September 3
Today is the 247th day of 2016, there are 119 days left in the year.
1189 - England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1658 - Oliver Cromwell, England's lord protector, died.
1783 - The Treaty of Paris officially ended America's Revolutionary War.
1868 - The Japanese city of Edo was renamed Tokyo.
1914 - Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa became pope and took the name Benedict XV.
1929 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 381.17, it's pre-crash high.
1939 - Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and France declared war on Germany during World War II, two days after the German invasion of Poland.
1962 - Poet E. E. Cummings died in New Hampshire at age 67.
1976 - The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the planet's surface.
1978 - Pope John Paul I was installed as the 264th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
2004 - A three-day hostage siege at a school in Beslan, Russia, ended in bloody chaos after Chechen militants set off bombs and Russian commandos stormed the building; more than 330 people were killed, most of them children.
2005 - President George W. Bush ordered more than 7,000 active duty forces to the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
2005 - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died at age 80.
Birthdays
24 - August Alsina (R&B singer)
26 - Rita Volk (actress)
29 - Faye Brookes (actress)
30 - Shaun White (snowboarder)
32 - Garrett Hedlund (actor)
32 - Mason Crosby (football player)
33 - Nick Hall (comedian)
35 - Fearne Cotton (TV host)
36 - Jennie Finch (softball player)
38 - Nick Wechsler (actor)
51 - Charlie Sheen (actor)
56 - Dave Ramsey (financial advisor)
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Today in Sports History - September 3
1895 - The first professional football game was played in Latrobe, PA. The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0.
1917 - Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader.
1947 - The New York Yankees record a record 18 singles in a 11-2 win over the Boston Red Sox.
1957 - Warren Spahn sets a major league record for most shutouts by a lefty with 41.
1965 - Jim Hickman becomes the first member of the New York Mets to hit three home runs in a game.
1966 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) signed his first NHL contract. The two-year deal paid $70,000 plus a signing bonus, gave Orr the top salary in hockey.
1968 - The Chicago White Sox set an American League record with 39 losses on the year by one run.
1970 - Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi died at age 57 of cancer.
1970 - Billy Williams (Chicago Cubs) ended his National League record of 1,117 consecutive games played.
1974 - Oscar Robertson announces his retirement from basketball.
1974 - Frank Robinson was named the first African American manager in Major League Baseball.
1977 - Japanese superstar Sadaharu Oh hits his 756th career homer to surpass Hank Aaron as the All-time career home run leader in professional baseball.
1981 - The Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners play nineteen innings to a 7-7 tie. The game ends with the Mariners winning 8-7 in 20 innings when the suspended game is resumed the next day making it the longest game played in Fenway Park history.
1985 - Gary Carter of the New York Mets hits three consecutive home runs.
1988 - #2 Nebraska defeated Utah State 63-13.
1999 - Mario Lemieux's ownership group officially took over the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux became the first player in the modern era of sports to buy the team he had once played for.
2000 - Kenny Lofton tied a major league record when he scored in his 18th straight game.
2001 - Bud Smith became the 16th major league rookie to throw a no-hitter. It was his 11th career start.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Maine 25-7 to open the season.
2006 - Tennis player Andre Agassi announced his retirement.
2011 - #10 Nebraska defeated Chattanooga 40-7 to open the season.
Today is the 247th day of 2016, there are 119 days left in the year.
1189 - England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1658 - Oliver Cromwell, England's lord protector, died.
1783 - The Treaty of Paris officially ended America's Revolutionary War.
1868 - The Japanese city of Edo was renamed Tokyo.
1914 - Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa became pope and took the name Benedict XV.
1929 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 381.17, it's pre-crash high.
1939 - Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and France declared war on Germany during World War II, two days after the German invasion of Poland.
1962 - Poet E. E. Cummings died in New Hampshire at age 67.
1976 - The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the planet's surface.
1978 - Pope John Paul I was installed as the 264th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
2004 - A three-day hostage siege at a school in Beslan, Russia, ended in bloody chaos after Chechen militants set off bombs and Russian commandos stormed the building; more than 330 people were killed, most of them children.
2005 - President George W. Bush ordered more than 7,000 active duty forces to the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
2005 - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died at age 80.
Birthdays
24 - August Alsina (R&B singer)
26 - Rita Volk (actress)
29 - Faye Brookes (actress)
30 - Shaun White (snowboarder)
32 - Garrett Hedlund (actor)
32 - Mason Crosby (football player)
33 - Nick Hall (comedian)
35 - Fearne Cotton (TV host)
36 - Jennie Finch (softball player)
38 - Nick Wechsler (actor)
51 - Charlie Sheen (actor)
56 - Dave Ramsey (financial advisor)
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Today in Sports History - September 3
1895 - The first professional football game was played in Latrobe, PA. The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0.
1917 - Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader.
1947 - The New York Yankees record a record 18 singles in a 11-2 win over the Boston Red Sox.
1957 - Warren Spahn sets a major league record for most shutouts by a lefty with 41.
1965 - Jim Hickman becomes the first member of the New York Mets to hit three home runs in a game.
1966 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) signed his first NHL contract. The two-year deal paid $70,000 plus a signing bonus, gave Orr the top salary in hockey.
1968 - The Chicago White Sox set an American League record with 39 losses on the year by one run.
1970 - Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi died at age 57 of cancer.
1970 - Billy Williams (Chicago Cubs) ended his National League record of 1,117 consecutive games played.
1974 - Oscar Robertson announces his retirement from basketball.
1974 - Frank Robinson was named the first African American manager in Major League Baseball.
1977 - Japanese superstar Sadaharu Oh hits his 756th career homer to surpass Hank Aaron as the All-time career home run leader in professional baseball.
1981 - The Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners play nineteen innings to a 7-7 tie. The game ends with the Mariners winning 8-7 in 20 innings when the suspended game is resumed the next day making it the longest game played in Fenway Park history.
1985 - Gary Carter of the New York Mets hits three consecutive home runs.
1988 - #2 Nebraska defeated Utah State 63-13.
1999 - Mario Lemieux's ownership group officially took over the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux became the first player in the modern era of sports to buy the team he had once played for.
2000 - Kenny Lofton tied a major league record when he scored in his 18th straight game.
2001 - Bud Smith became the 16th major league rookie to throw a no-hitter. It was his 11th career start.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Maine 25-7 to open the season.
2006 - Tennis player Andre Agassi announced his retirement.
2011 - #10 Nebraska defeated Chattanooga 40-7 to open the season.
