1. Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive - 1997
2. Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of world trade center bombing goes on trial - 1997
3. Soyuz TM-26 crew of Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov, launched - 1997
4. Dallas Cowboys play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico - 1996
5. Antonov-12 crash down at Boda, East-Siberia, 47 killed - 1994
6. Rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose - 1994
7. 4 cops in Rodney King beating case indicted on civil rights charge - 1992
8. Sergeo Bubka of U.S.S.R. sets pole vault record (20'") in Malmo Sweden - 1991
9. Barb Mucha wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic - 1990
10. Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan inducted into hall of fame - 1990
11. Mario Biaggi (Rep-D-NY) convicted of racketeering resigns seat - 1988
12. Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets 5k woman's record (14:37.33) - 1986
13. It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pa - 1986
14. Steve Carlton is 2nd to pitch 4,000 strikeout - 1986
15. U.S. Senate votes for SDI-project, Star Wars - 1986
16. Baseball players go on strike for 2 days - 1985
17. Establishment of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced - 1985
18. Flexible-wing glider altitude record (214,250') set by Larry Tudor - 1985
19. Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic - 1984
20. Joan Benoit (U.S.) wins 1st Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52) - 1984
21. Lou Pinella Day at Yankee Stadium - 1984
22. Toronto's Cliff Johnson hits record 19th career pinch HR - 1984
23. Stephabue Hix, of Alabama, 18, crowned Miss National Teen-Ager - 1982
24. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1982
25. President Regan fires 11,500 striking air traffic controllers - 1981
26. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1981
27. Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager - 1980
28. New York Met Doug Flynn ties record of 3 triples in a game - 1980
29. "But Never Jam Today" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 7 performances - 1979
30. Government of Mauretania signs peace treaty with Polisario - 1979
31. Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Colgate European Golf Open - 1979
32. Phillies Pete Rose collects NL record 2,427th career single - 1979
33. Varetta Shankle (Miss), crowned 12th Miss Black America - 1979
34. Willie Mays, Warren Giles, and Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame - 1979
35. New Orlean Saints beat Phil Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo) - 1978
36. Phillies 1st 8 batters get hits for a record, beat Cubs 13-5 - 1975
37. Stevie Wonder signs $13M contract with Motown - 1975
38. Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways - 1974
39. President Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in - 1974
40. Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kills 3 injures 55 - 1973
41. Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro no-hits San Diego Padres, 9-0 - 1973
42. Judy Rankin wins LPGA Pabst Ladies Golf Classic - 1973
43. U.S.S.R. launches Mars 6 - 1973
44. Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue - 1972
45. Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin" - 1972
46. Uganda president Idi Amin throws out all 80,000 Asians - 1972
47. WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1971
48. Robert Morley's "How the Other Half Loves," premieres in London - 1970
49. U.S. Black Panther leader Huey Newton let out of jail - 1970
50. Mariner 7 flies past Mars - 1969
51. Pirate Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium - 1969
52. WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast - 1968
53. 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7 - 1967
54. Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe" - 1967
55. 33rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 38, All-Stars 0 (72,000) - 1966
56. Beatle John Lennon says Beatles are more popular than Jesus - 1966
57. Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" and "Eleanor Rigby" in UK - 1966
58. Beatles' "Revolver" album is released - 1966
59. Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton to retain light-HW boxing title - 1966
60. Martin Luther King, Jr. stoned during Chicago march - 1966
61. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1966
62. Dave Marr wins PGA title - 1965
63. Actress Anne Bancroft and comedian Mel Brooks wed - 1964
64. Beatles record "Leave My Kitten Alone" - 1964
65. Congo rebellion: Christopher Gbenye/Pierre Mulele conquer Stanleyville - 1964
66. Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner - 1964
67. U.S. begins bombing North Vietnam - 1964
68. Britain, U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign nuclear test ban treaty - 1963
69. Craig Breedlove sets world auto speed record at 407.45 MPH - 1963
70. U.S., U.S.S.R. and Great Britain agree to discuss banning nuclear testing - 1963
71. 1st quasar located by radio - 1962
72. Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open - 1962
73. Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement and illeagally leaving South Africa - 1962
74. U.N. command forbids flights to Katangese airports - 1962
75. 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Ice Harbor Dam, Washington (state record) - 1961
76. Chicago Bears (NFL) beat Mont Alouettes (CFL) 34-16 in Montreal - 1961
77. Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France - 1960
78. Detroit trades mgr Jimmy Dykes for Cleve's mgr Joe Gordon - 1960
79. 42.4 cm rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record) - 1959
80. Chicago Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 55-26 in Toronto - 1959
