September 30
1777 - The Continental Congress -- forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pennsylvania.
1938 - Britain and France surrendered to Germany's demands regarding the Sudetenland, and signed the Munich Pact.
1946 - Twenty-two Nazi leaders were found guilty at the Nuremberg trials.
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 near Cholame, 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 claimed two lives.
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 hard-line 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.
2017 - President Donald Trump lashed out at the mayor of San Juan and other officials in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying they “want everything to be done for them.”
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.
Birthdays
30 - Ezra Miller (actor)
30 - Chantel Jeffries (model)
40 - Kieran Culkin (actor)
40 - Lacey Chabert (actress)
41 - Dominique Moceanu (gymnast)
42 - Martina Hingis (tennis player)
42 - Toni Trucks (actress)
43 - Mike Damus (actor)
44 - Stark Sands (actor)
47 - Christopher Jackson (actor)
47 - Marion Cotillard (actress)
48 - Ashley Hamilton (actress)
51 - Jenna Elfman (actress)
52 - Tony Hale (actor)
53 - Silas Weir Mitchell (actor)
53 - Amy Landecker (actress)
55 - Andrea Roth (actress)
56 - Lisa Thornhill (actress)
58 - Monica Bellucci (actress)
59 - Eddie Montgomery (singer)
61 - Eric Stoltz (actor)
61 - Crystal Bernard (actress)
63 - Debrah Farentino (actress)
64 - Marty Stuart (singer)
65 - Fran Drescher (actress)
68 - Barry Williams (actor)
68 - Calvin Levels (actor)
69 - Deborah Allen (singer)
70 - John Finn (actor)
72 - Victoria Tennant (actress)
79 - Marilyn McCoo (singer)
83 - Len Cariou (actor)
87 - Johnny Mathis (singer)
89 - Cissy Houston (singer)
91 - Angie Dickinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 30
1899 - Nebraska opens the season with a 6-0 exhibition win over Lincoln High.
1905 - Nebraska defeats Lincoln High 20-0 in an exhibition game.
1927 - Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hit his 60th run of the year, becoming the first player in MLB history to reach that mark and established a new single season record as a result. (The record was broken in 1961 by Roger Maris with 61, again my Mark McGwire in 1998 with 70 and then Barry Bonds topped it with 73 in 2001.)
1934 - Dizzy Dean won his 30th game of the season in a 9-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1934 - Babe Ruth makes his final appearance as a member of the New York Yankees.
1939 - Nebraska opens the season with a 7-7 tie against Indiana.
1944 - Nebraska opens the season with a 39-0 loss to Minnesota.
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).
1950 - Nebraska and Indiana open the season with a 20-20 tie.
1961 - Nebraska and Arizona play to a 14-14 tie.
1967 - #7 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 7-0.
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 - #7 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 49-0.
1972 - Roberto Clemente hit a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets during Pittsburgh’s 5-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium; the hit was the 3,000th and last for the Pirates star.
1973 - Hank Aaron finished the season one short of Babe Ruth's record of 714 career home runs. He broke the record in the first month of the 1974 season.
1978 - #12 Nebraska defeats Indiana 69-17.
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.
1989 - #3 Nebraska defeats Oregon State 35-7.
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.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeats Washington State 35-21.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeats Missouri 42-24.
2002 - Chris McAlister (Baltimore Ravens) returned a missed field goal 108 yards to set an NFL record.
2006 - #23 Nebraska defeats Kansas 39-32 in overtime.
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 as the Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 5-4.
2018 - The New York Yankees hit their 267th home run of the season to establish a new MLB record, surpassing the old record of 264 set by the Seattle Mariners in 1997.
1777 - The Continental Congress -- forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pennsylvania.
1938 - Britain and France surrendered to Germany's demands regarding the Sudetenland, and signed the Munich Pact.
1946 - Twenty-two Nazi leaders were found guilty at the Nuremberg trials.
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 near Cholame, 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 claimed two lives.
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 hard-line 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.
2017 - President Donald Trump lashed out at the mayor of San Juan and other officials in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying they “want everything to be done for them.”
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.
Birthdays
30 - Ezra Miller (actor)
30 - Chantel Jeffries (model)
40 - Kieran Culkin (actor)
40 - Lacey Chabert (actress)
41 - Dominique Moceanu (gymnast)
42 - Martina Hingis (tennis player)
42 - Toni Trucks (actress)
43 - Mike Damus (actor)
44 - Stark Sands (actor)
47 - Christopher Jackson (actor)
47 - Marion Cotillard (actress)
48 - Ashley Hamilton (actress)
51 - Jenna Elfman (actress)
52 - Tony Hale (actor)
53 - Silas Weir Mitchell (actor)
53 - Amy Landecker (actress)
55 - Andrea Roth (actress)
56 - Lisa Thornhill (actress)
58 - Monica Bellucci (actress)
59 - Eddie Montgomery (singer)
61 - Eric Stoltz (actor)
61 - Crystal Bernard (actress)
63 - Debrah Farentino (actress)
64 - Marty Stuart (singer)
65 - Fran Drescher (actress)
68 - Barry Williams (actor)
68 - Calvin Levels (actor)
69 - Deborah Allen (singer)
70 - John Finn (actor)
72 - Victoria Tennant (actress)
79 - Marilyn McCoo (singer)
83 - Len Cariou (actor)
87 - Johnny Mathis (singer)
89 - Cissy Houston (singer)
91 - Angie Dickinson (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 30
1899 - Nebraska opens the season with a 6-0 exhibition win over Lincoln High.
1905 - Nebraska defeats Lincoln High 20-0 in an exhibition game.
1927 - Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hit his 60th run of the year, becoming the first player in MLB history to reach that mark and established a new single season record as a result. (The record was broken in 1961 by Roger Maris with 61, again my Mark McGwire in 1998 with 70 and then Barry Bonds topped it with 73 in 2001.)
1934 - Dizzy Dean won his 30th game of the season in a 9-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
1934 - Babe Ruth makes his final appearance as a member of the New York Yankees.
1939 - Nebraska opens the season with a 7-7 tie against Indiana.
1944 - Nebraska opens the season with a 39-0 loss to Minnesota.
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).
1950 - Nebraska and Indiana open the season with a 20-20 tie.
1961 - Nebraska and Arizona play to a 14-14 tie.
1967 - #7 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 7-0.
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 - #7 Nebraska defeats Minnesota 49-0.
1972 - Roberto Clemente hit a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets during Pittsburgh’s 5-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium; the hit was the 3,000th and last for the Pirates star.
1973 - Hank Aaron finished the season one short of Babe Ruth's record of 714 career home runs. He broke the record in the first month of the 1974 season.
1978 - #12 Nebraska defeats Indiana 69-17.
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.
1989 - #3 Nebraska defeats Oregon State 35-7.
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.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeats Washington State 35-21.
2000 - #1 Nebraska defeats Missouri 42-24.
2002 - Chris McAlister (Baltimore Ravens) returned a missed field goal 108 yards to set an NFL record.
2006 - #23 Nebraska defeats Kansas 39-32 in overtime.
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 as the Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 5-4.
2018 - The New York Yankees hit their 267th home run of the season to establish a new MLB record, surpassing the old record of 264 set by the Seattle Mariners in 1997.
