November 9
1620 - The passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod.
1872 - Fire broke out and destroyed nearly 800 buildings in Boston.
1888 - Jack the Ripper killed his final victim, Mary Jane Kelly.
1918 - Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II announced that he would abdicate.
1935 - United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization.
1938 - Nazis burned and looted temples and Jewish-owned stores in Germany and Austria in what became known as "Kristallnacht" (Crystal Night -- referring to broken glass on the streets).
1965 - A switch failed at a station near Niagara Falls, leading to a major electrical blackout in the Northeast and parts of Canada for more than 13 hours.
1970 - Former French President Charles De Gaulle died at age 79.
1976 - The United Nations General Assembly approved 10 resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa.
1989 - Borders between East and West Germany were opened and the Berlin Wall began to be dismantled the next day.
2000 - George W. Bush’s lead over Al Gore in all-or-nothing Florida slipped beneath 300 votes in a suspense-filled recount, as Democrats threw the presidential election to the courts, claiming “an injustice unparalleled in our history.”
2001 - The northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif fell to the northern alliance in the first major territorial advance for the rebels against the ruling Taliban.
2005 - Three suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three U.S.-based hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing 60 victims and wounding hundreds.
2016 - Democrat Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Republican Donald Trump, telling supporters in New York that her defeat was “painful, and it will be for a long time.” But Clinton told her faithful to accept Trump and the election results, urging them to give him “an open mind and a chance to lead.”
2020 - President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, injecting more uncertainty to a rocky transition period as Joe Biden prepared to assume the presidency; Trump said Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, would serve as acting secretary.
Birthdays
22 - Karol Sevilla (actress)
28 - Shelby Wulfert (actress)
33 - Analeigh Tipton (actress/model)
33 - Nikki Blonsky (actress)
34 - Emily Tyra (actress)
37 - Delta Goodrem (singer)
41 - Vanessa Lachey (actress)
42 - Corey Smith (country singer)
43 - Sisqo (singer)
44 - Barry Knox (musician)
48 - Nick Lachey (singer)
49 - Eric Dane (actor)
50 - Jason Antoon (actor)
51 - Chris Jericho (professional wrestler)
52 - Ion Overman (actor)
57 - Pepa (rapper)
70 - Lou Ferrigno (actor)
73 - Robert David Hall (actor)
90 - Whitey Herzog (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - November 9
1861 - The first documented Canadian football game took place at the University of Toronto.
1896 - Nebraska defeats Kansas City Medics 6-4.
1901 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 51-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 16-6.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Doane 54-6.
1918 - Nebraska defeats Omaha Balloon 19-0.
1935 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 19-13.
1940 - #12 Nebraska defeats Cockeye 14-6.
1952 - Maurice "The Rocket" Richard became the NHL's leading goal scorer with his 325th career goal. He later sent the puck to Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
1953 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a 1922 ruling that major league baseball did not come within the scope of federal antitrust laws.
1957 - Cockeye State defeats Nebraska 13-0.
1961 - The Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) eliminated its "caucasians only" rule.
1963 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 23-9.
1968 - Kansas State defeats Nebraska 12-0.
1971 - The NHL announced that it had granted a franchise to Atlanta.
1974 - #9 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 23-13.
1982 - Sugar Ray Leonard retired from boxing. In 1984 Leonard came out of retirement to fight one more time before becoming a boxing commentator for NBC.
1985 - #3 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 49-0.
1991 - #11 Nebraska defeats Kansas 59-23.
1991 - Roman Anderson (Houston Cougars) became the first player in NCAA history to surpass 400 points when he kicked a 32-yard field goal.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Missouri 51-7.
1996 - Evander Holyfield upsets Mike Tyson in an 11th round knockout to regain the WBA heavyweight title, joining Muhammad Ali to become just the second boxer to win the heavyweight title three times.
2002 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 45-7.
2004 - Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens won a record seventh Cy Young Award.
2011 - Penn State fired longtime head football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier over their handling of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
2013 - Nebraska defeats Michigan 17-13.
2015 - World Anti-Doping Agency commission report recommends Russian Federation be banned from athletics competitions for running a "state-supported" doping program.
