1. 14th MTV Awards - 1997
2. Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Louisville Kentucky on WTFX 100.5 FM - 1997
3. 13th MTV Awards: Alanis Morrisett and Smashing Pumpkins wins - 1996
4. Jerry Lewis' 30th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,800,000 - 1995
5. Mary Beth Zimmerman wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic - 1995
6. Bulgarian government of Berov falls - 1994
7. Cleveland Browns is 1st team in NFL to score a 2-point conversion - 1994
8. Kansai International airport officially opens - 1994
9. Jim Abbott pitches 4-0, no-hit win over Indians at Yankee Stadium - 1993
10. Mats Wilander defeats Mikael Pernfors 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 in 4 hours 1 min U.S. Open Tennis match concluding at 2:26 AM - 1993
11. Miklos Horthy appointed Hungarian admiral - 1993
12. "Scared Silent" is 1st non news program to be seen on 3 networks simultaneously. (CBS, NBC and PBS), about child abuse hosted by Oprah - 1992
13. "Most Happy Fella" opens at New York State Theater New York City - 1991
14. Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris HR record and determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings - 1991
15. Rte 35 Theater in Hazlit, last drive-in in NJ, closes - 1991
16. Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1989
17. Jerry Lewis' 24th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $42,737,219 - 1989
18. Mike Tyson crashes a silver BMW into a tree near Catskills NY - 1988
19. Phoenix Cardinals play 1st regular-season NFL game - 1988
20. 189.42 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange - 1986
21. Claude Brochu becomes CEO of Montreal Expos - 1986
22. Igor Paklin of U.S.S.R. set a new high jump world record at 7-11 12 - 1985
23. New York Mets Gary Carter's 2 home runs ties record of 5 home runs in 2 games - 1985
24. Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years - 1984
25. 83rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel - 1983
26. Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship - 1983
27. "Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat" closes at Royale New York City after 747 performances - 1983
28. Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed rec (119.36 mph) - 1983
29. Arson fire engulfs apt-hotel in LA, 25 die - 1982
30. U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test - 1982
31. Longest game at Fenway Park completed in 20, Mariners-8, Red Sox-7 - 1981
32. Newscaster David Brinkley is released by NBC - 1981
33. Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox, 8-7, in 20 inn (started 9/3) - 1981
34. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1981
35. Yes performs its last concert (MSG) - 1980
36. India need 438 to win vs. England, game ends at 8-429 - 1979
37. Iran army conquerors Baneh - 1979
38. Jerry Lewis' 13th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $29,074,405 - 1978
39. New York Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season) - 1978
40. Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1978
41. "Godspell" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 527 performances - 1977
42. Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Rail Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic - 1977
43. Palestinians hijack KLM DC-9 to Cyprus - 1976
44. Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation - 1974
45. William E. Colby, becomes 10th director of CIA - 1973
46. U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals - 1972
47. U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test - 1972
48. Alaskan 727 crashes into Chilkoot Mountain, kills 109 (Alaska) - 1971
49. George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single - 1970
50. Russian ballerina Natalia Makarova gets political asylum - 1970
51. Salvador Allende wins presidential election in Chile - 1970
52. Nigerian troops conquer Aba Biafra - 1968
53. 6.5 earthquake of Kolya Dam India, kills 200 - 1967
54. Jerry Lewis' 2nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon - 1967
55. Train crash at Arnhem Neth, kills 5 - 1967
56. Houston Oilers holds Denver Broncos to no 1st downs winning 45-7 - 1966
57. Jim Hogan wins Europe marathon (2:20:04.6) - 1966
58. Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks - 1965
59. KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting - 1965
60. Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen - 1965
61. Eduardo Frei elected president of Chile - 1964
62. Longest bridge in Europe opens (Scottish 4th Road Bridge) - 1964
63. NASA launches its 1st Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1) - 1964
64. Beatles record "How Do You Do It" at EMI - 1962
65. French president De Gaulle visits German FR - 1962
66. Carol Burnette-Richard Hayes Show premieres on CBS radio - 1961
67. U.S. authorizes Agency for International Development - 1961
68. Hurricane Donna, kills 148 in Caribbean and US - 1960
69. Ford Motor Co introduces Edsel - 1957
70. Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering a Little Rock high school - 1957
71. 1st passage of McClure Strait, fabled Northwest Passage completed - 1954
72. Peter B Cortese of U.S. achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania - 1954
73. WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins - 1953
74. WGEM TV channel 10 in Quincy-Hannibal, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1953
75. Yanks become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship - 1953
76. 1st transcontinental TV broadcast, by President Truman - 1951
77. 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: F A Sedgman beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61) - 1951
78. NBC extends to become a 61 station coast-to-coast network - 1951
79. President Truman addresses opening of Japanese Peace Treaty Conference - 1951
80. 1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines - 1950
