1. 1st Game at Washington Capitals' MCI Center vs. Florida Panthers - 1997
2. STS 87 (Columbia 24) lands - 1997
3. "Dreams and Nightmares," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City - 1996
4. Players union approves new collective bargaining agreement - 1996
5. Portland's Jermaine O'Neal, 18, becomes youngest NBA player - 1996
6. 82nd Davis Cup: Germany beats Australia in Dusseldorf (4-1) - 1993
7. Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space - 1993
8. Melissa Mcnamara/Mike Sopringer wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic - 1993
9. Newhart actor William Sanderson (47) weds Sharon Wix (39) - 1993
10. Rafael Caldera elected president of Venezuela - 1993
11. "Timon of Athens" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 37 performances - 1993
12. "Catskills on Broadway" opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 452 performances - 1991
13. Charles Keating, Jr. (Lincoln Savings and Loan fraud), found guilty - 1991
14. NY Daily News files for protection under chapter 11 - 1991
15. Blue Jays trade F McGriff and T Fernandez to SD for R Alomar and J Carter - 1990
16. Former Noriega aide Luis del Cid pleads guilty - 1990
17. Salman Rushdie, author, ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy, appears in public for 1st time in 2 years - 1990
18. France TGV train reaches world record speed of 482.4 kph - 1989
19. North Carolina fed grand jury indict PTL founder Jim Bakker on fraud and conspiracy - 1988
20. Shuttle Atlantis launches world's 1st nuclear-war-fighting satellite - 1988
21. 53rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Brown, Notre Dame (WR) - 1987
22. David Boon's 5th Test Cricket century, 143 vs. NZ at Brisbane - 1987
23. Schonbrunn skates world record 3 km ladies (4:16.76) - 1987
24. Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1,500 level for 1st time - 1985
25. Great Britain performs nuclear test - 1985
26. Sam Shepard's "Lie of the Mind," premieres in New York City - 1985
27. A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo - 1984
28. French colonies killed 10 Kanaken in New Caledonia - 1984
29. Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher - 1984
30. 12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut - 1983
31. Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use - 1983
32. Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 33 pass completions - 1982
33. Herschel Walker of Georgia wins Heisman Trophy - 1982
34. Ingrid Berghmans (Neth) retains judo's world championship - 1982
35. Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions - 1982
36. Seattle Univ Baptist Ch declares sanctuary for Cen Am refugees - 1982
37. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1982
38. 47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern California (RB) - 1981
39. 56th Australian Women Tennis: Navratilova beats Chris Evert (67 64 75) - 1981
40. France performs nuclear test - 1981
41. Bank of Canada's Canadian Currency Museum opens - 1980
42. Ireland premier Jack Lynch resigns - 1979
43. EG decides establishes EMS, European Monetary System - 1978
44. Free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies - 1978
45. Islanders took 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins Penguins' Ross Lonsberry failed on 7th penalty shot against Islanders - 1978
46. Phillies Pete Rose becomes highest paid baseball player - 1978
47. Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus - 1978
48. Sam Shepard's "Buried Child," premieres in New York City - 1978
49. Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and S Yemen - 1977
50. Buffalo Bill OJ Simpson rushes 203 yards - 1976
51. "Me and Bessie" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 453 performances - 1975
52. NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed - 1975
53. 1st Washington Capitals penalty shot, Tom Williams unsuccessful vs Buff Sabres - 1974
54. 1st World Football League Bowl, Birmingham Americans beat Florida - 1974
55. Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran) - 1974
56. Monty Python's final episode airs on BBC - 1974
57. "Monty Python's Flying Circus" last shown on BBC - 1974
58. NFL's Seattle Seahawks forms - 1974
59. Oliver Tilden Triangle in the Bronx named - 1974
60. Tom Williams is unsuccessful on Washington Capitals 1st NHL penalty shot - 1974
61. Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade - 1973
62. Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall - 1973
63. Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album - 1973
64. 38th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (FL) - 1972
65. Australia Labour party wins parliamentary election - 1972
66. Joseph A Walkers "River Niger," premieres in New York City - 1972
67. KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast - 1971
68. Los Angeles Rams Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing - 1970
69. Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy and Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame - 1970
70. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1969
71. Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP - 1968
72. Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens - 1967
73. Benjamin Spock and Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting Vietnam war - 1967
74. "I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 561 performances - 1966
75. Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium - 1960
76. Intikhab Alam bowls Colin McDonald with 1st ball in Tests - 1959
77. Phils drop plans for New York sportcast as Yanks threat to do same in Phila - 1958
78. WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1958
