1. US telephone tech Richard Bliss, arrested for spying in Russia - 1997
2. After 24 years, Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, ends - 1996
3. "Patti LuPone on Broadway" closes at Walter Kerr New York City after 46 performances - 1995
4. Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters falls - 1993
5. Failed bomb attack on Egyptian premier Atef Sedki, 1 dead - 1993
6. 78th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 50-11 - 1990
7. Lech Walesa wins in Poland's 1st popular election - 1990
8. NFL's New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers after winning their 1st 10 games both - 1990
9. Sri Lanka all out 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17 lose, Phil Eagles beat Giants 31-13 and L.A. Rams beat 49ers 28-17 - 1990
10. David Boon scores 200 vs. NZ at cricket WACA - 1989
11. Chuck Berry pays $250 fine to resolve New York City assault charges - 1988
12. Convention on exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources signed - 1988
13. U.S. and Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson and Akhmilovskaya wed - 1988
14. Widespread earthquake hits NE U.S., Canada; no damage reported - 1988
15. Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England at Lahore - 1987
16. India all out for 75 vs. West Indies at Delhi, Patterson 5-24 - 1987
17. A's Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year - 1986
18. Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arm deal - 1986
19. Oliver North's sect, Fawn Hill, smuggles documents out of his office - 1986
20. White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year - 1985
21. Julio M Sanguinetti wins Uruguay presidential election - 1984
22. William Schroeder, is 2nd to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heart - 1984
23. Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title - 1983
24. Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off - 1983
25. Syria and Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli - 1983
26. World's greatest robbery 25,000,000 pounds of gold, Heathrow, England - 1983
27. Failed coup by South African mercenaries in Seychelles - 1981
28. Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP - 1981
29. Coup in Burkina abolishes constitution - 1980
30. France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island - 1980
31. Imran Khan scores his 1st Test Cricket ton, 123 vs. WI Lahore - 1980
32. Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship - 1980
33. Upper-Volta milt coup under Col Saye Zerbo, president Lamizana flees - 1980
34. 67th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 17-9 - 1979
35. American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275 - 1979
36. Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt - 1979
37. "Most Happy Fella" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 53 performances - 1979
38. Pittsburgh gains 606 net yards against Cleveland, winning 33-30 - 1979
39. David Steed balanced stationary on a bike for 9 hours 15 mins - 1977
40. Miss Teenage America Pageant - 1977
41. Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight - 1977
42. O. J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs. Detroit - 1976
43. The Band's farewell concert at SF's Winterland Ballroom - 1976
44. Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove general theory of relativity - 1976
45. Netherlands grants Suriname independence (Natl Day) - 1975
46. Portuguese leftist officers occupy 4 airbases - 1975
47. Irish Republican Army is outlawed in Britain following deaths of 21 - 1974
48. Rangers' Mike Hargrove wins AL Rookie of Year - 1974
49. 3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai - 1973
50. 61st CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18 - 1973
51. Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos - 1973
52. Maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure - 1973
53. "Ambassador" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 9 performances - 1972
54. 37th Heisman Trophy Award: Pat Sullivan, Auburn (QB) - 1971
55. "Dan Cooper" jumps with $200,000 out of plane over Washington - 1971
56. Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year - 1970
57. John Lennon returns OBE to protest UK's support for Vietnam War - 1969
58. KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year - 1969
59. "Apple Tree" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 463 performances - 1967
60. Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time - 1967
61. Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year - 1966
62. Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club - 1966
63. Congo milt coup under Gen Mobutu, President Kasavubu overthrown - 1965
64. John F. Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery - 1963
65. WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast - 1962
66. NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points - 1961
67. 1st atomic reactor for research and development, Richland Wa - 1960
68. "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio - 1960
69. CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series - 1960
70. "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 460 performances - 1959
