1. Mario Lemieux enters NHL Hall of Fame - 1997
2. "Present Laughter" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City - 1996
3. Sam's Town Bowling Invitational - 1996
4. 3rd Germany government of Kohl forms - 1994
5. Irish government of Reynolds resigns - 1994
6. "Sunset Boulevard" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 977 performances - 1994
7. Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed - 1993
8. "Grand Night For Singing" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 52 performances - 1993
9. U.S. House of Representatives approve Nafta - 1993
10. Blue Jay Nigel Wilson is 1st pick of Marlins in expansion draft - 1992
11. Dateline NBC airs a demonstration show General Motors trucks, blowing up on impact, later revealed NBC rigged test - 1992
12. Erling Kagge begins successful exploration at South pole - 1992
13. "Gypsy Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 55 performances - 1992
14. 1st TV condom ad aired (FOX- TV) - 1991
15. "Brigadoon" closes at New York State Theater New York City after 12 performances - 1991
16. Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs Los Angeles Rams - 1991
17. Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract - 1989
18. Linda Petursdottir of Iceland, 18, crowned 38th Miss World - 1988
19. Neil Simon's "Rumors," premieres in New York City - 1988
20. George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP - 1987
21. "Oh Coward!" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 56 performances - 1986
22. Howard Stern begins broadcasting on 92.3 WXRK FM NY - 1985
23. New York Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28 - 1985
24. Golden State Warrior scores 59 points losing to New Jersey Nets 124-110 - 1984
25. Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers - 1984
26. Harm Wiersma retains checkers world championship - 1983
27. "La Tragedie de Carmen" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 187 performances - 1983
28. Philadelphia Flyers win 13th straight NHL game - 1983
29. Dale Murphy wins NL MVP - 1982
30. "1st" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 37 performances - 1981
31. NBA New York Knick Bill Cartwright, ties record of 19 of 19 free throws - 1981
32. John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" album in U.K. - 1980
33. Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball - 1979
34. Khomeini frees most black and female U.S. hostages - 1979
35. New York Stars (WBL) home opener at MSG in New York City - 1979
36. On a flight to Austin, TX, Daniel Okrent sketches out the first - 1979
37. Gerald Lascelles (under English princess Mary) weds Elizabeth Colvin - 1978
38. Bernard Pomerance's "Elephant Man," premieres in London - 1977
39. Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel - 1977
40. Miss World Contest - Miss U.K. wears $9,500 platinum bikini - 1977
41. China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC - 1976
42. Bonnie Bryant wins Bill Branch LPGA Golf Classic - 1974
43. Union of Banana Exporting Countries (UPEB) forms - 1974
44. Greek regime attacks students with tanks, 100s killed - 1973
45. President Nixon tells AP "...people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook" - 1973
46. Teri Garr plays role of a stripper on "The Nurse" - 1973
47. Juan Peron returns to Argentina - 1972
48. British newspaper Sun puts 1st pinup girl on pg 3 (Stephanie Rahn) - 1970
49. Russia lands Lunokhod 1 unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon - 1970
50. SALT-discussions open in Helsinki Finland - 1969
51. John Kander/Fred Ebbs musical "Zorba," premieres in New York City - 1968
52. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational - 1968
53. KHNE TV channel 29 in Hastings, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1968
54. NBC cuts to show "Heidi," misses Raider's rally to beat Jets, 43-32 - 1968
55. "Zorba" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 305 performances - 1968
56. Beatles Ltd and Apple Music Ltd swap names - 1967
57. French author Regis Debray sentenced to 30 years in Bolivia - 1967
58. Surveyor 6 becomes 1st man-made object to lift off Moon - 1967
59. Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour) - 1966
60. General Meeting of United Nations refuses admittance of China PR - 1965
61. William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball - 1965
62. British Labour Party installs weapon embargo against South Africa - 1964
63. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational - 1963
64. "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 257 performances - 1962
65. "Nowhere to Go, But Up" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 9 performances - 1962
