1. Michelangelo, "Christ and the Woman of Samaria," sold for $7.4 million - 1998
2. 84th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats M Chang (62 64 26 62) - 1996
3. "Hello Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 118 performances - 1996
4. Superbowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17 in Tempe Superbowl MVP: - 1996
5. 69th Australian Women's Tennis Open: Mary Pierce beats Vicario (63 62) - 1995
6. 83rd Australian Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Sampras (46 61 76 64) - 1995
7. Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise - 1995
8. Actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds actor Edward James Olmos (46) - 1994
9. Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose, California, 1 dead - 1994
10. Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m) - 1994
11. Boon completes twelfth Test century, 135 vs. India at Adelaide - 1992
12. Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown - 1992
13. 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson - 1991
14. "A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV - 1991
15. Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 vs. England at Adelaide - 1991
16. Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule - 1991
17. 78th Australian Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats S Edberg (46 76 52-ret) - 1990
18. "Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London - 1990
19. Superbowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB - 1990
20. 46th Golden Globes: Rainman, Working Girl - 1989
21. 63rd Australian Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (64 64) - 1989
22. Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 vs. WI at SCG - 1989
23. Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional - 1988
24. "Saratina!" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 597 performances - 1988
25. U.S. Foreign minister George Shultz meets ANC-leader Oliver Tambo - 1987
26. Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant - 1987
27. Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, D.C. - 1986
28. Space Shuttle Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff - 1986
29. "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 24 performances - 1986
30. 12th American Music Award - 1985
31. 41th Golden Globes: Thornbirds wins - 1984
32. Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak - 1984
33. Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas - 1984
34. Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, West Germany - 1984
35. U.S. Gen Dozier freed from Red Brigade of Padua Italy - 1982
36. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1982
37. "5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 12 performances - 1981
38. Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision - 1981
39. William J Casey becomes 13th director of CIA (until 1987) - 1981
40. 37th Golden Globes: Dustin Hoffman and Sally Field wins - 1980
41. Arthur Kopit's "Wings," premieres in New York City - 1979
42. "Wiz" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1672 performances - 1979
43. "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV - 1978
44. Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders - 1978
45. Ted Nugent autographs a fan's arm with his knife - 1978
46. "We Are the World" is recorded - 1978
47. Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through NZ at Eden Park - 1976
48. NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak - 1976
49. 8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio - 1975
50. Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame - 1974
51. "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV - 1973
52. Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont - 1973
53. Mickey Welch, George Kelly and Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame - 1973
54. Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" - 1973
55. Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for 2nd consecutive game - 1972
56. Lubomir Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia - 1970
57. 2nd ABA All-Star Game: West 133 beats East 127 at Louisville - 1969
58. Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America - 1969
59. 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper - 1968
60. Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame - 1968
61. Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together" - 1967
62. The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV - 1965
63. -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Cynthiana, Kentucky (state record) - 1963
64. Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives - 1962
65. Republic of Rwanda proclaimed - 1961
66. Goon Show's final episode on BBC - 1960
67. NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises - 1960
68. Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US - 1959
69. Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor - 1958
70. Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck - 1958
71. "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar) - 1957
72. Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show) - 1956
73. J. Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show" - 1953
74. WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1953
75. "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination and is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London - 1951
76. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1951
77. Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud - 1950
78. New York Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith - 1949
79. U.N. Security council convicts Dutch aggression in Indonesia - 1949
80. "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000 - 1947
81. Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java - 1945
82. Gen "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China - 1945
83. Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands - 1945
84. 683 British bombers attack Berlin - 1944
85. Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh - 1944
86. U-271 and U-571 sunk off Ireland - 1944
87. Chicago Blackhawks beats New York Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals - 1943
88. Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with 5 points in a game - 1943
89. General Timoshenko's troops move into Ukraine - 1942
90. German troops occupy Benghazi Libya - 1942
91. Pravda criticizes Sjostakovitsj' "Lady Macbeth" opera - 1936
92. Iceland becomes 1st country to legalize abortion - 1935
93. 1st U.S. ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock Vermont) - 1934
94. French government of Paul Boncour falls - 1933
95. German government of Von Schleicher falls - 1933
96. 1st U.S. state unemployment insurance act enacted (Wisconsin) - 1932
97. Japan occupies Shanghai - 1932
98. Bradman scores 220 NSW vs. Victoria, 308 mins, 13 fours - 1931
99. Christopher Hornsrud chosen PM of Norway at age 101 - 1928
100. Serbian-Croatian-Slavic government of Oezonowitsj falls - 1927
101. -46 degrees F (-43 degrees C), Pittsburgh, New Hampshire (state record) - 1925
102. 1st "Reichs Party" (NSDAP) forms in Munich - 1923
103. Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent - 1923
104. NSDAP 1st election in Munich - 1923
105. American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League" - 1922
106. J. E. Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL - 1922
107. Strike on Berlin ammunition's factory - 1918
108. Trotsky becomes leader of Reds - 1918
109. 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, appointed by Wilson - 1916
110. German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France - 1916
111. Opera "Goyescas," premieres (New York City) - 1916
112. 1st U.S. ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK) - 1915
113. US Coast Guard created from Life Saving and Revenue Cutter services - 1915
114. US President Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates - 1915
115. 1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City) - 1914
116. Beverly Hills, California, is incorporated - 1914
117. Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo - 1911
118. U.S. military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time - 1909
119. 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them - 1904
120. Carnegie Institute founded in Washington D.C. - 1902
121. American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress - 1899
122. Edward Mcdowell's "Hamlet and Ophelia," premieres in Boston - 1893
123. England all out for 45 vs. Aust SCG, their lowest total ever - 1887
124. Battle at Laing's Neck Natal: Boers beat superior powered British - 1881
125. 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT) - 1878
126. George W. Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator - 1878
127. Yale Daily News published, 1st college daily newspaper - 1878
128. Paris surrenders to Prussians - 1871
129. President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners - 1865
130. Battle of New Bern, NC - 1864
131. Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua - 1860
132. John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry - 1858
133. Northwestern University in Chicago chartered - 1851
134. King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution - 1848
135. Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India) - 1846
136. Opera "Fra Diavolo," premieres in Paris - 1830
137. William Kneass becomes 3rd U.S. chief engraver (1824-40) - 1824
138. Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica - 1821
139. Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore - 1819
140. Stendahl's 1st book is published - 1814
141. London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight - 1807
142. Capt Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW - 1788
143. Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France - 1788
144. Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes - 1787
145. English parliament ends king Charles II reign - 1689
146. Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune - 1613
147. James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland - 1581
148. By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended - 1561
149. 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England - 1547
150. Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France - 1495
151. Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents) - 1393
152. Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm - 1262
153. 1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria - 1099
154. German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness - 1077
155. Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV - 1077
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