1. "Funny Thing Happened," opens at St. James Theater New York City for 715 performances - 1996
2. Houston Post folds after 116 years - 1995
3. Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football - 1995
4. 23rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:21:45 - 1994
5. 98th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:07:15 - 1994
6. Arsenio Hall announces he will end his show in May 1994 - 1994
7. "Beauty and the Beast" opens at Palace Theater New York City - 1994
8. Brian Lara scores 375 for WI vs England to beat Sobers' record - 1994
9. Cricketer Brian Lara hits 375 runs on 1 day (world record) - 1994
10. Former President Nixon suffered a stroke and dies 4 days later - 1994
11. Lebanon drops relations with Iran - 1994
12. Roseanne Barr Arnold files for divorce from Tom Arnold - 1994
13. STS-59 (Endeavour) lands [approx] - 1994
14. 54th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Tom Wargo - 1993
15. "Ain't Broadway Grand" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 25 performances - 1993
16. Beirut-hostage Terry Anderson marries Madeleine Bassil - 1993
17. David Lee Roth arrested in New York City for purchasing marijuana for - 1993
18. Trish Johnson wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship - 1993
19. Start of South Africa's 1st Test Cricket since 1970 (v WI Bridgetown) - 1992
20. Tennis ace Stefan Edberg marries Annette Olsen in Sweden - 1992
21. Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census - 1991
22. Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike - 1991
23. John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136 - 1991
24. Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines - 1990
25. Birmingham Fire issued an original franchise in WLAF - 1990
26. Supreme Court rules states could make it a crime to possess or look at child pornography, even in one's home - 1990
27. Zimbabwe gains independence - 1989
28. 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30 - 1988
29. 92nd Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:43 - 1988
30. Barbra Streisand records "Warm All Over" - 1988
31. An unconscious skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air - 1987
32. Bob Land wins his 6th straight Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race - 1987
33. Mike Schmidt hits 500th home run (vs Robinson-Pirates) - 1987
34. Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph) - 1987
35. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Maralinga Australia - 1987
36. Robert M. Gates, becomes deputy director of CIA - 1986
37. Titan rocket explodes seconds after liftoff from Vandenberg AFB - 1986
38. Flyers 3-Isles 0-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead - 1985
39. Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB - 1984
40. Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon (2:22:43) - 1984
41. 12th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:22:43 - 1983
42. 87th Boston Marathon won by Greg Meyer of Mass in 2:09:00 - 1983
43. Alice Walker wins Pulitzer Prize for "The Color Purple" - 1983
44. KMO-AM in Tacoma Washington changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) - 1983
45. Pulitzer prize awarded to Alice Walker for "Color Purple" - 1983
46. Rangers 3-Isles 1-Patrick Div Finals-Series tied at 2-2 - 1983
47. Suicide bomber kills 63, at U.S. Embassy in Lebanon - 1983
48. Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Astros) - 1982
49. Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act - 1982
50. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International - 1982
51. Zimbabwe capital Salisbury renamed Harare - 1982
52. Pawtucket and Rochester start a 33-inning baseball game - 1981
53. Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK - 1980
54. Major Haddad declares South-Lebanon independent - 1979
55. "Real People" premieres on NBC TV - 1979
56. Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999 - 1978
57. 6th Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:48:33 - 1977
58. 81st Boston Marathon won by Jerome Drayton of Canada in 2:14:46 - 1977
59. Alex Haley, author of "Roots," awarded Pulitzer Prize - 1977
60. Eddie Murray hits his 1st HR - 1977
61. Pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Cristofer for "Shadow Box" - 1977
62. "Side by Side by Sondheim" opens at Music Box New York City for 390 performances - 1977
63. Stephen Sondheim's musical "Side by Side" premieres in New York City - 1977
64. 30th Tony Awards: Travesties and Chorus Line win - 1976
65. Judy Rankin wins LPGA Karsten- Ping Golf Open - 1976
66. John Lennon releases "Stand by Me" - 1975
67. Red Brigade kidnaps Italian attorney general Mario Sossi - 1974
68. "Lost in the Stars" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 39 performances - 1972
69. Gavaskar makes 220 in 2nd inning vs. WI after 124 in 1st - 1971
70. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic - 1971
71. Melina Mercouri establishes Greek Aid Fund - 1969
72. 178,000 employees of U.S. Bell Telephone System go on strike - 1968
73. 1st ABA basketball championship began - 1968
74. Dutch Department of Amnesty International forms - 1968
75. London Bridge is sold to U.S. oil company to be erected in Arizona - 1968
76. Mart Crowley's "Boys in the Band," premieres in New York City - 1968
77. Peter Luke's "Hadrian VII," premieres in London - 1968
78. San Francisco's Old Hall of Justice demolished - 1968
79. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1968
80. Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics) - 1966
81. Artisans strike in Belgium ends - 1964
82. "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 3 performances - 1964
83. "Foxy" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances - 1964
84. Sandy Koufax is 1st to strike out the side on 9 pitches - 1964
85. Van Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" - 1964
86. Dr. James Campbell performed the 1st human nerve transplant - 1963
87. "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances - 1963
88. Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1 - 1963
89. 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 - 1962
90. Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1 - 1959
