1. Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher - 1997
2. 82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Balt Stallions, 26-23 - 1994
3. Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed - 1994
4. Julio Maria Sanguinetti elected president of Uruguay - 1994
5. Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 vs. NZ, Hobart) - 1993
6. India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12 - 1993
7. Lisa Hanna, 18, of Jamaica, crowned 43rd Miss World - 1993
8. Howard Stern Interview premieres on E! Network - 1992
9. Part of Vienna Hofburg destroyed by fire - 1992
10. "Peter Pan" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances - 1991
11. Poet Maria Elene Cruz Varela sentenced to 2 years (Cuba) - 1991
12. Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ - 1991
13. Britain's conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher - 1990
14. Colombian jetliner bombed killing 107 - 1989
15. France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island - 1989
16. George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl" - 1989
17. Luis Alberto Lacelle elected president of Uruguay - 1989
18. U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) returns from space - 1989
19. 76th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats BC Lions, 22-21 - 1988
20. "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney - 1987
21. Young man survives 7 attempts at suicide in Somerset England - 1987
22. Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year - 1985
23. Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland - 1985
24. 71st CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats BC Lions, 18-17 - 1983
25. Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 185 - 1983
26. Desmond Haynes out handled the ball vs. India - 1983
27. 5th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 3-0 - 1982
28. Kepler Wessels scores century in 1st Test Cricket (162 vs. England) - 1982
29. Soyuz T-3 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched - 1980
30. 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia vs. WI at SCG - 1979
31. Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 183 - 1978
32. 65th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 41-6 - 1977
33. "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial New York after 66 perf - 1977
34. Amy Alcott wins LPGA Colgate-Far East Golf Championship - 1976
35. Miss Teenage America Pageant - 1976
36. Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL) - 1975
37. Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year - 1974
38. Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year - 1973
39. Neil Simon's "Good Doctor," premieres in New York City - 1973
40. Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP - 1973
41. Pierre Trudeau forms Canadian government - 1972
42. Yanks trade Ellis, Torres and Spikes to Indians for Nettles and Moses - 1972
43. Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars - 1971
44. Carl Morton (18-11 for last-place Expos), receives NL Rookie of Year - 1970
45. George Harrison releases 3 album set "All Things Must Pass" - 1970
46. Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest - 1970
47. Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh vs. England, Brisbane - 1970
48. Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour" - 1967
49. Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price - 1967
50. In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat New York Giants 72-41 - 1966
51. Uruguay adopts constitution - 1966
52. 15,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Washington D.C. - 1965
53. 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space - 1965
54. 53rd CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Winn Blue Bombers, 22-16 - 1965
55. 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place - 1962
56. Sumner Arthur Long's "Never Too Late," premieres in New York City - 1962
57. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1962
58. Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games - 1961
59. KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1961
60. CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel" - 1960
61. Dr. Felix Houphouet-Boigny becomes president of Ivory Coast - 1960
62. Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points - 1960
63. Patrice Lumumba flees Leopoldville Congo - 1960
64. Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38 - 1960
65. U.S.S.R. abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany - 1958
66. Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration - 1957
67. F Goodrich and A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth - 1956
68. 42nd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 26-25 - 1954
69. "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 270 performances - 1954
70. Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP - 1953
71. KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1952
72. 1st missle to intercept an airplane, White Sands, New Mexico - 1951
73. Cease-fire and demarcation zone accord signed in Panmunjon Korea - 1951
74. Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract - 1950
75. Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague - 1950
76. 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 - 1948
77. Honda 1st opens in America - 1948
78. Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote - 1947
79. English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 - 1946
80. Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft re-buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina - 1945
81. Gen George C. Marshall named special U.S. envoy to China - 1945
82. Hannie Buy buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina - 1945
83. Trial against NSB-leader Mussert begins - 1945
84. 3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed - 1944
85. U.S. 121st Infantry regiment opens assault on Hurtgen - 1944
86. 31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14 - 1943
87. Conference of Teheran (Churchill-Roosevelt-Stalin) - 1943
88. Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ - 1942
89. French Navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them - 1942
90. Tito appoints Anti fascist Liberation board in Yugoslavia - 1942
91. British 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk - 1941
92. Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP - 1941
93. U.S.S.R. begins a counter offensive causes Germany to retreat - 1941
94. 6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB) - 1940
95. Nazis signs Technical Hague court Delft - 1940
96. Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in New York City - 1939
97. Pro-labor musical revue "Pins and Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU - 1937
98. Poland and U.S.S.R. signs non-attack treaty - 1932
99. 1st Test Cricket match at the Gabba Bradman scores 200 on 1st day - 1931
100. 110,000 watch Army and Navy play a 21-all tie - 1926
101. Bela Bartoks ballet "Miraculous Mandarin," premieres in Keulen - 1926
102. Italian and Albania sign peace treaty - 1926
103. KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions - 1926
104. Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins - 1926
105. German Parliament ratifies treaty of Locarno - 1925
106. 57,000 watch a High School football game (LA and Polytechnic tie 7-7) - 1924
107. Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine: Allies and Bulgaria - 1919
108. 1st women elected political agent (Grantham, Linconshire UK) - 1914
109. Albanian National Flag adopted - 1912
110. Spanish protectorate in Morocco forms - 1912
111. Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US - 1911
112. New Yorks's Penn Station opens as world's largest train station - 1910
113. Opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich) - 1903
114. Army War College forms in Washington D.C. - 1901
115. Gerhart Hauptmanns "Der rote Hahn," premieres in Berlin - 1901
116. Side-wheeler "Portland" sinks off Cape Cod, 190 die - 1898
117. "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) debuts in Frankfurt - 1896
118. Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize - 1895
119. 1st signal box for San Francisco Police Department goes into operation - 1890
120. 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady) - 1889
121. Hermann Sudermann's "Ehre," premieres in Berlin - 1889
122. Burkina adopts its constitution - 1877
123. New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game" - 1870
124. Battle at Washita-Gen Custer defeats Cheyennes - 1868
125. 2nd day of Battles at Waynesboro, Georgia - 1864
126. Battle at Fort Esperanza Texas - 1863
127. Battle of Payne's Farm, VA - 1863
128. Opera "Bohemian Girl" is produced (London) - 1843
129. American Statistical Association organizes in Boston - 1839
130. John Walker invents friction match in England - 1826
131. U.S. soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War - 1817
132. Cracow (Poland) declared a free republic - 1815
133. Rabbi Shneur Zalman, author (Tanya), released from St. Peterburg jail - 1798
134. Dutch County Groningen flood by dike break - 1587
135. William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway - 1582
136. Scottish king James IV receives bedrieger Perkin Warbeck - 1495
137. Battle of Westrozebeke (French army beats Flemings-1,000s die) - 1382
138. Battle of Cortenuova: Emperor Frederik II vs Lombardische steden - 1237
139. Pope Urban II preaches 1st Crusade - 1095
140. St. Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0399
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