1. Sting beats Hollywood Hogan for WCW Championship - 1997
2. India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in cricket 1st inning - 1996
3. Billy Ray Cyrus, Achy Breaky Heart, weds Leticia Finley - 1994
4. Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 vs. Eng, MCG) - 1994
5. Tammy Wynette admitted to the hospital with bile duct infection - 1994
6. Dow-Jones hits record 3793.49 - 1993
7. Dutch Antilles government of Yandi Paula forms - 1993
8. John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time New Jersey Devils scorer (521 pts) - 1993
9. 8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, New York City - 1991
10. Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25 - 1991
11. Irene the Icon of Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen - 1991
12. Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiminez, 20, of Venez, crowned 41st Miss World - 1991
13. Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year - 1991
14. 2 die in a New York City subway accident - 1990
15. Blockbuster Bowl 1: Florida State beats Penn State, 24-17 - 1990
16. Alexander Dubcek elected parliament chairman of Czech - 1989
17. Earthquake at Newcastle Australia, 11 die - 1989
18. John Tarrant, 1st Aust born Zen teacher, receives Dharma Transmission - 1988
19. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1988
20. US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism - 1988
21. In Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 2, later bodies of 14 of his relatives are found at his home near Dover Ark - 1987
22. Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors wins Davis Cup - 1986
23. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1985
24. Warring Lebanese Moslem and Christian leaders sign peace agreement - 1985
25. Creosote bush determined to be 11,700 years old - 1984
26. Rajiv Gandhi's Congress party wins election in India - 1984
27. TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run - 1984
28. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1984
29. 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2) - 1983
30. Gavaskar achieves his 30th century, beating Bradman's 29 - 1983
31. U.S. say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984 - 1983
32. Warren Cromartie signs 3 year $2.5M contract with Yomiuri Giants - 1983
33. Cleveland Metroparks Administrative offices move from downtown to Zoo - 1981
34. Warner-Elektra-Atlantic raises price of 45 records from $1.68 to $1.98 - 1981
35. Mexico terminated fishing agreements with US - 1980
36. 30th hat trick in Islander history (Mike Bossy) - 1978
37. "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 167 performances - 1976
38. Genie Francis joind "General Hospital" as Laura Vining - 1976
39. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1976
40. Winnie Mandela banished in South Africa - 1976
41. 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music) - 1975
42. Earthquake in Pakistan, 4,000 die - 1975
43. Gary Cosier scores 109 vs. West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut - 1975
44. "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass - 1975
45. Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG - 1975
46. 6.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan: 5200 killed - 1974
47. Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby - 1973
48. Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes "Gulag Archipelag" - 1973
49. Comet Kohoutek at perihelion - 1973
50. Kim Il-song, becomes president of North Korea - 1972
51. Martin Bormanns skeleton found in Berlin (Hitlers deputy) - 1972
52. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1972
53. Hasj falls from now on under(neath) the Opiumwet - 1971
54. "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" opens at Majestic New York City for 19 performances - 1970
55. Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution - 1970
56. Dallas Cowboy kicker Mike Clark, attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland, missed the ball - 1969
57. Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in New York City - 1969
58. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1969
59. 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival - 1968
60. 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1) - 1968
61. Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks - 1968
62. Israeli assault on Beirut Airport - 1968
63. KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, California (IND) 1st broadcast - 1968
64. KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1967
65. Muriel Siebert is 1st women to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange - 1967
66. 13 die in a train crash in Everett Mass - 1966
67. China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC - 1966
68. Premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' Stefan Rasin - 1964
69. Principal filming of "Dr. Zhivago," begins - 1964
70. "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances - 1963
71. "Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 82 performances - 1963
72. Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song" - 1963
73. U.N. troops occupies Elizabethstad Katanga - 1962
74. Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in New York City - 1961
75. Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1 - 1958
76. What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17 - 1958
77. CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on - 1957
78. U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test - 1957
79. Miss Frances [Horwich], last Ding Dong School on NBC-TV - 1956
80. 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0) - 1955
81. 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2) - 1954
82. KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast - 1954
83. WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1953
84. Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game - 1952
85. Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea - 1950
86. 20th Century Fox announces it would produce TV programs - 1949
87. Israeli Defence Forces crosses Egyptian border - 1948
88. Middel-Java as a whole in Dutch hands - 1948
89. US announced a study to launch an Earth satellite - 1948
90. Chic Cards beat Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game - 1947
91. Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance - 1945
92. Eisenhower and Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium - 1944
93. Former Washington 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross - 1944
94. Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town," premieres in New York City - 1944
95. All inhabitants of Kalmukkie deported, about 70,000 killed - 1943
96. Oberkommando Wehrmacht orders strategist flight out of Kaukasus - 1942
97. Robert Sullivan becomes 1st pilot to fly Atlantic 100 times - 1942
98. State of siege goes into effect in Bohemia/Moravia - 1941
99. Arthur Morris scores 111 in 2nd innings of 1st game after 148 - 1940
100. Paul Gibb scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. South Africa - 1938
101. Fascist Octavian Goga becomes PM of Romania/begins spread of Judaism - 1937
102. W P A Federal Art Project Gallery opens in New York City - 1935
103. Lin-Sen succeeds Chiang Kai-shek as president of Nanjing-China - 1931
104. Last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made - 1928
105. Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of "West End blues" - 1928
106. George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "Royal Family," premieres in New York City - 1927
107. Arthur Mailey takes 4-362 off 64 overs (no maidens) NSW vs. Vic - 1926
108. Imperial Airways begins England-India mail and passenger service - 1926
109. Ponsford scores 352 and Ryder 295 against NSW - 1926
110. Victoria all out for 1107 against NSW at the MCG Crowd 22,348 - 1926
111. George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes," premieres in New York City - 1925
112. George Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan," premieres in New York City - 1923
113. SF City Hall dedicated by Mayor James Rolph - 1915
114. National Council of Young Israel convenes - 1912
115. SF Municipal Railway starts operation at Geary St. (MUNI) - 1912
116. Opera "Konigskinder" is produced (New York City) - 1910
117. Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy; 80,000 die - 1908
118. Messina, Italy struck by an earthquake (nearly 80,000 died) - 1908
119. Ecuador adopts its constitution - 1906
120. Intercollegiate Athletic Association of U.S. founded (becomes NCAA in 1910) - 1905
121. NSW all out for 805 vs Victoria, win by innings and 253 - 1905
122. 1st daily wireless weather forecasts published (London) - 1904
123. Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in New York City - 1903
124. Electric lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago; 602 die - 1903
125. 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Philadelphia 6-0 (MSG, New York City) - 1902
126. Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US - 1902
127. Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," premieres in Paris - 1897
128. World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris - 1895
129. French lieutenant Boiteux annexes Tumbuktu - 1893
130. Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted - 1887
131. North British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot) - 1879
132. Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism) - 1878
133. John Stevens, applies for a patent for his flour rolling mill - 1877
134. William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum - 1869
135. Battle of Egypt Station, MS - 1864
136. Rangoon Burma, destroyed by fire - 1850
137. M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning, he accidentally upset lamp containing turpentine and oil on his clothing and sees cleaning effect - 1849
138. Iowa becomes 29th state - 1846
139. Spain recognizes independence of Mexico - 1836
140. John Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with President Jackson) - 1832
141. 6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, 30,000 killed - 1828
142. Naples: Gioacchini Rossini moves to Bologna - 1821
143. American Colonization Society organizes - 1816
144. 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette) - 1732
145. Sperm whale beached at Noordwijk - 1614
146. Westminister Abbey opens in London - 1065
147. Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona - 0801
148. St. Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0418
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