September 6
Today is the 250th day of 2016, there are 116 days left in the year.
1901 - President William B. McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. (McKinley died on September 14th.)
1916 - The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders. (The store was set up to allow customers to hand-pick their groceries from shelves, rather than request them from a clerk standing behind a counter.)
1925 - The silent film horror classic "The Phantom of the Opera," starring Lon Chaney, had its world premiere at the Astor Theater in New York.
1941 - Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear yellow Stars of David.
1970 - Palestinian guerrillas seized control of three jetliners, which were later blown up on the ground in Jordan after the passengers and crews were evacuated.
1985 - All 31 people aboard a Midwest Express Airlines DC-9 were killed when the Atlanta-bound jetliner crashed just after takeoff from Milwaukee's Mitchell Field.
1991 - The Soviet Union recognized the independence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Russian lawmakers also upheld a decision by residents of Leningrad to restore the city's pre-revolutionary name, St. Petersburg.
1997 - Britain bade farewell to Princess Diana with a funeral service at Westminster Abbey. More than 2 billion people watched the service worldwide on television.
2004 - Former President Bill Clinton underwent successful heart bypass surgery.
2005 - The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the nation to approve same-sex marriages. (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger later vetoed the bill.)
2006 - President George W. Bush acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects had been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials.
2007 - Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti died at age 71.
Birthdays
26 - John Wall (basketball player)
26 - Hannah Kat Jones (actress)
28 - Max George (singer)
30 - Graham Wardle (actor)
33 - Pippa Middleton (sister of Kate Middleton)
38 - Foxy Brown (rapper)
38 - Matthew Horne (actor)
40 - Naomie Harris (actress)
42 - Chad Coleman (actor)
44 - Idris Elba (actor)
44 - Anika Noni Rose (actress)
47 - Trina McGee-Davis (actress)
52 - Rosie Perez (actress)
54 - Chris Christie (politician)
58 - Jeff Foxworthy (comedian)
62 - Carly Fiorina (business executive/politician)
72 - Swoosie Kurtz (actress)
73 - Roger Waters (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 6
1905 - Frank Smith (Chicago White Sox) pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers. The game set a record for the most lopsided margin of victory for a no-hitter in AL history (15-0).
1920 - The first radio broadcast of a boxing prizefight takes place.
1924 - Urban Shocker (St. Louis Brown) pitched two complete games against the Chicago White Sox. He won both games 6-2.
1930 - The Brooklyn Dodgers rout the Philadelphia Phillies 22-8.
1943 - The youngest player to appear in an American League baseball game was pitcher Carl Scheib of the Philadelphia Athletics. Scheib was 16 years, eight months and five days old.
1946 - The All-American Football Conference plays its first game. The Cleveland Browns defeat the Miami Seahawks 44-0.
1963 - Major League Baseball plays its 100,000th game.
1975 - Czechoslovakian tennis player Martina Navratilova, in New York for the U.S. Open, requested political asylum.
1980 - College football's longest losing streak of 50 games ends for Macalaster University of St. Paul, Minnesota with a 17-14 win over Mount Senario.
1986 - #8 Nebraska defeated #11 Florida State 34-17 to open the season.
1987 - Saskatchewan Rough Riders' Dave Ridgway kicks a Canadian Football League record 60-yard field goal.
1989 - The Amateur Athletic Federation strips Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson of all track records.
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles broke Lou Gehrig's "iron man" record by playing in his 2,131st consecutive game.
1996 - Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 500th career home run. He became just the third player in major league history with 500 career home runs and 3,000 career hits.
2000 - Scott Sheldon (Texas Rangers) became the third player in major league baseball history to play all nine positions in one game.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the fifth player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season. He joined Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
2003 - #23 Nebraska defeated Utah State 31-7.
2008 - Nebraska defeated San Jose State 35-12.
2010 - New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez reaches 100 RBIs for a record 14th season, passing Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Fox, all tied at 13 seasons.
2014 - #19 Nebraska defeated McNeese State 31-24.
