September 21
1792 - The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.
1893 - One of America’s first horseless carriages was taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, Charles.
1897 - The New York Sun published its famous editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
1912 - Magician Harry Houdini first publicly performed his “Water Torture Cell” trick at the Circus Busch in Berlin.
1937 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein was published.
1938 - A hurricane struck New York and New England with extensive damage and caused more than 700 deaths.
1949 - The People's Republic of China was proclaimed.
1964 - Malta gained independence from Great Britain.
1981 - Belize gained independence from Great Britain.
1981 - The Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
1985 - In North Korea and South Korea, family members who had been separated for decades were allowed to visit each other as both countries opened their borders in an unprecedented family-reunion program.
1989 - Hurricane Hugo crashed into Charleston, South Carolina (the storm was blamed for 56 deaths in the Caribbean and 29 in the United States).
1989 - Twenty-one students in Alton, Texas, died when their school bus, hit by a soft-drink delivery truck, careened into a water-filled pit.
1996 - John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette.
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act denying federal recognition of same-sex marriages a day after saying the law should not be used as an excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against gays and lesbians. (Although never formally repealed, DoMA was effectively overturned by U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2013 and 2015.)
2001 - Congress again opened the federal coffers to those harmed by terrorism, providing $15 billion to the airline industry, which was suffering mounting economic losses since the Sept. 11 attacks.
2017 - Facebook said it would provide congressional investigators with the contents of 3,000 ads that had been bought by a Russian agency; it had already released the ads to federal authorities investigating Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.
2018 - President Donald Trump directly challenged by name the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, saying that if the attack on Christine Blasey Ford had been as bad as she claimed, then she would have filed charges.
Birthdays
25 - Nikolas Brino (actor)
27 - Kristine Froseth (model)
30 - Jena Frumes (model)
34 - Lana Rose (model)
36 - Ryan Guzman (actor)
37 - Jason Derulo (singer)
39 - Ahna O'Reilly (actress)
40 - Joseph Mazzello (actor)
40 - Maggie Grace (actress)
42 - Nicole Richie (reality star)
43 - Autumn Reeser (actress)
43 - Kareena Kapoor (actress)
44 - Bradford Anderson (actor)
52 - Luke Wilson (actor)
52 - Alfonso Ribeiro (actor/TV host)
52 - James Lesure (actor)
53 - Rob Benedict (actor)
54 - Billy Porter (actor)
55 - Ricki Lake (TV host)
56 - Faith Hill (singer)
58 - Cheryl Hines (actress)
60 - Cecil Fielder (baseball player)
60 - Angus Macfadyen (actor)
61 - Rob Morrow (actor)
62 - Nancy Travis (actress)
62 - Serena Scott Thomas (actress)
63 - David James Elliott (actor)
64 - Dave Coulier (actor/comedian)
73 - Bill Murray (actor/comedian)
74 - Artis Gilmore (basketball player)
76 - Stephen King (author)
80 - Jerry Bruckheimer (producer)
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Today in Sports History - September 21
1901 - Nebraska opens the season with a 22-0 exhibition win over Lincoln High.
1952 - The Boston Braves play what turns out to be their last home game at Braves Field in Boston, losing to the Brooklyn Dodgers 8–2 before crowd of 8,822; team relocates to Milwaukee before start of next season.
1955 - In his final fight, undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in the 9th round at Yankee Stadium in New York.
1957 - Nebraska opens the season with a 34-12 loss to Washington State.
1963 - Nebraska opens the season with a 58-7 win over South Dakota State.
1968 - #14 Nebraska defeats Utah 31-0.
1969 - Steve O'Neal of the New York Jets records a record 98-yard punt in a game against the Denver Broncos.
1970 - "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC as the Cleveland Browns defeated the visiting New York Jets, 31-21.
1971 - The American League approved the move of the Washington Senators to Arlington, Texas to become the Texas Rangers.
1974 - Wisconsin upsets #4 Nebraska 21-20.
1980 - Richard Todd of the New York Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record).
1982 - National Football League players began a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever.
1985 - #18 Nebraska defeats #20 Illinois 52-25.
1987 - NFL players called a strike, mainly over the issue of free agency. (The 24-day walkout prompted football owners to hire replacement players.)
1991 - #4 Washington defeats #9 Nebraska 36-21.
1996 - #17 Arizona State upsets #1 Nebraska 19-0, snapping a 26-game winning streak for the Huskers.
2008 - Baseball said farewell to the original Yankee Stadium as the Bronx Bombers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3.
2013 - Nebraska defeats South Dakota State 59-20.
2019 - Nebraska defeats Illinois 42-38.
