September 20
1519 - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set out from Spain on five ships to find a western passage to the Spice Islands. (Magellan was killed enroute, but one of his ships eventually circled the world.)
1870 - Victor Emmanuel II, the first modern king of Italy, seized the Papal States from the French.
1881 - Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated.
1946 - The first Cannes Film Festival, lasting 16 days, opened in France.
1964 - The Beatles concluded their first full-fledged U.S. tour by performing in a charity concert at the Paramount Theater in New York.
1995 - In a move that stunned Wall Street, AT&T Corporation announced it was splitting into three companies.
2000 - Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced the end of the Whitewater investigation, saying there was insufficient evidence to charge President Bill Clinton or his wife Hillary with any crime.
2001 - President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint session of Congress about terrorism; he also named Tom Ridge as the head of the new Department of Homeland Security.
2011 - Repeal of the U.S. military’s 18-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” compromise took effect, allowing gay and lesbian service members to serve openly.
2012 - Space Shuttle Endeavour, riding atop a Boeing 747, landed at a California Air Force base en route to its eventual retirement home, the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
2017 - Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, struck the island, wiping out as much as 75 percent of power distribution lines and causing an island-wide blackout.
2018 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic party in a landslide. (Abe would be assassinated after leaving office in 2022.)
2019 - Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, the 1979 site of the nation’s worst commercial nuclear power accident, was shut down by its owner after producing electricity for 45 years.
Birthdays
22 - Neven Crisorio (actress)
24 - Katrina Stuart (singer)
24 - Sabina Hidalgo (singer)
28 - Sammi Hanratty (actress)
34 - Malachi Kirby (actor)
42 - Cyrstle Stewart (actress)
45 - Charlie Weber (actor)
47 - Jon Bernthal (actor)
48 - Moon Bloodgood (actress/model)
55 - Ben Shepherd (musician)
56 - Kristen Johnston (actress)
63 - Deborah Roberts (news correspondent)
67 - Gary Cole (actor)
68 - Betsy Brantley (actress)
72 - Debbi Morgan (actress)
74 - Tony Denison (actor)
75 - George RR Martin (author)
89 - Sophia Loren (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 20
1902 - Nebraska opens the season with a 27-0 exhibition win over Lincoln High.
1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season. He beat his own record of 59 that he set in 1921.
1951 - MLB owners elect National League President Ford Frick as 3rd Baseball Commissioner for a 7-year term at a then massive $65,000 per year salary.
1952 - Nebraska opens the season with a 46-0 win over South Dakota.
1955 - Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs) set a major league record with his fifth grand slam of the year.
1958 - Nebraska opens the season with a 14-7 win over Penn State.
1968 - Denny McClain (Detroit Tigers) became the first player to achieve 31 wins in 37 years.
1969 - Nebraska opens the season with a 21-31 loss to #5 USC.
1973 - Willie Mays announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
1973 - Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in a "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match.
1975 - #6 Nebraska defeats Indiana 46-0.
1980 - #6 Nebraska defeated Cockeye 57-0.
1981 - Marcus Allen (USC) rushed for 274 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 21-0 victory over Indiana.
1982 - The NFL Players Association announced that a strike would begin at the completion of the Packers-Giants game on Monday night.
1984 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) recorded his 100th hit of the season. It was the 22nd consecutive season he had recorded at least 100 hits in a season.
1986 - Tony Gwynn (San Diego Padres) stole five bases in one game against Houston.
1986 - #6 Nebraska defeats Illinois 59-14.
1987 - Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears scored his 107th touchdown to break the NFL record held by Jim Brown.
1987 - San Francisco wide receiver Dwight Clark's NFL record streak of 105 consecutive games with a reception ends in 49ers 27-26 victory in Cincinnati.
1993 - John Carney (San Diego Chargers) kicked six field goals to extend his consecutive field goal streak to 29 straight games. The Chargers beat the Houston Oilers 18-17.
1997 - #7 Nebraska defeats #2 Washington 27-14.
1998 - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. sat out a game, ending his record consecutive games playing streak at 2,632, spread over 16 seasons.
2001 - #4 Nebraska defeats Rice 48-3.
2014 - #24 Nebraska defeats Miami (FL) 41-31.
2022 - Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own world record for the marathon in 2 hours, 1 minute, 9 seconds in Berlin (previous record 2:01:39).
