September 26
1777 - British troops occupied Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War.
1789 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State, John Jay was appointed the country's first chief justice and Edmund Randolph became the first attorney general.
1820 - Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri.
1888 - Poet T.S. Eliot was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
1914 - The Federal Trade Commission was established.
1950 - United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, the capital of South Korea, from the North Koreans.
1957 - The musical "West Side Story" opened on Broadway.
1960 - Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first ever televised presidential debate.
1969 - The album "Abbey Road" by the Beatles was released.
1986 - William H. Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court while Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court as an associate justice.
2000 - Slobodan Milosevic conceded that his challenger, Vojislav Kostunica, had finished first in Yugoslavia's presidential election. Milosevic declared a runoff, a move that prompted mass protests leading to his ouster.
2005 - Army Pfc. Lyndie England was convicted by a military jury on six counts stemming from the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.
2005 - International weapons inspectors announced the Irish Republican Army's full disarmament.
2007 - Myanmar began a violent crackdown on protests, beating and dragging away dozens of monks.
Birthdays
25 - Megan McKenna (reality star)
30 - Jang Keun-Suk (actor)
31 - Ashley Leggat (actress)
32 - Tia Becca (reality star)
33 - Meghan King Edmonds (reality star)
36 - Christina Milian (R&B singer)
36 - Serena Williams (tennis player)
36 - Asuka (professional wrestler)
42 - Kelly Dodd (reality star)
49 - Jim Caviezel (actor)
69 - Olivia Newton-John (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 26
1903 - Nebraska defeated Grand Island 64-.
1908 - Nebraska opened the season with a 20-0 win over Peru State
1919 - The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees 6-2 in a game that lasted 55 minutes. The game was the second game of a doubleheader.
1931 - Nebraska defeated South Dakota 44-6 to begin the season.
1942 - Iowa defeated Nebraska 27-0 in the first game of the Glenn Presnell era at Nebraska.
1947 - Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series.
1948 - The Boston Braves win their first National League pennant since 1914.
1953 - Nebraska and Illinois played to a 21-21 tie.
1959 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 32-12.
1961 - Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits his 60th home run of the year, tying Babe Ruth's single-season record.
1962 - Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers is the first player in major league history to steal 100 bases in a season (he would end the year with 104).
1964 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 26-21.
1970 - #8 Nebraska defeated Army 28-0.
1973 - Wilt Chamberlain signs with the San Diego Conquistadors of the ABA.
1975 - Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets play a doubleheader that ends at 3:15 AM.
1979 - The broadcast rights for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games are sold to ABC for $225 million.
1981 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros sets a major league record after throwing his fifth career no-hitter in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1981 - #3 Penn State defeated #15 Nebraska 30-24.
1983 - The Australia II won the America's Cup. It was the first time in 132 years that a U.S. yacht lost the cup.
1987 - #2 Nebraska defeated #12 Arizona State 35-28.
1988 - Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his Olympic 100m gold for failing drug test.
1992 - #15 Nebraska defeated Arizona State 45-24.
1998 - #2 Nebraska routed #9 Washington 55-7.
1998 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals retook the season home run lead over rival Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs after hitting his 67th and 68th home runs of the year.
2009 - #25 Nebraska defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 55-0 in a game that marked the 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium.
2012 - The National Football League and the NFL Referees Association reached an agreement to end an ongoing referee lockout. On June 4, 2012, the NFL had announced it would be hiring replacement officials after a failed attempts to resolve a labor dispute.
2015 - Nebraska defeated Southern Mississippi 36-28.
1777 - British troops occupied Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War.
1789 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State, John Jay was appointed the country's first chief justice and Edmund Randolph became the first attorney general.
1820 - Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri.
1888 - Poet T.S. Eliot was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
1914 - The Federal Trade Commission was established.
1950 - United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, the capital of South Korea, from the North Koreans.
1957 - The musical "West Side Story" opened on Broadway.
1960 - Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first ever televised presidential debate.
1969 - The album "Abbey Road" by the Beatles was released.
1986 - William H. Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court while Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court as an associate justice.
2000 - Slobodan Milosevic conceded that his challenger, Vojislav Kostunica, had finished first in Yugoslavia's presidential election. Milosevic declared a runoff, a move that prompted mass protests leading to his ouster.
2005 - Army Pfc. Lyndie England was convicted by a military jury on six counts stemming from the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.
2005 - International weapons inspectors announced the Irish Republican Army's full disarmament.
2007 - Myanmar began a violent crackdown on protests, beating and dragging away dozens of monks.
Birthdays
25 - Megan McKenna (reality star)
30 - Jang Keun-Suk (actor)
31 - Ashley Leggat (actress)
32 - Tia Becca (reality star)
33 - Meghan King Edmonds (reality star)
36 - Christina Milian (R&B singer)
36 - Serena Williams (tennis player)
36 - Asuka (professional wrestler)
42 - Kelly Dodd (reality star)
49 - Jim Caviezel (actor)
69 - Olivia Newton-John (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 26
1903 - Nebraska defeated Grand Island 64-.
1908 - Nebraska opened the season with a 20-0 win over Peru State
1919 - The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees 6-2 in a game that lasted 55 minutes. The game was the second game of a doubleheader.
1931 - Nebraska defeated South Dakota 44-6 to begin the season.
1942 - Iowa defeated Nebraska 27-0 in the first game of the Glenn Presnell era at Nebraska.
1947 - Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series.
1948 - The Boston Braves win their first National League pennant since 1914.
1953 - Nebraska and Illinois played to a 21-21 tie.
1959 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 32-12.
1961 - Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits his 60th home run of the year, tying Babe Ruth's single-season record.
1962 - Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers is the first player in major league history to steal 100 bases in a season (he would end the year with 104).
1964 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 26-21.
1970 - #8 Nebraska defeated Army 28-0.
1973 - Wilt Chamberlain signs with the San Diego Conquistadors of the ABA.
1975 - Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets play a doubleheader that ends at 3:15 AM.
1979 - The broadcast rights for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games are sold to ABC for $225 million.
1981 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros sets a major league record after throwing his fifth career no-hitter in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1981 - #3 Penn State defeated #15 Nebraska 30-24.
1983 - The Australia II won the America's Cup. It was the first time in 132 years that a U.S. yacht lost the cup.
1987 - #2 Nebraska defeated #12 Arizona State 35-28.
1988 - Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his Olympic 100m gold for failing drug test.
1992 - #15 Nebraska defeated Arizona State 45-24.
1998 - #2 Nebraska routed #9 Washington 55-7.
1998 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals retook the season home run lead over rival Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs after hitting his 67th and 68th home runs of the year.
2009 - #25 Nebraska defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 55-0 in a game that marked the 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium.
2012 - The National Football League and the NFL Referees Association reached an agreement to end an ongoing referee lockout. On June 4, 2012, the NFL had announced it would be hiring replacement officials after a failed attempts to resolve a labor dispute.
2015 - Nebraska defeated Southern Mississippi 36-28.
