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Baron Van der Capellen resigns as Governor of Dutch-IndiesCarquest Bowl 4: Boston College beats Virginia, 32-13Burma accepts its constitutionSalyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 daysDutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on JavaInternational Year of FamilyGold hits record $121.25 an ounce in LondonMacNeil-Lehrer Report " premieres on PBS"William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journalMicrosoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29)New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as managerCambodia is renamedDemocratic Kampuchea ""British government demands Falkland IslandsNorth American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effectApple Computers incorporateKenya President Jomo Kenyatta disbands parliamentCuracao census: 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people and 5,894 slavesGlass Menagerie " closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 57 performances"Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games)Nightline " with Ted Koppel extended from 20 minutes to 30 minutes"German Tolunie goes into effectShadow Box " closes at Circle in the Square Theater NYC after 49 performances"Chandrasekar takes 6-52 and 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings winBritish police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted ofYorkshire Ripper " murders of 13 women"1st official horse race in South Australia-AdelaideAustria, Finland and Sweden act to join European UnionGold hits record $634 an ounceArkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, New York CityFernando Henrique Cardoso installed as President of Brazil55th Australian Womens Tennis: H Mandlikova beats W Turnbull (60 75)Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, New York CityFor Tuna Christmas " closes at Booth Theater NYC 20 performances"Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 34, Austin CarrBryan Trottier failed on 9th Islander penalty shotMichigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishmentInternational Year of ToleranceGreg Chappell scores 204 vs. India at the SCGDiscovery moves to launch pad for STS 51-C missionBritain takes Mosquito Coast from NicaraguaLastFar Side " by cartoonist Gary Larson (started 1980)"Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 100 m butterfly (58.91)Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack, New JerseyCity of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool lineRaman Lamba and Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for DelhiTony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yd rush, Dallas vs. Minnesota2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test1st US public bath opens in New York CityAfter 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitaminSyria frees captured US pilot after appeal from Jesse JacksonBaseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990Netherlands begins issuing postage stampsCuracao gains limited form of self rule (Status Aparte)Azharuddin scores 110 in 1st Test inningsJ Donald Crump appointed 8th Commissioner of CFL1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters serviceAll California bars, clubs and card rooms must be smoke-freeIsrael government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian JewsOh, Kay! " closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 77 performances"Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn)Mongolia switches from a 46 hour to 40 hour work weekOh Coward! " closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 56 performances"Edwin Jongejans of the Netherlands wins 1-meter springboard diving titleCanada begins using decimal currency systemUS Census Bureau estimates population at 268,921,733Smile " closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 48 performances"Kevin Bradshaw of US International scores NCAA Division 1 record 72 ptsSlavery ends of in the Netherlands IndiesRoman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, EmperorRock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin6 Degrees of Separation " closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 496 performances"Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico CityJohn II begins his reign as Catholic PopeSinger / Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in New York CityCrucible " closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 32 performances"President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawfulEmperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family namesIsrael orders 9 Palestinianinstigators " deported from W Beirut"On Borrowed Time " closes at Circle in the Square Theater NYC after 99 performances"Battle of Ft McRee, Florida Battle of Port Royal, SC (Port Royal Ferry)Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day)Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British Prime Minister this centuryPeter Pan " closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 48 performances"1st homestead under the Homestead Act claimed, near Beatrice, NebrTsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod beginsJim and Tammy Bakker return to TV (Oy Vey!)Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accidentBattle of Galveston, Texas-Confederates recapture the citySpain and Catholic France sign Saint League of JoinvilleRussian newspaper Izvestia gets its 1st commercial advertisementReggie Jackson elected to Hall of FameEmancipation Proclamation (ending slavery) issued by LincolnBattle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats SpanishIsrael reopens consulate in the USSR after 23 yearsYat Weiju swims world record 100m butterfly stroke (58.71)Franz SchubertsMissa Solemnis," premieres in Leipzig"Spanish force in Ireland surrender to the English at KinsdaleLA King Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal against New York IslandersZhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool record (58.71)Belgium disbands salt taxStaatsoper Hamburg opens with TheilesAdam und Eva ""32 Cubans defect to the US via helicopterAFC beats NFC 41-13 in the pro bowlOrigin of Japanese EraBritish troops occupy Calcutta IndiaCatskills on Broadway " closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 452 performances"Lockheed C-140 Jetstar crashes at Isfahan Persia, 18 killedNew York City annexes the Bronx1st revolutionary flag displayedChristmas Carol " closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 22 performances"Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula announces his retirementBuilding of Panama Canal, beginsAustria ends interregation tortureLost in Yonkers " closes at Richard Rodgers NYC after 780 performances"Muralitharan no-balled for throwing in ODI vs. WI at the GabbaDr John H Watson is introduced to Sherlock HolmesGeorgia is 4th state to ratify US constitutionSecret Garden " closes at St. James Theater NYC after 706 performances"Juan Darien-Carnival Mass " closes at Vivian Beaumont, New York City"1st Tournament of Roses (Pasadena, California)Free black community of Philadelphia petitions Congress to abolish slaveTommy Tune Tonite! " closes at Gershwin NYC after 10 performances"Love Thy Neighbor," closes at Booth Theater, New York City"French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killedUS Sen Thomas Pickering is 1st senator censured (revealed confidential documents communicated by the President of the US)Junk bond King Michael Milkin is released from jail after 22 monthsShow Boat," closes at Gershwin Theater, New York City"King Pakketvaart sails to the Netherlands IndiesLord Byron completesThe Corsair ""100s killed in Venezuela in prison revoltIce storm knocks out electricity in Quebec and OntarioEllis Island becomes reception center for new immigrantsLiberator, abolitionist newspaper, begins publishing in BostonTupolev-154M crashes at Irkutsk, Siberia: 122 killedKing Harald of England crowned1st US college extension courses for credit, University of Chicago1st Curling club in US (Orchard Lake Curling Club) opensBryant Gumbel co-hosted his finalToday " show on NBC-TV"Henry V crowned German KingJapan adopts the Gregorian calendar1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)Eddo Brandes takes ODI hat-trick vs. England at HarareFerrand of Portugal freed from the LouvreDenmark adopts Mid-European time1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in PennZimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series vs. England 3-0French King Jean II introduces Order of the StarManchester Ship Canal in England opens to trafficColonel Charles Stone is put in charge of organizing DC militiaSide Show," closes at Richard Rodgers NYC after 91 performances"Emperor Frederik III becomes Archduke of AustriaNorway adopts Mid-European timeSC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston HarborGrandpa Jones suffers a strokeMoorish fortress Alhambra, near Grenada, surrenders to the Christi1st football game between black colleges - Atlanta University 10, Tuskegee 0Construction of Brooklyn Bridge beginsSt. Eutychian begins his reign as Catholic PopeJews are expelled from Graz (Syria)Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New YorkKing Amadeus I of Spain inaugurated at 25Battle at Reading: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion armyCity of Lima Peru founded by Francisco PizarroLightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of SF Bay1st Test match hat-trick, Fred Spofforth at the MCGFlemish Earl Louis and Luxembourg Duke Wenceslaus sign peace treatyKing Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of ClevesCuba liberated from Spain by US (National Day) (US occupies till 1902)British battleship Thunder explodes in Gulf of Ismid, 9 dieColumbus left new world on return from 1st voyageArtois / Hainault / Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of ArrasBritish protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria establishedDr Benjamin E Mays, named President of Atlanta Board of EducationKing Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliamentPope Gregory XV forms Congregatio the Propagande FideCompulsory education in the Netherlands goes into effectNorthwestern League (minor baseball league) organized, Rockford, IllinoisNetherlands, England and France sign Triple AllianceVirginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyedAustralia declares independence from federation of the UK coloniesBecause of anti-monopoly laws, Standard Oil is organized