On this day in sports: September 15

1. 1830 The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M) (depicted), the first locomotive-hauled railway to connect two major cities, opened with the Duke of Wellington in attendance.\ Source
2. 1978 At the Superdome in New Orleans, Muhammad Ali outpoints Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times. Source
3. 1995 Born: Terry McLaurin, American football player Source
4. 1999 Born: Jaren Jackson Jr., American basketball player Source
5. 2004 National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office. Source
6. 2021 Died: Lou Angotti, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1938) Source

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