1. Tea Leoni and David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village - 1997
2. New York Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3 - 1996
3. South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution - 1996
4. 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes - 1994
5. Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game - 1994
6. Ernesto Perez Balladares elected president of Panama - 1994
7. Jose Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica - 1994
8. Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic - 1994
9. President Clinton announces U.S. will no longer repatriate boat people - 1994
10. "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 9 performances - 1994
11. 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes New York City subway train and 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride - 1993
12. ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware - 1993
13. Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title - 1993
14. CIA director William H. Webster resigns - 1991
15. Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway - 1990
16. Paul McCartney releases "My Brave Face" and "Ferry Cross the Mersey" - 1989
17. U.S. space shuttle STS-30 lands - 1989
18. Amateur referees work New Jersey Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils - 1988
19. Francois Mitterrand elected president of France - 1988
20. Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic - 1988
21. Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St. in New York City - 1988
22. "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 46 performances - 1988
23. Gary Hart quits democratic presidential race due to Donna Rice affair - 1987
24. 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Judds win - 1985
25. France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island - 1985
26. Chicago White Sox beat Milw Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn (completed 5/9) - 1984
27. France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island - 1984
28. Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett debuts with 4 singles - 1984
29. Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed - 1984
30. U.S.S.R. announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics - 1984
31. Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament - 1983
32. Canucks 5-Isles 6 (OT)-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead - 1982
33. Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out, 1 short of record - 1981
34. Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game - 1980
35. World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated - 1980
36. Radio Shack releases TRSDOS 2.3 - 1979
37. ABC TV airs "Stars Salute Israel at 30" - 1978
38. Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament - 1978
39. David Berkowitz pleads guilty in "Son of Sam" 44-caliber shootings - 1977
40. Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic - 1977
41. "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 7 performances - 1976
42. 50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted - 1974
43. Canada government of Trudeau falls - 1974
44. FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II - 1974
45. Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs mgr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager - 1973
46. Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender - 1973
47. Sabena aircraft at Lod Intl, Tel Aviv, captured by Palestinians - 1972
48. "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 5 performances - 1971
49. Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden - 1971
50. Beatles release "Let it Be" album - 1970
51. Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in New York City's Wall Street - 1970
52. NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99 - 1970
53. Cambodia recognizes German DR - 1969
54. Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Sacra Ritum Congregation - 1969
55. Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0) - 1968
56. Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner) - 1968
57. Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army - 1967
58. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open - 1966
59. Last game at old Busch stadium, St. Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF - 1966
60. Only HR ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson) - 1966
61. 1st shut put over 70' (Randy Matson 70' 7") - 1965
62. "Dr. No" premieres in U.S. - 1963
63. John F. Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression - 1963
64. 1st Atlas Centaur Launch - 1962
65. "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances - 1962
66. London trolley buses go out of service - 1962
67. 1st practical sea water conversion plant - Freeport, Texas - 1961
68. Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington - 1961
69. U.S.S.R. and Cuba resume diplomatic relations - 1960
70. Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Golf Open - 1960
71. 3-deck Nile excursion steamer springs a leak panicking passengers who capsized ship. 200 drown just yards from shore - 1959
72. President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central High School, Little Rock - 1958
73. Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by protesters in Peru - 1958
74. John Osbornes "Look Back in Anger," premieres in London - 1956
75. 1st shot-put over 60' (18.29 m)-Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, CA - 1954
76. WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting - 1953
77. Mad Magazine debuts - 1952
78. "Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 72 performances - 1952
79. "Shuffle Along" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 4 performances - 1952
80. Dacron men's suits introduced - 1951
81. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak - 1951
82. Chiang Kai-shek asks U.S. for weapons - 1950
83. West German constitution approved - 1949
