September 30
1777 - The Continental Congress - - forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pennsylvania.
1791 - Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna, Austria.
1938 - Addressing the public after co-signing the Munich Agreement, which allowed Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain proclaimed, “I believe it is peace for our time.”
1946 - Twenty-two Nazi leaders were found guilty at the Nuremberg Trials.
1949 - The Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15 months.
1954 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
1955 - Actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision near Cholame, California.
1962 - James Meredith, a Black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith’s presence sparked rioting that left two people dead.
1966 - Botswana gains independence from Britain.
2022 - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his seven-month invasion.
Birthdays
22 - Maddie Ziegler (actress/dancer)
27 - Max Verstappen (race car driver)
32 - Chantel Jeffries (model)
40 - T-Pain (rapper)
42 - Kieran Culkin (actor)
42 - Lacey Chabert (actress)
43 - Dominique Moceanu (gymnast)
44 - Martina Hingis (tennis player)
53 - Jenna Elfman (actress)
54 - Tony Hale (actor)
60 - Monica Bellucci (actress)
61 - Eddie Montgomery (musician)
63 - Eric Stoltz (actor)
63 - Crystal Bernard (actress)
66 - Marty Stuart (musician)
67 - Fran Drescher (actress)
70 - Patrice Rushen (singer)
70 - Barry Williams (actor)
81 - Marilyn McCoo (singer)
85 - Len Cariou (actor)
89 - Johnny Mathis (singer)
91 - Cissy Houston (singer)
93 - Angie Dickinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 30
1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run, establishing a new MLB single season record which would stand until Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961. Mark McGwire would break the record in 1998 by hitting 70, and Barry Bonds topped it in 2001 with 73, which is where the record stands today.
1939 - NBC broadcast the first televised football game, a college matchup between Fordham and Waynesburg; Fordham won 34-7.
1947 - The World Series was broadcast on television for the first time, as the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1; the Yankees would go on to win the Series four games to three.
1971 - The Washington Senators played their last game in Washington before moving to Arlington, TX. They were forced to forfeit the game to the New York Yankees when fans stormed the field in an effort to take souvenirs.
1972 - Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh Pirates) recorded his 3,000th career hit. It was his last as he was killed in Venezuela during the off season.
1973 - Hank Aaron finished the season one short of Babe Ruth's record of 714 home runs. He broke the record in the first month of the 1974 season.
1984 - Mike Witt (California Angels) became only the 11th pitcher to throw a perfect game in major league baseball. He defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0.
1984 - The Los Angeles Rams set an NFL record when they registered three safeties in a 33-12 victory over the New York Giants.
1988 - The United States men's basketball team takes the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. It would be the final time the U.S. would be represented in Olympic competition by non-NBA players.
1992 - George Brett (Kansas City Royals) reached his 3,000th career hit during a game against the California Angels. He was the 18th player to reach the mark.
1995 - Albert Belle (Cleveland Indians) became the first player in history to hit 50 home runs and 50 doubles in the same season.
2002 - Chris McAlister (Baltimore Ravens) returned a missed field goal 108 yards to set an NFL record.
2018 - The New York Yankees accumulate a MLB record 267 home runs for the season, surpassing the old mark of 264 set by the Seattle Mariners in 1997.
1777 - The Continental Congress - - forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pennsylvania.
1791 - Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna, Austria.
1938 - Addressing the public after co-signing the Munich Agreement, which allowed Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain proclaimed, “I believe it is peace for our time.”
1946 - Twenty-two Nazi leaders were found guilty at the Nuremberg Trials.
1949 - The Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15 months.
1954 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
1955 - Actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision near Cholame, California.
1962 - James Meredith, a Black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith’s presence sparked rioting that left two people dead.
1966 - Botswana gains independence from Britain.
2022 - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his seven-month invasion.
Birthdays
22 - Maddie Ziegler (actress/dancer)
27 - Max Verstappen (race car driver)
32 - Chantel Jeffries (model)
40 - T-Pain (rapper)
42 - Kieran Culkin (actor)
42 - Lacey Chabert (actress)
43 - Dominique Moceanu (gymnast)
44 - Martina Hingis (tennis player)
53 - Jenna Elfman (actress)
54 - Tony Hale (actor)
60 - Monica Bellucci (actress)
61 - Eddie Montgomery (musician)
63 - Eric Stoltz (actor)
63 - Crystal Bernard (actress)
66 - Marty Stuart (musician)
67 - Fran Drescher (actress)
70 - Patrice Rushen (singer)
70 - Barry Williams (actor)
81 - Marilyn McCoo (singer)
85 - Len Cariou (actor)
89 - Johnny Mathis (singer)
91 - Cissy Houston (singer)
93 - Angie Dickinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 30
1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run, establishing a new MLB single season record which would stand until Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961. Mark McGwire would break the record in 1998 by hitting 70, and Barry Bonds topped it in 2001 with 73, which is where the record stands today.
1939 - NBC broadcast the first televised football game, a college matchup between Fordham and Waynesburg; Fordham won 34-7.
1947 - The World Series was broadcast on television for the first time, as the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1; the Yankees would go on to win the Series four games to three.
1971 - The Washington Senators played their last game in Washington before moving to Arlington, TX. They were forced to forfeit the game to the New York Yankees when fans stormed the field in an effort to take souvenirs.
1972 - Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh Pirates) recorded his 3,000th career hit. It was his last as he was killed in Venezuela during the off season.
1973 - Hank Aaron finished the season one short of Babe Ruth's record of 714 home runs. He broke the record in the first month of the 1974 season.
1984 - Mike Witt (California Angels) became only the 11th pitcher to throw a perfect game in major league baseball. He defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0.
1984 - The Los Angeles Rams set an NFL record when they registered three safeties in a 33-12 victory over the New York Giants.
1988 - The United States men's basketball team takes the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. It would be the final time the U.S. would be represented in Olympic competition by non-NBA players.
1992 - George Brett (Kansas City Royals) reached his 3,000th career hit during a game against the California Angels. He was the 18th player to reach the mark.
1995 - Albert Belle (Cleveland Indians) became the first player in history to hit 50 home runs and 50 doubles in the same season.
2002 - Chris McAlister (Baltimore Ravens) returned a missed field goal 108 yards to set an NFL record.
2018 - The New York Yankees accumulate a MLB record 267 home runs for the season, surpassing the old mark of 264 set by the Seattle Mariners in 1997.
