November 18
1820 - Capt. Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica.
1883 - The United States and Canada adopted a system of Standard Time zones.
1886 - Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States (1881-1885), died in New York at age 56.
1928 - Mickey Mouse made his debut in the animated film "Steamboat Willie."
1936 - Germany and Italy recognized the Spanish government of Francisco Franco.
1963 - The Bell System introduced the first commercial touch-tone telephone system in Carnegie and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays outside of Lent.
1976 - Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.
1978 - Jim Jones, an American pastor and leader of the Peoples Temple, led 914 of his followers to their deaths at Jonestown, Guyana, by drinking a cyanide-laced fruit drink. Cult members who refused to swallow the drink were shot.
1987 - The congressional Iran-Contra committees issued their final report, saying President Ronald Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides.
1991 - Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon freed Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland, the American dean of agriculture at the American University of Beirut.
1999 - Twelve people were killed when a bonfire under construction at Texas A&M University collapsed.
1999 - A jury in Jasper, Texas, convicted Shawn Allen Berry of murder for his role in the dragging death of James Byrd Jr., but spared him the death penalty.
2003 - The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the right to same sex marriage was guaranteed by the state constitution.
2004 - The U.N. Security Council held a two-day session in Nairobi, marking the first time the group had ever convened outside of its traditional New York headquarters.
2005 - Eight months after Robert Blake was acquitted at a criminal trial of murdering his wife, a civil jury decided the actor was behind the slaying and ordered him to pay Bonny Lee Bakley’s children $30 million.
2020 - President Donald Trump filed for a recount of Wisconsin’s two largest Democratic counties, paying the required $3 million cost and alleging that they were the sites of the “worst irregularities” although no evidence of illegal activity had been presented. (The recounts resulted in a slightly larger lead for Democrat Joe Biden.)
Birthdays
29 - Francesca Farago (reality star)
29 - Kaylen Zahara (reality star)
30 - Nathan Kress (actor)
37 - Allyson Felix (track and field athlete)
38 - TJ Osborne (singer)
40 - Mila J (singer)
40 - Damon Wayans Jr. (actor)
41 - Christina Vidal (actress)
41 - Allison Tolman (actress)
41 - Mekia Cox (actress)
46 - Steven Pasquale (actor)
46 - Jessi Alexander (singer)
48 - Chloe Sevigny (actress)
52 - Peta Wilson (actress)
52 - Megyn Kelly (journalist)
52 - Mike Epps (actor)
54 - Dan Bakkedahl (actor)
54 - Owen Wilson (actor)
60 - Tim Guinee (actor)
62 - Kim Wilde (singer)
62 - Elizabeth Perkins (actress)
64 - Oscar Nunez (actor)
66 - Warren Moon (football player)
69 - Kevin Nealon (comedian)
72 - Graham Parker (singer)
74 - Andrea Marcovicci (actress/singer)
75 - Jameson Parker (actor)
80 - Susan Sullivan (actress)
80 - Linda Evans (actress)
83 - Brenda Vaccaro (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 18
1893 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 18-0.
1899 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 36-20.
1905 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 35-0.
1911 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 29-0.
1916 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 7-3.
1922 - Nebraska defeats Kansas State 21-0.
1933 - Pittsburgh defeats Nebraska 6-0.
1939 - Nebraska defeats Pittsburgh 14-13.
1943 - Philadelphia Phillies President William Cox was banned from baseball for betting on his team.
1949 - Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers) was named the National Leagues Most Valuable Player.
1950 - #18 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 20-13.
1961 - #8 Colorado defeats Nebraska 7-0.
1966 - Pitcher Sandy Koufax announced his retirement.
1967 - Missouri defeats Nebraska 10-7.
1972 - #5 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 59-7.
1978 - Missouri defeats #2 Nebraska 35-31.
1985 - Joe Theismann (Washington Redskins) broke his leg after being hit by Lawrence Taylor (New York Giants). The injury ended Theismann's 12 year NFL career.
1987 - Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first player in MLB history to win a league MVP award while playing on a last-place team.
1989 - #6 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 42-25.
1996 - Chris Boniol (Dallas Cowboys) tied an NFL record when he kicked seven field goals against the Green Bay Packers.
2017 - #13 Penn State defeats Nebraska 56-44.
2021 - Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was unanimously voted American League MVP for a hitting and pitching season not seen since Babe Ruth, and Bryce Harper earned the National League honor for the second time.
