1. 124th Kentucky Derby - 1998
2. Donald Trump and Marla Maples announce they are separating - 1997
3. Mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber - 1997
4. Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders - 1997
5. Expos bat out of order against Mets in 6th inning - 1995
6. "Hamlet" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 121 performances - 1995
7. Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six - 1995
8. Bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed - 1994
9. Dr. Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides - 1994
10. Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing" - 1994
11. "5 Guys Named Moe" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 445 performances - 1993
12. "Candida" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances - 1993
13. Kristi Albers wins Sprint Golf Classic - 1993
14. "Redwood Curtain" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 40 performances - 1993
15. Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament - 1993
16. "Tango Passion" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 5 performances - 1993
17. 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03 - 1992
18. "High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club" opens at H Hayes New York City 14 performances - 1992
19. Yugoslav Army seize Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic - 1992
20. Pope John Paul II's encyclical on Centesimus annus - 1991
21. "Some Americans Abroad" opens at Vivian Beaumont New York City for 62 performances - 1990
22. South Africa and African National Congress open talks to end apartheid - 1990
23. Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Balt and get a new park - 1988
24. David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow," premieres in New York City - 1988
25. Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000 - 1988
26. Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump - 1988
27. 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4 - 1987
28. Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II - 1986
29. Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver - 1986
30. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1985
31. Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn) - 1984
32. Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid - 1984
33. "Sunday in the Park with George" opens at Booth New York City for 604 performances - 1984
34. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1984
35. 6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga, California - 1983
36. Beth Daniel wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic - 1982
37. Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men - 1982
38. 107th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Velasquez on Pleasant Colony wins in 2:02 - 1981
39. Radio Shack re-releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3 with 2 fixes - 1981
40. Joseph Doherty and 3 other IRA men arrested for murder - 1980
41. Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa - 1980
42. Pope John Paul II begins African tour - 1980
43. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1980
44. 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell - 1979
45. "Quadrophenia" premieres in London - 1979
46. NBA championship: Portland Trailblazers win in 4 games - 1978
47. "King and I" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 719 performances - 1977
48. Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic - 1976
49. Apple records closes down - 1975
50. Former Vice President Spiro Agnew disbarred - 1974
51. Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho) - 1972
52. Lt. General Vernon A Walters, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA - 1972
53. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1972
54. Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open - 1971
55. 1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump) - 1970
56. 96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4 - 1970
57. KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast - 1970
58. British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to New York - 1969
59. 1st performance of Roger Sessions' 8th Symphony - 1968
60. 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2 - 1968
61. Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London - 1968
62. Israeli television begins transmitting - 1968
63. Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2 - 1967
64. Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr. (Thousand Days) - 1966
65. Early Bird satellite goes into commercial service - 1965
66. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational - 1965
67. Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open - 1965
68. "New Faces of 1965" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 52 performances - 1965
69. 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00 - 1964
70. Beatles' "Beatles' 2nd Album" goes #1 and stays #1 for for 5 weeks - 1964
71. Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ - 1964
72. Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I - 1962
73. OAS strikes in Algeria - 1962
74. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island - 1962
75. WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, New York (PBS) 1st broadcast - 1962
76. Harry Belafonte 2nd Carnegie Hall performance - 1960
77. House investigating committee, looking into payola questions - 1960
78. Pulitzer prize awarded to Al Drury (Advice and Consent) - 1960
79. 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2 - 1959
80. Yanks threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City - 1958
81. U.S. Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus - 1956
82. U.S. Methodist church disallows race separation - 1956
83. India poses discrimination "onaanraakbaren" punishable - 1955
84. Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof) - 1955
85. WGBH TV channel 2 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1955
86. Stan Musial hits 5 home runs in a doubleheader - 1954
87. 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02 - 1953
88. Feisal II installed as king of Iraq - 1953
89. Hussein I installed as king of Jordan - 1953
90. 1st performance of John Cage's "Water Music" - 1952
