1. "Ah Wilderness!," opens at Vivian Beaumont theater - 1998
2. Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer (GER) - 1997
3. Major League Baseball announces 5 year, $50M deal with Pepsi - 1997
4. Supreme Court hears Internet indecency arguments - 1997
5. Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marrage - 1996
6. 5 die by poison gas in Japanese subway - 1995
7. Arizona outside of Phoenix begins using new area code 520 - 1995
8. Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450) - 1995
9. Finland Social-Democratic Party wins parliamentary election - 1995
10. Laura Davis wins LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament - 1995
11. Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months, beats Pacers - 1995
12. NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47) - 1995
13. Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:54.08) - 1995
14. "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 25 performances - 1995
15. "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances - 1995
16. 2500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde Netherlands - 1994
17. Lara scores 167 for WI vs. England at Georgetown - 1994
18. Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan - 1994
19. New Jersey Devils club record 41st win of the season - 1994
20. Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (RUS) - 1993
21. Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (CAN) - 1993
22. Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire - 1993
23. British Prince Andrew and Princess Sarah Ferguson announce separation - 1992
24. "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances - 1992
25. Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers - 1991
26. NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day - 1991
27. Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses - 1991
28. St. Louis Blue Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season - 1991
29. 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa) - 1990
30. Boeing B-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight - 1989
31. Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR) - 1989
32. Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (U.S.S.R.) - 1989
33. Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson - 1989
34. Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN) - 1989
35. Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan) - 1989
36. Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25) - 1988
37. Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 m (39.43 sec) - 1987
38. Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company - 1987
39. Hassanali inaugurated as president of Trinidad and Tobago - 1987
40. PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal with Jessica Hahn - 1987
41. Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 3 km (4:16.85) - 1987
42. NSW wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by 1 wicket - 1985
43. Senate votes 55-45, to authorize production of the MX missile - 1985
44. "Spin Magazine" begins publishing - 1985
45. John J O'Connor named 8th archbishop of New York - 1984
46. "Kate and Allie," premieres - 1984
47. KSD-AM in St. Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA - 1984
48. Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River - 1984
49. Pitcher Denny McLain, indicted on various charges of racketeering - 1984
50. STS 41-C vehicle moves to launch pad - 1984
51. National Guard jet tanker crashes killing 27 - 1982
52. 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident - 1981
53. Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 - 1981
54. Emmy 8th Daytime Awards - Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time - 1981
55. House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN - 1979
56. 50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb - 1978
57. Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic - 1978
58. France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island - 1977
59. Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.33) - 1977
60. "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box New York City after 390 performances - 1977
61. Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years - 1976
62. "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances - 1975
63. Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports - 1975
64. Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour - 1974
65. Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency" - 1973
66. Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic - 1972
67. India and Bangladesh sign friendship treaty - 1972
68. Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts - 1972
69. "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 173 performances - 1972
70. Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half - 1971
71. West German chancellor and East German premier Willy Brandt meet - 1970
72. British invade Anguilla - 1969
73. Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention - 1969
74. Howard University students seize administration building - 1968
75. Fr Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France - 1967
76. Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St. Petersburg Orange Golf Classic - 1967
77. 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65 - 1966
78. Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins - 1966
79. "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 3 performances - 1966
80. Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies - 1965
81. Stoica becomes president and Ceausescu party leader of Romania - 1965
82. Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger" - 1964
83. "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances - 1962
84. Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal - 1962
85. 22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55 - 1960
86. "Redhead" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 455 performances - 1960
87. "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 84 performances - 1959
88. Britain's 1st planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London - 1958
89. Sobers completes a century in each innings vs. Pakistan - 1958
90. Indians reject Boston's offer of $1 million for Herb Score - 1957
91. Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minnesota Lakers-133, St. Louis Hawks-75 - 1956
92. 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63 - 1955
93. 1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, New York City - 1954
94. 1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico - 1954
95. U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright - 1954
96. U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins - 1954
97. Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings vs. England - 1954
98. 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) - 1953
99. Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in New York City - 1953
100. Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny," published - 1951
101. 5th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias - 1950
102. City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT - 1950
103. 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee - 1949
104. Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City - 1948
105. Belgian government of Spaak, forms - 1947
106. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan - 1947
107. Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion become overseas depts - 1946
108. Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as president of U.S.S.R. - 1946
109. 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan - 1945
110. Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities - 1945
111. British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine) - 1945
112. U.S. Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure - 1945
113. Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London - 1944
114. Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks - 1943
115. Franklin D. Roosevelt orders men between 45 and 64 to register for non military duty - 1942
116. Thoroughbred Racing Association of U.S. formed in Chicago - 1942
117. Jimmy Dorsey and Orch record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena" - 1941
118. Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt - 1940
119. French government of Daladier, falls - 1940
120. Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes - 1938
121. Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism - 1937
122. Nevada legalizes gambling - 1931
123. Nakagawa Soen accepted as a student of Katsube Keigaku Roshi - 1930
124. "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) - 1928
125. Bloody battles between communists and nazis in Berlin - 1927
126. Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop - 1925
127. U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy) - 1920
128. Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time - 1918
129. S. Potter becomes 1st U.S. pilot to shoot down a German seaplane - 1918
130. U.S. Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees - 1917
131. Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) - 1915
132. Stanley Cup: Tor Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Vict Capitals (PCHA) in 3 game - 1914
133. 18.8 cm precipitation at Lewer's Ranch, Nevada (state record) - 1907
134. Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's "Quattro Rusteghi," premieres in Munich - 1906
135. Yale defeated Penn, 30-10 in 1st major college basketball game - 1897
136. Los Angeles Railway established to provide streetcar service - 1895
137. 3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket Eng vs. SA (Cape Town) - 1892
138. Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Sask - 1885
139. Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes - 1883
140. Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match - 1877
141. The opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan - 1870
142. Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die - 1866
143. Battle of Bentonville-Confederates retreat from Greenville NC - 1865
144. Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris - 1864
145. Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris - 1859
146. 1st U.S. bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000) - 1831
147. Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city - 1822
148. Johann von Schillers "Die Braut von Messina," premieres in Weimar - 1803
149. Joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna - 1799
150. 4 people buried by avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive (Italy) - 1775
151. Poland and Prussia sign trade agreement - 1775
152. English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US - 1748
153. James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes queen of England - 1702
154. Nationally Council accept independence of French church - 1682
155. 200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide - 1644
156. Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen - 1628
157. Spanish troops occupy Manila - 1571
158. Peace of Amboise: Rights for Huguenots - 1563
159. Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic" - 1540
160. Giovanni de Varrazano of France sights land around area of Carolinas - 1524
161. Frederick III of Hapsburg crowned Roman German Emperor - 1452
162. Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX - 1227
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