September 24
1789 - Congress passed the First Judiciary Act, which provided for a U.S. attorney general and the Supreme Court.
1869 - Thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as "Black Friday" after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market.
1960 - The USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched.
1968 - The TV news magazine "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS.
1969 - The trial of the "Chicago Eight," radical antiwar and counterculture activists accused of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, began. (Five were later convicted of crossing state lines to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic convention, but the convictions were ultimately overturned.)
1976 - Former hostage Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery in San Francisco carried out by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
1991 - Children's author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as "Dr. Seuss," died at age 87.
1996 - The United States and the world's other major nuclear powers signed a treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.
2001 - President George W. Bush ordered a freeze on the assets of 27 people and organizations with suspected links to terrorism, including Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, and urged other nations to do likewise.
2013 - A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest Pakistan, killing at least 376 people.
2015 - A stampede and crush of Muslim pilgrims occurred at an intersection near a holy site in Saudi Arabia; The Associated Press estimated that more than 2,400 people were killed, while the official Saudi toll stood at 769.
2018 - As the president and top GOP lawmakers continued an aggressive drive to rally the public behind his Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh reiterated to Fox News that he had never sexually assaulted anyone.
2019 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump; the probe focused partly on whether Trump abused his presidential powers and sought help from the government of Ukraine to undermine Democratic foe Joe Biden.
Birthdays
29 - Hannah Brown (reality star)
30 - Sonya Deville (professional wrestler)
30 - Ben Platt (actor)
35 - Kyle Sullivan (actor)
41 - Paul Hamm (gymnast)
44 - Justin Bruening (actor)
47 - Ian Bohen (actor)
47 - Stephanie McMahon (professional wrestling executive)
49 - Jackie Sandler (actress)
54 - Megan Ward (actress)
61 - Nia Vardalos (actress)
65 - Kevin Sorbo (actor)
73 - Harriet Walter (actress)
75 - Gordon Clapp (actor)
77 - Joe Greene (football player)
78 - Lou Dobbs (political commentator)
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Today in Sports History - September 24
1904 - Nebraska opens the season with a 72-0 win over Grand Island.
1919 - Babe Ruth, then with the Boston Red Sox, sets the major league single season home run record at 28.
1920 - Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs in a season.
1934 - Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player.
1937 - The NHL Board of Governors introduced legislation that discouraged "icing" during the League's semi-annual meeting. The new rules would cause a face-off in the defending zone if a team shot the puck all the way down the ice without scoring a goal.
1938 - Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open.
1940 - Jimmie Foxx hit his 500th career home run.
1949 - Nebraska opens the season under new coach Bill Glassford with a 33-6 win over South Dakota.
1955 - #6 Ohio State defeats Nebraska 28-20.
1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers played their final game at Ebbets Field.
1960 - Minnesota defeats #12 Nebraska 26-14.
1966 - 4 Nebraska defeats Utah State 28-7.
1967 - Jim Bakken of the St. Louis Cardinals sets an NFL record by kicking seven field goals in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1972 - Jack Tatum, Oakland, sets NFL record with 104-yard fumble return, in a 20-14 win over Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, Green Bay Wisconsin; record tied by Aeneas Williams of the Arizona Cardinals in 2000.
1977 - #14 Nebraska defeats Baylor 31-10.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeats UCLA 42-10.
1988 - #9 Nebraska defeats Arizona State 47-16.
1988 - Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson breaks the world record in the 100 meter dash at the Seoul Summer Olympic Games with a time of 9.79 seconds. (Johnson would be disqualified and his record stricken three days later after he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs; American Carl Lewis would then be awarded the gold medal and a world record with his time of 9.92)
1994 - #2 Nebraska defeats Pacific 70-21.
2006 - The Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth since 1987.
2006 - The Atlanta Braves failed to make the playoffs for the first time in 14 years.
2011 - #9 Nebraska defeats Wyoming 38-14.
2016 - #20 Nebraska defeats Northwestern 24-13.
