November 23
1889 - The first jukebox was installed at the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco.
1936 - The first issue of Life magazine was published.
1945 - American wartime rationing of meat, butter and other foods, ended.
1963 - President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed Nov. 25 a day of national mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1971 - The People's Republic of China was seated at the U.N. Security Council.
1980 - Some 2,600 people were killed by a series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy.
1996 - A commandeered Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the water off the Comoros Islands, killing 125 of the 175 people on board, including all three hijackers.
2000 - In a setback for Al Gore, the Florida Supreme Court refused to order Miami-Dade County officials to resume hand-counting its election day ballots. Meanwhile, Gore's lawyers argued in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that the high court should stay out of the Florida election controversy.
2006 - Former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko died in London from radiation poisoning after making a deathbed statement blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin.
2008 - The government unveiled a bold plan to rescue Citigroup, injecting a fresh $20 billion into the troubled firm as well as guaranteeing hundreds of billions of dollars in risky assets.
2020 - The federal government recognized Joe Biden as the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power; President Donald Trump still refused to concede and vowed to continue a court fight after General Services Administrator Emily Murphy gave the green light for Biden to coordinate with federal agencies ahead of his inauguration.
2021 - A jury in Virginia ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages over the violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017.
2021 - A federal jury in Cleveland found that CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties. (A judge awarded $650 million in damages.)
2021 - President Joe Biden ordered a record 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s strategic reserve, aiming to bring down gasoline and other costs.
Birthdays
20 - Olivia Keville (actress)
26 - Alexis Ren (model)
26 - Lia Marie Johnson (actress)
30 - Miley Cyrus (singer)
35 - Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi (reality star)
38 - Lucas Grabeel (actor)
38 - Justin Turner (baseball player)
43 - Kelly Brook (actress)
46 - Page Kennedy (actor)
51 - Chris Hardwick (actor/comedian)
55 - Salli Richardson-Whitfield (actress)
56 - Michelle Gomez (actress)
62 - Robin Roberts (TV host)
62 - John Henton (actor)
63 - Maxwell Caulfield (actor)
68 - Bruce Hornsby (singer)
75 - Bruce Vilanch (actor/comedian)
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Today in Sports History - November 23
1896 - Nebraska defeats Nebraska Wesleyan 28-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Doane 85-0.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 13-9 to end the season with a 7-1 record.
1918 - Camp Dodge defeats Nebraska 23-7.
1929 - Nebraska defeats Kansas State 10-6.
1940 - #8 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 21-12.
1946 - #18 Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 27-6.
1957 - Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 32-7; NU ends the season at (1-9).
1963 - #10 Nebraska defeats #6 Oklahoma 29-20 to win the Big 8 championship.
1965 - USC running back Mike Garrett wins the Heisman Trophy.
1967 - #5 Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 21-14; NU finishes the season at (6-4).
1968 - #14 Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 47-0; NU finishes the season at (6-4).
1971 - The Washington Senators announced that they would now use the name Texas Rangers after their move to Arlington, Texas.
1972 - #4 Oklahoma defeats #5 Nebraska 17-14.
1973 - #3 Oklahoma defeats #10 Nebraska 27-0.
1974 - #1 Oklahoma defeats #6 Nebraska 28-14.
1984 - In one of the most iconic plays in college football history, Boston College defeated Miami (FL) 47-45 on quarterback Doug Flutie's last-second 64-yard hail mary pass.
1985 - #5 Oklahoma defeats #2 Nebraska 27-7.
1988 - Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th National Hockey League goal.
1990 - Oklahoma defeats #10 Nebraska 45-10.
1991 - The Sacramento Kings ended the NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games.
1991 - BYU quarterback Ty Detmer establishes new NCAA records with 4,031 passing yards in a season and 15,031 yards for a career.
2001 - #14 Colorado defeats #2 Nebraska 62-36.
2007 - Colorado defeats Nebraska 65-51.
2013 - Nebraska defeats Penn State 23-20 in overtime.
2018 - Cockeye defeats Nebraska 31-28.
2018 - Phil Mickelson claims a $9 million winner-take-all prize in a dramatic match play golf duel with Tiger Woods, finishing under floodlights in Las Vegas; the match goes to the 22nd hole before Mickelson sins a 4-foot putt for the victory.
2019 - Nebraska defeats Maryland 54-7.
