1. 66th Golf Masters Championship: - 2002
2. 60th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 276 - 1996
3. "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 1 performance - 1996
4. Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games - 1996
5. India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah - 1995
6. Rosie Jones wins LPGA Pinewild Women's Golf Championship - 1995
7. Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley announces plans to divorce - 1994
8. Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript - 1994
9. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis operated on for a bleeding ulcer - 1994
10. New Jersey Devils end best regular season, 47-25-12 record for 106 points - 1994
11. U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 U.S. helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die - 1994
12. Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft - 1992
13. "Guys and Dolls" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 1143 performances - 1992
14. "Les Miserables," opens at Palace Theatre, Manchester - 1992
15. U.N. imposes embargo against Libya takes effect - 1992
16. UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc - 1992
17. 55th Golf Masters Championship: Ian Woosnam wins, shooting a 277 - 1991
18. Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars) - 1991
19. "Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City after 67 performances - 1991
20. "Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City - 1991
21. 1,100,000,000th Chinese born - 1989
22. In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury - 1989
23. Devils 6-5 over Islanders-Devils take 1st round 4-2 - 1988
24. "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 36 performances - 1988
25. U.S.S.R., U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan sign Afghanistan treaty - 1988
26. Turkey asks to join European market - 1987
27. 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire - 1986
28. Desmond Tutu elected Anglican archbishop of Capetown - 1986
29. Double-decker ferry sinks in stormy weather in Bangladesh killing 200 - 1986
30. U.S. aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya - 1986
31. 49th Golf Masters Championship: Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 282 - 1985
32. Ahmed Salah wins 1st World Cup marathon (2:08:09) - 1985
33. Alan Garcia wins elections in Peru - 1985
34. Beth Daniel wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic - 1985
35. Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Washington Caps 1st playoff penalty shot - 1985
36. Caps 4-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Series tied at 2-2 - 1985
37. Jack C Burcham is 5th to receive "Jarvik 7" permanent artificial heart - 1985
38. "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City - 1985
39. Farewell concert of "Doe Maar" in Den Bosch Neth - 1984
40. Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Ranger - 1983
41. President Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue - 1983
42. Rangers 1-Isles 4-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 1-0 lead - 1983
43. 1st Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth - 1981
44. 1st Cubans of the Mariel boatlift sail to Florida - 1980
45. 52nd Academy Awards - "Kramer vs Kramer," D Hoffman and Sally Field win - 1980
46. Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Executioner's Song) - 1980
47. Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year - 1979
48. David Hare's "Plenty," premieres in London - 1978
49. Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia - 1978
50. WRR-AM in Dallas Texas changes call letters to KAAM - 1978
51. Supreme Court says people may refuse to display state motto on license - 1977
52. 38th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 278 - 1974
53. Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal - 1973
54. "That's Entertainment" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 4 performances - 1972
55. Fort Point, San Francisco dedicated as a national historic site - 1971
56. President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China - 1971
57. Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in New York City - 1971
58. Supreme Court upheld busing as means of achieving racial desegregation - 1971
59. "Boy Friend" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 119 performances - 1970
60. 1st major league baseball game outside U.S. played (Montreal Canada) - 1969
61. 41st Academy Awards - "Oliver," C Robertson and K Hepburn/Striesand win - 1969
62. KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka, California (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1969
63. Student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College - 1969
64. Tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540 - 1969
65. 1st NBA game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks beat SD Clippers - 1968
66. 32nd Golf Masters Championship: Bob Goalby wins, shooting a 277 - 1968
67. Marilynn Smith wins LPGA O'Sullivan Golf Open - 1968
68. Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card - 1968
69. Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema becomes president of Togo - 1967
70. In the Vietnam War, U.S. planes bombed Haiphong for 1st time - 1967
71. Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at - 1967
72. Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch - 1967
73. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1965
74. Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk - 1964
75. George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones" - 1963
76. Demonstration for sovereign status of New-Guinea in Amsterdam - 1962
77. Georges Pompidou becomes president of France - 1962
78. 1st live television broadcast from Soviet Union - 1961
79. Cuban-American invasion army departs Nicaragua - 1961
80. U.S. element 103 (Lawrencium) discovered - 1961
81. 1st underwater launching of Polaris missile - 1960
82. "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 607 performances - 1960
83. Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 games - 1960
84. KDIN TV channel 11 in Des Moines, IA (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1959
85. Sputnik 2 (with dog Laika) burns up in atmosphere - 1958
86. Leah Neuberger wins her 8th women's singles ping pong championship - 1957
87. Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open - 1957
88. Ampex Corp demonstrates 1st commercial videotape recorder - 1956
89. "Plain and Fancy" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 476 performances - 1956
90. Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform - 1955
91. Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 - 1955
92. WBRZ TV channel 2 in Baton Rouge, LA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting - 1955
93. Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov asks for politics asylum in Canberra - 1954
94. Viet-Minh offensive in Laos - 1953
95. WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins - 1953
96. 1st edition of British strip "Eagle" - 1950
