1. Edison International purchases Anaheim Stadium naming rights for $50M - 1997
2. Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000 - 1997
3. 2nd Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 16 -15 at Robert Jones Va - 1996
4. Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final - 1996
5. Karrie Webb wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic - 1996
6. Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan's #34 - 1996
7. Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays - 1995
8. Dennis Richardson sworn in as head of St. Maarten - 1994
9. Moslem fundamentalists kidnap and behead 16 citizens in Algeria - 1994
10. "Sound of Motown," premieres in Rotterdam - 1994
11. Liechtenstein prince Hans-Adam II disbands parliament - 1993
12. Ted Weiss, despite dying on 14th, wins congressional New York City seat - 1992
13. 19th du Maurier Golf Classic: Nancy Scranton - 1991
14. NBA star Magic Johnson marries Earletha "Cookie" Kelly - 1991
15. "Party Machine with Nia Peeples" final show - 1991
16. SD State freshman Marshall Faulk sets NCAA rushing record of 386 yds - 1991
17. U.S. women's gymnastics team win 1st World Championships medal (silver) - 1991
18. 42nd Emmy Awards - LA Law and Murphy Brown win - 1990
19. Chicago White Sox Bobby Thigpen is 1st to record 50 saves - 1990
20. Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation - 1990
21. Florida lottery goes over $100,000,000 - 1990
22. France announce it will send 4,000 troops to Persian Gulf - 1990
23. "Les Miserables," opens at Raimund Theatre, Vienna - 1988
24. Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics - 1988
25. Museum of Moving Image in London opens - 1988
26. Test Cricket debut of Ian Healy, vs Pakistan at Karachi - 1988
27. 1st broadcast of "LA Law" on NBC-TV - 1986
28. Bomb attack in Paris, 1 dead - 1986
29. 26th Ryder Cup: Europe beat U.S., 16 -11 at The Belfry, England - 1985
30. Joanne Carner wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic - 1985
31. Olof Palme forms Sweden minority government - 1985
32. Senate judiciary committee begins Robert Bork confirmation hearings - 1985
33. Willie Nelson's Farm Aid concert - 1985
34. Yanks trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro - 1985
35. Sharlene Wells (Utah), 20, crowned 58th Miss America 1985 - 1984
36. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1984
37. Cops beat to death Michael Stewart for graffiting New York City subway - 1983
38. Israel premier Begin resigns - 1983
39. 1st issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc - 1982
40. Israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut - 1982
41. Pope John Paul II receives PLO leader Yasser Arafat - 1982
42. Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical "Laborem exercens" against capitalism/marxism - 1981
43. U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor - 1981
44. Paul McCartney releases "Temporary Secretary" - 1980
45. Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL and NL (Astros) - 1979
46. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1979
47. Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans - 1978
48. Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title - 1978
49. Yanks beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yanks lead 2 games - 1978
50. "Man of La Mancha" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 124 performances - 1977
51. Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when mgr Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) - 1977
52. President Carter meets with 15 record company execs - 1977
53. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1977
54. Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who ...," premieres in New York City - 1976
55. Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days - 1976
56. Mike Vail extends hitting streak ton rookie-record 23 straight game - 1975
57. Market Square Arena in Indianapolis opens - 1974
58. Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic - 1974
59. Dutch Guilder devalued 5% - 1973
60. Ohio State's Archie Griffith begins record 31 cons 100 yd rushing - 1973
61. Secretariat wins Marlboro Cup in world record 1:45 2/5 for 1 miles - 1973
62. "Star Trek-Animated" premieres on TV - 1973
63. WMAO TV channel 23 in Greenwood, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1972
64. 1st broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC-TV - 1971
65. Decca awards Bing Crosby a 2nd platinum disc for selling 300 million - 1970
66. PLO leader Arafat threatens to make a cemetery of Jordan - 1970
67. Rotterdam harbor strikes end - 1970
68. Cards Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 New York Mets in a game - 1969
69. "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV - 1968
70. Carol Mann wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational - 1968