as a trustColumbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)Great earthquake in New England1st Rose Bowl game (Pasadena, California) (University of Michigan - 49, Sanford - 0)Gen Wolseley receives last distress signal of General Gordon in KhartoumEngland declares war on Spain and NaplesBonnie Prince Charlies army draws to GlasgowNathan Stubblefield makes 1st public demonstration of radio, PennAlice Sanger becomes 1st female White House stafferPresident Washington delivers 1stState of the Union ""George Washington marries Martha Dandridge CurtisNetherlands Indies colony begins opium production1st US commemoratives and 1st US stamp to picture a woman issuedInsurrection of Trinidad negroesMassachusetts slaves petition legislature for freedom9 hour work day for diamond minersBattle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr Jamesons troops)Royal Academy (Technical Hague court) Delft opensBattle of Jersey (Island in the UK)President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 dayE Verlinger begins manufacturing 7single-sided records (Montreal)"President Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened successionTurkey and Russia sign treaty in Constantinople1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times SquareGustave Charpentiers operaLouise," premieres in Paris"US Ft Morgan, Mobile, seized by AlabamaNew England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston)Jack Hobbs makes his Test debut at the MCG (83 & 28)President Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was blackRomney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson occupies BathSamuel Morse made 1st public demonstration of telegraphRobert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4)Elara, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Perrine4 wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of New York2 day storm off Irish and English coast immortalized asBig Wind ""Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobsJapanese troops capture Port ArthurLast sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario)4,500 British and Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before IndiaSouth Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal governmentCanadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in OttawaDr W W Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22)Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, PennSun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic1st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50)Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF)Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at ApalachicolaPost office begins parcel post deliveries1st junior high schools in US opens (Berkeley, California)US President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamyNew York City mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N&S1st scheduled airline flight, St. Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot)Brooklyn Dodgers President Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000France ratifies Duple Alliance with RussiaPope Pius IX encyclicalOn the Church in Armenia ""Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of NigeriaPhilips installs research department in EindhovenFollowing Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th stateRecord snow cover in Seattle-120 cmDW Griffith showsClansman " at a sneak preview"Dodgers trade Casey Stengel and Cutshaw to Pittsburgh for Grimes and MamauxHugh Trumble takes a hat-trick vs. England at the MCGGreat Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coastJews of Laibach Austria expelledNHL Montreal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns downStanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1Cecil Rhodes resigns as Premier of Cape colony1st football game in Rose Bowl (Washington State-Brown)Anti-British uprising in IrelandSupreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake1st issue ofJournal of Negro History " published"Lithuania gains independenceSouth Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test winBoers attack at Ladysmith, about 1,000 killed or injuredLast day of the Julian calendar in Finland10,000 US union and socialist organizers arrested (Palmer Raids)Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctrDutch Press museum opens in AmsterdamBelorussian SSR established1st religious service radio broadcast in US, KDKA-Pittsburgh1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in IdahoMaria Montessori opens her 1st (Montessori) school (Rome)Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of roadDeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opensTrans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troopsNew Mexico becomes 47th stateUnion of Socialist Soviet Republics establishedKu Klux Klan surprise attack on black residential area Rosewood Florida, 8 killed (compensation awarded in 1995)1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizesStock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch foundedFlood in Rhine strikes CologneGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region established (now in Tadzhik SSR)Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefitsPaavo Nurmi, sets indoor record, 4:13.6 mile and 14:44.6 5,000mCommunist uprising in West JavaUS and Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls1st broadcast ofBarn Dance Show " (WBAP - Ft Worth Texas)"Kees Boeke opens 1st comprehensive school in HollandDodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack WheatYoung gang shoot dead 6 police in Springfield, MissouriTheodorus Pangalos resigns as Greek DictatorUS marines sent to Nicaragua1st US air-conditioned office building opens, San AntonioBruins beat Rangers in New York 13-3Bradman scores 167 for Australia vs. South Africa at the MCGPope Pius XI publishes encyclical Mortalium animos (against oecumene)Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Neth)Ijmuider fishing strike begins (till July 11th)British East Indies Viceroy Willingdon arrests Gandhi and NehruAlexander I establishes a royal dictatorship in YugoslaviaRoy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recoveryUS troops leave NicaraguaState of siege proclaimed in Honduras1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completedEarl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant1st state liquor stores open, in PennsylvaniaBob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part ofThe Intimate Revue ""Bradman scores 270 Aust vs. England at the MCG, incl 110 singlesJurgens and Van den Berg merge with Lever Brothers to form UnileverBradman scores 253 NSW vs. Queensland, 204 mins, 29 fours 4 sixesFt Jefferson National Monument, Florida establishedBronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in BronxJacob Cocey Sr chosen as Mayor of Massillon OhioBruno R Hauptmann trial begins for kidnap-murder of Lindbergh babyBillboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade1st around world flight (Pan AmPacific Clipper ")"Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison1st electron tube to enable night vision described, St. Louis, MissouriGrimmett becomes world record wicket taker with no 190 vs. South AfricaBob Feller, enlists in Navy and reports for duty to Norfolk VirginiaFederal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantor) effectiveBradman scores 357 for South Africa vs. Victoria, 424 minutes, 40 foursFrieda Wunderlich elected 1st woman Dean of a US graduate schoolFuture President George Bush marries Barbara Pierce in Rye, New YorkInternational Telecommunication Union establishedBook publisher Simon and Schuster foundedHermann Goering appoints Reinhard Heydrich head of Jewish EmigrationPope Pius XII publishes encyclical Quemadmodum1st Sugar Bowl and 1st Orange BowlBradman scores 107 South Africa vs. Victoria, his 4th consecutive centuryNFL Pro Bowl: Chi Bears beats NFL All-Stars 35-24Ray Lindwall smashes 100 vs. England in MCG TestAssociated Press inaugurates Wirephoto28 nations, at war with Axis, pledge no separate peacePremier Churchill and General Marshall fly to FloridaHappy as Larry " opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 3 performances"Eastern Airlines hires Eddie Rickenbacker as GMGerman troops in Bardia surrenderRogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of FameBritain recognizes Communist government of China1st newspaper to microfilm its current issues, New York Herald TribuneJapanese troops occupy Manila PhilippinesThomas Mann completes his tetralogy,Joseph & His Brothers ""Pardon Our French " closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 100 performances"Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)Ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State DepartmentIndianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimesCount Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captainAllied air raid on NeurenbergGermans execute resistance fighters in AmsterdamWKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcastingUS Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, OhioKentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955US jeep-aircraft carrier Ommaney Bay sinks after kamikaze attackFederal court bars former Little League Commissioner Carl Stotz from forming a rival groupNetherlands begins taxing wagesRadio Orange ends cooperation at Liese-AktionPark Avenue " closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 72 performances"KGNS TV channel 8 in Laredo, TX (NBC / ABC) begins broadcastingRussian general Zhukov appointed chief of general staffMahatma Gandhi begins march for peace in East-BengaliShow Boat " closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 417 performances"Elvis Presley makes his 7th and final appearance on Ed Sullivan ShowRose Bowl played in NC due to Japanese threat-Oregon 20, Duke 16WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, New York (PBS) beginsBurma declares independence from the UKBollingen Prize for poetry awarded to ee cummingsUS and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the AxisKDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, PA (CBS) begins broadcastingDuring Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture SeoulGibson patents Flying V GuitarCount Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lieutenant ColonelPal Joey " opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 542 performances"KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcastingWIPR TV channel 6 in San Juan, PR (PBS) begins broadcastingNegro League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdownNBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streakElvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in NashvilleOliver! " opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 774 performances"1st feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York CityHerman WouksCaine Mutiny," premieres in New York City"Soap OperaThe Brighter Day " premieres"Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move Kansas City Athletics to LouisvilleArmy defeats Navy 10-7 in footballArab Bowl," Oran, North Africa"1stBob Cummings Show " premieres on NBC (later on CBS)"Blondie " situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS)"Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against South Africa, his best Test bowlingGen Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th ArmyPoujadists / communists win French parliamentary electionsDodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000Milton Berle Show " last airs on ABC-TV"France joins the UNUSSR launches Mechta (Luna 1) for 1st lunar fly-by, 1st solar orbitSputnik 1 reenters atmosphere and burns up2 homemade buses collided on a mountain road in Terpate, Philippines plunging off a cliff, killing 84, injuring 140German air raid on allied airports at Eindhoven / Saint-Trond / BrusselsCuban Dictator Fulgencio Batista fleesEuropean Free Trade Association forms in StockholmKHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, TX (IND) begins broadcastingEmperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god1st redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax)1st automated (unmanned) subway train (NYC)Dr N E Shumway performs 1st US adult cardiac transplant operationENIAC, US 1st computer finished by Mauchly / EckertJohn F Kennedy announces run for US PresidencySoviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach MoonSurveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on MoonNational Assembly proclaims Hungary a RepublicJohn Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 yearsDoug Walters scores second Test century in his second TestWLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, New York (PBS) begins broadcastingBenelux agress to work related issuesSenator John F Kennedy, announces his candidacy for PresidentWFLD TV channel 32 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcastingBerkeley chemists announces 1st synthetic growth hormonesBritain nationalizes its coal industry1st AFL Championship Game, Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in TexasCecil Partee elected President pro tem of Illinois State SenateWTTG TV channel 5 in Washington, DC (MET) begins broadcastingNighttime version ofPassword " with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS"Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 millionUS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn1st color newsreel filmed (Pasadena, California)Ayub Khan elected President of PakistanFig Leaves Are Falling " closes at Broadhurst NYC after 4 performances"US male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth ShelleyBradman scores 132 in the 1st innings of the 3rd Test vs. IndiaFailed assassination attempt on President Nkrumah of GhanaFrance begins arms embargo against IsraelVladimir Bukovski is exiled from USSRBritain nationalizes its railwaysMartin Luther King Jr begins a drive to register black votersBeatles last recording session at EMI studiosSchoolhouse Rock," premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock"General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade effectiveNew York Jets sign quarterback Joe NamathKansas City Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders 17-7 in AFC championship gameCBS Mystery Theater," premieres on radio"Italy adopts constitutionObverse design of all Canadian coins is changed to depict present-dayMinnesota Vikings beat Cleveland Browns 27-7 in NFC championship gameEngland begins 3 day work week during mine strikeOrissa province accedes to India1st Jewish child born in Spain since 1492 expulsionNew York City transit fare rises from 20 cents to 30 cents, new larger tokens usedAM America," premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host"KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, TX (NBC) begins broadcastingGreen Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship gameWalter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentaryWheel Of Fortune," debuts on NBC-tv"KTTV TV channel 11 in Los Angeles, CA (MET) begins broadcastingZizi " closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 49 performances"Dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as 1st elected Governor of Virgin IsTed Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 millionTokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New ZealandChristian Barnard performs 2nd heart transplantOhio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victimsEMI records drop punk rock group Sex PistolsHo Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo ChinaKBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, CA (IND) begins broadcastingNixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee1st postage stamp copyrighted by US (Carl Sandburg stamp)Massive Chinese / North Korean assault on UN-linesFig Leaves Are Falling " opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 4 performances"Good News " closes at St. James Theater NYC after 16 performances"US hand over St. Stephan crown to HungaryDmitri Shostakovitch completes his 5th string quartetSoviet Sport " calls Emile Zatopek a public enemy"Gypsy " closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 120 performances"Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeatErnest BlochsSuite Hebraique," premieres"Dutch premiere of musicalHair " in Amsterdam"Over Here " closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 341 performances"50th hat trick in Islander history-John Tonelli scored 5 goalsWBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, PA (NBC) 1st broadcastUS population is 293,200,000; Black population: 22,600,000 (11.1%)Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the US (No 11828)Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41 B missionKSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcastingA barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, AntarcticaBritish Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine resignsRose and Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcastsRothschilds " closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 505 performances"Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 10-0Impala Platinum fires 20,000 black mine workers in JohannesburgWWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcastMariner 9 begins mapping MarsCandide " closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 740 performances"STS 61-C scrubbed at T-31sec because of liquid oxygen valve problemYugoslav parliament Chairman / VP Milovan Djilas criticize communismMiami Dolphins beat Baltimore Colts 21-0 in AFC championship gameHome Sweet Homer " opens and closes at Palace Theater, New York City"100th US Congress convenesBhutan issues its 1st postage stamps55 mph speed limit imposed by Richard NixonMary Shane hired by Chicago White Sox as 1st woman TV play-by-playAstronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxyWEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) beginsWorst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acresPresident Carter announces US boycott of Moscow OlympicsNew York Lotto pays $35 million to one winner (#s are 18-25-26-32-42-44)Elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in NashvilleUS Department of Interior designates grizzly bear a threatened speciesFrankenstein " opens and closes on Broadway"Gypsy " closes at St. James Theater NYC after 477 performances"KHAS TV channel 5 in Hastings, NB (NBC) begins broadcastingBowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signingPeter Pan " closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 578 performances"Real Life With Jane Pauley " premieres on NBC-TV"KOSA TV channel 7 in Odessa, TX (CBS) begins broadcastingRhino Records releases their 1st albumWildmania ""69th Australian Mens Tennis: B Teacher beats Kim Warwick (75 76 63)Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 seconds)Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) declares independence from Egypt and the UK30th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 vs. VancouverBritish police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, theYorkshire Ripper ""New York Yankees sign free agent Danny TartabulWREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, TN (CBS) begins broadcastingGavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs. West Indies)ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) and ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th and 6th ABC radio networkShane Warne takes 1-150 in his 1st Test inningsFrance returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Rep68th Australian Men Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62)Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today ShowBill Wyman announces he will leave Rolling StonesInternational Geophysical Year begins; ends 6 / 30 / 1958 (18-mo year)Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 200 m butterfly (2:05.65)Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce stormJean Mueller discovers comet Mueller / 1993aBOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7h57mSylvester Clarke knocks out spectator with brick, WI vs. PakistanUS Football League holds its 1st player draftGovernment Inspector " opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 37 performances"European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operationCamelot " closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 48 performances"Night Court " starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV"Dow-Jones hits record 3803.88Sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White70th Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats S Denton (62 76 67 64)Edmonton beats Minnesota 12-8 highest-scoring modern NHL gameYat Weiju swims world record 50m butterfly stroke (26.44)Treaties establish European Economic Community (Common Market)Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins16 die in a train crash in Chase, MarylandZhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool (26.44)WMBD TV channel 31 in Peoria, IL (CBS) begins broadcastingSD Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13:52 of OTComet Tempel 1 at perihelionRecord $65.2 million British lottery won by 3 people (2-3-4-13-42-44)Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom RepAnnie " closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 2,377 performances"US F-14s shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over MediterraneanBarry Switzer resigns as Dallas Cowboy coachChad becomes autonomous Republic in French CommunitySophisticated Ladies " closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 767 performances"VP Bush is 1st since VP Van Buren to declare himself PresidentDon Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of FameRohan Kanhai completes 256 vs. India at CalcuttaDon Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental ChampAT&T workers in Newark accidentally snap a cablePope Stefanus II arrives in PonthionBank of France issues new franc, worth 20 centsGary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writingDoonesbury ""Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medalAfonso IV succeeds Dionysius as King of PortugalCameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from FranceKen Anderson of Cincinnati completes record 20 consecutive passesIraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9thCalais, last English possession in France, retaken by FrenchJohnny Cash plays 1st of many free concerts behind barsMiami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championshipJan Krzystof Bielecki becomes Premier of PolandAntonioMichele " Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V"Montserrat adopts constitutionRiot in Tunis kills over 1007th largest wrestling crowd (63,500 - Tokyo Dome)Michaele Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius VUS census at 179,245,00090th hat trick in Islander history-Brent Sutter10th largest wrestling crowd (58,000-Tokyo Dome)England signs an offensive and defensive alliance with NetherlandBriggs Stadium is renamed Tigers StadiumAustralia beat WI by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wktsNewt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the HouseLast day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia and Holy Roman empireHouston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16 in AFL championship gameEgyptian President Mubarak reappoints Coptic Pope Shenuda IIIFather " opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 52 performances"Boris Godunov seizes Russian throne on death of Feodore ILargest check issued, National Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion)Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball scoreFunny Thing Happened," closes at St. James NYC after 715 performances"Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen ElizabethRussia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11Undefeated BYU becomes college football championsIvanov," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 51 performances"Fire destroys Jamestown, VirginiaRwanda granted internal self-government by Belgium191.66 million shares traded in New York Stock ExchangeTriumph of Love," closes at Royale Theater, New York City"Galileo discovers 1st 3 Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa and GanymedeWestern Samoa gains independence from New Zealand Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western SamoaNew York Islander, Mike Bossy, scores his 500th goalMargaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V Earl of Holland / ZealandFrancis Bacon becomes English lord chancellorG Woods succeeds Eugene Black as President of the World BankPenn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champPope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to FerraraGermany and Transylvania sign Peace of NikolsburgWTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcastingAshland Oil storage tank spills 3.8 million gallons, PennFrench Poet Francois Villon banished from ParisComposer Pier Cavalli marries rich widow Maria SosomenoFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolvedMulroney and Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreementBattle at Nancy, Burgundy vs. Switz, 7000+ killedFire after heavy storm destroys 2 / 3 of De Rijp Neth, 1 diesKNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcastingNotre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championshipPope Clemens VII forbids English King Henry VIII to re-marryRussian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to EnglandKTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcastingUCLA wins a record 7th consecutive bowl gameGreat fire in Eindhoven NethTypewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)International Cooperation Year beginsDow Jones hits record 2,800 (2,810.15)William Louis of Nassau becomes Governor / Viceroy of DrentheBattle at Panipat India: Afghan army beats MahrattenPalestinian al-Fatah organization formsSting joins wrestlings 4 Horsemen (Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson)Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia12 day transit worker strike shuts down NYC subwayColorado wins its 1st AP national title pollBattle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg1st US seed business established by David Landreth, PhiladelphiaAll US cigarette packs have to carryCaution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health ""Test debut of Shane Warne, vs. India at SydneySudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries)CRU becomes the CAFA and turns over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFLGypsy Passion " closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 55 performances"Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles2nd Bank of US opensFCC requires AM-FM sister stations to be at least 50% differentAbe Lincoln in Illinois " closes at Beaumont NYC after 40 performances"Engl / Hannover / Saxony-Poland / Austria sign anti-Prussian / Russian pact1st printing in HawaiiGreen Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship gameShakespeare after My Father " closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 266 performances"Failed assassination attempt on French King Louis XV by DamiensLiberia colonized by AmericansKansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship gameBattles between army and rebellious indians in South Mexico, kill 57Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution1st US Railroad Station opens (Baltimore)St. Helena adopts constitutionBus crashes in Luzon Philippines, 29 killedBritish naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, VirginiaHMS Beagle anchors off Chonos ArchipelagoTonga revises constitutionCarquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-211st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service, BaltimoreFlorida troops takeover Ft Marion at St. AugustineWABW TV channel 14 in Pelham, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcastingMost distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (est 15 billion light years away)Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movementBattle of Manassas Junction, VirginiaABC radio splits into 4 networks (Info, Entertainment, Contemp & FM)Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus OH on WBZX 99.7 FMTreaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain and FranceRomney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson march towards Romney, West VirginiaNetherlands gets color TVAutopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed of opiates and cocaineCentral America proclaims annexation to Mexican EmpireArkansas constitutional convention meets in Little RockWDCO TV channel 15 in Cochran, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcastingSt. Anterus ends his reign as Catholic Pope1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad)Mississippi constitutional convention meets in JacksonThe Epoch " (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT)"St. Felix I begins his reign as Catholic PopeKiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fellDutch King Willem II marries Emma von Waldeck-PyrmontAfro-American Historical Calendar Series EstablishedDuke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VIIDavy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the AlamoStart of Sherlock Holmes adventureValley of Fear " (BG)"Netherlands Christian Workers Union (NCW) formsJacob of Arteveld elected Mayor of GhentRecords show 95,820 licensed public houses in England on this dateW B Purvis patents fountain penRevised calendar for Western (RC) Church goes into effectBloody battles between Hoeksen and Kabeljauwen in DordrechtJames Clark Ross (UK) is 1st to enter pack ice near Ross Ice ShelfMine explosion kills 100, Krebs, Okla-blacks trying to help rescue white survivors, driven away with gunsCigarette advertisements banned on TVJoan of Arc handed over to the BishopCalifornia Exchange opensHermann SudermannsHeimat," premieres in Berlin"Company " closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 690 performances"Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic ChurchSteamship San Francisco wrecked-300 dieMotion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezingOn the Town " closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 65 performances"Dutch Premier Van Joost speaks ofHostage rights of Aemstel ""1st steamboat sails, Red RiverFanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbookPromises Promises " closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 1281 performances"Schouwburg Theater, the 1st in Amsterdam, opens250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft SumterStart of Sherlock HolmesAdventure of Blanched Soldier " (BG)"International Book Year beginsResistance of Androsovo in Russia-PolandAlabama troops seize Forts Morgan and Gaines at Mobile BayMarconi Co establishesCQD " as 1st International radio distress signal"KDSD TV channel 16 in Aberdeen, SD (PBS) begins broadcastingRussia and Poland sign Truce of AndrosovoPresident Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg, MississippiEngland beat Australia by one wicket at the MCGBritain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th-9th members of Common MarketTax revolt in Haarlem Neth1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia UniversityStanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 gamesWest African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)East