1. 16th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf - 1995
2. Michelle McGann wins Youngstown-Warren LPGA Golf Classic - 1995
3. "Rose Tattoo" closes at Circle in the Square New York City after 80 performances - 1995
4. Thailand: Banharn Silpa-Archa's party wins election - 1995
5. 101st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: C Martinez beats Navratilova (64 36 63) - 1994
6. 37 dies in U.S. Air DC-9 crash in NC - 1994
7. John Wayne Bobbitt and Kristina Elliot arrested for domestic battery - 1994
8. Richard Johnson takes 10-45 for Middlesex against Derbyshire - 1994
9. U.S. Air DC-9 crash in North Carolina, 37 killed - 1994
10. Boat sinks at Bocaue Philippines, 325 die - 1993
11. F-28 crashes at Sorong Irian Barat, 41 die - 1993
12. Kansas Royals rename stadium Ewing Kaufman Stadium after founder - 1993
13. Moslem fundamentalists in Sivas Turkey, set hotel on fire, kill 36 - 1993
14. New York Met Anthony Young loses a record 25th straight game (goes to 27) - 1993
15. Pope John Paul II hospitalized for Cat Scan test - 1993
16. Braniff Airlines goes out of business - 1992
17. Riot at Guns N' Roses concert in St. Louis - 1991
18. Imelda Marcos and Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering - 1990
19. Panic in tunnel of Mecca, 1,426 pilgrims trampled to death - 1990
20. 10th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Orville Moody - 1989
21. 17th du Maurier Golf Classic: Tammie Green - 1989
22. 95th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Navratilova (57 62 61) - 1988
23. Jim Eisenreich, comeback after nervous disorder in 1984 - 1987
24. After 14 wins, Roger Clemens suffer his 1st loss of year - 1986
25. General strike against Pinochet regime in Chile - 1986
26. Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in 2 rulings - 1986
27. Andrei Gromyko appointed president of U.S.S.R. - 1985
28. European Space Agency launches Giotto (Halley's Comet Flyby) - 1985
29. 90th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats A Jaeger (60 63) - 1983
30. Larry Walters using lawn chair and 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000' - 1982
31. Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth - 1982
32. Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement - 1980
33. Julie Marie Bryan, 18, of Georgia, crowned America's Young Woman of Year - 1980
34. Susan B. Anthony dollar is issued, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman - 1979
35. Pitcher Ron Guidry sets Yankee record of 13-0 start - 1978
36. 91st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Connors (36 62 61 57 64) - 1977
37. 83rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats E Goolagong (63 46 86) - 1976
38. Formal reunification of North and South Vietnam - 1976
39. Supreme Court rules death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual - 1976
40. Fernando Mameda of Portugal sets record for 10,000 m (27:13.81) - 1974
41. James R. Schlesinger, ends term as 9th director of CIA - 1973
42. Nation Black Network begins operation on radio - 1973
43. 27th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning - 1972
44. Bob Seagren pole vaults world record 5.63m - 1972
45. "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 3242 performances - 1972
46. India and Pakistan sign peace accord - 1972
47. 78th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats M Smith (64 61) - 1971
48. U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test - 1971
49. 1st Boeing 747 to land in Amsterdam and Brussels - 1970
50. New York Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days - 1970
51. Ireland bowl out WI for 25 at Londonderry, win by 9 wkts - 1969
52. Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain - 1969
53. 22nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Catherine Lacoste - 1967
54. Catherine Lacoste becomes youngest (22), 1st foreigner (France) and 1st amateur to U.S. Women's open golf tournament - 1967
55. 73rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Frasier (63 36 61) - 1966
56. France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island - 1966
57. 79th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle (62 64 64) - 1965
58. Cilla Black records Beatle's "Its For You," McCartney plays piano - 1964
59. Grand jury indicts Beckwith in murder of Medger Evers - 1964
60. President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law - 1964
61. Giant Willie Mays' HR in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves - 1963
62. Juan Marichal (Giants) beats Warren Spahn (Braves), 1-0 in 16 innings - 1963
63. Cubans minister of Foreign affairs Raul Castro arrives in Moscow - 1962
64. Fidel Castro visits Moscow - 1962
65. Maris hits 29th and 30th en route to 61 homers - 1961
66. "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 460 performances - 1960
67. "Plan 9 From Outer Space," one of the worse films ever, premieres - 1959
68. Prince Albert marries Princess Paola in Brussels - 1959
69. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island - 1958
70. 1st submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback - 1957
71. Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Le pelerinage De Lourdes - 1957
72. Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" - 1956
73. U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) - 1956
74. 10th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Fay Crocker - 1955
75. 62nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats B Fleitz (75 86) - 1955
76. "7th Heaven" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 44 performances - 1955
77. "Almost Crazy" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 16 performances - 1955
78. Desmond Tutu marries Leah Nomalizo Shinxani - 1955
79. "Lawrence Welk Show" premieres on ABC - 1955
