1. 61st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at ThunderDome St. Petersburg - 1999
2. 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Kemper Arena KC - 1998
3. 27th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship - 1998
4. 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yanks 2-0 (exhibition) - 1997
5. Actor Harry Hamlin weds actress Lisa Rinna - 1997
6. PBA National Championship Won by Rick Steelsmith - 1997
7. 10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men - 1996
8. Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens - 1996
9. New York Yankees beats New York Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game - 1996
10. Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Chicago, Illinois on WCKG 105.9 FM - 1995
11. Coach Jimmy Johnson quits Dallas Cowboys - 1994
12. Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border - 1994
13. Serbs and Croats signed a cease-fire to end the war in Croatia - 1994
14. 65th Academy Awards - "Unforgiven," Al Pacino and Emma Thompson win - 1993
15. Queensland all out for 75 vs. NSW in Sheffield Shield Final - 1993
16. 12th Golden Raspberry Awards: Hudson Hawk wins - 1992
17. 21st Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Dottie Mochrie - 1992
18. "Conversations with My Father" opens at Royale New York City for 462 performances - 1992
19. Herb Gardner's "Conversations With My Father," premieres in New York City - 1992
20. Ice Dance Championship at Oakland won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (CIS) - 1992
21. Ice Pairs Championship at Oakland won by Mishuktienok and Dmitriev (CIS) - 1992
22. Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oak won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA) - 1992
23. Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS) - 1992
24. NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, KC - 1992
25. 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL - 1989
26. 1st U.S. private commercial rocket makes suborbital test flight (NM) - 1989
27. 61st Academy Awards - "Rainman," Dustin Hoffman and Jodie Foster win - 1989
28. 9th Golden Raspberry Awards: Cocktail wins - 1989
29. I. M. Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris - 1989
30. Michael Milken, junk bond king, indicted in New York for racketeering - 1989
31. "Oba Oba" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 46 performances - 1988
32. U.S. Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan contras - 1988
33. 6th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44 - 1987
34. Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic - 1987
35. Wrestlemania III-93,173 watch Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant - 1987
36. Yitzhak Shamir re-elected chairman of right wing Herut Party - 1987
37. Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia - 1986
38. Christos Sartzetakis elected president of Greece - 1985
39. Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist - 1985
40. NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis - 1984
41. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1984
42. 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards: Mommie Dearest wins - 1982
43. 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62 - 1982
44. 54th Academy Awards - "Chariots of Fire," Henry Fonda and K Hepburn win - 1982
45. Delhi 707 beat Karnataka 705 on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy - 1982
46. Pat Bradley wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open - 1981
47. Tiina Lehtola ski jumps female record 110m - 1981
48. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1981
49. "Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 770 performances - 1981
50. Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball vs. Pakistan at WACA - 1979
51. Caryl Churchill's "Cloud Nine," premieres in London - 1979
52. Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy - 1979
53. Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad - 1979
54. 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68 - 1976
55. 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students - 1976
56. Jane Blalock wins LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open - 1975
57. Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers - 1975
58. Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos - 1974
59. Dave Cowens, wins NBA MVP - 1973
60. U.S. troops leave Vietnam, 9 years after Tonkin Resolution - 1973
61. 1st Lt William L Calley, Jr. found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre - 1971
62. Chile president Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines - 1971
63. Conrad Van Emde Boas becomes West Europe's 1st sexology professor - 1971
64. Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced - 1971
65. Royal Albert Hall opens - 1971
66. WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1971
67. "Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 25 performances - 1970
68. Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II - 1970
69. Communist New People's Army found in Philippines - 1969
70. Students seize building at Bowie State College - 1968
71. WCMU TV channel 14 in Mt. Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1967
72. "It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin New York City for 129 performances - 1966
73. Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title - 1966
74. Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone" - 1963
75. Argentine President Frondizi flees from the army - 1962
76. Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show" - 1962
77. 23rd Amendment ratified, allows Washington D.C. residents to vote for pres - 1961
78. After a 4 year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge - 1961
79. KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, Missouri (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1961
80. Darius Milhaud's 9th Symphony, premieres - 1960
81. "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon premieres - 1959
82. Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore - 1959
83. U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss - 1958
84. U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins - 1958
85. Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open - 1953
86. 23rd Academy Awards - "All About Eve," Judy Holliday and J Ferrer win - 1951
87. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of spying - 1951
88. "King and I" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1246 performances - 1951
89. Turkey recognizes Israel - 1949
90. Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten - 1948
91. Yanks and Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game - 1948
92. "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 111 performances - 1947
93. 1st Test Cricket between Australia and NZ - 1946
94. Test Cricket debuts of Lindwall, Miller and Tallon - 1946
95. Meat rationed in U.S. (784 gram/week, 2 kilogram for GI's - 1943
96. Meat, butter and cheese rationed in U.S. during WW II - 1943
97. British cruiser Trinidad torpedoes itself in the Barents Sea - 1942
98. British destroyer Campbeltown explodes in St-Nazaire: 400 Germans die - 1942
99. German submarine U-585 sinks - 1942
100. 1st performance of Benjamin Britten's "Symphony da Requiem" - 1941
101. 3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Wisconsin beats Washington State 39-34 - 1941
102. WPAT radio in New Jersey begins broadcasting (country music format) - 1941
103. Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title - 1940
104. 10,000 watch the 200" mirror blank passing through Indianapolis - 1936
105. Nazi propaganda claims 99% of Germans voted for Nazi candidates - 1936
106. French liner Normandie begins its maiden voyage - 1935
107. Bank of Travail in Belgium, socialist worker's movement bankrupt - 1934
108. Jack Benny debuts on radio - 1932
109. Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep New York Rangers in 2 games - 1929
110. Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (New York City) - 1928
111. Henry O D Seagrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona - 1927
112. Bayern and Vatican reach accord - 1924
113. Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) and Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic - 1919
114. Capt Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far" - 1912
115. Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Kenora Thisles in 2 games - 1906
116. Japan adopts Gold Standard - 1897
117. Chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise for Coca-Coke - 1886
118. Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men - 1882
119. Tsjaikovski's opera "Jevgeni Onegin," premieres in Moscow - 1879
120. Albert Hall opens by Queen Victoria in London - 1871
121. British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passes - 1867
122. Congress approves Lincoln Memorial - 1867
123. Battle of Quaker Road, VA - 1865
124. Great Britain gives Isotope Islands back to Greece - 1864
125. Union General Steeles troops reach Arkadelphia Arkansas - 1864
126. Dion Boucicault's "Colleen Bawn," premieres in New York City - 1860
127. Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day - 1852
128. Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die - 1850
129. Britain formally annexs Punjab after defeat of Sikhs in India - 1849
130. Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam - 1848
131. 20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna - 1827
132. Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians - 1814
133. Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti - 1804
134. Republic of Switzerland forms - 1798
135. Beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna - 1795
136. English king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions - 1673
137. 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans) - 1638
138. Battle near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses) - 1461
139. Bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power - 0502
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