September 27
Today is the 271st day of 2016, there are 95 days left in the year.
1540 - Pope Paul III issued a papal bull establishing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, as a religious order, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola.
1779 - John Adams was named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain.
1825 - The first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated in England.
1854 - The first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean passenger vessel occurred when the steamship SS Arctic sank off Newfoundland; of the more than 400 people on board, only 86 survived.
1928 - The United States recognized the Nationalist Chinese government.
1939 - Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.
1954 - "Tonight!" hosted by Steve Allen, made its debut on NBC.
1959 - Typhoon Vera battered the Japanese island of Honshu, killing almost 5,000 people.
1964 - The Warren Commission issued a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.
1979 - Congress gave final approval for the formation of the Department of Education.
1990 - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Supreme Court nomination of David H. Souter.
1991 - The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 7-7, on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush announced in a nationally broadcast address that he was eliminating all U.S. battlefield nuclear weapons, and called on the Soviet Union to match the gesture.
1994 - More than 350 Republican congressional candidates signed the "Contract with America", a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the U.S. House.
1996 - The Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of Afghani President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah.
Birthdays
23 - Monica Puig (tennis player)
25 - Thomas Mann (actor)
30 - Arielle Vandenberg (model)
32 - Avril Lavigne (singer)
34 - Lil Wayne (rapper)
34 - Anna Camp (actress)
38 - Brad Arnold (actor)
44 - Gwyneth Paltrow (actress)
46 - Tamara Taylor (actress)
47 - Sofia Milos (actress)
51 - Steve Kerr (basketball player/coach)
64 - Gail Edwards (actress)
67 - Mike Schmidt (baseball player)
69 - Meat Loaf (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 27
1902 - Nebraska defeated Doane 51-0.
1904 - Nebraska defeated Lincoln High 17-0 in an exhibition game.
1919 - Pitcher Bob Shawkey sets New York Yankees' record with 15 strike-outs.
1921 - The New Yankees rout the Cleveland Indians 21-7.
1923 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees hits the first of his career 493 home runs.
1930 - Hack Wilson (Chicago) hit two home runs to give him 56 for the year.
1930 - Bobby Jones completes the "Grand Slam" of golf.
1930 - At the annual NHL Governor's meeting a new rule was passed concerning offsides. The rule was that "the puck must be propelled into the attacking zone before any player of the attacking side can enter that zone."
1930 - Chicago White Sox' first baseman Bud Clancy doesn't handle the ball at all in a 9-inning game versus Saint Louis Browns.
1931 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees completes his sixth straight season playing in every single game.
1942 - New York Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a first down.
1947 - Nebraska opened the season with a 17-0 loss to Indiana.
1950 - Heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis.
1952 - Nebraska defeated Oregon 28-13.
1953 - The St. Louis Browns played their final game before moving to Baltimore and becoming the Orioles.
1953 - Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal.
1956 - Olympic track and field gold medalist and Hall of Fame golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias died in Galveston, Texas, at age 45.
1958 - Nebraska lost on the road to Purdue 28-0.
1969 - Nebraska defeated Texas A&M 14-0.
1973 - California Angels' pitcher Nolan Ryan establishes a major league record striking out 383 batters in a season.
1975 - #4 Nebraska defeated TCU 56-14.
1980 - #3 Nebraska defeated #11 Penn State 21-7.
1983 - Larry Bird signed a seven-year contract with the Boston Celtics worth $15 million, making him the highest-paid player in franchise history.
1986 - #4 Nebraska defeated Oregon 48-14.
1991 - First scheduled NHL exhibition game in Saint Petersburg, Florida, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (New York Islanders versus Boston Bruins).
1996 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the second player in major league history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season.
1998 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs of the season in the final game of the year in a 6-3 win over the Montreal Expos. Chicago Cubs' slugger Sammy Sosa finished the year with 66 home runs. Both players surpassed the old single-season home run record of 61 set by Roger Maris. Also, Greg Vaughn of the San Diego Padres hit his 50th home run of the year, to join McGwire, Sosa and Ken Griffey Jr. to establish the first time four players have hit 50 or more home runs in the same season.
1999 - Tiger Stadium closed after 87 years as home of baseball's Detroit Tigers.
2000 - The United States Olympic team beats the favored Cuban team to win the country's first gold medal in baseball.
2002 - Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles signed a 12-year contract worth $115 million which included a $20.5 million signing bonus, making him the highest paid player in NFL history.
2003 - Javier Lopez (Atlanta Braves) became the first catcher to hit 42 home runs in a season.
2008 - Virginia Tech defeated Nebraska 35-30.
2009 - The Detroit Lions defeated the Washington Redskins to end a 19-game losing streak, dating back to December of 2007.
2014 - #21 Nebraska defeated Illinois 45-14.
