September 6
Today is the 249th day of 2015, 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. (He died on Sept. 14).
1916 - The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
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.
1991 - The Soviet Union recognized the independence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Russian lawmakers upheld a decision by residents of Leningrad to restore the city's name to St. Petersburg.
1997 - Britain bade farewell to Princess Diana with a funeral service at Westminster Abbey. More than 2 billion people watched the service on television worldwide.
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
25 - John Wall (basketball player)
32 - Pippa Middleton (sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge)
37 - Foxy Brown (rapper)
43 - Anika Noni Rose (actress)
46 - Macy Gray (singer)
51 - Rosie Perez (actress)
53 - Chris Christie (politician)
57 - Jeff Foxworthy (actor/comedian)
68 - Jane Curtin (actress)
71 - Swoosie Kurtz (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 6
1905 - Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox no-hit the Detroit Tigers.
1912 - Jeff Tesreau of the New York Giants no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies.
1946 - The All-American Football Conference, a precursor to the AFL, played its first game. The Cleveland Browns beat the Miami Seahawks 44-0.
1975 - 18-year-old 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 (Minnesota), who beat Mount Senario 17-14.
1986 - #8 Nebraska defeated #11 Florida State 34-17.
1989 - The Amateur Athletic Federation strips Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson of all track records after he was found to have been using steroids.
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles broke Lou Gehrig's iron man record by playing in his 2,131st straight game.
1996 - Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 500th career home run.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the fifth player in baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a season (joining 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.
2014 - #19 Nebraska defeated McNeese State 31-24.
2010 - Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees reaches 100 RBIs for a record 14th season, passing Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Fox, all tied at 13 seasons.
Today is the 249th day of 2015, 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. (He died on Sept. 14).
1916 - The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
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.
1991 - The Soviet Union recognized the independence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Russian lawmakers upheld a decision by residents of Leningrad to restore the city's name to St. Petersburg.
1997 - Britain bade farewell to Princess Diana with a funeral service at Westminster Abbey. More than 2 billion people watched the service on television worldwide.
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
25 - John Wall (basketball player)
32 - Pippa Middleton (sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge)
37 - Foxy Brown (rapper)
43 - Anika Noni Rose (actress)
46 - Macy Gray (singer)
51 - Rosie Perez (actress)
53 - Chris Christie (politician)
57 - Jeff Foxworthy (actor/comedian)
68 - Jane Curtin (actress)
71 - Swoosie Kurtz (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 6
1905 - Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox no-hit the Detroit Tigers.
1912 - Jeff Tesreau of the New York Giants no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies.
1946 - The All-American Football Conference, a precursor to the AFL, played its first game. The Cleveland Browns beat the Miami Seahawks 44-0.
1975 - 18-year-old 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 (Minnesota), who beat Mount Senario 17-14.
1986 - #8 Nebraska defeated #11 Florida State 34-17.
1989 - The Amateur Athletic Federation strips Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson of all track records after he was found to have been using steroids.
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles broke Lou Gehrig's iron man record by playing in his 2,131st straight game.
1996 - Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 500th career home run.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the fifth player in baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a season (joining 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.
2014 - #19 Nebraska defeated McNeese State 31-24.
2010 - Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees reaches 100 RBIs for a record 14th season, passing Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Fox, all tied at 13 seasons.