97. Doorne's Auto factory opens in Netherlands - 1950
98. International Military Tribunal at Neurenberg's last judgment - 1949
99. A flash of light is observed in crater Plato on Moon - 1948
100. New York City subway fares jump from 5 cents to 10 cents - 1948
101. Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games - 1948
102. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak - 1948
103. "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater New York City after 167 performances - 1946
104. Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final HR - 1946
105. American planes bombed Tokyo and damaged the Imperial Palace - 1945
106. Arnhem/Zwolle freed from nazis - 1945
107. U.S. 7th Army and allies forces captured Nuremberg and Stuttgart in Germany - 1945
108. U.S. forces conquered Motobu peninsula on Okinawa - 1945
109. U.S. Marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa - 1945
110. 1st Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz - 1944
111. Freighter "Fort Stikene" explodes in Bombay India, killing 1,376 - 1944
112. General Eisenhower becomes head commander of allied air fleet - 1944
113. Greek Colonel Venizelos forms government - 1944
114. Gen Alexander, Eisenhower, Anderson and Bradley discuss assault on Tunis - 1943
115. James Gow and A d'Usseau's "Tomorrow the World," premieres in New York City - 1943
116. Destroyer Roper sinks German U-85 of U.S. east coast - 1942
117. 1st massive German raid in Paris, 3,600 Jews rounded up - 1941
118. King Peter leaves Yugoslavia - 1941
119. Allied troops land in Norway - 1940
120. RCA demonstrated its new electron microscope in Philadelphia - 1940
121. John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" published - 1939
122. Sandstorm ravages U.S. midwest (Dust Bowl) - 1935
123. Bizet, Massine and Miro's "Jeux d'Enfants," premieres in Monte Carlo - 1932
124. Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII - 1931
125. Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 3 games to 2 - 1931
126. Philip Barry's "Hotel Universe," premieres in New York City - 1930
127. Maddus Airlines starts 1st regular passenger flights between San Francisco and LA - 1928
128. Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Montreal Maroons, 3 games to 2 - 1928
129. 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN) - 1925
130. Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters - 1923
131. Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin - 1922
132. NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St. Patricks in 2 games - 1921
133. Prince Henry opens Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Bremen-Hamburg air route - 1921
134. Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama and Mississippi - 1920
135. Douglas Campbell is 1st U.S. ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane) - 1918
136. Chicago White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St. Louis Browns, 11-0 - 1917
137. A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter - 1915
138. Dutch merchant Navy ship Katwijk sunk by Germany torpedo - 1915
139. Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern - 1914
140. Belgium begins general strike for voting rights - 1913
141. Pan American Union forms - 1912
142. President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day - 1910
143. Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London - 1909
144. President Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in U.S. press - 1906
145. George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London - 1904
146. Dr. Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid in New York City - 1903
147. Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium - 1902
148. President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris - 1900
149. Veteran's Hospital at Ft. Miley forms - 1900
150. John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (New York City) - 1896
151. 1st performance of Gustav Mahler's (incomplete) 2nd Symphony - 1895
152. 1st public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures) - 1894
153. Thomas Edison presents "peep show" device - 1894
154. Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Washington D.C.) - 1890
155. Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" - 1887
156. Leo Delibes' opera "Lakme," premieres in Paris - 1883
157. Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act - 1872
158. San Francisco organizes Bar Association - 1872
159. Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, and mills - 1871
160. South Carolina voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228 - 1868
161. Mobile, Alabama is captured - 1865
162. President Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth - 1865
163. William Bullock patents continuous-roll printing press - 1863
164. Battle of Ft. Pillow Tennessee - 1862
165. Formal Union surrender of Ft. Sumter - 1861
166. Robert E Lee resigns from Union army - 1861
167. 1st Pony Express rider arrives in San Francisco from St. Joseph, Missouri - 1860
168. Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" published - 1859
169. Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape - 1853
170. Persia and Osmaanse sign 2nd Treaty of Erzurum - 1847
171. Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," published - 1841
172. Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin - 1836
173. 18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard - 1828
174. 1st edition of Noah Webster's dictionary published - 1828
175. U.S. Medical Corp forms - 1818
176. Napoleon abdicated and was banished to Elba - 1814
177. Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria - 1809
178. Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews - 1799
179. France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars - 1792
180. New York adopts new constitution as an independent state - 1777
181. 1st abolitionist society in U.S. organizes in Philadelphia - 1775
182. Gov Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians - 1756
183. Cosaks capture Russian boer leader Stenka Razin - 1671
184. England and France sign Peace of Susa - 1629
185. Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan, marries planter John Rolfe - 1614
186. Word "telescope" is 1st used (Prince Federico Cesi) - 1611
187. Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau - 1574
188. Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits - 1570
189. Battle at Carignano: French troops under Earl d'Enghien beat Swiss - 1544
190. English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries - 1536
191. Battle of Barnet-King Edward IV vs Earl of Warwick - 1471
192. 85-year old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Coelestinus III - 1191
193. German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king - 1028
194. Challenge to throne of King Aethelred II of England - 0979
195. Notger becomes bishop of Liege - 0972
196. Pact of Quierzy: between Pope Stephen II, [III] and Pippin the Korte - 0754
197. Lucius Septimus Severus crowned emperor of Rome - 0193
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