1. GS Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, attacks his coach P J Carlesimo - 1997
2. Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Davenport IA on KORB 93.5 FM - 1997
3. Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS - 1997
4. 85th Davis Cup: France beats Sweden in Malmo (3-2) - 1996
5. Lance Klusener takes 8-64 in debut Test Cricket to trounce India - 1996
6. 3 Seattle Seahawks injured in a car accident - 1994
7. Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere announce they are seperating - 1994
8. Ernesto Zedillo innaugrated as president of Mexico - 1994
9. PTL leader Jim Bakker released from jail - 1994
10. Rober Schumanns 2nd Symphony premieres in London - 1994
11. Northwest Airlink plane crashes in Minn, killing 18 - 1993
12. 2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana and crash, 13 die - 1992
13. Amy Fisher sentenced 5-15 years for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco - 1992
14. 80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1) - 1991
15. AIDS awareness day - 1991
16. Colorado party wins Paraguay parliamentary election - 1991
17. "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" closes at Gershwin New York City after 32 performances - 1991
18. Nursultan Nazarbayev sworn in as president of Kazakhstan - 1991
19. "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 469 performances - 1991
20. U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands - 1991
21. Ukrainian people vote for independence - 1991
22. 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB) - 1990
23. British and French workers meet in English Channel's tunnel (Chunnel) - 1990
24. Hissene Habre of Chad flees to Cameroon - 1990
25. Iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks - 1990
26. Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia hold their 1st joint session - 1990
27. New York Knicks Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte 113-96 - 1990
28. "Day Without Art" - Artists demonstrate against AIDS - 1989
29. East Germany drops communist monopoly from its constitution - 1989
30. Mark Langston signs record $3.2 million per year California Angels contract - 1989
31. U.S.S.R. President Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican - 1989
32. 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless - 1988
33. Benazir Bhutto named 1st female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan) - 1988
34. Chinese minister of Foreign affairs Qian Qichen visits Moscow - 1988
35. NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics - 1988
36. New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs St. Louis Blues - 1988
37. Digging begins to link England and France under English Channel - 1987
38. Musee d'orsay opens in Paris - 1986
39. Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains" - 1986
40. Noraly Beyer becomes Netherlands 1st black TV newscaster - 1985
41. South Africa's Cosatu union centre forms - 1985
42. STS 61-C vehicle moves to launch pad - 1985
43. 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (QB) - 1984
44. France performs nuclear test - 1984
45. Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title - 1984
46. Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury - 1983
47. Dentist Barney B Clark gets 1st artificial heart - 1982
48. Michael Jackson releases Thriller - 1982
49. Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico - 1982
50. 180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain - 1981
51. Yugoslavic DC-9 crashes into mountain at Corsica, 174 killed - 1981
52. 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB) - 1980
53. Mel Harris appears on M*A*S*H in "Cementing Relationships" - 1980
54. U.S. Justice Department sues Yonkers siting racial discrimination - 1980
55. Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size - 1978
56. Test Cricket debut of Rodney Hogg, vs. England at the Gabba - 1978
57. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1978
58. Angola admitted to UN - 1976
59. Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman declares himself president - 1976
60. Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks" - 1976
61. US president Gerald Ford visits China - 1975
62. Boeing 727 crashes in Upperville Virginia, 92 died - 1974
63. Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5) - 1974
64. LA Skid Row slasher kills 1st of 8 - 1974
65. Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea - 1973
66. Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year - 1973
67. Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic - 1973
68. Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ - 1973
69. Wings release "Hi, Hi, Hi" in UK - 1972
70. "2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 613 performances - 1971
71. Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach - 1971
72. Galt MacDermot/John Guare's "2 gentlemen of Verona," premieres in New York City - 1971
73. John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US - 1971
74. People's Republic of South Yemen renames itself People's Democratic Republic of Yemen - 1971
75. Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People Democratic Republic of Yemen - 1970
76. Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as president of Mexico - 1970
77. NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins - 1970
78. U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II - 1969
79. Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in New York City - 1968
80. Gonzalo Barrios elected President of Venezuela - 1968
81. Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open - 1968
82. "Promises Promises" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 1281 performances - 1968
83. Pacific Northwest Sports awarded AL expansion franchise (Seattle) - 1967
84. Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope - 1967
85. Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams - 1967
86. Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses - 1967
87. Georg Kiesinger elected West German chancellor - 1966
88. Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Md to Boulder, Colo - 1966
89. Airlift of refugees from Cuba to U.S. began - 1965
90. South Africa government says children of white fathers are white - 1965
91. Houston Colt .45s change name to Astros - 1964
92. ML King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign - 1964
93. Nagaland becomes a state of Indian union - 1963
94. New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0 - 1963
95. Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27) - 1962
96. KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1962
97. Patrice Lumumba caught in the Congo - 1960
98. 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica - 1959
99. 1st color photograph of Earth from outer space - 1959
100. 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB) - 1959
101. The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space - 1959
102. Central African Rep made autonomous member of Fr Comm (Natl Day) - 1958
