1. Diners Club Senior Golf Match - 1997
2. Juli Inkster and Dottie Pepper win LPGA Diners Club Matches - 1997
3. Phoenix Coyote Mike Gartner is 5th NHLer to score 700 goals - 1997
4. "View From the Bridge," opens at Criterion Theater New York City - 1997
5. 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards - 1996
6. 62nd Heisman Trophy Award: Danny Wuerffel, Florida (QB) - 1996
7. AIDS patient Jeff Getty recieves baboon bone marrow transplant - 1995
8. "Les Miserables" opens at Cable Hall, Helsinki - 1995
9. Moslem fundamentalists murder 12 Kroates/Bosnians in Algeria - 1993
10. Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him - 1992
11. 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR) - 1991
12. Ferry boat Salem Express sinks in Red Sea, 476 killed - 1991
13. Louis Jordan's revue "Five Guys Named Moe," premieres in London - 1990
14. Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later - 1990
15. CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights - 1988
16. NBA's Miami Heat wins 1st game ever, 89-88 (Clippers), after 17 loses - 1988
17. Spanish General strike to protest austerity measures - 1988
18. U.S. agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Org (1st time in 13 yrs) - 1988
19. Allan Border scores 205 vs. NZ to become Australia's top rungetter - 1987
20. Chrysler pleads no contest to selling driven vehicles as new - 1987
21. Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards AFB, California on 1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around world - 1986
22. US Foreign Minister George Shultz arrives in West Berlin - 1985
23. Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football - 1984
24. "Peg" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 5 performances - 1983
25. Marcel Dionne, LA, becomes 9th NHLer to score 500 goals - 1982
26. Israel annexes Golan Heights (seized from Syria in war of 1967) - 1981
27. Anders Kailur scores on 6th Islander penalty shot - 1980
28. At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon - 1980
29. Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24 - 1980
30. Nancy Lopez/Curtis Strange wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic - 1980
31. New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat New York Jets 21-20 - 1980
32. "Onward Victoria" opens/closes at Martin Beck New York City for 1 performance - 1980
33. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1980
34. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1979
35. "Ballroom" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 116 performances - 1978
36. China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC - 1978
37. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1978
38. Egypt and Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference - 1977
39. Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Rangers for John Poloni and cash - 1977
40. "Saturday Night Fever,"starring John Travolta, premieres in New York City - 1977
41. Test Cricket debut of Abdul Qadir, vs. England at Lahore - 1977
42. War criminal Pieter Menten sentenced in Amsterdam to 15 years - 1977
43. Dutch 1st Chamber condemns Dutch Liberal/social dem abortion laws - 1976
44. 6 So Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days - 1975
45. "Treemonisha" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 64 performances - 1975
46. Islander Glenn Resch's 1st shut-out opponent-Kings 3-0 - 1974
47. Viv Richards scores 1st Test Cricket ton 192 vs. India 20 fours 6 sixes - 1974
48. Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt leave the Moon - 1972
49. Willy Brandt re-elected West German chancellor - 1972
50. Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure - 1971
51. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1971
52. Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) vs. Australia at Calcutta - 1969
53. Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show" - 1969
54. "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 1 performance - 1969
55. DNA created in a test tube - 1967
56. "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 7 performances - 1965
57. Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene" - 1964
58. Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ - 1963
59. Mariner 2 makes 1st U.S. fly-by of another planet (Venus) - 1962
60. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1962
61. Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record - 1961
62. Australia vs. West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie - 1960
63. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forms - 1960
64. Washington Senators joins American League - 1960
65. Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus - 1959
66. J B Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513m - 1959
67. "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 678 performances - 1957
68. "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 45 performances - 1957
69. Paul-Henri Spaak appointed Secretary-General of NATO - 1956
70. Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar - 1955
71. Tappan Zee Bridge in New York opens to traffic - 1955
72. WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1954
73. Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax - 1953
74. KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1952
75. R H Shodhan scores 110 on Test Cricket debut vs. Pakistan, Calcutta - 1952
76. Uprising of captives in Pongam South Korea, 82 die - 1952
77. Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner - 1950
78. "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 84 performances - 1950
79. U.N. General Assembly establishes High Commission for Refugees (Nobel 1954) - 1950
80. Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game - 1947
81. "Three to Make Ready" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 323 performances - 1946
82. Togo made a trusteeship territory of UN - 1946
83. U.N. General Assembly votes to establish United Nations HQs in New York City - 1946
84. Elmer Rice' "Dream Girl," premieres in New York City - 1945
85. Begin(ning) Liese-Aktion: werving of labor force for Germany - 1944
86. Congress establshes rank of General of Army (5-star General) - 1944
87. German occupiers forbid use of electricity in parts of Holland - 1944
88. 1st NFL division playoff, Bears beat Packers 33-14 - 1941
89. Premier Winston Churchill travels to U.S. on board HMS Duke of York - 1941
90. U-557 torpedoes British cruiser Galatea - 1941
91. Soviet Union attacks Finland-League of Nations drops Soviet Union - 1939
92. AL permits Cleveland and Philadelphia to play night games - 1938
93. Major leagues agrees on standard ball - 1938
94. Major leagues disagree on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 - 1938
95. Will Harridge is elected to a 10-year-term as AL president - 1938
96. Japanese troops conquer/plunder Nanjing - 1937
97. Test Cricket debut of "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith vs. South Africa, Durban - 1935
98. 1st streamlined steam locomotive introduced (Albany New York) - 1934
99. Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam - 1933
100. French government of Herriot falls - 1932
101. 1st assembly of Anton Musserts NSB in Utrecht - 1931
102. New York Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game - 1930
103. Alexander Zaimis elected President of Greece - 1929
104. 2nd Test Cricket Australia vs. England starts with Bradman 12th man - 1928
105. Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain - 1927
106. Danish Madsen government, forms - 1926
107. Chiang Kai-shek occupies Hankou - 1924
108. Respighi's symphony "Pini di Roma," premieres in Paris - 1924
109. Gerard K "Simon" van het Reve, Dutch writer (Evenings) - 1923
110. Heavyweight Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in New York City - 1920
111. Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title - 1920
112. Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico," premieres in New York City - 1918
113. UFA, Universal Film AG, forms in Germany - 1917
114. Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion - 1915
115. Greece formally takes possession of Crete - 1913
116. South Pole 1st reached, by Norwegian Roald Amundsen - 1911
117. Reg Foster completes 287 England vs. Australia on Test Cricket debut - 1903
118. 1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) - 1901
119. Day One 1st Test Cricket Aus vs. Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85) - 1894
120. Test Cricket debut of Joe Darling, Ernie Jones, Archie MacLaren - 1894
121. American Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Phila - 1889
122. Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo - 1882
123. Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn - 1863
124. 1st chamber music group in U.S. gives their 1st concert (Boston) - 1849
125. Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins - 1825
126. Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state - 1819
127. David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut and bolt machine - 1798
128. 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky to Cincinnati - 1793
129. Charleston, South Carolina evacuated by British - 1782
130. Mass militiamen successfully attacked arsenal of Ft. William and Mary - 1774
131. Prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris - 1708
132. Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales - 1656
133. Olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die - 1600
134. Zealand/Brabant Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25 - 1582
135. Polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland - 1575
136. Anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria - 1490
137. Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives - 1287
138. Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses) - 1124
139. John VIII elected as Catholic Pope - 0872
140. Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0867
141. Osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam - 0644
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