September 12
Today is the 256th day of 2016, there are 110 days left in the year.
1609 - English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into the river that now bears his name.
1880 - Journalist and critic H.L. Mencken was born in Baltimore.
1914 - During World War I, the First Battle of the Marne ended in an Allied victory over Germany.
1938 - In a speech in Nuremberg, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.
1943 - German paratroopers rescued former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from the hotel where he was being held prisoner by his own government.
1944 - U.S. army troops entered Germany for the first time during World War II, near Trier.
1953 - Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.
1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS.
1959 - "Bonanza" made its television debut on NBC.
1960 - Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy addressed questions about his Roman Catholic faith, telling the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, "I do not speak for my church on public matters, and the church does not speak for me."
1974 - Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by Ethiopia's military after ruling for 58 years.
1977 - South African black student leader Steven Biko died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.
1999 - Indonesia announced it would allow an international peace keeping force to restore order to East Timor.
2000 - Dutch lawmakers gave same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt children.
2001 - President George W. Bush labeled the previous day's terrorist attacks as "acts of war" and asked Congress for $20 billion to rebuild and recover.
2002 - President George W. Bush told the United Nations to confront the "grave and gathering danger" of Saddam Hussein's Iraq or stand aside as the United States acted.
2003 - Country music star Johnny Cash died at age 71.
2005 - Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown resigned, three days after losing his onsite command of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
2006 - In a speech in his native Germany, Pope Benedict XVI quoted from an obscure medieval text that characterized some teachings of Islam's founder as "evil and inhuman", unleashing a torrent of rage across the Islamic world.
2008 - A commuter train engineer ran a red light while text messaging on his cell phone and struck a freight train head-on in Los Angeles, killing himself and 24 other people.
Birthdays
21 - Ryan Potter (actor)
23 - Kelsea Ballerini (country singer)
24 - Alexia Fast (actress)
27 - Andrew Luck (football player)
27 - Freddie Freeman (baseball player)
30 - Emmy Rossum (actress)
35 - Jennifer Hudson (singer)
36 - Yao Ming (basketball player)
38 - Benjamin McKenzie (actor)
38 - Elisabetta Canalis (model)
42 - Jennifer Nettles (country singer)
49 - Louis CK (comedian)
59 - Hans Zimmer (composer)
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Today in Sports History - September 12
1913 - Olympic track star Jesse Owens was born.
1920 - The Olympic Games close in Antwerp, Belgium.
1947 - Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a record 8th home run in a four-game span.
1962 - Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators strikes out a record 21 batters in a 16-inning game against the Baltimore Orioles.
1970 - #9 Nebraska defeated Wake Forest 36-12 to open the season.
1976 - The Seattle Seahawks play their first regular season game in franchise history, a 30-24 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
1976 - Minnie Minoso of the Chicago White Sox hits a single at age 53.
1979 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox records his 3,000th hit. He was the first player in American League history with 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
1981 - #7 Nebraska was upset on the road by Iowa 10-7 to begin the season.
1984 - Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets sets a major league record for strikeouts by a rookie with 251.
1984 - Michael Jordan signs a seven-year contract to play basketball for the Chicago Bulls.
1987 - #2 Nebraska defeated #3 UCLA 42-33.
1987 - Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for the third straight season.
1988 - The first regular season NFL game in Arizona is held, with the Phoenix Cardinals losing to the Dallas Cowboys.
1992 - #11 Nebraska defeated Middle Tennessee State 48-7.
1998 - #4 Nebraska defeated California 24-3.
2002 - A judge announced that a jury would have to decide who would get the ball that Barry Bonds hit for his record 73rd home run. The ownership of the ball, with an estimated value of $1 million, was being disputed between two men that had been in the bleachers.
2009 - #22 Nebraska defeated Arkansas State 38-9.
2012 - Nebraska defeated South Alabama 48-9.
Today is the 256th day of 2016, there are 110 days left in the year.
1609 - English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into the river that now bears his name.
1880 - Journalist and critic H.L. Mencken was born in Baltimore.
1914 - During World War I, the First Battle of the Marne ended in an Allied victory over Germany.
1938 - In a speech in Nuremberg, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.
1943 - German paratroopers rescued former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from the hotel where he was being held prisoner by his own government.
1944 - U.S. army troops entered Germany for the first time during World War II, near Trier.
1953 - Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.
1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS.
1959 - "Bonanza" made its television debut on NBC.
1960 - Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy addressed questions about his Roman Catholic faith, telling the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, "I do not speak for my church on public matters, and the church does not speak for me."
1974 - Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by Ethiopia's military after ruling for 58 years.
1977 - South African black student leader Steven Biko died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.
1999 - Indonesia announced it would allow an international peace keeping force to restore order to East Timor.
2000 - Dutch lawmakers gave same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt children.
2001 - President George W. Bush labeled the previous day's terrorist attacks as "acts of war" and asked Congress for $20 billion to rebuild and recover.
2002 - President George W. Bush told the United Nations to confront the "grave and gathering danger" of Saddam Hussein's Iraq or stand aside as the United States acted.
2003 - Country music star Johnny Cash died at age 71.
2005 - Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown resigned, three days after losing his onsite command of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
2006 - In a speech in his native Germany, Pope Benedict XVI quoted from an obscure medieval text that characterized some teachings of Islam's founder as "evil and inhuman", unleashing a torrent of rage across the Islamic world.
2008 - A commuter train engineer ran a red light while text messaging on his cell phone and struck a freight train head-on in Los Angeles, killing himself and 24 other people.
Birthdays
21 - Ryan Potter (actor)
23 - Kelsea Ballerini (country singer)
24 - Alexia Fast (actress)
27 - Andrew Luck (football player)
27 - Freddie Freeman (baseball player)
30 - Emmy Rossum (actress)
35 - Jennifer Hudson (singer)
36 - Yao Ming (basketball player)
38 - Benjamin McKenzie (actor)
38 - Elisabetta Canalis (model)
42 - Jennifer Nettles (country singer)
49 - Louis CK (comedian)
59 - Hans Zimmer (composer)
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Today in Sports History - September 12
1913 - Olympic track star Jesse Owens was born.
1920 - The Olympic Games close in Antwerp, Belgium.
1947 - Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a record 8th home run in a four-game span.
1962 - Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators strikes out a record 21 batters in a 16-inning game against the Baltimore Orioles.
1970 - #9 Nebraska defeated Wake Forest 36-12 to open the season.
1976 - The Seattle Seahawks play their first regular season game in franchise history, a 30-24 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
1976 - Minnie Minoso of the Chicago White Sox hits a single at age 53.
1979 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox records his 3,000th hit. He was the first player in American League history with 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
1981 - #7 Nebraska was upset on the road by Iowa 10-7 to begin the season.
1984 - Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets sets a major league record for strikeouts by a rookie with 251.
1984 - Michael Jordan signs a seven-year contract to play basketball for the Chicago Bulls.
1987 - #2 Nebraska defeated #3 UCLA 42-33.
1987 - Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for the third straight season.
1988 - The first regular season NFL game in Arizona is held, with the Phoenix Cardinals losing to the Dallas Cowboys.
1992 - #11 Nebraska defeated Middle Tennessee State 48-7.
1998 - #4 Nebraska defeated California 24-3.
2002 - A judge announced that a jury would have to decide who would get the ball that Barry Bonds hit for his record 73rd home run. The ownership of the ball, with an estimated value of $1 million, was being disputed between two men that had been in the bleachers.
2009 - #22 Nebraska defeated Arkansas State 38-9.
2012 - Nebraska defeated South Alabama 48-9.
