1. "Diary of Anne Frank," opens at Music Box Theater New York City - 1997
2. NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach - 1997
3. 7th Billboard Music Awards - 1996
4. NASA's 1st Mars rover launched from Cape Canaveral - 1996
5. Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57 - 1996
6. Atherton (185*) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test - 1995
7. 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1) - 1994
8. "Angels in America-Millennium Approach" closes at Kerr after 367 performances - 1994
9. "Angels in America-Perestroika" closes at W Kerr New York City after 216 performances - 1994
10. Marta Figueras-Dottie/Brad Bryant wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic - 1994
11. Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec) - 1993
12. Johann Koss skates world record 5K (6:35.53) - 1993
13. Judds final concert (Nashville) - 1991
14. Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years) - 1991
15. Pan American World Airways ceased operations - 1991
16. Patricia Bowman testifies that William Kennedy Smith raped her - 1991
17. Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in New York City - 1990
18. Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages - 1990
19. Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash - 1988
20. Amy Benz/John Huston wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic - 1988
21. Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers - 1988
22. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. - 1988
23. Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51) - 1987
24. NASA launches Fltsatcom-7 - 1986
25. Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound," premieres in New York City - 1986
26. French President Mitterrand receives Polish leader Jaruzelski - 1985
27. "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London - 1985
28. President Reagan appoints Vice Adm John Poindexter as security adviser - 1985
29. Hijackers commandeered a Kuwaiti airliner - 1984
30. "Amen Corner" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 83 performances - 1983
31. "Baby" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 241 performances - 1983
32. David Shire and R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby," premieres in New York City - 1983
33. New Jersey Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0 - 1983
34. US jet fighters strike Syrian anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon - 1983
35. 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB) - 1982
36. China adopts its constitution - 1982
37. Police and racist demonstrators clash in Antwerp - 1982
38. According to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa - 1981
39. "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV - 1981
40. President Reagan allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence - 1981
41. Reagan Executive Order on Intelligence (No 12333) - 1981
42. 2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up - 1980
43. Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies) - 1980
44. Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith - 1979
45. Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero) - 1979
46. Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco 1st female mayor - 1978
47. Dutch War criminal Pieter Menten freed - 1978
48. Pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus - 1978
49. War criminal Pieter Menten freed - 1978
50. Hollis Stacy/Jerry Pate wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship - 1977
51. Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself - 1977
52. Neil Simon's "Chapter Two," premieres in New York City - 1977
53. NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7 - 1977
54. Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner - 1976
55. 6 South Molukkans occupy Indonesian consulate in The Hague, 1 dead - 1975
56. Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims - 1974
57. Jean-Paul Sartre visits RAF leader Andreas Baader in prison - 1974
58. Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter - 1973
59. Unemployment in U.S. increases to 5.8 percent - 1970
60. KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1966
61. Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies Golf Invitational - 1966
62. 2 passenger planes collide above Danbury, Conn, 4 die - 1965
63. 2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner) - 1965
64. Gemini 7 (Borman and Lovell) launched - 1965
65. "Roar of the Greasepaint" closes at Shubert New York City after 232 performances - 1965
66. San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 - 1965
67. Baseball approves a free-agent draft - 1964
68. Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album - 1964
69. Commissioner's office given full powers in baseball disputes - 1964
70. Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, vs. Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31 - 1964
71. Aldo Moro forms Italian government - 1963
72. Pope Paul VI closes 2nd session of 2nd Vatican Council - 1963
73. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1962
74. Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title - 1961
75. Museum of Modern Art hangs Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days - 1961
76. Smallest New York Knick, 49th St. MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm) - 1961
77. Tanganyika becomes 104th member of UN - 1961
78. WXGeorgia TV channel 8 in Waycross, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1961
79. Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community - 1958
80. Finnish government of Fagerholm, resigns - 1958
81. 1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published - 1957
82. 2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St. John's England) - 1957
83. 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB) - 1956
84. Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht - 1955
85. "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances - 1954
