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 king of modern 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.
1962 - James Meredith, a Black student, was blocked from enrolling at the University of Mississippi by Democratic Gov. Ross R. Barnett. (Meredith was later admitted.)
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 and his wife, Hillary.
2001 - President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint-session of Congress about terrorism. He also named Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge as 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 Edwards Air Force Base in California en route to its eventual retirement home, the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
2017 - Hurricane Maria, the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, struck the island, wiping out as much as 75 percent of the power distribution lines and causing an island-wide blackout.
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.
2021 - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won his third straight election, but failed to get the majority in Parliament that he wanted; Trudeau had voiced the concerns of Canadians who were increasingly upset with those who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Birthdays
21 - Neven Crisorio (actress)
23 - Katrina Stuart (singer)
33 - Malachi Kirby (actor)
33 - Mallory Everton (comedian)
36 - Aldis Hodge (actor)
40 - Tara Wallace (reality star)
44 - Charlie Weber (actor)
46 - Jon Bernthal (actor)
47 - Moon Bloodgood (actress/model)
55 - Kristen Johnston (actress)
62 - Deborah Roberts (news correspondent)
66 - Gary Cole (actor)
67 - Betsy Brantley (actress)
71 - Debbi Morgan (actress)
73 - Tony Denison (actor)
74 - George RR Martin (author)
74 - Chuck Panozzo (musician)
88 - Sophia Loren (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 20
1920 - 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 Ford Frick to serve as the third commissioner of Major League Baseball, and give him a then-massive 7-year contract worth $65,000 a year.
1952 - Nebraska opens the season with a 46-0 win over South Dakota.
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 - #5 Nebraska opens the season with a 31-21 loss to USC.
1973 - Willie Mays announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
1973 - Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match.
1975 - #6 Nebraska defeats Indiana 45-0.
1980 - #6 Nebraska defeats Cockeye 57-0.
1981 - Marcus Allen (USC) rushed for 274 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 21-0 victory over Indiana.
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.
1997 - #7 Nebraska defeats #2 Washington 27-14.
1998 - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. sat out a game, ending his record consecutive games played streak at 2,632.
2001 - #4 Nebraska defeats Rice 48-3.
2013 - Alex Rodriquez sets new MLB record with 24 Grand Slam home runs for the New York Yankees.
2014 - #24 Nebraska defeats Miami (FL) 41-31. The game set a new attendance record at Memorial Stadium with 91,585.
2021 - Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez hits his 46th home run to break Hall of Famer Johnny Bench's MLB record for most in a season by a catcher, in Royals 7-2 win in Cleveland.
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 king of modern 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.
1962 - James Meredith, a Black student, was blocked from enrolling at the University of Mississippi by Democratic Gov. Ross R. Barnett. (Meredith was later admitted.)
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 and his wife, Hillary.
2001 - President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint-session of Congress about terrorism. He also named Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge as 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 Edwards Air Force Base in California en route to its eventual retirement home, the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
2017 - Hurricane Maria, the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, struck the island, wiping out as much as 75 percent of the power distribution lines and causing an island-wide blackout.
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.
2021 - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won his third straight election, but failed to get the majority in Parliament that he wanted; Trudeau had voiced the concerns of Canadians who were increasingly upset with those who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Birthdays
21 - Neven Crisorio (actress)
23 - Katrina Stuart (singer)
33 - Malachi Kirby (actor)
33 - Mallory Everton (comedian)
36 - Aldis Hodge (actor)
40 - Tara Wallace (reality star)
44 - Charlie Weber (actor)
46 - Jon Bernthal (actor)
47 - Moon Bloodgood (actress/model)
55 - Kristen Johnston (actress)
62 - Deborah Roberts (news correspondent)
66 - Gary Cole (actor)
67 - Betsy Brantley (actress)
71 - Debbi Morgan (actress)
73 - Tony Denison (actor)
74 - George RR Martin (author)
74 - Chuck Panozzo (musician)
88 - Sophia Loren (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 20
1920 - 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 Ford Frick to serve as the third commissioner of Major League Baseball, and give him a then-massive 7-year contract worth $65,000 a year.
1952 - Nebraska opens the season with a 46-0 win over South Dakota.
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 - #5 Nebraska opens the season with a 31-21 loss to USC.
1973 - Willie Mays announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
1973 - Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match.
1975 - #6 Nebraska defeats Indiana 45-0.
1980 - #6 Nebraska defeats Cockeye 57-0.
1981 - Marcus Allen (USC) rushed for 274 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 21-0 victory over Indiana.
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.
1997 - #7 Nebraska defeats #2 Washington 27-14.
1998 - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. sat out a game, ending his record consecutive games played streak at 2,632.
2001 - #4 Nebraska defeats Rice 48-3.
2013 - Alex Rodriquez sets new MLB record with 24 Grand Slam home runs for the New York Yankees.
2014 - #24 Nebraska defeats Miami (FL) 41-31. The game set a new attendance record at Memorial Stadium with 91,585.
2021 - Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez hits his 46th home run to break Hall of Famer Johnny Bench's MLB record for most in a season by a catcher, in Royals 7-2 win in Cleveland.
