1. Former WMMS engineer William Alford is sentenced to 10 days and $1,000 fine for cutting feed during Howard Stern's broadcast from Cleveland - 1995
2. Holland's debut in English domestic comp (vs. Northants, NatWest) - 1995
3. Mason City Iowa's TV news personality Jodi Huisentruit disappears - 1995
4. Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), launches - 1995
5. 118 degrees F (47.8 degrees C) at Lakewood, New Mexico - 1994
6. 12th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Dave Stockton - 1994
7. "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 8 performances - 1994
8. N.Y. Daily News increases prices to 50 cents - 1994
9. 11th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Jim Colbert - 1993
10. Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" to President Clinton - 1993
11. "Falsettos" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 487 performances - 1993
12. Shelley Hamlin wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic - 1993
13. 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovsky defeats #1 seed Jim Courier at Wimbledon - 1992
14. Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault and eliminated from Olympics decathlon - 1992
15. Daryl Gates retires as Los Angeles police chief - 1992
16. Denmark upsets German 2-0, to win European Soccer championship - 1992
17. Emmy 18th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 12th time - 1991
18. Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract - 1990
19. Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m) - 1988
20. Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning - 1988
21. Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing only a body stocking - 1986
22. In referendum, Irish uphold ban on divorce - 1986
23. Robby Thompson (SF) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game - 1986
24. San Francisco Giant Robby Thompson is caught stealing record 4 times - 1986
25. U.S. informs New Zealand it will not defend it against attack - 1986
26. World Court rules U.S. aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal - 1986
27. 1st hotel strike in New York - 1985
28. Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica, is decertified - 1985
29. Emmy 11th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 5th time - 1984
30. Fire destroys a set in "A View to the Kill" - 1984
31. France wins soccer's European Cup - 1984
32. Late Night's 1st Tower Drop - 1984
33. Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts - 1984
34. Highest price paid for painting by a living artist 960,200 pounds - Miro - 1983
35. Mariners bat out of order against White Sox in 2nd inning - 1983
36. NASA launches space vehicle S-205 - 1983
37. Soyuz T-9 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station - 1983
38. "Dancin'" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 1,774 performances - 1982
39. "Play Me a Country Song" opens and closes at Virginia Theater New York City - 1982
40. Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Rochester Golf International - 1982
41. STS-4 Launch (Columbia) - 1982
42. "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes returns to #1 slot - 1981
43. Cambodia adopts its constitution - 1981
44. Pamela Jenks, 21, crowned 14th Miss Black America - 1981
45. 1st female state police graduates, New Jersey - 1980
46. Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits San Francisco Giants 8-0 - 1980
47. Italian plane crashes into Tyrrheense Sea, kills 81 - 1980
48. U.S. revives draft registration - 1980
49. Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ - 1979
50. Supreme Court rules employers may use quotas to help minorities - 1979
51. Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1 - 1978
52. Soyuz 30 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Polish) to Salyut 6 space station - 1978
53. U.S. Seasat 1, 1st oceanographic satellite, launched into polar orbit - 1978
54. 5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise - 1977
55. Djibouti (Afars and Issas) claims Independence from France - 1977
56. Willie McCovey smashes 2 home runs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973) - 1977
57. Air France Airbus hijacked in Germany to Uganda - 1976
58. Israeli raid on Entebbe, Uganda - 1976
59. Judy Rankin wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Invitational - 1976
60. "Pacific Overtures" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 193 performances - 1976
61. Portuguese general Antonio Eanes elected president - 1976
62. "Flip Wilson Show," last airs on NBC-TV - 1974
63. U.S. president Nixon visits U.S.S.R. - 1974
64. John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list" - 1973
65. "Live and Let Die" premieres in U.S. - 1973
66. Uruguay suspends constitution - 1973
67. 26th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner - 1971
68. "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" closes at Golden New York City after 31 performances - 1971
69. 50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival - 1969
70. Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match - 1969
71. Police raid Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, New York, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against police, it lasts 3 days - 1969
72. Ludvik Vaculik publishes "Manifest of 2000 words" in Prague - 1968
73. Race riot in Buffalo New York (200 arrested) - 1967
74. 1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV - 1966
75. 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yanks beat Mets 5-2 - 1966
76. Carol Mann wins LPGA Carling Golf Open - 1965
