1. Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield - 1997
2. STS 94 (Columbia 23) launches into orbit - 1997
3. U.K. returns Hong Kong to China - 1997
4. Kevan James scores 103 and takes 4 wkts in 4 balls, Hants vs. Ind - 1996
5. NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes - 1996
6. Placido Domingo becomes art director of Washington Opera - 1996
7. WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in New York City - 1996
8. Kiersten Rickenbach, of New Jersey, crowned America's Junior Miss - 1995
9. "Kiss of the Spider Woman" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 906 performances - 1995
10. Fokker's-28 crashes at Tidjikja, Mauritania (94 killed) - 1994
11. Roman Herzog sworn in as German president - 1994
12. Soyuz TM-19 launches - 1994
13. Yassar Arafat returns to Gaza strip - 1994
14. 1 second is added to the clock - 1993
15. Russian manned space craft TM-17, launches into orbit - 1993
16. STS-57 (Endeavour) lands - 1993
17. 6.6 earthquake in Big Bear Valley of Los Angeles - 1992
18. Ali Kafi becomes president of Algeria - 1992
19. Fox broadcasting adds Wednesday night TV programming - 1992
20. 11th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Lee Trevino - 1990
21. 18th du Maurier Golf Classic: Cathy Johnston - 1990
22. 1st Zen winter session in Sydney Zen Center's Gorrick's Run Zendo - 1990
23. Despite Andy Hawkins no-hitting White Sox, Yankees lose 4-0 - 1990
24. Dordrecht '90 soccer team forms in Dordrecht - 1990
25. FC Swells soccer team forms in Swells - 1990
26. German Democratic Republic accepts Deutsche Mark as its currency - 1990
27. In Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding becomes illegal - 1990
28. New York Yankee Andy Hawkins throws no-hitter in Comiskey Park, losing 4-0 - 1990
29. Hugh Hefner (Playboy editor) weds playmate Kimberly Conrad - 1989
30. NFL owners vote unanimously to form WLAF - 1989
31. Yanks beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, score is changed to 5-1 after game is over. Umpire rules Roberto Kelly scored before a double-play - 1989
32. Bork nominated to Supreme Court, rejected in October by senate - 1987
33. New York City radio station WFAN-AM becomes 1st 24 hour all sports radio - 1987
34. WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format - 1987
35. Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open - 1984
36. "Baby" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 241 performances - 1984
37. Royals pitcher Paul Splittorff, retires - 1984
38. Arbitrator Raymond Goetz rules 43 players who are on Disabled List during 1981 players' strike not entitled to salaries for that period - 1983
39. 2,100 Unification church couples wed in New York City - 1982
40. ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened) - 1982
41. Cal Ripken's 1st game - 1982
42. Challenger moves overland to Dryden - 1982
43. General Reynaldo Bignone sworn in as president of Argentina - 1982
44. Kosmos 1383, 1st search and rescue satellite, launched - 1982
45. Over 2000 Unification Church couples marry at New York MSG - 1982
46. PEC Swells '82 soccer team forms in Swells - 1982
47. Laurel Canyon California murders (4 die, 1 wounded) - 1981
48. NEC soccer team forms in Nijmegen - 1981
49. Nell Dunn's "Steaming," premieres in London - 1981
50. Prince Willem Alexander opens Willems Bridge in Rotterdam - 1981
51. Radio Shack 3rd release of Model III TRSDOS 1.3 - 1981
52. Steve Overt runs world record 3:48.8 mile in Oslo - 1980
53. Stampede Pass, Washington is covered with 6" of snow - 1979
54. Vicki Fergon wins LPGA Lady Stroh's Golf Open - 1979
55. "Act" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 233 performances - 1978
56. Former President Nixon makes 1st public speech since resigning in 1974 - 1978
57. Northern Territory of Australia becomes self-governing - 1978
58. 84th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats B Stove (46 63 61) - 1977
59. FC Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam Neth - 1977
60. Marlies Gohr runs Europen record 100m (10.88 sec) - 1977
61. Kenneth Gibson, is 1st black president of U.S. Conference of Mayors - 1976
62. Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title - 1975
63. Ringo Starr and Maureen, divorce - 1975
64. WEDway People Mover inaugurated - 1975
65. 1st Laura Ashley-store in U.S. opens in San Francisco - 1974
66. General Pinochet becomes president of Chile - 1974
67. Isabel Peron succeeds husband Juan as President of Argentina - 1974
68. Monmouthshire renamed Gwent and becomes part of Wales - 1974
69. 1st U.S. - China basketball game, U.S. collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61 - 1973
70. "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 711 performances - 1973
71. Mary Mills wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic - 1973
72. "Follies" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 524 performances - 1972
73. "Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 1750 performances - 1972
74. Ms. magazine begins publishing - 1972
75. British and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands - 1971
76. Golden Gate Bridge paid for - 1971
