1. Last upside down date until January 1, 6000 - 1999
2. Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Cy Young Award - 1997
3. WNBA expands to Detroit and Washington D.C. - 1997
4. Braves John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award - 1996
5. Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex" for $30,800,000 - 1994
6. Progress M-25 launched to space station Mir - 1994
7. Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 2 days for fractured shoulder - 1993
8. Anglican Church and Church of England OK female priests - 1992
9. Calif's Chuck Finley and Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between U.S. and Japanese all-star teams - 1990
10. "Shadowlands" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 169 performances - 1990
11. "Prince of Central Park" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 4 performances - 1989
12. Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson - 1989
13. Oldest known insect fossils (390 million yrs) reported in Science - 1988
14. Judge Anthony M. Kennedy nominated to Supreme Court - 1987
15. Moscow party secretary Boris Jerusalem resigns - 1987
16. Roger Clemens wins consecutive Cy Young Awards - 1987
17. "Roza" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 12 performances - 1987
18. Van Gogh's "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction - 1987
19. Houston's Astro Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young Award - 1986
20. Suriname government proclaims gold purification - 1986
21. 1st AIDS theme TV movie - "An Early Frost" - 1985
22. Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB - 1985
23. Yonkers is found guilty of segregating schools and housing - 1985
24. "3 Musketeers" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 9 performances - 1984
25. 1st U.S. cruise missiles arrive in Great Britain - 1983
26. President Reagan became 1st U.S. President to address Japan's legislature - 1983
27. Wayne Phillips scores 159 on Test Cricket debut, vs. Pakistan at WACA - 1983
28. 30th time Islanders shut-out-2-0 vs North Stars - 1982
29. 5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launched 1st coml flight - 1982
30. Gas explosion in Israeli army headquarters by Tyrus; kills 60 - 1982
31. Joe Altobelli succeeds retiring Earl Weaver as Oriole manager - 1982
32. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is let out of jail in Poland - 1982
33. Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award - 1981
34. "Oh, Brother!" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 3 performances - 1981
35. Crew of Soyuz 35 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 37 - 1980
36. Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars - 1980
37. Boston Court issues occupancy permit for Cambridge Buddhist Center - 1979
38. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom becomes president of Maldives - 1978
39. Wings release "Mull of Kintyre" and "Girl's School" - 1977
40. Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day) - 1975
41. Australian PM removed by crown (1st elected PM removed in 200 yrs) - 1975
42. Dow Jones Index moves above 1,000 for 1st time - 1972
43. U.S. Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army - 1972
44. Man-made earthslide at Kawasaki Japan, kills 15 - 1971
45. Neil Simons "prisoner of Second Avenue," premieres in New York City - 1971
46. Baltimore Oriole Boog Powell wins AL MVP - 1970
47. Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in UK - 1969
48. Jim Morrison arrested on an airplane by FBI for drunkeness - 1969
49. John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album - 1968
50. Maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic - 1968
51. Ron Hill sets record 10-mile run (46:44) at Leicester England - 1968
52. Gemini 12 (Lovell and Aldrin) launched on 4-day flight - 1966
53. Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church - 1966
54. Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas - 1965
55. Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by PM Ian D Smith - 1965
56. William Alfred's "Hogan's Goat," premieres in New York City - 1965
57. Murray Schisgal's "Luv," premieres in New York City - 1964
58. Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan sign a 3 show contract for Beatles - 1963
59. Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record - 1963
60. Congolese soldiers murder 13 Italian United Nations pilots - 1961
61. Molotov, Malenkov and Kaganovitsj kicked out of Russia's Communist Party - 1961
62. Stalingrad renamed Volgograd - 1961
63. Largest New York Knick 49th St. MSG crowd-18,499 - 1960
64. 1st episode of "Rocky and His Friends" airs - 1959
65. Seals Stadium in San Francisco, demolished - 1959
66. AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 - 1958
67. "La Plume de Ma Tante" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 835 performances - 1958
68. Demolition begins on cable car barn at California and Hyde (SF) - 1957
69. Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as Baltimore Orioles manager - 1953
70. WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast - 1949
71. New York Knicks' 1st game at Madison Square Garden loses 78-68 to Chic Stags - 1946
72. New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4) - 1944
73. Spud Chandler wins AL MVP; Stan Musial wins NL MVP - 1943
74. U.S. air raid on Rabaul - 1943
75. 745 French Jews deported to Auschwitz - 1942
76. During WW II Germany completes their occupation of France - 1942