Indies invasionGeldermalsen " leaves at Malakka: 92 killed"Dutch Heidemaatschappij established1st airplane bombing experiments with explosives, San FranciscoLee MacPhail takes over as AL President, succeeding Joe CroninWashington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey1st successful auroral photograph madeDutch Scouts Organization established in AmsterdamNBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead)Danish national anthemKong Kristian," 1st sung"French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocentWilliam M Burton patents a process tocrack " petroleum"World Population Year beginsScottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian communityVictor Trumper makes first-class debut for NSW 17 yrs 64 days1st steamboat passes through Panama CanalHaldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Mardian convicted of Watergate crime1st US building and loan association organized, Frankford, PennStart of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG)German troops conquer Fort Vaux at VerdunSweden adopts constitutionBritain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South AtlanticSF-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public useBaltimore Sun warns of Ku Klux KlanMusical Jubilee " closes at St. James Theater NYC after 92 performances"1st deep sea soundingEngland beat Australia at the MCG, Rhodes 7-56 and 8-68MusicalBig Boy " with Al Jolson premieres in New York City"Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence HallCalifornia town of Yerba Buena renamed San FranciscoNational Association of Audubon Society incorporatesComl transatlantic telephone service inaugurated between New York and LondonNBC replaces the peacock logo1st Chinese arrive in HawaiiPortuguese expel JesuitsHarlem Globetrotters play 1st game (Hinckley, Ill)Venezuela nationalizes oil fieldsDelaware legislature rejects proposal to join ConfederacySan Francisco has its 1st air meetBuck Rogers," 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres"1st woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means)US Ft Pulaski and Ft Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia1st National Hockey Association game (Victoria)Tarzan," one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears"Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson moves north from WinchesterFord Motor Co wages jump from $2.40 / 9-hr day to $5.00 / 8-hr dayCzech intellects begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77Brooklyn Bridge construction begins; completed May 24, 1883Austria-Hungary offensive against MontenegroTony Dorsett runs for record 202 yards in the Sugar BowlOleomargarine patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton, New YorkBritish Premier Lloyd George demand for unified peaceAir India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 2131st patent list issued by US Patent OfficeNational Socialist Party (Nazi) forms as German Farmers PartyPresident Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 19091st free kindergarten in US opens in Florence, MassachusettsSpartacus uprising in Berlin: state of siegeInternational Year of the Child begins1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington DCBoston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York YankeesJura, 26th canton of Switzerland, establishedAdmissions convention meets in Ellensburg, WA, asks for statehoodNew York Yankees announce purchase of Babe RuthUS and China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of WisconsinFrench Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, and Hugh Jennings54th Australian Womens Tennis: Barbara Jordan beats S Walsh (63 63)Emperor Wilhelm congratulates President Kruger on the Jameson RaidJames Gleason and Richard TabersIs zat so?," premieres in New York City"Alabama beats Arkansas in Sugar Bowl for college football championshipGerhart HauptmannsSchluck und Jau," premieres in Berlin"Nellie Taylor Ross became Governor of Wyoming, 1st woman gov in USAChrysler UK renamed TalbotPerihelion PassageUnder Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post officeInternational Decade of Water & Sanitation beginsReg Duff 104 on Test debut, vs. England at MCGJames Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hour day and $5 daily minimum wageMob storms Russian embassy in TeheranBritish miners strike for 8 hour working dayFox Studios exhibits MovietonePremier Adbou Diouf becomes President of SenegalUS postal savings bank inauguratedJudge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White SoxSweden changes order of succession to throneSouth Pacific RR offers to bring Liberty Bell to Exposition, freeCoup by King Alexander in South SlaviaGeorgia beats Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl for college football titleUS employment service opens as a unit of Department of LaborMao Tse-tung writesA Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire ""Greece is 10th country to join European Economic CommunityNew York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,0001st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western LeagueInternational Year for the Disabled beginsTurkey makes peace with ArmeniaWork on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County sidePalau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is) becomes self-governing1st living person identified on a US coin (Thomas E Kirby) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollarFenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also)Roger Smith becomes CEO of General MotorsBritish egyptologist Howard Carter finds sarcophagus of TutankhamunNational and American baseball leagues select a uniform ball30 Something stars Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig meet, later they marryMussolini dissolves Italian parliament / becomes DictatorFingleton and Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wktClemson wins the Orange Bowl for college football championship27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS PresidentOnly unicameral state legislature in US opens 1st session (Nebr)MTA launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the NYC subway systemBradman scores 112 vs. England at MCG - his 1st Test centuryFCC hears 1st transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signalPope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in PolandMarch of Dimes established to fight polioFinnish offensive at Suomossalmi against RussiaOrigin of Christian EraTA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul NYC subway systemGene Cox becomes 1st girl page in US House of RepresentativesBritish / Australian troops conquer Bardia LybiaRoman garrison of Mainz uprisingPenn State beats Georgia in Sugar Bowl for college football titleWPG-AM in Atlantic City, New Jersey consolidates with WBIL andWOV asnew " WOV"55 German tanks reach North-AfricaGov Lucius Antonius Saturninus of Germany becomes Emperor of RomePGA inaugurates all-exempt tourCanada and US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease)Teams agrees to start season later due to WWIIStart of Roman (Pontifical) IndictionWorld Communications Year beginsItalian counter offensive in AlbaniaWilliam H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forcesLast gladiator competition in RomeBrunei becomes independent of the UKAmerican-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command formsPepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoonOdor-able Kitty ""King Ataulf of Narbonne marries Emperor Honorius sister Galle PlacidiaNew York City transit fare rises from 75 cents to 90 cents1st missing persons telecast (NYC)Surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, AmsterdamHofmeier Charles Martel flees from Bishop WillibrordInternational Youth Year beginsCanadian Army troops arrive in North AfricaShow Boat " opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances"Russia adopts Julian calendarVH-1 made its broadcasting debutAllies land on west coast of Burma, conquer AkyabGeneral Spoor orders cease-fire on SumatraJews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist servicesAruba becomes independent from neighbor island CuracaoBritish Premier Winston Churchill visits FrancePresident Harry S Truman labels his administration theFair Deal ""Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes King of HungaryBarbra Striesand and Jon Peters relationship breaks upCato-Meridian School, NY, installs germicidal lamps in every roomFlying Enterprise sinksJuw Dekama elected potentate of FrisiaInternational Peace Year beginsGreek General Plastiras forms governmentKMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcastPortuguese navigators discover Rio de JaneiroNew York City transit fare rises from 90 cents to $1.00US aircraft carriers attack OkinawaElvis Presley recordsHeartbreak Hotel ""King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, CaetaOklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship1st opening session of Congress to be televisedEisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid EastJews are expelled from Laibach AustriaSpain and Portugal are 11th and 12th to join European Economic CommunityWilliam Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committeeContinental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth KeatingGeuzen sets fire to Woudrichem60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto RicoColgate Theater " dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV"Tony Sheridan and beatles produceMy Bonnie " and "The Saints ""1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland and FlandersInternational Year of Shelter for Homeless begins9 Jewish Kremlin physiciansexposed " as British / US agents"Camelot " closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 873 performances"German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610Czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian CitizenFred Wilt wins AAU Sullivan Memorial Trophy (US athlete of 1950)Carnival! " closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 719 performances"Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was March 25)Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championshipDragnet " with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV"San Diego beats Boston 51-10 in AFL championship gameCharles II Stuart crowned King of ScotlandYear of the Reader beginsAustralia beat West Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38Pope Paul VI visits Jordan and