1. Dow Jones drops 192.25 pts - 1997
2. Dottie Pepper wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament - 1996
3. Nintendo 64 goes on sale in Japan - 1996
4. "Tartuffe: Born Again" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 29 performances - 1996
5. Replay shows A's Bobby Witt beat KC's Gagne to 1st in 6th but ump Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, runing Witt's perfect game - 1994
6. South Africa reclaims its seat in U.N. - 1994
7. Lindsay Wagner (Bionic Woman) files for divorce from Lawrence Mortorff - 1993
8. U.N. authorizes worldwide oil embargo against Haiti - 1993
9. Emmy 19th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 13th time - 1992
10. Rabin wins Israeli parliamentary election - 1992
11. "Tin Bigha Day" protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh - 1992
12. Beth Daniel wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship - 1991
13. Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le Mans 24 hour race - 1991
14. "Odd Couple" opens and closes at Belasco Theater New York City - 1991
15. "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Babalu Music" - 1991
16. A rally to save Alien Nation from cancellation held at Statue of Liberty - 1990
17. Moldavia declares independence - 1990
18. Police find marijuana at Chuck Berry's home - 1990
19. TV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of year - 1990
20. Zimbabwe beat the Netherlands by 6 wickets to win ICC Trophy - 1990
21. Movie "Batman" premieres - 1989
22. Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft - 1988
23. Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager - 1988
24. Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84) - 1986
25. Tip O'Neill refuses to let Reagan address House - 1986
26. Alice Miller wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic - 1985
27. Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die - 1985
28. Laffit Pincay, Jr. becomes 2nd jockey to win $100 million - 1985
29. Syria throws out PLO leader Arafat - 1983
30. U.S. Supreme Court ruled Congress could not veto presidential decisions - 1983
31. -117 degrees F; All time low at South Pole - 1982
32. "Cleavage" opens and closes at Playhouse Theater New York City - 1982
33. Himmy, of Australia, weighs in at domestic cat record 20.7 kg (45 lb) - 1982
34. Intelligence Identities Protection Act (Public Law 97-200) - 1982
35. Mary Hart joins Entertainment Tonight - 1982
36. 33 inning game ends, Pawtucket 3, Rochester 2 - 1981
37. Amanda Maccaro becomes 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition - 1981
38. Dave Koza scores Marty Barrett with bases-loaded single in bottom of 33rd inning, Pawtucket beats Rochester 3-2 - 1981
39. French government of Mauroy forms, with 4 communists - 1981
40. New York City mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy - 1981
41. "This Was Burlesque" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 28 performances - 1981
42. 1st solar-powered coast-to-coast two-way radio conversation - 1980
43. "David Letterman Show," debuts on NBC-TV daytime - 1980
44. West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium) - 1980
45. Charlie Daniels Band releases "Devil Went Down to Georgia" - 1979
46. Rock group, the Knack releases "My Sharona" - 1979
47. West Indies beat England by 92 runs to win Cricket World Cup - 1979
48. 33rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy - 1978
49. 13th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 6-4 - 1977
50. CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure, 555 m, opens - 1976
51. 75th U.S. Golf Open: Lou Graham shoots a 287 at Medinah CC ILL - 1975
52. Rocker Alice Cooper falls off stage in Vancouver, breaks 6 ribs - 1975
53. 1st extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space - 1974
54. 20th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie - 1974
55. "Cyrano" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 49 performances - 1973
56. Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game HR in which he pitched - 1973
57. "Sugar" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 506 performances - 1973
58. Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history - 1972
59. Nixon and Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate - 1972
60. President Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports - 1972
61. Phillies Rick Wise no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 4-0 - 1971
62. WTVP TV channel 47 in Peoria, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1971
63. Charles Rangel defeats Adam Clayton Powell in Democratic primary - 1970
64. "Red Skelton Show," last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV - 1970
65. Rocker Chubby Checker arrested for marijuana possession - 1970
66. French government of Couve de Murville resigns - 1969
67. Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title - 1969
68. Warren E. Burger sworn in as Supreme Court Chief Justice - 1969
69. Jim Ryun sets mile record (3:51.1, Bakersfield CA) - 1967
70. John Entwistle of rock group Who weds Alison Wise - 1967
71. Lyndon Baines Johnson and Alexei Kosygin hold 1st of 2 summit meetings in Glassboro, New Jersey - 1967
72. U.S. Senate censures Thomas J Dodd (D-Ct) for misusing campaign funds - 1967
73. Gen Maxwell Taylor appointed U.S. ambassador in South Vietnam - 1964
74. 63rd U.S. Golf Open: Julius Boros shoots a 293 at The Country Club Mass - 1963
75. Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open - 1963
76. New York Mets Jimmy Piersall, hits his 100th HR, he circles bases backwards - 1963
77. President Kennedy tours West-Europe - 1963
78. Laos Suvanna Phuma forms government - 1962
79. Larry Doby, retires from Cleveland Indians to play in Japan - 1962
80. "Subways Are after Sleeping" closes at St. James New York City after 205 performances - 1962
81. Antarctic Treaty goes into effect - 1961
82. Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak - 1961
