1. 18th Golden Raspberry Awards - 1998
2. Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU) - 1997
3. Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Tara Lipinski (USA) - 1997
4. "Sunset Boulevard," closes at Minskoff New York City after 977 performances - 1997
5. Cheryl Depew, of Florida, crowned 13th Miss Hawaiian Tropic Intl - 1996
6. STS 76 (Atlantis 16), launches into orbit - 1996
7. Deputy Gov of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, resigns following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist - 1995
8. Dutch Ambassador to U.S. christens a new tulip (the Hillary Clinton) - 1994
9. Mark Foster swims world record 50m butterfly (23.68 sec) - 1994
10. South African Government/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland - 1994
11. Soyuz TM-21 lands - 1994
12. Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS - 1993
13. Danielle Ammaccapane wins Standard Register Ping Golf Championship - 1992
14. England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final - 1992
15. Joseph A. Molloy elected New York Yankee general partner - 1992
16. "Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 37 performances - 1992
17. Record producer Lou Adler weds Paige Hannah (Daryl's sister) - 1992
18. US Air New York to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die - 1992
19. Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginia seizing drugs - 1991
20. New York Daily News begins using motto "Forward with NY" - 1991
21. Pamela Smart (HS teacher) found guilty in NH of manipulating her student-lover to kill her husband - 1991
22. Anchorage jury finds Capt Hazelwood innocent of Valdez oil spill - 1990
23. "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 188 performances - 1990
24. "Les Miserables," opens at Shunert Theatre, Boston - 1990
25. The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games - 1990
26. Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years - 1989
27. U.S. Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of New York City Board of Estimate - 1989
28. Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill - 1988
29. WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final - 1988
30. Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open - 1987
31. Ehrig skates ladies world record 5 km (7:20.99) - 1986
32. HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament - 1986
33. Heart's "These Dreams," single goes #1 - 1986
34. Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS) - 1986
35. Kania skates ladies world record 1500m (1:59.30) - 1986
36. Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA) - 1986
37. Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title - 1986
38. NASA launches Intelsat VA - 1985
39. Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game - 1984
40. Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president - 1983
41. 3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched - 1982
42. Iran offensive against Iraq - 1982
43. 1st class postage raised to 18 cents from 15 cents - 1981
44. Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Golf Tournament - 1981
45. Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6 - 1981
46. Toshihiko Seko runs world record 25k (1:13:55.8)/30k (1:29:18.8) - 1981
47. Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt - 1979
48. NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers) - 1979
49. France performs nuclear test - 1978
50. Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm and Market, SF, dedicated - 1978
51. Rutle's "All You Need is Cash" is show on NBC-TV - 1978
52. Dutch Den Uyl government falls - 1977
53. Indira Gandhi resigns as Prime Minister of India - 1977
54. Uyl government falls - 1977
55. Delta State beats Immaculata for the women's AIAW championship - 1975
56. "Dinge-competed" wins Eurovisie Song festival - 1975
57. "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances - 1975
58. "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 18 performances - 1975
59. Teach-In wins Eurovision Song Festival with "Dinge-Dong" - 1975
60. Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens - 1975
61. Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified) - 1972
62. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP - 1972
63. Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for $9 million - 1972
64. "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 5 performances - 1972
65. Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle - 1972
66. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1971
67. "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater New York City - 1970
68. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic - 1970
69. 31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years - 1969
70. "Billy" opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 1 performance - 1969
71. "Come Summer" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 7 performances - 1969
72. Jarmila Novotna resigns presidency of Czechoslovakia - 1968
73. Lynda Johnson ordered off San Francisco cable car for eating an ice cream cone - 1968
74. Student riot in Nanterre near Paris - 1968
75. Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title - 1967
76. D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - 1965
77. U.S. confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong - 1965
78. Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section - 1964
79. Carol Mann wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open Invitational - 1964
80. Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me" - 1963
81. British Min of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler - 1963
82. Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st and only Heisman Trophy winner - 1963
83. "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert New York City for 300 performances - 1962
84. 1st patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes - 1960
85. Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament - 1959
86. 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72 - 1958
87. Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi-Arabia - 1958
88. Liz Taylor's 3rd divorce (Mike Todd) - 1958
89. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. - 1958
90. Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian - 1957
91. Death penalty against KPM-director Leon Jungschlaeger - 1956
92. "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 383 performances - 1956
93. Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City - 1956
94. 1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan - 1954
95. Antonin Zapotocky chosen as president of Czechoslovakia - 1953
96. Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open - 1953
97. Dutch DC-6 crashes near Frankfurt, killing 44 - 1952
98. President Truman signs executive order calling for loyalty - 1947
99. 1st U.S. rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up) - 1946
100. Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan - 1946
101. Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt - 1945
102. U.S. 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein - 1945
103. 600+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin - 1944
104. Dutch work week extended to 54 hour - 1943
105. Obligatory work for woman ends in Belgium - 1943
106. SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children - 1943
107. Heavy German assault on Malta - 1942
108. Grand Coulee Dam in Washington goes into operation - 1941
109. Lithuania state, forced to give Memel territory to Germany - 1939
110. Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases (New York) - 1935
111. 1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Georgia - 1934
112. Fire destroys Hakodate Japan (kills 1,500, injures 1,000) - 1934
113. Franklin D. Roosevelt makes wine and beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal - 1933
114. 66 horses run in Irish Grand National Sweepstakes - 1929
115. KIT-AM in Yakima WA begins radio transmissions - 1929
116. USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor - 1929
117. Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London - 1928
118. Federico Garcia Lorca's "El Maleficio," premieres in Madrid - 1927
119. British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison - 1922
120. World's 1st airline, St. Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line, begins - 1914
121. New York Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale - 1903
122. Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought - 1903
123. Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18) - 1896
124. Auguste and Louis Lumiere show their 1st movie to an invited audience - 1895
125. Stanley Cup: Mont AAA beat Ottawa Generals, 3-1 (1st Cup game ever) - 1894
126. English Football League established - 1888
127. Edmunds Act adopted by U.S. to suppress polygamy in the territories - 1882
128. Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City - 1874
129. Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico - 1873
130. Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment - 1872
131. William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment - 1871
132. Raid at Wilson's: Chickaswas, Alabama to Macon, Georgia - 1865
133. San Marino and Italy conclude treaty of friendship and cooperation - 1862
134. 1st U.S. nursing school chartered - 1861
135. Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones) - 1841
136. Gioacchino Rossini marries Isabella Colbran in Bologna - 1822
137. New York Horticultural Society founded - 1822
138. Congress bans U.S. vessels from supplying slaves to other countries - 1794
139. Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st U.S. Secretary of State - 1790
140. Capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state - 1778
141. Edmund Burke presents his 13 articles to the English parliament - 1775
142. Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists - 1765
143. Joseph Priestly invents carbonated water (seltzer) - 1733
144. Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king - 1692
145. Parliament of Breisach accept French sovereignty over Elzas - 1680
146. Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony - 1638
147. 1st colonial legislation prohibiting gambling enacted (Boston) - 1630
148. 1st Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites Jamestown, Virginia; 347 slain - 1622
149. Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Netherlands - 1621
150. French King Henri IV festival in Paris - 1594
151. Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury - 1556
152. Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book - 1457
153. Townspeople of Fulda Germany massacre Jews (blamed for black death) - 1349
154. Stephen II elected Catholic Pope (or 23rd) - 0752
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