1. MCI Center opens in Washington D.C., Wizards vs SuperSonics - 1997
2. 17th ACE Cable Awards - 1995
3. Achille Lauro sinks off the coast of Somalia - 1994
4. Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to the hospital for ulcer treatment - 1994
5. "Cobb" premieres - 1994
6. Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring - 1994
7. A Websters musical "Sunset Promenade" premieres in LA - 1993
8. Dow-Jones hits record 3702.11 - 1993
9. Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start - 1993
10. Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), launches - 1993
11. WQEW-AM radio replaces WQXR on 1560 in New York City - 1992
12. Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with New York Mets - 1991
13. Muslim Shites release American held in Lebanon hostage Joseph Cicippio - 1991
14. 1st parlimentary election in newly reunified Germany - 1990
15. 1st time 12 people in space - 1990
16. 79th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in St. Petersburg (3-2) - 1990
17. Beth Daniel/Davis Love wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic - 1990
18. U.S. 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit - 1990
19. 55th Heisman Trophy Award: Andre Ware, Houston (QB) - 1989
20. KHJ-TV in Los Angeles, California changes call letters to KCAL-TV - 1989
21. Vishwanath Pratap Singh sworn in as president of India - 1989
22. 5 gunmen who hijacked Soviet Aeroflot jet, surrender in Israel - 1988
23. "Naked Gun" premieres, a movie based on TV's "Police Squad" - 1988
24. STS-27 Atlantis launched (Secret military mission) - 1988
25. U.N. votes 151-2 (Isr and U.S.) to move PLO debate to Geneva, British abstains - 1988
26. Chicago City Council elects Eugene Sawyer acting mayor - 1987
27. Jennifer Steele, 17, of Colorado becomes Miss Teen of America [Approx] - 1987
28. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1987
29. Dow-Jones index hits record 1955.57 - 1986
30. "Mystery of Edwin Drood" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 608 performances - 1985
31. Philipine Chief staff Gen Fabian speaks of B Aquino's murder - 1985
32. Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood," premieres in New York City - 1985
33. 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win - 1984
34. Bob Holland takes 9-83 for NSW against South Australia, SCG - 1984
35. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1984
36. 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart - 1982
37. Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers) wins NL Rookie of the Year - 1981
38. Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM - 1981
39. Spanish government requests membership in NATO - 1981
40. 4 American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador - 1980
41. Crowds attack U.S. embassy at Tripoli Libya - 1979
42. Foots Walker becomes 1st Cleveland Cavalier to score a triple-double - 1979
43. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1979
44. Chanting "Allah is great," anti-Shah protesters poured through Tehran - 1978
45. Neil Diamond and Barbra Striesand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1 - 1978
46. Streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1 - 1978
47. 7 South Moluccans hijack train at Wijster Drente, 3 killed - 1975
48. G S Chappell gets ton in each inn of 1st Test Cricket as capt vs. WI - 1975
49. Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) - 1975
50. Laos king Sisavang Vatthana resigns, republic forms - 1975
51. Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs - 1974
52. Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ - 1974
53. Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days - 1974
54. 62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0) - 1973
55. Capital Centre (USAir Arena) in Washington D.C. opens - 1973
56. US Air Arena opens in Landover Maryland, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96 - 1973
57. 60th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 13-10 - 1972
58. "December Giant" largest sinkhole in U.S. collapses (Alabama) - 1972
59. In 1 of their worst trades Yanks get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen - 1972
60. "Via Galactica" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 7 performances - 1972
61. Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form United Arab Emirates - 1971
62. Soviet Mars 3 is 1st to soft land on Mars - 1971
63. United Arab Emirates, (Trucial States) declares independence from UK - 1971
64. Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of Abu Dhabi becomes President of UAE - 1971
65. Environmental Protection Agency begins (Dir: William Ruckelshaus) - 1970
66. Tippetts Opera "Knot Garden," premieres in London - 1970
67. Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1st public preview (Seattle to New York City) - 1969
68. "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 7 performances - 1969
69. President Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor - 1968
70. 55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1 - 1967
71. Love, Moby Grape and Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East - 1966
72. Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed - 1964
73. 1st Dutch rocket launched/reaches height of 10 km - 1963
74. ML Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965 - 1963
75. 50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto - 1962
76. Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism - 1961
77. Wind Bell, journal of San Francisco Zen Center, begins publishing - 1961
78. Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus - 1959
79. 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB) - 1958
80. Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg - 1958
81. KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1958
82. 1st U.S. large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn) - 1957
83. Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" reaches #1 - 1957
84. Fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba - 1956
85. Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws - 1954
86. "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances - 1954
87. U.S. Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-Wisc) for "conduct that tends to bring Senate into dishonor and disrepute" - 1954
88. 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB) - 1952
89. 1st human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colo) - 1952
90. "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 90 performances - 1951
91. Philadelphia sets NFL record of 25 1st-downs rushing - 1951
92. Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight - 1950
93. Stan Musial is picked NL MVP - 1948
94. 13th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lujack, Notre Dame (QB) - 1947
95. 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB) - 1944
96. General De Gaulle arrives in Moscow - 1944
97. German troops seize Betuwse dikes - 1944
98. US 95th Infantry division occupies bridge at Saar - 1944
99. 1st RSHA transport out of Vienna reaches Birkenau camp - 1943
100. 1st controlled nuclear chain reaction Enrico Fermi - University of Chicago) - 1942
101. Largest roller skating rink (outside of New York City) opens in Peekskill NY - 1941
102. Naval Intelligence ceases bugging Japanese consul - 1941
103. New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry - 1941
104. Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor - 1941
105. British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC - 1939
106. NY's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight - 1939
107. 5.08-m (200") Mt Palomar Observatory mirror is cast - 1934
108. 1st transatlantic telephone wedding (Bertil Clason-Sigrid Carlson) - 1933
109. Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady," released - 1933
110. "Adv of Charlie Chan" 1st heard on NBC-Blue radio network - 1932
111. 1st skull of Peking man found, 50 km out of Peking at Tsjoe Koe Tien - 1929
112. Cardinals 1B Jim Bottomley is voted NL MVP - 1928
113. 1st Model A Fords sold, for $385 - 1927
114. British-German trade agreement signed - 1924
115. 10th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1 - 1922
116. Han Yong-woon, found Zen awakening at Osean Monastery Korea - 1917
117. Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract - 1916
118. Austria army occupies Belgrade Serbia - 1914
119. Archdiocese of Managua created - 1913
120. Government -Barthou falls due to overtime conscription - 1913
121. Pu Yi (Hsuan-T'ung) became China's Last Emperor at age 3 - 1908
122. English Professional Football Player's Association forms - 1907
123. Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title - 1907
124. Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer - 1902
125. Gillette patents 1st disposable razor - 1901
126. King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades - 1901
127. South African president Paul Kruger arrives in Germany - 1900
128. US and Germany agree to divide Samoa between them - 1899
129. Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die versunkene Glocke," premieres in Berlin - 1896
130. 54th Congress (1895-97) convenes - 1895
131. 52nd Congress (1891-93) convenes - 1891
132. Amsterdam's Oscar Carres Circus Theater opens - 1887
133. Charles Dickens' 1st public reading in U.S. (New York City) - 1887
134. French president Grevy (80) resigns - 1887
135. Opera "Regina di Saba," premieres in Vienna - 1885
136. John Brahms' 3rd Symphony in F, premieres - 1883
137. Amsterdam Artis Zoo opens aquarium - 1882
138. Camille Saint-Saens' opera "Samson et Dalila," premieres in Weimar - 1877
139. 1st British government of Disraeli resigns - 1868
140. Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia - 1864
141. 2nd French empire established; Louis Napoleon becomes emperor - 1852
142. Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria and King of Hungary - 1848
143. Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La Favorita," premieres in Paris - 1840
144. Opera "Die Favoritin" is produced (Paris) - 1840
145. William H Harrison elected president of US - 1840
146. President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine" - 1823
147. In San Salvador, a congress proposes incorporation into US - 1822
148. 1st savings bank in U.S. opens (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society) - 1816
149. Prince Willem Frederik accepts constitutional monarchy - 1813
150. James Madison re-elected president of U.S., E Gerry vice-pres - 1812
151. Napoleon defeats Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz - 1805
152. Napoleon Bonaparte crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII - 1804
153. English sell Suriname to Dutch - 1802
154. Austrian army occupies Brussels - 1790
155. British Gen Howe plots attack on Washington's army for Dec 4 - 1777
156. Touro shul of Newport RI dedicated (oldest existing U.S. synagogue) - 1763
157. St. Paul's Cathedral opens in London - 1697
158. English earl of Shaftesbury flight to Amsterdam - 1682
159. English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam - 1620
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