1. 110th U.S. Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Monica Seles (75 64) - 1996
2. 116th U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Michael Chang (61 64 76) - 1996
3. 48th Emmy Awards: ER, Dennis Franz and Kathy Baker wins - 1996
4. "7 Guitars" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City - 1996
5. Dottie Pepper wins Safeway LPGA title - 1996
6. Men's championship at U.S. Tennis Open - 1996
7. Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship - 1996
8. Sri Lanka defeat Australia to win Singer World Series at Colombo - 1996
9. Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title - 1995
10. Last U.S., British and French troops leave West-Berlin - 1994
11. Man shoots another man on IRT #4 train at Grand Central Station - 1994
12. MTV awards feature newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley - 1994
13. "Philadelphia, Here I Come" opens at Criterion New York City for 52 performances - 1994
14. U.S. Air Boeing 737 crashes at Pittsburgh Airport, killing all 132 on board - 1994
15. Baseball's proposed switch to a three-division format OKed in AL - 1993
16. Cheek Junxia wins world record ladies 10 km (29:31.78) - 1993
17. Houston's Darryl Kile throws 3rd no-hitter of season in 7-1 over Mets - 1993
18. Danny Tartabull has 9 RBIs as Yanks beat Orioles 16-4 - 1992
19. Howard Stern Radio Show begins broadcasting in Dallas (KGEL-FM 97.1) - 1992
20. 111th U.S. Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Jim Courier (62 64 60) - 1991
21. Buffalo Bill Jim Kelly passes for 6 touchdowns vs Pitts (52-34) - 1991
22. Macedonia votes for independence from Yugoslavia - 1991
23. Michelle Estill wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship - 1991
24. 104th U.S. Womens Tennis: Gabriela Sabatini beats Steffi Graf (62 76) - 1990
25. George Brett gets his 2,500th hit - 1989
26. Mausoleum of Beatrice of Brabant (1288) discovered in Kortrijk Belgium - 1989
27. Norwegian Convair 580 crashes at Jutland in sea (55 murder) - 1989
28. Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation - 1988
29. Javier Sotomayer of Cuba high jumps world record 2.43 m (7' 11 ") - 1988
30. NL President Bart Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball's 7th commish - 1988
31. Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation - 1987
32. Westinghouse sells Muzak - 1986
33. 105th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats John McEnroe (76 63 64) - 1985
34. 7 die in a car and train crash in San Jose, California - 1985
35. Alayson Gibbons sets 24 hr women swim record of 42.05 mi in 25 m pool - 1985
36. Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB - 1985
37. Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship - 1985
38. Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits - 1985
39. "USA Weekend's" 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers - 1985
40. 98th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris E L Mills (46 64 64) - 1984
41. Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41G mission - 1984
42. NASA launches RCA-6 - 1983
43. Dutch social dem party wins elections, fascist enters Dutch parliament - 1982
44. Bowie Kuhn suspends Ferguson Jenkins indefinitely due to drug arrest - 1980
45. Cheryl Prewitt (Miss), 22, crowned 52nd Miss America 1980 - 1979
46. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1979
47. 2nd game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2 - 1978
48. Irani army shoots on Khomeini followers in Teheran, 100s killed - 1978
49. Interpol sends a resolution concerning video piracy - 1977
50. Jimmy McCullough quits Wings - 1977
51. Fons Rademakers' film "Max Havelaar" premieres in Amsterdam - 1976
52. Boston begins court ordered busing of public schools - 1975
53. Guinee-Bissau declares independence from Portugal - 1975
54. 88th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Evonne Goolagong (36 63 75) - 1974
55. 94th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ken Rosewall (61 60 61) - 1974
56. Ian Thompson wins marathon (2:13:18.8) - 1974
57. Joanne Carner wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open - 1974
58. President Gerald Ford pardons former President R Nixon of all federal crimes - 1974
59. 87th U.S. Womens Tennis: M S Court beats E Goolagong Cawley (76 57 62) - 1973
60. Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers - 1973
61. Hank Aaron sets record of most home runs in 1 league (709) - 1973
62. Rebecca Ann King (Colo), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974 - 1973
63. Chic Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year - 1972
64. Jim Ryan (U.S.) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold - 1972
65. John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts opens in Washington D.C. - 1971
66. 2nd U.S. Tennis Open smallest session - 3708 (men's singles final-rain) - 1969
67. 89th U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Tony Roche (79 61 62 62) - 1969
68. U.S. amateur Mens Tennis: Stan Smith beats Bob Lutz (97 63 61) - 1969
69. France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island - 1968
70. "Funny Girl" with Barbra Striesand premieres - 1968
71. Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pacific Ladies Golf Classic - 1968
72. Saundra Williams wins 1st Miss Black America pageant - 1968
73. Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft landing on Moon Sept 10 - 1967
74. Uganda abolishes traditional tribal kingdoms, becomes a republic - 1967
75. Star Trek premieres on NBC-TV - 1966
76. "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas premieres on ABC-TV - 1966
77. Hurricane Betsy kills 75 in Louisiana and Florida - 1965
78. KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game - 1965
79. 77th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Margaret Smith Court (75 64) - 1963
80. 83rd U.S. Mens Tennis: R H Osuna beats Frank Froehling III (75 64 62) - 1963
81. Algerian population accepts constitution - 1963
82. Braves Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson with 13 20-win seasons - 1963
83. Ines Cuervo de Priete, 34, gives birth to quintuplets, all boys - 1963
84. Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Spokane Women's Golf Open - 1963
85. Chinese troops exceed Mac-Mahon-line (Tibet-India boundary) - 1962
86. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. - 1962
87. German DR limits access to East-Berlin for West Berliners - 1960
88. Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open - 1958
89. Oman turns over Gwadur (on Baluchistan coast) to Pakistan - 1958
90. Paul Anka opens Asian tour in Tokyo - 1958