91. Government troops reconquer Padang, Middle-Sumatra Indonesia - 1958
92. NL single-game record of 78,682, Giants lose to Dogers 6-5, in Los Angeles - 1958
93. Egypt and Israel agree to a cease fire - 1956
94. Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco (civil ceremony) - 1956
95. 1st "Walk"/"Don't Walk" lighted street signals installed - 1955
96. 1st Bandoeng Conference - Afro-Asian conference opens - 1955
97. "Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 176 performances - 1955
98. Colonel Nasser seizes power and becomes PM of Egypt - 1954
99. Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open - 1954
100. "Pal Joey" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 542 performances - 1953
101. Dutch Antilles government of Da Costa Gomez forms - 1951
102. France, West Germany and Benelux form European Steel and Coal Community - 1951
103. "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 102 performances - 1951
104. New York Yankee Mickey Mantle goes 1-for-4 in his 1st game - 1951
105. 1st opening night-game, Cards beat Pirates, 4-2 - 1950
106. 1st transatlantic jet passenger trip - 1950
107. Polish Catholic church and government sign accord over relations - 1950
108. Sam Jethroe is 1st black to play for Boston Braves - 1950
109. Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th - 1950
110. Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth - 1949
111. International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands - 1948
112. "Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater New York City for 734 performances - 1946
113. Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals - 1946
114. League of Nations dissolves, 3 months after United Nations starts - 1946
115. Rome/Auerbach/Horwitt's musical "Call Me Mister," premieres in New York City - 1946
116. U.S. recognizes Tito's Yugoslavia government - 1946
117. 1 armed outfielder, St. L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 - 1945
118. Clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350,000 German army group B troops - 1945
119. Epe freed (by corporal G van Aken) - 1945
120. 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:50.4 - 1944
121. Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins' ballet premieres in New York City - 1944
122. James H. Doolittle bombs Tokyo and other Japanese cities - 1942
123. Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 - 1942
124. "Stars and Stripes" paper for U.S. Armed Forces starts - 1942
125. Franz von Papen becomes German ambassador in Turkey - 1939
126. Hubert Pierlot forms Belgian government - 1939
127. Pan-Am Clipper begins regular passenger flights from San Francisco to Honolulu - 1936
128. Gen Sarazen's double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters - 1935
129. Netherlands election (Musserts NSB wins 8% of vote) - 1935
130. 1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Ft. Worth, Texas) - 1934
131. Hitler names J von Ribbentrop, ambassador for disarmament - 1934
132. Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire - 1929
133. Chiang Kai-Shek forms anti-government in China - 1927
134. Rhein Stadium opens in Dusseldorf Germany - 1926
135. World's fair opens in Chicago - 1925
136. 1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon and Schuster) - 1924
137. 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium - 1923
138. Poland annexes Central Lithuania - 1923
139. Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0 - 1922
140. Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Springs Colo - 1921
141. Philip James Barry's "Punch for Judy," premieres in New York City - 1921
142. Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play - 1918
143. Joan of Arc declared a saint - 1909
144. Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title - 1908
145. Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in New York City - 1907
146. Fairmont Hotel opens - 1907
147. 8.25 earthquake shakes San Francisco California - 1906
148. Calvinist Reformed Union in Netherlands Church forms in Utrecht - 1906
149. San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 and destroys 75% of city - 1906
150. L'Humanite, under Jean Jaures begins publishing - 1904
151. Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals - 1902
152. John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager - 1899
153. New York Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton - 1890
154. Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens - 1881
155. Trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins - 1879
156. Daniel O'Leary completes a 500 mile walk in 139 hours 32 min - 1876
157. 1st international cricket match, held in SF, wins by Californian - 1869
158. San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals formed - 1868
159. Confederate Gen Johnson surrendered to Gen Sherman in North Carolina - 1865
160. Battle of Poison Springs, AR (Camden Expedition) - 1864
161. Battle of Ft. Jackson, Ft. St. Philip and New Orlean's, Louisiana - 1862
162. Battle of Harpers Ferry, Virginia - 1861
163. Col Robert E. Lee turns down offer to command Union armies - 1861
164. Russian Republic Chancellor Earl von Nesselrode resigns - 1856
165. 1st train in Asia (Bombay to Tanna, 36 km) - 1853
166. Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails - 1838
167. William Lamb Lord Melbourne forms British Government - 1835
168. Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia - 1834
169. 1st run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England - 1809
170. France and Austria signs cease fire - 1797
171. Paul Revere and William Dawes warn "British are coming!" - 1775
172. Paul Revere rides from Charleston to Lexington - 1775
173. Sudbury, Mass attacked by Indians - 1676
174. Peace of Kleef: Netherlands and bishop Von Galen of Munster - 1666
175. Osman declares war on Austria - 1663
176. Valencia arch duke Albrecht of Austrian marries Isabella of Spain - 1599
177. Mauritius of Saksen occupies Linz - 1552
178. Parliament of Worms: Cardinal Alexander questions Maarten Luther - 1521
179. Bishop Ambrosius of Milan baptizes Augustinus - 0387
180. St. Eusebius begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0310
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