September 28
Today is the 272nd day of 2016, there are 94 days left in the year.
1066 - William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the English throne.
1542 - Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived in present-day San Diego.
1781 - The closing campaign of the American Revolution at Yorktown Heights, Virginia began.
1787 - The Congress of the Confederation voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for their approval.
1850 - Flogging was abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy.
1901 - Talk show host Ed Sullivan was born.
1914 - The First Battle of Aisne during World War I ended inconclusively.
1924 - Two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington, having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.
1928 - Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective antibiotic.
1939 - A German-Soviet agreement divided Poland between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
1958 - Voters in the African country of Guinea overwhelmingly favored independence from France.
1967 - Walter Washington became the first mayor of the District of Columbia.
1972 - Japan and Communist China agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
1989 - Former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos died while in exile in Hawaii.
1991 - Jazz great Miles Davis died at age 65.
1995 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord at the White House ending Israel's military occupation of West Bank cities and laying the foundation for a Palestinian state.
Birthdays
24 - Tyler Lockett (football player)
29 - Hilary Duff (actress)
30 - Blake Gray (country singer)
32 - Melody Thornton (singer)
34 - Matt Cohen (actor)
34 - Ranbir Kapoor (actor)
39 - Young Jeezy (rapper)
44 - Dita Von Teese (dancer)
48 - Naomi Watts (actress)
49 - Mira Sorvino (actress)
50 - Maria Canals Barrera (actress)
82 - Brigitte Bardot (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 28
1901 - Nebraska defeated Kirksville Osteopaths 5-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeated Peru State 53-0 to open the season.
1919 - The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 in the fastest nine-inning game in major league history, taking just 51 minutes.
1920 - Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the "Black Sox" scandal.
1923 - The New York Yankees rout the Boston Red Sox 24-4.
1930 - Lou Gehrig's errorless baseball streak ends at 885 consecutive games.
1935 - Nebraska defeated University of Chicago 28-7.
1936 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Redskins play a penalty-free NFL game.
1941 - The Philadelphia Phillies lose a record 111th game on the year.
1941 - Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox ends the season with a batting average of .406 (the last player to date to end the season with an average over .400).
1942 - The New York Americans NHL franchise folds.
1946 - Nebraska lost to Minnesota 33-6 to open the season.
1951 - Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams passes for an NFL record 554 yards.
1955 - The World Series between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers was the first to be televised in color.
1957 - Army defeated Nebraska 42-0.
1960 - Ted Williams hits his 521st and final home run of his career.
1963 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 14-7.
1968 - #9 Nebraska defeated #17 Minnesota 17-14.
1968 - Chuck Hixson of Southern Methodist University sets an NCAA single-game record with 69 pass attempts in a game.
1969 - Joe Kapp of the Minnesota Vikings throws an NFL record seven touchdown passes in a 52-14 win over the Baltimore Colts.
1974 - Nolan Ryan throws his third no-hitter as the California Angels defeat the Minnesota Twins.
1974 - #10 Nebraska defeated Northwestern 49-7.
1976 - Muhammad Ali retained his heavyweight championship with a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium.
1985 - #16 Nebraska defeated Oregon 63-0.
1991 - #16 Nebraska defeated #24 Arizona State 18-9.
1996 - #8 Nebraska defeated Colorado State 65-9.
2002 - #19 Iowa State defeated #20 Nebraska 36-14.
2003 - Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis player to win at Wimbledon, died.
Today is the 272nd day of 2016, there are 94 days left in the year.
1066 - William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the English throne.
1542 - Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived in present-day San Diego.
1781 - The closing campaign of the American Revolution at Yorktown Heights, Virginia began.
1787 - The Congress of the Confederation voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for their approval.
1850 - Flogging was abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy.
1901 - Talk show host Ed Sullivan was born.
1914 - The First Battle of Aisne during World War I ended inconclusively.
1924 - Two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, Washington, having completed the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.
1928 - Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective antibiotic.
1939 - A German-Soviet agreement divided Poland between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
1958 - Voters in the African country of Guinea overwhelmingly favored independence from France.
1967 - Walter Washington became the first mayor of the District of Columbia.
1972 - Japan and Communist China agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
1989 - Former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos died while in exile in Hawaii.
1991 - Jazz great Miles Davis died at age 65.
1995 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord at the White House ending Israel's military occupation of West Bank cities and laying the foundation for a Palestinian state.
Birthdays
24 - Tyler Lockett (football player)
29 - Hilary Duff (actress)
30 - Blake Gray (country singer)
32 - Melody Thornton (singer)
34 - Matt Cohen (actor)
34 - Ranbir Kapoor (actor)
39 - Young Jeezy (rapper)
44 - Dita Von Teese (dancer)
48 - Naomi Watts (actress)
49 - Mira Sorvino (actress)
50 - Maria Canals Barrera (actress)
82 - Brigitte Bardot (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 28
1901 - Nebraska defeated Kirksville Osteopaths 5-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeated Peru State 53-0 to open the season.
1919 - The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 in the fastest nine-inning game in major league history, taking just 51 minutes.
1920 - Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the "Black Sox" scandal.
1923 - The New York Yankees rout the Boston Red Sox 24-4.
1930 - Lou Gehrig's errorless baseball streak ends at 885 consecutive games.
1935 - Nebraska defeated University of Chicago 28-7.
1936 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Redskins play a penalty-free NFL game.
1941 - The Philadelphia Phillies lose a record 111th game on the year.
1941 - Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox ends the season with a batting average of .406 (the last player to date to end the season with an average over .400).
1942 - The New York Americans NHL franchise folds.
1946 - Nebraska lost to Minnesota 33-6 to open the season.
1951 - Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams passes for an NFL record 554 yards.
1955 - The World Series between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers was the first to be televised in color.
1957 - Army defeated Nebraska 42-0.
1960 - Ted Williams hits his 521st and final home run of his career.
1963 - Nebraska defeated Minnesota 14-7.
1968 - #9 Nebraska defeated #17 Minnesota 17-14.
1968 - Chuck Hixson of Southern Methodist University sets an NCAA single-game record with 69 pass attempts in a game.
1969 - Joe Kapp of the Minnesota Vikings throws an NFL record seven touchdown passes in a 52-14 win over the Baltimore Colts.
1974 - Nolan Ryan throws his third no-hitter as the California Angels defeat the Minnesota Twins.
1974 - #10 Nebraska defeated Northwestern 49-7.
1976 - Muhammad Ali retained his heavyweight championship with a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium.
1985 - #16 Nebraska defeated Oregon 63-0.
1991 - #16 Nebraska defeated #24 Arizona State 18-9.
1996 - #8 Nebraska defeated Colorado State 65-9.
2002 - #19 Iowa State defeated #20 Nebraska 36-14.
2003 - Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis player to win at Wimbledon, died.
