1. 25th du Maurier Golf Classic: Colleen Walker wins - 1997
2. BankBoston Senior Golf Classic - 1997
3. Garth Brooks performs a free concert in Central Park New York for HBO - 1997
4. Phil Mickelson wins golf's Sprint International - 1997
5. CNN en Espanol premieres - 1995
6. 102.4 degrees F (39.1 degrees C) in Tokyo Japan: record - 1994
7. 1st Jordanian plane to fly over Israeli airspace (King Hussein pilot) - 1994
8. Dodgers win 3,000th game since moving to Los Angeles (3,000-2,531) - 1992
9. Paramount inaugurates New York Street on TV/movie lot - 1992
10. Giant Victory, driven by Jack Moiseyev, wins Hambletonian - 1991
11. Pan Am games open in Havana - 1991
12. 98.8 degrees F (37.1 degrees C) in Cheltenham, Glos. (UK record) - 1990
13. For 3rd time in 1990 a no-hitter is broken up with 2 outs in 8th inning. Doug Drabek of Pitts still beats Philadelphia 11-0 - 1990
14. "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances - 1990
15. New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 10th HR in 1st 72 at bats - 1990
16. Radio Kuwait resigns air, due to Iraqi invasion - 1990
17. U.S. announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions - 1990
18. 5th jockey to win 6,000 races (Jorge Valesquez) - 1989
19. Cin Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in 1st inning - 1989
20. Lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river - 1989
21. Rickey Henderson sets AL mark of 50 steals in 9 seasons - 1989
22. Skip Storch swims 246 km of Hudson River from Albany to New York City - 1988
23. Chicago Bears beat Dallas Cowboys 17-6 in London, England (NFL expo) - 1987
24. Discovery in Orbital Processing Facility is powered up for STS-26 - 1987
25. Jack Morris ties AL record with 5 wild pitches in a 4-2 lose - 1987
26. Twins Joe Niekro is caught with a file on the mound and is ejected - 1987
27. Amy Alcott wins LPGA National Golf Pro-Am - 1986
28. Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr, and Ernie Lombardi inducted in Hall of Fame - 1986
29. "Nihilator" set harness pacing mile (1:49.6) in East Rutherford, NJ - 1985
30. Train crash at Flaujac, France: 35 killed - 1985
31. 365.7 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange - 1984
32. Bomb attack on Madras India airport, 32 killed - 1984
33. John Sain of South Bend, Indiana builds 3.91 m house of cards - 1983
34. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1983
35. Clyde King replaces Gene Michaels as New York Yankee manager - 1982
36. 13,000 Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike - 1981
37. France performs nuclear test - 1981
38. 22nd Olympic games close at Moscow, U.S.S.R. - 1980
39. Kaline, Snider, Klein, and Tom Yawkey inducted into Hall of Fame - 1980
40. Sandra Post wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic - 1980
41. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1979
42. Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered - 1977
43. 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River - 1975
44. Louisiana Superdome is dedicated - 1975
45. Poland and West germany reach accord about returning ethnic Germans - 1975
46. Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open - 1975
47. Guitarist Jeff Baxter quits Steely Dan and joins Doobie Brothers - 1974
48. "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances - 1974
49. "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances - 1974
50. Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park, Isle of Man, UK - 1973
51. National People's party wins Dutch Antilles National elections - 1973
52. British premier Heath proclaims emergency crisis due to harbor strike - 1972
53. Chozen-ji/Intl Zen Dojo founded by Omori Sogen Roshi, in Hawaii - 1972
54. Paul McCartney announces formation of his group Wings - 1971
55. 4 day NFL strike ends - 1970
56. Christopher Hampton's "Philanthropist," premieres in London - 1970
57. Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history - 1970
58. Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try - 1970
59. Reds beats Phillies 19-17 - 1969
60. Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational - 1969
61. France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island - 1968
62. 45,000 U.S. soldiers sent to Vietnam - 1967
63. James Law rides entire New York City subway in 22 hours 12 minutes - 1967
64. South African government bans Beatle records - 1966
65. Allan Sherman releases "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" - 1963
66. Beatles final performance at Cavern Club in Liverpool - 1963
67. Great Train Robbery - 2.5 M pounds ($3.25 M) robbed - 1963
68. "No Strings" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 580 performances - 1963
69. 29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000) - 1962
70. New York Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games - 1962
71. Niger gains independence from France - 1960
72. 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA - 1959
73. 50 killed in uprising in Guinea-Bissau - 1959
74. AL beats NL 5-3 in 27th All Star Game (Dodger Stadium) - 1959
75. USS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap - 1958
76. British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman - 1957
77. Willie Williams of U.S. sets 100 meter record at 10.1 - 1956
78. Automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing - 1955
79. Hurricane Connie begins pounding U.S. for 11 days - 1955
