September 17
1787 - The U.S. Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia.
1862 - The bloodiest day in U.S. military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War when more than 23,000 were killed or wounded.
1908 - Lt. Thomas Selfridge, a passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, became the first airplane fatality when the craft crashed.
1937 - The likeness of President Abraham Lincoln’s head was dedicated at Mount Rushmore.
1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland during World War II, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany had launched its assault.
1944 - During World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands. (After initial success, the Allies were beaten back by German forces.)
1947 - James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the nation's first Secretary of Defense.
1978 - After meeting at Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty.
1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.
1986 - The Senate confirmed the nomination of William H. Rehnquist to become the 16th chief justice of the United States.
1994 - Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.
2001 - Six days after 9/11, stock prices nosedived but stopped short of collapse in an emotional, flag-waving reopening of Wall Street; the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day down 684.81 at 8,920.70.
2011 - A demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S. and the world.
2017 - The top series prizes at the Emmy Awards went to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” ″Veep” and the ever-topical “Saturday Night Live”; the ceremony took almost nonstop aim at President Donald Trump in awards and speeches.
2021 - A Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst of murdering his best friend 20 years earlier; the a case had taken on new life after the New York real estate heir participated in a documentary that connected him to the slaying linked to his wife’s 1982 disappearance. (Durst who was sentenced to life in prison, died in January 2022 at 78.)
2021 - Retreating from its defense of a drone strike that had killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan in August, the Pentagon announced that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, and not an Islamic State extremist as first believed.
2021 - France recalled its ambassador to the United States in an unprecedented show of anger by America’s oldest ally; the action came after the U.S., Australia and Britain shunned France in creating a new Indo-Pacific security arrangement, and Australia scrapped a purchase of French submarines in favor of nuclear subs built with U.S. technology.
Birthdays
26 - Ella Purnell (actress)
27 - Patrick Mahomes (football player)
28 - Denyse Tontz (actress/singer)
33 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
43 - Billy Miller (actor)
47 - Jimmie Johnson (race car driver)
49 - Marcus Sanders (singer)
51 - Felix Solis (actor)
51 - Bobby Lee (actor/comedian)
52 - Vin Rock (rapper)
53 - Matthew Settle (actor)
55 - Malik Yoba (actor)
57 - Kyle Chandler (actor)
69 - Rita Rudner (comedian)
71 - Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson (actress)
77 - Phil Jackson (basketball coach)
83 - David H. Souter (retired Supreme Court justice)
89 - Charles E. Grassley (politician)
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Today in Sports History - September 17
1917 - Honus Wagner retires from baseball at age 43 and the Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.
1920 - The American Professional Football Association (APFA) -- a precursor of the NFL -- was formed in Canton, Ohio.
1941 - Stan Musial makes his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals.
1955 - Nebraska opens the season with a 6-0 loss to Hawaii.
1960 - Nebraska opens the season with a 14-13 win over #4 Texas.
1961 - The Minnesota Vikings made their NFL debut, defeating the Chicago Bears 37-13.
1966 - #3 Nebraska opens the season with a 14-10 win over TCU.
1967 - The New Orleans Saints make their NFL debut in a 27-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
1977 - Nebraska defeats #4 Alabama 31-24.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 84-13.
1983 - Johnny Bench retired from baseball after a 16 year career.
1983 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox broke Hank Aaron's major league record for games played when he started his 3,299th game.
1984 - Reggie Jackson hit his 500th career home run. It was exactly 17 years from the day he hit his first major league home run.
1994 - #2 Nebraska defeats #13 UCLA 49-21.
2000 - The Miami Dolphins retire Dan Marino's #13.
2001 - Despite suffering from lung cancer and Parkinson's disease, Jack Buck stirs emotion by reading a patriotic-themed poem during the pregame ceremonies on baseball's first night back after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the third player in major league history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
2005 - Nebraska defeats Pittsburgh 7-6.
2011 - #11 Nebraska defeats Washington 51-38.
2016 - Nebraska defeats #22 Oregon 35-32.
