1. 18th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Graham Marsh - 1997
2. "American Daughter" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 88 performances - 1997
3. Greg Norman wins PGA St. Jude Classic - 1997
4. "London Assurance" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 72 performances - 1997
5. Michelle McGann wins ShopRite LPGA Classic - 1997
6. Progress M-35 Soyuz Launch (Russia) - 1997
7. Tyrenda Williams, 18, of Alabama, crowned 40th America's Junior Miss - 1997
8. Andrea Leah Plummer, of Tennessee, crowned 39th America's Junior Miss - 1996
9. Superman's Action Comic #1 (1938) auctioned at Sotheby at $61,900 - 1996
10. George Foreman loses IBF boxing title, refused to fight Axel Schulz - 1995
11. Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL game (vs Calgary Stampeders) - 1995
12. Socialist, Tomiichi Murayama, elected premier of Japan - 1994
13. U.S. reopens Guantanamo Naval Base to process refugees - 1994
14. 2 earthquakes including 7.4 hits southern California - 1992
15. A's Dennis Eckersley sets record of 26th straight save of season - 1992
16. NHL decides Eric Lindross goes to Flyers instead of Rangers - 1992
17. "Salome" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 9 performances - 1992
18. 6.0 earthquake hits southern California - 1991
19. Britain's Nick Brown, 591st rank beats 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round at Wimbledon - 1991
20. "Jackie Mason - Brand New" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 216 performances - 1991
21. A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays and Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St. Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues - 1990
22. Marla Maples father sues National Enquirer for $12M - 1990
23. New York Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak - 1990
24. Emmy 16th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 10th time - 1989
25. Susan Lucci loses daytime emmy for 10th straight year - 1989
26. Emmy 15th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 9th time - 1988
27. Phil's Steve Bedrosian is 1st to record 12 saves in 12 attempts - 1987
28. Yanks blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Mattingly also grand slams - 1987
29. Argentina becomes world champion soccer team (3-2 against W-Germany) - 1986
30. Boston Red Sox trade for Tom Seaver - 1986
31. Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic - 1986
32. Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues - 1986
33. NASA launches Intelsat VA - 1985
34. STS 51-F vehicle moves to launch pad - 1985
35. Orel Hershiser begins string of making every sched start until 1990 - 1984
36. Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski - 1984
37. U.S.S.R. offers to start talking about banning SDI - 1984
38. Angel Cordero wins his 5,000th horse races - 1983
39. Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB - 1983
40. Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended - 1982
41. Bomb attack on headquarters of Islamic Party in Teheran, 72 killed - 1981
42. Hu Yaobang succeeds Hua Guofeng as leader of China PR - 1981
43. Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament - 1980
44. "Sweeney Todd" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 557 performances - 1980
45. "Moonraker" premieres in U.S. - 1979
46. San Diego Chicken reborn at Jack Murphy Stadium - 1979
47. VP Walter F. Mondale begins trip to Mid-East - 1978
48. Supreme Court rules out death penalty for rapists of adults - 1977
49. Willie Stargell hits his 400th career HR - 1977
50. Seychelles gains independence from Britain - 1976
51. 3rd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner - 1975
52. 8.10" (20.57 cm) of rainfall, Litchville No Dakota (state 24-hr rec) - 1975
53. Supreme Court rules (5-4) that Death Penalty is cruel and unusual - 1972
54. U.S.S.R. launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km) - 1972
55. Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards sentenced on drug offense - 1971
56. Soyuz 11 docks with Salyut 1 for 22 days - 1971
57. U.S. ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia - 1970
58. 1st Jewish worship service at White House - 1969
59. 24th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young - 1969
60. On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896) - 1969
61. "Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me" by Tiny Tim peaks at #17 - 1968
62. Israel removes barricades, re-unifying Jerusalem - 1967
63. Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge - 1967
64. In the Vietnam War, U.S. planes bombed Hanoi and Haiphong for 1st time - 1966
65. KBSC (now KVEA) TV channel 52 in Corona-Los Angeles, California begins - 1966
66. U.S. bombs fuel storage facilities near North Vietnamese cities - 1966
67. USAF Capt Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in X-15 - 1965
68. 1st draft of Star Trek's pilot "Cage" released - 1964
69. Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after 83-day filibuster in Senate - 1964
70. Beatles' 1st song "From Me to You" hits U.K. charts - 1963
71. "Little Me" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 257 performances - 1963
72. SVB, Students Unions, established under Barrel Regtien - 1963
73. 1st flight Vickers (British Aerospace) VC-10 long-range airliner - 1962
74. Frank Howard, hits the 5,000th Dodger home run - 1962
75. John F. Kennedy dines with premier MacMillan in London - 1962
76. Launch of Transit 4a, with 1st nuclear power supply (SNAP-3) - 1961
77. Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more home runs twice in a season - 1961
78. Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Western Golf Open - 1960
79. KYA-AM in San Francisco changes call letters to KDBQ (for 2 weeks) - 1960
80. Pope John XXIII 1st encyclical "On truth, unity, and peace, in charity" - 1959
81. Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm - 1958
82. 12th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls - 1957
83. Malenkov, Molotov, Kaganowitsj and Sjepilov leave U.S.S.R. Communist Party - 1957