Today is the 250th day of 2016, there are 116 days left in the year.
1901 - President William B. McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. (McKinley died on September 14th.)
1916 - The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders. (The store was set up to allow customers to hand-pick their groceries from shelves, rather than request them from a clerk standing behind a counter.)
1925 - The silent film horror classic "The Phantom of the Opera," starring Lon Chaney, had its world premiere at the Astor Theater in New York.
1941 - Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear yellow Stars of David.
1970 - Palestinian guerrillas seized control of three jetliners, which were later blown up on the ground in Jordan after the passengers and crews were evacuated.
1985 - All 31 people aboard a Midwest Express Airlines DC-9 were killed when the Atlanta-bound jetliner crashed just after takeoff from Milwaukee's Mitchell Field.
1991 - The Soviet Union recognized the independence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Russian lawmakers also upheld a decision by residents of Leningrad to restore the city's pre-revolutionary name, St. Petersburg.
1997 - Britain bade farewell to Princess Diana with a funeral service at Westminster Abbey. More than 2 billion people watched the service worldwide on television.
2004 - Former President Bill Clinton underwent successful heart bypass surgery.
2005 - The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the nation to approve same-sex marriages. (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger later vetoed the bill.)
2006 - President George W. Bush acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects had been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials.
2007 - Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti died at age 71.
Birthdays
26 - John Wall (basketball player)
26 - Hannah Kat Jones (actress)
28 - Max George (singer)
30 - Graham Wardle (actor)
33 - Pippa Middleton (sister of Kate Middleton)
38 - Foxy Brown (rapper)
38 - Matthew Horne (actor)
40 - Naomie Harris (actress)
42 - Chad Coleman (actor)
44 - Idris Elba (actor)
44 - Anika Noni Rose (actress)
47 - Trina McGee-Davis (actress)
52 - Rosie Perez (actress)
54 - Chris Christie (politician)
58 - Jeff Foxworthy (comedian)
62 - Carly Fiorina (business executive/politician)
72 - Swoosie Kurtz (actress)
73 - Roger Waters (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 6
1905 - Frank Smith (Chicago White Sox) pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers. The game set a record for the most lopsided margin of victory for a no-hitter in AL history (15-0).
1920 - The first radio broadcast of a boxing prizefight takes place.
1924 - Urban Shocker (St. Louis Brown) pitched two complete games against the Chicago White Sox. He won both games 6-2.
1930 - The Brooklyn Dodgers rout the Philadelphia Phillies 22-8.
1943 - The youngest player to appear in an American League baseball game was pitcher Carl Scheib of the Philadelphia Athletics. Scheib was 16 years, eight months and five days old.
1946 - The All-American Football Conference plays its first game. The Cleveland Browns defeat the Miami Seahawks 44-0.
1963 - Major League Baseball plays its 100,000th game.
1975 - Czechoslovakian tennis player Martina Navratilova, in New York for the U.S. Open, requested political asylum.
1980 - College football's longest losing streak of 50 games ends for Macalaster University of St. Paul, Minnesota with a 17-14 win over Mount Senario.
1986 - #8 Nebraska defeated #11 Florida State 34-17 to open the season.
1987 - Saskatchewan Rough Riders' Dave Ridgway kicks a Canadian Football League record 60-yard field goal.
1989 - The Amateur Athletic Federation strips Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson of all track records.
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles broke Lou Gehrig's "iron man" record by playing in his 2,131st consecutive game.
1996 - Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 500th career home run. He became just the third player in major league history with 500 career home runs and 3,000 career hits.
2000 - Scott Sheldon (Texas Rangers) became the third player in major league baseball history to play all nine positions in one game.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the fifth player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season. He joined Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
2003 - #23 Nebraska defeated Utah State 31-7.
2008 - Nebraska defeated San Jose State 35-12.
2010 - New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez reaches 100 RBIs for a record 14th season, passing Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Fox, all tied at 13 seasons.
2014 - #19 Nebraska defeated McNeese State 31-24.
