1. Bell Atlantic Senior Golf Classic - 1997
2. David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft. Worth Texas - 1997
3. Indianapolis 500 race - 1997
4. Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform number - 1997
5. Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Classic - 1997
6. Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games - 1997
7. Jennifer Maria Holsten, 18, crowned Miss Filipino-American - 1996
8. Emmy 21st Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci not nominated - 1994
9. Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "Tonight Show" - 1992
10. New York Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7 - 1992
11. Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected president of Italy - 1992
12. Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews - 1991
13. "People Are Still Having Sex," by LaTour hits #35 - 1991
14. Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Star, 4 games to 2 - 1991
15. Eastern Airlines graduates it 1st class of non-union pilots - 1989
16. Mariners trade Mark Langston to Montreal for Randy Johnson - 1989
17. Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union - 1989
18. Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2 - 1989
19. Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy" - 1989
20. PSV wins Europe Cup - 1988
21. 30,000,000 watch "Live Aid," a massive benefit concert - 1986
22. 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida - 1986
23. Ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed - 1986
24. Hands Across America - 6 million people hold hands from California to New York - 1986
25. Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit - 1986
26. Laurie Rinker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic - 1986
27. Virgilio Barco elected president of Colombia - 1986
28. Allan Border scores 4th successive 1st class 100 (v Derbyshire) - 1985
29. Cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed - 1985
30. Det Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins - 1984
31. Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner - 1984
32. 1st National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed - 1983
33. Fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357 - 1983
34. France performs nuclear test - 1983
35. Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park HRs - 1983
36. "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released - 1983
37. Ferguson Jenkins becomes 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters - 1982
38. Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar - 1982
39. STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad - 1982
40. Al Unser becomes 1st Indy 500 winner to be disqualified - 1981
41. Carl Yastrzemski is 4th to get 3,000 hits (Cobb, Musial and Aaron) - 1981
42. Daniel Goodwin, climbs Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours - 1981
43. Rangers' Bill Stein sets AL record with 7 consecutive pinch hits - 1981
44. Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic - 1980
45. Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7'8") - 1980
46. "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 15 performances - 1980
47. American Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275 - 1979
48. Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt - 1979
49. Raul Gonzales of Mexico completes 50,000 m walk in record 3:41:38.4 - 1979
50. Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2 - 1978
51. "Beatles Live! At Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released - 1977
52. "Brady Bunch Hour," last airs on ABC-TV - 1977
53. Dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election - 1977
54. Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome - 1977
55. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1977
56. Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Richard Dunn in Munich - 1976
57. 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in 4 games - 1975
58. Cleveland's Dennis Eckersley, debuts shuting out the A's 6-0 - 1975
59. Joanne Carner wins LPGA American DefenderGolf Classic - 1975
60. Argentine Peronist Hector Campora installed as president - 1973
61. Borussia Monchengladbach wins 2nd UEFA Cup at Monchengladbach - 1973
62. George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in U.K. - 1973
63. U.S. launches 1st Skylab crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz - 1973
64. Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander - 1972
65. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1972
66. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1971
67. 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2 - 1970
68. Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational - 1969
69. "Midnight Cowboy" released with an X rating - 1969
70. Sudanese government is overthrown in a military coup - 1969
71. BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Jim Stefanich - 1968
72. BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill - 1968
73. Gateway Arch in St. Louis dedicated - 1968
74. Rolling Stones release "Jumping Jack Flash" - 1968
75. Unicorn by The Irish Rovers hits #7 - 1968
76. Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon - 1967
77. John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce - 1967
78. Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die - 1966
79. Dave Davies of Kinks stumbles and is knocked unconscious on stage - 1965
80. India and Pakistan border fights - 1965
81. Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title - 1965
82. Roel van Duyn, Martijn Ananar and Rob Faado align in Provo - 1965
83. 16th Emmy Awards: Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore - 1964
84. Frank Gilroy's "Subject is Roses," premieres in New York City - 1964
85. Ground is broken for a new stadium in St. Louis - 1964
