September 22
Today is the 266th day of 2016, there are 100 days left in the year.
1761 - Britain's King George III and his wife, Charlotte, were crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1776 - Nathan Hale was hanged as a spy by the British during the Revolutionary War.
1789 - Congress authorized the office of the Postmaster General.
1792 - The first French Republic was proclaimed.
1862 - President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863.
1949 - The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb.
1950 - Omar N. Bradley was promoted to the rank of five-star general, joining an elite group that included Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall and Henry H. "Hap" Arnold.
1964 - The musical "Fiddler on the Roof" opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances.
1975 - Sara Jane Moore failed in an attempt to shoot President Gerald R. Ford outside a San Francisco hotel.
1980 - The conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war.
1985 - Rock and country music artists participated in "Farm Aid", a concert staged in Champaign, Illinois to help the nation's farmers.
1989 - Songwriter Irving Berlin died at age 101.
1995 - Time Warner struck a $7.5 billion deal to buy Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
2004 - "Lost" premiered on ABC.
2005 - John Roberts' nomination as chief justice cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 13-5 vote.
2008 - The U.S. Mint unveiled the first changes to the penny in 50 years, with Abraham Lincoln's portrait still on the front, but new designs replacing the Lincoln Memorial on the back.
Birthdays
29 - Tom Felton (actor)
31 - Tatiana Maslany (actress)
32 - Laura Vandervoort (actress)
34 - Billie Piper (actress)
34 - Carley Stenson (actress)
46 - Chris Tallman (actor)
55 - Bonnie Hunt (actress)
56 - Scott Baio (actor)
58 - Joan Jett (singer)
60 - Debby Boone (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 22
1911 - Pitcher Cy Young, age 44, gained the 511th and final victory of his career as he hurled a 1-0 shutout for the Boston Rustlers against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1912 - Eddie Collins steals six bases in a game, for second time in 11 days.
1927 - Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the "long count" fight in Chicago.
1934 - The NHL approved a new rule that allowed the awarding of penalty shots.
1945 - Stan Musial gets five hits off five pitchers on five consecutive pitches.
1954 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants' players in his first game.
1956 - Nebraska defeated South Dakota 34-6 in Pete Elliott's first game as head coach.
1962 - Bob Devaney made his debut as Nebraska's football coach with a 53-0 win over South Dakota.
1968 - Minnesota Twins' Cesar Tovar pitches a hitless inning and plays all nine positions.
1969 - Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit his 600th career home run during a game in San Diego.
1969 - San Francisco Giants' outfielder Bobby Bonds establishes a Major League of Baseball record as he strikeouts for the 176th time this season.
1973 - Baltimore Orioles' player Al Bumbry hits three triples versus Milwaukee Brewers.
1973 - #2 Nebraska defeated #14 North Carolina State 31-14.
1975 - The World Football League folds.
1979 - #7 Nebraska defeated Iowa 24-21.
1984 - #1 Nebraska defeated UCLA 42-3.
1985 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ. First time a light heavyweight defeats the reigning heavyweight champion.
1987 - Boston Red Sox' Wade Boggs gets his 200th hit in five straight seasons.
1990 - Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits.
1990 - #8 Nebraska shutout Minnesota 56-0.
2004 - CBS-owned television stations are fined a total of $550,000 by the FCC for showing Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the football Super Bowl halftime show.
2006 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) tied Hank Aaron's National League home run record when he hit is 733rd.
2007 - #24 Nebraska defeated Ball State 41-40.
2012 - #25 Nebraska defeated Idaho State 73-7.
Today is the 266th day of 2016, there are 100 days left in the year.
1761 - Britain's King George III and his wife, Charlotte, were crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1776 - Nathan Hale was hanged as a spy by the British during the Revolutionary War.
1789 - Congress authorized the office of the Postmaster General.
1792 - The first French Republic was proclaimed.
1862 - President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863.
1949 - The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb.
1950 - Omar N. Bradley was promoted to the rank of five-star general, joining an elite group that included Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall and Henry H. "Hap" Arnold.
1964 - The musical "Fiddler on the Roof" opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances.
1975 - Sara Jane Moore failed in an attempt to shoot President Gerald R. Ford outside a San Francisco hotel.
1980 - The conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war.
1985 - Rock and country music artists participated in "Farm Aid", a concert staged in Champaign, Illinois to help the nation's farmers.
1989 - Songwriter Irving Berlin died at age 101.
1995 - Time Warner struck a $7.5 billion deal to buy Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
2004 - "Lost" premiered on ABC.
2005 - John Roberts' nomination as chief justice cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 13-5 vote.
2008 - The U.S. Mint unveiled the first changes to the penny in 50 years, with Abraham Lincoln's portrait still on the front, but new designs replacing the Lincoln Memorial on the back.
Birthdays
29 - Tom Felton (actor)
31 - Tatiana Maslany (actress)
32 - Laura Vandervoort (actress)
34 - Billie Piper (actress)
34 - Carley Stenson (actress)
46 - Chris Tallman (actor)
55 - Bonnie Hunt (actress)
56 - Scott Baio (actor)
58 - Joan Jett (singer)
60 - Debby Boone (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 22
1911 - Pitcher Cy Young, age 44, gained the 511th and final victory of his career as he hurled a 1-0 shutout for the Boston Rustlers against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1912 - Eddie Collins steals six bases in a game, for second time in 11 days.
1927 - Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the "long count" fight in Chicago.
1934 - The NHL approved a new rule that allowed the awarding of penalty shots.
1945 - Stan Musial gets five hits off five pitchers on five consecutive pitches.
1954 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants' players in his first game.
1956 - Nebraska defeated South Dakota 34-6 in Pete Elliott's first game as head coach.
1962 - Bob Devaney made his debut as Nebraska's football coach with a 53-0 win over South Dakota.
1968 - Minnesota Twins' Cesar Tovar pitches a hitless inning and plays all nine positions.
1969 - Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit his 600th career home run during a game in San Diego.
1969 - San Francisco Giants' outfielder Bobby Bonds establishes a Major League of Baseball record as he strikeouts for the 176th time this season.
1973 - Baltimore Orioles' player Al Bumbry hits three triples versus Milwaukee Brewers.
1973 - #2 Nebraska defeated #14 North Carolina State 31-14.
1975 - The World Football League folds.
1979 - #7 Nebraska defeated Iowa 24-21.
1984 - #1 Nebraska defeated UCLA 42-3.
1985 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ. First time a light heavyweight defeats the reigning heavyweight champion.
1987 - Boston Red Sox' Wade Boggs gets his 200th hit in five straight seasons.
1990 - Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits.
1990 - #8 Nebraska shutout Minnesota 56-0.
2004 - CBS-owned television stations are fined a total of $550,000 by the FCC for showing Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the football Super Bowl halftime show.
2006 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) tied Hank Aaron's National League home run record when he hit is 733rd.
2007 - #24 Nebraska defeated Ball State 41-40.
2012 - #25 Nebraska defeated Idaho State 73-7.
