1. Slowinski and Gage discovers 2^1257787-1 (34th known Mersenne prime) - 1996
2. Carolina Panthers lose their 1st NFL game (Atlanta-23 Carolina-20 OT) - 1995
3. Jacksonville Jaguars lose their 1st NFL game (Houston-10, Jaguars-3) - 1995
4. New York Yankee Tony Fernandez hits for the cycle - 1995
5. Soyuz TM-22, launched into orbit - 1995
6. Circulation of Netherlands Telegraph/News of the Day reaches 800,000 - 1994
7. Jerry Lewis' 27th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,759,368 - 1992
8. 9th no-hitter of 1990: Blue Jay Dave Steib beats Cleveland 3-0 - 1990
9. Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1990
10. Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego) - 1990
11. Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186 - 1990
12. White Sox reliever Bobby Thigpen sets save record at 47 en route to 57 - 1990
13. Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Tennis Open singles victory - 1989
14. Iljushin-62 crashes down on residential area of Havana, 170 die - 1989
15. "Into the Woods" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 764 performances - 1989
16. Dennis Eckersley sets A's record with his 37th save en route to 45 - 1988
17. Coup in Burundi suspends constitution - 1987
18. Alan Ayckbourn's "Woman in Mind," premieres in London - 1986
19. Astros and Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game - 1986
20. 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth - 1985
21. England regain Cricket Ashes by beating Australia at The Oval - 1985
22. New York Met Gary Carter hits 3 consecutive home runs in a game - 1985
23. 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery - 1984
24. Bruce Sutter breaks NL record for saves in a season with his 38th - 1984
25. Cindy Hill wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1984
26. Jerry Lewis' 19th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $32,074,566 - 1984
27. South Africa adopts constitution - 1984
28. Jorgensen government in Denmark resigns - 1982
29. Gerald P Remy of Boston gets 6 hits in a baseball game - 1981
30. Longest game in Fenway Park, suspended in 19, Mariners-7, Red Sox-7 - 1981
31. Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000 - 1979
32. Iran army conquerors Mahabad - 1979
33. Jerry Lewis' 14th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,000,000 - 1979
34. Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1979
35. Crew of Soyuz 31 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 29 - 1978
36. Leonid Mossejev becomes European marathon champ (2:11:57.5) - 1978
37. Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff - 1978
38. Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th HR to surpass Hank Aaron's total - 1977
39. Last broadcast of "Mary Tyler Moore Show" on NBC-TV - 1977
40. Viking 2 soft lands on Mars and returns photos - 1976
41. Chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die - 1975
42. Steve Garvey begins his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak - 1975
43. Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut - 1974
44. NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires - 1974
45. U.S. and German DR establish diplomatic relations - 1974
46. General Walters, ends term as acting director of CIA - 1973
47. Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon - 1973
48. John Lennon leaves U.K. for New York City, never to return - 1971
49. Manlio Brosio resigns as Secretary-General of NATO - 1971
50. Qatar regains complete independence from Britain - 1971
51. Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office - 1971
52. After NL record 1,117 consec games, Billy Williams asks to sit out - 1970
53. Bill Halley and Comets reject $30,000 for 15 date tour of Australia - 1970
54. Indonesian president Suharto visits Netherlands - 1970
55. Chicago White Sox set AL record of 39 loses by 1 run - 1968
56. Final episode of "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly - 1967
57. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf - 1967
58. Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV - 1967
59. Nguyen Van Thieu elected President of South Vietnam under a new constitution - 1967
60. Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road - 1967
61. WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1967
62. 24th World San Francisco Convention honors Gene Roddenberry - 1966
63. Donovan hits #1 with "Sunshine Superman" - 1966
