1. 16th Seniors Players Golf Championship: - 1998
2. Jamie Farr Kroger Golf Classic - 1998
3. Pirates Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon no-hit Astros 3-0 in 10 inn - 1997
4. Kirby Puckett, retires from Minnesota Twins - 1996
5. Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract for 1 year for $25 million - 1996
6. Start of 1st "Super 8's" tournament in Kuala Lumpur - 1996
7. 65th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-8 at 3 Rivers Stad, Pitts - 1994
8. All star MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves) - 1994
9. Nomination hearings for Steven Breyer for supreme court justice begins - 1994
10. 7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, 160 killed - 1993
11. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Promenade" opens in London - 1993
12. Don Imus begins broadcasting to Boston on WEEI (590 AM) - 1993
13. 13th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Larry Laoretti - 1992
14. Axl Rose arrested on riot charges in St. Louis of Jul 2, 1991 concert - 1992
15. Betsy King wins LPGA Phar-Mor in Youngstown Golf Tournament - 1992
16. Boris Yeltsin quits Soviet Communist Party - 1990
17. Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990) - 1990
18. "Les Miserables," opens at National Theatre, Washington - 1990
19. New York Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA) - 1989
20. 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin - 1988
21. All star MVP: Terry Steinbach for the Oakland A's - 1988
22. Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her - 1988
23. U.S.S.R. launches Phobos II for Martian orbit - 1988
24. 15th du Maurier Golf Classic: Jody Rosenthal - 1987
25. 1st time in 20 years a delegation from U.S.S.R. lands in Israel - 1987
26. 50 white South Africans meets ANCers in Dakar - 1987
27. 8th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player - 1987
28. Phillies Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief - 1987
29. Doctors discover a cancerous growth in President Reagan's colon - 1985
30. "Singin' in the Rain" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 367 performances - 1985
31. STS 51-F launch scrubbed at T -3s because of main engine shutdown - 1985
32. Geraldine Ferraro, New York becomes 1st woman major-party VP candidate - 1984
33. Chad government troops reconquer Abeche - 1983
34. Britain announces it is returning 593 Argentine POWs - 1982
35. Debbie Austin wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic - 1981
36. "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers - 1979
37. Ian Palce joins Whitesnake - 1979
38. Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) declares independence from U.K. - 1979
39. Sun Bank Building opens - 1978
40. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1978
41. 1st free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise - 1977
42. John Edrich scores his 100th 100, Surrey vs. Derbyshire at The Oval - 1977
43. Ian Dury and Kilburns disband - 1976
44. 104th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 279 at Carnoustie - 1975
45. Bob Taylor catches 7 in an innings, Derbyshire vs. Yorkshire - 1975
46. Sao Tome e Principe gains independence from Portugal (Natl Day) - 1975
47. John Ehrlichman convicted of violating Daniel Ellsberg's rights - 1974
48. Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders - 1971
49. 99th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 283 at St. Andrews - 1970
50. Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky - 1970
51. Tanzania signs contract with China for building Tanzam-railway - 1970
52. 98th British Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 280 at Royal Lytham - 1969
53. Couve de Murville forms government in France - 1968
54. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1968
55. 23 die in Newark race riot - 1967
56. 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0 - 1967
57. Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured and over 1000 arrested - 1967
58. Greek regime deprives 480 Greeks of their citizenship - 1967
59. 10.51" (26.70 cm) of rainfall, Sandusky Ohio (state record) - 1966
60. 37th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 10 at Busch Stad, St. Louis - 1966
61. All star MVP: Brooks Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles - 1966
62. Race riot in Chicago - 1966
63. U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver bullion price at Philadelphia and Denver mints - 1966
64. 19th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright - 1964
65. 1st time 2 manned crafts in space (U.S.S.R.) - 1962
66. Rolling Stones 1st performance, Marquee Club, London - 1962
67. Congo, Chad and Central African Republic declare independence - 1960
68. Echo I, 1st passive satellite launched - 1960
69. Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament - 1960
70. U.S.S.R.'s Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs - 1960
71. XEWT TV channel 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, California (IND) begins broadcasting - 1960
72. NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during ankee-Red Sox game - 1959
73. "Li'l Abner" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 693 performances - 1958
74. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island - 1958
75. 1st President to fly in helicopter - Dwight Eisenhower - 1957
76. U.S. Surgeon Gen Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer - 1957
77. 22nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 in 12 at County Stad, Milw - 1955
78. Christian Democratic Party forms in Argentina - 1955
79. Major League Baseball Players Association founded - 1954
80. President Eisenhower put forward a plan for an interstate highway system - 1954
