September 19
Today is the 263rd day of 2016, there are 103 days left in the year.
1777 - American soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War.
1796 - President George Washington's farewell address was published. In it, America's first chief executive advised, "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."
1881 - James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, died of wounds inflicted by an assassin more than two months earlier. Vice President Chester A. Arthur became president.
1934 - Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New York and charged with the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby.
1955 - President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted after a revolt by the military.
1957 - The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test, in the Nevada desert.
1962 - Gov. Ross Barnett blocked James Meredith from enrolling at the University of Mississippi.
1970 - "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" debuted on CBS.
1982 - Emoticons were born when Carnegie Melon University professor Scott E. Fahlman proposed using a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis to depict a horizontal smiley face.
1985 - Mexico City was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed nearly 9,500 lives.
1994 - U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
1995 - The New York Times and The Washington Post published the Unabomber's manifesto.
2001 - The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
2002 - President George W. Bush asked Congress for authority to use military force if necessary to disarm and overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein if he did not abandon weapons of mass destruction.
2004 - Hu Jinato became the undisputed leader of China with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin from his top military post.
2008 - Struggling to stave off financial catastrophe, the Bush administration asked Congress for $700 billion to buy up troubled mortgage-related assets from U.S. financial institutions.
2008 - AMC's "Mad Men" became the first basic-cable show to win a top series Emmy Award.
2010 - The BP oil well that spilled hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico was sealed with a permanent cement plug.
Birthdays
20 - Pia Mia (singer)
23 - Lisa Cimorelli (singer)
27 - John Paul Green (actor)
28 - Katrina Bowden (actress)
29 - Danielle Panabaker (actress)
30 - Chase Rice (country singer)
31 - Renee Paquette (sportscaster)
32 - Kevin Zegers (actor)
32 - Lydia Hearst (model)
32 - Eva Marie (professional wrestler)
40 - Alison Sweeney (actress)
42 - Victoria Silvstedt (model)
42 - David Zepeda (actor)
42 - Jimmy Fallon (TV host)
45 - Sanaa Lathan (actress)
52 - Kim Richards (actress)
52 - Trisha Yearwood (country singer)
58 - Lita Ford (musician)
68 - Jeremy Irons (actor)
83 - David McCallum (actor)
88 - Adam West (actor)
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Today in Sports History - September 19
1901 - All major league baseball games were canceled for the funeral of President William McKinley.
1903 - Nebraska defeated Lincoln High 23-6 in an exhibition game.
1947 - Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers is named Rookie of the Year.
1949 - Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first National League player to hit 50 home runs in two different seasons.
1953 - Oregon defeated Nebraska 20-12 to open the season.
1959 - #17 Texas defeated Nebraska 20-0 to open the season.
1964 - Nebraska defeated South Dakota 56-0 to begin the season.
1970 - #9 Nebraska and #3 USC played to a 21-21 tie in Los Angeles.
1973 - The National League refuses to allow the San Diego Padres to move to Washington, D.C.
1981 - #17 Nebraska defeated #19 Florida State 34-14.
1982 - Seattle Mariners rookie Orlando Mercado becomes the third player to hit a grand slam for his first major league hit.
1984 - Pete Rose reached the 100-hit plateau for the 22nd consecutive year. He also tied the National League record for doubles with 725.
1988 - Greg Louganis suffers a head injury while diving during qualifying rounds at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He would go on to win two gold medals.
1989 - Appeals court restores America's Cup to US after New York Supreme Court gave it to New Zealand (New Zealand protested US's use of a catamaran).
1992 - #2 Washington defeated #12 Nebraska 29-14 in Seattle.
1996 - The scoreboard at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, falls to the ice just hours before a National Hockey League game; no one is injured.
1997 - Mark McGwire became the first major league player to hit 20 or more home runs for two teams in the same season (Oakland A's and St. Louis Cardinals). It was his 54th home run of the year.
2008 - Major League Baseball's instant replay system produces its first reversal when Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins. The initial umpire call was based on fan interference, which the video replay showed was not the case.
2009 - #13 Virginia Tech defeated #19 Nebraska 16-15 in Blacksburg.
2015 - Miami (FL) defeated Nebraska 36-33 in overtime.