Today is the 271st day of 2016, there are 95 days left in the year.
1540 - Pope Paul III issued a papal bull establishing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, as a religious order, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola.
1779 - John Adams was named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain.
1825 - The first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated in England.
1854 - The first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean passenger vessel occurred when the steamship SS Arctic sank off Newfoundland; of the more than 400 people on board, only 86 survived.
1928 - The United States recognized the Nationalist Chinese government.
1939 - Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.
1954 - "Tonight!" hosted by Steve Allen, made its debut on NBC.
1959 - Typhoon Vera battered the Japanese island of Honshu, killing almost 5,000 people.
1964 - The Warren Commission issued a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.
1979 - Congress gave final approval for the formation of the Department of Education.
1990 - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Supreme Court nomination of David H. Souter.
1991 - The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 7-7, on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush announced in a nationally broadcast address that he was eliminating all U.S. battlefield nuclear weapons, and called on the Soviet Union to match the gesture.
1994 - More than 350 Republican congressional candidates signed the "Contract with America", a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the U.S. House.
1996 - The Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of Afghani President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah.
Birthdays
23 - Monica Puig (tennis player)
25 - Thomas Mann (actor)
30 - Arielle Vandenberg (model)
32 - Avril Lavigne (singer)
34 - Lil Wayne (rapper)
34 - Anna Camp (actress)
38 - Brad Arnold (actor)
44 - Gwyneth Paltrow (actress)
46 - Tamara Taylor (actress)
47 - Sofia Milos (actress)
51 - Steve Kerr (basketball player/coach)
64 - Gail Edwards (actress)
67 - Mike Schmidt (baseball player)
69 - Meat Loaf (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 27
1902 - Nebraska defeated Doane 51-0.
1904 - Nebraska defeated Lincoln High 17-0 in an exhibition game.
1919 - Pitcher Bob Shawkey sets New York Yankees' record with 15 strike-outs.
1921 - The New Yankees rout the Cleveland Indians 21-7.
1923 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees hits the first of his career 493 home runs.
1930 - Hack Wilson (Chicago) hit two home runs to give him 56 for the year.
1930 - Bobby Jones completes the "Grand Slam" of golf.
1930 - At the annual NHL Governor's meeting a new rule was passed concerning offsides. The rule was that "the puck must be propelled into the attacking zone before any player of the attacking side can enter that zone."
1930 - Chicago White Sox' first baseman Bud Clancy doesn't handle the ball at all in a 9-inning game versus Saint Louis Browns.
1931 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees completes his sixth straight season playing in every single game.
1942 - New York Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a first down.
1947 - Nebraska opened the season with a 17-0 loss to Indiana.
1950 - Heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis.
1952 - Nebraska defeated Oregon 28-13.
1953 - The St. Louis Browns played their final game before moving to Baltimore and becoming the Orioles.
1953 - Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal.
1956 - Olympic track and field gold medalist and Hall of Fame golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias died in Galveston, Texas, at age 45.
1958 - Nebraska lost on the road to Purdue 28-0.
1969 - Nebraska defeated Texas A&M 14-0.
1973 - California Angels' pitcher Nolan Ryan establishes a major league record striking out 383 batters in a season.
1975 - #4 Nebraska defeated TCU 56-14.
1980 - #3 Nebraska defeated #11 Penn State 21-7.
1983 - Larry Bird signed a seven-year contract with the Boston Celtics worth $15 million, making him the highest-paid player in franchise history.
1986 - #4 Nebraska defeated Oregon 48-14.
1991 - First scheduled NHL exhibition game in Saint Petersburg, Florida, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (New York Islanders versus Boston Bruins).
1996 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the second player in major league history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season.
1998 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs of the season in the final game of the year in a 6-3 win over the Montreal Expos. Chicago Cubs' slugger Sammy Sosa finished the year with 66 home runs. Both players surpassed the old single-season home run record of 61 set by Roger Maris. Also, Greg Vaughn of the San Diego Padres hit his 50th home run of the year, to join McGwire, Sosa and Ken Griffey Jr. to establish the first time four players have hit 50 or more home runs in the same season.
1999 - Tiger Stadium closed after 87 years as home of baseball's Detroit Tigers.
2000 - The United States Olympic team beats the favored Cuban team to win the country's first gold medal in baseball.
2002 - Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles signed a 12-year contract worth $115 million which included a $20.5 million signing bonus, making him the highest paid player in NFL history.
2003 - Javier Lopez (Atlanta Braves) became the first catcher to hit 42 home runs in a season.
2008 - Virginia Tech defeated Nebraska 35-30.
2009 - The Detroit Lions defeated the Washington Redskins to end a 19-game losing streak, dating back to December of 2007.
2014 - #21 Nebraska defeated Illinois 45-14.
