August 30
1861 - Union Gen. John C. Fremont instituted martial law in Missouri and declared slaves there to be free. (However, Fremont’s emancipation order was countermanded by President Abraham Lincoln.)
1862 - The Second Battle of Bull Run took place during the Civil War.
1941 - The two-year siege of Leningrad during World War II began.
1945 - U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to set up Allied occupation headquarters.
1963 - A hot line between the Kremlin and the White House went into operation to reduce the chances of an accidental war.
1967 - Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, committed suicide.
1967 - The Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1983 - Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first Black American astronaut to travel in space as he blasted off aboard the Challenger.
1991 - Azerbaijan declared its independence, joining the stampede of republics seeking to secede from the Soviet Union.
1993 - “The Late Show with David Letterman” premiered on CBS-TV.
1997 - Americans received word of the car crash in Paris that claimed the lives of Britain's Princess Diana, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. (Because of the time difference, it was August 31 where the crash occurred.)
1999 - East Timor declared its independence from Indonesia.
2005 - A day after Hurricane Katrina hit, floods were covering 80 percent of New Orleans, looting continued to spread and rescuers in helicopters and boats picked up hundreds of stranded people.
2007 - In a serious breach of nuclear security, a B-52 bomber armed with six nuclear warheads flew cross-country unnoticed; the Air Force later punished 70 people.
2017 - The former Hurricane Harvey completed a U-turn in the Gulf of Mexico and rolled ashore for the second time in six days, hitting southwestern Louisiana as a tropical storm with heavy rains and winds of 45 miles an hour. Floodwaters began to recede in Houston, where thousands of homes were flooded.
2017 - A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked most of a new state law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they were in the country legally; the law also threatened sheriffs with jail time for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities. (The crackdown on “
2021 - The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war with the Taliban back in power, as Air Force transport planes carried a remaining contingent of troops from Kabul airport; officials put the number of Americans remaining in Afghanistan at under 200 and said they would keep working to get those people out. After watching the last U.S. planes disappear into the sky over Afghanistan, Taliban fighters fired their guns into the air, celebrating victory after a 20-year insurgency.
Birthdays
33 - Bebe Rexha (singer)
35 - Cameron Finley (actor)
35 - Johanna Braddy (actress)
36 - Camilla Poindexter (reality star/model)
37 - Rachael Price (singer)
40 - Andy Roddick (tennis player)
41 - Adam Wainwright (baseball player)
45 - Michael Gladis (actor)
45 - Raul Castillo (actor)
49 - Lisa Ling (TV personality)
50 - Cameron Diaz (actress)
51 - Sherrie Austin (singer)
56 - Michael Michele (actress)
59 - Michael Chiklis (actor)
68 - David Paymer (actor)
71 - Timothy Bottoms (actor)
74 - Lewis Black (comedian)
80 - John Kani (actor)
81 - Ben Jones (actor)
83 - Elizabeth Ashley (actress)
92 - Warren Buffett (investor)
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Today in Sports History - August 30
1905 - Ty Cobb made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers.
1918 - The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0 in a game that took only 57 minutes to complete.
1965 - Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball.
1984 - President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
1987 - Canada's Ben Johnson set the world record in the 100 meter race at 9.83. Johnson later lost the record due to steroid use.
1987 - Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins goes 6-for-6 at the plate against the Milwaukee Brewers.
1991 - American track star Mike Powell sets a new world record in the men's long jump at the World Championships in Tokyo with a leap of 29-feet, 4.5 inches. (The record still stands today).
1997 - #6 Nebraska opens the season with a 59-14 win over Akron.
2001 - Ashley Martin became the first woman to play in and score in a Division I football game. She kicked three extra points in a game for I-AA (FCS) Jacksonville State against Cumberland.
2002 - The major league baseball players union and the team owners came to an agreement that avoided a player's strike set to begin on this day.
2003 - Nebraska opens the season with a 17-7 win over #24 Oklahoma State.
2006 - Pitcher Greg Maddux wins his 330th game of his career.
2008 - The Bo Pelini era begins as Nebraska opens the season with a 47-24 win over Western Michigan.
2012 - Andy Roddick announces his retirement from tennis following that year's U.S. Open.
2014 - #22 Nebraska opens the season with a 55-7 win over Florida Atlantic.
