1. New York Mets C. Everett and Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch HRs - 1997
2. Paine Webber Senior Golf Invitational - 1997
3. "Play On!" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 61 performances - 1997
4. Sara Lee LPGA Classic - 1997
5. Scott McCarron wins Bellsouth Golf Classic - 1997
6. Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic - 1997
7. Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0 - 1996
8. Valujet DC-9 crashes in Miami, 109 die - 1996
9. 6 white racists sentenced to death in South Africa - 1994
10. "Grease," opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater New York City for 1,503 performances - 1994
11. Inter Milan wins 23rd UEFA Cup - 1994
12. "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult," released in France - 1994
13. 28th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins - 1993
14. Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire - 1993
15. New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt - 1990
16. 217th and final episode of "Dynasty" is aired - 1989
17. France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island - 1989
18. Kenya announces worldwide ban on ivory to preserve its elephant herds - 1989
19. President Bush orders nearly 2,000 troops to Panama - 1989
20. France performs nuclear test - 1988
21. KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II - 1988
22. Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph) - 1988
23. 1st heart-lung transplant take place (Baltimore) - 1987
24. Corazon Aquino is elected president in the Philippines - 1987
25. Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic - 1986
26. 40 die and 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground - 1985
27. Booby trap bomb kills 86 people in India - 1985
28. Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno - 1985
29. Madonna's "Crazy For You," single goes #1 - 1985
30. Pope John Paul II arrives in Netherlands - 1985
31. Soccer stadium in Bradford England catches fire; 53 die - 1985
32. Johan Cruijff quits soccer - 1984
33. Tigers set best 30 game start record (26-4) - 1984
34. Transit of Earth as seen on Mars - 1984
35. Aberdeen wins 23rd Europe Cup II - 1983
36. Comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 AUs of Earth - 1983
37. "Dance a Little Closer" opens and closes at Minskoff Theater New York City - 1983
38. Canucks 4-Isles 6-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 2-0 lead - 1982
39. Andrew Lloyd Webber/T.S. Eliot's musical "Cats", premieres in London - 1981
40. Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks - 1981
41. Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament - 1980
42. Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, and home in one inning for Phillies - 1980
43. Margaret A. Brewer is 1st female general in the U.S. Marine Corps - 1978
44. Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II - 1977
45. Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game - 1977
46. Emmy 3rd Daytime Award presentation - 1976
47. Last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV - 1976
48. Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic - 1975
49. Flyers 1-Isles 2-Semifinals-Series tied at 3 games - 1975
50. Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market - 1975
51. "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83 - 1974
52. Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" - 1974
53. "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield hits #7 - 1974
54. Dutch government of Uyl forms - 1973
55. Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash - 1972
56. John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show - 1972
57. Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2 - 1972
58. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1972
59. Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam - 1971
60. Sammy Davis, Jr. weds Altovise - 1970
61. Carol Mann wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open - 1969
62. Monty Python comedy troupe forms - 1969
63. Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park" - 1968
64. Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games - 1968
65. Students and police battle in Paris, 100s injured - 1968
66. 100,000,000th U.S. phone connected - 1967
67. Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark apply for EG membership - 1967
68. "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 14 performances - 1967
69. Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I - 1966
70. 1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India) - 1965
71. Bangladesh windstorm kills 17,000 - 1965
72. Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument - 1965
73. "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances - 1965
74. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1965
75. West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy - 1965
76. Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats New York Giants, 8-0 - 1963
77. "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul and Mary hits #2 - 1963
78. Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham Alabama - 1963
79. Antonio Segni becomes president of Italy - 1962
80. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island - 1962
81. U.S. sends troops to Thailand - 1962
82. French liner "France" launched - 1960
83. Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires - 1960
84. Elvis Presley's 1st entry on U.K. charts with "Heartbreak Hotel" - 1959
85. "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes and Connie Stevens hits #4 - 1959
86. Rodgers and Barer's musical "Once upon a mattress," premieres in New York City - 1959
87. Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends - 1959
88. Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open - 1958
89. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island - 1958
90. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak - 1958
91. Gabriel Paris forms government of Colombia - 1957
92. Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV - 1956
93. Israel attacks Gaza - 1955
94. Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas and causes $39M damage - 1953
95. Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory - 1953
96. Jay Forrester patents computer core memory - 1951
97. Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die - 1950
98. Eugene Ionesco's "La Cantatrice Chauve," premieres in Paris - 1950
99. 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 in New York City - 1949
100. By a vote of 37-12, Israel becomes 59th member of U.N. - 1949
101. Siam renames itself Thailand - 1949
102. Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa - 1948
103. Luigi Einaudi elected president of Italy - 1948
104. BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire in Akron, Ohio - 1947
105. Laos accepts constitution for parliamentary democracy - 1947
106. 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1) - 1946
107. 72nd Preakness: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:01.4 - 1946
108. U.S. Marines conquer Awatsha Draw Okinawa - 1945
109. Opposition group surprise attack post office Washer - 1944
110. Slomp Resistance fighter (Frits de Zwerver) freed from Arnhem prison - 1944
111. Hermann Goering-division in Tunisia surrenders - 1943
112. U.S. 7th div lands on Attu, Aleutian, (1st U.S. territory recaptured) - 1943
113. Japanese troops conquer Kalewa - 1942
114. 1st Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England - 1941
115. 66th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6 - 1940
116. New York World's Fair reopens - 1940
117. 61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4 - 1935
118. Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe - 1931
119. 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) - 1929
120. Dr. Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin Tx - 1929
121. 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4 - 1928
122. 54th Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2 - 1928
123. 63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal St. George's - 1928
124. General Electric opens 1st TV-station (Schenectady, New York) - 1928
125. Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer - 1927
126. Louis B. Mayer forms Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - 1927
127. Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic Ocean - 1926
128. Communist Party of Holland splits - 1925
129. Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region constituted in RSFSR - 1925
130. Cartel des Gauches wins French parliamentary election - 1924
131. Pulitzer Prize awarded to Robert Frost (New Hampshire) - 1924
132. 10 home runs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals - 1923
133. Tel Aviv is 1st all Jewish municipality - 1921
134. Yanks' Jack Quinn and Senators' Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie - 1919
135. 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 - 1918
136. Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand - 1917
137. Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented - 1916
138. 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4 - 1912
139. Montana's Glacier National Park forms - 1910
140. Bank of San Francisco incorporated - 1907
141. Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace - 1904
142. James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title - 1900
143. Washington Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers - 1897
144. American RR Union strikes Pullman Sleeping Car Co - 1894
145. Henri Desgrange establishes 1st bicycle-world record (35.325 km) - 1893
146. 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41 - 1892
147. 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49 - 1888
148. 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39 - 1887
149. Bedrich Smetana's opera "Libusa," premieres in Prague - 1881
150. George "Charmer" Zettlein pitches the 1st 9 inning shutout - 1875
151. Treaty of London drawn, concerning Luxembourg - 1867
152. Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge) - 1864
153. Gen J E B Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern - 1864
154. Confederates scuttle CSS Virginia off Norfolk, Virginia - 1862
155. Minnesota admitted as 32nd U.S. state - 1858
156. Work starts on 1st brick building in San Francisco - 1850
157. "Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg and sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215 - 1833
158. Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0 - 1818
159. American Bible Society forms in New York - 1816
160. Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh - 1814
161. Waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting and immoral. No wonder it caught on! - 1812
162. Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Capt Robert Gray - 1792
163. England and Tippu Sahib van Mysore sign peace treaty - 1784
164. Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed - 1772
165. 1st U.S. fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia) - 1752
166. 1st U.S. hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital) - 1751
167. British parliament accept Consolidation Act: fleet reorganization - 1749
168. Battle of Fontenoy (Doornik): Austrian Succession war - 1745
169. English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal Nova Scotia - 1690
170. Battle of Bantry Bay, French and English naval battle - 1689
171. French adm Jean d'Estrees' fleet runs aground on Aves-islands, Curaeao - 1678
172. Netherlands and Cologne sign peace treaty - 1674
173. Boers besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper-Austria - 1625
174. Great fire in Brielle - 1548
175. Columbus begins 4th and last trip to "Indies" - 1502
176. Jews are expelled from Styria Austria - 1421
177. Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire - 1330
178. Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg - 1189
179. Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire - 0330
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