83. Phillies overcome 9-0, losing 11-2 they score 4 in 8th and 6 in 9th - 1961
84. USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,830 m - 1961
85. Japan signs security treaty with the U.S. - 1960
86. "Pat Boone Show," last airs on ABC-TV - 1960
87. Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers - 1958
88. Fed judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock - 1958
89. Foundation Praemium Erasmianum (Erasmus Prize) established - 1958
90. Gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt - 1956
91. "Jimmy Durante Show," last airs on NBC-TV - 1956
92. "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvous peaks at #8 - 1956
93. Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" released - 1955
94. 122 degrees F (50 degrees C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994) - 1954
95. Patty Berg wins LPGA All-American Women Golf Tournament - 1953
96. U.S. airplanes bomb energy centers at Yalu, Korea - 1952
97. British diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean flee to U.S.S.R. - 1951
98. Most expensive U.S. hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage and $14M property-Kansas) - 1951
99. Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4 - 1950
100. Swiss parliament refuses voting right for women - 1950
101. Yanks and Tigers hit record 11 HRs, Tigers win 10-9 - 1950
102. 1st 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School - 1949
103. Dutch Constellation plunge at Bari in sea, 33 die - 1949
104. Compton and Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt vs. South Africa - 1947
105. Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress - 1947
106. 77th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2 - 1945
107. Last organized Japanese defiance broken, Tarakan - 1945
108. 4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153 - 1944
109. Russian offensive in central front sector - 1944
110. Thomas Mann becomes a U.S. citizen - 1944
111. Dutch artsens protest against nazis - 1943
112. RAF discovers Werner von Brauns V1/V2-base in Peenemunde - 1943
113. Germany occupies Telz Lithuana - 1941
114. Marcel Louette seeks opposition group "White Brigade" on Antwerp - 1940
115. Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ - 1939
116. France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (Hatay) to Turkey - 1939
117. Civil Aeronautics Authority (U.S.) established - 1938
118. Marineland opens in Florida-1st aquarium - 1938
119. New York City Mayor LaGuardia assigns 21 cops to patrol subway - 1938
120. Anthony Eden offers Mussolini, Somalian harbor - 1935
121. Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35 year run on NBC - 1933
122. Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) - 1932
123. Wiley Post and Harold Catty took off for flight around world - 1931
124. Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 21-8 - 1930
125. Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox - 1927
126. 8th government of Briand van France forms - 1926
127. Commencement of the West Indies' 1st Test cricket match, at Lord's - 1926
128. British warship fires on Hong Kong harbor strikers - 1925
129. Landslides create 3-mile long "Slide Lake" (Gros Ventre Wyoming) - 1925
130. 8 month Twenste textile strike ends - 1924
131. 57th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 300 at Royal St. George - 1922
132. Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) incorporates - 1919
133. Nitti government forms in Italy - 1919
134. Boston Red Sox Dutch Leonard's 2nd no-hitter beats Tigers, 5-0 - 1918
135. 31st U.S. Womens Tennis: Molla Mallory beat Marion Vanderhoef (46 60 62) - 1917
136. Ammunition factory in Boleweg Bohemia explodes, killing 1,000 - 1917
137. Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game - 1917
138. Yanks get record 16 walks and 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0 - 1915
139. Zeb Turner, country-rock performer (Chew Tobacco Rag) - 1915
140. Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections - 1909
141. Gioacchino Rossini's unveils monument to Santa-Croce - 1902
142. Frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president - 1888
143. Christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer" - 1868
144. At Ft. Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confed army - 1865
145. Tullahoma campaign, Tennessee - 1863
146. Congress establishes Government Printing Office - 1860
147. U.S. Secret Service created - 1860
148. Antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use - 1854
149. Antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone - 1848
150. Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris - 1848
151. Dutch troops conquer Palembang - 1821
152. John Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon) - 1810
153. Empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev - 1794
154. 1st U.S. balloon flight, 13 year old Edward Warren - 1784
155. Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to U.S. Congress - 1776
156. 1st regatta held on Thames, England - 1775
157. Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia - 1760
158. Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal - 1757
159. Russia and Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople - 1724
160. William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken" - 1683
161. Marriage contract for Charles II of England and Catharina of Portugal - 1661
162. Dutch troops occupy last Portugese Fort Jafnapatnam Ceylon - 1658
163. Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again - 1611
164. Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops - 1585
165. Henry VIII and Francois I signs secret treaty against emperor Karel V - 1532
166. French-Flemish peace treaty signed at Athis-sur-Orge - 1305
167. Duke Albrecht von Habsburg chosen Roman Catholic German king - 1298
168. Pope Boniface VIII enters Rome - 1295
169. World's oldest parliament, the Iceland Parliament, established - 0930
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