September 30
1777 - The Continental Congress -- forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pennsylvania.
1791 - Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna, Austria.
1938 - Britain and France surrendered to Germany's demands concerning the Sudetenland, and signed the Munich Pact.
1949 - The Berlin Airlift came to an end.
1954 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
1955 - Actor James Dean was killed in a car crash in California at age 24.
1960 - "The Flintstones," network television's first animated prime-time series, debuted on ABC.
1962 - James Meredith, a Black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith's presence sparked rioting that left two people dead.
1966 - Botswana gained independence from Britain.
1986 - The U.S. released accused Soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov, one day after the Soviets released American journalist Nicholas Daniloff.
1988 - Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev retired President Andrei A. Gromyko from the Politburo and fired other old-guard leaders in a Kremlin shake-up.
2001 - Under threat of U.S. military strikes, Afghanistan's hardline Taliban rulers said explicitly for the first time that Osama bin Laden was still in the country and that they knew where his hideout was located.
2013 - Pope Francis announced during a meeting with cardinals that he would canonize two of his most influential predecessors, John Paul II and John XXIII.
2017 - Monty Hall, the long-running host of TV's "Let's Make a Deal," died of heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 96.
2021 - With only hours to spare, Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3.
2022 - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his seven-month invasion.
Birthdays
30 - Chantel Jeffries (DJ/model)
41 - Kieran Culkin (actor)
41 - Lacey Chabert (actress)
42 - Dominique Moceanu (gymnast)
43 - Martina Hingis (tennis player)
43 - Toni Trucks (actress)
44 - Mike Damus (actor)
45 - Stark Sands (actor)
48 - Christopher Jackson (actor)
48 - Marion Cortland (actress)
49 - Ashley Hamilton (actress)
52 - Jenna Elfman (actress)
53 - Tony Hale (actor)
54 - Silas Weir Mitchell (actor)
54 - Amy Landecker (actress)
56 - Andrea Roth (actress)
57 - Lisa Thornhill (actress)
59 - Monica Bellucci (actress)
60 - Eddie Montgomery (singer)
62 - Eric Stoltz (actor)
62 - Crystal Bernard (actress)
64 - Debrah Farentino (actress)
65 - Marty Stuart (actor)
66 - Fran Drescher (actress)
69 - Barry Williams (actress)
71 - John Finn (actor)
73 - Victoria Tennant (actress)
80 - Marilyn McCoo (singer)
88 - Johnny Mathis (singer)
90 - Cissy Houston (singer)
92 - Angie Dickinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 30
1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season, to establish a new single season MLB record that would stand until 1961.
1934 - Dizzy Dean won his 30th game of the season in a 9-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1947 - The World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1 (the Yankees went on to win the Series four games to three).
1971 - The Washington Senators played their last game in Washington before moving to Arlington, TX. They were forced to forfeit the game to the New York Yankees when fans stormed the field in an effort to take souvenirs.
1972 - Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente's had his 3,000th, and final, hit, a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets at Three Rivers Stadium.
1973 - Hank Aaron finished the season one short of Babe Ruth's record of 714 home runs. He broke the record in the first month of the 1974 season.
1984 - Mike Witt (California Angels) became only the 11th pitcher to throw a perfect game in major league baseball. He defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0.
1984 - The Los Angeles Rams set an NFL record when they registered three safeties in a 33-12 victory over the New York Giants.
1992 - George Brett (Kansas City Royals) reached his 3,000th career hit during a game against the California Angels. He was the 18th player to reach the mark.
1995 - Albert Belle (Cleveland Indians) became the first player in history to hit 50 home runs and 50 doubles in the same season.
2002 - Chris McAlister (Baltimore Ravens) returned a missed field goal 108 yards to set an NFL record.
2012 - Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels became the first rookie in Major League history to hit 30 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season.
1777 - The Continental Congress -- forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pennsylvania.
1791 - Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna, Austria.
1938 - Britain and France surrendered to Germany's demands concerning the Sudetenland, and signed the Munich Pact.
1949 - The Berlin Airlift came to an end.
1954 - The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
1955 - Actor James Dean was killed in a car crash in California at age 24.
1960 - "The Flintstones," network television's first animated prime-time series, debuted on ABC.
1962 - James Meredith, a Black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith's presence sparked rioting that left two people dead.
1966 - Botswana gained independence from Britain.
1986 - The U.S. released accused Soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov, one day after the Soviets released American journalist Nicholas Daniloff.
1988 - Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev retired President Andrei A. Gromyko from the Politburo and fired other old-guard leaders in a Kremlin shake-up.
2001 - Under threat of U.S. military strikes, Afghanistan's hardline Taliban rulers said explicitly for the first time that Osama bin Laden was still in the country and that they knew where his hideout was located.
2013 - Pope Francis announced during a meeting with cardinals that he would canonize two of his most influential predecessors, John Paul II and John XXIII.
2017 - Monty Hall, the long-running host of TV's "Let's Make a Deal," died of heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 96.
2021 - With only hours to spare, Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3.
2022 - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his seven-month invasion.
Birthdays
30 - Chantel Jeffries (DJ/model)
41 - Kieran Culkin (actor)
41 - Lacey Chabert (actress)
42 - Dominique Moceanu (gymnast)
43 - Martina Hingis (tennis player)
43 - Toni Trucks (actress)
44 - Mike Damus (actor)
45 - Stark Sands (actor)
48 - Christopher Jackson (actor)
48 - Marion Cortland (actress)
49 - Ashley Hamilton (actress)
52 - Jenna Elfman (actress)
53 - Tony Hale (actor)
54 - Silas Weir Mitchell (actor)
54 - Amy Landecker (actress)
56 - Andrea Roth (actress)
57 - Lisa Thornhill (actress)
59 - Monica Bellucci (actress)
60 - Eddie Montgomery (singer)
62 - Eric Stoltz (actor)
62 - Crystal Bernard (actress)
64 - Debrah Farentino (actress)
65 - Marty Stuart (actor)
66 - Fran Drescher (actress)
69 - Barry Williams (actress)
71 - John Finn (actor)
73 - Victoria Tennant (actress)
80 - Marilyn McCoo (singer)
88 - Johnny Mathis (singer)
90 - Cissy Houston (singer)
92 - Angie Dickinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 30
1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season, to establish a new single season MLB record that would stand until 1961.
1934 - Dizzy Dean won his 30th game of the season in a 9-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1947 - The World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1 (the Yankees went on to win the Series four games to three).
1971 - The Washington Senators played their last game in Washington before moving to Arlington, TX. They were forced to forfeit the game to the New York Yankees when fans stormed the field in an effort to take souvenirs.
1972 - Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente's had his 3,000th, and final, hit, a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets at Three Rivers Stadium.
1973 - Hank Aaron finished the season one short of Babe Ruth's record of 714 home runs. He broke the record in the first month of the 1974 season.
1984 - Mike Witt (California Angels) became only the 11th pitcher to throw a perfect game in major league baseball. He defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0.
1984 - The Los Angeles Rams set an NFL record when they registered three safeties in a 33-12 victory over the New York Giants.
1992 - George Brett (Kansas City Royals) reached his 3,000th career hit during a game against the California Angels. He was the 18th player to reach the mark.
1995 - Albert Belle (Cleveland Indians) became the first player in history to hit 50 home runs and 50 doubles in the same season.
2002 - Chris McAlister (Baltimore Ravens) returned a missed field goal 108 yards to set an NFL record.
2012 - Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels became the first rookie in Major League history to hit 30 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season.