December 2
1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII.
1823 - President James Monroe outlined his famous doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere.
1859 - Abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry.
1942 - The first controlled nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated at the University of Chicago.
1954 - The Senate voted to condemn Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
1957 - The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first full-scale commercial nuclear facility in the U.S., began operations. (The reactor ceased operating in 1982.)
1961 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared himself a Marxist-Leninist who would lead Cuba to Communism.
1969 - The Boeing 747 jumbo jet debuted.
1970 - The Environmental Protection Agency was established.
1980 - Four American churchwomen were raped, murdered and buried in El Salvador. (Five national guardsmen were later convicted of murder.)
1982 - Doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center performed the first implant of a permanent artificial heart in a human. Barney Clark lived 112 days with the device.
1988 - Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head an Muslim nation.
1990 - Chancellor Helmut Kohl's center-right coalition easily won the first free all-German elections since 1932.
1993 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces in Medellin.
1999 - A Protestant and Catholic cabinet convened for the first time in Northern Ireland.
2000 - Al Gore sought a recount in South Florida, while George W. Bush flatly asserted, “I’m soon to be the president” and met with GOP congressional leaders.
2001 - Enron filed for Chapter 11 protection in one of the largest corporate bankruptcies in U.S. history.
2010 - The House voted to censure Rep. Charles Rangel (D-New York) for financial and fundraising misconduct.
2015 - A couple loyal to the Islamic State group opened fire at a holiday banquet for public employees in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people and wounding 21 others before dying in a shootout with police.
2016 - A fire that raced through an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland, California, during a dance party killed 36 people.
2020 - Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine, giving the go-ahead for emergency use of the vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech.
2020 - In a video released on social media, President Donald Trump stood before a White House lectern and delivered a 46-minute diatribe against the election results that produced a win for Democrat Joe Biden, unspooling one misstatement after another to back his baseless claim that he really won.
Birthdays
23 - Amber Frank (actress)
23 - Annalise Basso (actress)
23 - Gabbi Garcia (actress)
28 - Amouranth (model)
30 - Charlie Puth (singer)
31 - Janina Manipol (model)
32 - Cassie Steele (actress)
33 - Alfred Enoch (actor)
38 - Aaron Rodgers (football player)
38 - Daniela Ruah (actress)
38 - Yvonne Orji (actress)
38 - Jana Kramer (actress/singer)
40 - Britney Spears (singer)
40 - Lesley-Ann Brandt (actress)
43 - Nelly Furtado (singer)
48 - Monica Seles (tennis player)
51 - Joe Lo Truglio (actor)
53 - Lucy Liu (actress)
53 - Rena Sofer (actress)
53 - Suzy Nakamura (actress)
58 - Brendan Coyle (actor)
61 - Joe Henry (singer)
65 - Steven Bauer (actor)
66 - Dennis Christopher (actor)
67 - Stone Phillips (broadcast journalist)
67 - Dan Butler (actor)
69 - Keith Szarabajka (actor)
72 - Ron Raines (actor)
77 - Cathy Lee Crosby (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 2
1908 - Carlisle defeats Nebraska 37-6; NU ends the season at 7-2-1 and as runner-up in the Missouri Valley (2-1).
1909 - National Hockey Association (NHA) is formed in Montreal; original members include Montreal Wanderers and Montreal Canadiens; becomes NHL after some NHA teams leave due to ownership disagreements, and create their own league.
1944 - Ohio State quarterback Les Horvath wins the Heisman Trophy.
1944 - Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 31-12; NU ends the season at 2-6 and in fourth place in the Big 6 (2-3).
1947 - Notre Dame quarterback Johnny Lujack wins the Heisman Trophy.
1951 - The Green Bay Packers retire Don Hutson's #14.
1952 - Oklahoma running back Billy Vessels wins the Heisman Trophy.
1958 - Army running back Pete Dawkins wins the Heisman Trophy.
1963 - The Major League Rules Committee banned the use of oversized catcher's mitts. The rule went into effect in 1965.
1969 - The NHL announces the addition of two new franchises: Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks.
1984 - Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins threw an NFL record 40th touchdown pass of the season.
1988 - ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.
1989 - Houston quarterback Andre Ware wins the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - Former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bobby Bonilla becomes the highest paid player in MLB, singing a five-year, $29 million contract with the New York Mets.
1993 - The Houston Rockets tie the NBA record for best start to a season at 15-0; the 1948-49 Washington Capitols also held that mark.
1996 - Clyde Drexler of the Houston Rockets became the fourth player in NBA history to record 2,000 career steals.
1997 - Latrell Sprewell's $32 million contract was terminated by the Golden State Warriors. The termination came one day after Sprewell assaulted head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
2006 - #8 Oklahoma defeats #19 Nebraska 21-7 in the Big 12 Conference Championship Game in Kansas City.
1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII.
