1. Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Minneapolis/St. Paul on WRQC 100.3 FM - 1997
2. 56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Ray Floyd wins - 1995
3. Circus performers Marissa Young (24) and Matt Richardson (21) wed - 1994
4. Singer Harry Connick, Jr. (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30) - 1994
5. Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th - 1993
6. 1st concrete is poured at new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) - 1992
7. Afghanistan president Najibullah resigns - 1992
8. "Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 13 performances - 1992
9. New York Rangers win team record 50th game - 1992
10. M Leander and E Seago's musical "Matador," premieres in London - 1991
11. St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 - 1991
12. 19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23 - 1990
13. 94th Boston Marathon won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy in 2:08:19 - 1990
14. Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week - 1990
15. "Piano Lesson" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 320 performances - 1990
16. Supreme Court rejects appeal from retarded man, Dalton Prejean, condemned to death for murdering a Louisiana state trooper in 1977 - 1990
17. 1st Seniors Golf Tradition: Don Bies wins - 1989
18. Berendrechtsluis opens in Antwerp, biggest flood lock in world - 1989
19. Costa Rica beats U.S. 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup - 1989
20. Pat Bradley wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic - 1989
21. Zeleka Metaferia wins 3rd World Cup marathon (2:10:28) - 1989
22. August Wilson's "Fences" wins 1987 Pulitzer Prize for drama - 1987
23. FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves - 1987
24. Howard Stern and Infinity Broadcasting are warned by FCC - 1987
25. Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season - 1987
26. Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction - 1987
27. Pulitzer prize awarded to August Wilson for "Fences" - 1987
28. To dispel rumors he's dead, Moammar Gadhafi appears on TV - 1986
29. West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England - 1986
30. Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isle win series 3-2 - 1985
31. "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 79 performances - 1985
32. 13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of NZ in 2:29:28 - 1984
33. 88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34 - 1984
34. Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits 3 home runs including a grand slam - 1984
35. Pulitzer prize awarded to Mary Oliver for "American Primitive" - 1984
36. Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games - 1983
37. Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution - 1982
38. Columbia space shuttle returns - 1981
39. "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 13 performances - 1981
40. Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis - 1980
41. Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final - 1980
42. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1980
43. 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks and Mets tie 1-1 - 1979
44. 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:27 - 1979
45. 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15 - 1979
46. Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport in Belgium - 1979
47. Pulitzer prize awarded to Sam Shepard for "Buried child" - 1979
48. "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA New York City after 21 performances - 1978
49. Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic - 1978
50. St. Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0 - 1978
51. Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia - 1977
52. Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh - 1975
53. 200,000 attend rock concert California Jam I in Ontario California - 1974
54. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1974
55. "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances - 1974
56. 1st Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock - 1972
57. 2 giants pandas arrive in U.S., from China - 1972
58. Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) - 1972
59. Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0 - 1972
60. "That's Entertainment" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 4 performances - 1972
61. 70 die in a snow crush (France) - 1970
62. "Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances - 1967
63. Yankees beat Boston 7-6 in 18 innings - 1967
64. Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain - 1966
65. Test flight of heavy Saturn S-1C-rocket - 1965
66. 9 men sentenced 25-30 years for Britain's 1963 "Great Train Robbery" - 1964
67. Geraldine Mock of U.S. is 1st woman to fly solo round the world - 1964
68. Brazil nationalizes U.S. businesses - 1962
69. Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News - 1962
70. 15th Tony Awards: Becket and Bye Bye Birdie win - 1961
71. Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open - 1961
72. Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 - 1961
73. Datu Abdul Rozak inaugurated as premier of Malaysia federation - 1959
74. New York Yankees unveil their 1st message scoreboard - 1959
75. "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 44 performances - 1959
76. Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit - 1959
77. 22nd Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284 - 1958
78. French government of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis - 1958
79. Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 - 1957
80. U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test - 1957
81. 1st solar powered radios go on sale - 1956
82. KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1954
83. Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 - 1954
84. British royal yacht Britannica taken out of service - 1953
85. Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open - 1953
86. Phillie's Connie Ryan gets 6 hits in a game - 1953
87. Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 - 1953
88. WAND TV channel 17 in Decatur, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1953
89. "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 15 performances - 1952
90. British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75 - 1951
91. Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games - 1949
92. Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris - 1948
93. Explosions and fire on French ship Grandcamp - 1947
94. Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated in New York City - 1947
95. Massive explosion and fire kills 522 in Texas City, Texas - 1947
96. 1st U.S. launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt - 1946
97. NSB mayor of Rotterdam Neth, FE Muller sentence to 100 years in jail - 1946
98. German troops in Groningen surrender - 1945
99. Red Army begins Battle of Berlin - 1945
100. U.S. troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II - 1945
101. U.S. troops land on He Shima Okinawa - 1945
102. 40 NZ bombers attack Haarlem Netherlands (85 killed) - 1943
103. Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship - 1942
104. King George VI awards George Cross to Island of Malta - 1942
105. Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes - 1941
106. 1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition) - 1940
107. Cleveland Indian Bob Feller hurls an opening day no-hitter vs Chic, 1-0 - 1940
108. Heitor Villa-Lobos' opera "Izaht," premieres in Rio de Janeiro - 1940
109. Stalin requests British, French and Russian anti-nazi pact - 1939
110. Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1 - 1939
111. Great-Britain recognizes Italian annexation of Abyssinia - 1938
112. 1st radio broadcast of "Fibber McGee and Molly" - 1935
113. Babe Ruth's 1st NL game, for Boston Braves, included a HR - 1935
114. Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a HR on 1st at bat - 1929
115. New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers - 1929
116. Book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" and "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner - 1926
117. 1st radio-transmission of wireless: Matthaus Passion - 1924
118. Child labor laws strengthened in Holland - 1924
119. Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row - 1922
120. German-Russia treaty signed in Italy, Soviet Union recognized - 1922
121. Liberal Freedom League forms in The Hague - 1921
122. Lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution - 1917
123. Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel - 1912
124. Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base) - 1912
125. Natural Bridges National Monument forms near Lake Powell, Utah - 1908
126. U.S. Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps - 1900
127. Drentse and Friese peat cutters go on strike - 1888
128. Paul Kruger chosen president of Transvaal - 1883
129. Dr. David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton - 1874
130. German Empire ends all anti-Jewish civil restrictions - 1871
131. Vaudeville Theatre Strand opens in London - 1870
132. Ebenezer Bassett, 1st U.S. Negro diplomat, begins service in Haiti - 1869
133. Louisiana voters approve new constitution - 1868
134. Karakozov attempts to assassinate Tsar Alexander II of Russia - 1866
135. Nitroglycerine at Wells Fargo and Co office explodes - 1866
136. Battle of Columbus and West Point, Georgia (Ft. Tyler) - 1865
137. Slavery abolished in District of Columbia - 1862
138. U.S. Confederate Congress calls up all white males (18-35 years) - 1862
139. U.S. president Lincoln outlaws business with confederate states - 1861
140. Franz Liszt's "Mazeppa," premieres - 1854
141. San Salvador destroyed by earthquake - 1854
142. Steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die - 1854
143. Opera "Il Profeta," premieres in Paris - 1849
144. Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed US-Canada border) - 1818
145. George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration - 1789
146. 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in New York City - 1787
147. Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits - 1777
148. Battle at Culloden: Troops of "James VIII and III" defeat Charles Stuart - 1746
149. 1st Easter observed - 1724
150. Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College - 1705
151. Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander - 1632
152. Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms - 1521
153. French army under Louis XII enters Alps - 1509
154. King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece - 1346
155. Pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0556
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