September 23
Today is the 266th day of 2015, there are 99 days left in the year.
63 B.C. - Caesar Augustus was born in Rome.
1779 - American commander John Paul Jones is said to have declared, "I have not yet begun to fight!" during a Revolutionary War naval battle.
1780 - British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British.
1806 - The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from the Pacific Northwest.
1846 - The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.
1930 - Musician Ray Charles was born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia.
1939 - Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died at age 83.
1952 - Republican vice presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon went on television to deliver what came to be known as the "Checkers" speech as he denied allegations 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.
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 - The soap opera "All My Children" broadcast its final episode on ABC, ending a 41-year run.
Birthdays
30 - Chris Johnson (football player)
31 - Matt Kemp (baseball player)
37 - Anthony Mackie (actor)
41 - Matt Hardy (professional wrestler)
48 - LisaRaye McCoy (actress)
53 - John Harbaugh (football coach)
56 - Jason Alexander (actor)
66 - Bruce Springsteen (rock singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 23
1845 - The first professional baseball team, the New York Knickerbockers, organize and adopt a code of rules.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Grand Island 30-0.
1908 - Fred "Bonehead" Merkle of the New York Giants fails to touch second base while running the paths, causing the third out of the 9th inning and disallowing what was the game-winning run against the Chicago Cubs. The game ends in a tie. The Cubs and Giants then replay the game with the Cubs winning and capturing the National League pennant.
1952 - The first closed-circuit pay-TV telecast of a sporting event in the United States took place. The event was a boxing match between Rocky Marciano and Jersey Joe Walcott. The event was shown in 49 theaters across 31 cities.
1961 - Nebraska defeated North Dakota 33-0.
1962 - Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers sets a new single-season steals record with his 97th stolen base of the year.
1972 - #9 Nebraska defeated Army 77-7.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals steals base number 938 to break Billy Hamilton's career record.
1983 - Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies won his 300th game.
1984 - Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers misses his first start in 49 games.
1984 - Sparky Anderson becomes the first manager to win 100 games in both leagues.
1988 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first player in baseball history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a single season.
1989 - #3 Nebraska defeated Minnesota 48-0.
1991 - Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin are inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated Pacific 49-7.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeated Iowa 42-13.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 66th home run of the season, tying him with Sammy Sosa for the second highest total in major league history.
2006 - #23 Nebraska defeated Troy 56-0.
Today is the 266th day of 2015, there are 99 days left in the year.
63 B.C. - Caesar Augustus was born in Rome.
1779 - American commander John Paul Jones is said to have declared, "I have not yet begun to fight!" during a Revolutionary War naval battle.
1780 - British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British.
1806 - The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from the Pacific Northwest.
1846 - The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.
1930 - Musician Ray Charles was born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia.
1939 - Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died at age 83.
1952 - Republican vice presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon went on television to deliver what came to be known as the "Checkers" speech as he denied allegations 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.
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 - The soap opera "All My Children" broadcast its final episode on ABC, ending a 41-year run.
Birthdays
30 - Chris Johnson (football player)
31 - Matt Kemp (baseball player)
37 - Anthony Mackie (actor)
41 - Matt Hardy (professional wrestler)
48 - LisaRaye McCoy (actress)
53 - John Harbaugh (football coach)
56 - Jason Alexander (actor)
66 - Bruce Springsteen (rock singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 23
1845 - The first professional baseball team, the New York Knickerbockers, organize and adopt a code of rules.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Grand Island 30-0.
1908 - Fred "Bonehead" Merkle of the New York Giants fails to touch second base while running the paths, causing the third out of the 9th inning and disallowing what was the game-winning run against the Chicago Cubs. The game ends in a tie. The Cubs and Giants then replay the game with the Cubs winning and capturing the National League pennant.
1952 - The first closed-circuit pay-TV telecast of a sporting event in the United States took place. The event was a boxing match between Rocky Marciano and Jersey Joe Walcott. The event was shown in 49 theaters across 31 cities.
1961 - Nebraska defeated North Dakota 33-0.
1962 - Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers sets a new single-season steals record with his 97th stolen base of the year.
1972 - #9 Nebraska defeated Army 77-7.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals steals base number 938 to break Billy Hamilton's career record.
1983 - Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies won his 300th game.
1984 - Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers misses his first start in 49 games.
1984 - Sparky Anderson becomes the first manager to win 100 games in both leagues.
1988 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first player in baseball history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a single season.
1989 - #3 Nebraska defeated Minnesota 48-0.
1991 - Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin are inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated Pacific 49-7.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeated Iowa 42-13.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 66th home run of the season, tying him with Sammy Sosa for the second highest total in major league history.
2006 - #23 Nebraska defeated Troy 56-0.
