September 26
1777 - British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution.
1789 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State.
1820 - Frontiersman Daniel Boone died in Missouri.
1914 - The Federal Trade Commission was established.
1950 - United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, South Korea from the North Koreans during the Korean War.
1954 - The Japanese commercial ferry Toya Maru sank during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, claiming more than 1,150 lives.
1960 - Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first-ever televised presidential debate.
1986 - William H. Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, while Antonin Scalia was sworn in as the 103rd member of the court.
1990 - The Motion Picture Association of America announced it had created a new rating, NC-17, to replace the X rating.
1991 - Four men and four women began a two-year stay inside a sealed-off structure in Oracle, Arizona, called Biosphere 2. (They emerged from Biosphere on this date in 1993.)
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed a bill ensuring two-day hospital stays for new mothers and their babies.
2003 - President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a two-day summit at Camp David.
2005 - Army Pfc. Lynndie England was convicted by a military jury in Fort Hood, Texas, on six of seven counts stemming from the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. (England was sentenced to three years in prison; she ended up serving half that time.)
2016 - Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton participated in their first debate of the presidential campaign at Hofstra University in New York; Clinton emphatically denounced Trump for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters while Trump repeatedly cast Clinton as a “typical politician.”
2017 - Saudi Arabia announced that women would be allowed to drive there for the first time, starting in the summer of 2018.
2020 - President Donald Trump nominated judge Amy Coney Barrett, a former clerk to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, to the Supreme Court to fill the seat left vacant following the death of liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Barrett would be confirmed the following month, days before the November election.)
Birthdays
30 - Megan McKenna (reality star)
31 - Ant Clemons (singer)
34 - Buddy Murphy (professional wrestler)
39 - Zoe Perry (actress)
40 - Damian Priest (professional wrestler)
41 - Serena Williams (tennis player)
41 - Christina Milian (actress)
41 - Asuka (professional wrestler)
43 - Mark Famiglietti (actor)
50 - Melanie Paxson (actress)
54 - Ben Shenkman (actor)
54 - Tricia O'Kelley (actress)
54 - Jim Caviezel (actor)
56 - Jillian Barberie (TV personality)
60 - Patrick Bristow (actor)
60 - Melissa Sue Anderson (actress)
61 - Cindy Herron (singer)
66 - Linda Hamilton (actress)
67 - Carlene Carter (singer)
70 - James Keane (actor)
76 - Mary Beth Hurt (actress)
77 - Bryan Ferry (singer)
78 - Anne Robinson (TV host)
80 - Kent McCord (actor)
81 - David Frizzell (singer)
97 - Bobby Shantz (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - September 26
1903 - Nebraska defeats Grand Island 64-0.
1908 - Nebraska opens the season with a 20-0 win over Peru State.
1919 - The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees 6-2 in a game that lasted 55 minutes. The game was the second game of a doubleheader.
1931 - Nebraska opens the season with a 44-6 win over South Dakota.
1942 - Nebraska opens the season with a 27-0 loss to Cockeye.
1953 - Nebraska and Illinois play to a 21-21 tie.
1959 - Nebraska defeats Minnesota 32-12.
1961 - Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits his 60th home run, tying Babe Ruth's single-season major league record.
1962 - Maury Wills (LA Dodgers) became the first player to steal 100 bases. He ended the season with 104.
1964 - Nebraska defeats Minnesota 26-21.
1970 - #8 Nebraska defeats Army 28-0.
1973 - Wilt Chamberlain signs with the San Diego Conquistadors of the ABA.
1981 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) became the first player to pitch five no-hitters with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1981 - #3 Penn State defeats #15 Nebraska 30-24.
1983 - The Australia II won the America's Cup. It was the first time in 132 years that a U.S. yacht lost the cup.
1987 - #2 Nebraska defeated #12 Arizona State 35-28.
1992 - #15 Nebraska defeats Arizona State 45-24.
1998 - Mark McGwire hit home runs 67 and 68 for the season.
1998 - Dennis Eckersly (Boston Red Sox) appeared in his 1,071st game.
1998 - #2 Nebraska defeats #9 Washington 55-7.
2009 - #25 Nebraska defeats Louisiana-Lafayette 55-0 in a game that marked the 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium.
2012 - The National Football League and the NFL Referees Association reached an agreement to end an ongoing referee lockout. On June 4, 2012, the NFL had announced it would be hiring replacement officials after a failed attempts to resolve a labor dispute.
2015 - Nebraska defeats Southern Mississippi 36-28.
2021 - The United States regains the Ryder Cup beating Team Europe by a record, 19-9.