IsraelGeneral Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to LondonActress Kelly McGillis gets marriedJose Ramon Guizado becomes President of PanamaSan Diego Chargers win AFL-championshipRegular mail delivery begins between New York and BostonNew York City transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.151st electric watch introduced, Lancaster, PennsylvaniaKLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, CA (IND) beginsPro-James II-earl of Danby occupies YorkYear of the Young Reader beginsEdmund Hillary reaches South Pole overlandDr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft lawProtestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendarDavid Dinkins sworn in as 1st black Mayor of New York CityLindsay Kline takes a hat-trick vs. South Africa at Cape TownDubcek succeeds President Novotny as party leader of CzechoslovakiaRussia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendarFCC implementsSYNDEX " giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs"Alaska admitted as 49th US stateMaggie Flynn " closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 82 performances"Great Britain and Ireland union is in effect, creating United KingdomMitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champAdam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of House Education and LaborBollingen prize for poetry presented to John Berryman and Karl ShapiroJacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as King of PortugalNew York City MTA stops token redemption at subway stationsGround is broken for the Houston AstrodomeUSSR Venera 5 launched for 1st successful planet landing (Venus)J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near AntarcticaSports News Network begins operation on cable TVPope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro23,000 Belgian mine workers strikeDate of action in the operaMadeleine ""5% sales tax on consumer goods and services goes into effect in the USSRWOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcastingKPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcastingGen George Washington hoists Continental Union FlagIraq rejects peace proposal from Egyptian President Hosi MubarakJack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singingShe Loves You ""Soap OperaAll My Children," premieres on ABC"Daily Universal Register " (Times of London) publishes 1st issue"Les Miserables opens at Festival Theatre, AdelaideFloyd B McKissick, named National Director of CORE1st one-day international, Australia vs. England at the MCGQuakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slavesBush is 1st US President to address Australian ParliamentTonight Show " is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes"Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streakAlbany replaces NYC as capital of New YorkCuracao becomes 1st in Dutch Antilles to have compulsory educationCarl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasionLargest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs. Lakers - 11,178)Russia appoints 1st Jewish censor to censor Hebrew booksEurope breaks down trade barriersWJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcastingNASA announces development of space shuttleDutch East Indies Company dissolvesInternational Space Year beginsRep Adam Clayton Powell Jr seated by CongressNew York City transit fare rises from 30 cents to 35 centsIreland and Great Britain (England and Scotland) form United KingdomNew York City transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25Jimmy " closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 84 performances"President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttleHaiti gains independence from France (National Day)12 member European Economic Community set up vast free trade zoneMame " closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 1508 performances"West-Pakistani sheik Mujib ur-Rahman freedCuracao is taken by English (until March, 1816)Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Penn State, 24-3Marxist government takes over in CongoMali and Niger break diplomatic relations with IsraelAfrican Benevolent Society (education) formsCzechoslovakia separates into Czech Republic (Bohemia) and SlovakiaWHAG TV channel 25 in Hagerstown, MD (NBC) begins broadcastingNetherlands recognizes German DRCongress prohibits importation of slavesHarry Connick Jr arrested at a New York airport for gun possessionBaltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders 27-17 in AFC championship gameRaul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show inOh, Brother ""Sierra Leone becomes a British colonyFlying Karamzov Brothers " closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 50 performances"George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 millionWiz " opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1672 performances"Official reopening of the White HouseGrand Night after Singing " closes at Criterion NYC after 52 performances"Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as Premier of Spain14 die when British freighterLake Illawarra " rams pylon bridge between Derwent and Hobart, Tasmania and ship sinks"Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, PaviaBattle of Romney, West VirginiaGunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden Neth, 150 dieEngland and Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Washington1st underground railway opens in LondonBritish take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814)Congress ratifies peace treaty between US and EnglandDr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, CaliforniaJanuary-uprising begins in Poland1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from NatchezRevolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies Treaty of ParisSen Everett Dirksen introduces a bill to make marigold the National flowerGeorgia legislature reconvenesFrance decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country foreverMozart completesDissonantenkwartet " (opus 10)"US mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coinsJohn D Rockefeller incorporates Standard OilRoyal Astronomical Society founded in EnglandDr Jessee Bennet of Edom Va, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wifeChrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus SchultzUS Senate proposes female suffrageBattle of Wetumka, FloridaEli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets1st Computer patentedFire at uninsured Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin kills 71. General Tom Thumb of P T Barnum fame, escapes unhurtHMS Beagle / Charles Darwin reach Sydney AustraliaKing of Naples flees before advancing French armiesDr Herman Hollerith receives 1st US patent for a tabulating machineIvory Coast declared a protectorate of FranceAnthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, PennGideon Hawley becomes 1st state school superintendent in US (NY)Michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championshipPope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Sapientiae ChristianaeFranciscan nuns begin Missionary work on Netherlands AntillesKing of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of KielNew South Wales score 918 all out vs. South Australia in 560 minutesLord Roberts and Lord Kitchener reach Cape TownFL state troops demand surrender of Ft PickensConspiracy in New Mexico against US1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill)Oil discovered in TexasPresident Davis delivers hisState of Confederacy " address"French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executedPope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen1st international air meet in US held, in LABritish Zulu War begins: Lieutenant General Chelmsford invades ZululandFt Pikens, Florida falls into state handsFrank Chance becomes Yankee managerLunt-Fontanne Theater (Globe) opens at 205 W 46th St, New York City1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, LouisianaAustria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy1st photo in US taken from an airplane, San DiegoFreeland Colony founded in USBattle of Cosby Creek, TennesseeMississippi becomes 1st state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition)Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified)Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, AmsterdamGeneral Sherman begins his march to the SouthPresident Wilson outlines his 14 points for peace after WWICaillaux government in France resignsRhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170NC constitutional convention meets in RaleighTypography strike in AmsterdamOscar Mathisen skates world record 500 m in 43.7 seconds in OsloSouthwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garisonSC constitutional convention, meets with a black majority1st all-female US State Supreme Court appointed, TexasRussian offensive in Kaukasus1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26)Celluloid " registered as a trademark"1st telephone connection between Netherlands and West-IndiesLeague of Nations establishedFootball rules committee legalizes forward passP B S Pinchback elected to SenateCBS radio network buys WABC in New York CityMontreal Canadiens (14) and Tor St. Patricks (7) score NHL record 21 goalsBritain grants responsible government to former colony of TransvaalI D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislaturePhiladelphia Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight losesSilver reaches record $1.37 an ounceHouse of Reps rejects proposal to give women right to voteUS Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutionalRatification of present SF City CharterLast US troops leave Rhineland (Germany)Britain proclaims Gilbert and Ellice Is colony in PacificJoe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground)Jaap SpeyersBluejackets " premieres in Amsterdam"Lithuania seizes and annexes country of MemelMontreal Canadien Joe Malone scores 5 goals beating Ottawa 9-4Roger Hartigan scores century on Test debut vs. Eng Adelaide (116)Spectrophotometer patented, AC HardyFrance-Saarland formsAnnual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed toHenry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-FordsBradman scores 107 for South Australia vs. Queensland (1st innings)Soviet Union orders exile of Leon TrotskyKenesaw Mountain Landis becomes 1st commissioner of baseballDutch South Sea dike cracksBritish Air Marshal Richard Peirse resignsMaurice Allom takes Test hat-trick England vs. New Zealand