1. Carquest Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia, 31-21 - 1996
2. Boon completes his 21st Test Cricket century (110 vs. SL, MCG) - 1995
3. Actress Teri Garr weds John O'Neil - 1993
4. "Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 7 performances - 1993
5. Dow-Jones hits record 3792.93 - 1993
6. 13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000 - 1992
7. "3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 45 performances - 1992
8. Harry Connick, Jr. is caught with 9mm gun in New York's JFK airport - 1992
9. "Les Miserables" opens at Ostregaswerks, Copenhagen - 1992
10. Nancy Sheehan wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament - 1992
11. "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song and Dance Act" opens at Gershwin New York City for 10 per - 1992
12. Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32) - 1991
13. "Carol Burnett Show" last airs on CBS-TV - 1991
14. Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawks coach - 1991
15. Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games - 1989
16. Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades - 1988
17. Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass - 1987
18. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1987
19. 10th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Young and Restless wins - 1986
20. "Les Miserables" opens at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. - 1986
21. Terrorists kill 20 and wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome and Vienna airports, President Reagan blames Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi - 1985
22. Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with New York Yankees - 1984
23. Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca) - 1983
24. Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo - 1983
25. Imran Khan 8-60 to bring innings victory vs. India at Karachi - 1982
26. Lillee becomes the leading wicket-taker in Test Crickets with 310 - 1981
27. Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 pts (38th game) - 1981
28. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1981
29. Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78 - 1980
30. "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV - 1979
31. Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG - 1979
32. Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown - 1979
33. King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution - 1978
34. Albania constitution goes into effect - 1976
35. Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India) - 1975
36. 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) - 1974
37. Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years - 1974
38. FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party - 1974
39. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1974
40. Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 - 1973
41. Belgium recognizes German DR - 1972
42. Los Angeles Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak - 1972
43. New North Korean constitution comes into effect - 1972
44. "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 14 performances - 1972
45. "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 2844 performances - 1970
46. Apollo 8 returns to Earth - 1968
47. China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC - 1968
48. "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 105 performances - 1966
49. Cleveland Browns beat Baltimore Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game - 1964
50. 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB) - 1962
51. Belgium and Congo resume diplomatic relations - 1961
52. Styne/Comden/Green's musical "Subways are for Sleeping," premieres - 1961
53. "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 205 performances - 1961
54. France performs nuclear test - 1960
55. Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game - 1959
56. 45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0) - 1956
57. Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games - 1956
58. Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Saint," premieres in New York City - 1954
59. "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 92 performances - 1954
60. Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game - 1953
61. 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2) - 1951
62. Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia - 1949
63. United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands - 1949
64. 1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC - 1947
65. Arthur Laurent's "Home of the Brave," premieres in New York City - 1945
66. International Monetary Fund established - World Bank founded - 1945
67. Greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London - 1944
68. France transfers most of her powers in Lebanon to Lebanese government - 1943
69. German warship "Scharnhorst" sinks in Barents Sea - 1943
70. Montgomery discusses Overlord with Eisenhower and Bedell Smith - 1943
71. 1st Japanese women camp (Ambarawa) goes into use - 1942
72. NFL Pro Bowl: NFL All-Stars beats Washington 17-14 - 1942
73. Japan bombs Manila even though it was declared an "open city" - 1941
74. Siberia: Dmitri Sjostakovitsj completes his 7th Symphony - 1941
75. 1st American skimobiles (North Conway, NH) - 1939
76. Between 20,000 and 40,000 die in magnitude 8 quake (Erzincam Turkey) - 1939
77. Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die - 1939
78. Bradman scores 246 SA vs. Queensland, 364 mins, 20 fours - 1937
79. German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany - 1937
80. Mae West performs Adam and Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio - 1937
81. 1st youth hostel in U.S. opens (Northfield, Mass) - 1934
82. Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran - 1934
83. Vernon Duke and James Hanley's musical premieres in New York City - 1934
84. Radio City Music Hall opens (New York City) - 1932
85. Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat," premieres in New York City - 1927
86. Philip Barry's "Paris Bound," premieres in New York City - 1927
87. Stalin's faction wins All-Union Congress in U.S.S.R., Trotsky expelled - 1927
88. Depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square - 1926
89. Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st U.S. Jewish soldier to die in WW I - 1926
90. Unsuccessful attempt on prince-regent Hirohito of Japan - 1923
91. Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season - 1919
92. 1st annual meeting of American Sociological Society, Providence, RI - 1906
93. M A Noble scores 281 (369 mins, 21 fours) NSW vs. Victoria - 1905
94. Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan) - 1904
95. W B Yeats/Lady Gregory's "On Baile's Strand," premieres in Dublin - 1904
96. "Sweet Adaline," a barbershop quartet favorite, is 1st sung - 1903
97. Carrie Nation's 1st public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS) - 1900
98. Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Ottawa Capitals, 15-2 - 1897
99. Foundation Stone of Cathedral of St. John laid (New York City) - 1892
100. N C Biddle beats Livingston 4-0 in 1st black college football game - 1892
101. Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle" - 1887
102. Netherlands recognizes king Leopold II's Congo Free State - 1884
103. World's 1st cat show (Crystal Palace, London) - 1871
104. Ontario and Quebec legislatures hold 1st meeting - 1867
105. Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, MS (Chickasaw Bayou) - 1862
106. Battle of Elizabethtown, KY - 1862
107. Hawaiian Fire Department established - 1850
108. Ether 1st used in childbirth in U.S., Jefferson, Ga - 1845
109. Worst English avalanche kills 8 of 15 buried (Lewes Sussex) - 1836
110. Darwin begins his voyage on board HMS Beagle - 1831
111. HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs England for South America - 1831
112. 1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England - 1825
113. Prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia - 1741
114. England and Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement - 1703
115. Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java - 1679
116. "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg - 1521
117. Battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France - 1503
118. Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia - 1437
119. St. Sofia-church in Constantinople, initiated - 0537
120. [Etalius] begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0418
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