1823 - President James Monroe outlined his famous doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere.
1859 - Abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry.
1942 - The first controlled nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated at the University of Chicago.
1954 - The Senate voted to condemn Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
1957 - The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first full-scale commercial nuclear facility in the U.S., began operations. (The reactor ceased operating in 1982.)
1961 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared himself a Marxist-Leninist who would lead Cuba to Communism.
1969 - The Boeing 747 jumbo jet debuted.
1970 - The Environmental Protection Agency was established.
1980 - Four American churchwomen were raped, murdered and buried in El Salvador. (Five national guardsmen were later convicted of murder.)
1982 - Doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center performed the first implant of a permanent artificial heart in a human. Barney Clark lived 112 days with the device.
1988 - Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head an Muslim nation.
1990 - Chancellor Helmut Kohl's center-right coalition easily won the first free all-German elections since 1932.
1993 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces in Medellin.
1999 - A Protestant and Catholic cabinet convened for the first time in Northern Ireland.
2000 - Al Gore sought a recount in South Florida, while George W. Bush flatly asserted, “I’m soon to be the president” and met with GOP congressional leaders.
2001 - Enron filed for Chapter 11 protection in one of the largest corporate bankruptcies in U.S. history.
2010 - The House voted to censure Rep. Charles Rangel (D-New York) for financial and fundraising misconduct.
2015 - A couple loyal to the Islamic State group opened fire at a holiday banquet for public employees in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people and wounding 21 others before dying in a shootout with police.
2016 - A fire that raced through an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland, California, during a dance party killed 36 people.
2020 - Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine, giving the go-ahead for emergency use of the vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech.
2020 - In a video released on social media, President Donald Trump stood before a White House lectern and delivered a 46-minute diatribe against the election results that produced a win for Democrat Joe Biden, unspooling one misstatement after another to back his baseless claim that he really won.
Birthdays
23 - Amber Frank (actress)
23 - Annalise Basso (actress)
23 - Gabbi Garcia (actress)
28 - Amouranth (model)
30 - Charlie Puth (singer)
31 - Janina Manipol (model)
32 - Cassie Steele (actress)
33 - Alfred Enoch (actor)
38 - Aaron Rodgers (football player)
38 - Daniela Ruah (actress)
38 - Yvonne Orji (actress)
38 - Jana Kramer (actress/singer)
40 - Britney Spears (singer)
40 - Lesley-Ann Brandt (actress)
43 - Nelly Furtado (singer)
48 - Monica Seles (tennis player)
51 - Joe Lo Truglio (actor)
53 - Lucy Liu (actress)
53 - Rena Sofer (actress)
53 - Suzy Nakamura (actress)
58 - Brendan Coyle (actor)
61 - Joe Henry (singer)
65 - Steven Bauer (actor)
66 - Dennis Christopher (actor)
67 - Stone Phillips (broadcast journalist)
67 - Dan Butler (actor)
69 - Keith Szarabajka (actor)
72 - Ron Raines (actor)
77 - Cathy Lee Crosby (actress)
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Today in Sports History - December 2
1908 - Carlisle defeats Nebraska 37-6; NU ends the season at 7-2-1 and as runner-up in the Missouri Valley (2-1).
1909 - National Hockey Association (NHA) is formed in Montreal; original members include Montreal Wanderers and Montreal Canadiens; becomes NHL after some NHA teams leave due to ownership disagreements, and create their own league.
1944 - Ohio State quarterback Les Horvath wins the Heisman Trophy.
1944 - Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 31-12; NU ends the season at 2-6 and in fourth place in the Big 6 (2-3).
1947 - Notre Dame quarterback Johnny Lujack wins the Heisman Trophy.
1951 - The Green Bay Packers retire Don Hutson's #14.
1952 - Oklahoma running back Billy Vessels wins the Heisman Trophy.
1958 - Army running back Pete Dawkins wins the Heisman Trophy.
1963 - The Major League Rules Committee banned the use of oversized catcher's mitts. The rule went into effect in 1965.
1969 - The NHL announces the addition of two new franchises: Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks.
1984 - Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins threw an NFL record 40th touchdown pass of the season.
1988 - ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.
1989 - Houston quarterback Andre Ware wins the Heisman Trophy.
1991 - Former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bobby Bonilla becomes the highest paid player in MLB, singing a five-year, $29 million contract with the New York Mets.
1993 - The Houston Rockets tie the NBA record for best start to a season at 15-0; the 1948-49 Washington Capitols also held that mark.
1996 - Clyde Drexler of the Houston Rockets became the fourth player in NBA history to record 2,000 career steals.
1997 - Latrell Sprewell's $32 million contract was terminated by the Golden State Warriors. The termination came one day after Sprewell assaulted head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
2006 - #8 Oklahoma defeats #19 Nebraska 21-7 in the Big 12 Conference Championship Game in Kansas City.
