September 3
1189 - Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned king of England.
1658 - Oliver Cromwell, the lord protector of England, died.
1783 - The Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the Revolutionary War between the United States and Britain.
1861 - During the Civil War, Confederate forces invaded the border state of Kentucky, which had declared its neutrality in the conflict.
1939 - Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland; in a radio address, Britain’s King George VI said, “With God’s help, we shall prevail.”
1943 - Allied forces invaded Italy during World War II, the same day Italian officials signed a secret armistice with the Allies.
1967 - Nguyen Van Thieu was elected president of South Vietnam.
1976 - The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking II landed on Mars and took the first pictures of the planet's surface.
1978 - Pope John Paul I was installed as the 264th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
1999 - A French judge closed a two-year inquiry into the car crash that killed Princess Diana, dismissing all charges against nine photographers and a press motorcyclist, and concluding the accident was caused by an inebriated driver.
2003 - Paul Hill, a former minister who said he murdered an abortion doctor and his escort to save the lives of unborn babies, was executed in Florida by injection, becoming the first person put to death in the United States for anti-abortion violence.
2005 - President George W. Bush ordered more than 7,000 active duty forces to the Gulf Coast as his administration intensified efforts to rescue Katrina survivors and send aid to the hurricane-ravaged region in the face of criticism it did not act quickly enough.
2009 - A private funeral was held in Glendale, California, for pop superstar Michael Jackson, whose body was entombed in a mausoleum more than two months after his death.
2013 - Ariel Castro, who’d held three women captive in his Cleveland home for nearly a decade before one escaped and alerted authorities, was found hanged in his prison cell, a suicide.
2019 - Walmart said it would stop selling ammunition for handguns and short-barrel rifles, and the store chain requested that customers not openly carry firearms in its stores; the announcement followed a shooting at a Walmart store in Texas that left 22 people dead.
2022 - Thousands of mourners lined up to pay tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that brought on the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Birthdays
21 - Kyline Alcantara (actress)
22 - Kaia Gerber (model)
31 - August Alsina (singer)
33 - Aaryn Gries (reality star)
37 - Shaun White (snowboarder)
39 - Garrett Hedlund (actor)
40 - Christine Woods (actress)
43 - Jennie Finch (softball player)
45 - Nick Wechsler (actor)
45 - Joel Johnstone (actor)
45 - Nichole Hiltz (actress)
47 - Ashley Jones (actress)
50 - Jennifer Paige (singer)
58 - Charlie Sheen (actor)
59 - Holt McCallany (actor)
66 - Steve Schirripa (actor)
68 - Steve Jones (musician)
80 - Valerie Perrine (actress)
81 - Al Jardine (singer)
83 - Pauline Collins (actress)
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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.
1928 - Ty Cobb hits the 4,189th and final hit of his career.
1957 - Warren Spahn (Milwaukee Braves) recorded his 41st career shutout.
1932 - Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics joins Babe Ruth and Hack Wilson as just the third player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs in a season.
1965 - Preparing for their move to Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels change their name to the California Angels.
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.
1970 - Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, 57, died in Washington, D.C.
1974 - Frank Robinson was named the first Black manager in MLB.
1986 - The Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7 in the 18th inning. The game ended after 14 innings were played. The two teams had used a record 53 players the day before.
1990 - Bobby Thigpen set a major league record when he got his 47th save.
1994 - Florida quarterback Terry Dean tosses an NCAA record seven touchdown passes in the first half in a 70-21 rout of New Mexico State.
1994 - Miami (FL) sets an NCAA record with their 58th consecutive home win; Alabama had the previous record with 57 straight football home wins from 1962 to 1982.
1995 - The Carolina Panthers lose to the Atlanta Falcons 23-20 in overtime in their NFL debut; the Jacksonville Jaguars fall to the Houston Oilers 10-3 in their debut game.
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.
2008 - The new Oklahoma City NBA franchise announces the team will be named the 'Thunder'; reference to powerful storms in the area.
2020 - The Philadelphia Phillies retire Dick Allen's #15.
