November 16
1864 - Gen. William T. Sherman and his Union troops began their "March to the Sea" during the Civil War.
1907 - Oklahoma became the 46th state.
1914 - The newly created Federal Reserve Banks opened in 12 cities.
1933 - The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.
1961 - House Speaker Samuel T. Rayburn died in Bonham, Texas, having served as speaker since 1940 except for two terms.
1966 - Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in his second trial on charges of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, in 1954.
1973 - President Richard Nixon signed a bill authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
1973 - Skylab 4, with three astronauts on board, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on an 84-day mission.
1981 - The Senate confirmed Dr. C. Everett Koop to be surgeon general.
1988 - Estonia's parliament declared the Baltic republic sovereign.
1991 - Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards won a landslide victory in his bid to return to office, defeating State Rep. David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader.
1995 - Attorney General Janet Reno disclosed that she had Parkinson's Disease.
2001 - Congress passed a law mandating that airport screeners be federal employees.
2001 - Investigators found a letter addressed to Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., containing anthrax; it was the second letter bearing the deadly germ known to have been sent to Capitol Hill.
2004 - President George W. Bush nominated National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.
2006 - Democrats embraced Nancy Pelosi as the first female House speaker in history, but then selected Steny Hoyer as majority leader against her wishes.
2010 - U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel was convicted on 11 of 13 charges related to financial misconduct, prompting fellow lawmakers to censure the 80-year-old New York Democrat.
2010 - The engagement of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton was announced in London.
2010 - President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first living service member from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to receive the nation's top military award.
2018 - A U.S. official said intelligence officials had concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2020 - A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine — this one from Moderna Inc. — yielded extraordinarily strong early results; Moderna said the vaccine appeared to be 94.5% effective.
Birthdays
26 - Noah Gray-Cabey (actor)
28 - Casey Moss (actor)
28 - Pete Davidson (actor/comedian)
31 - Amanda Clapham (actress)
34 - Vicky Pattison (reality star)
37 - Kimberly J. Brown (actress)
37 - Gemma Atkinson (model)
38 - Janette Manrara (dancer)
39 - Amare Stoudemire (basketball player)
42 - Trevor Penick (singer)
44 - Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress)
44 - Oksana Baiul (figure skater)
47 - Brooke Elliott (actress)
49 - Missi Pyle (actress)
49 - Brandi Glanville (reality star)
49 - Michael Irby (actor)
51 - Martha Plimpton (actress)
53 - Tammy Lauren (actress)
54 - Lisa Bonet (actress)
57 - Harry Lennix (actor)
57 - Dwight Gooden (baseball player)
62 - Helen Pearson (actress)
63 - Marg Helgenberger (actress)
70 - Miguel Sandoval (actor)
71 - David Leisure (actor)
76 - Steve Railsback (actor)
79 - Joanna Pettet (actress)
86 - Elizabeth Drew (journalist)
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Today in Sports History - November 16
1895 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 8-4.
1901 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 29-5.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Denver 63-0.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 14-3.
1918 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 20-0.
1924 - Cleveland Bulldogs lose, 12-7 to Frankford Yellow Jackets at Dunn Field; ends 31-game undefeated streak; NFL and major-league football record.
1926 - The New York Rangers played their first game in the NHL. They beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0.
1929 - Nebraska and Oklahoma played to a 13-13 tie.
1935 - Pittsburgh defeats Nebraska 6-0.
1940 - #11 Nebraska defeats Pittsburgh 9-7.
1946 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 33-0.
1957 - Colorado defeats Nebraska 27-0.
1957 - Jim Brown (Cleveland Browns) set an NFL season rushing record of 1,163 yards after only eight games.
1957 - Oklahoma's 57-game NCAA winning streak in football is snapped with a 7-0 loss to Notre Dame.
1958 - Bill Russell (Boston Celtics) set a new NBA record when he got 32 rebounds in the first half of a game.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 73 points against the New York Knicks.
1963 - #10 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma State 20-16.
1968 - Nebraska defeats Colorado 22-6.
1969 - U.S. President Nixon became the first president to attend a regular season National Football League (NFL) game while in office. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 41-28.
1974 - #6 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 35-7.
1982 - An agreement was announced in the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players.
1985 - #2 Nebraska defeats Kansas 56-6.
1991 - #11 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 38-13.
1994 - Major League Soccer announced that it would start its inaugural season in 1996.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 49-14.
1997 - Morton Anderson (New Orleans Saints) became only the fifth player in NFL history to reach 1,600 career points when he kicked an extra point.
1998 - Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards.
2002 - #11 Kansas State defeats Nebraska 49-13.
2013 - #14 Michigan State defeats Nebraska 41-28.
2014 - Kevin Harvick driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by 1 point from Ryan Newman.
2019 - #15 Wisconsin defeats Nebraska 37-21.