77. Jan and Dean release "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" - 1964
78. "New Phil Silvers Show," last airs on CBS-TV - 1964
79. Bill J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon and McCartney "I Call Your Name" - 1963
80. Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games - 1963
81. President Kennedy spent 1st full day in Ireland - 1963
82. USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86,900 m - 1963
83. NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m - 1962
84. Ross Perot begins Electronic Data Systems, EDS - 1962
85. British Somaliland becomes part of Somalia - 1960
86. Chlorophyll "A" synthesized Cambridge Mass - 1960
87. Oil pipe line from Rotterdam-Ruhrgebied opens - 1960
88. 14th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright - 1959
89. Players vote Henry Aaron unanimously for the All-Star Game - 1959
90. "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 734 performances - 1959
91. Billy Pierce's perfect game bid broken with 2 outs in 9th - 1958
92. Harry Burrell flies KC-135 record (5:27:42.8) New York to London - 1958
93. Hurricane Audrey, kills 526 in Louisiana and Texas - 1957
94. Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings - 1956
95. 1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted, Illinois - 1955
96. "Julius LaRosa Show," debuts on CBS-TV - 1955
97. 1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) - 1954
98. CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala - 1954
99. Joseph Laniel appointed French premier - 1953
100. 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio - 1950
101. "Liar" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 12 performances - 1950
102. North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict - 1950
103. U.S. sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam - 1950
104. "Captain Video and His Video Rangers," debut on DUMONT-TV - 1949
105. 98 degrees F (36.8 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands - 1947
106. WRC TV channel 4 in Washington D.C. (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1947
107. Foundation 1940-45 established - 1945
108. Cherbourg, France liberated by Allies - 1944
109. Elly Dammers throws Dutch record spear (41,43m) - 1943
110. Fanny Blankers-Koen runs Dutch record 200m (24.5) - 1943
111. FBI captures 8 Nazi saboteurs from a sub off New York's Long Island - 1942
112. PQ-17 convoy leaves Iceland for Archangelsk - 1942
113. Bialystok Poland falls to Germany - 1941
114. Nazi manifest against the Jews in Amsterdam - 1941
115. Soviet Army attacks Romania - 1940
116. U.S.S.R. returns to Gregorian calendar - 1940
117. 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0) - 1939
118. Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings - 1939
119. Headley scores a cricket century in each innings vs. England at Lord's - 1939
120. Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ - 1935
121. Federal Savings and Loan Association created - 1934
122. 4th Ryder Cup: Great Britain, 6 -5 at Southport and Ainsdale, England - 1933
123. 3rd Ryder Cup: U.S., 9-3 at Scioto CC Ohio - 1931
124. 1st color TV demo, New York City - 1929
125. President Von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WW I - 1929
126. Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon) - 1922
127. 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service - 1917
128. 100 degrees F (38 degrees C), Fort Yukon Alaska (state record) - 1915
129. Dutch SDAP demonstrates against conscription - 1915
130. Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title - 1914
131. U.S. signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia - 1914
132. 23rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61) - 1909
133. Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in Netherlands (Belg count De Lambert) - 1909
134. Russian sailors mutiny aboard battleship "Potemkin" - 1905
135. 9th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol GC NJ - 1903
136. Great stock crash on New York stock exchange - 1893
137. Cecil Rhodes' colonies attack Motlousi at Matabeleland - 1890
138. George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight) - 1890
139. 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics) - 1876
140. Democratic Party elects Samuel Tilden as presidential candidate - 1876
141. Bank of California opens doors - 1867
142. Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia - 1864
143. Skirmish at Fairfax (Courthouse) Virginia - 1863
144. Battle at Garnett's/Golding's Farms, Virginia - 1862
145. Battle of Gaines' Mill, Virginia (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3 - 1862
146. NY and Boston linked by telegraph wires - 1847
147. Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury Conn - 1833
148. Buenos Aires captured by British - 1806
149. Liberty Bell came home to Philadelphia after the British had left - 1778
150. French fleet conquer St. Philips Castle of Minorca - 1756
151. English defeat French at Dettingen - 1743
152. Polish parliament selects monarch August van Saksen as king - 1697
153. 1st sea battle of Lagos: England and Holland vs France - 1693
154. 1st woman's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London) - 1693
155. New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US - 1652
156. Duke van Alva's army occupies Portugal - 1580
157. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain - 1542
158. Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess - 1524
159. St. Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0678
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