October 4
1822 - Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States, was born in Delaware, Ohio.
1861 - During the Civil War, the United States Navy authorized construction of the first ironclad ship, the USS Monitor.
1887 - The International Herald Tribune was published for the first time.
1923 - Actor Charlton Heston was born John Charles Carter in Evanston, Illinois.
1931 - The comic strip "Dick Tracy" by Chester Gould made its debut.
1940 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps during World War II.
1957 - Jimmy Hoffa was elected president of the Teamsters Union.
1957 - The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit around the Earth, ushering in the Space Age and Space Race.
1965 - Pope Paul VI made the first visit to the Western Hemisphere by a reigning pope when he came to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, where he urged delegates to adopt as their solemn oath: "No more war, war never again."
1970 - Rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead of an accidental drug overdose at age 27 in Hollywood.
1990 - The German parliament met for the first time since the reunification of Germany.
1991 - Twenty-six nations, including the United States, signed the Madrid Protocol, which imposed a 50-year ban on oil exploration and mining in Antarctica.
1993 - Dozens of cheering, dancing Somalis dragged the body of an American soldier through the streets of Mogadishu.
2001 - Authorities confirmed a tabloid editor in Florida had contracted anthrax; he died the next day.
2001 - A Russian airliner flying from Israel to Siberia was accidentally downed by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile over the Black Sea, killing all 78 people aboard.
2002 - John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban," received a 20-year prison sentence. (He was released in May 2019.)
2002 - Richard Reid pleaded guilty in federal court to trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes. (He was later sentenced to life in prison.)
2004 - The SpaceShipOne rocket plane broke through Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space for the second time in five days, capturing the $10 million Ansari X Prize, aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists.
2010 - The Supreme Court began a new era with three women serving together for the first time as Elena Kagan took her place at the end of the bench.
2015 - Pope Francis opened a divisive meeting of the world’s bishops on family issues by forcefully asserting that marriage was an indissoluble bond between man and woman, but saying the church had to “seek out and care for hurting couples with the balm of acceptance and mercy.”
2019 - The impeachment probe reached directly into the White House as House Democrats subpoenaed officials about contacts with Ukraine; President Donald Trump signaled that his administration would not cooperate.
Birthdays
23 - Ava Sambora (actress)
24 - Ryan Scott Lee (actor)
24 - Amber Davies (reality star)
29 - Leigh-Anne Pinnock (actress)
30 - Amara La Negra (rapper)
31 - Kimmie Meisner (figure skater)
31 - Dakota Johnson (actress)
31 - Lil Mama (rapper)
32 - Derrick Rose (basketball player)
32 - Melissa Benoist (actress)
33 - Michael Charles Roman (actor)
34 - Ella Balinska (actress)
35 - Shontelle (singer)
40 - Jimmy Workman (actor)
40 - Tim Peper (actor)
41 - Rachael Leigh Cook (actress)
41 - Brandon Barash (actor)
42 - Philip Glasser (actor)
42 - Dana Davis (actress)
44 - Alicia Silverstone (actrses)
50 - Heidi Newfield (country singer)
51 - Abraham Benrubi (actor)
53 - Liev Schreiber (actor)
53 - Jerry Minor (actor/comedian)
59 - Jon Secada (singer)
59 - David W. Harper (actor)
62 - Wendy Makkena (actress/singer)
63 - Kyra Schon (actress)
63 - Russell Simmons (music producer)
63 - Bill Fagerbakke (actor)
64 - Christoph Waltz (actor)
70 - Alan Rosenberg (actor)
71 - Armand Assante (actor)
74 - Susan Sarandon (actress)
75 - Clifton Davis (actor)
76 - Tony La Russa (baseball hall of famer)
79 - Lori Saunders (actress)
79 - Anne Rice (author)
79 - Roy Blount Jr. (author)
86 - Sam Huff (football player)
88 - Felicia Farr (actress)
91 - Leroy Van Dyke (country singer)
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Today in Sports History - October 4
1873 - The Toronto Argonauts Football Club is formed, the oldest existing professional sports team in North America still using its original name.
1895 - The first U.S. Open Golf Tournament was held in Newport, Rhode Island; the event was won by 19-year-old Horace Rawlins.
