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anteed matchup in a series that dates to 1887 and cancelling three previously scheduled games.
• Hoke insisted he didn't tell his team that Irish coach Brian Kelly kicked off the week by saying the series was "a big regional game" even though it features teams with the top winning percentages in college football. Hoke would acknowledge, though, that he and his players were pretty fired up to face the Irish.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Sunday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2013. There are 114 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On September 8, 1943, during World War II, Gen. Dwight E. Eisenhower announced Italy's surrender; Nazi Germany denounced Italy's decision as a cowardly act.
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• On this date:
• In 1565, a Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Fla.
• In 1761, Britain's King George III married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz just a few hours after meeting her for the first time.
• In 1892, an early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance," written by Francis Bellamy, appeared in "The Youth's Companion."
• In 1900, Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8,000 people.
• In 1913, the Victor Herbert operetta "Sweethearts" opened on Broadway.
• In 1921, Margaret Gorman, 16, of Washington, D.C., was crowned the first "Miss America" in Atlantic City, N.J.
• In 1935, Sen. Huey P. Long, D-La., was shot and mortally wounded inside the Louisiana State Capitol; he died two days later. (The assailant was identified as Dr. Carl Weiss, who was gunned down by Long's bodyguards.)
• In 1941, the 900-day Siege of Leningrad by German forces began during World War II.
• In 1951, a peace treaty with Japan was signed by 49 nations in San Francisco.
• In 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former (Continued on page 32)
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