September 18
Today is the 262nd day of 2016, there are 104 days left in the year.
1759 - The French surrendered Quebec to the British.
1793 - President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.
1810 - Chile declared its independence from Spain.
1850 - Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves who had escaped to other states.
1851 - The first edition of The New York Times was published.
1927 - The Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System (later CBS) debuted with a network of 16 radio stations.
1947 - The National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy and newly formed Air Force, into a national military establishment, went into effect.
1961 - United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in Rhodesia.
1970 - Rock musician Jimi Hendrix died a drug overdose at age 27.
1975 - Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
1997 - Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse agreed to merge to create the world's largest biggest accounting firm.
2009 - Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in defiance of Iran's Islamic leadership, clashing with police and confronting state-run anti-Israel rallies.
Birthdays
21 - Taylor Dye (country singer)
27 - Serge Ibaka (basketball player)
28 - Arizona Muse (model)
35 - Jennifer Tisdale (actress)
40 - Ronaldo (soccer player)
41 - Jason Sudeikis (actor)
42 - Xzibit (rapper)
43 - Towanda Braxton (R&B singer)
43 - James Marsden (actor)
45 - Jada Pinkett Smith (actress)
45 - Lance Armstrong (cyclist)
46 - Aisha Tyler (actress)
52 - Holly Robinson Peete (actress)
65 - Ben Carson (doctor/politician)
77 - Frankie Avalon (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 18
1915 - The Boston Braves rout the St. Louis Cardinals 20-1.
1934 - Saint Louis Browns' player Bobo Newsom loses no-hitter to Boston Braves in 10 innings, 2-1.
1956 - Mickey Mantle hit his 50th home run of the year.
1962 - Charlie Finley was denied permission to move the Athletics baseball franchise to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.
1965 - #1 Nebraska defeated TCU 34-14 to open the season.
1971 - #1 Nebraska defeated Minnesota 35-7.
1976 - #8 Nebraska defeated Indiana 45-13.
1982 - #3 Nebraska defeated New Mexico State 68-0.
1984 - Detroit Tigers become fourth team to stay in first place from opening day.
1987 - Detroit Tigers' Darrell Evans is first 40-year-old to hit 30 home runs.
1990 - Atlanta, Georgia is selected as the host for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
1993 - #8 Nebraska defeated UCLA 14-13.
1997 - Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo were elected to World Golf Hall of Fame.
1999 - Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs became the first player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in two seasons.
1999 - #4 Nebraska defeated Southern Mississippi 20-13.
2004 - Nebraska defeated Pittsburgh 24-17.
2010 - #8 Nebraska defeated Washington 56-21.
Today is the 262nd day of 2016, there are 104 days left in the year.
1759 - The French surrendered Quebec to the British.
1793 - President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.
1810 - Chile declared its independence from Spain.
1850 - Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves who had escaped to other states.
1851 - The first edition of The New York Times was published.
1927 - The Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System (later CBS) debuted with a network of 16 radio stations.
1947 - The National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy and newly formed Air Force, into a national military establishment, went into effect.
1961 - United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in Rhodesia.
1970 - Rock musician Jimi Hendrix died a drug overdose at age 27.
1975 - Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
1997 - Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse agreed to merge to create the world's largest biggest accounting firm.
2009 - Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in defiance of Iran's Islamic leadership, clashing with police and confronting state-run anti-Israel rallies.
Birthdays
21 - Taylor Dye (country singer)
27 - Serge Ibaka (basketball player)
28 - Arizona Muse (model)
35 - Jennifer Tisdale (actress)
40 - Ronaldo (soccer player)
41 - Jason Sudeikis (actor)
42 - Xzibit (rapper)
43 - Towanda Braxton (R&B singer)
43 - James Marsden (actor)
45 - Jada Pinkett Smith (actress)
45 - Lance Armstrong (cyclist)
46 - Aisha Tyler (actress)
52 - Holly Robinson Peete (actress)
65 - Ben Carson (doctor/politician)
77 - Frankie Avalon (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 18
1915 - The Boston Braves rout the St. Louis Cardinals 20-1.
1934 - Saint Louis Browns' player Bobo Newsom loses no-hitter to Boston Braves in 10 innings, 2-1.
1956 - Mickey Mantle hit his 50th home run of the year.
1962 - Charlie Finley was denied permission to move the Athletics baseball franchise to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.
1965 - #1 Nebraska defeated TCU 34-14 to open the season.
1971 - #1 Nebraska defeated Minnesota 35-7.
1976 - #8 Nebraska defeated Indiana 45-13.
1982 - #3 Nebraska defeated New Mexico State 68-0.
1984 - Detroit Tigers become fourth team to stay in first place from opening day.
1987 - Detroit Tigers' Darrell Evans is first 40-year-old to hit 30 home runs.
1990 - Atlanta, Georgia is selected as the host for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
1993 - #8 Nebraska defeated UCLA 14-13.
1997 - Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo were elected to World Golf Hall of Fame.
1999 - Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs became the first player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in two seasons.
1999 - #4 Nebraska defeated Southern Mississippi 20-13.
2004 - Nebraska defeated Pittsburgh 24-17.
2010 - #8 Nebraska defeated Washington 56-21.
