1. "Rehearsal" opens at Criterion Theater New York City - 1996
2. Dow Jones closes above 5,000 for 1st time - 1995
3. Israel grants jailed U.S. spy Jason Pollard, citizenship - 1995
4. New double Beatle CD released with new song "Free as a Bird" - 1995
5. 1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland vs. NSW, SCG) - 1994
6. "Cinderella" closes at New York State Theater New York City after 14 performances - 1993
7. "Cyrano - The Musical" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 137 performances - 1993
8. Neo-fascists MSI win 36% of municipal elections in Rome - 1993
9. Jan Karlsson swims world record 50m butterfly (23.80 sec) - 1992
10. Jani Sievinen swims world record 100m medley (53.78 sec) - 1992
11. Louise Karlsson swims world record 50m freestyle (31.19 sec) - 1992
12. Oregon Sen Bob Packwood issues apology for unwelcome sexual advances - 1992
13. Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson - 1992
14. Poet Maria Elene Cruz Varela arrested in Cuba - 1991
15. Michael Milken is sentenced to 10 years for security law violations - 1990
16. Law banning smoking on most domestic flights signed by President Bush - 1989
17. TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons - 1989
18. Actress Demi Moore marries actor Bruce Willis - 1987
19. Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Epitome, Ferdinand, Miesque, Sacahuista, Success Express, Theatrica, Very Subtle at Hollywood - 1987
20. Central African Republic adopts constitution - 1986
21. Suriname army leader Desi Bouterse massacres Moiwana village - 1986
22. "Doonesbury" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 104 performances - 1983
23. New York Ranger Ron Greschner marries model Carol Alt - 1983
24. 400,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against cruise missiles - 1981
25. Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 and stays for 10 weeks - 1981
26. Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill) - 1980
27. Fire at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84 - 1980
28. Gene Michael named 25th Yank mgr, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns - 1980
29. It is revealed Kristen shot J.R. Ewing on "Dallas" - 1980
30. John and Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum - 1980
31. MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in fire; 84 die - 1980
32. Crowd at Islamabad, Pakistan attack U.S. embassy, 1 dies - 1979
33. Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award - 1978
34. 1st flight of Concorde, London to New York - 1977
35. Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year - 1977
36. Linda McCartney drug charges in U.S. are dropped - 1975
37. Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over President Ford's veto - 1974
38. Pete Rose wins NL MVP - 1973
39. President Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18 minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate - 1973
40. Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL - 1972
41. New York Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period - 1971
42. Richard Baker becomes teacher of San Francisco Zen Center - 1971
43. New York Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG - 1970
44. KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, Texas (ABC) 1st broadcast - 1969
45. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1969
46. Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt - 1968
47. Supremes and Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" - 1968
48. Yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage - 1968
49. Phillip and Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet - 1967
50. Dutch government of Zijlstra forms - 1966
51. 1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel - 1965
52. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1965
53. Pope Paul VI signs 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council - 1964
54. "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 15 performances - 1964
55. World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (New York City) - 1964
56. "Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 49 performances - 1964
57. John F. Kennedy flies to Texas - 1963
58. Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down - 1960
59. Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet - 1959
60. Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award - 1956
61. Argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron - 1955
62. KTVO TV channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1955
63. "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax - 1953
64. WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft. Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1953
65. 1st U.S. postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced - 1952
66. Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year - 1952
67. Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million - 1949
68. Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ - 1947
69. Georgi Dimitrov elected premier of Bulgaria - 1946
70. Harry Truman becomes 1st U.S. president to travel in a submerged sub - 1946
71. Benjamin Britten's 2nd String quartet in C, premieres - 1945
72. General Motors workers go on strike - 1945
73. Personnel and executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food - 1944
74. 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III - 1943
75. Tweety Bird, aka Tweety Pie, debuts in "Tale of Two Kitties" - 1942
76. Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands - 1940
77. Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands - 1938
78. Nazi forces occupy western Czech and declared them German citizens - 1938
79. Dmitri Shostakovitch's 5th Symphony premieres in Lenningrad - 1937
80. 1st commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper) - 1935
81. Jean Giraudoux' "La Guerre de Troie n'Aura," premieres in Paris - 1935
82. New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League) - 1934
83. "Uiver" returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race - 1934
84. 1st U.S. ambassador to U.S.S.R., W.C. Bullitt, begins service - 1933
85. Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears - 1925
86. British premier Baldwin cancels Labor contract with U.S.S.R. - 1924
87. Rebecca L. Felton sworn in as 1st female U.S. Senator - 1922
88. Karel Capek's "Vec Makropulos," premieres in Prague - 1920
89. Mussolini's squad begins terror, 11 die in Bologna Italy - 1920
90. 2 German ammunition trains explode in Hamont Belgium, 1,750 die - 1918
91. Polish soldiers organize a pogrom against Jews of Galicia Poland - 1918
92. M Gorki calls Lenin a blind fanatic/unthinking adventurer - 1917
93. Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game - 1914
94. British army conquerors Bazra - 1914
95. China prohibits opium trade - 1906
96. 1st game ever played in the Australian Tennis Open - 1905
97. 1st night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 - 1902
98. Baseball's Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League - 1902
99. Richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot," premieres in Dresden - 1901
100. Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Bruce Partington Plans" - 1895
101. Henry Stanley and Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo - 1880
102. Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph) - 1877
103. Skirmish between HM Stanley's expedition and natives - 1876
104. Moses F Gale patents a cigar lighter (New York City) - 1871
105. The 1st human cannonball, Emilio Onra, is shot - 1871
106. Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC - 1865
107. Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia - 1864
108. Duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College - 1852
109. Friedrich Hebbel's "Der Rubin," premieres in Vienna - 1849
110. Alfred de Musset's "Andre del Sarto," premieres in Paris - 1848
111. Cincinnati Turngemeinde founded - 1848
112. Steamer "Phoenix" is lost on Lake Michigan, kills 200 - 1847
113. Thomas Morris of Australia skips rope 22,806 times - 1837
114. HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile - 1834
115. 1st Jewish Reform congregation forms, Charleston, SC - 1824
116. Russia's Czar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine - 1818
117. Stettin surrenders to allied armies - 1813
118. Decree of Berlin: Emperor Napoleon I bans all trade with England - 1806
119. Honolulu Harbor discovered - 1794
120. North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th U.S. state - 1789
121. Andrew Jackson admitted to bar - 1787
122. Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st free balloon flight - 1783
123. Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians - 1759
124. Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville - 1729
125. J Vanbrughes "Relapse or Virtue in Danger," premieres in London - 1696
126. Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia - 1654
127. Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod - 1620
128. Pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Mass - 1620
129. Pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus' fleet - 1492
130. Frederik of Sierck/Zyrick becomes bishop of Utrecht - 1317
131. Pope Sergius names Willibrord as archbishop Clemens of Friezen - 0695
132. St. Gelasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope - 0496
133. St. Anterus begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0235
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