October 9
1635 - Religious dissident and Rhode Island founder, Roger Williams, was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut -- now known as Yale University -- was chartered in New Haven.
1776 - A group of Spanish missionaries settled in present-day San Francisco.
1888 - For the first time, the public was admitted to the Washington Monument.
1930 - Aviator Laura Ingalls became the first woman to make a solo transcontinental flight across the United States.
1936 - The first generator at Boulder (later Hoover) Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles.
1958 - Pope Pius XII died at age 82.
1967 - Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia while attempting to incite revolution.
1990 - David Souter was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
2001 - Letters postmarked in Trenton, N.J., that later tested positive for anthrax spores were mailed to Sens. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
2006 - North Korea announced it had conducted its first nuclear weapons test.
2006 - Google Inc. announced it was buying YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in a stock deal.
2007 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high of 14,164.53.
2008 - The Dow Jones industrials fell below 9,000 – to 8,579.19 – for the first time in five years.
2009 - President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
2010 - Chile's 33 trapped miners cheered and embraced each other as a drill punched into their underground chamber where they had been stuck for an agonizing 66 days.
2014 - Six U.S. military planes arrived in the Ebola hot zone with more Marines as West African leaders pleaded for the world’s help in dealing with what Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma described as “a tragedy unforeseen in modern times.”
2016 - During a bitter debate in St. Louis, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about women revealed “exactly who he is” and proved his unsuitability to be president; firing back, Trump accused Clinton of attacking women involved in Bill Clinton’s extramarital affairs and promised she would “be in jail” if he were president.
Birthdays
25 - Bella Hadid (model)
27 - Jodelle Ferland (actress)
29 - Tyler James Williams (actor)
34 - Melissa Villasenor (actress/comedian)
38 - Spencer Grammer (actor)
40 - Zachery Ty Bryan (actor)
42 - Brandon Routh (actor)
43 - Randy Spelling (actor)
48 - Steve Burns (actor)
51 - Annika Storenstam (golfer)
63 - Mike Singletary (football player)
67 - John O'Hurley (actor)
67 - Scott Bakula (actor)
68 - Tony Shalhoub (actor)
69 - Sharon Osborne (TV personality)
70 - Robert Wuhl (actor)
70 - Richard Chaves (actor)
71 - Gary Frank (actor)
81 - Joe Pepitone (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - October 9
1909 - Nebraska defeats Knox 34-0.
1915 - Nebraska defeats Kansas State 31-0.
1919 - The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Chicago White Sox to win the World Series. The win would later be tainted when eight members of the White Sox were accused of throwing the series in what came to be known as the "Black Sox" scandal.
1920 - Nebraska defeats Colorado State 7-0.
1926 - Missouri defeats Nebraska 14-7.
1928 - The New York Yankees sweep the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series.
1934 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Detroit Tigers in seven games to win the World Series.
1937 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 20-7.
1938 - The New York Yankees sweep the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series.
1943 - Indiana defeats Nebraska 54-13.
1944 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the St. Louis Browns in six games to win the World Series.
1948 - Colorado defeats Nebraska 19-6.
1949 - The New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games to win the World Series.
1954 - Kansas State defeats Nebraska 7-3.
1958 - The New York Yankees defeat the Milwaukee Braves in seven games to win the World Series.
1961 - The New York Yankees defeat the Cincinnati Reds in five games to win the World Series.
1965 - #2 Nebraska defeats Wisconsin 37-0.
1966 - The Baltimore Orioles sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series.
1971 - #1 Nebraska defeats Missouri 36-0.
1974 - The Washington Capitals played their first NHL game.
1976 - #6 Nebraska defeats Colorado 24-12.
1982 - #7 Nebraska defeats Colorado 40-14.
1991 - The San Jose Sharks defeat the Calgary Flames to record their inaugural NHL win.
1999 - #4 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 49-14.
2000 - Brett Hull (Dallas Stars) scored his 611th NHL goal. The goal allowed him to pass his father, Bobby Hull, on the all time scoring list bringing him to number 9.
2002 - The Los Angeles Kings retired Wayne Gretzky's #99.
2004 - Texas Tech defeats Nebraska 70-10.
2011 - The NHL returned to Winnipeg after 15 years; Carey Price stopped 30 shots as the Montreal Canadiens put a damper on a massive civic celebration with a 5-1 victory over the Jets.
2012 - Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison following his conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse of boys.