77. Jews in Free Zone of France ordered to wear yellow star of David - 1942
78. Last German offensive in Stalingrad - 1942
79. Lt-general Kumakashi Harada becomes Japanese commander on Java - 1942
80. Transport nr 45 departs with French Jews to Nazi-Germany - 1942
81. Czech premier general Eliasj arrested by nazis - 1941
82. 1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier - 1940
83. Blizzard strikes midwestern U.S. killing over 100 - 1940
84. British air attack destroys half of Italian fleet - 1940
85. Willys unveiled its General Purpose vehicle - Jeep - 1940
86. Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" - 1939
87. German and Austrian Jewish suffer 1 billion Mark damage in nazi - 1938
88. Kristallnacht; Jews forced to wear Star of David - 1938
89. Messerschmidt ME-109V13 flies world record 610.4 kph - 1937
90. Nobel prize for physics awarded to C. J. Davisson and G. P. Thomson - 1937
91. Explorer 2 balloon sets altitude record of 72,000 feet over SD - 1935
92. 1st penalty shot vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Mont) unsuccessful - 1934
93. WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa splits from WHO-WOC and becomes KICK-AM - 1934
94. "Great Black Blizzard" 1st great dust storm in Great Plains - 1933
95. Cornerstones laid for Opera House and Veteran's Building - 1931
96. France's 5th government of Poincare forms - 1928
97. KXO-AM in El Centro California begins radio transmissions - 1928
98. WGL-AM in Ft. Wayne IN begins radio transmissions - 1928
99. WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions - 1928
100. WOL-AM in Washington D.C. begins radio transmissions - 1928
101. Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager - 1926
102. Earnest Thalmann becomes chairman of German KPD - 1925
103. Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings - 1925
104. Night of Kersten - Colijn Dutch government falls by SGP-amendement - 1925
105. Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays - 1925
106. Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St. New York City - 1924
107. Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated (SF) - 1924
108. Eternal flame lit for tomb of unknown solder, Arc de Triumph - 1923
109. Largest U.S. flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90') - 1922
110. President Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Arlington Cemetary) - 1921
111. Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political/business views - 1919
112. Armistice Day-WW I ends (at 11 AM on Western Front) - 1918
113. Dutch SDAP leader Troelstra announces revolution - 1918
114. Emperor Charles I of Austria abdicates - 1918
115. Germany surrenders ending WW I, Allies and Germany sign armistice - 1918
116. Poland declares independence - 1918
117. Construction of Navy base at Pearl Harbor begins - 1909
118. J. M. Synge's "Tinker's Wedding," premieres in London - 1909
119. Ethel Smyth' "Standrecht," premieres in Leipzig - 1906
120. Maurice Ravel composition "Jeux d'eau" premieres - 1901
121. Stuart/Rubens/Boyd-Jones' "Floradora," premieres in London - 1899
122. Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War - 1896
123. Bechuanaland becomes part of Cape Colony - 1895
124. D. McCree patents portable fire escape - 1890
125. Washington admitted as 42nd state - 1889
126. 1st American amateur track and field meet (New York City) - 1868
127. Mary Edward Walker, 1st Army female surgeon, awarded Medal of Honor - 1865
128. Thomas Robertsons "Society," premieres in London - 1865
129. Sherman's troops destroy Rome, Georgia - 1864
130. Skirmish at Shoal Creek, AL - 1864
131. Opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St. Petersburg Russia) - 1862
132. Alvan Clark patents telescope - 1851
133. Emma Wedgwood accepts Charles Darwins marriage proposal - 1838
134. Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru - 1836
135. Dresden surrenders to allied armies - 1813
136. Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain - 1811
137. Chrysanthemums are introduced into England from China - 1790
138. Iroquois Indians in New York kill 40 in Cherry Valley Massacre - 1778
139. Theresianische Military Academy opens in Vienna - 1752
140. Bonnie Prince Charlies army enters England - 1745
141. Georg F. Handels opera "Tamerlano," premieres in London - 1725
142. A highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street - 1714
143. Prince Willem III's invasion fleet sails to England - 1688
144. Dutch States-General forbids importation of French wine - 1671
145. Dutch and French agree to divide St. Maarten, Leeward Islands - 1648
146. Massachusetts passes 1st U.S. compulsory school attendance law - 1647
147. John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London - 1640
148. 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws) - 1620
149. Turkey and Austria sign Treaty of Zsitva-Torok - 1606
150. Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege for Haarlem - 1572
151. Pope Julius II elected - 1503
152. Treaty of Granada: France and Aragon divide Naples - 1500
153. Columbus discovers Saba - 1493
154. Oddo Colonna elected as Pope Martinus V - 1417
155. 4th Lateran Council (12th ecumenical council) opens in Rome - 1215
156. Otto van Wittelsbach chosen German king - 1208
157. Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa declares himself ruler of North Italy - 1158
158. Parliament in Tribur: King Charles III resigns - 0887
159. St. Silverius ends his reign as Catholic Pope - 0537
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