September 17
1787 - The Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia.
1862 - The bloodiest day in U.S. military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War when more than 23,000 were killed our wounded.
1908 - Lt. Thomas Selfridge, a passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, became the first airplane fatality when the craft crashed.
1937 - The likeness of President Abraham Lincoln was dedicated at Mount Rushmore.
1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland during World War II, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany had launched its assault.
1944 - During World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands.
1947 - James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense.
1978 - After 12 days of meetings at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty.
1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.
1986 - The Senate confirmed the nomination of William H. Rehnquist to become the 16th chief justice of the United States.
1994 - Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.
2001 - Six days after 9/11, stock prices nosedived but stopped short of collapse in an emotional, flag-waving reopening of Wall Street.
2011 - A demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S. and the world.
2013 - Eiji Toyoda, a member of Toyota’s founding family who helped create the super-efficient “Toyota Way” production method, died at age 100.
2018 - Senate leaders, under pressure from fellow Republicans, scheduled a public hearing for the following week at which Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault decades earlier would testify.
2021 - A Los Angeles jury convicted New York real estate heir Robert Durst of murdering his best friend 20 years earlier. (Durst, who was sentenced to life in prison, died in 2022.)
Birthdays
22 - India Amarteifio (actress)
27 - Ella Purnell (actress)
27 - Slayyyter (singer)
28 - Patrick Mahomes (football player)
29 - Denyse Tontz (actress/singer)
32 - Jordan Connor (actor)
34 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
38 - Jon Walker (musician)
44 - Billy Miller (actor)
44 - Stephen Cochran (singer)
48 - Jimmie Johnson (race car driver)
49 - Nona Gaye (singer)
52 - Felix Solis (actor)
52 - Bobby Lee (actor/comedian)
54 - Matthew Settle (actor)
57 - Doug E. Fresh (rapper)
58 - Kyle Chandler (actor)
61 - Paul Feig (actor)
70 - Rita Rudner (comedian)
72 - Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson (actress)
78 - Phil Jackson (basketball coach)
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Today in Sports History - September 17
1917 - Honus Wagner retires from baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.
1920 - The American Professional Football Association (APFA) -- a precursor of the NFL -- was formed in Canton, Ohio.
1950 - The San Francisco 49ers, formerly of the AAFC, play their first NFL game.
1955 - Nebraska opens the season with a 6-0 loss to Hawaii.
1960 - Nebraska defeats #4 Texas 14-13 to open the season.
1961 - The Minnesota Vikings made their NFL debut, defeating the Chicago Bears 37-13.
1966 - #3 Nebraska opens the season with a 14-10 win over TCU.
1967 - The New Orleans Saints play their first NFL game, losing to the Los Angeles Rams 27-13.
1977 - Nebraska defeats #4 Alabama 31-24.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 84-13.
1983 - Johnny Bench announced his retirement from baseball.
1983 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox broke Hank Aaron's major league record for games played when he started his 3,299th game.
1984 - Reggie Jackson hit his 500th career home run. It was exactly 17 years from the day he hit his first major league home run.
1994 - #2 Nebraska defeats #13 UCLA 49-21.
2000 - The Miami Dolphins retire Dan Marino's #13.
2004 - Barry Bonds became the third player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
2005 - Nebraska defeats Pittsburgh 7-6.
2011 - #11 Nebraska defeats Washington 51-38.
2016 - Nebraska defeats #22 Oregon 35-32.
2022 - #6 Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 49-14.
1787 - The Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia.
1862 - The bloodiest day in U.S. military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War when more than 23,000 were killed our wounded.
1908 - Lt. Thomas Selfridge, a passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, became the first airplane fatality when the craft crashed.
1937 - The likeness of President Abraham Lincoln was dedicated at Mount Rushmore.
1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland during World War II, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany had launched its assault.
1944 - During World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands.
1947 - James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense.
1978 - After 12 days of meetings at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty.
1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.
1986 - The Senate confirmed the nomination of William H. Rehnquist to become the 16th chief justice of the United States.
1994 - Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.
2001 - Six days after 9/11, stock prices nosedived but stopped short of collapse in an emotional, flag-waving reopening of Wall Street.
2011 - A demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S. and the world.
2013 - Eiji Toyoda, a member of Toyota’s founding family who helped create the super-efficient “Toyota Way” production method, died at age 100.
2018 - Senate leaders, under pressure from fellow Republicans, scheduled a public hearing for the following week at which Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault decades earlier would testify.
2021 - A Los Angeles jury convicted New York real estate heir Robert Durst of murdering his best friend 20 years earlier. (Durst, who was sentenced to life in prison, died in 2022.)
Birthdays
22 - India Amarteifio (actress)
27 - Ella Purnell (actress)
27 - Slayyyter (singer)
28 - Patrick Mahomes (football player)
29 - Denyse Tontz (actress/singer)
32 - Jordan Connor (actor)
34 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
38 - Jon Walker (musician)
44 - Billy Miller (actor)
44 - Stephen Cochran (singer)
48 - Jimmie Johnson (race car driver)
49 - Nona Gaye (singer)
52 - Felix Solis (actor)
52 - Bobby Lee (actor/comedian)
54 - Matthew Settle (actor)
57 - Doug E. Fresh (rapper)
58 - Kyle Chandler (actor)
61 - Paul Feig (actor)
70 - Rita Rudner (comedian)
72 - Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson (actress)
78 - Phil Jackson (basketball coach)
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Today in Sports History - September 17
1917 - Honus Wagner retires from baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.
1920 - The American Professional Football Association (APFA) -- a precursor of the NFL -- was formed in Canton, Ohio.
1950 - The San Francisco 49ers, formerly of the AAFC, play their first NFL game.
1955 - Nebraska opens the season with a 6-0 loss to Hawaii.
1960 - Nebraska defeats #4 Texas 14-13 to open the season.
1961 - The Minnesota Vikings made their NFL debut, defeating the Chicago Bears 37-13.
1966 - #3 Nebraska opens the season with a 14-10 win over TCU.
1967 - The New Orleans Saints play their first NFL game, losing to the Los Angeles Rams 27-13.
1977 - Nebraska defeats #4 Alabama 31-24.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 84-13.
1983 - Johnny Bench announced his retirement from baseball.
1983 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox broke Hank Aaron's major league record for games played when he started his 3,299th game.
1984 - Reggie Jackson hit his 500th career home run. It was exactly 17 years from the day he hit his first major league home run.
1994 - #2 Nebraska defeats #13 UCLA 49-21.
2000 - The Miami Dolphins retire Dan Marino's #13.
2004 - Barry Bonds became the third player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
2005 - Nebraska defeats Pittsburgh 7-6.
2011 - #11 Nebraska defeats Washington 51-38.
2016 - Nebraska defeats #22 Oregon 35-32.
2022 - #6 Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 49-14.
