September 23
Today is the 266th day of 2017, there are 99 days left in the year.
63 B.C. - Caesar Augustus was born in Rome.
1779 - John Paul Jones declared "I have not yet begun to fight!" aboard the American warship Bonhomme Richard in the battle against the British man-of-war Serapis.
1780 - British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British.
1806 - After a three-year journey to the Pacific Northwest, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis.
1846 - German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune.
1930 - Musician Ray Charles was born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Ga.
1939 - Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died in London.
1952 - Vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered his "Checkers speech" rebutting charges of improper campaign financing.
1957 - Nine black students who had entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside.
1962 - New York's Philharmonic Hall (later renamed Avery Fisher Hall) formally opened as the first unit of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
1973 - Former Argentine president Juan Peron returned to power.
1987 - Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., withdrew from the Democratic presidential race following questions about his use of borrowed quotations and the portrayal of his academic record.
1990 - Iraq threatened to destroy Middle East oil fields and attack Israel if other nations tried to force it from Kuwait.
1999 - The Mars Climate Observer apparently burned up as it was about to go into orbit around the Red Planet.
2011 - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas officially requests a bid for statehood at the U.N. Security Council.
2011 - The soap opera "All My Children" broadcast its final episode on ABC, ending a 41-year run.
2016 - President Barack Obama vetoed a bill to allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, arguing it undermined national security (both the House and Senate voted to override the veto).
Birthdays
23 - Willie Jones (country singer)
26 - Clarissa Molina (pageant contestant)
30 - Skylar Astin (actor)
30 - Alysha Nett (model)
31 - Kaylee Defer (actress)
32 - Chris Johnson (football player)
33 - Annelise Van der Pol (actress)
33 - Matt Kemp (baseball player)
36 - Natalie Horler (singer)
39 - Anthony Mackie (actor)
43 - Matt Hardy (professional wrestler)
45 - Karl Pilkington (actor)
50 - LisaRaye McCoy (actress)
58 - Jason Alexander (actor)
68 - Bruce Springsteen (singer)
74 - Julio Iglesias (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 23
1845 - First baseball team, New York Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Grand Island 30-0 to open the season.
1908 - New York Giants' Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch second, causes third out in 9th inning, disallows winning run (game ends tied, Chicago Cubs win replay and pennant).
1952 - First US closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event: the Marciano-Walcott fight, in 49 theaters in 31 cities.
1961 - Nebraska defeated North Dakota 33-0 to open the season.
1962 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104.
1972 - #9 Nebraska defeated Army 77-7.
1979 - Lou Brock steals base number 938 to break Billy Hamilton's record in a 10-inning Saint Louis victory over the New York Mets, 7-4.
1983 - Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton wins his 300th game (beating Saint Louis Cardinals).
1984 - San Francisco 49ers' Joe Montana misses his first start in 49 games.
1984 - Sparky Anderson is first manager to win 100 games in both baseball leagues.
1986 - Houston Astros' Jim Deshales sets record of striking out first 8 men starting a ball game, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0.
1988 - Jose Canseco becomes Major League Baseball's first to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs.
1989 - #3 Nebraska defeated Minnesota 48-0.
1991 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated Pacific 49-7.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeated Iowa 42-13.
2001 - Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home run of the season to tie Sammy Sosa for the second most home runs in a season.
2006 - In Milwaukee's Miller Park, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 734th career homer surpassing Hank Aaron and establishing a new all-time National League home run record.
2006 - #23 Nebraska defeated Troy 56-0.
Today is the 266th day of 2017, there are 99 days left in the year.
63 B.C. - Caesar Augustus was born in Rome.
1779 - John Paul Jones declared "I have not yet begun to fight!" aboard the American warship Bonhomme Richard in the battle against the British man-of-war Serapis.
1780 - British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British.
1806 - After a three-year journey to the Pacific Northwest, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis.
1846 - German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune.
1930 - Musician Ray Charles was born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Ga.
1939 - Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died in London.
1952 - Vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered his "Checkers speech" rebutting charges of improper campaign financing.
1957 - Nine black students who had entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside.
1962 - New York's Philharmonic Hall (later renamed Avery Fisher Hall) formally opened as the first unit of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
1973 - Former Argentine president Juan Peron returned to power.
1987 - Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., withdrew from the Democratic presidential race following questions about his use of borrowed quotations and the portrayal of his academic record.
1990 - Iraq threatened to destroy Middle East oil fields and attack Israel if other nations tried to force it from Kuwait.
1999 - The Mars Climate Observer apparently burned up as it was about to go into orbit around the Red Planet.
2011 - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas officially requests a bid for statehood at the U.N. Security Council.
2011 - The soap opera "All My Children" broadcast its final episode on ABC, ending a 41-year run.
2016 - President Barack Obama vetoed a bill to allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, arguing it undermined national security (both the House and Senate voted to override the veto).
Birthdays
23 - Willie Jones (country singer)
26 - Clarissa Molina (pageant contestant)
30 - Skylar Astin (actor)
30 - Alysha Nett (model)
31 - Kaylee Defer (actress)
32 - Chris Johnson (football player)
33 - Annelise Van der Pol (actress)
33 - Matt Kemp (baseball player)
36 - Natalie Horler (singer)
39 - Anthony Mackie (actor)
43 - Matt Hardy (professional wrestler)
45 - Karl Pilkington (actor)
50 - LisaRaye McCoy (actress)
58 - Jason Alexander (actor)
68 - Bruce Springsteen (singer)
74 - Julio Iglesias (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 23
1845 - First baseball team, New York Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Grand Island 30-0 to open the season.
1908 - New York Giants' Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch second, causes third out in 9th inning, disallows winning run (game ends tied, Chicago Cubs win replay and pennant).
1952 - First US closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event: the Marciano-Walcott fight, in 49 theaters in 31 cities.
1961 - Nebraska defeated North Dakota 33-0 to open the season.
1962 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104.
1972 - #9 Nebraska defeated Army 77-7.
1979 - Lou Brock steals base number 938 to break Billy Hamilton's record in a 10-inning Saint Louis victory over the New York Mets, 7-4.
1983 - Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton wins his 300th game (beating Saint Louis Cardinals).
1984 - San Francisco 49ers' Joe Montana misses his first start in 49 games.
1984 - Sparky Anderson is first manager to win 100 games in both baseball leagues.
1986 - Houston Astros' Jim Deshales sets record of striking out first 8 men starting a ball game, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0.
1988 - Jose Canseco becomes Major League Baseball's first to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs.
1989 - #3 Nebraska defeated Minnesota 48-0.
1991 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated Pacific 49-7.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeated Iowa 42-13.
2001 - Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home run of the season to tie Sammy Sosa for the second most home runs in a season.
2006 - In Milwaukee's Miller Park, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 734th career homer surpassing Hank Aaron and establishing a new all-time National League home run record.
2006 - #23 Nebraska defeated Troy 56-0.
