September 7
Today is the 250th day of 2015, there are 115 days left in the year.
1533 - England's Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich.
1822 - Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.
1901 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ended with the signing of the Peking Protocol (Peace of Beijing).
1927 - TV pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth succeeded in transmitting an image through purely electronic means by using a device called an image dissector.
1936 - Rock musician Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas.
1940 - The German air force began its blitz on London during World War II.
1957 - NBC-TV debuted the original version of its animated peacock logo.
1977 - The Panama Canal treaties, calling for the United States to turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington, D.C.
1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its cable television debut.
1986 - Desmond Tutu was installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.
1990 - Kimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Florida came forward to identify herself as the woman who had been infected with AIDS, apparently by her late dentist. (She died the following year.)
1996 - Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later at age 25.
2006 - Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage confirmed he was the source of a leak that disclosed the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame, saying he didn't realize Plame's job was covert.
2008 - Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship.
Birthdays
24 - Jennifer Veal (actress)
25 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
27 - Kevin Love (basketball player)
28 - Evan Rachel Wood (actress)
37 - Devon Sawa (actor)
42 - Shannon Elizabeth (actress)
44 - Briana Scurry (soccer player)
61 - Corbin Bernsen (actor)
61 - Michael Emerson (actor)
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Today in Sports History - September 7
1892 - James J. Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round in New Orleans for the heavyweight championship.
1923 - Howard Ehmke of the Boston Red Sox no-hits the Philadelphia Athletics.
1952 - Whitey Ford becomes the fifth pitcher in major league history to hurl consecutive one-hitters.
1963 - The Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
1985 - #10 Nebraska lost to #17 Florida State 17-13.
1986 - Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins threw his 100th career touchdown pass in just his 44th NFL game, setting a new NFL record.
1988 - Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
1991 - #14 Nebraska defeated Utah State 59-28.
1991 - Monica Seles wins the U.S. Open.
1996 - #1 Nebraska defeated Michigan State 55-14.
1998 - St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit his 61st home run of the year, tying Roger Maris' single-season home run record.
2002 - #9 Nebraska defeated Utah State 44-13.
2008 - Serena Williams wins her third U.S. Open championship.
2013 - #22 Nebraska defeated Southern Mississippi 56-13.
Today is the 250th day of 2015, there are 115 days left in the year.
1533 - England's Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich.
1822 - Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.
1901 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ended with the signing of the Peking Protocol (Peace of Beijing).
1927 - TV pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth succeeded in transmitting an image through purely electronic means by using a device called an image dissector.
1936 - Rock musician Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas.
1940 - The German air force began its blitz on London during World War II.
1957 - NBC-TV debuted the original version of its animated peacock logo.
1977 - The Panama Canal treaties, calling for the United States to turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington, D.C.
1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its cable television debut.
1986 - Desmond Tutu was installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.
1990 - Kimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Florida came forward to identify herself as the woman who had been infected with AIDS, apparently by her late dentist. (She died the following year.)
1996 - Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later at age 25.
2006 - Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage confirmed he was the source of a leak that disclosed the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame, saying he didn't realize Plame's job was covert.
2008 - Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship.
Birthdays
24 - Jennifer Veal (actress)
25 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
27 - Kevin Love (basketball player)
28 - Evan Rachel Wood (actress)
37 - Devon Sawa (actor)
42 - Shannon Elizabeth (actress)
44 - Briana Scurry (soccer player)
61 - Corbin Bernsen (actor)
61 - Michael Emerson (actor)
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Today in Sports History - September 7
1892 - James J. Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round in New Orleans for the heavyweight championship.
1923 - Howard Ehmke of the Boston Red Sox no-hits the Philadelphia Athletics.
1952 - Whitey Ford becomes the fifth pitcher in major league history to hurl consecutive one-hitters.
1963 - The Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
1985 - #10 Nebraska lost to #17 Florida State 17-13.
1986 - Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins threw his 100th career touchdown pass in just his 44th NFL game, setting a new NFL record.
1988 - Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
1991 - #14 Nebraska defeated Utah State 59-28.
1991 - Monica Seles wins the U.S. Open.
1996 - #1 Nebraska defeated Michigan State 55-14.
1998 - St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit his 61st home run of the year, tying Roger Maris' single-season home run record.
2002 - #9 Nebraska defeated Utah State 44-13.
2008 - Serena Williams wins her third U.S. Open championship.
2013 - #22 Nebraska defeated Southern Mississippi 56-13.