81. KTVB TV channel 7 in Boise, ID (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting - 1953
82. East German SED decides to form German DR army - 1952
83. New York Yankees Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0 - 1951
84. Hague Council of Annulment convicts German war criminals W Lages, FH Van de Funten and F Fischer to death - 1950
85. ILTF re-admit Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland and Hungary withdraws - 1950
86. 16th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn - 1949
87. Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence - 1949
88. Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die - 1949
89. Los Angeles Rams sign Norm Van Brocklin - 1949
90. 1st jets to fly across Atlantic, 6 RAF de Havilland Vampires - 1948
91. Benjamin Britten's "Rape of Lucretia," premieres in Glyndebourne - 1946
92. Vance Dinges hits only Phillie pinch hit inside-the-park HR - 1946
93. Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games - 1945
94. Theresienstadt Family camp disbands, with 4,000 people gased - 1944
95. U.S. government recognizes authority of General De Gaulle - 1944
96. Battle of Kolombangara (2nd battle of Gulf of Kula) - 1943
97. National Committee Freies Deutschland forms - 1943
98. Pope Pius XII receives German ambassador baron von Weizsacker - 1943
99. Russian offensive at Orel - 1943
100. Tank battle at Prochorowka - Russians beat Nazis, about 12,000 die - 1943
101. Belgium recognizes Soviet Union - 1935
102. U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned - 1934
103. Willy de Supervise swims world record 400m (5:16.0) - 1934
104. Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour) - 1933
105. 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St. Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game and 21 in 2nd game for 32 - 1931
106. 34th U.S. Golf Open: Robert T "Bobby" Jones wins - 1930
107. Bradman out for 334 in Test Cricket at Headingley, 383 mins, 46 fours - 1930
108. Hedley Verity takes 10 for 10 vs. Notts (19 4-16-10-10) at Leeds - 1930
109. 1st televised tennis match - 1928
110. Babe Ruth hits 30th of 60 HRs - 1927
111. Guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu - 1926
112. Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:26.2) - 1926
113. Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs - 1921
114. Indians (9) and Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles - 1921
115. Lithuania and U.S.S.R. sign peace treaty, Lithuania becomes independent rep - 1920
116. Japanese battleship explodes in Bay of Tokayama, 500 killed - 1918
117. Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox - 1914
118. 1st foreign feature film exhibited in U.S. - "Queen Elizabeth" - New York City - 1912
119. 16th Amendment approved, power to tax incomes - 1909
120. Alfred Dreyfus found innocent in France - 1906
121. Australian parliament agrees to female suffrage - 1902
122. Cy Young wins his 300th game - 1901
123. 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Basin, Wyoming (state record) - 1900
124. Jean-Baptiste Marchand hoists French flag in Fashoda, Sudan - 1898
125. 1st ocean pier in U.S. completed, Washington, D.C. - 1882
126. Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 - 1878
127. Ontario Agricultural College founded - 1874
128. Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "Gloria Scott" - 1874
129. Congress authorizes Medal of Honor - 1862
130. Federal troops occupy Helena, Arkansas - 1862
131. Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Massachusetts - 1859
132. Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts establishment of Provincial States - 1850
133. Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy - 1843
134. 1st flower show held, Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland - 1817
135. U.S. forces led by Gen Hull invade Canada, War of 1812 - 1812
136. Battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French and Spanish - 1801
137. 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands - 1785
138. Capt Cook departs with Resolution for 3rd trip to Pacific Ocean - 1776
139. Citizens of Carlisle Penn, pass a declaration of independence - 1774
140. Cossack leader Emilian Pugachevs army occupies Kazan - 1774
141. James Cook sails Endeavour back to Downs England - 1771
142. Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle - 1745
143. Lorenzo Corsini chosen as Pope Clemens XII - 1730
144. Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland - 1704
145. Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 - 1700
146. Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII - 1691
147. Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II - 1691
148. Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II - 1690
149. Orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland - 1689
150. Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act - 1679
151. New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island - 1630
152. Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon - 1575
153. English boer army occupies Norwich - 1549
154. England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th and last wife) - 1543
155. French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupies Flanders - 1542
156. King Alfonso V of Aragon becomes king of Naples - 1442
157. Jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I - 1290
158. Richard Coeur de Lion and Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine - 1191
159. Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli - 1109
160. St. Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0526
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