1. 39 cult memebers in California commit mass suicide (Hale-Bopp) - 1997
2. Martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray - 1997
3. "Young Man From Atlanta," opens at Longacre New York City for 85 performances - 1997
4. "State Fair," opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 118 performances - 1996
5. 67th Academy Awards - "Forest Gump," Jessica Lange and Tom Hanks win - 1995
6. 23rd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Andrews - 1994
7. Church in Piedmont Alabama collapses in tornado, 19 killed - 1994
8. Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk and Platov (RUS) - 1994
9. Ice Pairs Championship at Chiba won by Shishkova/Vadim Naumov (RUS) - 1994
10. Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Yuka Sato (JPN) - 1994
11. Men's Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) - 1994
12. Radio personality Rush Limbaugh weds wife #3, Marta Fitzgerald - 1994
13. Bruce Springsteen releases "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" - 1992
14. NCAA bans University of Minnesota football team from postseason play in 1992 - 1991
15. New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, arrested on arson charges in Kentucky - 1991
16. Scotty Bowman and Neil Armstrong elected to NHL Hall of Fame - 1991
17. Bus accidentally touches high voltage wire in Karagpur India; 21 die - 1990
18. NSW beat Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final - 1990
19. 1st half-black soap opera, "Generations," premieres on NBC-TV - 1989
20. Delhi beat Bengal by innings and 210 to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy - 1989
21. Ice Dance Championship at Budapest won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) - 1988
22. Ice Pairs Championship at Budapest won by E Valova and O Vasiliev (URS) - 1988
23. Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by Katarina Witt (GDR) - 1988
24. Men's Figure Skating Champions in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA) - 1988
25. Ok-Hee Ku wins Standard Register Turquoise Classic Golf Tournament - 1988
26. Wrestlemania IV at Trump Plaza, "Macho Man" Savage pins Ted Dibiase - 1988
27. President Habre's troops reconquer Faya Largeau Chad - 1987
28. Disney-MGM Studio Tour ground breaking - 1986
29. Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame - 1985
30. Andrew Lloyd Webber/Richard Stilgoe's "Starlight Express," premieres - 1984
31. 13th Easter Seal Telethon - 1983
32. Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title - 1983
33. Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs," premieres in New York City - 1983
34. "Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St. New York City after 1577 performances - 1982
35. Imran takes 14-116 for cricket match vs. Sri Lanka at Lahore - 1982
36. Randy Holt sets Washington Capitals record of 34 penalty minutes - 1982
37. John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in U.K. - 1981
38. Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900m down (23 die) - 1980
39. "Happy New Year" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 17 performances - 1980
40. Mount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years - 1980
41. "Reggae" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 21 performances - 1980
42. Supreme Court rules, 8-1, police can't randomly stop cars - 1979
43. 40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke 94-88 - 1978
44. Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 1,774 performances - 1978
45. Rutles "All You Need is Cash" is shown on British TV - 1978
46. 583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747 crash on Tenerife - 1977
47. Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic - 1977
48. Delta States beat Immaculata, 69-64, for AIWA basketball title - 1976
49. Washington D.C. underground Metro opens - 1976
50. 45th Academy Awards - "Godfather," Marlon Brando and Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians - 1973
51. Dennis Amiss out for 99 vs. Pakistan, 3rd 99 in Test Cricket - 1973
52. Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding and LSD possession - 1973
53. Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching University of Kentucky - 1972
54. Venera 8 launched to Venus - 1972
55. 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 UCLA wins their 5th consecutive NCAA basketball title - 1971
56. Ringo releases his 1st solo album "Sentimental Journey" - 1970
57. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1970
58. Black Academy of Arts and Letters forms in Boston - 1969
59. Launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190-mi above southern Mars - 1969
60. Japanese Trade and Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco - 1968
61. Suharto succeeds Sukarno as president of Indonesia - 1968
62. Anit Vietnam war demonstrations in U.S., Europe and Australia - 1966
63. Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Louise Suggs Delray Beach Golf Invitational - 1966
64. Earthquake strikes Alaska, 8.4 on Richter scale, 118 die - 1964
65. Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars - 1964
66. U.N. troops arrive on Cyprus - 1964
67. Ann Jellicoe's "Knack," premieres in London - 1962
68. Archbishop Rummel ends race segregation in New Orlean Catholic school - 1962
69. Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy - 1962
70. Belgium government of Eyskens resigns - 1961
71. Failed assassination attempt on King Saif al-Islam Achmad of Yemen - 1961
72. Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Royal Crown Golf Open - 1960
73. CBS Labs announce new stereophonic records - 1958
74. Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet premier and 1st sect of Communist Party - 1958