1902 - Nebraska defeats Colorado 10-0.
1906 - The Chicago Cubs finished the season with a record of 116-36. The .736 winning percentage has been unmatched since.
1913 - Nebraska opens the season with Washburn 19-0.
1919 - Nebraska opens the season with a 18-0 loss to Cockeye.
1924 - Nebraska opens the season with a 9-6 loss to Illinois.
1930 - Nebraska opens the season with a 13-0 win over Texas A&M.
1941 - Nebraska opens the season with a 14-0 win over Cockeye State.
1947 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 28-13.
1952 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 16-0.
1955 - The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series in seven attempts, defeating the New York Yankees in seven games.
1958 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 7-6.
1959 - The first World Series to be played west of St. Louis began in Los Angeles.
1967 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in the opening game of the World Series. This was the first World Series since 1948 to not feature the Yankees, Giants or Dodgers.
1969 - Nebraska defeats Minnesota 42-14.
1975 - #4 Nebraska defeats Miami (FL) 31-16.
1980 - #16 Florida State upsets #3 Nebraska 18-14.
1986 - #3 Nebraska defeats South Carolina 27-24.
1987 - NFL owners used replacement personnel to play games despite a player strike.
1991 - The San Jose Sharks make their NHL debut with a 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
1994 - #3 Nebraska defeats #17 Kansas State 56-26.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 70th home run of the year, tying Mark McGwire's single-season record set in 1998, in a game against the Houston Astros.
2001 - The Boston Bruins retire Ray Bourque's #77.
2001 - Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres scored his 2,246th career run to break Ty Cobb's major league record.
2003 - Texas Tech quarterback B.J. Symons sets a Big 12 Conference record with eight TD passes in a 59-28 win over Texas A&M.
2003 - #12 Nebraska defeats Troy State 30-0.
2008 - #4 Missouri defeats Nebraska 52-17.
2014 - #10 Michigan State defeats #19 Nebraska 27-22.
2018 - Tom Brady of the New England Patriots becomes only the third quarterback in NFL history to record 500 career touchdown passes, joining Peyton Manning and Brett Favre (Drew Brees would later also achieve the milestone).
1822 - Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States, was born in Delaware, Ohio.
1861 - During the Civil War, the United States Navy authorized construction of the first ironclad ship, the USS Monitor.
1887 - The International Herald Tribune was published for the first time.
1923 - Actor Charlton Heston was born John Charles Carter in Evanston, Illinois.
1931 - The comic strip "Dick Tracy" by Chester Gould made its debut.
1940 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps during World War II.
1957 - Jimmy Hoffa was elected president of the Teamsters Union.
1957 - The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit around the Earth, ushering in the Space Age and Space Race.
1965 - Pope Paul VI made the first visit to the Western Hemisphere by a reigning pope when he came to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, where he urged delegates to adopt as their solemn oath: "No more war, war never again."
1970 - Rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead of an accidental drug overdose at age 27 in Hollywood.
1990 - The German parliament met for the first time since the reunification of Germany.
1991 - Twenty-six nations, including the United States, signed the Madrid Protocol, which imposed a 50-year ban on oil exploration and mining in Antarctica.
1993 - Dozens of cheering, dancing Somalis dragged the body of an American soldier through the streets of Mogadishu.
2001 - Authorities confirmed a tabloid editor in Florida had contracted anthrax; he died the next day.
2001 - A Russian airliner flying from Israel to Siberia was accidentally downed by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile over the Black Sea, killing all 78 people aboard.
2002 - John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban," received a 20-year prison sentence. (He was released in May 2019.)
2002 - Richard Reid pleaded guilty in federal court to trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes. (He was later sentenced to life in prison.)
2004 - The SpaceShipOne rocket plane broke through Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space for the second time in five days, capturing the $10 million Ansari X Prize, aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists.
2010 - The Supreme Court began a new era with three women serving together for the first time as Elena Kagan took her place at the end of the bench.
2015 - Pope Francis opened a divisive meeting of the world’s bishops on family issues by forcefully asserting that marriage was an indissoluble bond between man and woman, but saying the church had to “seek out and care for hurting couples with the balm of acceptance and mercy.”
