1. ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by - 1998
2. 1st U.S. ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam - 1997
3. San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones - 1997
4. Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0 - 1995
5. Kinshasa, Zaire under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virus - 1995
6. Mass murderer Joel Rifkind found guilty in New York - 1994
7. "Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 280 performances - 1994
8. "Ain't Broadway Grand" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 25 performances - 1993
9. Landslide in Nambija Ecuador, kills 300 - 1993
10. Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic - 1993
11. Mustapha Matura's "Playboy of West Indies," premieres in New York City - 1993
12. Paraguay holds its 1st President and parliamentary elections in 50 years - 1993
13. "Song of Jacob Zulu" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 53 performances - 1993
14. America Cup finals begin in San Diego - 1992
15. Final episode of "Golden Girls" airs on NBC-TV - 1992
16. Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe - 1992
17. Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession - 1991
18. Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer - 1991
19. New York Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur - 1990
20. Sampdoria wins 30th Europe Cup II - 1990
21. Journalist petition Chinese government for freedom of press - 1989
22. New York Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop - 1989
23. New York Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher - 1989
24. "Saratina!" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 597 performances - 1989
25. Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth - 1988
26. Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms - 1988
27. 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw - 1987
28. Actor Tom Cruise (27) and actress Mimi Rogers (33), marry - 1987
29. Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games - 1987
30. Alexander Calder's "Big Crinkly" sells for $852,000 - 1984
31. White Sox and Brewers play 8:06, game, longest timed baseball game, 25 innings - 1984
32. 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson - 1983
33. "9" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 739 performances - 1982
34. Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine," premieres in New York City - 1982
35. Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic - 1982
36. Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian - 1981
37. 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge - 1980
38. US and U.S.S.R. sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons - 1979
39. "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 1604 performances - 1978
40. Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found - 1978
41. Fee Waybill of Tubes breaks a leg falling off stage - 1978
42. Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," premieres in New York City - 1978
43. PSV beats Bastica, 3-0, to win UEFA Cup in Eindhoven Neth - 1978
44. Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed - 1977
45. Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon - 1977
46. Patty Hearst let out of jail - 1977
47. Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament - 1976
48. "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 16 performances - 1976
49. Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m (world record) - 1975
50. Flyers 1-Isles 5-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-2 lead - 1975
51. House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment - 1974
52. For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 home runs in a game - 1973
53. 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman and Jean Stapleton - 1971
54. Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) - 1971
55. Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes - 1971
56. Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history - 1971
57. Sandra Haynie wins LPGA San Antonio Alamo Golf Open - 1971
58. 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War - 1970
59. BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Billy Hardwick - 1969
60. 1st flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship - 1967
61. Gijsbert van Hall resigns as mayor of Amsterdam - 1967
62. 1st black member of Federal Reserve Board (A F Brimmer) - 1966
63. China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC - 1966
64. Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert - 1965
65. Luna 5 launched (U.S.S.R.) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) - 1965
66. Khrushchev visits Egypt - 1964
67. Peter and Gordon release "World Without Love" - 1964
68. U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - 1963
69. Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Pstlophone - 1962
70. Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time - 1962
71. U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island - 1962
72. Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minnesota Twins - 1961
73. FCC Chairman Newton N Minow criticizes TV as a "vast wasteland" - 1961
74. Jim Gentile is 4th to hit grand slams in consecutive innings - 1961
75. Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth - 1960
76. U.S. is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally - 1960
77. U.S. send U-2 over U.S.S.R. - 1960
78. Dorothy Rigney, husband John, and Hank Greenberg resign from White Sox - 1959
79. Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship - 1958
80. German Federal Republic joins NATO - 1955
81. Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River - 1951
82. French Foreign min Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS - 1950
83. Norman Dello Joco's premieres in Bronxville - 1950
84. Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway, London - 1949
85. Prince Rainier III becomes leader of Monaco - 1949
86. 1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres - 1946
87. 1st variety show on TV "NBC's Hour Glass," premieres - 1946
88. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto - 1946
89. Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (Natl Day) - 1945
90. Nazi propagandist Max Blokzijl arrested - 1945
91. New balata ball used in baseball, 50% livilier - 1945
92. Norwegian nazi collaborators Vidkun Quisling arrested - 1945
93. Victory celebration at Red Square - 1945
94. Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes governor of Louisiana - 1944
95. Dutch resistance fighter Gerard Musch arrested - 1944
96. Joe McCarthy returns as Yankee manager after an illness - 1944
97. Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol - 1944
98. 5th German Pantser army surrenders in Tunisia - 1943
99. Rotschild-Haddassh University Hospital opens - 1943
100. 68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57 - 1942
101. English Army breaks German spy codes - 1941
102. Catholic church beatified the 1st Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha - 1939
103. Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6) - 1937
104. 1st KLM airplane to land on Bonaire - 1936
105. Italy takes Addis Abba, annexing Absynnia (Ethiopia) - 1936
106. Bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University! - 1934
107. Spanish anarchists call for general strike - 1933
108. 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8 - 1932
109. Piccadilly Circus, 1st lit by electricity - 1932
110. WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa merges with WHO to become WHO-WOC - 1932
111. 57th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59 - 1931
112. 56th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6 - 1930
113. New York Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates - 1929
114. WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions - 1929
115. 53rd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6 - 1927
116. Canberra replaces Melbourne as the capital of Australia - 1927
117. Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North Pole - 1926
118. Cornerstone for Hebrew University, Jerusalem laid - 1925
119. British-France Sykes-Picot meet over division of Turkey - 1916
120. German and French fight Battle of Artois - 1915
121. 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4 - 1914
122. President Wilson proclaims Mother's Day - 1914
123. 17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote - 1913
124. Fire breaks out at Empire Theater in Edinburgh Scotland - 1911
125. Dirk Fock becomes governor of Suriname - 1908
126. Australia opens its 1st parliament in Melbourne - 1901
127. Cleve's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2 - 1901
128. Lawn mower patented - 1899
129. 1st horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models) - 1896
130. 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34 - 1889
131. Telegraph Hill RR Co organized - 1882
132. Victoria Embankment, in London opens - 1874
133. Anton Bruckner's 1st Symphony in C, premieres - 1868
134. Battle of Cloyd's Mt, and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Ft. Darling) - 1864
135. Battle of Dalton, Geogia - 1864
136. Ship battle at Helgoland, Austria-Denmark - 1864
137. Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia - 1864
138. Battle of Farmington, Mississippi - 1862
139. Battle of Ft. Pickens, Florida (Pensacola), evacuated by CS - 1862
140. U.S. Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island - 1862
141. Battle of Resaca de la Palma-US sends Mexico back to Rio Grande - 1846
142. "Sherrod" burns in Mississippi River below Natchez Miss; 175 dies - 1837
143. HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin departs Port Louis, Mauritius - 1836
144. English parliament accepts abolishing of slave trade - 1788
145. British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle - 1785
146. John Byron back in England after trip around the world - 1766
147. 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die" - 1754
148. King Louis XV disbands French parliament - 1753
149. England routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea and West-Indies - 1738
150. English King Willem III declares war on France - 1689
151. Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels - 1671
152. Duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris - 1588
153. Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king - 1573
154. Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government - 1519
155. Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World - 1502
156. Court yard episcopal palace Atrecht has witch burnings - 1460
157. Treaty of Windsor between Portugal-England - 1386
158. Italian poet Francesco Petrarca climbs Mont Ventoux - 1336
159. Lincoln Cathedral consecrated - 1092
160. After trailing 9-0, St. Louis Cardinals beat Atlanta Braves 12-11 - 1002
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