1. Jury selection in Terry Nichols Oklahoma bombing trial begins - 1997
2. 34th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Atlantic City USA (5-0) - 1996
3. Alanis Morissette ends her 1st U.S. tour (Houston Texas) - 1996
4. Baltimore Orioles end season with record 257 HRs - 1996
5. "Delicate Balance" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City - 1996
6. Houston Astro's retire Nolan Ryan's #34 - 1996
7. Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan) - 1996
8. Orioles Brady Anderson is 14th to hit 50 HRs - 1996
9. San Diego Padres sweep Los Angeles Dodgers in race for NL West title - 1996
10. Trish Johnson wins LPGA Fieldcrest Cannon Golf Classic - 1996
11. U.S. wins Federation Cup over Spain - 1996
12. Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games) - 1995
13. O. J. Simpson trial sent to the jury - 1995
14. Saleem Elahi scores century on ODI debut, Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka - 1995
15. U.S. space probe Ulyssus completes 2nd passage behind Sun - 1995
16. 1st phase of O. J. Simpson murder trial jury selection ends (304 chosen) - 1994
17. House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress - 1994
18. Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - 1994
19. 27th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill wins - 1993
20. "Grace Under Fire," starring Brett Butler debuts on ABC-TV - 1993
21. Atlanta Braves wins 2nd straight NL West title - 1992
22. Parliament suspends president Fernando Collor - 1992
23. 29th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 14 -13 at Ocean Course (SC) - 1991
24. "My Own Private Idaho" premieres - 1991
25. Pat Bradley wins MBS LPGA Golf Classic - 1991
26. Brook Yeaton weds Traci Lords - 1990
27. "Love and Affection" by Nelson peaks at #1 on pop singles chart - 1990
28. "Millie's Book" written by 1st Lady Barbara Bush for president's dog is a best-selling non-fiction book - 1990
29. Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year - 1990
30. "Street Scene" closes at New York State Theater New York City after 6 performances - 1990
31. U.S. Secretary of State James Baker meets with Vietnam's foreign minister - 1990
32. Washington National Cathedral construction is completed after 83 years - 1990
33. Glenn Frey joins Don Henley on-stage (for 1st time since 1981) - 1989
34. Zsa Zsa Gabor convicted of slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills - 1989
35. 26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched - 1988
36. China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC - 1988
37. Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets 200m woman's record (21.34) - 1988
38. U.N. peacekeeping forces win Nobel Peace prize - 1988
39. Union Station reopens in Washington D.C. - 1988
40. 8th Emmy Sports Award presentation - 1987
41. "Didn't We Almost Have It All," by Whitney Houston hits #1 - 1987
42. New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of year - 1987
43. "thirtysomething," debuts on ABC-TV - 1987
44. "Airwolf," TV Adventure; moves to USA - 1986
45. Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (1st rookie brothers) - 1986
46. "Designing Women," TV Comedy, debuts on CBS - 1986
47. Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a HR on 1st major league pitch he sees - 1986
48. Mary Lou Retton retires as a gymnast - 1986
49. U.S.S.R. releases U.S. journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges - 1986
50. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," returns to NBC-TV - 1985
51. "Amazing Stories," by Steven Spielberg, debuts on NBC-TV - 1985
52. Deron Cherry, Kansas City vs Seattle, has 4 interceptions! - 1985
53. Houston QB Warren Moon sacked NFL tying record 12 times (by Cowboys) - 1985
54. "MacGyver," starring Richard Dean Anderson, debuts on ABC-TV - 1985
55. "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama peaks at #9 - 1984
56. "Drive" by Cars peaks at #3 - 1984
57. Elizabeth Taylor, undergoing rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic - 1984
58. "Layin' It On Line" by Jefferson Starship peaks at #66 - 1984
59. "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince and Revolution peaks at #1 - 1984
60. "Pretty Mess" by Vanity peaks at #75 - 1984
61. "Torture" by Jacksons peaks at #17 - 1984
62. "(What) In Name Of Love" by Naked Eyes peaks at #39 - 1984
63. "When You Close Your Eyes" by Night Ranger peaks at #14 - 1984
64. "Yes Or No" by Go-Go's peak at #84 - 1984
65. 1st time Congress invokes War Powers Act - 1983