80. 68th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Drobny beats K Rosewall (13-11 46 62 97) - 1954
81. Denis Compton scores 278 in 290 minutes vs. Pakistan - 1954
82. Princess Beatrice opens miniature city of Madurodam - 1952
83. Zulu-leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi marries Irene Mzila - 1952
84. Bill Veeck buys St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt - 1951
85. Bob and Ray show premieres on NBC radio - 1951
86. Hugo Yarnold stumps 6 at Dundee, Worcester vs. Scotland - 1951
87. Leidse astronomers discover radio signal out of Milky Way system - 1951
88. Indian Bob Feller, wins his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit - 1950
89. 56th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: L Brough beats M duPont (10-8 16 10-8) - 1949
90. "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater New York City after 727 performances - 1949
91. "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV - 1949
92. 62nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Falkenburg beats Bromwich (75 06 62 36 75) - 1948
93. Military coup discovered in France - 1947
94. Dutch Beel government forms - 1946
95. Harbor workers end strike at Rotterdam and Amsterdam - 1946
96. Marshal von Kluge replaces General von Rundstedt - 1944
97. Gulf of Biskaje: Liberator bombers sinks U-126 - 1943
98. Indians score 12 runs in 4th inning and beat Yankees 12-0 - 1943
99. Lt Charles Hall, becomes 1st black pilot to shoot down Nazi plane - 1943
100. DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56) - 1941
101. Earthquake hits Palestine - 1941
102. Nazi mass murder in Lvov/Lemberg (7,000 dead) - 1941
103. Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit," premieres in London - 1941
104. Dutch PM Colijn publishes "Borders of 2 Worlds" (German victory) - 1940
105. Hitler orders invasion of England - 1940
106. Lake Washington (Seattle) Floating bridge dedicated - 1940
107. 51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60) - 1938
108. 57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62) - 1937
109. Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean - 1937
110. Great Britain boxers beat U.S. team in 1st International Golden Gloves - 1935
111. General Lazaro Cardenas elected president of Mexico - 1934
112. Carl Hubbell shuts-out Cards 1-0 in 18 innings without a walk - 1933
113. 52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60) - 1932
114. Franklin D. Roosevelt makes 1st presidential nominating conventional acceptance speech - 1932
115. British parliament accept female sufferage - 1928
116. 40th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (62 64) - 1927
117. Earthquake hits Palestine - 1927
118. 41st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: B Tilden beats B Norton (46 26 61 60 75) - 1921
119. Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier) - 1921
120. Riots in East St. Louis Mo - 1917
121. Lenin says Imperialism is caused by capitalism - 1916
122. Russian offensive in Armenia - 1916
123. Yanks win by forfeit, for their 1st time - 1906
124. AL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, found dead days later - 1903
125. Pitcher Jack Doscher, 1 son of a major leaguer debuts with Cubs - 1903
126. John J McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years) - 1902
127. Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid rob train of $40,000 at Wagner Montana - 1901
128. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin 1st airship LZ-1, flies - 1900
129. Sibelius' "Finlandia," premieres in Helsinki - 1900
130. Government obtains injunction against striking Pullman Workers - 1894
131. Congress passes Sherman Antitrust Act - 1890
132. Canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear - 1885
133. President Garfield shot by Charles J Guiteau a disappointed office-seeker - 1881
134. 1st U.S. elevated railroad begins service, New York City - 1867
135. William Booth founds Salvation Army (Army of the Salvation) - 1865
136. Gen Early and Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Washington D.C. - 1864
137. Statuary Hall in U.S. Capitol forms - 1864
138. Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day) - 1863
139. Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges - 1862
140. Battle of Hoke's Run, West Virginia - small Union victory - 1861
141. Partial emancipation of Russian serfs - 1858
142. Benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus - 1850
143. Garibaldi in Rome begins hunger strike - 1849
144. Envelope bearing 1st U.S. 10 cents stamps, still exists today - 1847
145. An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston South Carolina thunderstorm - 1843
146. Simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam - 1808
147. 2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria - 1794
148. De Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered - 1787
149. Vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery - 1777
150. Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States" - 1776
151. New Jersey gave all adults who could show a net worth of 50œ right to vote - 1776
152. King James II disbands English parliament - 1687
153. Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason - 1681
154. Battle of Marston Moor: Parliamentary forces defeat royalists - 1644
155. Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army - 1600
156. Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea - 1576
157. Battle on Hasenbuhl (Gollheim) between German kings Adolf and Albrecht I - 1298
158. Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers) - 1214
159. English king John begins siege around Lille France - 1214
160. Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht - 1140
161. St. Militiades begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0311
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