1620 - The passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod.
1872 - Fire broke out and destroyed nearly 800 buildings in Boston.
1888 - Jack the Ripper killed his final victim, Mary Jane Kelly.
1918 - Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II announced that he would abdicate.
1935 - United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization.
1938 - Nazis burned and looted temples and Jewish-owned stores in Germany and Austria in what became known as "Kristallnacht" (Crystal Night -- referring to broken glass on the streets).
1965 - A switch failed at a station near Niagara Falls, leading to a major electrical blackout in the Northeast and parts of Canada for more than 13 hours.
1970 - Former French President Charles De Gaulle died at age 79.
1976 - The United Nations General Assembly approved 10 resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa.
1989 - Borders between East and West Germany were opened and the Berlin Wall began to be dismantled the next day.
2000 - George W. Bush’s lead over Al Gore in all-or-nothing Florida slipped beneath 300 votes in a suspense-filled recount, as Democrats threw the presidential election to the courts, claiming “an injustice unparalleled in our history.”
2001 - The northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif fell to the northern alliance in the first major territorial advance for the rebels against the ruling Taliban.
2005 - Three suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three U.S.-based hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing 60 victims and wounding hundreds.
2016 - Democrat Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Republican Donald Trump, telling supporters in New York that her defeat was “painful, and it will be for a long time.” But Clinton told her faithful to accept Trump and the election results, urging them to give him “an open mind and a chance to lead.”
2020 - President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, injecting more uncertainty to a rocky transition period as Joe Biden prepared to assume the presidency; Trump said Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, would serve as acting secretary.
Birthdays
22 - Karol Sevilla (actress)
28 - Shelby Wulfert (actress)
33 - Analeigh Tipton (actress/model)
33 - Nikki Blonsky (actress)
34 - Emily Tyra (actress)
37 - Delta Goodrem (singer)
41 - Vanessa Lachey (actress)
42 - Corey Smith (country singer)
43 - Sisqo (singer)
44 - Barry Knox (musician)
48 - Nick Lachey (singer)
49 - Eric Dane (actor)
50 - Jason Antoon (actor)
51 - Chris Jericho (professional wrestler)
52 - Ion Overman (actor)
57 - Pepa (rapper)
70 - Lou Ferrigno (actor)
73 - Robert David Hall (actor)
90 - Whitey Herzog (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - November 9
1861 - The first documented Canadian football game took place at the University of Toronto.
1896 - Nebraska defeats Kansas City Medics 6-4.
1901 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 51-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 16-6.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Doane 54-6.
1918 - Nebraska defeats Omaha Balloon 19-0.
1935 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 19-13.
1940 - #12 Nebraska defeats Cockeye 14-6.
1952 - Maurice "The Rocket" Richard became the NHL's leading goal scorer with his 325th career goal. He later sent the puck to Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
1953 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a 1922 ruling that major league baseball did not come within the scope of federal antitrust laws.
1957 - Cockeye State defeats Nebraska 13-0.
1961 - The Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) eliminated its "caucasians only" rule.
1963 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 23-9.
1968 - Kansas State defeats Nebraska 12-0.
1971 - The NHL announced that it had granted a franchise to Atlanta.
1974 - #9 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 23-13.
1982 - Sugar Ray Leonard retired from boxing. In 1984 Leonard came out of retirement to fight one more time before becoming a boxing commentator for NBC.
1985 - #3 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 49-0.
1991 - #11 Nebraska defeats Kansas 59-23.
1991 - Roman Anderson (Houston Cougars) became the first player in NCAA history to surpass 400 points when he kicked a 32-yard field goal.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Missouri 51-7.
1996 - Evander Holyfield upsets Mike Tyson in an 11th round knockout to regain the WBA heavyweight title, joining Muhammad Ali to become just the second boxer to win the heavyweight title three times.
2002 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 45-7.
2004 - Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens won a record seventh Cy Young Award.
2011 - Penn State fired longtime head football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier over their handling of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
2013 - Nebraska defeats Michigan 17-13.
2015 - World Anti-Doping Agency commission report recommends Russian Federation be banned from athletics competitions for running a "state-supported" doping program.