86. Supreme Court rules closing schools to avoid desegregation unconstitut - 1964
87. Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game - 1963
88. Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket - 1963
89. "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 43 performances - 1963
90. Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania and Zambia - 1963
91. Isley Brothers release "Twist and Shout" - 1962
92. U.S. performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) - 1962
93. U.S. unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week - 1962
94. John F. Kennedy sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade - 1961
95. NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,770 m - 1961
96. George Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit HR - 1960
97. Khrushchev visits Angola - 1959
98. Supreme court rules La prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional - 1959
99. "Shinbone Alley" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 49 performances - 1957
100. Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas - 1956
101. Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas and most of Blackwell Okla - 1955
102. 1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada - 1953
103. 1st non-commercial educational television station, Houston, Texas - 1953
104. Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row - 1953
105. New York Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5) - 1951
106. Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in New York City - 1950
107. Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai - 1949
108. 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St. Louis - 1948
109. San Francisco receives its 1st telecast - 1948
110. Coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111 - 1947
111. Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan - 1946
112. Jordan gains independence from Britain (Natl Day) - 1946
113. Arthur C. Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit - 1945
114. Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia - 1944
115. Riot at Mobile Alabama shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers - 1943
116. Trident conference in Washington D.C. (operation plan '43 against Japan) - 1943
117. 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India - 1941
118. Ted Williams raises his batting avg over .400 for 1st time in 1941 - 1941
119. German troops conquer Boulogne - 1940
120. Golden Gate International Expo reopens - 1940
121. Carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president - 1939
122. 1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to New York - 1937
123. Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates - 1935
124. Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour - 1935
125. Bela Bartok's "Enchanted Deer," premieres - 1934
126. Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean - 1928
127. Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A) - 1927
128. Britain recognizes Transjordan with Abdullah as its leader - 1923
129. Babe Ruth suspended 1 day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an ump - 1922
130. Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap - 1919
131. 2nd Battle of Ypres ends with 105,000 casualties - 1915
132. Chicago Claude Hendrix no-hits Pitts (Federal League), 10-0 - 1915
133. British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule - 1914
134. Revolution in Mexico overthrows President Jose Porfirio Diaz - 1911
135. After 20 straight wins, Boston Pilgrims lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0 - 1906
136. 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6 - 1904
137. Eyre M. Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics - 1900
138. 33rd Belmont: R. Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23 - 1899
139. 1st U.S. troop transport to Manila leaves San Francisco - 1898
140. 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50 - 1895
141. Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite - 1895
142. Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die - 1887
143. Gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London - 1878
144. 1st tie in NL history (Athletics and Louisville, 2-2 in 14) - 1876
145. 4th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75 - 1876
146. Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec - 1870
147. Aust Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins vs. Surrey Gentlemen - 1868
148. Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia - 1864
149. Battle of Winchester, Virginia - 1862
150. John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting writ - 1861
151. 1st telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot - 1844
152. American Unitarian Association founded - 1825
153. Earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela - 1812
154. Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (Natl Day) - 1810
155. Father Stephen Theodore Badin is 1st U.S. Roman Catholic priest ordained - 1793
156. Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding - 1787
157. Jews are expelled from Warsaw by Marshall Mniszek - 1784
158. John Copson becomes America's 1st insurance agent - 1721
159. "Le Grand St. Antoine" reaches Marseille, plague kills 80,000 - 1720
160. King Charles II marries Portuguese princess Catherina the Braganca - 1661
161. English King Charles II lands in Dover - 1660
162. Richard Cromwell resigns as English Lord Protector - 1659
163. Albrecht von Wallenstein recaptures Prague on Saksen - 1632
164. Emperor Karel I returns to Spain - 1522
165. 1st attack on Jewish community of Frankfort-on-the-Main Germany - 1241
166. King Alfonso VI of Castily/Leon occupy Toledo on Moren - 1085
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