ChristchurchHistory of Science Society organized at BostonFinland and the USSR adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendarYouth for Christ " organizes"Mordovian Autonomous Region in RSFSR constitutedSeatrain (RR cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans-HavanaJohn McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, and Judge MCQuade buy New York GiantsGen George Marshall becomes Secretary of StateMickey Mouse " and "Silly Symphony " comics syndicated"Hattie W Caraway elected 1st woman senator (D-Ark)Allies direct Fiume (Rijeka) in ItalyToronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a gamePete the Tramp " cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts"Uprising of Guardia Civil in Spain, 25 diesToronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs. New York RangersQueen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treasonActress Mary Pickford marries actor Douglas FairbanksUS Congress recognize independence PhilippinesAfghan King Amanullah forced to resignMake Mine Manhattan " closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 performances"Bradman hits 186 South Africa vs. Queensland before Christ catches him at short-legPlow for laying submarine cable patented1st totalisator (to record racetrack bets) in US installed, HialeahMy Romance " closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 95 performances"Seyss-Inquart begins registration of JewsBritish troops reconquer SollumHorse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st raceSmall Wonder " closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 134 performances"Japan invades North-Celebes, Netherlands IndiesDutch troops on Tarakan surrenderOil pipeline Iraq-Mediterranean goes into useThought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in BermudaRussian offensive against German 6th / 4th Armies near StalingradNational War Labor Board createdL M (Mario) Giannini elected President of Bank of AmericaJordan adopts constitution1st mobile electric power plant delivered, PhiladelphiaFrankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat & soy meal)National Society for Legalization of Euthanasia forms (NY)Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)British troops conquer Maungdaw, BurmaChurchill and de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in MarrakeshAll commercial ferry service to East Bay endsFurman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 ptBaseball writers again fail to elect a new Hall of FamerFailed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat AmsterdNorway claims Queen Maud Land in AntarcticaLouise Sugg wins LPGA LA Golf OpenLA Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to closeGerman forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of BulgeCommissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit TigersWUNC TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting1st radar contact with MoonUS Task Force 38 destroys 41 Japanese ships in Battle of South China SeaNFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay beats NFL All-Stars 16-7Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad AikenUN General Assembly meets for 1st time (London)Polonaise " closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 113 performances"Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in BorneoCuban revolutionary forces capture HavanaUS Army establishes 1st radar contact with Moon, Belmar, New JerseyNFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to Los AngelesAlex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st gameBollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Yvor WintersBritish stop ships Independence and In-Gathering from landing in Israel1st Supermarket in the UK opensFDR andWinston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WWIIDutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth)Greek steamerHimara " strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard"Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fastHeinrich Himmler views WarsawGolfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, 1st pro appearance, he came in 50thCall Me Mister " closes at National Theater NYC after 734 performances"US Supreme Court decision (Sipuel vs. Oklahoma State Board of Regents)Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum / WolchowEuropean Parliament accept Mansholt Plan1st Jewish family showGoldbergs " premieres on CBS"Arthur Godfrey & His Friends " premieres on CBS TV"2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushedPresident Lyndon B Johnson declaresWar on Poverty ""RCA introduces 45 RPM recordDutch court affirms death sentence against SS chief Hanns RauterBlack / Indian race rebellion in Durban, South Africa; 142 dieStar of India returned to American Museum of Natural History1st jet passenger trip madeSwedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 dieAs the Girls Go " closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 420 performances"Georges Pompidou appointed French PremierUN headquarters opens in Manhattan, New YorkUSSR re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage and sabotageUS recalls all consular officials from ChinaWho and the Kinks perform on the lastShindig " TV show on ABC"Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Archibald MacLeishEzzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing titleNFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-2729 pilot whales beach themselves and die at San Clemente Island, CaliforniaNFL Pro Bowl: N Conf beats A Conf 27-7NFL Pro Bowl: N Conf beats A Conf 30-13Today Show " premieres with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV"Voyageurs National Park, Minn establishedBollingen Prize for poetry awarded to W H Auden9Jewish " physicians arrested for"terrorist activities " in Moscow"Rationing of coffee in the Netherlands endsNCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fallElvis recordsHeartbreak Hotel ""Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliamentSnow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26Tricks " opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 8 performances"Anthony Eden resigns and Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of BritainSouthern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) foundedWALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcastingSecret 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selects Robert C Weaver-HUD)Johnny Watkins bowls six overs 0-21 vs. Pakistan Never againRingo releasesOh My My " in the UK"Trial of Watergate burglars begins in Washington DCCoup in TogoUS Poet James Merrill wins Bollingen PrizePorgy & Bess " closes at Uris Theater NYC after 122 performances"ABC airs final episode ofLove, American Style ""Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan ShowWNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcastingSuper Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders beat the Minnesota Vikings, 32-14 in Pasadena Super Bowl MVP: Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, WRSoyuz 17 carries 2 Cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4Hallelujah, Baby! " closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 293 performances"Dutch rations gasolineCommonwealth of Northern Marianas establishedPacific Overtures " opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 193 performances"Illya Darling " closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 320 performances"Shenandoah " opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 1050 performances"Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS MerwinDorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consecutive National figure skating championsBeginning of Tet-offensive in VietnamBollingen Prize for poetry awarded to AR Ammons (Sphere)High-school player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throwsMilitary coup in Ecuador, President Guillermo Lara leavesMinn North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th)Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damageSupreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetusesUS female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy HamillBeatles releaseYellow Submarine " album"Angola revises its constitution63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi ArabiaUS male Figure Skating championship won by Terry KubickaSoon " closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 3 performances"Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer RougeFrancisco Balsamao elected President of PortugalBollingen Prize awarded to David IgnatowFormer umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpireFame " premieres on NBC TV"5.9 earthquake in New England and Canada; 1st since 1855Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill BucknerTricks " closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 8 performances"Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win vs. EnglandBritish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visits Falkland IslandsFrance releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich OlympicsEfskind skates world record 1000m (1:17.6)Reagan ends US arms embargo against GuatemalaBraves pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possessionGov Askew dedicates RCUC solar office buildingSuper Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat the Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston Super Bowl MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RBKing & I " opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances"EAA moves operations to OshkoshSoyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 and Soyuz 26 (1st time 3 spacecraft link)Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer JamKHQ-AM in Spokane WA changes call letters to KLSN (now KAQQ)John Lennon releasesNobody Told Me ""Grand Tour " opens at Palace Theater NYC for 61 performances"King of Schnorrers " closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 63 performances"Chicago Bears defeat New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XXFlames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-outDebut of PretendersHead of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in BelgiumNetherlands Bank issues 250 guilder notesChinese / Vietnamese border fights, 1500 killedTintypes " closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 93 performances"Barbara Sonntag, Colo, crochets record 147 stitches / min for 1 / 2 hourSTS 61-C