TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

September 28, 1892

The first nighttime football game took place in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, as teams from Mansfield State Normal and Wyoming Seminary played under electric lights to a scoreless tie.

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1066

William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the English throne.

1542

Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego.

1787

The Congress of the Confederation voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for their approval.

1850

Flogging was abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy.