1. Cartoon Channel premieres in Japan - 1997
2. Cindy Figg-Currier wins LPGA State Farm Rail Classic - 1997
3. "Doll's House," closes at Belasco Theater - 1997
4. Jerry Lewis' 32nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $50,500,000 - 1997
5. Balt Ravens (Cleveland Browns) 1st NFL game, beat Oakland Raiders, 17-14 - 1996
6. Infinity Radio agrees to voluntarily pay $1.7 million to U.S. Treasury - 1995
7. New York City reinstates the death penalty - 1995
8. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio - 1995
9. Goran Ivanisevic and Daniel Nestor play longest tie-break in U.S. Tennis - 1993
10. "White Liars/Black Comedy" opens at Criterion New York City for 38 performances - 1993
11. New York City police commisioner Brown resigns - 1992
12. Tommy Smothers undergoes arthroscopic surgery - 1992
13. Hiromi Taniguchi wins 3rd world championship marathon (2:14:57) - 1991
14. Richard J Kerr, serves as acting director of CIA - 1991
15. Gelindo Bordin sets European marathon record (2:14:02) - 1990
16. "Heidi Chronicles" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 621 performances - 1990
17. Highest combined CFL score (111), Toronto Argonauts beat BC 68-43 - 1990
18. "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" closes at Imperial New York City after 634 performances - 1990
19. "Anything Goes" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 804 performances - 1989
20. Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announce their separation - 1989
21. Timberlake Westenbaker's "Our Country's Good," premieres in London - 1988
22. 15 yr old Michael Chang is youngest man to win U.S. Tennis Open match - 1987
23. Smoking forbidden in public buildings in Belgium - 1987
24. Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1986
25. Jerry Lewis' 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733 - 1986
26. Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album - 1986
27. Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch HRs - 1986
28. Cyclist Joop Zoetemelk becomes world champion - 1985
29. U.S. - French expedition locates wreckage of Titanic off Newfoundland - 1985
30. Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet - 1983
31. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1983
32. WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia changes call letters to WNSY - 1983
33. Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls," premieres in London - 1982
34. Max speedometer reading mandated at 85 MPH - 1982
35. Mexico President Lopez Portillo nationalizes banks - 1982
36. Palestinian Liberation Organization leaves Lebanon - 1982
37. Fiona Brothers sets women's propeller boat speed record (116.279 MPH) - 1981
38. Milt coup under general Kolingba in Cent Afr Rep, President Dacko flees - 1981
39. RKO radio network is 1st to offer 2 separate overnight services - 1981
40. RKO radio network premieres America Overnight talk show - 1981
41. Dutch embassy in Israel moves from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv - 1980
42. Jerry Lewis' 15th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,103,787 - 1980
43. Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1980
44. Debbie Boone and Gabriel Ferrer wed in Los Angeles - 1979
45. L.A. Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask - 1979
46. Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings - 1979
47. #4655 Marjoriika, #4814 Casacci, #5344 Ryabov, #6262 Javid and #8064 - 1978
48. Indians' Sammy Stewart tosses 7 consecutive strikeouts (vs Balt) - 1978
49. Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia - 1978
50. Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV - 1978
51. 1st TRS-80 Model I computer sold - 1977
52. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. - 1977
53. NASA launches space vehicle S-197 - 1976
54. New Jersey Meadowlands racetrack opens - 1976
55. Wayne L Hays, (Rep-D-Oh), resigns (scandal with Elizabeth Ray) - 1976
56. All political parties forbidden in Bangladesh - 1975
57. Gunsmoke resigns the air - 1975
58. Jerry Lewis' 10th Muscular Dystrophy telethon - 1975
59. KOL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KMPS - 1975
60. New York City transit fare rises from 35 cents to 50 cents - 1975
61. New York Met Tom Seaver is 1st to strike out 200 in 8 consecutive seasons - 1975
62. Jane Blalock/Sue Roberts wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open - 1974
63. Train accident at Zagreb Yugoslavia, 121 killed - 1974
64. 74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark) - 1973
65. George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title - 1973
66. Bobby Fischer (U.S.) defeats Boris Spassky (U.S.S.R.) for world chess title - 1972
67. Egypt and Libya form federation - 1972
68. John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of U.S. Open - 1971
69. Qatar declares independence from Britain - 1971
70. Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein - 1971
71. Failed assassination attempt on Jordanian king Hussain - 1970
72. Jose Velasco Ibarra re-elected president of Ecuador - 1970
73. Jerry Lewis' 4th Muscular Dystrophy telethon - 1969
74. Libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris - 1969
75. Carol Mann wins LPGA Willow Park Ladies Golf Invitational - 1968
