska upset #19 Oklahoma 25-21.
1964 - #5 Nebraska defeated Missouri 9-0.
1968 - The Milwaukee Bucks won their first game in franchise history, beating the Detroit Pistons 138-118.
1970 - #4 Nebraska defeated Colorado 29-13.
1981 - #12 Nebraska defeated Kansas 31-15.
1987 - #2 Nebraska defeated Missouri 42-7.
1992 - #8t Nebraska defeated #8t Colorado 52-7.
1998 - Texas upset #7 Nebraska 20-16.
2009 - Nebraska defeated Baylor 20-10.
2010 - For the first time in major league history, two former presidents attended the same World Series game. George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush both attended Game 4 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants.
2015 - Purdue defeated Nebraska 55-45.