80. Roger Moens runs world record 800 m (1:45.7) - 1955
81. 1st VTOL, Vertical Take-off and Land, flown - 1954
82. Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show - 1953
83. 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland - 1952
84. William H. Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA - 1951
85. Basketball Assoc of America and National Basketball League merge to form National Basketball Association - 1949
86. Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire - 1949
87. Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start and goes 7 innings - 1948
88. Franklin D. Roosevelt advisor Alger Hiss accused to be a "communist" - 1948
89. Belgian government of Huysmans, forms - 1946
90. Allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma - 1944
91. Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp gases 4,000 gypsies - 1944
92. General Montgomery visits general Dempsey's headquarter - 1944
93. Lt-Gen Stilwells troops occupy Myitkyina Burma - 1944
94. Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers - 1944
95. Gen. Patton slaps a U.S. GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice - 1943
96. Nazi occupiers attack city Orel, leave it in fire - 1943
97. Benzine sales limited in U.S. - 1941
98. Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base - 1941
99. Gas sales limited in U.S. - 1941
100. German troops conquer Roslavl U.S.S.R. - 1941
101. German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters and English and French movies - 1940
102. Italian troops invade British Somalia - 1940
103. Lithuanian SSR is accepted into U.S.S.R. - 1940
104. Seaplane Clare makes 1st British passagiersvlucht to the U.S. - 1940
105. Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris - 1939
106. Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931) - 1933
107. 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games - 1930
108. Ray Barbuti saves U.S. team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) - 1928
109. Traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus - 1926
110. Last U.S. troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) - 1925
111. Cyclist Piet Moeskops regains world sprint championist - 1924
112. Baseball games cancelled following the death of President Harding - 1923
113. V.P. Calvin Coolidge becomes 30th president - 1923
114. 1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars) - 1921
115. Due to a technicality, 8 Chicago White Sox accused in Black Sox scandal are acquited, however Landis throws them out of baseball - 1921
116. 1st seaworthy ship through Panama Canal - 1914
117. Belgium rejects demand to allow free crossing for German army - 1914
118. French fleet sails to North-Africa - 1914
119. German battle cruiser Goeben leaves Messina - 1914
120. Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France in WW I - 1914
121. Great Britain declares war on Germany - 1914
122. Turkey signs military pact with Germany - 1914
123. World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through Churches forms - 1914
124. Yankee catcher Nunamaker throws out 3 would be stealers in 1 inning - 1914
125. Washington Natl's pitcher Tom Hughes hits HR to win his own game 1-0 in 10th - 1906
126. British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa - 1904
127. John McNally's musical "Good Mr. Best," premieres in New York City - 1897
128. Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration - 1882
129. Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous - 1881
130. U.S. Nation Lawn Tennis Association removes "Nation" from name - 1881
131. American Canoe Association founded at Lake George, New York - 1880
132. Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in New York - 1863
133. Saratoga Racetrack, New York, opens - 1863
134. Federal fleet bombs Galveston, Texas - 1861
135. Rotterdam-Gouda railway opens - 1855
136. 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths - 1852
137. HMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro - 1833
138. Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris - 1829
139. Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews - 1797
140. Teatro alla Scala opens in Milan - 1778
141. Bonnie Prince Charlie lands on Eriskay, Hebrides - 1745
142. Battle at Trencsen: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army - 1708
143. English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar - 1704
144. Battle at Steenkerke: French beat English/Dutch army - 1692
145. Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America, Griffon - 1678
146. Nathaniel Bacon publishes "Declaration of People of Virginia" - 1676
147. Viceroy Willem II and Amsterdam reach accord about standing army - 1650
148. Battle of Allersheim: French defeat Bavarians - 1645
149. 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka - 1640
150. Zorilla's "Bire el Ojo," premieres in Toledo - 1640
151. David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) - 1596
152. Dutch States-General meet at Valenciennes - 1557
153. "Ladies' Peace" (treaty of Cambrai)-emperor Charles V and King French I - 1529
154. All Jews are expelled from Spain - 1492
155. Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain for "Indies" - 1492
156. Power of Luik Patriarch murders over 200 - 1312
157. Louis VI, "the Fat One," King of France, crowned - 1108
158. Battle at Saucourt: French King Louis III beats the Vikings - 0881
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