mission scrubbed at T -9m because of weather problemsNew Nicaraguan constitution takes effectBritish team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles)Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to May Swenson and Howard NemerovUS President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against LibyaSir Rudolph Bing (of New York Met Opera) marries Lady Carroll DouglassPalau adopts constitutionAir Florida 737 took off in a snowstorm, crashes into 14th St. Bridge in Washington, DC, and falls into Potomac River, killing 78French airplanes harass Libyan positions in Duadi DoumEnglish Earl of St. Andrews marries Sylvana TomaselliHonduras adopts constitutionHank Aaron and Frank Robinson elected to Hall of FameKapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket, at 28 the youngestUS male Figure Skating championship won by Brian BoitanoBilly Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd timeTV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TVAkhito becomes Emperor of JapanPat Sajak Show " premieres on CBS"Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game23rd Tennis Federation Cup: Czech beats USA in Nagoya Japan (2-1)Cleveland Cavs block 21 New York Knick shots tying NBA regulation game recordJohnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of FameSTS 41-B vehicle moves to launch pad99-yr-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf courseInternational Conference on Limitation of Chemical Weapons opens in Paris64th US manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) launches into orbit1st black lt gov since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va)Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against IslandersLynn Jennings runs world record 5K indoor at 15:22.64Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan elected to Baseball Hall of FameLargest crowd (76,633) at NFL New York Giant Stadium (beat Washington 17-0)Cerberal Palsy telethon raises $17,1000,000Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too farBaker and Aziz meet in Geneva; talks fail to defuse gulf crisisTest debut of Phil Simmons, WI vs. India, MadrasExpress train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428Nia Peeples Party Machine " premieres on TV"Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of FameUSSR announces it will participate in Seoul Summer OlympicsNCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college examsAT&T releases video-telephone ($1,499)Dean Smith of NC is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc)7 top New York Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison eachSouth Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runsFranziska van Almsick swims world record 100 m free style (53.33)Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx schoolW German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijackingUnited Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 514th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000Actor Joseph Cotton undergoes vocal cancer operation at 84LA Dodger / SD Padre Steve Garvey retiresUS female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya HardingGunda Niemann skates world record (167.282 pts)Pat Lafontaine sets New York Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straightSupreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays and other expressive activitiesChristmas Carol " closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 18 performances"Rintje Ritsma skates world record (156.201 points)Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2ndFriday the 13th " virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain"Passion " closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 280 performances"Ecuador and Peru involve in boundary fightCongress empowers Bush to order attack on IraqComputers across Britain hit byFriday the 13th " virus"Crazy after You " closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 1622 performances"Worker accidentally cuts electrial wires at Newark AirportRic Flair wins NWA / WCW wrestling titleJerry Parks, Okla defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate16th United Negro College Fund raises $12,600,000Heart attacks sends Frank Sinatra back to hospitalSoviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independenceRuins of Mashkan-shapir (occupied 2050-1720 BC) found in IraqNewt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the HouseAnatoly Karpov defeats Viswanathan Anand to retain chess titlePaul Simon opens a tour in South AfricaSubway gunman Bernhard Goetz begins 1-year jail sentenceMoslem army occupies Kurashitische CaravanAnatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov spacewalk record 3 hours 8 minutesUS female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi1st elected US black Governor inaugurated (Douglas Wilder-Virginia)Vikings attacked Lindisfarne IslandBoston Red Sox Mo Vaughn pleads not guilty to drunken drivingIndependent Presidential Candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics12th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 25 awardsBattle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion armyDecapitated head of Danish Little Mermaid is returnedHyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South AfricaLotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius IIIHockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player everIrish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRAPhil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf OpenEarl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with FranceSt. Fabian begins his reign as Catholic Pope5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in NYC)President Mario Soares of Portugal re-electedLouis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crownRobert Guiscard conquers PalermoBirmingham Barracudas granted CFL franchiseSoccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 dieFrench troops under Duke de Guise occupy CalaisGerman Emperor Charles I delegates Golden DegreeDC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl livesUN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar meets with SaddamGenoa Italy expels JewsOrder of Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary and SpainNHLPA and owners agree to end NHL strikeExcavation of new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) beginsJews are expelled from Genoa ItalyDuke Philip the Good marries Isabella of PortugalSpace Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10), launches into spaceUS serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insaneOldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)Order of the Guilder formsMartina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis InternationalSTS-54 (Endeavour) launches into orbit1st American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co)Complutensian New Testament in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin finishedTelstar 401 Satellite FailsSuper Bowl XXVII in Pasadena - Cowboys beat BillsDutch gang leaderSjako " arrested"1st sitting ofVurige Chamber " in Paris"Proposals," closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances"Italian government of Ciampi resignsEngland, Austria, Netherlands and Saxon sign anti-Prussian Quadruple AllianceKing Charles I and family flee London for OxfordAFC Championship: Denver Broncos beat Pitt Steelers 24-2126 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strikeComet C / 1760 A1 (Great comet) approaches within 0.0682 AUs of EarthKing Charles II affirms charter of Royal African CompanyUS female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle KwanPatti LaBelle On Broadway," opens at St. James Theater, New York City"George Washington delivers 1st state of union address (or Jan 4)Charles Farnese becomes Duke of Parma / PiacenzaUS male Figure Skating championship won byCBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construedCommon Sense " by Thomas Paine, published"Last day for all Jews to leave SicilyEnglish King Henry III marries Eleonora of ProvenceAustrians defeat French in 2nd battle of NoviDutch in Cape Town surrender to BritishDutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killedCharles V and Francis I sign Treaty of MadridWild Boy of Aveyron discovered in southern FranceHerman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of the Netherlands IndiesHolland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1 / 1 / 1583)Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy and FlandersCape colony becomes English colonyLouisiana slaves rebell in 2 parishesPope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of AlfonsoChurch authorities burn hebrew books in RomeLouisiana slave revolt by Charles Deslondes at German CoastTea from India 1st arrives in the UKFrench King Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in HartfordBattle of New Orleans-War of 1812 ended 12 / 24 / 1814 but nobody knewPenny Post mail system is startsFrisia and Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendarRodger Ludlow publishes Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ""Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament membersPoets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning begin correspondingParts of the Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendarUnited East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7,000 killedBoston Academy of Music, 1st US music school, establishedFlorida becomes 3rd state to secede from USTsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian UniversityBattle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish1st telegraph message sent using dots and dashes (NJ)Ft Jackson and Ft Philip are taken over by LA state troops1st US public museum established (Charlestown SC)Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecutingwitches ""Rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks outUS forts and property seized by MississippiMission Santa Clara de Asis founded in CaliforniaGerman mob leaderSjako " sentenced to death in Amsterdam"Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College DelftBattle of Big Sandy River, KY (Middle Creek)French evacuate ViennaSpanish King Philip V abdicates thronePeriods
Explosion cambrienneDinosauresÈre glaciaire3 siècles de commerce entre l'occident et la ChineEmpire chinois des HanEmpire romainPremière révolution industriellePremière guerre mondialeSeconde guerre mondiale
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