77. State of Washington becomes 1st state to ban sex discrimination - 1971
78. Denny McLain returns, (leaves trailiing) Tigers beat Yankees in 11 - 1970
79. FC Utrecht soccer team forms in Utrecht - 1970
80. Jimi Hendrix 1st recording session (New York City) - 1970
81. Charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales - 1969
82. John and Yoko are hospitalized after a car crash - 1969
83. Shelby Singleton buys Sun Records from Sam Phillips - 1969
84. Bob Gibson's streak of 47 2/3 inn scoreless streak ends on wild pitch - 1968
85. Fortuna Sittard soccer team forms in Sittard - 1968
86. John Lennon's 1st full art exhibition (You are Here) - 1968
87. U.S., Britain, U.S.S.R. and 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty - 1968
88. U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test - 1968
89. 1st British color TV broadcast, on BBC 2 - 1967
90. BBC starts their World Radio Club - 1967
91. Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks - 1967
92. "Funny Girl" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1348 performances - 1967
93. 80th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: M Santana beats D Ralston (64 11-9 64) - 1966
94. Construction crews begin tearing up Market St. to build BART - 1966
95. Explorer 33 launched - 1966
96. Medicare goes into effect - 1966
97. VVV soccer team forms in Venlo - 1966
98. FC Twente '65 Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede - 1965
99. Kinderstraf trial starts - 1965
100. KUID TV channel 12 in Moscow, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1965
101. Beatles record "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You" - 1963
102. President Kennedy arrives in Rome - 1963
103. U.S. postal service institutes zip code system, Zone Improvement Plan - 1963
104. Algeria votes for independence - 1962
105. Burundi and Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) - 1962
106. 16th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright - 1961
107. Haleakala National Park forms in Hawaii - 1961
108. KNDU TV channel 25 in Richland-Pasco-Kennew, WA (NBC) 1st broadcast - 1961
109. Benjamin Britten's cantate "Carmen Baseliense," premieres in Basel - 1960
110. British Somaliland becomes Somalia - 1960
111. Fidel Castro nationalizes Esso, Shell and Texaco in Cuba - 1960
112. Ghana becomes a republic - 1960
113. Italian Somaliland gains independence, unites with Somali Republic - 1960
114. No passports needed inside Benelux - 1960
115. U.S.S.R. shoots down U.S. RB-47 reconnaissance plane - 1960
116. Heinrich Lubke elected President of West-Germany - 1959
117. Israeli Knesset agrees to weapon sales to West-Germany - 1959
118. World Refugee Year begins - 1959
119. WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (IND) begins broadcasting - 1959
120. International Geophysical Year begins (until Dec 31, 1958) - 1957
121. WRLP TV channel 32 in Greenfield/Keene/Brat, MA (IND) 1st broadcast - 1957
122. Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Western Golf Open - 1956
123. Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on Steve Allen Show - 1956
124. Ibrahim Hashiroe succeeds Said el-Moefti as premier of Jordan - 1956
125. 69th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen (63 75 61) - 1955
126. KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting - 1955
127. Cards' Joe Cunningham hits 2 home runs for record 3 home runs in his 1st 2 days - 1954
128. Test Cricket debut of Khalid Hassan, 16 years 352, then world record - 1954
129. WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1954
130. KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1953
131. KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins - 1953
132. Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open - 1951
133. Cleveland Indian Bob Feller, 3rd no-hitter beats Det Tigers, 2-1 - 1951
134. 1st 407 U.S. soldiers flown to South Korea - 1950
135. "Lost in the Stars" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 281 performances - 1950
136. New York City bus fare rises to 10 cents equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 cents - 1950
137. WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1950
138. 63rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ted Schroeder beat Drobny (36 60 63 46 64) - 1949
139. Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France - 1949
140. WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1949
141. WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1949
142. Bradman scores 128 Australia vs. Surrey, 141 mins, 15 fours - 1948
143. Brooklyn's Roy Campanella debuts as catcher - 1948
144. New York City subway fare goes to 10 cents, bus fare to 7 cents and combo fare at 12 cents - 1948
145. 192m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched - 1947
146. Brit Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office - 1947
147. Rajah cedes Sarawak to British crown - 1946
148. U.S. drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion) - 1946
149. 1st of the superstars returns from the WW II, Hank Greenberg homers - 1945
150. 55th Postmaster General: Robert E Hannegan of Mo takes office - 1945
