1. "Jekyll and Hyde" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City - 1997
2. "Big," opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 193 performances - 1996
3. Martin Bryant shoots and kills 35 in Port Arthur Tasmania - 1996
4. Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic - 1996
5. Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die - 1995
6. Sri Lankaan BAE748 crashes at Palaly, 52 die - 1995
7. 1st multi-racial election in South Africa ends [3 days] - 1994
8. Aldrich Ames, former CIA officer and wife Rosario plead guilty to spying - 1994
9. Freddy Thielemans sworn in as mayor of Brussels Belgium - 1994
10. Lisa Marie Presley separates from Danny Keough - 1994
11. Carlo Ciampi forms Italian government with ex-communists - 1993
12. New York Islanders beat Washington Caps 4 to 1 in playoffs, Caps Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot - 1993
13. "Tango Passion" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 5 performances - 1993
14. Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die - 1993
15. Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings - 1992
16. Italian President Francesco Cossiga formally resigns - 1992
17. "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 105 performances - 1991
18. Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched - 1991
19. "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 78 performances - 1991
20. Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat New York Knicks 157-128 - 1990
21. "Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 6,137 performances - 1990
22. Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Dave Ferraro - 1990
23. Guns and Roses' Axl marries Erin Everly (annulled same year) - 1990
24. Last issue of Dutch communist daily De Waarheid (The Truth) - 1990
25. Argentina, hit by rocketing inflation, runs out of money - 1989
26. Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie - 1989
27. Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; kills stewardess - 1988
28. Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row - 1988
29. "Chess" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 68 performances - 1988
30. New Jersey Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes - 1988
31. NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989 - 1987
32. Chernobyl, U.S.S.R. site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster - 1986
33. Alice Miller wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic - 1985
34. Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time - 1985
35. Fernando Valenzuela sets record of 41 scoreless inn to start season - 1985
36. "La Tragedie de Carmen" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 187 performances - 1984
37. Argentine government declares all 15-30,000 missing persons dead - 1983
38. Bruins 4-Isles 1-Wales Conf Championship-Series tied 1-1 - 1983
39. NASA launches Geos-F - 1983
40. Cyrus Vance, Carter's Secretary of State, resigns - 1980
41. Reunion Arena in Dallas opens - 1980
42. Andreas Baader and members of Baader-Meinhoff jailed for life after a trial lasting nearly 2 years in Stuttgart, Germany - 1977
43. Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets - 1977
44. John Lennon appears on "Tonight" and Ringo on "Smother Brothers" - 1975
45. South-Vietnam Gen Duong Van Minh sworn in as president till April 30 - 1975
46. Jane Blalock wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic - 1974
47. Courts awarded Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because winner was given drugs before race - 1972
48. Dutch social democratic party/D'66/DS'70 win parliamentary election - 1971
49. Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes 1st black Admiral in U.S. Navy - 1971
50. Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France - 1969
51. King Crismson with Greg Lake and Ian McDonald debuts - 1969
52. 11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old - 1968
53. Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies' Golf Invitational - 1968
54. Expo 67 opens in Montreal - 1967
55. Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title - 1967
56. 20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 - 1966
57. 38th Academy Awards - "Sound of Music," Julie Christie and L Marvin win - 1966
58. Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day - 1966
59. OCAM, Common Afro-Mauritian Organization forms - 1966
60. Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS - 1965
61. Lindsey Nelson broadcasts game at Astrodome from a hanging gondola - 1965
62. Richard Helms replaces Marshall S. Carter as deputy director of CIA - 1965
63. U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966 - 1965
64. William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA - 1965
65. Japan joins OECO - 1964
66. 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win - 1963
67. Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship - 1963
68. Lt Col Gueorgui Mossolov takes E-66A to 34,714 m altitude - 1961
69. Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 beats San Francisco Giants, 1-0 - 1961