103. "Flower Drum Song" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 602 performances - 1958
104. Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and 3 nuns (Chic) - 1958
105. Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show - 1957
106. Alain Mimoun wins 13th Olympics marathon (2:25:00.0) - 1956
107. "Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 73 performances - 1956
108. Frank Robinson (NL) and Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year - 1956
109. Indonesian VP Mohammed Hatta, resigns - 1956
110. Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus - 1955
111. Nationalist China and U.S. sign dike agreement - 1954
112. Yanks send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal) - 1954
113. Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen - 1953
114. WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast - 1953
115. Walter Alston named Dodger manager - 1953
116. WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1953
117. 17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (HB) - 1951
118. Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd," premieres in London - 1951
119. Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds - 1951
120. WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1949
121. WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1949
122. Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine - 1948
123. Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player - 1948
124. Bradman scores 185 in the 1st Cricket Test vs. India at the Gabba - 1947
125. India cricket all out for 58 vs. Australia at the Gabba, Toshack 5-2 - 1947
126. Australia compile 645 vs. India at the Gabba (Bradman 187) - 1946
127. CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Winnipeg, 35-0 at Toronto - 1945
128. Bela Bartok's Concerto for orchestra, premoeres - 1944
129. Mail routing resumes in free South Netherlands - 1944
130. Prokofjev's 8th Piano sonata, premieres - 1944
131. FDR, Churchill and Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day) - 1943
132. Gasoline rationed in US - 1942
133. British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python - 1941
134. Japanese emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war - 1941
135. Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for 4 years - 1941
136. US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes - 1941
137. SS-Fuhrer Himmler begins deportation of Polish Jews - 1939
138. School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah - 1938
139. Japan recognizes Franco government - 1937
140. 2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E) - 1936
141. Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use - 1936
142. EW Brundin and FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants - 1936
143. Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp - 1935
144. Rudolf Hess and Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler government - 1933
145. Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint - 1931
146. NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty - 1930
147. Ruth Nichols becomes 1st woman pilot to cross continent - 1930
148. BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe - 1929
149. Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe - 1929
150. CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton - 1928
151. Railroad museum opens in Utrecht Neth - 1928
152. Treaty of Locarno signed - 1925
153. Calles becomes president of Mexico - 1924
154. George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in New York City - 1924
155. CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto - 1923
156. 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF - 1922
157. Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns - 1922
158. 1st U.S. helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight - 1921
159. U.S. Post Office establishes philatelic agency - 1921
160. AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester - 1919
161. Lady Nancy Astor sworn-in as 1st female member of British Parliament - 1919
162. Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence - 1918
163. Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown - 1918
164. Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade - 1918
165. Yugoslavia declares independence; monarchy established - 1918
166. Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb - 1917
167. 1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts) - 1913
168. Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) - 1913
169. 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa - 1909
170. 1st Israeli kibbutz founded, Deganya Alef - 1909
171. Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris) - 1906
172. Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Capt of Kopenick) sentenced to 4 yrs - 1906
173. "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released - 1903
174. South African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders - 1900
175. 1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY) - 1896
176. James Naismith creates the game of basketball - 1891
177. Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" - 1887
178. Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao - 1887
179. 1st White House telephone installed - 1878
180. John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war - 1868
181. Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, Tennessee to Saltville, VA - 1864
182. Skirmish at Millen Brutal, Georgia - 1864
183. Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands - 1852
184. 1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens - 1843
185. Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales - 1835
186. Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather - 1831
187. House of Representatives begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams, - 1824
188. Jackson, WH Crawford and H Clay Adams eventually declared president - 1824
189. Dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil - 1822
190. Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran - 1822
191. Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain - 1821
192. Emperor Napoleon marries Josephine of Martinique - 1804
193. Charles and M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon - 1783
194. J van North launches unmanned balloon - 1783
195. 1st American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md - 1750
196. Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia - 1742
197. Great Alliance occupies Brussels - 1708
198. Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden - 1656
199. An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes - 1653
200. Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery - 1641
201. Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule - 1640
202. Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical Governor of Jerusalem, driven out - 1626
203. Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva - 1566
204. Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League - 1167
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