1189 - Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned king of England.
1658 - Oliver Cromwell, the lord protector of England, died.
1783 - The Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the Revolutionary War between the United States and Britain.
1861 - During the Civil War, Confederate forces invaded the border state of Kentucky, which had declared its neutrality in the conflict.
1939 - Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland; in a radio address, Britain’s King George VI said, “With God’s help, we shall prevail.”
1943 - Allied forces invaded Italy during World War II, the same day Italian officials signed a secret armistice with the Allies.
1967 - Nguyen Van Thieu was elected president of South Vietnam.
1976 - The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking II landed on Mars and took the first pictures of the planet's surface.
1978 - Pope John Paul I was installed as the 264th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
1999 - A French judge closed a two-year inquiry into the car crash that killed Princess Diana, dismissing all charges against nine photographers and a press motorcyclist, and concluding the accident was caused by an inebriated driver.
2003 - Paul Hill, a former minister who said he murdered an abortion doctor and his escort to save the lives of unborn babies, was executed in Florida by injection, becoming the first person put to death in the United States for anti-abortion violence.
2005 - President George W. Bush ordered more than 7,000 active duty forces to the Gulf Coast as his administration intensified efforts to rescue Katrina survivors and send aid to the hurricane-ravaged region in the face of criticism it did not act quickly enough.
2009 - A private funeral was held in Glendale, California, for pop superstar Michael Jackson, whose body was entombed in a mausoleum more than two months after his death.
2013 - Ariel Castro, who’d held three women captive in his Cleveland home for nearly a decade before one escaped and alerted authorities, was found hanged in his prison cell, a suicide.
2019 - Walmart said it would stop selling ammunition for handguns and short-barrel rifles, and the store chain requested that customers not openly carry firearms in its stores; the announcement followed a shooting at a Walmart store in Texas that left 22 people dead.
2022 - Thousands of mourners lined up to pay tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that brought on the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Birthdays
21 - Kyline Alcantara (actress)
22 - Kaia Gerber (model)
31 - August Alsina (singer)
33 - Aaryn Gries (reality star)
37 - Shaun White (snowboarder)
39 - Garrett Hedlund (actor)
40 - Christine Woods (actress)
43 - Jennie Finch (softball player)
45 - Nick Wechsler (actor)
45 - Joel Johnstone (actor)
45 - Nichole Hiltz (actress)
47 - Ashley Jones (actress)
50 - Jennifer Paige (singer)
58 - Charlie Sheen (actor)
59 - Holt McCallany (actor)
66 - Steve Schirripa (actor)
68 - Steve Jones (musician)
80 - Valerie Perrine (actress)
81 - Al Jardine (singer)
83 - Pauline Collins (actress)
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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.
1928 - Ty Cobb hits the 4,189th and final hit of his career.
1957 - Warren Spahn (Milwaukee Braves) recorded his 41st career shutout.
1932 - Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics joins Babe Ruth and Hack Wilson as just the third player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs in a season.
1965 - Preparing for their move to Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels change their name to the California Angels.
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.
1970 - Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, 57, died in Washington, D.C.
1974 - Frank Robinson was named the first Black manager in MLB.
1986 - The Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7 in the 18th inning. The game ended after 14 innings were played. The two teams had used a record 53 players the day before.
1990 - Bobby Thigpen set a major league record when he got his 47th save.
1994 - Florida quarterback Terry Dean tosses an NCAA record seven touchdown passes in the first half in a 70-21 rout of New Mexico State.
1994 - Miami (FL) sets an NCAA record with their 58th consecutive home win; Alabama had the previous record with 57 straight football home wins from 1962 to 1982.
1995 - The Carolina Panthers lose to the Atlanta Falcons 23-20 in overtime in their NFL debut; the Jacksonville Jaguars fall to the Houston Oilers 10-3 in their debut game.
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.
2008 - The new Oklahoma City NBA franchise announces the team will be named the 'Thunder'; reference to powerful storms in the area.
2020 - The Philadelphia Phillies retire Dick Allen's #15.