1861 - Union Gen. John C. Fremont instituted martial law in Missouri and declared slaves there to be free. (However, Fremont’s emancipation order was countermanded by President Abraham Lincoln.)
1862 - The Second Battle of Bull Run took place during the Civil War.
1941 - The two-year siege of Leningrad during World War II began.
1945 - U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to set up Allied occupation headquarters.
1963 - A hot line between the Kremlin and the White House went into operation to reduce the chances of an accidental war.
1967 - Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, committed suicide.
1967 - The Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1983 - Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first Black American astronaut to travel in space as he blasted off aboard the Challenger.
1991 - Azerbaijan declared its independence, joining the stampede of republics seeking to secede from the Soviet Union.
1993 - “The Late Show with David Letterman” premiered on CBS-TV.
1997 - Americans received word of the car crash in Paris that claimed the lives of Britain's Princess Diana, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. (Because of the time difference, it was August 31 where the crash occurred.)
1999 - East Timor declared its independence from Indonesia.
2005 - A day after Hurricane Katrina hit, floods were covering 80 percent of New Orleans, looting continued to spread and rescuers in helicopters and boats picked up hundreds of stranded people.
2007 - In a serious breach of nuclear security, a B-52 bomber armed with six nuclear warheads flew cross-country unnoticed; the Air Force later punished 70 people.
2017 - The former Hurricane Harvey completed a U-turn in the Gulf of Mexico and rolled ashore for the second time in six days, hitting southwestern Louisiana as a tropical storm with heavy rains and winds of 45 miles an hour. Floodwaters began to recede in Houston, where thousands of homes were flooded.
2017 - A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked most of a new state law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they were in the country legally; the law also threatened sheriffs with jail time for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities. (The crackdown on “
2021 - The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war with the Taliban back in power, as Air Force transport planes carried a remaining contingent of troops from Kabul airport; officials put the number of Americans remaining in Afghanistan at under 200 and said they would keep working to get those people out. After watching the last U.S. planes disappear into the sky over Afghanistan, Taliban fighters fired their guns into the air, celebrating victory after a 20-year insurgency.
Birthdays
33 - Bebe Rexha (singer)
35 - Cameron Finley (actor)
35 - Johanna Braddy (actress)
36 - Camilla Poindexter (reality star/model)
37 - Rachael Price (singer)
40 - Andy Roddick (tennis player)
41 - Adam Wainwright (baseball player)
45 - Michael Gladis (actor)
45 - Raul Castillo (actor)
49 - Lisa Ling (TV personality)
50 - Cameron Diaz (actress)
51 - Sherrie Austin (singer)
56 - Michael Michele (actress)
59 - Michael Chiklis (actor)
68 - David Paymer (actor)
71 - Timothy Bottoms (actor)
74 - Lewis Black (comedian)
80 - John Kani (actor)
81 - Ben Jones (actor)
83 - Elizabeth Ashley (actress)
92 - Warren Buffett (investor)
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Today in Sports History - August 30
1905 - Ty Cobb made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers.
1918 - The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0 in a game that took only 57 minutes to complete.
1965 - Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball.
1984 - President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
1987 - Canada's Ben Johnson set the world record in the 100 meter race at 9.83. Johnson later lost the record due to steroid use.
1987 - Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins goes 6-for-6 at the plate against the Milwaukee Brewers.
1991 - American track star Mike Powell sets a new world record in the men's long jump at the World Championships in Tokyo with a leap of 29-feet, 4.5 inches. (The record still stands today).
1997 - #6 Nebraska opens the season with a 59-14 win over Akron.
2001 - Ashley Martin became the first woman to play in and score in a Division I football game. She kicked three extra points in a game for I-AA (FCS) Jacksonville State against Cumberland.
2002 - The major league baseball players union and the team owners came to an agreement that avoided a player's strike set to begin on this day.
2003 - Nebraska opens the season with a 17-7 win over #24 Oklahoma State.
2006 - Pitcher Greg Maddux wins his 330th game of his career.
2008 - The Bo Pelini era begins as Nebraska opens the season with a 47-24 win over Western Michigan.
2012 - Andy Roddick announces his retirement from tennis following that year's U.S. Open.
2014 - #22 Nebraska opens the season with a 55-7 win over Florida Atlantic.