1820 - Capt. Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica.
1883 - The United States and Canada adopted a system of Standard Time zones.
1886 - Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States (1881-1885), died in New York at age 56.
1928 - Mickey Mouse made his debut in the animated film "Steamboat Willie."
1936 - Germany and Italy recognized the Spanish government of Francisco Franco.
1963 - The Bell System introduced the first commercial touch-tone telephone system in Carnegie and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays outside of Lent.
1976 - Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.
1978 - Jim Jones, an American pastor and leader of the Peoples Temple, led 914 of his followers to their deaths at Jonestown, Guyana, by drinking a cyanide-laced fruit drink. Cult members who refused to swallow the drink were shot.
1987 - The congressional Iran-Contra committees issued their final report, saying President Ronald Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides.
1991 - Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon freed Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland, the American dean of agriculture at the American University of Beirut.
1999 - Twelve people were killed when a bonfire under construction at Texas A&M University collapsed.
1999 - A jury in Jasper, Texas, convicted Shawn Allen Berry of murder for his role in the dragging death of James Byrd Jr., but spared him the death penalty.
2003 - The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the right to same sex marriage was guaranteed by the state constitution.
2004 - The U.N. Security Council held a two-day session in Nairobi, marking the first time the group had ever convened outside of its traditional New York headquarters.
2005 - Eight months after Robert Blake was acquitted at a criminal trial of murdering his wife, a civil jury decided the actor was behind the slaying and ordered him to pay Bonny Lee Bakley’s children $30 million.
2020 - President Donald Trump filed for a recount of Wisconsin’s two largest Democratic counties, paying the required $3 million cost and alleging that they were the sites of the “worst irregularities” although no evidence of illegal activity had been presented. (The recounts resulted in a slightly larger lead for Democrat Joe Biden.)
Birthdays
29 - Francesca Farago (reality star)
29 - Kaylen Zahara (reality star)
30 - Nathan Kress (actor)
37 - Allyson Felix (track and field athlete)
38 - TJ Osborne (singer)
40 - Mila J (singer)
40 - Damon Wayans Jr. (actor)
41 - Christina Vidal (actress)
41 - Allison Tolman (actress)
41 - Mekia Cox (actress)
46 - Steven Pasquale (actor)
46 - Jessi Alexander (singer)
48 - Chloe Sevigny (actress)
52 - Peta Wilson (actress)
52 - Megyn Kelly (journalist)
52 - Mike Epps (actor)
54 - Dan Bakkedahl (actor)
54 - Owen Wilson (actor)
60 - Tim Guinee (actor)
62 - Kim Wilde (singer)
62 - Elizabeth Perkins (actress)
64 - Oscar Nunez (actor)
66 - Warren Moon (football player)
69 - Kevin Nealon (comedian)
72 - Graham Parker (singer)
74 - Andrea Marcovicci (actress/singer)
75 - Jameson Parker (actor)
80 - Susan Sullivan (actress)
80 - Linda Evans (actress)
83 - Brenda Vaccaro (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 18
1893 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 18-0.
1899 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 36-20.
1905 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 35-0.
1911 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 29-0.
1916 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 7-3.
1922 - Nebraska defeats Kansas State 21-0.
1933 - Pittsburgh defeats Nebraska 6-0.
1939 - Nebraska defeats Pittsburgh 14-13.
1943 - Philadelphia Phillies President William Cox was banned from baseball for betting on his team.
1949 - Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers) was named the National Leagues Most Valuable Player.
1950 - #18 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 20-13.
1961 - #8 Colorado defeats Nebraska 7-0.
1966 - Pitcher Sandy Koufax announced his retirement.
1967 - Missouri defeats Nebraska 10-7.
1972 - #5 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 59-7.
1978 - Missouri defeats #2 Nebraska 35-31.
1985 - Joe Theismann (Washington Redskins) broke his leg after being hit by Lawrence Taylor (New York Giants). The injury ended Theismann's 12 year NFL career.
1987 - Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first player in MLB history to win a league MVP award while playing on a last-place team.
1989 - #6 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 42-25.
1996 - Chris Boniol (Dallas Cowboys) tied an NFL record when he kicked seven field goals against the Green Bay Packers.
2017 - #13 Penn State defeats Nebraska 56-44.
2021 - Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was unanimously voted American League MVP for a hitting and pitching season not seen since Babe Ruth, and Bryce Harper earned the National League honor for the second time.
