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Dodger All-Star TRADEKansas City Athletics purchase Tommy Lasorda from the DodgersO'Malley: Dodgers play home game at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City.World Series G1: Yankees @ Dodgers, 3-6World Series G2: Yankees @ Dodgers, 8-13Franz Ferdinand ShotWorld Series G1: Red Sox @ Mets 1-0"Pluto Platter" Released AKA FrisbeeSputnik Launched, creating hysteriaR-7 Rocket Launched and ExplodedNYT Predicts the Soviets will beat the US in launching a sattelite into orbitFILM: "Friendly Persuasion" ReleasedFILM: "I was a Teenage Werewolf" ReleasedMad Bomber of New York STRIKES in BrooklynMad Bomber of New York ARRESTEDJimmy Hoffa corruption discoveredSenate Committee Hearing w/ Jimmy HoffaAppalachin Mafia MeetingFamous Mafioso Frank Costello Assassination AttemptBOOK: Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" PublishedLittle Rock Nine Successfully Integrate at Previously All-White High SchoolIntegration at High-School in Little Rock Begins UnsuccessfullyPresident Eisenhower issues Executive Order 10730Sputnik 2 Launches carrying dog, LaikaUSA Unsuccessfully launches First Sattelite into OrbitPresident of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser announces the nationalization of the Suez Canal CompanyIsrael invades the Egyptian Sinai PeninsulaOperation Musketeer - French / British Invasion Begins to take back control of the Suez Canal From Egyptian ControlPresident of Egypt, Nasser, orders the sinking of ships in the Suez canal making the canal impassable for ShippingFollowing pressure and condemnation from the United Nations France & Britian agree to a Cease fire and withdrawal of French TroopsAll British and French Troops Leave EgyptAndrei Gromyko is appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the USSRSingapore gains self rule from the British18 German Physicists Bar Work on Nuclear WeaponsU.S. to Give NATO 3 Types of MissilesJoseph (Socks) Lanza sent to jail until State Parole Baord could make a "final determination" of his parole-violation case.President Eisenhower pushes civil rights plan at G.O.P. ParleyThe Times reports that "an influenza epidemic has affected thousands of Hong Kong residents"Joseph Lanza Put Back into PrisonQueens Area proposed for new home of Brooklyn DodgersEisenhower Asks Congress to Back his Mideast PlanVietnam: A bomb was thrown into a Saigon restaurant and injured 13 peopleAmerican Officer killed by bomb in Vietnam.Thirteen American soldiers were injured in three attacks aimed at United States Information Service installations in Saigon.President Eisenhower meets with President Diem of South Vietnam in Washington DCTELEVISION: I Love Lucy Series Finale AirsFILM: The Bridge on the River Kwai PremieresFILM: 12 Angry Men ReleasedPeyton Place PremieriesFILM: Island in the Sun PremieresFILM: Pal Joey PremieresFILM: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral PremiersRKO ceases domestic distribution of feature films which is taken over by Universal Pictures.FILM: The Delicate Delinquent PremiersElvis Presley makes his final appearance on The Ed Sullivan ShowTV: Steve Allen makes his final appearance as host of NBC's The Tonight Show29th Academy Awards AirNortheast Airlines Flight 823 Crashes minutes after departing LaGuardiaNY Giants (NFL) Lose to Cleveland Browns 3-6NY Giants (NFL) Beat Phil Eagles 24-20NY Giants (NFL) Beat Wash Redskins 24-20NY Giants (NFL) Crush Pitt Steelers 35-0NY Giants (NFL) lose to Wash Redskins 14-31NY Giants (NFL) Beat GB Packers 31-17Hank Sauer was signed as a free agent by the NY Giants (MLB).Hoyt Wilhelm was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Whitey Lockman. (MLB)Tommy Lasorda was purchased from the Yankees by the Brooklyn Dodgers.Teamster Chiefs Clashing Over a Successor to Beck, Hoffa NominatedDodgers Beat Giants 5-3 to take second places in the season's series finale at Ebbet's FieldLa Guardia Field to Expand Under 30 Million Program, ModernizedPresident Eisenhower to press for the cancellation of automatic tax cuts scheduled for April 1.FILM: The Teahouse