91. 1st scheduled jet airliner passenger service began with a BOAC Comet - 1952
92. Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of Netherlands which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers - 1952
93. Carlo Terrons "Giuditta," premieres in Milan - 1950
94. Dutch 1st Chamber accept Laws on immigration - 1950
95. Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China PR - 1950
96. Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman" - 1949
97. Bolivian state of siege proclaimed - 1949
98. Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0 - 1949
99. Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in New York City - 1947
100. Prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die - 1946
101. Allies occupy Wismar - 1945
102. Dutch Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana reach Gilze-Rijen - 1945
103. German Army in Italy surrenders - 1945
104. Russia takes Berlin; General Weidling surrenders - 1945
105. Yugoslav troops occupy Trieste - 1945
106. WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in New York City (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast - 1944
107. German troops vacate Jefna Tunisia - 1943
108. 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4 - 1942
109. Japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma - 1942
110. FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1 - 1941
111. Martin Bormann succeeds Rudolf Hess as Hitler's deputy - 1941
112. Nazi occupied Netherlands layoff Jewish journalists - 1941
113. Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400 - 1941
114. Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2 - 1939
115. Ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" - 1938
116. Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town) - 1938
117. 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6 - 1936
118. Emperor Haile Selassie and family flee Abyssinia - 1936
119. "Peter and Wolf" premieres in Moscow - 1936
120. Nazi-Germany begins People's court - 1934
121. In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions - 1933
122. Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network) - 1932
123. Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S. Buck (Good Earth) - 1932
124. Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights - 1930
125. KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions - 1928
126. International Economic Conference (52 countries including U.S.S.R.) opens - 1927
127. Pulitzer prize awarded to Louis Bromfield (Early Autumn) - 1927
128. U.S. military intervenes in Nicaragua - 1926
129. Kezar Stadium in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park opens - 1925
130. Netherlands refuses to recognize U.S.S.R. - 1924
131. Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0 - 1923
132. WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft. Worth Texas - 1922
133. Begin 3rd anti-German revolt in Upper-Silesia - 1921
134. 1st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis - 1920
135. 1st U.S. air passenger service starts - 1919
136. Cin Fred Tooney and Chic's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in 10th, so Cin wins 1-0 - 1917
137. 2nd Ave and Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe and Selwyn Avenue named - 1916
138. U.S. president Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act - 1916
139. Old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road - 1915
140. French troops occupy Fes El Bali Morocco - 1911
141. Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs - 1909
142. Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government - 1907
143. 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8 - 1906
144. French newspapers publish lists of Jules Vernes unpublished work - 1905
145. 30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior aboard Elwood wins in 2:08 - 1904
146. 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09 - 1903
147. 1st science fiction film released, A Trip To The Moon - 1902
148. George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London - 1900
149. Territory of Oklahoma created - 1890
150. Abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale - 1889
151. G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence - 1887
152. Hannibal W. Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film - 1887
153. Congo Free State forms by King Leopold II of Belgium - 1885
154. "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published - 1885
155. U.S. stops minting 20 cent coin - 1878
156. Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League - 1876
157. President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis - 1865
158. South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia - 1863
159. Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men - 1863
160. Franconi's Hippodrome opens (New York City) - 1853
161. Domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilizacion y Barbarie" - 1845
162. Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs - 1833
163. Goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald) - 1824
164. Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid - 1808
165. William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris - 1780
166. France and Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels - 1776
167. Carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffe," premieres in Mantua - 1750
168. Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform" - 1749
169. Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant - 1703
170. King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company - 1670
171. 1st peace of Aken: ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands - 1668
172. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ends War of Devolution - 1668
173. Frederik Hendriks daughter Albertine Agnes marries Willem Frederik - 1652
174. France and Spain signs Peace of Vervins - 1598
175. King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Neth - 1595
176. King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest - 1536
177. German evangelical monarchy joins Schmalkaldische League - 1526
178. John Cabot departs to North-America - 1497
179. "Quaden Maendach" in Gent: Battles between volders and weavers - 1345
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