September 15
1776 - British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.
1789 - The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to the Department of State.
1821 - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador gained independence from Spain.
1835 - Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands.
1857 - William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States and the only person to serve as both U.S. president and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1917 - Alexander Kerensky proclaimed Russia a republic.
1935 - The Nuremberg Laws deprived Jews of their citizenship and made the Swastika the official emblem of Nazi Germany.
1940 - The Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses on the Luftwaffe as the tide turned in the Battle of Britain during World War II.
1950 - During the Korean War, United Nations forces landed at Inchon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.
1959 - Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet head of state to visit the United States as he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.
1963 - A church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama killed four young Black girls, the deadliest act of the civil rights era. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)
1972 - A federal grand jury in Washington indicted seven men in connection with the Watergate break-in.
1981 - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the Supreme Court nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor.
1982 - The first edition of the USA Today newspaper was published.
1985 - Nike began selling the now iconic "Air Jordan 1" sneaker.
1989 - Pulitzer Prize winning author Robert Penn Warren, the first poet laureate of the United States, died.
2001 - President George W. Bush identified Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and told Americans to prepare for a long, difficult war against terrorism.
2005 - President George W. Bush, addressing the nation from storm-ravaged New Orleans, acknowledged the government failed to respond adequately to Hurricane Katrina and urged Congress to approve a massive reconstruction program.
2008 - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection – the largest in U.S. history.
2011 - President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a young and humble Marine who had defied orders and repeatedly barreled straight into a ferocious “killing zone” in Afghanistan to save 36 lives at extraordinary risk to himself.
2015 - Hungary sealed off its border with Serbia with massive coils of barbed wire and began detaining migrants trying to use the country as a gateway to Western Europe.
2016 - A report issued by the Republican-led House intelligence committee condemned Edward Snowden, saying the National Security Agency leaker was not a whistleblower and that the vast majority of the documents he stole were defense secrets that had nothing to do with privacy; Snowden’s attorney blasted the report, saying it was an attempt to discredit a “genuine American hero.”
2020 - Months after the police killing of Breonna Taylor thrust her name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race, the city of Louisville agreed to pay the Black woman’s family $12 million and reform police practices as part of a settlement.
2020 - Israel signed diplomatic pacts with two Gulf Arab states – the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain – at a White House ceremony that President Donald Trump said would mark the “dawn of a new Middle East.”
Birthdays
33 - Chelsea Kane (actress)
34 - Kate Mansi (actress)
35 - Heidi Montag (reality star)
37 - Prince Harry (member of British royal family)
42 - Amy Davidson (actress)
42 - Dave Annable (actor)
44 - Marissa Ramirez (actress)
44 - Tom Hardy (actor)
50 - Josh Charles (actor)
53 - Danny Nucci (actor)
60 - Dan Marino (football player/TV host)
61 - Lisa Vanderpump (reality star)
75 - Oliver Stone (director)
75 - Tommy Lee Jones (actor)
76 - Carmen Maura (actress)
83 - Gaylord Perry (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - September 15
1946 - A Brooklyn Dodgers-Chicago Cubs game was called when players, umpires and fans were attacked by gnats.
1953 - The National Boxing Association adopted the 10-point scoring system for all of its matches.
1963 - All three Alou brothers - Felipe, Matty and Jesus - played in the outfield at the same time for the San Francisco Giants in a 13-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1969 - Steve Carlton (St. Louis) struck out 19 Mets for a nine-inning game record.
1978 - Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks to win his 3rd World Heavyweight Boxing title.
1979 - Bob Watson (Boston Red Sox) became the first player to hit for the cycle in both leagues. He hit for the cycle with the Houston Astros on June 23, 1977.
1979 - #8 Nebraska opens the season with a 35-14 win over Utah State.
1984 - #1 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 38-7.
1990 - Bobby Thigpen (Chicago White Sox) became the first relief pitcher with 50 saves in a season.
1996 - The Baltimore Orioles broke the major league record for most home runs in one season. They finished with a total of 243. The New York Yankees had set the record at 240 in 1961.
1996 - The Texas Rangers retire Nolan Ryan's #34.
1997 - The NHL and the player's union agreed to change the format of the 1998 All-Star Game. The decision was made for the top players from the United States and Canada to play against the best players from the rest of the world.
1997 - Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners) hit his 51st and 52nd home runs to become the sixth player to hit 100 or more home runs over two consecutive seasons. He had hit 49 home runs the previous season.
1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 63rd home run of the season.
1998 - Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners) became the fourth-youngest player to reach 1,000 RBIs when he hit his 52nd home run of the season.
2002 - Curt Schilling (Arizona Diamondbacks) struck out eight to reach 300 for the season. Schilling and Randy Johnson became the first teammates in baseball history to each strike out 300 in the same season.
2002 - Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon begins an NFL record-tying (Kurt Warner, Steve Young) streak of six consecutive 300-yard passing games, throwing for 403 yards in the Raiders' 30-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
2004 - The NHL lockout began, which ultimately would lead to the cancellation of the 2004-05 season.
2007 - #1 USC defeats #14 Nebraska 49-31.
2012 - Nebraska defeats Arkansas State 42-13.
2018 - Troy defeats Nebraska 24-19.