1519 - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set out from Spain on five ships to find a western passage to the Spice Islands. (Magellan was killed enroute, but one of his ships eventually circled the world.)
1870 - Victor Emmanuel II, the first modern king of Italy, seized the Papal States from the French.
1881 - Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated.
1946 - The first Cannes Film Festival, lasting 16 days, opened in France.
1964 - The Beatles concluded their first full-fledged U.S. tour by performing in a charity concert at the Paramount Theater in New York.
1995 - In a move that stunned Wall Street, AT&T Corporation announced it was splitting into three companies.
2000 - Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced the end of the Whitewater investigation, saying there was insufficient evidence to charge President Bill Clinton or his wife Hillary with any crime.
2001 - President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint session of Congress about terrorism; he also named Tom Ridge as the head of the new Department of Homeland Security.
2011 - Repeal of the U.S. military’s 18-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” compromise took effect, allowing gay and lesbian service members to serve openly.
2012 - Space Shuttle Endeavour, riding atop a Boeing 747, landed at a California Air Force base en route to its eventual retirement home, the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
2017 - Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, struck the island, wiping out as much as 75 percent of power distribution lines and causing an island-wide blackout.
2018 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic party in a landslide. (Abe would be assassinated after leaving office in 2022.)
2019 - Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, the 1979 site of the nation’s worst commercial nuclear power accident, was shut down by its owner after producing electricity for 45 years.
Birthdays
22 - Neven Crisorio (actress)
24 - Katrina Stuart (singer)
24 - Sabina Hidalgo (singer)
28 - Sammi Hanratty (actress)
34 - Malachi Kirby (actor)
42 - Cyrstle Stewart (actress)
45 - Charlie Weber (actor)
47 - Jon Bernthal (actor)
48 - Moon Bloodgood (actress/model)
55 - Ben Shepherd (musician)
56 - Kristen Johnston (actress)
63 - Deborah Roberts (news correspondent)
67 - Gary Cole (actor)
68 - Betsy Brantley (actress)
72 - Debbi Morgan (actress)
74 - Tony Denison (actor)
75 - George RR Martin (author)
89 - Sophia Loren (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 20
1902 - Nebraska opens the season with a 27-0 exhibition win over Lincoln High.
1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season. He beat his own record of 59 that he set in 1921.
1951 - MLB owners elect National League President Ford Frick as 3rd Baseball Commissioner for a 7-year term at a then massive $65,000 per year salary.
1952 - Nebraska opens the season with a 46-0 win over South Dakota.
1955 - Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs) set a major league record with his fifth grand slam of the year.
1958 - Nebraska opens the season with a 14-7 win over Penn State.
1968 - Denny McClain (Detroit Tigers) became the first player to achieve 31 wins in 37 years.
1969 - Nebraska opens the season with a 21-31 loss to #5 USC.
1973 - Willie Mays announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
1973 - Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in a "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match.
1975 - #6 Nebraska defeats Indiana 46-0.
1980 - #6 Nebraska defeated Cockeye 57-0.
1981 - Marcus Allen (USC) rushed for 274 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 21-0 victory over Indiana.
1982 - The NFL Players Association announced that a strike would begin at the completion of the Packers-Giants game on Monday night.
1984 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) recorded his 100th hit of the season. It was the 22nd consecutive season he had recorded at least 100 hits in a season.
1986 - Tony Gwynn (San Diego Padres) stole five bases in one game against Houston.
1986 - #6 Nebraska defeats Illinois 59-14.
1987 - Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears scored his 107th touchdown to break the NFL record held by Jim Brown.
1987 - San Francisco wide receiver Dwight Clark's NFL record streak of 105 consecutive games with a reception ends in 49ers 27-26 victory in Cincinnati.
1993 - John Carney (San Diego Chargers) kicked six field goals to extend his consecutive field goal streak to 29 straight games. The Chargers beat the Houston Oilers 18-17.
1997 - #7 Nebraska defeats #2 Washington 27-14.
1998 - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. sat out a game, ending his record consecutive games playing streak at 2,632, spread over 16 seasons.
2001 - #4 Nebraska defeats Rice 48-3.
2014 - #24 Nebraska defeats Miami (FL) 41-31.
2022 - Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own world record for the marathon in 2 hours, 1 minute, 9 seconds in Berlin (previous record 2:01:39).
