September 13
1788 - The Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election, and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
1803 - Commodore John Barry, considered by many the father of the American Navy, died in Philadelphia.
1814 - During the War of 1812, British naval forces began bombarding Fort McHenry in Baltimore but were driven back by American defenders in a battle that lasted until the following morning.
1943 - Chiang Kai-Shek became president of China.
1948 - Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
1962 - Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett rejected the U.S. Supreme Court's order for the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, a Black student, declaring in a televised address, "We will not drink from the cup of genocide."
1971 - The four-day revolt at the maximum security prison in Attica, New York, ended when state police and National Guardsmen stormed the facility; 42 people died in the incident.
1993 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat shook hands after signing an historic peace agreement.
1996 - Rapper Tupac Shakur died at a Las Vegas hospital six days after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting; he was 25.
1997 - A funeral was held in Calcutta, India, for Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa.
1998 - Former Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace died in Montgomery at age 79.
2001 - Two days after the 9/11 terror attacks, the first few jetliners returned to the nation's skies, but several major airports remained closed and others opened only briefly. President George W. Bush visited injured Pentagon workers and said he would carry the nation's prayers to New York.
2008 - Rescue crews ventured out to pluck people from their homes in an all-out search for thousands of Texans who had stubbornly stayed behind overnight to face Hurricane Ike.
2022 - Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president's impeachment, died at age 76.
Birthdays
23 - Meghan Roche (model)
24 - Zoey Burger (actress)
27 - Lili Reinhart (actress)
28 - Mitch Holleman (actor)
39 - Baron Corbin (professional wrestler)
43 - Ben Savage (actor)
46 - Fiona Apple (singer)
48 - Scott Vickaryous (actor)
50 - Aaron Benward (singer)
52 - Goran Ivanisevic (tennis player)
53 - Louise Lombard (actress)
54 - Dominic Fumusa (actor)
54 - Tyler Perry (producer)
55 - Roger Howarth (actor)
56 - Michael Johnson (track & field athlete)
58 - Jeff Ross (actor/comedian)
59 - Travis Smiley (TV/radio personality)
62 - Dave Mustaine (singer)
62 - Bobbie Cryner (singer)
69 - Isiah Whitlock Jr. (actor)
71 - Randy Jones (singer)
72 - Jean Smart (actress)
73 - Christine Estabrook (actress)
79 - Peter Cetera (singer)
79 - Jacqueline Bisset (actress)
82 - David Clayton-Thomas (singer)
90 - Eileen Fulton (actress)
92 - Barbara Bain (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 13
1849 - In Hastings, NY, The first recorded death in a boxing match occurred after Chris Lilly knocked out Tom McCoy. McCoy died a short time later.
1923 - George Burns (Boston Red Sox) performed the third unassisted triple play in baseball history.
1932 - Joe McCarthy became the first manager to win pennants in both baseball leagues when his New York Yankees clinched the American League pennant.
1936 - Seventeen-year-old Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller strikes out a then-record 17 Philadelphia Athletics.
1938 - Alexander Cartwright is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1949 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed.
1965 - Willie Mays became the fifth player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs.
1970 - The first New York City Marathon took place. Fireman Gary Muhrucke won the race. The race was run entirely inside Central Park.
1971 - The World Hockey Association was formed.
1971 - Frank Robinson (Baltimore Orioles) hit his 500th career home run.
1975 - #6 Nebraska opens the season with a 10-7 win over LSU.
1980 - #8 Nebraska opens the season with a 55-9 win over Utah.
1989 - Fay Vincent was named commissioner of Major League Baseball, succeeding the late A. Bartlett Giamatti.
1996 - Charlie O'Brien (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first catcher in major league baseball history to wear a hockey goalie-like catcher's mask. The game was against the New York Yankees.
1997 - #6 Nebraska defeats Central Florida 38-24.
1999 - The Denver Broncos retire John Elway's #7.
2003 - In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.
2003 - #18 Nebraska defeats Penn State 18-10.
2008 - Nebraska defeats New Mexico State 38-7.
2010 - Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his first U.S. Open title and complete a career Grand Slam.
2013 - Jim Furyk becomes just the sixth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a sub-60 round in a Tour event when he shot a 12-under 59 during the second round of the BMW Championship.
2014 - Nebraska defeats Fresno State 55-19.
2015 - Novak Djokovic becomes the third men's tennis player to reach all four Grand Slam singles finals in one year, joining Rod Laver and Roger Federer.
2017 - The International Olympic Committee announces that Paris will host the 2024 Summer Games and Los Angeles will host the 2028 games.