91. 77th U.S. Mens Tennis: M J Anderson beats Ashley J Cooper (108 75 64) - 1957
92. Jackie Wilson, releases his 1st solo single "Reet Petite" - 1957
93. Pope Pius XII encyclical On motion pictures, radio, TV - 1957
94. Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks - 1956
95. Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers) - 1955
96. Alan Freed leaves Cleveland to New York City for WINS radio - 1954
97. SE Asia Treaty Org (SEATO) forms to stop communists in Asia - 1954
98. "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater New York for 6 performances - 1953
99. Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgeno corona - 1953
100. 72nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Gardnar Mulloy (61 62 63) - 1952
101. Ernest Hemmingway's "Old Man and Sea" published - 1952
102. Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries (SF) - 1951
103. Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sempiternus Rex - 1951
104. British De Havilland 08-fighter flies faster than sound - 1948
105. British government sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis - 1947
106. 60th U.S. Womens Tennis: Pauline Betz beats Patricia Canning (119 63) - 1946
107. 66th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom Brown, Jr. (97 63 60) - 1946
108. Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (CPL) strikes out minors record 456 - 1946
109. Bulgaria ends monarchy - 1946
110. Jack Kramer wins U.S. Tennis Open - 1946
111. San Francisco 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to New York Yankees 21-7 - 1946
112. Hideki Tojo, Japanese PM during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged - 1945
113. U.S. invades Japanese-held Korea - 1945
114. 1st V-2 rockets land in London and Antwerp - 1944
115. Russians march into Bulgaria; Bulgaria declares war on Germany - 1944
116. General Eisenhower announce unconditional surrender of Italy in WW II - 1943
117. Lt-Gen Bradley flies to Carthago/Algiers Sicily - 1943
118. New York Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game - 1943
119. Blockade of Leningrad (St. Petersburg) by Germany begins - 1941
120. Entire Jewish community of Meretsch, Lithuania is exterminated - 1941
121. Franklin D. Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe - 1939
122. Gen Von Reichenaus pantzer division reaches suburbs of Warsaw - 1939
123. Indians Bob Feller, 20, is youngest pitcher to win 20 games - 1939
124. Yanks beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning - 1939
125. Pan Arab conference about Palestine opens - 1937
126. Yankees trailing 6-1 in 9th, score 8 to beat Boston 9-6 - 1937
127. Princess Juliana and German prince Bernard Lippe-Biesterfeld get engaged - 1936
128. Willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2) - 1935
129. 54th U.S. Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Wilmer L Allison (64 63 16 86) - 1934
130. Bradman scores 132 vs. Leveson-Gower XI, 90 mins, 24 fours 1 six - 1934
131. Luxury passenger ship Morro Castle for New Jersey catches fire, 133 die - 1934
132. Spain's 2nd government of Azana forms - 1933
133. 1st appearance of comic strip "Blondie" - 1930
134. New York City public schools begin teaching Hebrew - 1930
135. Richard Drew creates Scotch tape - 1930
136. League of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany - 1926
137. Alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes 1st woman ambassador - 1924
138. 1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington D.C.) - 1921
139. US Air Mail service begins (New York City to SF) - 1920
140. Babe Ruth hits his 26th HR off Jack Quinn in NY, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 HR mark of 25 - 1919
141. Assn of Negro Life and History founded - 1915
142. British trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland - 1914
143. Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism) - 1907
144. Pittsburgh Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base and lose to Reds 8-3 - 1905
145. 6,000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas - 1900
146. British government sends an additional 10,000 troops to Natal South Africa - 1899
147. 1st appearance of "Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth's Companion) - 1892
148. New York Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies - 1883
149. Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont - 1883
150. Netherlands and Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname - 1870
151. New York Athletic Club forms - 1868
152. Battle of Sabine Pass TX: 47 Texas volunteers repel Federal forces - 1863
153. Federal troops reconquer the Cumperland Gap, Tennessee - 1863
154. Loss of steamer, "Lady Elgin" - 1860
155. Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people - 1858
156. Crimean war - assault of Malakof Tower under Mac-Mahon) - 1855
157. With a 3-2 count, Phillies Richie Ashburn fouls next 14, then walks - 1854
158. U.S. under Gen Scott defeat Mexicans at Battle of Molino del Rey - 1847
159. Charles Darwin departs to Buenos Aires - 1833
160. Battle of Bassano-French beat Austrians - 1796
161. Mission San Gabriel Archangel forms in California - 1771
162. French army gives Montreal to Gen Jeffrey Amherst - 1760
163. Battle at Lake George: English army beats France - 1755
164. Pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism" - 1713
165. China and Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul) - 1689
166. Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers - 1664
167. Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw - 1655
168. Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet - 1628
169. 1st permanent settlement in U.S. forms (St. Augustine, Florida) - 1565
170. Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese and Knights of St. John - 1565
171. Maximilian chosen king of Hungary - 1563
172. City of Lichfield, England forms - 1553
173. English earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland - 1545
174. Earl of Nassau disbands siege of Peronne - 1536
175. Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes 1st circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan - 1522
176. Battle at Ozra: Polish/Latvia army beats Russians - 1514
177. Battle on Kulikovo: Moscow's great monarch Dimitri beats Mongols - 1380
178. Russians defeat Tatars at Kulikovo, beginning decline of Tatars - 1380
179. Anagni: French king Philip IV captures Pope Boniface VIII - 1303
180. John XXI elected Pope - 1276
181. Henry II Jasormigott leaves Bavaria - 1156
182. Battle of Samarkand: Yelutashi defeats Islams - 1141
183. Duke Koenraad II chosen German king - 1024
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