84. Bradman scores 146 Aust vs. Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours - 1948
85. A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon - 1947
86. Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game - 1946
87. Canadian troops move into Amsterdam - 1945
88. Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet - 1945
89. Gen Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov - 1945
90. V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe - 1945
91. 33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death - 1944
92. U-575 sinks Asphodel - 1944
93. 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 - 1943
94. Adm Cunningham of British fleet: "Sink, burn and destroy; let nothing pass" - 1943
95. 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund - 1942
96. Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea - 1942
97. German summer offensive opens in Crimea - 1942
98. German Q-ship Pinguin sinks in Indian Ocean - 1941
99. Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks," premieres in Washington, D.C. - 1938
100. 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2 - 1937
101. Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track - 1936
102. Cincinnati Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th beat Phils 15-4 - 1935
103. Operette "Land of Smiles," premieres in London - 1931
104. Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway - 1929
105. New York Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pirates, 11-0 - 1929
106. 1st flight over North Pole by Bennett and Byrd - 1926
107. A Philip Randolph organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters - 1926
108. Fire breaks out in Fenway Park - 1926
109. 51st Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59 - 1925
110. French colonial army beats Rifkabylen in Morocco - 1925
111. Arthur Honegger's "Pacifica 231," premieres - 1924
112. Memel territories given to Lithuania - 1924
113. Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut - 1924
114. Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116* vs. Somerset at Bath - 1923
115. Sweden abolished capital punishment - 1921
116. 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09 - 1920
117. 1st transatlantic flight take-off by a Navy seaplane - 1919
118. Appingedam soccer team forms - 1919
119. German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes - 1916
120. 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4 - 1915
121. Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) - 1909
122. Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) - 1909
123. Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cin Reds, 6-0 - 1907
124. Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title - 1907
125. Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 HRs - 1906
126. Mt. Pelee erupts, wipes out St. Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000 - 1902
127. In their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia 12-4 - 1901
128. 250 grave robbers shot to death - 1900
129. Galveston Texas, hit by hurricane; about 6,000 die - 1900
130. John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals - 1900
131. 22nd Preakness: T Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51 - 1897
132. Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire - 1896
133. China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki - 1895
134. Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta sells 1st Coca-Coke (contained cocaine) - 1886
135. Sarah Ann Henley survives 76-m jump from Clifton Bridge, Avon, Engl - 1885
136. David Belasco's "La Belle Russe," premieres in New York City - 1882
137. Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch - 1881
138. George Selden files for 1st patent for a gasoline-driven automobile - 1879
139. 1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines - 1878
140. 1st Westminster Dog Show held - 1877
141. English - U.S. treaty ends Alabama dispute - 1871
142. Australian Rules Football is created - 1866
143. Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway bridge Virginia (Drewry's Bluff) - 1864
144. Atlanta Campaign: Sever fighting near Dalton - 1864
145. Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill) - 1864
146. Confederacion Granadina becomes Estados Unidos de Colombia - 1863
147. Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell Va - 1862
148. Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy - 1861
149. John Brown holds antislavery convention - 1858
150. Robert Thompson patents rubber tire - 1847
151. 1st major battle of Mexican War fought at Palo Alto Texas - 1846
152. Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die - 1842
153. Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process - 1840
154. Charles Darwin's expedition returns to the Beagle - 1834
155. Prussia, Austria and Russia sign classified accord about Belgium - 1834
156. "Home Sweet Home" 1st sung (London) - 1823
157. U.S. Post Office established - 1794
158. British Capt George Vancouver sights, names Mt. Rainier, Washington - 1792
159. U.S. establishes military draft - 1792
160. Only known deaths by hailstones in U.S. in Winnsborough, South Carolina - 1784
161. France and Bavaria sign Covenant of Nymphenburg - 1741
162. Michelangiolo dei Conti replaces Pope Clement XI, as Innocent XIII - 1721
163. English parliament asks King Charles II to resigns - 1660
164. William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island - 1639
165. Hung king Bethlen Gabor and emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna - 1624
166. Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River - 1541
167. Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI - 1450
168. French troops under Joan of Arc rescues Orleans - 1429
169. Treaty of Bretigny signed by English and French - 1360
170. St. Benedict II ends his reign as Catholic Pope - 0685
171. St. Boniface IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope - 0615
172. John II ends his reign as Catholic Pope - 0535
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