1788 - The Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election, and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
1803 - Commodore John Barry, considered by many the father of the American Navy, died in Philadelphia.
1814 - During the War of 1812, British naval forces began bombarding Fort McHenry in Baltimore but were driven back by American defenders in a battle that lasted until the following morning.
1943 - Chiang Kai-Shek became president of China.
1948 - Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
1962 - Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett rejected the U.S. Supreme Court's order for the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, a Black student, declaring in a televised address, "We will not drink from the cup of genocide."
1971 - The four-day revolt at the maximum security prison in Attica, New York, ended when state police and National Guardsmen stormed the facility; 42 people died in the incident.
1993 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat shook hands after signing an historic peace agreement.
1996 - Rapper Tupac Shakur died at a Las Vegas hospital six days after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting; he was 25.
1997 - A funeral was held in Calcutta, India, for Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa.
1998 - Former Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace died in Montgomery at age 79.
2001 - Two days after the 9/11 terror attacks, the first few jetliners returned to the nation's skies, but several major airports remained closed and others opened only briefly. President George W. Bush visited injured Pentagon workers and said he would carry the nation's prayers to New York.
2008 - Rescue crews ventured out to pluck people from their homes in an all-out search for thousands of Texans who had stubbornly stayed behind overnight to face Hurricane Ike.
2022 - Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president's impeachment, died at age 76.
Birthdays
23 - Meghan Roche (model)
24 - Zoey Burger (actress)
27 - Lili Reinhart (actress)
28 - Mitch Holleman (actor)
39 - Baron Corbin (professional wrestler)
43 - Ben Savage (actor)
46 - Fiona Apple (singer)
48 - Scott Vickaryous (actor)
50 - Aaron Benward (singer)
52 - Goran Ivanisevic (tennis player)
53 - Louise Lombard (actress)
54 - Dominic Fumusa (actor)
54 - Tyler Perry (producer)
55 - Roger Howarth (actor)
56 - Michael Johnson (track & field athlete)
58 - Jeff Ross (actor/comedian)
59 - Travis Smiley (TV/radio personality)
62 - Dave Mustaine (singer)
62 - Bobbie Cryner (singer)
69 - Isiah Whitlock Jr. (actor)
71 - Randy Jones (singer)
72 - Jean Smart (actress)
73 - Christine Estabrook (actress)
79 - Peter Cetera (singer)
79 - Jacqueline Bisset (actress)
82 - David Clayton-Thomas (singer)
90 - Eileen Fulton (actress)
92 - Barbara Bain (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 13
1849 - In Hastings, NY, The first recorded death in a boxing match occurred after Chris Lilly knocked out Tom McCoy. McCoy died a short time later.
1923 - George Burns (Boston Red Sox) performed the third unassisted triple play in baseball history.
1932 - Joe McCarthy became the first manager to win pennants in both baseball leagues when his New York Yankees clinched the American League pennant.
1936 - Seventeen-year-old Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller strikes out a then-record 17 Philadelphia Athletics.
1938 - Alexander Cartwright is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1949 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed.
1965 - Willie Mays became the fifth player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs.
1970 - The first New York City Marathon took place. Fireman Gary Muhrucke won the race. The race was run entirely inside Central Park.
1971 - The World Hockey Association was formed.
1971 - Frank Robinson (Baltimore Orioles) hit his 500th career home run.
1975 - #6 Nebraska opens the season with a 10-7 win over LSU.
1980 - #8 Nebraska opens the season with a 55-9 win over Utah.
1989 - Fay Vincent was named commissioner of Major League Baseball, succeeding the late A. Bartlett Giamatti.
1996 - Charlie O'Brien (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first catcher in major league baseball history to wear a hockey goalie-like catcher's mask. The game was against the New York Yankees.
1997 - #6 Nebraska defeats Central Florida 38-24.
1999 - The Denver Broncos retire John Elway's #7.
2003 - In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.
2003 - #18 Nebraska defeats Penn State 18-10.
2008 - Nebraska defeats New Mexico State 38-7.
2010 - Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his first U.S. Open title and complete a career Grand Slam.
2013 - Jim Furyk becomes just the sixth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a sub-60 round in a Tour event when he shot a 12-under 59 during the second round of the BMW Championship.
2014 - Nebraska defeats Fresno State 55-19.
2015 - Novak Djokovic becomes the third men's tennis player to reach all four Grand Slam singles finals in one year, joining Rod Laver and Roger Federer.
2017 - The International Olympic Committee announces that Paris will host the 2024 Summer Games and Los Angeles will host the 2028 games.
