1. 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps U.S. in Gothenburg (5-0) - 1997
2. "Eugene Onegin," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City - 1997
3. Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, Live at BBC, is released in Britain - 1994
4. Cruiser Achille Lauro destroyed by fire at Somalia, 4 die - 1994
5. Man Mohan Adhikary sworn in as 1st communist premier of Nepal - 1994
6. NFL announces 30th franchise - Jacksonville Jaguars - 1993
7. President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill - 1993
8. David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 vs. WI at Brisbane - 1992
9. Intercity-train derailed at Village chief, 5 die - 1992
10. 1st world championship of women's soccer, U.S. defeats Norway 2-1 - 1991
11. 93 cars and 11 truck accident near San Francisco during a dust storm, 17 die - 1991
12. Rob Pilatus, 27, of Milli-Vanilli attempts suicide - 1991
13. San Diego State's Marshall Faulk is 1st freshman to capture national rushing and scoring titles - 1991
14. Actor Burt Lancaster suffers a stroke - 1990
15. Bush proposes U.S. - Iraq meeting to avoid war - 1990
16. Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed - 1988
17. France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island - 1988
18. New York City furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase - 1988
19. Soviets stop jamming Radio Liberty; 1st time in 38 yrs - 1988
20. U.N. General Assembly (151-2) censures U.S. for refusing PLO's Arafat visa - 1988
21. Afghanistan Constitution adopted - 1987
22. 74th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 39-15 - 1986
23. "Flamenco Puro" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 40 performances - 1986
24. Ivan Lendl is 1st tennis player to earn over $10 million, lifetime - 1986
25. 6th Emmy Sports Award presentation - 1983
26. Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record - 1983
27. Police free kidnapped beer magnate Alfred Heineken in Amsterdam - 1983
28. Radio Shack announces Tandy Model 2000 computer (80186 chip) - 1983
29. Raul Alfonsin wins Argentine presidential election - 1983
30. Sam Shepards "Fool for love," premieres in New York City - 1983
31. STS-6 vehicle moves to launch pad - 1982
32. U.S. submarine Thomas Edison collides with U.S. Navy destroyer in So China Sea - 1982
33. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test - 1982
34. New York Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award - 1981
35. South Africa anti apartheid advocate Bulelani Ngcuka arrested - 1981
36. Yankees Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year - 1981
37. "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater New York City after 38 performances - 1980
38. "Perfectly Frank" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 16 performances - 1980
39. Uruguay's new constitution rejected by referendum - 1980
40. "West Side Story" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 341 performances - 1980
41. Ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC) - 1979
42. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1979
43. France performs nuclear test - 1978
44. 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB) - 1976
45. Dahomey becomes Benin - 1975
46. 20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks) - 1974
47. "Good Evening" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 438 performances - 1974
48. "Mack and Mabel" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 66 performances - 1974
49. Miss Teenage America Pageant - 1974
50. Most complete early man skeleton found (Johanson and Gray in Ethiopia) - 1974
51. M T Ghani scores 104 on FC debut for Commerce Bank (Pak) age 44 - 1973
52. BBC bans Wings "Hi, Hi, Hi" - 1972
53. Illegal fireworks factory explodes killing 15 (Rome Italy) - 1972
54. TV movie "Brian's Song," airs for 1st time on ABC-TV - 1971
55. George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass" - 1970
56. 57th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 29-11 - 1969
57. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1969
58. 56th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Calgary Stampeder, 24-21 - 1968
59. Democratic People's republic of Yemen gains independence - 1967
60. Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower announce their engagement - 1967
61. Kuria Muria Islands ceded by Britain to Oman - 1967
62. People's Democratic Republic of Yemen declares independence from UK - 1967
63. People's Rep of South Yemen (Aden) gains independence from Britain - 1967
64. Sen Eugene McCarthy begins run for U.S. presidency - 1967
65. Barbados gains independence from Britain (Natl Day) - 1966
66. Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Maryland - 1966
67. U.S.S.R. launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned - 1964
68. 51st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats BC Lions, 21-10 - 1963
69. Martin Walser's "šberlebensgross Herr Krott," premieres in Stuttgart - 1963
70. U Thant of Burma elected 3rd Secretary-General of United Nations unanimously - 1962
71. Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year - 1961
72. U.S.S.R. vetoes Kuwaits application for United Nations membership - 1961
73. French Senate condemns building own nuclear weapons - 1960
74. Tad Mosels "All the Way Home," premieres in New York City - 1960
75. Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL - 1959
76. 1st guided missile destroyer launched, Dewey, Bath, Me - 1958
77. WKBW TV channel 7 in Buffalo, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1958
78. 45th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 32-7 - 1957
79. Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno, kills 8 - 1957