71. Senegal becomes an autonomous state in French Community - 1958
72. President Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech - 1957
73. Race segregation forbidden on trains and buses between U.S. states - 1955
74. Walter Piston's 6th Symphony, premieres - 1955
75. Earthquake/tsnunami strike Honshu Japan - 1953
76. "Guys and Dolls" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1200 performances - 1953
77. Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3 - 1953
78. Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap," premieres in London - 1952
79. George Meany appointed as chairman of AFL - 1952
80. Only win ever for NFL's Dallas Texans (11-1) beats Bears 27-23 - 1952
81. 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala - 1951
82. Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears - 1951
83. Commemoration of Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft forbidden - 1951
84. 38th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 13-0 - 1950
85. "Tickets, Please" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 245 performances - 1950
86. U.N. gives Eritrea to Ethiopia - 1950
87. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts - 1949
88. Ted Williams, wins AL MVP - 1949
89. Ft. Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed - 1948
90. KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1948
91. Future Queen Elizabeth marries Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey - 1947
92. New Zealand acedes to Statute of Westminster, becomes a dominion - 1947
93. 32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6 - 1944
94. U-600 sinks in Atlantic Ocean - 1943
95. National Organization for Aid to Underground, LO, forms - 1942
96. German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality) - 1941
97. Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager - 1941
98. Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die - 1940
99. University of Mich retires Tom Harmon's #98 - 1940
100. Woody Woodpecker debuts with release of Walter Lantz's "Knock Knock" - 1940
101. World's fair of Paris closes (31.2 million visitors) - 1937
102. Germany and Japan sign anti-Komintern pact - 1936
103. Resident Institution for Social History (IISG) forms in Amsterdam - 1935
104. 1st Soviet liquid fuel rocket attains altitude of 261' (80m) - 1933
105. 690 earthquake shocks recorded in 1 day (Ito Japan) - 1930
106. Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP and Joe Cronin as AL MVP - 1930
107. Belgium government Jaspar falls - 1929
108. KPD proposes German Parliament expropriate possession of monarchy - 1925
109. Archaeologist Howard Carter enters King Tut's tomb - 1922
110. Japanese crown prince Hirohito appointed prince-regent - 1922
111. 1st Thanksgiving Parade (Phila) - 1920
112. WTAW of College Station, Tx, broadcast 1st football play-by-play - 1920
113. Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in White House - 1913
114. American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springield, Ill - 1912
115. Socialist International rejects that world war is coming - 1912
116. 3rd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-7 - 1911
117. Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (U.S.) in MSG marathon by 60 yds - 1908
118. Franz Lehars opera "Wiener Fraueen," premieres in Vienna - 1902
119. Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers - 1899
120. Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy - 1897
121. Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis - 1894
122. John B Meyenberg of St. Louis patents evaporated milk - 1884
123. Alfred Nobel patents dynamite - 1867
124. U.S. Congress commission looks into "impeachment" of President Andrew Johnson - 1867
125. Confederate plot to burn New York City, fails - 1864
126. Confederate retreat at Sandersville, Georgia - 1864
127. Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee - 1863
128. Opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna) - 1847
129. 35 Amistad survivors return to Africa - 1841
130. Delmonico's, one of New York's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee and half a pie for 12 cents - 1834
131. 1st sword swallower in U.S. performs (New York City) - 1817
132. Opera "Thais" 1st American performance - 1805
133. Farmer's Almanac 1st published - 1792
134. Britain evacuates New York City, their last military position in US - 1783
135. Pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings - 1766
136. Britain capture Ft. Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French - 1758
137. Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews of Prague - 1744
138. 1st English patent granted to an American, for processing corn - 1715
139. Princess Anne flies from London to Nottingham - 1688
140. Michiel de Ruyter conquerors Danish city Nyborg - 1659
141. Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo captures Columbus - 1500
142. Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace - 1357
143. Giovanni Gaetano Orsini elected as Pope Nicolas III - 1277
144. Umberto Crivelli replaces Lucius III as Pope Urban III - 1185
145. RC German emperor Frederik I Barbarossa visits Utrecht - 1165
146. English royal yacht "White Ship" leaves in storm - 1120
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