70. "Christine" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 12 performances - 1960
71. WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1960
72. KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1959
73. KPLR TV channel 11 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting - 1959
74. Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island - 1958
75. Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) - 1958
76. Vice President Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America - 1958
77. Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open - 1957
78. WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1957
79. Last French troop leave Vietnam - 1956
80. Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 HRs - 1956
81. WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1955
82. Patty Berg wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open - 1952
83. St. Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan - 1952
84. WW II Pacific peace treaty takes effect - 1952
85. Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki sail from Peru to Polynesia - 1947
86. British commands attack Elbe and occupies Lauenburg - 1945
87. U.S. 5th army reaches Swiss border - 1945
88. Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats - 1944
89. Stalin meets Polish/U.S. priest S Orlemanski - 1944
90. 1st performance of Marc Blitzstein's "Freedom Morning" - 1943
91. German-Italian counter offensive in North-Africa - 1943
92. U.S. 34th Division occupies Djebel el Hara North Tunisia - 1943
93. Nightly "dim-out" begins along East Coast - 1942
94. "WW II" titled so, as result of Gallup Poll - 1942
95. Last British troops in Greece surrenders - 1941
96. Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000" - 1940
97. Rudolf Hess becomes commandant of concentration camp Auschwitz - 1940
98. Hitler claims German-Polish non-attack treaty still in effect - 1939
99. King Zog of Albania marries Countess Geraldine of Hungary - 1938
100. 1st animated cartoon electric sign displayed (New York City) - 1937
101. 1st commercial flight across Pacific, Pan Am - 1937
102. Moscow underground opens (81 km long) - 1935
103. Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Home Owners Loan Act - 1934
104. Soccer team Blue White '34 forms - 1934
105. Spanish government of Samper forms - 1934
106. Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays - 1934
107. 1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC-radio - 1932
108. Yellow fever vaccine for humans announced - 1932
109. Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track and field - 1931
110. 1st night organized baseball game Independence. Kansas - 1930
111. Kurd rebels surrender to Turkish army - 1925
112. Netherlands and Great Britain return to gold standard - 1925
113. 119 die in Benwood West Virginia coal mine disaster - 1924
114. Wembley Stadium opens-Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup) - 1923
115. WOI (Ames, Iowa) country's 1st licensed educational radio station - 1922
116. Azerbaijan SSR joins U.S.S.R. (1st time) - 1920
117. 1st jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin) - 1919
118. 181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles, West Virginia - 1914
119. W. H. Carrier patents air conditioner - 1914
120. 1st night air flight (Claude Grahame-White, England) - 1910
121. 1st soccer game between Belgium (8) and Netherlands (0) - 1901
122. Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1 - 1901
123. 1st performance of Antonin Dvorak's overture "Carneval" - 1892
124. Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine," premieres in Paris - 1865
125. Opera "L'Africaine" is produced (Paris) - 1865
126. 1st veterinary college in U.S. incorporated in Boston - 1855
127. Free last slaves in French colonies - 1848
128. George B. Vashon becomes 1st black to enter New York State Bar - 1847
129. Dutch parliament accepts new press laws - 1829
130. Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes and Lake Champlain - 1818
131. 31 English ship sail Suriname river demand transition colony - 1804
132. Cease fire of Cherasco - 1796
133. Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty and Capt William Bligh - 1789
134. Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution - 1788
135. Capt James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia - 1770
136. 1st volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia" published - 1686
137. English Admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet - 1655
138. Virginia Gov John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office - 1635
139. Powers of Dutch inquisition extends - 1550
140. Treaty of Worms: Emperor Charles names his brother Ferdinand Arch duke of Neth-Austria - 1521
141. Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France - 1503
142. English parliament demands supervision on royal outlay - 1376
143. King Philip II throws out John without Country, from France - 1202
144. War between Lydia and Media ended by solar eclipse - 0585
145. Emperor Constantius II visits Rome - 0357
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