1787 - The U.S. Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia.
1862 - The bloodiest day in U.S. military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War when more than 23,000 were killed or wounded.
1908 - Lt. Thomas Selfridge, a passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, became the first airplane fatality when the craft crashed.
1937 - The likeness of President Abraham Lincoln’s head was dedicated at Mount Rushmore.
1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland during World War II, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany had launched its assault.
1944 - During World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands. (After initial success, the Allies were beaten back by German forces.)
1947 - James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the nation's first Secretary of Defense.
1978 - After meeting at Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty.
1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.
1986 - The Senate confirmed the nomination of William H. Rehnquist to become the 16th chief justice of the United States.
1994 - Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.
2001 - Six days after 9/11, stock prices nosedived but stopped short of collapse in an emotional, flag-waving reopening of Wall Street; the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day down 684.81 at 8,920.70.
2011 - A demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S. and the world.
2017 - The top series prizes at the Emmy Awards went to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” ″Veep” and the ever-topical “Saturday Night Live”; the ceremony took almost nonstop aim at President Donald Trump in awards and speeches.
2021 - A Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst of murdering his best friend 20 years earlier; the a case had taken on new life after the New York real estate heir participated in a documentary that connected him to the slaying linked to his wife’s 1982 disappearance. (Durst who was sentenced to life in prison, died in January 2022 at 78.)
2021 - Retreating from its defense of a drone strike that had killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan in August, the Pentagon announced that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, and not an Islamic State extremist as first believed.
2021 - France recalled its ambassador to the United States in an unprecedented show of anger by America’s oldest ally; the action came after the U.S., Australia and Britain shunned France in creating a new Indo-Pacific security arrangement, and Australia scrapped a purchase of French submarines in favor of nuclear subs built with U.S. technology.
Birthdays
26 - Ella Purnell (actress)
27 - Patrick Mahomes (football player)
28 - Denyse Tontz (actress/singer)
33 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
43 - Billy Miller (actor)
47 - Jimmie Johnson (race car driver)
49 - Marcus Sanders (singer)
51 - Felix Solis (actor)
51 - Bobby Lee (actor/comedian)
52 - Vin Rock (rapper)
53 - Matthew Settle (actor)
55 - Malik Yoba (actor)
57 - Kyle Chandler (actor)
69 - Rita Rudner (comedian)
71 - Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson (actress)
77 - Phil Jackson (basketball coach)
83 - David H. Souter (retired Supreme Court justice)
89 - Charles E. Grassley (politician)
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Today in Sports History - September 17
1917 - Honus Wagner retires from baseball at age 43 and the Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.
1920 - The American Professional Football Association (APFA) -- a precursor of the NFL -- was formed in Canton, Ohio.
1941 - Stan Musial makes his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals.
1955 - Nebraska opens the season with a 6-0 loss to Hawaii.
1960 - Nebraska opens the season with a 14-13 win over #4 Texas.
1961 - The Minnesota Vikings made their NFL debut, defeating the Chicago Bears 37-13.
1966 - #3 Nebraska opens the season with a 14-10 win over TCU.
1967 - The New Orleans Saints make their NFL debut in a 27-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
1977 - Nebraska defeats #4 Alabama 31-24.
1983 - #1 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 84-13.
1983 - Johnny Bench retired from baseball after a 16 year career.
1983 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox broke Hank Aaron's major league record for games played when he started his 3,299th game.
1984 - Reggie Jackson hit his 500th career home run. It was exactly 17 years from the day he hit his first major league home run.
1994 - #2 Nebraska defeats #13 UCLA 49-21.
2000 - The Miami Dolphins retire Dan Marino's #13.
2001 - Despite suffering from lung cancer and Parkinson's disease, Jack Buck stirs emotion by reading a patriotic-themed poem during the pregame ceremonies on baseball's first night back after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the third player in major league history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
2005 - Nebraska defeats Pittsburgh 7-6.
2011 - #11 Nebraska defeats Washington 51-38.
2016 - Nebraska defeats #22 Oregon 35-32.