1776 - British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.
1789 - The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to the Department of State.
1821 - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador gained independence from Spain.
1835 - Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands.
1857 - William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States and the only person to serve as both U.S. president and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1917 - Alexander Kerensky proclaimed Russia a republic.
1935 - The Nuremberg Laws deprived Jews of their citizenship and made the Swastika the official emblem of Nazi Germany.
1940 - The Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses on the Luftwaffe as the tide turned in the Battle of Britain during World War II.
1950 - During the Korean War, United Nations forces landed at Inchon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.
1959 - Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet head of state to visit the United States as he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.
1963 - A church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama killed four young Black girls, the deadliest act of the civil rights era. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)
1972 - A federal grand jury in Washington indicted seven men in connection with the Watergate break-in.
1981 - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the Supreme Court nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor.
1982 - The first edition of the USA Today newspaper was published.
1985 - Nike began selling the now iconic "Air Jordan 1" sneaker.
1989 - Pulitzer Prize winning author Robert Penn Warren, the first poet laureate of the United States, died.
2001 - President George W. Bush identified Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and told Americans to prepare for a long, difficult war against terrorism.
2005 - President George W. Bush, addressing the nation from storm-ravaged New Orleans, acknowledged the government failed to respond adequately to Hurricane Katrina and urged Congress to approve a massive reconstruction program.
2008 - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection – the largest in U.S. history.
2011 - President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a young and humble Marine who had defied orders and repeatedly barreled straight into a ferocious “killing zone” in Afghanistan to save 36 lives at extraordinary risk to himself.
2015 - Hungary sealed off its border with Serbia with massive coils of barbed wire and began detaining migrants trying to use the country as a gateway to Western Europe.
2016 - A report issued by the Republican-led House intelligence committee condemned Edward Snowden, saying the National Security Agency leaker was not a whistleblower and that the vast majority of the documents he stole were defense secrets that had nothing to do with privacy; Snowden’s attorney blasted the report, saying it was an attempt to discredit a “genuine American hero.”
2020 - Months after the police killing of Breonna Taylor thrust her name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race, the city of Louisville agreed to pay the Black woman’s family $12 million and reform police practices as part of a settlement.
2020 - Israel signed diplomatic pacts with two Gulf Arab states – the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain – at a White House ceremony that President Donald Trump said would mark the “dawn of a new Middle East.”
Birthdays
33 - Chelsea Kane (actress)
34 - Kate Mansi (actress)
35 - Heidi Montag (reality star)
37 - Prince Harry (member of British royal family)
42 - Amy Davidson (actress)
42 - Dave Annable (actor)
44 - Marissa Ramirez (actress)
44 - Tom Hardy (actor)
50 - Josh Charles (actor)
53 - Danny Nucci (actor)
60 - Dan Marino (football player/TV host)
61 - Lisa Vanderpump (reality star)
75 - Oliver Stone (director)
75 - Tommy Lee Jones (actor)
76 - Carmen Maura (actress)
83 - Gaylord Perry (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - September 15
1946 - A Brooklyn Dodgers-Chicago Cubs game was called when players, umpires and fans were attacked by gnats.
1953 - The National Boxing Association adopted the 10-point scoring system for all of its matches.
1963 - All three Alou brothers - Felipe, Matty and Jesus - played in the outfield at the same time for the San Francisco Giants in a 13-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1969 - Steve Carlton (St. Louis) struck out 19 Mets for a nine-inning game record.
1978 - Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks to win his 3rd World Heavyweight Boxing title.
1979 - Bob Watson (Boston Red Sox) became the first player to hit for the cycle in both leagues. He hit for the cycle with the Houston Astros on June 23, 1977.
1979 - #8 Nebraska opens the season with a 35-14 win over Utah State.
1984 - #1 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 38-7.
1990 - Bobby Thigpen (Chicago White Sox) became the first relief pitcher with 50 saves in a season.
1996 - The Baltimore Orioles broke the major league record for most home runs in one season. They finished with a total of 243. The New York Yankees had set the record at 240 in 1961.
1996 - The Texas Rangers retire Nolan Ryan's #34.
1997 - The NHL and the player's union agreed to change the format of the 1998 All-Star Game. The decision was made for the top players from the United States and Canada to play against the best players from the rest of the world.
1997 - Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners) hit his 51st and 52nd home runs to become the sixth player to hit 100 or more home runs over two consecutive seasons. He had hit 49 home runs the previous season.
1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 63rd home run of the season.
1998 - Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners) became the fourth-youngest player to reach 1,000 RBIs when he hit his 52nd home run of the season.
2002 - Curt Schilling (Arizona Diamondbacks) struck out eight to reach 300 for the season. Schilling and Randy Johnson became the first teammates in baseball history to each strike out 300 in the same season.
2002 - Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon begins an NFL record-tying (Kurt Warner, Steve Young) streak of six consecutive 300-yard passing games, throwing for 403 yards in the Raiders' 30-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
2004 - The NHL lockout began, which ultimately would lead to the cancellation of the 2004-05 season.
2007 - #1 USC defeats #14 Nebraska 49-31.
2012 - Nebraska defeats Arkansas State 42-13.
2018 - Troy defeats Nebraska 24-19.
