1. Jerry Lewis' 33rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises - 1998
2. 111th U.S. Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats Venus Williams (60 64) - 1997
3. 117th U.S. Mens Tennis: Patrick Rafter beats Greg Rusedski (63 62 46 75) - 1997
4. Boone Valley Senior Golf Classic - 1997
5. Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation - 1997
6. Karrie Webb wins Safeway LPGA Golf Championship - 1997
7. Men's championship at U.S. Tennis Open - 1997
8. Steve Jones wins Canadian Golf Open with a 275 - 1997
9. Women's championship at U.S. Tennis Open - 1996
10. 12th MTV Awards - 1995
11. Sen Bob Packwoord (R-Ore) resigns rather than face expulsion - 1995
12. STS 69 (Endeavour 9), launches into orbit - 1995
13. Jingyi Le/Ying Shan/Ying Le/Bin Lu swimming 4x100 freestyle (3:37.91) - 1994
14. Brazil votes over importing monarchy - 1993
15. Cards Mark Whiten, hits 4 home runs and 12 RBIs in 2nd game of doubleheader - 1993
16. Army of Ciskei homeland kills 28 ANC demonstrators - 1992
17. Baseball commissioner Faye Vincent resigns - 1992
18. Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1992
19. 105th U.S. Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova (76 61) - 1991
20. 1st South African international competition in 25 years, gymnastics - 1991
21. Die Laughing wins Messenger Stakes - 1991
22. Harry Hamlin weds Nicollette Sheridan - 1991
23. Monica Seles (17) defeats Martina Navratilova (34) to win U.S. Open - 1991
24. Ty Detmer of Brigham Young passes NCAA record 11,606 yards - 1991
25. Marjorie Judith Vincent (Ill), 25, crowned 64th Miss America 1991 - 1990
26. "Street Scene" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 6 performances - 1990
27. 5th MTV Awards - 1988
28. Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame - 1988
29. New York Daily News reports boxer Mike Tyson is seeing a psychiatrist - 1988
30. Security and Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws - 1988
31. Jerry Lewis' 22nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $39,021,723 - 1987
32. Netherlands routes 2 minesweepers to Persian Gulf - 1987
33. Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1987
34. South Africa frees Dutch anthropologist/Anc'er Klaas de Young - 1987
35. 100th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Helena Sukova (63 62) - 1986
36. 106th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (64 62 60) - 1986
37. Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship - 1986
38. Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31 - 1986
39. Desmond Tutu becomes Anglican archbishop of Capetown - 1986
40. Failed assassination attempt on Chilean dictator Pinochet, 5 killed - 1986
41. Ivan Lendl defeats Miloslav Mecir for U.S. Tennis open title - 1986
42. 99th U.S. Womens Tennis: Hana Mandlikova beats M Navratilova (76 16 76) - 1985
43. Mary Decker Tabb Slaney runs U.S. 3K female record (8:25.83) - 1985
44. Met Dwight Gooden's 11 strikeouts gives him NL rookie record 236 - 1984
45. Drury Gallagher sets fastest swim around Manhattan (6h41m35s) - 1983
46. Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 57 pass attempts - 1981
47. Jerry Lewis' 16th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,500,000 - 1981
48. Joanne Carner wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic - 1981
49. Judge Wapner and People's Court premier on TV - 1981
50. West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series - 1981
51. 100th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg (76 61 67 57 64) - 1980
52. 32nd Emmy Awards shown despite boycott - 1980
53. 32nd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ed Asner and Barbara Bel Geddes - 1980
54. Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Series of Women's Golf - 1980
55. Cape Verde adopts its constitution - 1980
56. Earnest Gray becomes 2nd New York Giant to score 4 TDs (vs St. Louis) - 1980
57. John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title - 1980
58. Oakland A's pitch record 78th complete game of season - 1980
59. Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Barth Golf Classic - 1980
60. 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, New York - 1979
61. 1st game of Boston Massacre, Yanks beat Red Sox 15-3 - 1978
62. Ethiopia drops diplomatic relations with Somalia - 1977
63. President Carter and Gen Herrera sign Panama Canal treaties - 1977
64. U.S. courts find George Harrison guilty of plagiarism (He's So Fine) - 1976
65. 95th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Orantes beats Jimmy Connors (64 63 63) - 1975
66. Carol Mann wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open - 1975
67. Cincinnati Reds, win earliest NL division title - 1975
68. Last day of 1st-class cricket for Hanif Mohammad - 1975
69. Manuel Orantes upsets #1 seed Jimmy Connors to win U.S. Open - 1975
70. "Irene" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 605 performances - 1974
71. Shirley Cothran (Texas), 21, crowned 47th Miss America 1975 - 1974
72. Jackie Stewart becomes Formula 1 world champion - 1973
73. Mike Storen becomes American Basketball Assn's 4th commissioner - 1973
74. Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado - 1970
75. Jerry Lewis' 5th Muscular Dystrophy telethon - 1970
76. PLO hijacks 4 planes - 1970
77. White Sox use record 41 players in doubleheader and lose both games - 1970
78. 83rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Nancy Richey (62 62) - 1969
79. Carol Mann wins LPGA Molson's Canadian Golf Open - 1969
80. Rod Laver completes his 2nd grand slam winning U.S. Tennis Open - 1969
81. U.S. amateur Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beat Virginia Wade (46 63 60) - 1969
82. KTNE TV channel 13 in Alliance, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1966
83. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. - 1966
84. Hurricane Betsy, kills 74 in Florida, Miss and La - 1965
85. Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Valhalla Golf Open - 1964
86. 1st U.S. TV appearance of Beatles (Big Night Out-ABC) - 1963
87. American Bandstand moves to California, and airs once a week on Saturday - 1963
88. Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio - 1963
89. Ljudmila Shevcova runs female olympic record 800m (2:04.3) - 1960
90. 72nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene R Hard (36 61 62) - 1958
91. 78th U.S. Mens Tennis: A J Cooper beats M J Anderson (62 36 46 108 86) - 1958
92. 71st U.S. Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Louise Brough (63 62) - 1957
93. WWL TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana (CBS) begins broadcasting - 1957
94. Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+ - 1956
95. Yankees Whitey Ford is 5th to throw consecutive 1-hitters, beats A's - 1955
96. Integration begins in Washington D.C. and Balt MD public schools - 1954
97. 67th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (62 64) - 1953
98. 73rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (63 62 63) - 1953
99. Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs - 1953
100. 66th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (63 75) - 1952
101. 72nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank Sedgman beats Gardnar Mulloy (61 62 63) - 1952
102. Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Carrollton Golf Tournament - 1952
103. General Naguib forms Egyptian government/becomes premier - 1952
104. New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yanks a 5-1 win at Washington He has now HRed in all 15 major league parks - 1952
105. Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tenn) - 1952
106. Whitey Ford becomes 5th pitcher to hurl consecutive 1 hitters - 1952
107. Monasteries shut down in Hungary - 1950
108. 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio - 1948
109. Battles between Hindus and Moslems in New Delhi - 1947
110. Japanese at Rioekioe-islands surrender - 1945
111. Joe Kuhel hits inside-the-park HR, only HR hit by a Senator all season at Washington's Griffith Stadium - 1945
112. SS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium - 1944
113. Strongest Hurricane of century in Netherlands (wind force 12) - 1944
114. 987 Dutch Jewish transported to Auschwitz Concentration Camp - 1943
115. Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel kills 45 (Houston Texas) - 1943
116. 62nd U.S. Mens Tennis: F Schroeder, Jr. beats F Parker (86 75 36 46 62) - 1942
117. German occupiers take silver anniversary coins in battle - 1942
118. Transport nr 29 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany - 1942
119. 61st U.S. Mens Tennis: R L Riggs beats Francis Kovacs (2d 57 61 63 63) - 1941
120. 54th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63) - 1940
121. 60th U.S. Mens Tennis: McNeill beats Robert Riggs (46 68 63 63 75) - 1940
122. German Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights - 1940
123. Luftwaffe loses 41 bombers above England - 1940
124. Radio New York Worldwide-WRUL begins radio transmission - 1939
125. Boulder Dam, now Hoover Dam, begins operation - 1936
126. Luxury liner "Morro Castle" burns off NJ, killing 134 - 1934
127. Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games - 1932
128. Sophie Treadwell's "Machinal," premieres in New York City - 1928
129. Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF - 1927
130. Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia A's, 4-0 - 1923
131. Interpol forms in Vienna - 1923
132. Mary Katherine Campbell (Ohio), 16, crowned 2nd Miss America 1922-23 - 1923
133. Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch New York's record 26-game winning streak - 1916
134. Workmen's Compensation Act passed by Congress - 1916
135. 35th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm Johnston beats M E McLoughlin (16 60 75 108) - 1915
136. John Gruelle patents his Raggedy Ann doll - 1915
137. St. Louis Dave Davenport no-hits Chicago (Federal League), 3-0 - 1915
138. New York Post Office Building opens to public - 1914
139. Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit - 1912
140. Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire - 1907
141. Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY - 1903
142. Peace of Peking - Ends Boxer Rebellion in China - 1901
143. George Davis (Giants) HR off Sport McAllister (Spiders) in DH - 1897
144. 1st closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI - 1896
145. A. H. Whiting wins 1st automobile race held on a track in Cranston, Rhode Island - 1896
146. James Corbett KOs John Sullivan in 21 for heavyweight boxing title - 1892
147. Captain Frederick Lugards army reaches Kavalli Equatoria - 1891
148. Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Engineer's Thumb" - 1889
149. Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby place in an incubator - 1888
150. Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters - 1880
151. Bank robbery by James/Younger fails (Cole/Bob/Jim Younger arrested) - 1876
152. Bay of Biskaje: English warship HMS Captain fired on, 500 killed - 1871
153. Federal naval expedition arrives off Sabine Pass - 1863
154. Excursion steamer "Lady Elgin" drowns 340 in Lake Michigan - 1860
155. Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day) - 1822
156. Pedro I, son of king Joao VI, declares Brazil independence - 1822
157. "Uncle Sam" was 1st used to refer to U.S. (Troy Post of New York) - 1813
158. Battle at Borodino: Napoleon-Kutuzov - 1812
159. Zion AME Church dedicated (New York City) - 1800
160. Treaty of Baden: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and France, ends War of Spanish Succession, French retain Alsace, Austria gets bank of Rhine - 1714
161. Germany, England and Netherlands sign anti-French covenant - 1701
162. Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English - 1652
163. Earl van Essex and Irish rebel Tyrone signs treaty - 1599
164. Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java - 1596
165. Duke Willem of Gulik surrenders to emperor Charles V - 1543
166. Trial against "heretic" John Pistorius ends in the Hague - 1525
167. Sailor Perkin Warbeck becomes English King Richard IV - 1497
168. Ottaviano de Montecello elected as anti-Pope - 1159
169. Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem - 0070
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