1635 - Religious dissident and Rhode Island founder, Roger Williams, was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut -- now known as Yale University -- was chartered in New Haven.
1776 - A group of Spanish missionaries settled in present-day San Francisco.
1888 - For the first time, the public was admitted to the Washington Monument.
1930 - Aviator Laura Ingalls became the first woman to make a solo transcontinental flight across the United States.
1936 - The first generator at Boulder (later Hoover) Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles.
1958 - Pope Pius XII died at age 82.
1967 - Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia while attempting to incite revolution.
1990 - David Souter was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
2001 - Letters postmarked in Trenton, N.J., that later tested positive for anthrax spores were mailed to Sens. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
2006 - North Korea announced it had conducted its first nuclear weapons test.
2006 - Google Inc. announced it was buying YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in a stock deal.
2007 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high of 14,164.53.
2008 - The Dow Jones industrials fell below 9,000 – to 8,579.19 – for the first time in five years.
2009 - President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
2010 - Chile's 33 trapped miners cheered and embraced each other as a drill punched into their underground chamber where they had been stuck for an agonizing 66 days.
2014 - Six U.S. military planes arrived in the Ebola hot zone with more Marines as West African leaders pleaded for the world’s help in dealing with what Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma described as “a tragedy unforeseen in modern times.”
2016 - During a bitter debate in St. Louis, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about women revealed “exactly who he is” and proved his unsuitability to be president; firing back, Trump accused Clinton of attacking women involved in Bill Clinton’s extramarital affairs and promised she would “be in jail” if he were president.
Birthdays
25 - Bella Hadid (model)
27 - Jodelle Ferland (actress)
29 - Tyler James Williams (actor)
34 - Melissa Villasenor (actress/comedian)
38 - Spencer Grammer (actor)
40 - Zachery Ty Bryan (actor)
42 - Brandon Routh (actor)
43 - Randy Spelling (actor)
48 - Steve Burns (actor)
51 - Annika Storenstam (golfer)
63 - Mike Singletary (football player)
67 - John O'Hurley (actor)
67 - Scott Bakula (actor)
68 - Tony Shalhoub (actor)
69 - Sharon Osborne (TV personality)
70 - Robert Wuhl (actor)
70 - Richard Chaves (actor)
71 - Gary Frank (actor)
81 - Joe Pepitone (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - October 9
1909 - Nebraska defeats Knox 34-0.
1915 - Nebraska defeats Kansas State 31-0.
1919 - The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Chicago White Sox to win the World Series. The win would later be tainted when eight members of the White Sox were accused of throwing the series in what came to be known as the "Black Sox" scandal.
1920 - Nebraska defeats Colorado State 7-0.
1926 - Missouri defeats Nebraska 14-7.
1928 - The New York Yankees sweep the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series.
1934 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Detroit Tigers in seven games to win the World Series.
1937 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 20-7.
1938 - The New York Yankees sweep the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series.
1943 - Indiana defeats Nebraska 54-13.
1944 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the St. Louis Browns in six games to win the World Series.
1948 - Colorado defeats Nebraska 19-6.
1949 - The New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games to win the World Series.
1954 - Kansas State defeats Nebraska 7-3.
1958 - The New York Yankees defeat the Milwaukee Braves in seven games to win the World Series.
1961 - The New York Yankees defeat the Cincinnati Reds in five games to win the World Series.
1965 - #2 Nebraska defeats Wisconsin 37-0.
1966 - The Baltimore Orioles sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series.
1971 - #1 Nebraska defeats Missouri 36-0.
1974 - The Washington Capitals played their first NHL game.
1976 - #6 Nebraska defeats Colorado 24-12.
1982 - #7 Nebraska defeats Colorado 40-14.
1991 - The San Jose Sharks defeat the Calgary Flames to record their inaugural NHL win.
1999 - #4 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 49-14.
2000 - Brett Hull (Dallas Stars) scored his 611th NHL goal. The goal allowed him to pass his father, Bobby Hull, on the all time scoring list bringing him to number 9.
2002 - The Los Angeles Kings retired Wayne Gretzky's #99.
2004 - Texas Tech defeats Nebraska 70-10.
2011 - The NHL returned to Winnipeg after 15 years; Carey Price stopped 30 shots as the Montreal Canadiens put a damper on a massive civic celebration with a 5-1 victory over the Jets.
2012 - Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison following his conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse of boys.