1777 - British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution.
1789 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State.
1820 - Frontiersman Daniel Boone died in Missouri.
1914 - The Federal Trade Commission was established.
1950 - United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, South Korea from the North Koreans during the Korean War.
1954 - The Japanese commercial ferry Toya Maru sank during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, claiming more than 1,150 lives.
1960 - Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first-ever televised presidential debate.
1986 - William H. Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, while Antonin Scalia was sworn in as the 103rd member of the court.
1990 - The Motion Picture Association of America announced it had created a new rating, NC-17, to replace the X rating.
1991 - Four men and four women began a two-year stay inside a sealed-off structure in Oracle, Arizona, called Biosphere 2. (They emerged from Biosphere on this date in 1993.)
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed a bill ensuring two-day hospital stays for new mothers and their babies.
2003 - President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a two-day summit at Camp David.
2005 - Army Pfc. Lynndie England was convicted by a military jury in Fort Hood, Texas, on six of seven counts stemming from the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. (England was sentenced to three years in prison; she ended up serving half that time.)
2016 - Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton participated in their first debate of the presidential campaign at Hofstra University in New York; Clinton emphatically denounced Trump for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters while Trump repeatedly cast Clinton as a “typical politician.”
2017 - Saudi Arabia announced that women would be allowed to drive there for the first time, starting in the summer of 2018.
2020 - President Donald Trump nominated judge Amy Coney Barrett, a former clerk to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, to the Supreme Court to fill the seat left vacant following the death of liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Barrett would be confirmed the following month, days before the November election.)
Birthdays
30 - Megan McKenna (reality star)
31 - Ant Clemons (singer)
34 - Buddy Murphy (professional wrestler)
39 - Zoe Perry (actress)
40 - Damian Priest (professional wrestler)
41 - Serena Williams (tennis player)
41 - Christina Milian (actress)
41 - Asuka (professional wrestler)
43 - Mark Famiglietti (actor)
50 - Melanie Paxson (actress)
54 - Ben Shenkman (actor)
54 - Tricia O'Kelley (actress)
54 - Jim Caviezel (actor)
56 - Jillian Barberie (TV personality)
60 - Patrick Bristow (actor)
60 - Melissa Sue Anderson (actress)
61 - Cindy Herron (singer)
66 - Linda Hamilton (actress)
67 - Carlene Carter (singer)
70 - James Keane (actor)
76 - Mary Beth Hurt (actress)
77 - Bryan Ferry (singer)
78 - Anne Robinson (TV host)
80 - Kent McCord (actor)
81 - David Frizzell (singer)
97 - Bobby Shantz (baseball player)
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Today in Sports History - September 26
1903 - Nebraska defeats Grand Island 64-0.
1908 - Nebraska opens the season with a 20-0 win over Peru State.
1919 - The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees 6-2 in a game that lasted 55 minutes. The game was the second game of a doubleheader.
1931 - Nebraska opens the season with a 44-6 win over South Dakota.
1942 - Nebraska opens the season with a 27-0 loss to Cockeye.
1953 - Nebraska and Illinois play to a 21-21 tie.
1959 - Nebraska defeats Minnesota 32-12.
1961 - Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits his 60th home run, tying Babe Ruth's single-season major league record.
1962 - Maury Wills (LA Dodgers) became the first player to steal 100 bases. He ended the season with 104.
1964 - Nebraska defeats Minnesota 26-21.
1970 - #8 Nebraska defeats Army 28-0.
1973 - Wilt Chamberlain signs with the San Diego Conquistadors of the ABA.
1981 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) became the first player to pitch five no-hitters with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1981 - #3 Penn State defeats #15 Nebraska 30-24.
1983 - The Australia II won the America's Cup. It was the first time in 132 years that a U.S. yacht lost the cup.
1987 - #2 Nebraska defeated #12 Arizona State 35-28.
1992 - #15 Nebraska defeats Arizona State 45-24.
1998 - Mark McGwire hit home runs 67 and 68 for the season.
1998 - Dennis Eckersly (Boston Red Sox) appeared in his 1,071st game.
1998 - #2 Nebraska defeats #9 Washington 55-7.
2009 - #25 Nebraska defeats Louisiana-Lafayette 55-0 in a game that marked the 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium.
2012 - The National Football League and the NFL Referees Association reached an agreement to end an ongoing referee lockout. On June 4, 2012, the NFL had announced it would be hiring replacement officials after a failed attempts to resolve a labor dispute.
2015 - Nebraska defeats Southern Mississippi 36-28.
2021 - The United States regains the Ryder Cup beating Team Europe by a record, 19-9.
