September 23
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.
1939 - Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died in London.
1952 - Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his vice presidential nomination by appearing on television from Los Angeles to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising in what became known as the ''Checkers'' speech for its reference to his family's cocker spaniel.
1955 - A jury in Sumner, Mississippi acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, of killing Black teenager Emmett Till. (The two later admitted to the crime in an interview with Look magazine.)
1957 - Nine Black students who entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside.
1973 - Former Argentine president Juan Peron returned to power.
2002 - Gov. Gray Davis signed a law making California the first state to offer workers paid family leave.
2011 - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas officially requests a bid for statehood at the U.N. Security Council.
Birthdays
37 - Skylar Astin (actor)
40 - Anneliese Van der Pol (actress)
46 - Anthony Mackie (actor)
47 - Warren Kole (actor)
50 - Matt Hardy (professional wrestler)
63 - Chi McBride (actor)
65 - Jason Alexander (actor)
67 - Rosalind Chao (actress)
75 - Bruce Springsteen (singer)
77 - Mary Kay Place (actress/singer)
81 - Julio Iglesias (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 23
1845 - The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York was formed by Alexander Joy Cartwright. It was the first baseball team in America.
1926 - In the "upset of the decade," Gene Tunney beats defending champion Jack Dempsey by 10-round unanimous decision in Philadelphia to win the world heavyweight boxing championship.
1952 - Rocky Marciano continues his professional undefeated streak, knocking out world heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals steals the 938th and final base of his career, to establish a new MLB record.
1983 - Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the 16th pitcher in MLB history to win 300 games.
1983 - Pitcher Gaylord Perry announces his retirement from baseball at age 45 after a 22-year career.
1984 - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana misses his first start in 49 games.
1984 - Sparky Anderson becomes the first MLB manager to win 100 games in both leagues.
1988 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season.
1997 - The Seattle Mariners establish a new MLB record by hitting 258 home runs on the season.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 66th home run to tie Sammy Sosa for the second-most home runs in a season in MLB history.
2017 - President Donald Trump withdraws an invitation to the White House for the NBA champion Golden State Warriors after Stephen Curry says he doesn't want to attend.
2018 - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees becomes the NFL's all-time career completions leader with 6,301, breaking Brett Favre's record.
2018 - Capping a comeback from four back surgeries, Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the 80th victory of his PGA Tour career and his first in more than five years.
2022 - Roger Federer played in his final professional match after an illustrious tennis career that included 20 Grand Slam titles.
2022 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes just the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
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.
1939 - Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died in London.
1952 - Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his vice presidential nomination by appearing on television from Los Angeles to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising in what became known as the ''Checkers'' speech for its reference to his family's cocker spaniel.
1955 - A jury in Sumner, Mississippi acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, of killing Black teenager Emmett Till. (The two later admitted to the crime in an interview with Look magazine.)
1957 - Nine Black students who entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside.
1973 - Former Argentine president Juan Peron returned to power.
2002 - Gov. Gray Davis signed a law making California the first state to offer workers paid family leave.
2011 - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas officially requests a bid for statehood at the U.N. Security Council.
Birthdays
37 - Skylar Astin (actor)
40 - Anneliese Van der Pol (actress)
46 - Anthony Mackie (actor)
47 - Warren Kole (actor)
50 - Matt Hardy (professional wrestler)
63 - Chi McBride (actor)
65 - Jason Alexander (actor)
67 - Rosalind Chao (actress)
75 - Bruce Springsteen (singer)
77 - Mary Kay Place (actress/singer)
81 - Julio Iglesias (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 23
1845 - The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York was formed by Alexander Joy Cartwright. It was the first baseball team in America.
1926 - In the "upset of the decade," Gene Tunney beats defending champion Jack Dempsey by 10-round unanimous decision in Philadelphia to win the world heavyweight boxing championship.
1952 - Rocky Marciano continues his professional undefeated streak, knocking out world heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals steals the 938th and final base of his career, to establish a new MLB record.
1983 - Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the 16th pitcher in MLB history to win 300 games.
1983 - Pitcher Gaylord Perry announces his retirement from baseball at age 45 after a 22-year career.
1984 - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana misses his first start in 49 games.
1984 - Sparky Anderson becomes the first MLB manager to win 100 games in both leagues.
1988 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season.
1997 - The Seattle Mariners establish a new MLB record by hitting 258 home runs on the season.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 66th home run to tie Sammy Sosa for the second-most home runs in a season in MLB history.
2017 - President Donald Trump withdraws an invitation to the White House for the NBA champion Golden State Warriors after Stephen Curry says he doesn't want to attend.
2018 - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees becomes the NFL's all-time career completions leader with 6,301, breaking Brett Favre's record.
2018 - Capping a comeback from four back surgeries, Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the 80th victory of his PGA Tour career and his first in more than five years.
2022 - Roger Federer played in his final professional match after an illustrious tennis career that included 20 Grand Slam titles.
2022 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes just the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