151. Allies troop land on Balikpapan - 1945
152. 2500+ killed in London and South East England by German flying bombs - 1944
153. Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF and World Bank - 1944
154. Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to colonel - 1944
155. General Eisenhower visits front in Normandy - 1944
156. Von Rundstedt against Keitel: "Signs peace, idiots!" - 1944
157. "Pay-as-you-go" - 1st withholding tax from paychecks - 1943
158. German troops conquer Sebastopol - 1942
159. 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City - 1941
160. Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial - 1941
161. Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak - 1941
162. WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1941
163. WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in New York City (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1941
164. Australia refuses entry to Dutch Jewish refugees - 1940
165. 58th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats Henry Austin (61 60 63) - 1938
166. Britian begins using an emergency phone number (999) - 1937
167. Rev Martin Niemoller (Bekennende Kirche) arrested in Germany - 1937
168. Spanish bishops support Franco and fascists - 1937
169. AVRO radio broadcast studios in Hilversum opens - 1936
170. Watchfulness Committee forms in Amsterdam - 1936
171. General Netherlands Persbureau (ANP) forms in Amsterdam - 1935
172. 1st x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, New York - 1934
173. German nazi regime decides married women shouldn't work - 1933
174. Strauss and von Hofmannsthal's opera "Arabella," premieres in Dresden - 1933
175. 45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (63 61) - 1932
176. New York Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for president at Dem Convention in Chicago - 1932
177. New York newspaper Evening Standard goes bankrupt - 1932
178. Cleveland Municipal Stadium is completed - 1931
179. Ice vending machines introduced in LA 25 lbs, 15 cents - 1931
180. Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs. Chicago Cubs - 1931
181. Trans African Railway in use (Benguela, Angola-Jadotville, Congo) - 1931
182. Great-Britain signs accord for Independence of Iraq - 1930
183. U.S. cartoonist Elzie Segar creates "Popeye" - 1929
184. U.S. Immigration law of 1924 in effect - 1929
185. Canada restores gold standard - 1926
186. New York Giant Hack Wilson hits 2 home runs in 3rd inning beating Phillies, 16-7 - 1925
187. SDAP wins 4 chairs in Second-Parliamentary election - 1925
188. Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs created in U.K. - 1925
189. Light Brigade forms - 1924
190. Through regular transcontinental airmail service forms, New York City-SF - 1924
191. 1st permanent radio network-AT&T (WEAF New York and WMAF Mass) - 1923
192. Washington Senator Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox, 1-0 - 1920
193. 1st class postage drops from 3 cents to 2 cents - 1919
194. Scheveningen soccer team forms in Scheveningen - 1919
195. 257cm-mirror for Mount Wilson Observatory mounted - 1917
196. Race riots in East St. Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed) - 1917
197. Reds Fred Toney pitches completes doubleheader victories over Pirates - 1917
198. Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday game in Brooklyn - 1917
199. Battle on the Somme: British 4th Army walks to German lines - 1916
200. British court martial (Easter uprising) - 1916
201. Coca-Cola brings current coke formula to the market - 1916
202. Dwight Eisenhower marries Mary 'Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver Colo - 1916
203. Honus Wagner, 42, is oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR - 1916
204. Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service - 1915
205. Australian Survey Corps becomes part of Military Forces - 1915
206. Serbia and Greece declare war on Bulgaria - 1913
207. German boat Panther nears for Agadir Morocco - 1911
208. Proclamation removes "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins - 1911
209. Chicago's Comiskey Park opens - St. Louis Browns beat White Sox 2-0 - 1910
210. Union of South Africa becomes a dominion - 1910
211. White Sox Park (Comiskey Park) opens with 2-0 loss to Browns - 1910
212. World's 1st air force established in the U.S. Army - 1907
213. 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St. Louis - 1904
214. 1st Tour de France bicycle race begins - 1903
215. Ranji (230) and Newham (153) add 344 for 7th wkt, Sussex vs. Essex - 1902
216. Start of Sherlock Holmes "Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" - 1902
217. Gideon Society established to place bibles in hotels - 1899
218. San Francisco City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building - 1899
219. Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill - 1898
220. Bronx acquires Hutton Square - 1897
221. Harbor of Ymuiden opens - 1896
222. Wilfrid Laurier sworn in as 1st French speaking Prime Minister - 1896
223. San Francisco Bay City Club opens 1st U.S. bicycle race track, made of wood - 1893