81. Atomic sub USS Nautilus completes 1st trip under North Pole - 1958
82. Philip Kapleau, Zen teacher, 1st awakening under Yasutani Roshi - 1958
83. "American Bandstand," begins network TV (ABC) - 1957
84. Bkln Sports Authority gets an engineering report on 50,000-seat stadium in downtown area for estimated $207 million - 1957
85. Comic strip "Andy Capp" made its debut - 1957
86. WJZ-TV in Baltimore MD begins radio transmissions - 1957
87. KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting - 1956
88. Louise Suggs wins LPGA All American Golf Open - 1956
89. WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting - 1956
90. After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games - 1955
91. Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern and 15 pioneers - 1954
92. Patty Berg wins LPGA World Golf Championshio - 1954
93. Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom - 1953
94. Armed uprising in Ambonezen Camp Middelburg - 1951
95. Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title - 1950
96. Florence Chadwick swims English Canal (13:23) - 1950
97. 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die - 1949
98. Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6) - 1948
99. Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to United Nations pressure - 1947
100. Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima (Aug 6th in Japan) - 1945
101. US 79th/90th division occupy Laval/Mayenne - 1944
102. US troops occupy Vannes Bretagne - 1944
103. Sicily: 3 U.S. A-36's bomb British headquarter - 1943
104. Soviet forces reconquer Orel and Bjelgorod - 1943
105. British government cancels agreement of Munich - 1942
106. German troops cross Kuban River - 1942
107. "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge - 1940
108. St. Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings - 1940
109. 33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2) - 1938
110. Ranger (U.S.) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup - 1937
111. At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal - 1936
112. Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th - 1931
113. Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats - 1927
114. 1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, New York - 1926
115. French and German trade agreement signed - 1926
116. Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1 hrs - 1926
117. Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts - 1924
118. 1st American to swim English Channel, Henry Sullivan - 1923
119. 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts) - 1921
120. Treaty of Berlin: U.S. and Germany sign separate peace treaty - 1921
121. British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium - 1917
122. German troops over run Warsaw - 1915
123. Warsaw, evacuated by the Russians, is occupied by Germans - 1915
124. 1st traffic light installed, Euclid Ave and E 105th St, Cleveland - 1914
125. Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I - 1914
126. Dutch Cort Van de Linden government issues silver bonds as money - 1914
127. Massive German assault on forts around Luik - 1914
128. Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I - 1914
129. U.S. beats Australia, 3-2, to win Davis Cup - 1914
130. U.S., Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to U.S. - 1914
131. Westerschelde leaves due to German invasion in Belgium - 1914
132. Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4" - 1901
133. British and French accord to divide African colonization - 1890
134. Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (New York City) - 1884
135. Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo - 1877
136. Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral - 1864
137. Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati - 1864
138. Battle of Baton Rouge, LA - 1862
139. Enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years - 1861
140. Naval Engagement at Fernandina, FL-USS Vincennes ends rebel blockade - 1861
141. U.S. Army abolishes flogging - 1861
142. U.S. levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800) - 1861
143. Cyrus W. Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable - 1858
144. Oregon country divided between U.S. and Britain at 49th parallel - 1846
145. 1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, New York - 1837
146. Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet - 1781
147. 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters San Francisco Bay - 1775
148. 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia and Russia - 1772
149. Skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots - 1745
150. Battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks - 1716
151. State of Holland obtain Eternal Edict - 1667
152. English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel the Ruyter - 1666
153. French troops occupy Stenay - 1654
154. Spanish troops conquer Lock - 1587
155. Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America) - 1583
156. French and Turkish troops occupy Nice - 1543
157. Battle at Ponza: king Alfonso V of Aragon captured by Genuezen - 1435
158. Duke John VI of Bavaria visits "Christ's bride"/virgin Liduina - 1420
159. Battle at Worskla: Tataren beat Russians and Litouwers - 1399
160. Castilian sailors fire attack Jewish ghetto of Barcelona, 100's killed - 1391
161. Jews are massacred in Toledo and Barcelona Spain - 1391
162. Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany - 1264
163. Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe - 1071
164. Betar last outpost of Bar Kochba falls to Rome - 0135
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