66. President Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C. - 1962
67. Simon/Coleman/Leigh's musical "Little Me," premieres in New York City - 1962
68. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1962
69. New Washington franchise is awarded to Elwood Quesada - 1960
70. De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond - 1959
71. Giants slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year - 1959
72. William Shea shows proposed New York City stadium with transparent roof - 1959
73. KAII TV channel 7 in Wailuku, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1958
74. WBOY TV channel 12 in Clarksburg, WV (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting - 1957
75. Syracuse fullback Jim Brown, scores NCAA record of 43 pts (vs Colgate) - 1956
76. U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test - 1956
77. St. Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc - 1953
78. Britain's House of Commons votes to nationalize steel industry - 1948
79. "Girl from Nantucket" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 12 performances - 1945
80. New world air speed record 606 mph (975 kph) set by HJ Wilson of RAF - 1945
81. Virgil Thomson's 2nd Symphony, premieres - 1941
82. Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane - 1940
83. German U-boat torpedoes passenger ship - 1939
84. Jerome Kern/Hammerstein II's "Very Warm for May," premieres in New York City - 1939
85. Italy passes their own version of anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws - 1938
86. Britains Lord Halifax visits Germany, beginning of appeasement - 1937
87. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy become overnight success on radio - 1936
88. Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor - 1934
89. U.S. recognizes U.S.S.R., opens trade - 1933
90. German government of von Papen, resigns - 1932
91. Bradman scores 135 NSW vs. South Africa, 128 mins, 15 fours - 1931
92. Musical "Sweet and Low" with Fanny Brice premieres in New York City - 1930
93. Pascual Ortiz Rubio elected president of Mexico - 1929
94. Stalin throws Nicolai Bucharin out of Politburo - 1929
95. Boston Garden officially opens - 1928
96. Notre Dame finally lost a football game after nearly 25 years - 1928
97. Tornado hits Washington D.C. - 1927
98. NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St. Pats 4-1 - 1926
99. Turkish sultan Mehmed VI flees to Malta on British warship - 1922
100. Social Democratic Party becomes Communistc Party Holland: CPH - 1918
101. Lenin defended "temporary" removal of freedom of the press - 1917
102. U.S. declares Panama Canal Zone neutral - 1914
103. 1st U.S. dental hygienists course forms, Bridgeport, Ct - 1913
104. Panama Canal opens - 1913
105. George Cohans musical "Little Johnny Jones," premieres in New York City - 1904
106. Daily Racing Form founded - 1894
107. Union Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago-Portland and SF - 1889
108. St. Tsjaikovsky's 5th Symphony premieres in Petersburg - 1888
109. Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel" - 1884
110. Gilbert/Sullivans operette "Sorcerer," premieres in London - 1877
111. Amer Theosophical Society founded by Mme Blavatsky and Col Olcott - 1875
112. Emigrant ship Cospatrick catches fire and sinks off Auckland, NZ - 1874
113. Englishman James Moore wins 1st bicycle race (13K Paris-Rouen) - 1869
114. Suez Canal (Egypt) opens, links Mediterranean and Red seas - 1869
115. Opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris) - 1866
116. Lincoln begins 1st draft of his Gettysburg Address - 1863
117. Confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns - 1862
118. Origin of Modified Julian Period - 1858
119. Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections - 1853
120. Fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston - 1842
121. Opera "Linda di Chamounix" is produced (London) - 1842
122. Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan - 1839
123. Congress held 1st session in Washington D.C. in incompleted Capitol building - 1800
124. John Adams is 1st President to move into the White House - 1800
125. Battle of Arcole-Napolean I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy - 1796
126. Church of England organizes in New England - 1785
127. John Zenger, arrested for libel against New York col gov; later acquitted - 1734
128. Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary - 1558
129. William of Orange becomes member of Council of State - 1555
130. England and Spain sign anti-French covenant - 1511
131. 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins - 1278
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