224. Great-Britain and Germany sign Zanzibar-Helgoland Treaty - 1890
225. Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti - 1889
226. U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada reopens - 1889
227. ANWB forms in Utrecht - 1883
228. 1st international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St. Stephen, NB - 1881
229. U.S. Assay Office in St. Louis, Missouri opens - 1881
230. Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha sails from Alexandria to Naples - 1879
231. Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization - 1878
232. 1st edition of "Amsterdammer" published - 1877
233. Universal Postal Union established - 1875
234. 1st Chamber accept law against child labor - 1874
235. 1st U.S. kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000 - 1874
236. 1st U.S. zoo opens in Philadelphia - 1874
237. Henry Flipper of Georgia is 2nd black to enter West Point - 1873
238. Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province - 1873
239. The decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada - 1871
240. James W Smith of South Carolina is 1st black to enter West Point - 1870
241. Dutch newspaper stamp tax repealed - 1869
242. U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada opens - 1869
243. Dominion of Canada forms (New Bruns, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec) - 1867
244. Battle at Baltimore: Crump's Crossroads Virginia - 1863
245. Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted - 1863
246. Free city delivery of mail begins in 49 U.S. cities; postage 3 cents per oz - 1863
247. Slavery abolished in Suriname and Netherlands Antilles - 1863
248. Battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confed superior power driven out - 1862
249. Battle of Holly Spring, MS - 1862
250. Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia (Harrison's Landing, Crew's Farm) - 1862
251. Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time); bad news for Utah - 1862
252. Day 7 of 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill (Poindexter's Farm) Day 7 of Seven Days US15,249 CS17,583 - 1862
253. Emperor Alexander II grants Jews right to publish books - 1862
254. Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on incomes over $600 (progressive rate) - 1862
255. Lincoln appoints Isaac Newton sec of agriculture-no kidding! - 1862
256. 1st public schoolhouse opens at Washington and Mason St, SF - 1861
257. War Department decrees the KA and Tennessee are to be canvassed for volunteers - 1861
258. 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 - 1859
259. Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St. Louis - 1859
260. At least 626 ships lie at anchor around San Francisco Bay - 1850
261. 1st U.S. postage stamps go on sale, 5 cents Franklin and 10 cents Washington, New York City - 1847
262. Abdul-Medjid succeeds Mahmud II as Sultan of Turkey - 1839
263. Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole - 1831
264. 9th Postmaster General: John McLean of Ohio takes office - 1823
265. United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico - 1823
266. 1st edition of newspaper "Courrier de la Meuse" published" - 1820
267. Fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Gericault's "Raft of the Medusa" - 1816
268. Louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands - 1810
269. Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt - 1798
270. John Rutledge becomes 2nd chief justice of Supreme Court - 1795
271. 1st vote on Declaration of Independence - 1776
272. Battle at Lafeld: France beat English/Dutch army - 1747
273. Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlies frigate Doutelle - 1745
274. Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of Boyne in Ireland - 1690
275. Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army - 1690
276. Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan - 1689
277. Spain, France and Netherlands form Triple Alliance - 1674
278. 1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested) - 1656
279. Prince Maurits' army occupies Newport Flanders Neth - 1600
280. Latvia Parliament accept Union of Lublin, incorporate into Poland - 1569
281. England and Scotland sign Peace treaty of Greenwich - 1543
282. Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason - 1535
283. 1st burning of Protestants at stake in Netherlands - 1517
284. Inquisitor Adrian Boeyens (pope Adrianus VI) becomes cardinal - 1517
285. French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates - 1390
286. Engagement of Count Louis of Male to Margaretha to daughter of Jan III - 1347
287. Battle at Westkapelle-Floris the Guardian beats Gwijde van Dampierre - 1253
288. King Alfonso X "el Sabio" of Castilie/Leon crowned - 1252
289. Earl Otto II van Gelre grants Arnhem state justice - 1233
290. In China, sunglasses are invented - 1200
291. 1st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea - 1097
292. Pope Martinus I elected to succeed Theodore I - 0649
293. Titus sets up batterig rams to assault the walls of Jerusalem - 0070
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