80. "Happy Hunting" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 413 performances - 1957
81. 1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards and the News) - 1956
82. Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title - 1956
83. Argentine government disbands Peronistic party - 1955
84. "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 245 performances - 1955
85. 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala) - 1954
86. 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB) - 1954
87. John Str˜dom succeeds Malan as premier of South Africa - 1954
88. French parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu - 1953
89. Jackie Robinson charges New York Yankees with racism - 1952
90. US President Truman threatens China with atom bomb - 1950
91. Chinese Communists captured Chungking - 1949
92. KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1949
93. Baseball's Negro National League disbands - 1948
94. Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP - 1948
95. Soviets set up a separate municipal government in East Berlin - 1948
96. Arab terrorist campaign opens in Palestine - 1947
97. Day after United Nations decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked - 1947
98. Bradman scores 187 in 1st Test Cricket vs. England at the Gabba - 1946
99. 33rd CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 35-0 - 1945
100. Biggest and last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground - 1944
101. 109 U boats sunk this month (729,000 ton) - 1942
102. 30th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Hurricanes defeats Winnipeg Bombers, 8-5 - 1942
103. Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of New York Giants minor league system - 1942
104. German scout ship Altmark explode and sinks off Yokohama - 1942
105. 101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes it's last run - 1941
106. 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) - 1941
107. Japanese Emperor Hirohito consults with admirals Shimada and Nagano - 1941
108. 28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2 - 1940
109. 32 U boats sunk this month (147,000 ton) - 1940
110. Lucille Ball weds Desi Arnaz - 1940
111. 21 U boats sunk this month (52,000 ton) - 1939
112. Paul Osborn's "Mornings at 7," premieres in New York City - 1939
113. U.S.S.R. invades Finland, bombs Helsinki - 1939
114. Fascist coup in Romania, fails - 1938
115. Germany bans Jews being lawyers - 1938
116. 3rd Heisman Trophy Award: Clint Frank, Yale (HB) - 1937
117. London's Crystal Palace (built 1851), destroyed by fire - 1936
118. CCC Camps are established in Cleveland Park District - 1933
119. Crystal Palace in Hyde Park London destroyed by fire - 1931
120. His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI - 1931
121. 17th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 14-3 - 1929
122. Test Cricket debut of Don Bradman, who scored 18 and 1 vs England - 1928
123. 1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London-NYC) - 1924
124. Last French/Belgian troops leave Ruhrgebied - 1924
125. Dutch Catholic minority government of Wilhelm Marx forms - 1923
126. 1st speed test of 1st genuine Japanese aircraft carrier Hosho - 1922
127. Hitler speaks to 50,000 national-socialists in Munich - 1922
128. St. John Ervine's "John Ferguson," premieres in Dublin - 1915
129. 4th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Alerts defeats Toronto Argonauts, 11-4 - 1912
130. Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle - 1907
131. A German engineer patents front-wheel drive for automobiles - 1900
132. Pope Leo XIII's encyclical "Rerum novarum" published - 1891
133. 1st indoor softball game (Chicago) - 1887
134. 1st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo - 1886
135. Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris) - 1885
136. 1st International soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) - 1872
137. Work begins on 1st U.S. underwater highway tunnel, Chicago - 1866
138. Battle of Franklin Tenn: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities - 1864
139. Battle of Honey Hill South Carolina (Broad River) 96 dead/665 wounded - 1864
140. Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas - 1863
141. Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac" - 1861
142. Mexico declares war on France - 1838
143. Prince Willem Frederik returns to Netherlands - 1813
144. Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase begins - 1804
145. Spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France - 1803
146. Spanish governor leaves Philippines - 1787
147. Britain signs agreement recognizing U.S. independence - 1782
148. Capt Cook begins 3rd and last trip to Pacific (South Sea) - 1776
149. Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny - 1753
150. Dutch State of Zealand declare governorship hereditary for women - 1747
151. States of Holland forbid Free Masonry - 1735
152. Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die - 1731
153. King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva - 1700
154. Turkey declares war on Russia - 1700
155. Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/IJsselstein go on Gregoria calendar - 1700
156. Roman Catholics banned from English parliament - 1678
157. English army captures King Charles I - 1648
158. 16,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague - 1630
159. England reconciles with Pope Julius III - 1554
160. Amsterdam bans assembly of heretics - 1523
161. Angelo Correr elected Pope Gregory XII - 1406
162. Pope Innocent III closes 4th council of Lateranen - 1215
163. Pope Gregory II names Boniface as missionary bishop - 0722
164. St. Marcellus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0306
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