71. Launch of Zond 5, 1st lunar fly-around with Earth reentry - 1968
72. Probable Test flight for a manned fly-around (scooped by Apollo 8) - 1968
73. WUAB TV channel 43 in Lorain-Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting - 1968
74. WXON TV channel 20 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting - 1968
75. KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1967
76. 1st British nuclear sub HMS Resolution launched - 1966
77. Dutch political party (D'66) forms - 1966
78. Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth - 1966
79. "Lost in Space" premieres - 1965
80. Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland - 1964
81. Final edition of socialist British newspaper "Daily Herald" - 1964
82. 4 children killed in bombing of a black Baptist church in Birmingham - 1963
83. Alou brothers-Felipe, Matty, and Jesus-appear in San Francisco outfield for 1 inn - 1963
84. Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria - 1963
85. Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Eugene Ladies' Golf Open - 1963
86. WNTV TV channel 29 in Greenville, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1963
87. Australia's 1st entry in America's Cup yacht race (U.S. wins) - 1962
88. "Bravo, Giovanni" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 76 performances - 1962
89. KC A's Bill Fischer sets record of 69 1/3 innings without a walk - 1962
90. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. - 1962
91. WOKR TV channel 13 in Rochester, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1962
92. 61st U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus - 1961
93. Hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph - 1961
94. Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in U.S. to begin a 13-day visit - 1959
95. 48 die in a train crash in Elizabethport NJ - 1958
96. Commuter train crashes through drawbridge, killing 48 (Newark NJ) - 1958
97. Adenauers CDU wins parliamentary election in West Germany - 1957
98. "Bachelor Father" with John Forsythe premieres - 1957
99. SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game - 1957
100. WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins - 1955
101. Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner) - 1953
102. KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1953
103. WVEC TV channel 13 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1953
104. Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before move to Milwaukee - 1952
105. European Parliament forms in Strasbourg - 1952
106. U.N. turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia - 1952
107. Emile Zatopek runs world record 20k (1:01:15.8) - 1951
108. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" closes at Ziegfeld New York City after 740 performances - 1951
109. Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ingruentium Malorum - 1951
110. During Korean conflict, United Nations forces land at Inchon in South Korea - 1950
111. East German premier Grotewohl pleads for German reunification - 1950
112. For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game - 1950
113. Longest game in Phila's Shribe Park, Phils beat Reds 8-7 in 19 - 1950
114. U.N. lands at Inchon to drive North Korean troops out of the south - 1950
115. U.S. troop land on Wolmi-Do island off of Seoul - 1950
116. "Lone Ranger" premieres on ABC-TV - 1949
117. WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting - 1949
118. WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1949
119. F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speech record of 1080 kph - 1948
120. "Small Wonder" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 134 performances - 1948
121. WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WMGM - 1948
122. 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh - 1947
123. Yanks clinch pennant #15 - 1947
124. Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats - 1946
125. British bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs - 1944
126. Russian troops free Sofia Bulgaria - 1944
127. U.S. 1st Infantry division pushes through to Westwall - 1944
128. U.S. troops lands on Palau and Morotai - 1944
129. US 28th Infantry division occupies Hill 555 at Roscheid - 1944
130. Benito Mussolini forms a rival fascist government in Italy - 1943
131. Concentration Camp Kauwen in Lithuania opens - 1943
132. Concentration Camp Vaivara in Estonia opens - 1943
133. U.S. aircraft carrier Wasp torpedoed at Guadalcanal - 1942
134. Nazis kill 800 Jewish women at Shkudvil Lithuania - 1941
135. 3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2) - 1940
136. Chicago Tribune sponsors Ted Lyons Day (White Sox pitcher) - 1940
137. Luftwaffe bombs Bristol Aeroplane Company - 1940
138. PM Winston Churchill visits #11 Fighter Group - 1940