79. New York City is 1st city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) - 1957
80. William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in New York City - 1957
81. Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in New York City - 1956
82. AFL and CIO merge, with George Meany as president - 1955
83. Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama by Rosa Parks - 1955
84. KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1954
85. Worst smog in London ever, 4-8,000 die - 1952
86. "Dragnet" premieres - 1951
87. Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title - 1950
88. Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India - 1950
89. Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title - 1949
90. New York Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions - 1948
91. Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title - 1947
92. President Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Exec Order 9808 - 1946
93. "Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle) - 1945
94. Special Council of Annulment affirms death sentence of Max Blokzijl - 1945
95. German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht - 1944
96. NFL Philadelphia Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger disolves - 1943
97. CFL Grey Cup: Tor beats Win RCAF, 8 -5 at Toronto - 1942
98. Seyss-Inquart orders students in nazi-Germany to go work - 1942
99. West Indies chocolate/coffee drop above Netherland - 1942
100. Football Writers Association of America organized - 1941
101. Patrick Hamilton's "Angel Street," premieres in New York City - 1941
102. Russian anti offensive in Moscow drives out nazi army - 1941
103. Sister Elizabeth Kenny new treatment for infantile paralysis approved - 1941
104. US aircraft carrier Lexington/5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor - 1941
105. 24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20 - 1936
106. 1st coml hydroponics operation established (Montebello California) - 1935
107. National Council of Negro Women forms by Mary McLeod Bethune (New York City) - 1935
108. 21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST) - 1933
109. German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa - 1932
110. CFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal - 1931
111. 1st U.S. nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, New York City) - 1929
112. England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane - 1928
113. MW Miklas elected president of Austria - 1928
114. Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts - 1926
115. 13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1 - 1925
116. German government of Luther falls - 1925
117. Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5 - 1924
118. Pro football playoff game Akron and Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided - 1920
119. Oil refinery on Curacao opens - 1918
120. 6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats University of Toronto, 14-2 - 1914
121. 1st football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh) - 1908
122. British government-Balfour resigns - 1906
123. Henry Campbell-Bannermam (Lib) becomes PM of England - 1905
124. Henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer," premieres in Leipzig - 1896
125. Georges Feydeaus' "L'hotel du lobre echange," premoeres on Paros - 1894
126. 1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges - 1893
127. Anti-semite Hermann Ahlwardt elected to Germany's Reichstag - 1892
128. Berlioz' opera "Les Troyens," premieres in Karlsruhe - 1890
129. Stanley's expedition reaches plateau at Lake Albert Congo - 1887
130. 47th Congress (1881-83) convenes - 1881
131. 1st automatic telephone switching system patented - 1879
132. Daniel Stillson (Mass) patents 1st practical pipe wrench - 1876
133. Fire at Brooklyn Theater kills 295, trampled or burned to death - 1876
134. 1st American bicycle college opens (NY) - 1868
135. Battle of Coffeeville, MS - 1862
136. Gatling gun patented - 1861
137. Dion Boucicault's "Octaroon," premieres in New York City - 1859
138. Aaron Allen of Boston patents folding theater chair - 1854
139. President Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms California gold discovery - 1848
140. C F Schoenbein obtains patent for cellulose nitrate explosive - 1846
141. Hector Berlioz' "Requiem," premieres - 1837
142. Uprising under William Lyon Mackenzie in Canada - 1837
143. Andrew Jackson re-elected president of US - 1832
144. Former President John Q Adams takes his seat as member of House of Reps - 1831
145. Hector Berlioz' "Symphonique fantastique," premieres in Paris - 1830
146. Lubeck surrenders to allied armies - 1813
147. Thomas Jefferson re-elected U.S. pres/George Clinton vice-pres - 1804
148. Government troops occupy Hasselt - 1798
149. George Washington re-elected U.S. pres - 1792
150. 1st U.S. fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa (William and Mary College), forms - 1776
151. London auctioneers Christie's hold their 1st sale - 1766
152. Battle at Leuthen: Prussian army beats Austrians - 1757
153. Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers - 1741
154. Giulio Caccini's "Euridice," premieres in Florence - 1602
155. Noccolo Sfondrato chosen Pope Gregory XIV - 1590
156. Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I - 1496
157. Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti) - 1492
158. Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die - 1456
159. Bishop Jona of Moscow chosen as metropolitan of Kiev/Intoxication - 1448
160. 500 Jews of Nuremberg massacre during Black Death riots - 1349
161. Pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee) - 1301
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