66. "A Chorus Line" 3,389 performance to become longest running Bdwy show - 1983
67. Airport of Beirut reopens - 1983
68. Congress authorized President Reagan to keep 1,600 U.S. Marines in Lebanon - 1983
69. Oakland A's Mike Warren no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0 - 1983
70. 1st broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV - 1982
71. Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules kills 7 in Chicago - 1982
72. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1982
73. Malcolm McDowell wed Mary Steenburgen - 1980
74. "Ain't That A Shame" by Cheap Trick peaks at #35 - 1979
75. Astros' J R Richard strikes out NL season righty record of 313 - 1979
76. "Bad Case Of Loving You" by Robert Palmer peaks at #14 - 1979
77. "Boom Boom (Out Go Lights)" by Pat Travers peaks at #56 - 1979
78. "Born To Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez peaks at #16 - 1979
79. "Cruel To Be Kind" by Nick Lowe peaks at #12 - 1979
80. "Different Worlds" by Maureen McGovern peaks at #18 - 1979
81. "Driver's Seat" by Sniff 'n' the Tears peaks at #15 - 1979
82. "Girls Talk" by Dave Edmunds peaks at #65 - 1979
83. Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong - 1979
84. John Huston's "Wine Blood" premieres at New York Film Festival - 1979
85. "Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band peaks at #6 - 1979
86. Los Angeles Dodger Manny Mota hits record 146th pinch hit - 1979
87. "Message In A Bottle" by Police peaks at #1 in UK - 1979
88. Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit Ireland - 1979
89. "What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" by Stephanie Mills peaks at #22 - 1979
90. "Flying High," debuts on CBS - 1978
91. "For Richer, For Poorer," TV Daytime Soap; last airs on NBC-TV - 1978
92. Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship - 1977
93. James Brown's band walks out claiming they were underpaid and overworked - 1977
94. Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers in 15 for heavyweight boxing title - 1977
95. Peter Schats circus opera "Houdini," premieres in Amsterdam - 1977
96. Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit - 1977
97. "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band," by Meco hits #1 - 1977
98. 2nd Chamber recognizes Dutch Liberals/social democratic abortion law - 1976
99. "Alice," debuts on CBS-TV - 1976
100. Boy George expelled from school - 1976
101. Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest - 1976
102. San Francisco Giant John Montefusco no-hits Atlanta Braves, 9-0 - 1976
103. Syria drives Palestinian guerrillas out of Lebanon - 1976
104. Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Dodger manager - 1976
105. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. - 1976
106. Jackie Wilson, slips into an irreversible coma; he dies in 1984 - 1975
107. "Three For Money," debuts on NBC-TV - 1975
108. U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test - 1975
109. WGPR-TV Detroit, 1st Black-owned station in U.S., began broadcasting - 1975
110. 4th New York City Women's Marathon won by Katherine Switzer in 3:07:29 - 1974
111. 5th New York City Marathon won by Norbert Sander in 2:26:30 - 1974
112. Joanne Carner wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic - 1974
113. Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit) - 1973
114. Insurance industry announces auto racers get into more highway accidents - 1973
115. "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" by Looking Glass peaks at #33 - 1973
116. Soyuz 12 returns to Earth - 1973
117. "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk peaks at #1 - 1973
118. Japan and People's Republic of China begin diplomatic relations - 1972
119. Cyclone and tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 - 1971
120. "McMillan and Wife," debuts on NBC-TV - 1971
121. Orbiting Solar Observatory VII launched - 1971
122. Ron Hunt is hit by a pitch for record 50th time in a season - 1971
123. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1971
124. "NET Festival," last aired - 1970
125. 7th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 7-6 - 1969
126. "Bright Promise," TV Daytime Soap; debuts on NBC-TV - 1969
127. China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC - 1969
128. Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart" - 1969
129. "Letters To Laugh-In," debuts on NBC-TV - 1969
130. "Love American Style," premieres on ABC-TV - 1969
131. "Name Droppers," debuts on NBC-TV - 1969
132. Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th HR of season - 1969
133. "Sale Of Century," debuts on NBC-TV - 1969
134. Steve O'Neal of New York Jets, kicks longest NFL punt; 98 yards vs Denver - 1969
135. Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational - 1968
136. Carl Yastrzemski .3005 avg wins his 2nd straight batting crown - 1968
137. Chuck Latourette, sets NFL record 47.7 yd punt return avg (3 punts) - 1968
138. Gladys Knight and Pips releases "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" - 1967
139. International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system - 1967
140. Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead and plays the Straightater - 1967
141. Bechuanaland gains independence from England, becomes Botswana - 1966
142. Sandy Koufax pitches 3rd 300-strikeout season - 1966
143. Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game and 6 times in one season - 1965
144. Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4" - 1965
145. St. L Cards Charlie Johnson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Cleveland (49-13) - 1965
146. WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1965
147. Greece and Bulgaria close boundaries - 1964
148. 2nd session of Ecumenical council, 'Vatican II,' opens in Rome - 1963
149. Card's Stan Musial's final game, gets his 3,629th and 3,630th hit - 1963
150. Houston Colt .45 John Paciorek goes 3 for 3 in his only game - 1963
151. "Judy Garland Show," debuts on CBS-TV - 1963
152. Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational - 1963
153. "My Favorite Martian," starring Ray Walston, debuts on CBS-TV - 1963
154. Pope Paul opens 2nd sitting of 2nd Vatican council - 1963
155. Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley and Everly Bros) - 1963
156. Stan Musial Day in St. Louis - 1963
157. Algerian government of Ben Bella forms - 1962
158. "Alley Cat" by Bent Fabric and His Piano peaks at #7 - 1962
159. "Green Onions" by Booker T and MG's peaks at #3 - 1962
160. Indians and Angels set AL record of 40 strikeouts in a doubleheader - 1962
161. John F. Kennedy authorized use of federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi - 1962
162. Launch of Alouette 1, 1st Canadian satellite (on U.S. Delta rocket) - 1962
163. "My Fair Lady" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 2,715 performances - 1962
164. "Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show," debuts on ABC-TV - 1962
165. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1962
166. "You Can't Judge A Book By Cover" by Bo Diddley peaks at #48 - 1962
167. Bob Dylan's 1st recording session-backup harmonica for Caroline Hester - 1961
168. "Detectives," TV Crime Drama; moves to NBC-TV - 1961
169. Mamum Kuzbari becomes premier of Syria - 1961
170. "Johnny Ringo," TV Western Drama; last airs on CBS-TV - 1960
171. "lrma La Douce" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 527 performances - 1960
172. "My Three Sons" starring Fred MacMurray, debuts on ABC-TV - 1960
173. "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance peaks at #1 in UK - 1960
174. Dodgers win game 2 of playoff, 6-5, and take NL pennant - 1959
175. Little Anthony and the Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop" - 1959
176. "Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis," debuts on CBS-TV - 1959
177. "Philip Marlowe," debuts on ABC-TV - 1959
178. Sultan of Brunei promulgates a constitution - 1959
179. "Studio One," TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV - 1958
180. "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran peaks at #8 - 1958
181. "Texan," debuts on CBS-TV - 1958
182. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1958
183. 300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan) - 1957
184. Buddy Holly and Crickets released 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away" - 1957
185. "DuPont Show of the Month," debuts on CBS-TV - 1957
186. New York Giants play and lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts) - 1957
187. Passenger train and oil train crash in Gambar West Pakistan, 300 die - 1957
188. "Paul Winchell Show," debuts on ABC-TV - 1957
189. "I Love Mickey" by Mickey Mantle and Teresa Brewer peaks at #87 - 1956
190. "Oh! Susanna," debuts on CBS-TV - 1956
191. Yanks Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd HR of season - 1956
192. Ali Sastroamidjojo's PNI wins elections in Indonesia - 1955
193. Arthur Millers "View From The Bridge," premieres in New York City - 1955