64. Curt Flood's record of 568 straight chances without an error begins - 1965
65. Garcia Godoy forms government in Dominican Republic - 1965
66. Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit 3 home runs in a game - 1965
67. Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Mysterium Fidei - 1965
68. Preparing a move to Anaheim, Angels change their name from LA to California - 1965
69. U.S. attorney general Robert Kennedy resigns - 1964
70. Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson - 1964
71. Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open - 1962
72. Dodgers play last game in Jersey City (11-4 in NJ) - 1957
73. KTCA TV channel 2 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1957
74. Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out - 1957
75. Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton, Tennessee - 1956
76. KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting - 1955
77. China begins artillery bombing on Quemoy and Amoy - 1954
78. Espionage and Sabotage Act of 1954 signed - 1954
79. Pope Pius X canonized a saint - 1954
80. French minister Francois Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy - 1953
81. TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS - 1951
82. Fire in Chiang-king, China, destroys 7,000 lives - 1949
83. W Gomulka deposed as general secretary of Polish Worker's party - 1948
84. Philadelphia A's Bill McCahan no-hits Washington Senators, 3-0 - 1947
85. Yanks get 18 singles to beat Red Soxs 11-2 - 1947
86. 65th U.S. Mens Tennis: Sgt Frank A Parker beats Wm Talbert (14-12 61 62) - 1945
87. Japanese forces in Philippines surrender to Allies - 1945
88. 58th U.S. Womens Tennis: P Betz beats Margaret Osborne duPont (63 86) - 1944
89. 68th and last transport of Dutch Jews (Anne Frank) leaves to Auschwitz - 1944
90. Canadian troops liberate Abbeville, France - 1944
91. Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for U.S. Tennis title - 1944
92. French troops liberate Lyon - 1944
93. Last transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz - 1944
94. Prince Bernhard appointed supreme commander of Netherlands Domestic Arm Force - 1944
95. Tank division of British Guards free Brussels - 1944
96. British 8th army lands in South Italy (Messina) - 1943
97. General Castellano signs cease fire treaty in Sicily - 1943
98. 1st use of Zyclon-B gas in Auschwitz (on Russian prisoners of war) - 1941
99. KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1941
100. 1st showing of color TV - 1940
101. 39.4 CM rainfall at Sapulpa Oklahoma (state record) - 1940
102. Hitler orders invasion in England on Sept 21 (Operation-Seelowe) - 1940
103. Netherlands government in exile of Gerbrandy forms London - 1940
104. Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary and Red Cross - 1940
105. U.S. gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease - 1940
106. Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, NZ, South Africa and Canada - 1939
107. German U-boat sinks British passenger ship Athenia - 1939
108. Great Britain and France declare war on Germany after invasion of Poland - 1939
109. Yanks beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win - 1939
110. 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland - 1938
111. 3rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 7, Detroit 7 (76,000) - 1936
112. 1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph) - 1935
113. Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in 10 games - 1935
114. Tunisia began its move for independence - 1934
115. Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for U.S. Tennis title - 1932
116. Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 - 1932
117. Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic) - 1930
118. Dow Jones hits a record peak of 381.17 - 1929
119. Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th and final career hit - 1928
120. 1st international handball match held - 1925
121. Dirigible "Shenandoah" crashed near Caldwell Ohio, 13 die - 1925
122. Civil war breaks out in China (Gen Tsi moves to Shanghai) - 1924
123. L Stallings and M Anderson's "What Price Glory?," premieres in New York City - 1924
124. Dorothys Donelly's "Poppy," premieres in New York City - 1923
125. 16th Davis Cup: USA beats Japan in New York (5-0) - 1921
126. KPB, Communist Party of Belgium forms - 1921
127. 38th U.S. Mens Tennis: R L Murray beats William T Tilden (63 61 75) - 1918