86. "On Your Toes" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 64 performances - 1954
87. Killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word - 1952
88. Walter P Reuther chosen chairman of CIO - 1952
89. Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in New York City - 1951
90. Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Philippines), kills 500 - 1951
91. Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run - 1949
92. "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 48 performances - 1948
93. SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die - 1948
94. U.S.S.R. joins International Amateur Athletic Union - 1947
95. 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB) - 1945
96. Senate approves U.S. participation in UN - 1945
97. Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded - 1944
98. 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill and Turkish President Inonu - 1943
99. Yugoslavian resistance forms provisionary government under Dr. Ribar - 1943
100. 1st U.S. citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) - 1942
101. Franklin D. Roosevelt orders dismantling of Works Progress Administration - 1942
102. U.S. bombers struck Italian mainland for 1st time in WW II - 1942
103. Works Progress Administration liquidated - 1942
104. Nazi ordinances places Jews of Poland outside protection of courts - 1941
105. 1,200 at St. Joseph's College (Phila) enroll in anticommunism class - 1935
106. Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration - 1933
107. Jack Kirkland's "Tobacco Road," premieres in New York City - 1933
108. "Frankenstein" opens at Mayfair - 1931
109. French government of Tardieu falls - 1930
110. Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control - 1930
111. Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn's musical "Whoopee," premieres in New York City - 1928
112. Dmitri Shostakovitch' 2nd Symphony, premieres in Moscow - 1927
113. Duke Ellington opens at Cotton Club in Harlem - 1927
114. Pirates Paul Waner wins NL MVP - 1927
115. 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats University of Toronto, 10-7 - 1926
116. Cecil B DeMille's 1st version of "Ten Commandments" premieres - 1923
117. WEAF radio begins broadcasting Eveready Hour (variety show) - 1923
118. Lucille Atcherson, becomes 1st woman legation sect-U.S. foreign service - 1922
119. 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds - 1920
120. 8th CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 16-3 - 1920
121. President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office - 1918
122. F F Fletcher is 1st Admiral to receive Congressional Medal of Honor - 1915
123. Ku Klux Klan receives charter from Fulton County Ga - 1915
124. Panama Pacific International Exposition opens - 1915
125. Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court - 1914
126. 1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 - 1909
127. Haiti's president-General Alexis Nord flees from military coup - 1908
128. Alpha Phi Alpha, 1st Black Greek Letter Fraternity, forms - 1906
129. British government of Balfour resigns - 1905
130. Anne Russell's "Girl and the judge," premieres in New York City - 1901
131. 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes - 1899
132. Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor - 1899
133. Willem III, Dutch king, buried - 1890
134. Stanley's expedition reaches Bagamoyo in Indian Ocean - 1889
135. William Marcy "Boss" Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail - 1875
136. Grange organized to protect farm interests - 1867
137. Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA - 1864
138. Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law - 1864
139. Storm flood ravages Nethe coastal provinces - 1863
140. President Louis Napolean Boaparte forces crush a coup d'etat in France - 1851
141. James K Polk elected 11th president of US - 1844
142. Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Mass - 1843
143. Robert Schumann's "Das Paradies und die Peri," premieres in Leipzig - 1843
144. Whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa - 1836
145. American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Phila - 1833
146. French army begins bombing citadel of Antwerp - 1832
147. Britain abolished "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre - 1829
148. James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King - 1816
149. Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pennsylvania patents a horse-drawn mower - 1812
150. Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt - 1798
151. Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published - 1791
152. Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York City - 1783
153. Bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby - 1745
154. Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania - 1691
155. Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands - 1691
156. General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III - 1688
157. 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) - 1682
158. Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th - 1680
159. Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago - 1674
160. Jean Racine's "Alexandre le Grand," premieres in Paris - 1665
161. Middelburg Netherlands forbids building of synagogue - 1655
162. 1st European peace congress opens in Munster - 1644
163. America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va) - 1619
164. Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years - 1563
165. Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Baghdad - 1534
166. Battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from Moors - 1489
167. Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III and French king Louis IX - 1259
168. Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah - 1197
169. Syria harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders - 1110
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