1. 15th Miss Hawaiian Tropic crowned - 1998
2. "Candide," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 103 performances - 1997
3. Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 HRs - 1997
4. Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fresno California on KFRR 104.1 FM - 1996
5. "Rent," opens at Nederlander Theater New York City - 1996
6. Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV - 1995
7. Kansas City Royal John Nonely is 70th to HR on his 1st at bat - 1995
8. Ferry boat smashes into Mombasa Harbor Kenya, kills over 300 - 1994
9. Israel and PLO sign economic accord - 1994
10. 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks - 1992
11. Country singer Doug Stone, 35, undergoes quadruple bypass surgery - 1992
12. "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 487 performances - 1992
13. Jury acquits Los Angeles police officers of beating Rodney King, riots begin - 1992
14. Sheena Easton collapses on stage while performing in "Man of LaMancha" - 1992
15. Voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps - 1992
16. Croatia declares independence - 1991
17. Cyclone strikes Bangladesh, 139,000 die/10 million homeless - 1991
18. Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100 - 1991
19. "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 48 performances - 1991
20. "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 16 performances - 1990
21. Dan Quisenberry (all-time AL save king, 238) announces his retirement - 1990
22. STS-31 (Discovery 10) lands - 1990
23. Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate - 1990
24. 2nd government of Lubbers falls - 1989
25. "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols - 1988
26. Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson marry - 1988
27. Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses - 1988
28. Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle - 1987
29. Japan's premier Nakasone visits the U.S. - 1987
30. 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library - 1986
31. Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners - 1986
32. 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched - 1985
33. Ranger Larry Parrish is 5th to hit 3 home runs in a game in both leagues - 1985
34. Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title - 1985
35. Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic - 1984
36. "Oliver!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 17 performances - 1984
37. Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's 1st black mayor - 1983
38. 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell - 1982
39. Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador - 1982
40. Nordiques 2-Isles 5-Semifinals-Isles hold 2-0 lead - 1982
41. Peter Sutcliffe admits he is the Yorkshire Ripper (murdered 13 women) - 1981
42. Phillie Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters - 1981
43. Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic - 1979
44. British Aerospace forms - 1977
45. Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water - 1976
46. Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth - 1975
47. Flyers 4-Isles 0-Semifinals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead - 1975
48. President Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in White House - 1974
49. Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic - 1973
50. Bill Graham closes down Fillmore and Fillmore East - 1971
51. Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration - 1971
52. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1971
53. 50,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia - 1970
54. "Trumpets of the Lord" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 7 performances - 1969
55. "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 1750 performances - 1968
56. Aretha Franklin releases "Respect" - 1967
57. Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam - 1965
58. Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die - 1965
59. Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe - 1965
60. Princess Irene marries Spanish prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma - 1964
61. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1964
62. KRE-AM in Berkeley, California changes call letters to KPAT - 1963
63. 16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons and How to Succeed win - 1962
64. Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship - 1962
65. ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts - 1961
66. 1st military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir Va - 1957
67. Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open - 1956
68. WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting - 1956
69. WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1956
70. WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1956
71. G. Gronchi elected president of Italy - 1955
72. Joe Adcock is 1st to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers - 1953
73. Bradman scores 107 Aust vs. Worcs, 152 mins, 15 fours - 1948
74. 28 former Jap leaders indicted in Tokyo as war criminals - 1946
75. 1st food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna) - 1945
76. Japanese army evacuates Rangoon - 1945
77. Terms of surrender of German armies in Italy signed - 1945
78. U.S. liberates 31,601 in Nazi concentration camp in Dachau Germany - 1945
79. Venice and Mestre were captured by the Allies - 1945
80. Surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague - 1944
81. Dietrich Bonhoffer arrested by nazis - 1943
82. Noel Coward's "Present Laughter," premieres in London - 1943
83. U.S. 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia - 1943
84. Japanese troop march into Lashio, cuts off Burma Road - 1942
85. Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands and Vichy-France - 1942
86. 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr. Malone" on CBS - 1940
87. Norwegian King Haakon and government flees to England - 1940
88. Robert Sherwood's "There Shall be No Night," premieres in New York City - 1940
89. Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx and Queens opens - 1939
90. 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5 - 1936
91. Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday - 1934
92. Cleveland Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St. Louis Browns, 9-0 - 1931
93. 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games - 1930
94. North Sea floodgate at Ijmuiden (biggest in world) officially opens - 1930
95. Telephone connection England-Australia goes into service - 1930
96. Construction of Spirit of St. Louis is completed - 1927
97. France and U.S. reach accord on repayment of WW I - 1926
98. Netherlands returns to gold standard - 1925
99. 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia) - 1922
100. Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays - 1918
101. Irish nationalists set post office on fire in Dublin - 1916
102. Swedish engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper - 1913
103. 108 degrees F (42 degrees C), Tuguegarao, Philippines (Oceania record) - 1912
104. Frank Wedekind's "Tod und Teufel," premieres in Berlin - 1912
105. Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt visits Amsterdam - 1910
106. 2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, Texas - 1905
107. Pierre de Brazza lands in Libreville Gabon - 1905
108. Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta) - 1903
109. 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75 - 1901
110. Anti semitic riot in Budapest - 1901
111. Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol - 1894
112. Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter - 1892
113. Old Kavallison, Congo: Stanley meet Emin Pasha - 1888
114. 1st public Dutch electricity opens - 1886
115. Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas - 1864
116. Battle of Chancellordville, Virginia (Fredericksburg, Wilderness Tavern) - 1863
117. 100,000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Mississippi - 1862
118. New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War - 1862
119. Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union - 1861
120. U.S. Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently forms at Presidio - 1857
121. Peace between England and Russia - 1856
122. Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth - 1853
123. 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published - 1852
124. Macon B. Allen and Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice - 1845
125. Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia - 1834
126. Rubber is patented - 1813
127. Cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall - 1793
128. Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna) - 1784
129. French fleet occupies Tobago - 1781
130. French fleet stopped Britain from seizing the Cape of Good Hope - 1781
131. John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time - 1715
132. English/Scottish parliament accept Act of Union, form Great Britain - 1707
133. Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria - 1706
134. Drenthe Netherlands adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 - 1701
135. Pope Clemens X elected - 1670
136. Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan - 1661
137. Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes emperor of China and flees Peking - 1644
138. Prince Frederik Henry occupies Schenkenschans - 1636
139. Sweden and Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein - 1628
140. 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru - 1623
141. Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England - 1553
142. Emperor Charles V gives inquisiters additional authority - 1550
143. Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended - 1540
144. Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-gen of Netherlands - 1522
145. Joan of Arc leads Orleans, France, to victory over English - 1429
146. Battle at Monte Levunium: Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegenes - 1091
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