128. 5 soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot of 1917 - 1918
129. Allies forced Germans back across Hindenburg Line - 1918
130. 1st night bombing of London by German fighter planes - 1917
131. German troops over run Riga Latvia - 1917
132. Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader - 1917
133. Utrecht soccer team Holland forms - 1917
134. Allies turned back Germans in WW I's Battle of Verdun - 1916
135. British expeditionary army/general Lanrezacs army attacks the Marne - 1914
136. Cardinal Giacome della Chiesa becomes Pope Benedict XV - 1914
137. French troops vacate Reims - 1914
138. Prince Wilhelm von Wied leaves Albania - 1914
139. Arnold Schoenberg's "Funf Orchesterstucke," premieres - 1912
140. World's 1st cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy - 1912
141. 31st U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm A Larned beats Maurice E McLoughlin (64 64 62) - 1911
142. James Barries "What Every Woman Knows," premieres in London - 1908
143. Philadelphia Giants win Negro Championship Cup in Philadelphia before 10,000 fans - 1906
144. Yanks win 2nd game on a forfeit over A's; 2nd forfeit win - 1906
145. St. Louis Olympics closes - 1904
146. Resolute beats Shamrock III (England) in 13th America's Cup - 1903
147. Pittsburgh Pirates, win earliest pennent (full season) - 1902
148. Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Illustrious Client" - 1902
149. Boer General Smuts enters Kiba Drift in Cape Colony - 1901
150. British annex Natal (South Africa) - 1900
151. 1st pro football game played, Latrobe beats Jeanette 12-0 (Penn) - 1895
152. 11th U.S. Mens Tennis: Oliver S Campbell beats C Hobart (26 75 79 61 62) - 1891
153. Cotton pickers organize union and staged strike in Texas - 1891
154. John Stephens Durham, named minister to Haiti - 1891
155. Oliver S. Campbell wins U.S. Tennis Open - 1890
156. East Africa Company political and commercial rights - 1888
157. Queen Victoria grants William Mackinnons Imperial British - 1888
158. French/Vietnamese/Chinese battle at Hanoi, 100s die - 1882
159. 1st U.S. Mens Tennis: Richard D Sears beats William E Glyn (60 63 62) - 1881
160. Anton Bruckner completes his 6th Symphony - 1881
161. England's Princess Alice sinks; 645 die - 1878
162. Army commander in South Carolina orders Freedmen's Bureau to stop seizing land - 1865
163. U.S., British, French and Dutch naval officer sails Staits of Simonoseki - 1864
164. Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality - 1861
165. Anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm - 1852
166. California State Constitutional Convention convenes in Monterey - 1849
167. Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery disguised as a sailor - 1838
168. NY Sun begins publishing (1st daily newspaper) - 1833
169. Rebellious slaves set fire to Paramaribo Suriname - 1832
170. USS Vincennes leaves New York to become 1st warship to circumnavigate globe - 1826
171. French Constitution passed by French National Assembly - 1791
172. Treaty of Paris signed (ending U.S. Revolutionary War) - 1783
173. Earl d'orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest - 1779
174. This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives - 1752
175. U.S. adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Sept 14) - 1752
176. Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Friesland - 1731
177. England, France, Hannover and Prussia sign Covenant of Hannover - 1725
178. 1st major group of Swiss/German colonists reaches NC/SC - 1709
179. King William's War in America ends with Treaty of Ryswick - 1697
180. Turkish troops break through defense of Vienna - 1683
181. Richard Cromwell succeeds his father as English Lord Protector - 1658
182. Battle at Worcester-Oliver Cromwell destroys English royalists - 1651
183. Battle at Dunbar: England vs Scotland - 1650
184. Battle at Nurnberg: Duke wallenstein beats Sweden - 1632
185. Cardinal Beaton replaces earl Arran as regent for Mary of Scotland - 1543
186. Utrecht surrenders to Habsburgs army - 1483
187. Battle of Ain Djaloet, Palestine defeats Mongols army - 1260
188. 30 Jews are mnassacred at King Richard I (lion hearted) coronation - 1189
189. England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) crowned in Westminster - 1189
190. St. Gregory I begins his reign as Catholic Pope - 0590
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