84. Charles Dumas, makes 1st high jump over 7' (2.13 m)-LA, California - 1956
85. Federal interstate highway system act signed - 1956
86. PM Drees refuses resignation of queen Juliana (Greet Hofmans) - 1956
87. Argentine state of siege ends - 1955
88. Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer - 1954
89. XETV TV channel 6 in Tijuana-San Diego, California (IND) begins broadcasting - 1953
90. 1st aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn-Oriskany - 1952
91. 7th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs - 1952
92. U.S. beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994) - 1950
93. West Indies beat England by 326 runs thanks Ramadhin and Valentine - 1950
94. South Africa begins implementing apartheid; no mixed marriages - 1949
95. U.S. troops withdraw from Korea after WW II - 1949
96. 2nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson - 1947
97. Yanks beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak - 1947
98. "Are You with It?" closes at Century Theater New York City after 264 performances - 1946
99. "Billion Dollar Baby" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 219 performances - 1946
100. Black Sabbath-Brits arrest 2700 Jews in Palestine as alleged terrorist - 1946
101. British mandatory government of Palestine arrests 100 leaders of Yishnuv - 1946
102. 20.6 cm rainfall at Litchville North Dakota (state record) - 1945
103. Ruthenia, formerly in Czechoslovakia, becomes part of Ukrainian SSR - 1945
104. German counter attack at Caen - 1944
105. Nazi Paul Touvier shoots 7 Jews dead - 1944
106. Rommel and von Rundstedt travel to Berchtesgaden - 1944
107. Soviet Armys join in Bobroesjk - 1944
108. U.S. 7th army corp conquers Cherbourg - 1944
109. Germany begins withdrawing U-boats from North Atlantic in anticipation of the Allied invasion of Europe - 1943
110. Pope Pius XII encyclical Mystic Corporis (mystic body of Christ) - 1943
111. U.S. forces landed at Nassau Bay, near Salamaua, New Guinea - 1943
112. Dmitri Shostakovitch's 7th Symphony, premieres - 1942
113. DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 42 breaking Sisler's record - 1941
114. Anjer (Carnation) Day-anniversary of Prince Bernhard - 1940
115. Batman Comics, mobsters rubbed out a circus highwire team known as the Flying Graysons, leaving their son Dick (Robin) an orphan - 1940
116. U.S. passes Alien Registration Act requiring Aliens to register - 1940
117. 4th Dutch government of Colijn falls - 1939
118. Dixie Clipper completes 1st commercial plane flight to Europe - 1939
119. Empire State Building emanates high definition TV-343 lines - 1936
120. Pope Pius XI encyclical to U.S. bishops "On motion pictures" - 1936
121. Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title - 1933
122. U.S.S.R. and China sign no attack treaty - 1932
123. 109 degrees F (43 degrees C), Monticello, Florida (state record) - 1931
124. Pope Pius XI encyclical on Nun abbiamo bisogno Mussolini - 1931
125. 1st high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field Ca - 1929
126. 31.1 degrees C (88 degrees F) hoogste temperatuur op deze dag in De Bilt - 1929
127. Mexico and Vatican sign Concord - 1929
128. 1st flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii - 1927
129. Carter Woodson wins Springarn Medal for research of Black history - 1926
130. 34th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats E Ryan (62 60) - 1921
131. Boeing aircraft flies for 1st time - 1916
132. 2nd Balkan War begins-Bulgaria overthrows Greek/Serbian troops - 1913
133. Freiherr Gautsch von Frankenthurn becomes premier - 1911
134. 12th U.S. Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill - 1906
135. 2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe - 1904
136. British government protests against abuser in Belgian Congo - 1903
137. Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage - 1899
138. Chicago beats Louisville 36-7 (baseball) - 1897
139. National Forest Service organized - 1891
140. Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Diuturnum illud - 1881
141. France annexes Otaheite (Tahiti) - 1880
142. Pope Pius IX declares Gorcumse holy martyrs - 1867
143. Grand Trunk Railway accident; 100 killed - 1864
144. Battle at Westminster Maryland: Federal assault - 1863
145. George A. Custer (23) appointed Union Brig-general - 1863
146. Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - 1863
147. Very 1st First National Bank opens in Davenport, Iowa - 1863
148. Day 5 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station, Virginia - 1862
149. Great fire in London harbor - 1858
150. Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia - 1858
151. Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British) - 1857
152. Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million - 1854
153. Netherlands allows corporal punishment - 1854
154. British ex-premier sir Robert Peel falls off his horse - 1850
155. Prince Charles Bonaparte marries niece Zenaide Bonaparte - 1822
156. Free mason lodge establishes in Alkmaar - 1800
157. Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay - 1776
158. Virginia state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made governor - 1776
159. British passes Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America - 1767
160. Russian Czar Peter III divorces his wife Catharina II - 1762
161. 515 prominant filipinos baptized as Catholic - 1755
162. Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports - 1694
163. Sofia names herself regent of Russia - 1682
164. Shakespeare's Globe Theater burns down - 1613
165. English ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic - 1540
166. Jacques Cartier discovers Prince Edward Islands Canada - 1534
167. Emperor Karel V and Pope Clemens VII sign Treaty of Barcelona - 1529
168. Jacoba of Bavaria signs cease fire with Philip the Good - 1428
169. French invasion fleet lands at Rye England - 1377
170. Roman Catholics German King Henry VII crowned - 1312
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