1792 - The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.
1893 - One of America’s first horseless carriages was taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, Charles.
1897 - The New York Sun published its famous editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
1912 - Magician Harry Houdini first publicly performed his “Water Torture Cell” trick at the Circus Busch in Berlin.
1937 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein was published.
1938 - A hurricane struck New York and New England with extensive damage and caused more than 700 deaths.
1949 - The People's Republic of China was proclaimed.
1964 - Malta gained independence from Great Britain.
1981 - Belize gained independence from Great Britain.
1981 - The Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
1985 - In North Korea and South Korea, family members who had been separated for decades were allowed to visit each other as both countries opened their borders in an unprecedented family-reunion program.
1989 - Hurricane Hugo crashed into Charleston, South Carolina (the storm was blamed for 56 deaths in the Caribbean and 29 in the United States).
1989 - Twenty-one students in Alton, Texas, died when their school bus, hit by a soft-drink delivery truck, careened into a water-filled pit.
1996 - John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette.
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act denying federal recognition of same-sex marriages a day after saying the law should not be used as an excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against gays and lesbians. (Although never formally repealed, DoMA was effectively overturned by U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2013 and 2015.)
2001 - Congress again opened the federal coffers to those harmed by terrorism, providing $15 billion to the airline industry, which was suffering mounting economic losses since the Sept. 11 attacks.
2017 - Facebook said it would provide congressional investigators with the contents of 3,000 ads that had been bought by a Russian agency; it had already released the ads to federal authorities investigating Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.
2018 - President Donald Trump directly challenged by name the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, saying that if the attack on Christine Blasey Ford had been as bad as she claimed, then she would have filed charges.
Birthdays
25 - Nikolas Brino (actor)
27 - Kristine Froseth (model)
30 - Jena Frumes (model)
34 - Lana Rose (model)
36 - Ryan Guzman (actor)
37 - Jason Derulo (singer)
39 - Ahna O'Reilly (actress)
40 - Joseph Mazzello (actor)
40 - Maggie Grace (actress)
42 - Nicole Richie (reality star)
43 - Autumn Reeser (actress)
43 - Kareena Kapoor (actress)
44 - Bradford Anderson (actor)
52 - Luke Wilson (actor)
52 - Alfonso Ribeiro (actor/TV host)
52 - James Lesure (actor)
53 - Rob Benedict (actor)
54 - Billy Porter (actor)
55 - Ricki Lake (TV host)
56 - Faith Hill (singer)
58 - Cheryl Hines (actress)
60 - Cecil Fielder (baseball player)
60 - Angus Macfadyen (actor)
61 - Rob Morrow (actor)
62 - Nancy Travis (actress)
62 - Serena Scott Thomas (actress)
63 - David James Elliott (actor)
64 - Dave Coulier (actor/comedian)
73 - Bill Murray (actor/comedian)
74 - Artis Gilmore (basketball player)
76 - Stephen King (author)
80 - Jerry Bruckheimer (producer)
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Today in Sports History - September 21
1901 - Nebraska opens the season with a 22-0 exhibition win over Lincoln High.
1952 - The Boston Braves play what turns out to be their last home game at Braves Field in Boston, losing to the Brooklyn Dodgers 8–2 before crowd of 8,822; team relocates to Milwaukee before start of next season.
1955 - In his final fight, undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in the 9th round at Yankee Stadium in New York.
1957 - Nebraska opens the season with a 34-12 loss to Washington State.
1963 - Nebraska opens the season with a 58-7 win over South Dakota State.
1968 - #14 Nebraska defeats Utah 31-0.
1969 - Steve O'Neal of the New York Jets records a record 98-yard punt in a game against the Denver Broncos.
1970 - "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC as the Cleveland Browns defeated the visiting New York Jets, 31-21.
1971 - The American League approved the move of the Washington Senators to Arlington, Texas to become the Texas Rangers.
1974 - Wisconsin upsets #4 Nebraska 21-20.
1980 - Richard Todd of the New York Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record).
1982 - National Football League players began a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever.
1985 - #18 Nebraska defeats #20 Illinois 52-25.
1987 - NFL players called a strike, mainly over the issue of free agency. (The 24-day walkout prompted football owners to hire replacement players.)
1991 - #4 Washington defeats #9 Nebraska 36-21.
1996 - #17 Arizona State upsets #1 Nebraska 19-0, snapping a 26-game winning streak for the Huskers.
2008 - Baseball said farewell to the original Yankee Stadium as the Bronx Bombers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3.
2013 - Nebraska defeats South Dakota State 59-20.
2019 - Nebraska defeats Illinois 42-38.