76. Earthquake destroys Ferdows Persia, 2,000 killed - 1968
77. KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1967
78. San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings - 1967
79. WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1967
80. WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, Georgia (IND) begins - 1967
81. KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1966
82. India and Pakistan border fights - 1965
83. Masanori Murakami is 1st Japanese player in majors (New York Mets) - 1964
84. Language laws in Belgium goes into effect causing a riot - 1963
85. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate - 1963
86. WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1963
87. 12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran - 1962
88. KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1962
89. U.N. announces Earth population has hit 3 billion - 1962
90. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. - 1962
91. 1st conference of neutral countries held in Belgrade - 1961
92. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1961
93. Mickey Wright wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open - 1960
94. Robert Bolt's "Man For All Seasons," premieres in London - 1960
95. Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open - 1958
96. St. Louis Card Vinegar Bend Mizell walks a record 9 men in a shutout - 1958
97. Excursion train crashed into a ravine killing 175, injuring 400 - 1957
98. WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1957
99. WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast - 1957
100. WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting - 1957
101. Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory - 1956
102. KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1956
103. 2 Egyptian fighters shot down over Israel - 1955
104. KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1955
105. Hurricane Carol strikes Long Island/New England, kills 68 - 1954
106. Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 - 1954
107. 101 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept - 1953
108. Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship - 1953
109. WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast - 1953
110. WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (MET) begins - 1953
111. Sutro Baths, San Francisco purchased by George Whitney - 1952
112. Willem Drees forms new Dutch government - 1952
113. PM Ben-Gurion orders establishment of Israeli secret service Mossad - 1951
114. U.S., Australia and New Zealand sign ANZUS treaty - 1951
115. 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines - 1950
116. West Berlin granted a constitution - 1950
117. 1st network detective series-Private Eyes-premieres - 1949
118. KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting - 1949
119. Viljo Heino runs world record 10k (29:27.2) - 1949
120. Bradman scores 143 Aust vs. South of England, 17 fours 1 six - 1948
121. Communist form North China People's Republic - 1948
122. U.N.'s World Health Organization forms - 1948
123. New York Giants 183-185 HR of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936 - 1947
124. 1st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Berg - 1946
125. Greece votes for monarchy - 1946
126. Japan surrenders ending WW II (US date, 9/2 in Japan) - 1945
127. Phillies Vince DiMaggio ties NL record with 4th grand slam of season - 1945
128. Bulgaria government of Bagrjanow, resigns - 1944
129. King George VI promotes Montgomery to field marshal - 1944
130. Fed judge upholds detention of Japanese-Americans - 1942
131. German troops land on Taman peninsula - 1942
132. Jews living in Germany are required to wear a yellow Jewish star - 1941
133. Gen George Marshall sworn in as chief of staff of U.S. army - 1940
134. Hitler orders extermination of mentally ill - 1939
135. Last day of 1st-class cricket in England for 6 years - 1939
136. Physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes" - 1939
137. Switzerland proclaims neutrality - 1939
138. WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig - 1939
139. Mussolini cancels civil rights of Italian Jews - 1938
140. 4th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 6, Green Bay 0 (84,560) - 1937
141. Battle of Gijon in Spain begins - 1937
142. Middleweight Staff Roth KOs Heinz Lazek - 1936
143. Spelling-Marchand Laws enforced - 1934
144. Soccer team DVS '33 forms - 1933
145. New York City Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges) - 1932
146. Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and his 6th HR in consec games - 1931
147. NY World reports disappearance of supreme court justice Joseph Crater - 1930
148. Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king - 1928
149. British Columbia Rugby Football Union forms - 1926
150. Turkey allows civil marriage - 1926
151. Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of International Olympic Committee - 1925
152. Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake - 1924
153. 18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) - 1923
154. 7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama, kills 142,000 - 1923
155. U.S. beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup - 1923