194. "Sergeant Preston," debuts on CBS - 1955
195. "Barefoot Contessa" starring Ava Gardner premieres at the Capitol - 1954
196. Bennekom soccer team forms in Bennekom - 1954
197. KALB TV channel 5 in Alexandria, LA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting - 1954
198. "Masquerade Party," TV game Show; moves to ABC - 1954
199. "Star is Born" starring Judy Garland and James Mason premieres - 1954
200. Willie Mays famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz' 460' drive - 1954
201. 1st department store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Illinois - 1953
202. Balt Mayor D'Alesandro buys Veeck's interest in Browns for $2,475,000 - 1953
203. "Buick-Berle Show," debuts on NBC-TV - 1953
204. "Make Room for Daddy," starring Danny Thomas, premieres on ABC-TV - 1953
205. Milton Berle Show premieres - 1953
206. U.S. government gives France $385 million for combat in Indo-China - 1953
207. "Lights Out," last airs on NBC-TV - 1952
208. Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching appearance - 1952
209. 1st color telecast of football game on network, Philadelphia (CBS) - 1951
210. Emile Zatopek runs world record 20,000 m and 10 mile - 1951
211. S. B. Nicholson discovers 12th satellite of Jupiter - 1951
212. Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories - 1950
213. "Tin Pan Alley TV," last airs on ABC-TV - 1950
214. Yanks clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel - 1950
215. Elia Kazan's "Pinky" starring Ethel Waters opens at Rivoli - 1949
216. "Front Page," debuts on CBS-TV - 1949
217. George Lascelles marries Maria Stein - 1949
218. "Inside USA With Chevrolet," debuts on CBS-TV - 1949
219. Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" opens at Park Avenue Cinema - 1948
220. WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (NBC) begins - 1948
221. WSB TV channel 2 in Atlanta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1948
222. Dizzy Gillespie presented his 1st Carnegie Hall concert in NY - 1947
223. Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox - 1947
224. Record World Series crowd of 73,365 at Yankee Stadium ($325,828) - 1947
225. 1st time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cards and Dodgers) - 1946
226. "Adventures of Sam Spade" debuts on CBS Radio - 1946
227. Al Couture knockouts Ralph Walton in Lewiston Maine in 10 secs - 1946
228. Los Angeles (previously Cleveland) Rams play 1st NFL game in LA - 1946
229. NPS, Nationale Party Suriname, forms - 1946
230. Cubs clinch NL pennant - 1945
231. Browns last in AL attendance,only 6,172 watch them sweep Yanks in DH - 1944
232. Soviet troops invade Yugoslavia - 1944
233. 1st Silbertanne-murder by German occupiers in Meppel - 1943
234. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice - 1943
235. German riots at Amsterdam Jews - 1943
236. Zjadovs 5th Gardeleger/Managarovs 53rd Army reconquer Kremenchug - 1943
237. 32 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept - 1942
238. Government of De Gaulle cancels agreement of Munich - 1942
239. Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title - 1941
240. Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade - 1941
241. Nazi mass murder at Babi Jar, Soviet Union - 1941
242. 1st U.S. merchant ship "Booker T Washington" commanded by a black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington Delaware - 1940
243. "Double or Nothing," a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net - 1940
244. "Strike Up Band," opens - 1940
245. 1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in New York City - 1938
246. Treaty of Munich signed by Hitler, Mussolini, Daladier and Chamberlain - 1938
247. Frans Slaats bicycles world record time (45,563 km) - 1937
248. Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign - 1936
249. 5th Ryder Cup: U.S., 9-3 at Ridgewood CC NJ - 1935
250. Rondo Hatton weds Mabel Housh - 1934
251. Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut - 1933
252. "Bill of Divorcement" premieres at the Mayfair - 1932
253. 1st Canadian football game played under lights, Hamilton-UBC - 1930
254. Bing Crosby marries Dixie Lee - 1930
255. Boqueron battle ends Paraguay border dispute - 1930
256. Lowell Thomas made debuts on CBS Radio replacing Floyd Gibbons - 1930
257. New York City College offers 1st course in radio advertising - 1930
258. Cardinals win NL pennant with a 3-1 win at Boston - 1928
259. Yanks (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10 - 1928