2019 - The impeachment probe reached directly into the White House as House Democrats subpoenaed officials about contacts with Ukraine; President Donald Trump signaled that his administration would not cooperate.
Birthdays
23 - Ava Sambora (actress)
24 - Ryan Scott Lee (actor)
24 - Amber Davies (reality star)
29 - Leigh-Anne Pinnock (actress)
30 - Amara La Negra (rapper)
31 - Kimmie Meisner (figure skater)
31 - Dakota Johnson (actress)
31 - Lil Mama (rapper)
32 - Derrick Rose (basketball player)
32 - Melissa Benoist (actress)
33 - Michael Charles Roman (actor)
34 - Ella Balinska (actress)
35 - Shontelle (singer)
40 - Jimmy Workman (actor)
40 - Tim Peper (actor)
41 - Rachael Leigh Cook (actress)
41 - Brandon Barash (actor)
42 - Philip Glasser (actor)
42 - Dana Davis (actress)
44 - Alicia Silverstone (actrses)
50 - Heidi Newfield (country singer)
51 - Abraham Benrubi (actor)
53 - Liev Schreiber (actor)
53 - Jerry Minor (actor/comedian)
59 - Jon Secada (singer)
59 - David W. Harper (actor)
62 - Wendy Makkena (actress/singer)
63 - Kyra Schon (actress)
63 - Russell Simmons (music producer)
63 - Bill Fagerbakke (actor)
64 - Christoph Waltz (actor)
70 - Alan Rosenberg (actor)
71 - Armand Assante (actor)
74 - Susan Sarandon (actress)
75 - Clifton Davis (actor)
76 - Tony La Russa (baseball hall of famer)
79 - Lori Saunders (actress)
79 - Anne Rice (author)
79 - Roy Blount Jr. (author)
86 - Sam Huff (football player)
88 - Felicia Farr (actress)
91 - Leroy Van Dyke (country singer)
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Today in Sports History - October 4
1873 - The Toronto Argonauts Football Club is formed, the oldest existing professional sports team in North America still using its original name.
1895 - The first U.S. Open Golf Tournament was held in Newport, Rhode Island; the event was won by 19-year-old Horace Rawlins.
1902 - Nebraska defeats Colorado 10-0.
1906 - The Chicago Cubs finished the season with a record of 116-36. The .736 winning percentage has been unmatched since.
1913 - Nebraska opens the season with Washburn 19-0.
1919 - Nebraska opens the season with a 18-0 loss to Cockeye.
1924 - Nebraska opens the season with a 9-6 loss to Illinois.
1930 - Nebraska opens the season with a 13-0 win over Texas A&M.
1941 - Nebraska opens the season with a 14-0 win over Cockeye State.
1947 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 28-13.
1952 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 16-0.
1955 - The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series in seven attempts, defeating the New York Yankees in seven games.
1958 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 7-6.
1959 - The first World Series to be played west of St. Louis began in Los Angeles.
1967 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in the opening game of the World Series. This was the first World Series since 1948 to not feature the Yankees, Giants or Dodgers.
1969 - Nebraska defeats Minnesota 42-14.
1975 - #4 Nebraska defeats Miami (FL) 31-16.
1980 - #16 Florida State upsets #3 Nebraska 18-14.
1986 - #3 Nebraska defeats South Carolina 27-24.
1987 - NFL owners used replacement personnel to play games despite a player strike.
1991 - The San Jose Sharks make their NHL debut with a 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
1994 - #3 Nebraska defeats #17 Kansas State 56-26.
2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 70th home run of the year, tying Mark McGwire's single-season record set in 1998, in a game against the Houston Astros.
2001 - The Boston Bruins retire Ray Bourque's #77.
2001 - Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres scored his 2,246th career run to break Ty Cobb's major league record.
2003 - Texas Tech quarterback B.J. Symons sets a Big 12 Conference record with eight TD passes in a 59-28 win over Texas A&M.
2003 - #12 Nebraska defeats Troy State 30-0.
2008 - #4 Missouri defeats Nebraska 52-17.
2014 - #10 Michigan State defeats #19 Nebraska 27-22.
2018 - Tom Brady of the New England Patriots becomes only the third quarterback in NFL history to record 500 career touchdown passes, joining Peyton Manning and Brett Favre (Drew Brees would later also achieve the milestone).