156. New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" - 1922
157. Nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St. New York City (Billy Rose, Trafalgar) - 1921
158. France creates Lebanon - 1920
159. New townhall of Rotterdam opens - 1920
160. Frank Wedekind's "Herakles," premieres in Munich - 1919
161. Baseball season ends due to WW I - 1918
162. Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against Browns - 1918
163. U.S. troops land in Vladivostok, Siberia, stay until 1920 - 1918
164. Bulgaria declares war on Romania - 1916
165. Keating-Owen Act (child labor banned from interstate commerce) - 1916
166. 34th U.S. Mens Tennis: R Norris W III beats M E McLoughlin (63 86 10-8) - 1914
167. Lord Kitchener arrives in Paris - 1914
168. St. Petersburg, Russia changes name to Petrograd - 1914
169. Von Glucks army meets up with British expeditionary army - 1914
170. George Bernard Shaws "Androcles and the Lion," premieres in London - 1913
171. Yuan Shikai captures Nanjing "2nd Chinese revolution" - 1913
172. M Fourny sets world aircraft distance record of 720 km - 1911
173. Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time - 1906
174. British New Guinea becomes Australian Papua New Guinea - 1906
175. Joseph Harris (Boston) and Jack Coombs (A's) pitch complete 24 inn game - 1906
176. New York Highlanders win 6th game in 3 days from Washington (3 straight DHs) - 1906
177. Papua placed under Australian administration - 1906
178. Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces - 1905
179. Tinker, Evers, and Chance appear together for 1st time - 1902
180. Construction begins on New York Stock Exchange - 1901
181. Dutch soccer team Receiver forms - 1898
182. Lord Kitcheners army bombs Omdurman Sudan - 1898
183. 1st baseball tripleheader-Boston vs Pittsburgh - 1890
184. Dutch Railway Deventer-Almelo opens - 1888
185. Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established - 1887
186. Netherlands New Code of Criminal law enforced - 1886
187. 1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston) - 1878
188. 28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Connecticut takes office - 1874
189. Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia - 1874
190. Napoleon III captured at Sedan - 1870
191. Robert T Freeman is 1st black to graduate from Harvard Dental School - 1867
192. Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate - 1866
193. Joseph Lister performs 1st antiseptic surgery - 1865
194. 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties - 1864
195. Skirmish at Hood evacuated confederates from Atlanta GA - 1864
196. 6th Ohio Cavalry ambush at Barbees Crossroads Virginia - 1863
197. Federal troops reconquer Fort Smith Arkansas - 1863
198. RR and ferry connection between San Francisco and Oakland inaugurated - 1863
199. Battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill) Virginia (2100 casualties) - 1862
200. Federal tax levied on tobacco - 1862
201. Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI - 1861
202. Skirmish at Boone Court House WV and Blue Creek WV - 1861
203. 1st Pullman sleeping car in service - 1859
204. R C Carrington and R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare - 1859
205. 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month - 1858
206. California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey - 1849
207. Reconstruction begins on Synagogue of Rabbi Judah Hasid in Jerusalem - 1836
208. Charles Darwin travels aboard HMS Beagle - 1831
209. 1st colonies along Santa Fe Trail - 1821
210. Bank of Manhattan Company opens in New York City (forerunner to Chase Manhattan) - 1799
211. England signs treaty with nizam of Hyderabad, India - 1798
212. 2nd National Meeting in Hague - 1797
213. Mozart publishes 6 string quartet opus 10 in Vienna - 1785
214. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa forms in California - 1772
215. Liberty Bell arrives in Phila - 1752
216. 35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal - 1739
217. Benjamin Franklin marries Miss Read - 1730
218. Dutch/English army under king Willem III occupies Names - 1695
219. Russia began taxing men's beards - 1689
220. Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed - 1666
221. 1st Yacht race, England's King Charles vs his brother James - 1661
222. French cardinal Mazarin and duke of Modena sign treaty against Milan - 1647
223. French queen-mother Maria de' Medici visits Amsterdam - 1638
224. Battle at Castelnaudary: Henri de Montmorency's rebellion army loses - 1632
225. Vincent Fettmich expels Jews from Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany - 1614
226. Pieter Both sworn in as 1st Governor-General of East Indies - 1609
227. Spanish king Philip II receives sacraments - 1598
228. Charles demands creation of Imperial League (German state) - 1547
229. French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal) - 1535
230. Council to Pisa opens - 1511
231. Krim-Tataren plunders Kiev - 1482
232. Rabbi Moses Ben Nachman establishes a Jewish community in Jerusalem - 1267
233. Ubaldo Allucingoli replaces Alexander III as Pope Lucius III - 1181
234. Boudouin VI becomes earl of Flanders - 1067
235. Northmen defeated near Louvaine, France - 0891
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