1. 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8 - 1997
2. 67th French Womens Tennis: Iva Majoli beats Martina Hingis (64 62) - 1997
3. Cosmos 2344 Proton-K Launch (Russia), Failed - 1997
4. Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Philadelphia Flyers - 1997
5. Julia and Noah wed on "All My Children" - 1996
6. A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base - 1994
7. 27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Vince Gill - 1993
8. Cleveland breaks ground for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 1993
9. Crickets Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball vs. Aust, Old Trafford - 1993
10. Prince celebrated his birthday by changing his name to a symbol - 1993
11. 62nd French Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats Petr Korda (75 62 61) - 1992
12. Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship - 1992
13. "Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 48 performances - 1992
14. Singer Jimmy Osmond weds Michelle Larson - 1991
15. Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains - 1990
16. South Africa President F W de Klerk lifts 4 year of state of emergency - 1990
17. 1st Baseball game to start outdoors and end indoors, as Toronto Blue Jays stadium closes roof during game at 8:48, and beat Brewers 4-2 - 1989
18. 23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires - 1989
19. Atlanta Fulton County Comm approves $210M stadium for the Falcons - 1989
20. For one second this morning, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89 - 1989
21. Suriname SLM-173 (DC-8) crashes near Paramaribo Airport killing 173 - 1989
22. Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years - 1989
23. Aluminum contaminates Cornish England's water supply - 1988
24. 41st Tony Awards: Fences and Les Miserables win - 1987
25. 57th French Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Mats Wilander (75 62 36 76) - 1987
26. Andy Van Slyke home runs off R McDowell in both ends of double header - 1987
27. Betsy King wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship - 1987
28. 118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8 - 1986
29. 56th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats M Navratilova (26 63 63) - 1986
30. Air Supply guitarist Graham Russell weds Jodi Varble - 1986
31. Madonna's "Live to Tell," single goes #1 - 1986
32. Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1 - 1986
33. Steve Carlton temporarily passes Nolan Ryan with his 3,552 strike out - 1983
34. 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell - 1982
35. Habres rebel army occupies capital of Chad, N'djamena - 1982
36. Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games - 1982
37. New York Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell and Randy Myers - 1982
38. President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth - 1982
39. Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game and goes 0-for-4 - 1982
40. 35th Tony Awards: Amadeus and 42nd Street win - 1981
41. 51st French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats I. Lendl (61 46 62 36 61) - 1981
42. Israeli F-15's and F-16's destroys Iraqi plutonium production facility - 1981
43. Sandra Post wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Classic - 1981
44. 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8 - 1980
45. 50th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Vitas Gerulaitis (64 61 62) - 1980
46. "Billy Bishop Goes to War" closes at Morosco New York City after 12 performances - 1980
47. "Cars," by Gary Numan hits #9 - 1980
48. Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06) - 1980
49. John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg for U.S. Open - 1980
50. Tommy John wins his 200th, 3-0 on a 2-hitter - 1980
51. 52nd National Spelling Bee: Katie Kerwin wins spelling maculature - 1979
52. Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched - 1979
53. Portugal government of Mota Pinto resigns - 1979
54. Rocker Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion - 1979
55. 32nd NBA Championship: Washington Bullets beat Sea Supersonics, 4 games to 3 - 1978
56. Emmy 5th Daytime Award presentation - 1978
57. Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law - 1977
58. White Sox draft Harold Baines #1 - 1977
59. NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, premieres - 1976
60. Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 vs. Pakistan World Cup - 1975
61. Spain's Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets - 1975
62. Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, vs. WI Cricket World Cup - 1975
63. "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1 - 1975
64. Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 - 1974
65. Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1 - 1973
66. German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel - 1972
67. "Grease" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 3,388 performances - 1972
68. Hsan Hua, Zen teacher, conducted 1st ordination ceremony in America - 1972
69. Pirate's Gene Alley bases-loaded walk, beats Padres 1-0 in 18th - 1972
70. Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes 1st transfer to orbiting Salyut - 1971
71. 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young and Susan Hampshire - 1970
72. Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 win - 1970
73. Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open - 1970
74. The Who's "Tommy" is performed at New York's Lincoln Center - 1970
75. 101st Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Arts and Letters wins in 2:28.8 - 1969
76. Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special - 1969
77. "Johnny Cash Show," debuts on ABC-TV - 1969
78. Tommy James and Shondells release "Crystal Blue Persuasion" - 1969
79. Washington Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1 - 1969
80. Sirhan Sirhan indicted for Bobby Kennedy assassination - 1968
81. 2 Moby Grape members arrested for contributing to deliquency of minors - 1967
82. Israel captures Wailing Wall in East Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem - 1967
83. New York Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1 - 1967
84. New York Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1 - 1966
85. Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits - 1965
86. Morocco King Hassan suspends constitution, grabs power - 1965
87. Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995 - 1965
88. Supreme Court rules 1879 Connecticut law ban of contraceptives unconstitutional - 1965
89. Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam - 1964
90. 1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) and release 1st single, "Come on" - 1963
91. NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m - 1962
92. Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament - 1959
93. KLX-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW) - 1959
94. 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2 - 1958
95. Battles between Turkish and Greeks Cypriots break out - 1958
96. Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey vs. Northants - 1957
97. Singapore government of Marshall resigns - 1956
98. 1st President to appear on color TV, Eisenhower - 1955
99. "$64,000 Question" premieres on CBS TV - 1955
100. India premier Nehru visit U.S.S.R. - 1955
101. 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated, New Brunswick, New Jersey - 1954
102. 1st color network telecast in compatible color, Boston, Massachusetts - 1953
103. Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open - 1953
104. Mary Terrell wins struggle to end segregation in Washington D.C. restaurants - 1953
105. WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins - 1953
106. "3 Wishes after Jamie" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 94 performances - 1952
107. 7th Curtis Cup: British Isles, 5-4 - 1952
108. 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2 - 1952
109. Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; President Bernes resigns - 1948
110. KVP wins Dutch Second-Parliamentary election - 1948
111. Pirates players vote 20-16 to walkout rather than play the Giants - 1946
112. U.S. Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel - 1946
113. Achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen - 1944
114. Canadian 50th division occupies Bayeux - 1944
115. Claus von Stauffenberg meets Hitler - 1944
116. Battle of Midway ends: Adm Nimitz wins 1st WW II naval defeat of Japan - 1942
117. Germany Armys march into Sebastopol - 1942
118. Japanese troops lands on Attu, Aleutian Islands - 1942
119. 45th U.S. Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft. Worth - 1941
120. 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway win in 2:31, triple crown - 1941
121. British/French troops evacuate Narvik - 1940
122. 1st king and queen of England to visit U.S., George VI and Elizabeth - 1939
123. Cleveland Indians sets AL record of 16 inning game without striking out, however lose game 5-4 to New York Yankees - 1939
124. 1st play telecast with original Broadway cast, "Susan and God" - 1938
125. Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat 1st flown, Eddie Allen - 1938
126. Yanks beat Indians 5-4 in 16; longest game without a strikeout - 1936
127. Balanchine/Weills "7 Deadly Sins," premiers in Paris - 1933
128. Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 - 1932
129. 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6 - 1930
130. Margaret Bondfield becomes 1st Dutch female minister (of Labor) - 1929
131. Vatican City becomes a sovereign state - 1929
132. Swedish government of Ekman forms - 1926
133. 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8 - 1924
134. George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit - 1924
135. Germany troop march into Fort Faux, Verdun - 1916
136. St. Pius X encyclical "On Indians of South America" - 1912
137. U.S. Army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane - 1912
138. Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens - 1909
139. Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating New York Giants 19-0 - 1906
140. Famous Cunard passenger liner Lusitania launches - 1906
141. Norway dissolves union with Sweden, in effect since 1814 - 1905
142. Boer general Christian de Law occupiers British train depot Roodewal - 1900
143. Social Democracy of America party holds 1st national convention, Chic - 1898
144. G Harpo and F Samuelson leave New York to row the Atlantic (takes 54 days) - 1896
145. John J Doyle of Clev Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game - 1892
146. Republican convention in Minneapolis begins - 1892
147. Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Washington D.C. - 1887
148. 15th Belmont: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:47 - 1881
149. 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75 - 1873
150. Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Quebec - 1866
151. Abe Lincoln renominated for President by Republican Party - 1864
152. Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA-Jefferson Davis' home burnt - 1863
153. Mexico City captured by French troops - 1863
154. Gen B. Butler orders William Mumford hanged after he removed and destroyed U.S. flag on display over New Orleans Mint - 1862
155. Skirmish at Union Church, Virginia (Peninsular) - 1862
156. 1st U.S. "dime novel" published: "Malaseka, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter," by Mrs. Ann Stevens - 1860
157. Workmen start laying track for Market Street Railroad, San Francisco - 1860
158. Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed - 1839
159. Jews of Pesaro Italy fast commemorating murder of Jews - 1798
160. Masses stone French government army at Grenoble - 1788
161. Anti-Catholic riot in London, 100s die - 1780
162. Richard Lee (VA) moves Decl of Independence in Continental Congress - 1776
163. United Colonies change name to United States - 1775
164. Daniel Boone begins exploring Bluegrass State of Kentucky - 1769
165. English invasion army under Thomas Talmash reaches Brest - 1694
166. Earthquake in Porte Royale, Jamaica, kills 3,000 - 1692
167. Battle by Solebay: Dutch adm M de Ruyter beats French/English fleet - 1672
168. Louis XIV crowned King of France - 1654
169. English king Charles I accepts Petition of Rights - 1628
170. 2nd parliament of King James I, dissolves passing no legislation - 1614
171. Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid - 1601
172. England declares war on France - 1557
173. England signs Peace of Andres with Scotland/Ireland - 1546
174. Pope Clement VII surrenders to emperor Charles V's armies - 1527
175. Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain and Portugal divide America - 1494
176. King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome - 1413
177. Rotterdam Netherlands founded - 1340
178. 1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem - 1099
179. Vigilius ends his reign as Catholic Pope - 0555
180. Eudocia A Athenais marries Oostromeins emperor Theodosius II - 0421
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