139. Tide turns in Battle of Britain in WW II, RAF beats Luftwaffe - 1940
140. British Prime Minister Chamberlain visits Hitler at Berchtesgarden - 1938
141. John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day) - 1938
142. Only time brothers hit back-to-back home runs (Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pitts) - 1938
143. WPA extends L-Taraval streetcar to San Francisco Zoo (at Sloat Blvd) - 1937
144. Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship and makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany - 1935
145. British naval fleet mutinies at Invergordon over pay cuts - 1931
146. Philadelphia A's clinch pennant, beating Cleveland - 1931
147. 1st International bridge match is held in London. U.S. team defeats England - 1930
148. 400 kg Fournier-albums (forged postage stamps) burn in Geneva - 1928
149. Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin - 1928
150. Cards set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6 - 1928
151. Stothard, Kalmar and Ruby's musical "Good Boy," premieres in New York City - 1928
152. 43rd U.S. Mens Tennis: William T Tilden beats W M Johnston (64 61 64) - 1923
153. Bill Tilden wins U.S. Lawn Tennis Open - 1923
154. Gov Walton of Oklahoma declares state of siege because of KKK terror - 1923
155. Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897 - 1922
156. Pope Benedictus XV publishes encyclical Alcohol Paraclitus - 1921
157. WBZ-AM in Boston MA begins radio transmissions - 1921
158. CH Chubb gives Stonehenge to English state - 1918
159. Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky - 1917
160. 1st tank used in war, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flors, France - 1916
161. Britains 1st use of tanks (Battle of Somme) - 1916
162. Boston Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals 20-1 - 1915
163. Battle of Aisne begins between Germans and French during WW I - 1914
164. U.S. Marines march out of Vera Cruz, Mexico - 1914
165. 1st U.S. milch goat show held, Rochester, New York - 1913
166. Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins - 1912
167. War between Turkey and Montenegro breaks out in Albania - 1912
168. Boers and Afrikaners win 1st general elections in Union of South-Africa - 1910
169. Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight - 1904
170. Queen Wilhelmina calls railroad strikers "criminals" - 1903
171. 5th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Smith shoots a 315 at Baltimore CC MD - 1899
172. National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY - 1898
173. Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang - 1894
174. Philadelphia celebrates 100th anniversary of U.S. Constitution - 1887
175. British general Wolseley occupies Cairo - 1882
176. Pim Mulier forms "Haarlem Football Club" - 1879
177. Last German troops leave France - 1873
178. Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) - 1870
179. Confederates conquer Union-weapon arsenal at Harpers Ferry WV - 1862
180. Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine - 1857
181. 1st U.S. woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell - 1853
182. Jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal - 1846
183. HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Galapagos Islands - 1835
184. 1st National Negro Convention begins in Phila - 1830
185. 1st to be run-over by a railroad train (William Huskisson, England) - 1830
186. Duke of Wellington opens Liverpool and Manchester Railway - 1830
187. Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independ - 1821
188. French army under Napoleon reaches Kremlin, Moscow - 1812
189. Cape Colony surrenders to England - 1795
190. Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed Department of State - 1789
191. Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam - 1787
192. British forces capture Kip's Bay Manhattan during Revolution - 1776
193. Cossack Emilian Pugachev captured - 1774
194. King Frederik Willem I divides Prussia-Brandenburg in Cantons - 1733
195. Rakoczi II and Czar Peter the Great sign social security agreement - 1707
196. Germantown Pennsylvania founded by 13 immigrant families - 1683
197. England and France sign peace treaty - 1656
198. Giambattista Pamfili replaces Pope Urban VII as Innocent X - 1644
199. Swedish troops occupy Riga - 1621
200. Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims [OS May 8] - 1620
201. Prince Bethlen Gabors troops occupy Pozsony (Pressburg) Hungary - 1619
202. Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII - 1590
203. San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid finished - 1584
204. Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain - 1556
205. Thomas Wolsey appointed archbishop of York - 1514
206. St. Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0608
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