260. Babe Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games - 1927
261. Telephone service begins between U.S. and Mexico - 1927
262. Tornado strikes St. Louis Missouri, 85 die - 1927
263. Norma Shearer wed Irving Thalberg - 1926
264. French Gen of Morocco, marshal Lyautey, is dismissed - 1925
265. Greek republican constitution enforced - 1925
266. Santo Domingo joins League of Nations - 1924
267. Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees - 1924
268. 6th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Pelham CC Pelham NY - 1923
269. Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park opens to public - 1923
270. Mussolini ask Vatican for support of fascist party program - 1922
271. Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL - 1921
272. Babe Ruth sets then home run season record at 54 - 1920
273. Belgium annexes Eupen/Malmedy - 1920
274. Joseph Horne Company in Pittsburgh sells radios for $10 - 1920
275. Allied forces scored a decisive breakthrough of Hindenburg Line - 1918
276. 1st transcontinental radio telephone message is sent - 1915
277. British army conquerors Chilly al Imara, Mesopotamie - 1915
278. Dutch Opera's 1st performance - 1915
279. Herbert/Blossoms musical "Princess Pat," premieres in New York City - 1915
280. Hurricane claims 275 in Mississippi Delta - 1915
281. Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant - 1915
282. Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant - 1914
283. Sam S Shubert Theater opens at 225 W 44th St. New York City - 1913
284. Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 36th game - 1913
285. French/British troops lands on Samoa - 1912
286. Gun magazine of French battleship Liberte explode - 1911
287. Italy declares war on Turkey - 1911
288. Yanks steal 15 bases and get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12; with a major-league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning - 1911
289. Calgary Rugby Football Union forms - 1908
290. Construction begins on Washington National Cathedral - 1907
291. U.S. intervenes in Cuba ousts dictator Estrada Palma - 1906
292. 1st monument honoring Spanish American War erected (Monroeville Ohio) - 1904
293. Impresario David Belasco opens his 1st Broadway theater - 1902
294. French troops reach Guinea and Sudan, Samori caught - 1898
295. 1st night football game played (Mansfield, Penn) - 1892
296. 1st pro baseball game, New York Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings at Polo Grounds in New York City - 1890
297. NL owners meeting in Buffalo adopt reserve clause, giving each team exclusive rights to their players - 1879
298. US-Spanish relations decline in wake of Cuban rebellion - 1875
299. "3 Fingers" Mackenzie destroys Kwahadi-Commanche village - 1872
300. Kiowa-chief Lone Wolf captures Satanta and Big Tree - 1872
301. Battle of Waynesboro and New Market Heights VA - 1864
302. Opera "Pescatori di Perle" is produced (Paris) - 1863
303. Great auroral display in US - 1859
304. Emigrant ship "Annie Jane" sinks off Scotland, drowning 348 - 1853
305. 1st passenger train service to Peekskill New York (New Haven Railroad) - 1849
306. London's Metropolitan Police Force goes on duty (Scotland Yard) - 1829
307. King Willem I forms Order of Dutch Lion - 1815
308. Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine - 1793
309. 1st congress adjourns - 1789
310. U.S. War Department established a regular army - 1789
311. Chasidic sect is excommunicated in Cracow Poland - 1785
312. France and Brandenburg signs peace treaty - 1678
313. 2nd Fronde-uprising ends - 1650
314. Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England) - 1650
315. Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists - 1608
316. War of Religion - Huguenots try to kidnap king Charles IX - 1567
317. Robert Dudley becomes earl of Leicester - 1564
318. Emperor Charles V's troops give siege of Marseille - 1524
319. Turkish troops occupy Belgrade - 1521
320. Battle of Auray, English forces defeat French at Brittany - 1364
321. People of Krems Austria accuse Jews of poisoning wells - 1349
322. Pope Gregory IX excommunicate German emperor Frederik II - 1227
323. Saladins army marches into Jerusalem - 1187
324. William the Conqueror invade England - 1066
325. Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0855
326. Pope Leo I the Great, installed - 0440
327. St. Pontianus ends his reign as Catholic Pope - 0235
328. Batavian soldiers consecrate altar on Hercules Magusanus Rome - 0219
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