September 16
1630 - The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.
1810 - Mexico began its revolt against Spanish rule.
1893 - The largest land run in U.S. history occurred as more than 100,000 white settlers rushed to claim over more than 6 million acres of land in what is now northern Oklahoma.
1908 - General Motors was founded in Flint, Michigan by William C. Durant.
1919 - The American Legion was incorporated by an act of Congress.
1940 - Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas was first elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; he would hold the post for a record 17 years, spanning three separate terms.
1940 - The United States first adopted peacetime conscription when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law.
1966 - The Metropolitan Opera officially opened its new opera house at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra.”
1974 - President Gerald R. Ford announced conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
1975 - Papua New Guinea became independent.
1982 - The massacre of more than 1,300 Palestinian men, women and children at the hands of Israeli-allied Christian Phalange militiamen began in west Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
1987 - The Montreal Protocol was signed by 25 nations, limiting production of substances that harm the ozone layer. (To date, 197 nations have ratified the protocol.)
2007 - O.J. Simpson was arrested in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in Las Vegas. (Simpson was later convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery and sentenced to nine to 33 years in prison; he was released in 2017.)
2013 - Aaron Alexis, a former U.S. Navy reservist, went on a shooting rampage inside the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people before being fatally shot police.
2018 - At least 17 people were confirmed dead from Hurricane Florence as catastrophic flooding spread across the Carolinas.
Birthdays
26 - Laura Celia Valk (model)
26 - Ali Gallo (actress)
27 - Amy-Leigh Hickman (actress)
31 - Bryson Dechambeau (golfer)
32 - Chase Stokes (actor)
32 - Nick Jonas (singer)
37 - Heather Young (reality star)
38 - Kyla Pratt (actress)
39 - Channon Rose (model)
39 - Max Minghella (actor)
39 - Madeline Zima (actress)
43 - Alexis Bledel (actress)
45 - Flo Rida (rapper)
50 - Loona (singer)
53 - Amy Poehler (actress/comedian)
54 - Tamron Hall (TV host)
56 - Marc Anthony (singer)
60 - Molly Shannon (actress/comedian)
61 - Richard Marx (singer)
65 - Tim Raines (baseball player)
66 - Orel Hershiser (baseball player)
66 - Jennifer Tilly (actress)
68 - David Copperfield (magician)
69 - Robin Yount (baseball player)
72 - Mickey Rourke (actor)
74 - David Bellamy (singer)
74 - Henry Louis Gates Jr. (historian/filmmaker)
75 - Ed Begley Jr. (actor)
92 - George Chakiris (actor)
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Today in Sports History - September 16
1924 - Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals knocked in 12 runs in a single game setting a major league baseball record.
1937 - The Washington Redskins play their first game in Washington, defeating the New York Giants 13-3.
1950 - The Cleveland Browns, formerly of the AAFC, play their first NFL game, a 35-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
1953 - The St. Louis Browns of the American League were given permission to move to Baltimore, MD, where they became the Baltimore Orioles.
1973 - Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson runs for a then NFL single-game record 250 yards in a 31-13 win over the New England Patriots.
1975 - Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett is second to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning MLB game in a 22-0 rout of Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field in Chicago.
1988 - Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds pitched the 12th perfect game in major league baseball in a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1993 - Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 19th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.
1996 - Paul Molitor of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 21s player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.
2000 - Sammy Sosa joins Mark McGwire as the only players in MLB history to hit 50 or more home runs in three consecutive seasons.
2004 - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman imposed a lockout due to an impasse in contract negotiations. The players union and NHL officials did not meet again until December 9.
2018 - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sets an NFL record with 10 touchdowns in the first two weeks of the season.
1630 - The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.
1810 - Mexico began its revolt against Spanish rule.
1893 - The largest land run in U.S. history occurred as more than 100,000 white settlers rushed to claim over more than 6 million acres of land in what is now northern Oklahoma.
1908 - General Motors was founded in Flint, Michigan by William C. Durant.
1919 - The American Legion was incorporated by an act of Congress.
1940 - Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas was first elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; he would hold the post for a record 17 years, spanning three separate terms.
1940 - The United States first adopted peacetime conscription when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law.
1966 - The Metropolitan Opera officially opened its new opera house at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra.”
1974 - President Gerald R. Ford announced conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
1975 - Papua New Guinea became independent.
1982 - The massacre of more than 1,300 Palestinian men, women and children at the hands of Israeli-allied Christian Phalange militiamen began in west Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
1987 - The Montreal Protocol was signed by 25 nations, limiting production of substances that harm the ozone layer. (To date, 197 nations have ratified the protocol.)
2007 - O.J. Simpson was arrested in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in Las Vegas. (Simpson was later convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery and sentenced to nine to 33 years in prison; he was released in 2017.)
2013 - Aaron Alexis, a former U.S. Navy reservist, went on a shooting rampage inside the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people before being fatally shot police.
2018 - At least 17 people were confirmed dead from Hurricane Florence as catastrophic flooding spread across the Carolinas.
Birthdays
26 - Laura Celia Valk (model)
26 - Ali Gallo (actress)
27 - Amy-Leigh Hickman (actress)
31 - Bryson Dechambeau (golfer)
32 - Chase Stokes (actor)
32 - Nick Jonas (singer)
37 - Heather Young (reality star)
38 - Kyla Pratt (actress)
39 - Channon Rose (model)
39 - Max Minghella (actor)
39 - Madeline Zima (actress)
43 - Alexis Bledel (actress)
45 - Flo Rida (rapper)
50 - Loona (singer)
53 - Amy Poehler (actress/comedian)
54 - Tamron Hall (TV host)
56 - Marc Anthony (singer)
60 - Molly Shannon (actress/comedian)
61 - Richard Marx (singer)
65 - Tim Raines (baseball player)
66 - Orel Hershiser (baseball player)
66 - Jennifer Tilly (actress)
68 - David Copperfield (magician)
69 - Robin Yount (baseball player)
72 - Mickey Rourke (actor)
74 - David Bellamy (singer)
74 - Henry Louis Gates Jr. (historian/filmmaker)
75 - Ed Begley Jr. (actor)
92 - George Chakiris (actor)
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Today in Sports History - September 16
1924 - Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals knocked in 12 runs in a single game setting a major league baseball record.
1937 - The Washington Redskins play their first game in Washington, defeating the New York Giants 13-3.
1950 - The Cleveland Browns, formerly of the AAFC, play their first NFL game, a 35-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
1953 - The St. Louis Browns of the American League were given permission to move to Baltimore, MD, where they became the Baltimore Orioles.
1973 - Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson runs for a then NFL single-game record 250 yards in a 31-13 win over the New England Patriots.
1975 - Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett is second to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning MLB game in a 22-0 rout of Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field in Chicago.
1988 - Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds pitched the 12th perfect game in major league baseball in a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1993 - Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 19th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.
1996 - Paul Molitor of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 21s player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.
2000 - Sammy Sosa joins Mark McGwire as the only players in MLB history to hit 50 or more home runs in three consecutive seasons.
2004 - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman imposed a lockout due to an impasse in contract negotiations. The players union and NHL officials did not meet again until December 9.
2018 - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sets an NFL record with 10 touchdowns in the first two weeks of the season.