81. D McI Hodgson of St. Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna - 1950
82. Heavy typhoon strikes Japan, kills about 250 - 1950
83. Marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook) - 1949
84. "Angel in the Wings" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 308 performances - 1948
85. Queen Wilhelmina abdicates Dutch throne - 1948
86. Ruben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded - 1945
87. U.S. regains possession of Wake Island from Japan - 1945
88. 2,087 Jews transported for Westerbork to KZ-Lower Theresienstadt - 1944
89. 64th U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank Parker beats Wm F Talbert (64 36 63 63) - 1944
90. British 2nd Armoured pantzer division frees Antwerp - 1944
91. Finland breaks diplomatic contact with nazi-Germany - 1944
92. U.S. 1st Army frees Namen - 1944
93. British 8th army lands at Taranto South Italy - 1943
94. Transport nr 28 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany - 1942
95. New York Yankees, win earliest AL pennent (full season) - 1941
96. U.S. destroyer Greer fires on German submarine U-652 - 1941
97. Yanks beat Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant - 1941
98. CBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB - 1940
99. Gerbrandy becomes premier of Dutch government in exile - 1940
100. Mussert sends telegram, that Hitler has captured the Dutch - 1940
101. Nazi collaborator Mussert puts the fate of Netherlands in Hitler's hands - 1940
102. Dutch 2nd Chamber affirms Netherlands in a State of War - 1939
103. German submarine U-30 sinks British passenger ship Athenia - 1939
104. German troops move into Danzig - 1939
105. Netherlands and Belgium declare neutrality - 1939
106. Polish ghetto of Mir is exterminated - 1939
107. RAF bombs Wilhelmshafen - 1939
108. Vainio Muinonen wins 2nd European marathoner (2:37:28.8) - 1938
109. Doris Kopsky, becomes 1st NABA woman cycling champion (4:22.4) - 1937
110. Franco troops conquer Irun and Talavera de la Reina Spain - 1936
111. Largo Caballero becomes Spanish premier - 1936
112. Bradman scores 149* Aust vs. Eng XI, 104 mins, 17 fours 4 sixes - 1934
113. 1st airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il - 1933
114. Coup on Cuban president De Cespedes by Fulgencio Batista - 1933
115. 15th PGA Championship: Olin Dutra at Keller GC St. Paul Minn - 1932
116. Cambridge Theater opens in London - 1930
117. Charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour - 1927
118. A Charlot and N Cowards revue "London Calling," premieres in London - 1923
119. New York Yankee Sad Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia A's, 2-0 - 1923
120. Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000m (5:26.3) - 1922
121. Last day of Julian civil calendar (in parts of Bulgaria) - 1920
122. 39th U.S. Mens Tennis: William M Johnston beats Wm T Tilden (64 64 63) - 1919
123. British intervene in Petrograd - 1919
124. Jhr Ch Ruys de Beerenbrouck becomes 1st Dutch Catholic premier - 1918
125. U.S. troops land in Archangel, Russia, stay 10 months - 1918
126. Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown final baseball game - 1916
127. British, French and Russian government sign Pact of London, against Germany - 1914
128. General von Moltke ceases German advance in France - 1914
129. 1st accident (collision) in Londoner Underground: 22 injured person - 1912
130. Garros sets world altitude record of 4,250 m (13,944 ft) - 1911
131. Caledonia and Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship - 1908
132. New York Highlanders win 5th straight doubleheader - 1906
133. Dali Lama signs treaty allowing British commerce in Tibet - 1904
134. 8.3 earthquake shakes Yakutat Bay, Alaska - 1899
135. In New York City, 12,000 tailors went on strike protesting sweat shops - 1894
136. Soccer team Veendam 1894 forms - 1894
137. English author Beatrix Potter 1st tells the story of Peter Rabbit - 1893
138. George Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera and registers "Kodak" - 1888
139. Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders ending last major US-Indian war - 1886
140. 1st cafeteria opens (New York City) - 1885
141. 1st district lit by electricity (NY's Pearl Street Station) - 1882
142. 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king - 1870
143. 1st Hawaiian daily newspaper published - 1866
144. Bread riots in Mobile, Alabama - 1864
145. Gen Lee invades North with 50,000 Confederate troops - 1862
146. North Beach and Mission Railway Company organized in SF - 1862
147. English/French assault on Petropavlovsk Kamchatka - 1854
148. Work on Koln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus - 1842
149. 1st newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty, 10 years old-NY Sun) - 1833
150. 1st U.S. relig newspaper (Religious Remembrancer (Christian Observer)) - 1813
151. Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat - 1807
152. 1st edition of Batavian State-Current published - 1805
153. Orange troops plunder Hattem/Elburg - 1786
154. Los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes) - 1781
155. City Amsterdam signs trade agreement with U.S. rebels - 1778
156. French garrison of castle Names surrenders for Willem III - 1695
157. English astronomer Edmund Halley sees his namesake comet - 1682
158. "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed - 1618
159. Catholic coup in Scotland - 1571
160. King Alfonso I of Portugal recognizes Isabella as queen of Castilie - 1479
161. Peace of Atrecht: John the fearless and Armagnacs - 1414
162. King Pedro III of Aragonorth annexes Sicily - 1282
163. Battle at Montaperti-Guelfen vs Ghibellijnen - 1260
164. Conrad II the Sailor chosen German king - 1024
165. Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in west, is deposed - 0476
166. St. Boniface I ends his reign as Catholic Pope - 0422
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