75. 29th Academy Awards - "Around World in 80 Days," Bergman, Brynner win - 1957
76. French commandos land in Algeria - 1956
77. U.S. seizes U.S. communist newspaper "Daily Worker" - 1956
78. 9th Tony Awards: Desperate Hours and Pajama Game win - 1955
79. Steve McQueen makes his network TV debut (Goodyear Playhouse) - 1955
80. WPRI TV channel 12 in Providence, RI (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1955
81. 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut Ohio - 1953
82. Failed assassination attempt of German Chancellor Adenauer - 1952
83. Sun Records of Memphis begins releasing records - 1952
84. 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58 - 1951
85. Frank Sinatra recorded "I'm a Fool to Want You" - 1951
86. Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio) - 1950
87. Netherlands recognizes People's Republic of China - 1950
88. WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1950
89. 7th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NYU 49-44 - 1945
90. British premier Churchill sails to eastern banks of Rhine - 1945
91. DePaul beats Bowling Green for NIT title - 1945
92. Ella Fitzgerald and Delta Rhythm Boys record "It's Only a Paper Moon" - 1945
93. General Eisenhower declares German defenses on Western Front broken - 1945
94. Iwo Jima occupied, after 22,000 Japanese and 6,000 U.S. killed - 1945
95. U.S. 20th Army corps captures Wiesbaden - 1945
96. 1,000 Jews leave Drancy France for Auschwitz Concentration Camp - 1944
97. 2,000 Jews are murdered in Kaunas Lithuania - 1944
98. 40 Jewish policemen in Riga Latvia ghetto are shot by the gestapo - 1944
99. Children's Aktion-Nazis collect all the Jewish children of Lovno - 1944
100. Assassination attempt on Van de Peat at Amsterdams census bureau - 1943
101. Blue Ribbon Town (with Groucho Marx) 1st heard on CBS Radio - 1943
102. U.S. begins assault on Fondouk-pass, Tunisia - 1943
103. Allies raid German submarine base in St. Nazaire - 1942
104. Japan forces Java to use "Tokyo time" 1 hour forward - 1942
105. Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (New York City) - 1942
106. Britain leases defense bases in Trinidad to U.S. for 99 years - 1941
107. Hitler signs Directive 27 (assault on Yugoslavia) - 1941
108. Yugoslavian coup gets rid of pro-German Prince Paul - 1941
109. Himmler orders building of Auschwitz concentration camp, at Katowice - 1940
110. 1st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Oregon beats OH State 46-33 - 1939
111. Feyenoord-stadium official opens in Rotterdam - 1937
112. WOS-AM in Jefferson City Missouri goes off the air - 1936
113. Japan leaves League of Nations - 1933
114. Polythene discovered by Reginald Gibson and Eric William Fawcett - 1933
115. U.S. Farm Credit Administration authorized - 1933
116. De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt - 1932
117. Charlie Chaplin receives France's distinguished Legion of Honor - 1931
118. John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on - 1931
119. 1st U.S. radio broadcast from a ship at sea - 1930
120. U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson - 1929
121. U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner - 1929
122. KGB-AM in San Diego, California begins radio transmissions - 1928
123. U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson - 1928
124. U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner - 1928
125. Canada recognizes U.S.S.R. - 1924
126. New French government of Poincare begins - 1924
127. Film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks wed - 1920
128. Hermann Muller becomes German chancellor (SPD) - 1920
129. 1st successful blood transfusion (in Brussels) - 1914
130. 1st Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington D.C. - 1912
131. 1st long-distance telephone call, Boston - New York - 1884
132. Longest championship fight (136 rounds) - 1879
133. 1st international rugby game-Scotland 1, England 0 - 1871
134. Andrew Rankin patents the urinal - 1866
135. President Johnson vetoes civil rights bill; it later becomes 14th amendment - 1866
136. Siege of Spanish Fort, AL-captured by Federals - 1865
137. President Davis calls for this to be a day of fasting and prayer - 1863
138. Black demonstrators in Charleston staged ride-ins on street cars - 1861
139. M L Byrn patents "covered gimlet screw with a 'T' handle" (corkscrew) - 1860
140. Abraham Gesner patents kerosene - 1855
141. Joseph Couch patents steam-powered percussion rock drill - 1849
142. John Parker Paynard originates medicated adhesive plaster - 1848
143. 1st U.S. steam fire engine tested, New York City - 1841
144. 1st Mormon temple dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio - 1836
145. Battle at Horseshoe Bend: Gen Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians - 1814
146. Joseph Haydns oratorio "Die Schopfung" premieres in Vienna - 1808
147. Treaty of Amiens-French Revolutionary War ends - 1802
148. U.S. Navy forms - 1794
149. The shoelace invented - 1790
150. Battle at Emmerich: British army floats around France the Rhine - 1758
151. France and Spain sign Treaty of Madrid - 1721
152. Spain losses Menorca and Gibraltar - 1713
153. Dike at Hardinxveld breaks (Alblasserwaard flooded) - 1709
154. English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk - 1708
155. English king Charles II gives Bombay to East India Company - 1668
156. Charles I, King Of England, Scotland and Ireland, ascends English throne - 1625
157. Robert Devereux becomes lt-general of Ireland - 1599
158. Spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida - 1513
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