Today is the 263rd day of 2016, there are 103 days left in the year.
1777 - American soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War.
1796 - President George Washington's farewell address was published. In it, America's first chief executive advised, "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."
1881 - James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, died of wounds inflicted by an assassin more than two months earlier. Vice President Chester A. Arthur became president.
1934 - Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New York and charged with the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby.
1955 - President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted after a revolt by the military.
1957 - The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test, in the Nevada desert.
1962 - Gov. Ross Barnett blocked James Meredith from enrolling at the University of Mississippi.
1970 - "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" debuted on CBS.
1982 - Emoticons were born when Carnegie Melon University professor Scott E. Fahlman proposed using a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis to depict a horizontal smiley face.
1985 - Mexico City was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed nearly 9,500 lives.
1994 - U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
1995 - The New York Times and The Washington Post published the Unabomber's manifesto.
2001 - The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
2002 - President George W. Bush asked Congress for authority to use military force if necessary to disarm and overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein if he did not abandon weapons of mass destruction.
2004 - Hu Jinato became the undisputed leader of China with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin from his top military post.
2008 - Struggling to stave off financial catastrophe, the Bush administration asked Congress for $700 billion to buy up troubled mortgage-related assets from U.S. financial institutions.
2008 - AMC's "Mad Men" became the first basic-cable show to win a top series Emmy Award.
2010 - The BP oil well that spilled hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico was sealed with a permanent cement plug.
Birthdays
20 - Pia Mia (singer)
23 - Lisa Cimorelli (singer)
27 - John Paul Green (actor)
28 - Katrina Bowden (actress)
29 - Danielle Panabaker (actress)
30 - Chase Rice (country singer)
31 - Renee Paquette (sportscaster)
32 - Kevin Zegers (actor)
32 - Lydia Hearst (model)
32 - Eva Marie (professional wrestler)
40 - Alison Sweeney (actress)
42 - Victoria Silvstedt (model)
42 - David Zepeda (actor)
42 - Jimmy Fallon (TV host)
45 - Sanaa Lathan (actress)
52 - Kim Richards (actress)
52 - Trisha Yearwood (country singer)
58 - Lita Ford (musician)
68 - Jeremy Irons (actor)
83 - David McCallum (actor)
88 - Adam West (actor)
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Today in Sports History - September 19
1901 - All major league baseball games were canceled for the funeral of President William McKinley.
1903 - Nebraska defeated Lincoln High 23-6 in an exhibition game.
1947 - Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers is named Rookie of the Year.
1949 - Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first National League player to hit 50 home runs in two different seasons.
1953 - Oregon defeated Nebraska 20-12 to open the season.
1959 - #17 Texas defeated Nebraska 20-0 to open the season.
1964 - Nebraska defeated South Dakota 56-0 to begin the season.
1970 - #9 Nebraska and #3 USC played to a 21-21 tie in Los Angeles.
1973 - The National League refuses to allow the San Diego Padres to move to Washington, D.C.
1981 - #17 Nebraska defeated #19 Florida State 34-14.
1982 - Seattle Mariners rookie Orlando Mercado becomes the third player to hit a grand slam for his first major league hit.
1984 - Pete Rose reached the 100-hit plateau for the 22nd consecutive year. He also tied the National League record for doubles with 725.
1988 - Greg Louganis suffers a head injury while diving during qualifying rounds at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He would go on to win two gold medals.
1989 - Appeals court restores America's Cup to US after New York Supreme Court gave it to New Zealand (New Zealand protested US's use of a catamaran).
1992 - #2 Washington defeated #12 Nebraska 29-14 in Seattle.
1996 - The scoreboard at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, falls to the ice just hours before a National Hockey League game; no one is injured.
1997 - Mark McGwire became the first major league player to hit 20 or more home runs for two teams in the same season (Oakland A's and St. Louis Cardinals). It was his 54th home run of the year.
2008 - Major League Baseball's instant replay system produces its first reversal when Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins. The initial umpire call was based on fan interference, which the video replay showed was not the case.
2009 - #13 Virginia Tech defeated #19 Nebraska 16-15 in Blacksburg.
2015 - Miami (FL) defeated Nebraska 36-33 in overtime.