1864 - Gen. William T. Sherman and his Union troops began their "March to the Sea" during the Civil War.
1907 - Oklahoma became the 46th state.
1914 - The newly created Federal Reserve Banks opened in 12 cities.
1933 - The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.
1961 - House Speaker Samuel T. Rayburn died in Bonham, Texas, having served as speaker since 1940 except for two terms.
1966 - Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in his second trial on charges of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, in 1954.
1973 - President Richard Nixon signed a bill authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
1973 - Skylab 4, with three astronauts on board, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on an 84-day mission.
1981 - The Senate confirmed Dr. C. Everett Koop to be surgeon general.
1988 - Estonia's parliament declared the Baltic republic sovereign.
1991 - Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards won a landslide victory in his bid to return to office, defeating State Rep. David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader.
1995 - Attorney General Janet Reno disclosed that she had Parkinson's Disease.
2001 - Congress passed a law mandating that airport screeners be federal employees.
2001 - Investigators found a letter addressed to Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., containing anthrax; it was the second letter bearing the deadly germ known to have been sent to Capitol Hill.
2004 - President George W. Bush nominated National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.
2006 - Democrats embraced Nancy Pelosi as the first female House speaker in history, but then selected Steny Hoyer as majority leader against her wishes.
2010 - U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel was convicted on 11 of 13 charges related to financial misconduct, prompting fellow lawmakers to censure the 80-year-old New York Democrat.
2010 - The engagement of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton was announced in London.
2010 - President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first living service member from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to receive the nation's top military award.
2018 - A U.S. official said intelligence officials had concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2020 - A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine — this one from Moderna Inc. — yielded extraordinarily strong early results; Moderna said the vaccine appeared to be 94.5% effective.
Birthdays
26 - Noah Gray-Cabey (actor)
28 - Casey Moss (actor)
28 - Pete Davidson (actor/comedian)
31 - Amanda Clapham (actress)
34 - Vicky Pattison (reality star)
37 - Kimberly J. Brown (actress)
37 - Gemma Atkinson (model)
38 - Janette Manrara (dancer)
39 - Amare Stoudemire (basketball player)
42 - Trevor Penick (singer)
44 - Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress)
44 - Oksana Baiul (figure skater)
47 - Brooke Elliott (actress)
49 - Missi Pyle (actress)
49 - Brandi Glanville (reality star)
49 - Michael Irby (actor)
51 - Martha Plimpton (actress)
53 - Tammy Lauren (actress)
54 - Lisa Bonet (actress)
57 - Harry Lennix (actor)
57 - Dwight Gooden (baseball player)
62 - Helen Pearson (actress)
63 - Marg Helgenberger (actress)
70 - Miguel Sandoval (actor)
71 - David Leisure (actor)
76 - Steve Railsback (actor)
79 - Joanna Pettet (actress)
86 - Elizabeth Drew (journalist)
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Today in Sports History - November 16
1895 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 8-4.
1901 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 29-5.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Denver 63-0.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 14-3.
1918 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 20-0.
1924 - Cleveland Bulldogs lose, 12-7 to Frankford Yellow Jackets at Dunn Field; ends 31-game undefeated streak; NFL and major-league football record.
1926 - The New York Rangers played their first game in the NHL. They beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0.
1929 - Nebraska and Oklahoma played to a 13-13 tie.
1935 - Pittsburgh defeats Nebraska 6-0.
1940 - #11 Nebraska defeats Pittsburgh 9-7.
1946 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 33-0.
1957 - Colorado defeats Nebraska 27-0.
1957 - Jim Brown (Cleveland Browns) set an NFL season rushing record of 1,163 yards after only eight games.
1957 - Oklahoma's 57-game NCAA winning streak in football is snapped with a 7-0 loss to Notre Dame.
1958 - Bill Russell (Boston Celtics) set a new NBA record when he got 32 rebounds in the first half of a game.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 73 points against the New York Knicks.
1963 - #10 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma State 20-16.
1968 - Nebraska defeats Colorado 22-6.
1969 - U.S. President Nixon became the first president to attend a regular season National Football League (NFL) game while in office. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 41-28.
1974 - #6 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 35-7.
1982 - An agreement was announced in the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players.
1985 - #2 Nebraska defeats Kansas 56-6.
1991 - #11 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 38-13.
1994 - Major League Soccer announced that it would start its inaugural season in 1996.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 49-14.
1997 - Morton Anderson (New Orleans Saints) became only the fifth player in NFL history to reach 1,600 career points when he kicked an extra point.
1998 - Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards.
2002 - #11 Kansas State defeats Nebraska 49-13.
2013 - #14 Michigan State defeats Nebraska 41-28.
2014 - Kevin Harvick driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by 1 point from Ryan Newman.
2019 - #15 Wisconsin defeats Nebraska 37-21.