1889 - The first jukebox was installed at the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco.
1936 - The first issue of Life magazine was published.
1945 - American wartime rationing of meat, butter and other foods, ended.
1963 - President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed Nov. 25 a day of national mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1971 - The People's Republic of China was seated at the U.N. Security Council.
1980 - Some 2,600 people were killed by a series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy.
1996 - A commandeered Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the water off the Comoros Islands, killing 125 of the 175 people on board, including all three hijackers.
2000 - In a setback for Al Gore, the Florida Supreme Court refused to order Miami-Dade County officials to resume hand-counting its election day ballots. Meanwhile, Gore's lawyers argued in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that the high court should stay out of the Florida election controversy.
2006 - Former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko died in London from radiation poisoning after making a deathbed statement blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin.
2008 - The government unveiled a bold plan to rescue Citigroup, injecting a fresh $20 billion into the troubled firm as well as guaranteeing hundreds of billions of dollars in risky assets.
2020 - The federal government recognized Joe Biden as the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power; President Donald Trump still refused to concede and vowed to continue a court fight after General Services Administrator Emily Murphy gave the green light for Biden to coordinate with federal agencies ahead of his inauguration.
2021 - A jury in Virginia ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages over the violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017.
2021 - A federal jury in Cleveland found that CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties. (A judge awarded $650 million in damages.)
2021 - President Joe Biden ordered a record 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s strategic reserve, aiming to bring down gasoline and other costs.
Birthdays
20 - Olivia Keville (actress)
26 - Alexis Ren (model)
26 - Lia Marie Johnson (actress)
30 - Miley Cyrus (singer)
35 - Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi (reality star)
38 - Lucas Grabeel (actor)
38 - Justin Turner (baseball player)
43 - Kelly Brook (actress)
46 - Page Kennedy (actor)
51 - Chris Hardwick (actor/comedian)
55 - Salli Richardson-Whitfield (actress)
56 - Michelle Gomez (actress)
62 - Robin Roberts (TV host)
62 - John Henton (actor)
63 - Maxwell Caulfield (actor)
68 - Bruce Hornsby (singer)
75 - Bruce Vilanch (actor/comedian)
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Today in Sports History - November 23
1896 - Nebraska defeats Nebraska Wesleyan 28-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Doane 85-0.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 13-9 to end the season with a 7-1 record.
1918 - Camp Dodge defeats Nebraska 23-7.
1929 - Nebraska defeats Kansas State 10-6.
1940 - #8 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 21-12.
1946 - #18 Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 27-6.
1957 - Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 32-7; NU ends the season at (1-9).
1963 - #10 Nebraska defeats #6 Oklahoma 29-20 to win the Big 8 championship.
1965 - USC running back Mike Garrett wins the Heisman Trophy.
1967 - #5 Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 21-14; NU finishes the season at (6-4).
1968 - #14 Oklahoma defeats Nebraska 47-0; NU finishes the season at (6-4).
1971 - The Washington Senators announced that they would now use the name Texas Rangers after their move to Arlington, Texas.
1972 - #4 Oklahoma defeats #5 Nebraska 17-14.
1973 - #3 Oklahoma defeats #10 Nebraska 27-0.
1974 - #1 Oklahoma defeats #6 Nebraska 28-14.
1984 - In one of the most iconic plays in college football history, Boston College defeated Miami (FL) 47-45 on quarterback Doug Flutie's last-second 64-yard hail mary pass.
1985 - #5 Oklahoma defeats #2 Nebraska 27-7.
1988 - Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th National Hockey League goal.
1990 - Oklahoma defeats #10 Nebraska 45-10.
1991 - The Sacramento Kings ended the NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games.
1991 - BYU quarterback Ty Detmer establishes new NCAA records with 4,031 passing yards in a season and 15,031 yards for a career.
2001 - #14 Colorado defeats #2 Nebraska 62-36.
2007 - Colorado defeats Nebraska 65-51.
2013 - Nebraska defeats Penn State 23-20 in overtime.
2018 - Cockeye defeats Nebraska 31-28.
2018 - Phil Mickelson claims a $9 million winner-take-all prize in a dramatic match play golf duel with Tiger Woods, finishing under floodlights in Las Vegas; the match goes to the 22nd hole before Mickelson sins a 4-foot putt for the victory.
2019 - Nebraska defeats Maryland 54-7.
