1. 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader - 1997
2. 27th Easter Seal Telethon raises $47,392,682 - 1997
3. 58th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin - 1997
4. Cubs beat New York Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games - 1997
5. "Gin Game," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 144 performances - 1997
6. Karrie Webb wins LPGA Susan G Komen International - 1997
7. Mark McGwire, is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder) - 1997
8. Myrtle Beach LPGA Classic - 1997
9. Nick Price wins golf MCI Classic - 1997
10. PGA Seniors Championship - 1997
11. "Present Laughter," closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City - 1997
12. Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season - 1996
13. Danny Harold Rolling, sentenced to death in Florida, for killing 5 - 1994
14. Serbian army bombs hospital in Goradze Bosnia, 47 killed - 1994
15. Sohail and Inzamam make world record ODI partnership of 263 - 1994
16. Space shuttle STS-59 (Endeavour 6), lands - 1994
17. Uranus passes Neptune (once every 171 years) - 1993
18. 100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs - 1992
19. 21st Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:23:43 - 1992
20. 96th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:14 - 1992
21. All star concert in memory of Freddie Mercury held at Wembley Stadium - 1992
22. Expo '92 opens in Seville Spain - 1992
23. Joan Lunden, breaks her left shoulder after being thrown from a horse - 1992
24. Madonna signs $60-million deal with Time Warner - 1992
25. 1st non stop flight Schiphol-Flamingo airport Bonaire - 1991
26. "Les Miserables," opens at Odense Teater, Odense - 1991
27. Mark Lenzi is 1st diver to score 100 pts on a dive (101.85) - 1991
28. Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million - 1991
29. 8 2/3 inning perfect game pitched by Brian Holman of Oakland A's is spoiled by a home run hit by Ken Philips - 1990
30. Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income - 1990
31. Baltimore Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21) - 1988
32. New Jersey Devils 1st playoff hat trick-Eric Broten - 1988
33. U.S. accuses Renamo of killing 100,000 Mozambiquians - 1988
34. Yanks HR 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001 (J Clarke) - 1988
35. 16th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:21 - 1987
36. 91st Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:11:50 - 1987
37. Sri Lanka: Tamils shoot 122 Singalezen dead - 1987
38. U.S. deports Karl Linnas, charged with nazi war crimes, to U.S.S.R. - 1987
39. "Jerry's Girls" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 139 performances - 1986
40. Michael Johnson sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game - 1986
41. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1986
42. Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland - 1986
43. Carlos Lopes runs world record marathon (2:07:12) - 1985
44. Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mark Williams - 1985
45. Karyn Marshall of New York City lifted 303 lbs in a clean and jerk lift - 1985
46. Russian offensive in Panshirvallei Afghanistan - 1984
47. President Reagan signs a $165B bail out for Social Security - 1983
48. Rangers 2-Isles 7-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 3-2 lead - 1983
49. Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock - 1983
50. Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season - 1982
51. 10th Boston Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe of NZ in 2:26:46 - 1981
52. 85th Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:09:26 - 1981
53. Final performance of TV show "Soap" airs - 1981
54. Rocker Papa John Phillips arrested for drug possession - 1981
55. Cubans begin to arrive in U.S. from Mariel boatlift - 1980
56. Donna White wins LPGA Florida "Lady Citrus" Golf Tournament - 1980
57. Korean Airlines flight 007 shot down by Soviets in Russian airspace - 1978
58. Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on NH licenses - 1977
59. Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premieres - 1977
60. George Harrison sings lumberjack song with Monty Python - 1976
61. 29th Tony Awards: Equus and Wiz win - 1975
62. 4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer - 1975
63. Penguins 1-Isles 3-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-1 lead - 1975
64. Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" - 1974
65. Canadian ANIK A2 becomes 1st commercial satellite in orbit - 1973
66. Apollo 16's Young and Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2 - 1972
67. Kallicharran scores his 2nd Test century in his 2nd Test Cricket - 1972
68. Barbra Streisand records "We've Only Just Begun" - 1971
69. U.S. Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation - 1971
70. 74th Boston Marathon won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30 - 1970
71. Bruno Kreisky becomes 1st socialist chancellor of Austria - 1970
72. Ron Hill's 2:10:30 at Boston, sets new U.S. marathon record - 1970
73. 23rd Tony Awards: Great White Hope and 1776 win - 1969
74. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open - 1969
75. Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM - 1968
76. South Africa Boeing 707 crashes at Windhoek, 122 killed - 1968
77. French author Regis Debray caught in Bolivia - 1967
78. New York Met Tom Seaver's 1st victory, beats Cubs, 6-1 - 1967
79. U.S. planes bomb Haiphong for 1st time during Vietnam War - 1967
80. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1967
81. WDCA TV channel 20 in Washington, D.C. (IND) begins broadcasting - 1966
82. People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid - 1965
83. 68th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belg in 2:19:59 - 1964
84. 86% of black students boycott Cleveland schools - 1964
85. All Africa Conferences of Churches opens in Kampala Uganda - 1963
86. "Sophie" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 8 performances - 1963
87. NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m - 1962
88. New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North - 1962
89. OAS-leader ex-general Salan arrested in Algiers - 1962
90. American Harold Graham makes 1st rocket belt flight - 1961
91. "From A to Z" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 21 performances - 1960
92. 63rd Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:22:42 - 1959
93. Buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM - 1958
94. Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open - 1958
95. Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup - 1958
96. Morocco demands departure of Spanish troops - 1958
97. 61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Connecticut in 2:20:05 - 1957
98. Yankee Bill Skowron becomes 3rd player to hit a ball out of Fenway - 1957
99. "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 92 performances - 1955
100. "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 125 performances - 1954
101. 57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51 - 1953
102. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak - 1951
103. Velsen city council demands investigation of police collaborators - 1951
104. Baltimore's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League - 1950
105. Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California - 1949
106. New York City hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents - 1948
107. Walter P Reuther UAW President shot and wounded at his home in Detroit - 1948
108. Frederik IX becomes king of Denmark - 1947
109. 1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs - 1946
110. 50th Boston Marathon won by Stylianos Kyriakides of Greece in 2:29:27 - 1946
111. Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride - 1945
112. German occupiers flood Beemster and Fencer - 1945
113. Soviet troops enter Berlin - 1945
114. U.S. 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg - 1945
115. U.S. forces conquer Motobu peninsula on Okinawa - 1945
116. Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death - 1944
117. NFL legalizes coaching from bench - 1944
118. Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg - 1943
119. German occupiers forbids Dutch access to their beach - 1942
120. Heavy German assault on Malta - 1942
121. 100 German bombers attack Athens - 1941
122. Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps - 1941
123. 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pa - 1940
124. New York World's Fair opens - 1939
125. Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double - 1939
126. 40th Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:33:40.8 - 1936
127. Jews repel an Arab attack in Petach Tikvah Palestine - 1936
128. "You're Hit Parade" begins broadcasting (becomes #1 quickly) - 1935
129. Heinrich Himmler becomes inspector Prussian secret state police - 1934
130. 35th Boston Marathon won by Jim Henigan of Mass in 2:46:45.8 - 1931
131. British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday - 1931
132. 1st check sent by radio facsimile transmission across Atlantic - 1926
133. 29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor of Illinois in 2:33:00.6 - 1925
134. 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium - 1920
135. Balfour Declaration recognized, makes Palestine a British Mandate - 1920
136. Big Show ends 2 year run on NBC radio - 1920
137. Phillies mgr Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats New York Giants 3-0 - 1920
138. Tornadoes kill 219 in Alabama and Mississippi - 1920
139. Polish Army captures Vilno, Lithuania from Soviet Army - 1919
140. Pravda (Lenin names Russia "Free land of world") - 1917
141. German-British sea battle off Belgian coast - 1916
142. Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cin Reds 7-6 - 1916
143. 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2 - 1914
144. 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo - 1914
145. Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat New York Highlanders 7-6 in 11 - 1912
146. Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5 - 1912
147. Cleveland Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0 - 1910
148. Halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km - 1910
149. 12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey of New York in 2:25:43.2 - 1908
150. George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London - 1904
151. Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St. Louis - 1904
152. 7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8 - 1903
153. New York Highlanders play their 1st game, with Jack Chesbro losing 3-1 to Al Orth and Washington - 1903
154. Marie and Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium - 1902
155. U.S. Assay Office in Deadwood, South Dakota opens - 1898
156. 1st public film showing in U.S. John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in New York City - 1896
157. 136,000 mine workers strike in Ohio for pay increase - 1894
158. 246 reported killed by hail in Moradabad, India - 1888
159. Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Freemasonry" - 1884
160. 1st mobile home (horse drawn) used in a journey from London and Cyprus - 1879
161. SF Bar Association organized - 1872
162. 3rd Enforcement Act (President can suspend writ of habeas corpus) - 1871
163. Chicago's Crosby Opera House opens - 1865
164. Battle of Norfolk, Virginia - 1861
165. Colonel Robert E. Lee resigns from Union army - 1861
166. Harriet Tubman starts Underground Railroad - 1853
167. 1st detective story (Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue") published - 1841
168. Territory of Wisconsin created - 1836
169. Napoleon I defeats Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria - 1809
170. Friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar - 1799
171. Napoleon issues a decree calling for establishing Jerusalem for Jews - 1799
172. France declares war on Austria, Prussia and Sardinia - 1792
173. New York adopts new constitution as an independent state - 1777
174. British begin siege of Boston - 1775
175. Capt Cook arrives in New South Wales - 1770
176. Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London - 1715
177. Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth - 1702
178. Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet - 1657
179. Cromwell routes English parliament to house - 1653
180. VOC-management sets new guidelines - 1650
181. John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal - 1551
182. Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg - 1505
183. 2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome - 1139
184. Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne - 0850
185. 8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet - 0295
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