1789 - Congress passed the First Judiciary Act, which provided for a U.S. attorney general and the Supreme Court.
1869 - Thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as "Black Friday" after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market.
1960 - The USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched.
1968 - The TV news magazine "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS.
1969 - The trial of the "Chicago Eight," radical antiwar and counterculture activists accused of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, began. (Five were later convicted of crossing state lines to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic convention, but the convictions were ultimately overturned.)
1976 - Former hostage Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery in San Francisco carried out by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
1991 - Children's author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as "Dr. Seuss," died at age 87.
1996 - The United States and the world's other major nuclear powers signed a treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.
2001 - President George W. Bush ordered a freeze on the assets of 27 people and organizations with suspected links to terrorism, including Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, and urged other nations to do likewise.
2013 - A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest Pakistan, killing at least 376 people.
2015 - A stampede and crush of Muslim pilgrims occurred at an intersection near a holy site in Saudi Arabia; The Associated Press estimated that more than 2,400 people were killed, while the official Saudi toll stood at 769.
2018 - As the president and top GOP lawmakers continued an aggressive drive to rally the public behind his Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh reiterated to Fox News that he had never sexually assaulted anyone.
2019 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump; the probe focused partly on whether Trump abused his presidential powers and sought help from the government of Ukraine to undermine Democratic foe Joe Biden.
Birthdays
29 - Hannah Brown (reality star)
30 - Sonya Deville (professional wrestler)
30 - Ben Platt (actor)
35 - Kyle Sullivan (actor)
41 - Paul Hamm (gymnast)
44 - Justin Bruening (actor)
47 - Ian Bohen (actor)
47 - Stephanie McMahon (professional wrestling executive)
49 - Jackie Sandler (actress)
54 - Megan Ward (actress)
61 - Nia Vardalos (actress)
65 - Kevin Sorbo (actor)
73 - Harriet Walter (actress)
75 - Gordon Clapp (actor)
77 - Joe Greene (football player)
78 - Lou Dobbs (political commentator)
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Today in Sports History - September 24
1904 - Nebraska opens the season with a 72-0 win over Grand Island.
1919 - Babe Ruth, then with the Boston Red Sox, sets the major league single season home run record at 28.
1920 - Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs in a season.
1934 - Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player.
1937 - The NHL Board of Governors introduced legislation that discouraged "icing" during the League's semi-annual meeting. The new rules would cause a face-off in the defending zone if a team shot the puck all the way down the ice without scoring a goal.
1938 - Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open.
1940 - Jimmie Foxx hit his 500th career home run.
1949 - Nebraska opens the season under new coach Bill Glassford with a 33-6 win over South Dakota.
1955 - #6 Ohio State defeats Nebraska 28-20.
1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers played their final game at Ebbets Field.
1960 - Minnesota defeats #12 Nebraska 26-14.
1966 - 4 Nebraska defeats Utah State 28-7.
1967 - Jim Bakken of the St. Louis Cardinals sets an NFL record by kicking seven field goals in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1972 - Jack Tatum, Oakland, sets NFL record with 104-yard fumble return, in a 20-14 win over Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, Green Bay Wisconsin; record tied by Aeneas Williams of the Arizona Cardinals in 2000.
1977 - #14 Nebraska defeats Baylor 31-10.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeats UCLA 42-10.
1988 - #9 Nebraska defeats Arizona State 47-16.
1988 - Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson breaks the world record in the 100 meter dash at the Seoul Summer Olympic Games with a time of 9.79 seconds. (Johnson would be disqualified and his record stricken three days later after he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs; American Carl Lewis would then be awarded the gold medal and a world record with his time of 9.92)
1994 - #2 Nebraska defeats Pacific 70-21.
2006 - The Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth since 1987.
2006 - The Atlanta Braves failed to make the playoffs for the first time in 14 years.
2011 - #9 Nebraska defeats Wyoming 38-14.
2016 - #20 Nebraska defeats Northwestern 24-13.
