September 23
1779 - John Paul Jones declared "I have not yet begun to fight!" aboard the American warship Bonhomme Richard in the battle against the British man-of-war Serapis.
1780 - British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British.
1806 - After a three-year journey to the Pacific Northwest, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis.
1846 - German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered Neptune.
1939 - Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died in London.
1952 - Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his vice-presidential nomination by appearing on television from Los Angeles to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising in what became known as the "Checkers" speech for its reference to his family's cocker spaniel.
1955 - A jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, of murdering Black teenager Emmett Till. (The two men later admitted to the crime in an interview with Look magazine.)
1957 - Nine Black students who'd entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside.
1973 - Former Argentine president Juan Peron returned to power.
1987 - Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., withdrew from the Democratic presidential race following questions about his use of borrowed quotations and the portrayal of his academic record.
1999 - The Mars Climate Orbiter apparently burned up as it attempted to go into orbit around the Red Planet.
2001 - President George W. Bush returned the American flag to full staff at Camp David, symbolically ending a period of national mourning following the 9/11 attacks.
2002 - Gov. Gray Davis signed a law making California the first state to offer workers paid family leave.
2011 - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas officially requests a bid for statehood at the U.N. Security Council.
2011 - After 41 years, the soap opera "All My Children" broadcast its final episode on ABC.
2016 - President Barack Obama vetoed a bill to allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, arguing it undermined national security. (Both the House and Senate voted to override the veto.)
2020 - President Donald Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he were to lose the election, telling reporters, "We're going to have to see what happens."
2021 - Opening a major new phase in the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans.
Birthdays
32 - Melanie Oudin (tennis player)
36 - Skylar Astin (actor)
39 - Anneliese Van der Pol (actress)
40 - David Lim (actor)
42 - Brandon Victor Dixon (actor)
43 - Aubrey Dollar (actress)
45 - Anthony Mackie (actor)
49 - Matt Hardy (professional wrestler)
53 - Ani DiFranco (singer)
57 - LisaRaye McCoy (actress)
64 - Jason Alexander (actor)
66 - Rosalind Chao (actress)
74 - Bruce Springsteen (singer)
76 - Mary Kay Place (actress/singer)
78 - Paul Petersen (actor)
80 - Julio Iglesias (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 23
1845 - The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York was formed by Alexander Joy Cartwright. It was the first baseball team in America.
1905 - Nebraska opens the season with a 30-0 win over Grand Island.
1926 - In the "Upset of the Decade" - Gene Tunney beats defending champion Jack Dempsey by 10-round unanimous decision at Sesquicentennial Stadium (later known as JFK Stadium), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for world heavyweight boxing title.
1961 - Nebraska opens the season with a 33-0 win over North Dakota.
1972 - #9 Nebraska defeats Army 77-7.
1983 - Steve Carlton becomes the 16th pitcher in MLB history to win 300 games.
1983 - Gaylord Perry announces his retirement fro baseball after 22 years with a 314-265 record, a 3.11 ERA and 3,534 strikeouts.
1988 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season.
1989 - #3 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 48-0.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeats Pacific 49-7.
1997 - The Seattle Mariners break the MLB record for most home runs in a season with 258.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeats Cockeye 42-13.
2001 - Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home run of the season to tie Sammy Sosa for the second most home runs in a season.
2006 - #23 Nebraska defeats Troy 56-0.
2017 - Nebraska defeats Rutgers 27-17.
2018 - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees breaks Brett Favre's NFL record of 6,300 career pass completions.
2018 - Capping a comeback from four back surgeries, Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the 80th victory of his PGA Tour career and his first in more than five years.
2022 - Roger Federer played his final professional match after an illustrious career that included 20 Grand Slam titles.
2022 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
1779 - John Paul Jones declared "I have not yet begun to fight!" aboard the American warship Bonhomme Richard in the battle against the British man-of-war Serapis.
1780 - British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point to the British.
1806 - After a three-year journey to the Pacific Northwest, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis.
1846 - German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered Neptune.
1939 - Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died in London.
1952 - Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his vice-presidential nomination by appearing on television from Los Angeles to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising in what became known as the "Checkers" speech for its reference to his family's cocker spaniel.
1955 - A jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, of murdering Black teenager Emmett Till. (The two men later admitted to the crime in an interview with Look magazine.)
1957 - Nine Black students who'd entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside.
1973 - Former Argentine president Juan Peron returned to power.
1987 - Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., withdrew from the Democratic presidential race following questions about his use of borrowed quotations and the portrayal of his academic record.
1999 - The Mars Climate Orbiter apparently burned up as it attempted to go into orbit around the Red Planet.
2001 - President George W. Bush returned the American flag to full staff at Camp David, symbolically ending a period of national mourning following the 9/11 attacks.
2002 - Gov. Gray Davis signed a law making California the first state to offer workers paid family leave.
2011 - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas officially requests a bid for statehood at the U.N. Security Council.
2011 - After 41 years, the soap opera "All My Children" broadcast its final episode on ABC.
2016 - President Barack Obama vetoed a bill to allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, arguing it undermined national security. (Both the House and Senate voted to override the veto.)
2020 - President Donald Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he were to lose the election, telling reporters, "We're going to have to see what happens."
2021 - Opening a major new phase in the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans.
Birthdays
32 - Melanie Oudin (tennis player)
36 - Skylar Astin (actor)
39 - Anneliese Van der Pol (actress)
40 - David Lim (actor)
42 - Brandon Victor Dixon (actor)
43 - Aubrey Dollar (actress)
45 - Anthony Mackie (actor)
49 - Matt Hardy (professional wrestler)
53 - Ani DiFranco (singer)
57 - LisaRaye McCoy (actress)
64 - Jason Alexander (actor)
66 - Rosalind Chao (actress)
74 - Bruce Springsteen (singer)
76 - Mary Kay Place (actress/singer)
78 - Paul Petersen (actor)
80 - Julio Iglesias (singer)
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Today in Sports History - September 23
1845 - The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York was formed by Alexander Joy Cartwright. It was the first baseball team in America.
1905 - Nebraska opens the season with a 30-0 win over Grand Island.
1926 - In the "Upset of the Decade" - Gene Tunney beats defending champion Jack Dempsey by 10-round unanimous decision at Sesquicentennial Stadium (later known as JFK Stadium), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for world heavyweight boxing title.
1961 - Nebraska opens the season with a 33-0 win over North Dakota.
1972 - #9 Nebraska defeats Army 77-7.
1983 - Steve Carlton becomes the 16th pitcher in MLB history to win 300 games.
1983 - Gaylord Perry announces his retirement fro baseball after 22 years with a 314-265 record, a 3.11 ERA and 3,534 strikeouts.
1988 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season.
1989 - #3 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 48-0.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeats Pacific 49-7.
1997 - The Seattle Mariners break the MLB record for most home runs in a season with 258.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeats Cockeye 42-13.
2001 - Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home run of the season to tie Sammy Sosa for the second most home runs in a season.
2006 - #23 Nebraska defeats Troy 56-0.
2017 - Nebraska defeats Rutgers 27-17.
2018 - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees breaks Brett Favre's NFL record of 6,300 career pass completions.
2018 - Capping a comeback from four back surgeries, Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the 80th victory of his PGA Tour career and his first in more than five years.
2022 - Roger Federer played his final professional match after an illustrious career that included 20 Grand Slam titles.
2022 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