of the August Moon PremieresUK Prime Minister Anthony Eden ResignsPresident Eisenhower gives Inagural AddressBritish and French Troops invade Suez CanalBOOK: Dr. Seuss Publishes The Cat in The HatSoviet Nuclear reactor at Chernobyl explodesSpace Shuttle Challenger Explodes just after launchTV: Oprah Winfrey Show PremieresComet Halley reaches the closest point to the Earth, during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th centuryHands Across America Charity Event HeldCOST OF LIVING IN 1986COST OF LIVING IN 1957Eisenhower signs the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways ActMUSIC: Elvis Presley "Too Much" Spends next 3 weeks #1 BillboardsMUSIC: Tab Hunter's "Young Love" Spends next 4 weeks #1 BillboardMUSIC: Buddy Knox's "Party Doll" spends 1 week #1 BillboardMUSIC: Perry Como's "Round and Round" Spends 1 Week #1 BillboardMUSIC: Elvis Presley's "All Shook up" spends 8 Weeks #1 BillboardMUSIC: Pat Boone's "Love Letters in the sand" spends 5 weeks #1 BillboardMUSIC: Pat Boone's "Bernardine" spends 1 Week #1 BillboardMUSIC: Elvis Presley's "Teddy Bear" spends 7 weeks #1 Billboard'sMUSIC: Debbie Reynold's "Tammy" Spends 2 weeks #1 BillboardsFILM: "Funny Face" ReleasedMUSIC: Paul Anka's "Diana" spends 1 week #1 BillboardMUSIC: The Cricket's "That'll be the day" spends 1 week #1 BillboardsJimmie Rodgers "Honeycomb" spends 2 weeks #1 BillboardMUSIC: The Everly Brothers "Wake up Little Susie" spends 1 week #1 BillboardElvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" spends 7 weeks #1 BillboardMUSIC: Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire" ReleasedBroadway première of the musical West Side Story at the Winter Garden TheatreMUSIC: Guy Mitchell's Singing the Blues spends 9 weeks #1 BillboardsMUSIC: Elvis Presley's "Love me Tender" spends 5 weeks #1 BillboardFord Launches its new car on Live TV, The EdselBOOK: "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac publishedMUSIC: Fats Domino's I'm Walkin' Released.MUSIC: Fats Domino Releases Hit Single "Valley of Tears"MUSIC: "Biggest Show of Stars of 1957" Concert Tour BeginsTV: Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" premieres on ABCChuck Berry's "Rock and Roll Music" ReleasedFloyd Patterson beats Archie Moore to win World Heavyweight ChampionJackie Robinson decides to retire from BaseballAlthea Gibson becomes first African-American woman to win WimbledonThe National League Unamiously votes to allow the Dodgers to play in LA for the following season.USA sets off first Blast of Nuclear TestsDodgers play last game in Brooklyn, winning 2-0 vs Pittsburgh PiratesSoviet Union Hosts Ted Tuners 'Goodwill Games'Rutan Voyager makes the first continuous non-stop flight around the worldFirst Studio Ghibli Film Released, "Castle in the Sky"Soviet Union Launches Mir Space StationRichard Branson's Virgin Challenger II breaks the world record for the fastest crossing of the AtlanticSmoking Banned in NJ/NY Public TransportationPan Am Flight 73 HijackedTWA Flight 840 bombingEarthquake San SalvadorLiberty Weekend in 1986President Reagan's Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra ControversyIran-Contra Affair: Chief National Security Advisor, Robert McFarlane ResignsMike Tyson's first Nationally Televised FightMike Tyson Fights former world title challenger Marvis FrazierMike Tyson wins The World Heavyweight ChampionshipDiego Maradona Leads Argentina to World Cup Victory over West GermanySwedish Prime Minister Olof Palme Murdered40th Annual Tony Awards Held in NYCIvan Lendl wins 1986 US Open (Tennis)NBA Draft Held in NYCBoston Celtics Beat Houston Rockets, Win NBA Finals 4-2Montreal Canadiens Win Stanley Cup over Calgary FlamesJack Nickalus Wins The Masters at Age 46FILM: 'Top Gun' ReleasedFILM: 'Crocodile Dundee' ReleasedFILM: "Platoon" ReleasesFILM: "Karate Kid Part II" ReleasesFILM: "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" ReleasesFILM: "Back to School" ReleasesFILM: "Aliens" ReleasesFILM: "Ruthless People" ReleasesFILM: "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" ReleasesFILM: "Hannah and Her Sisters" ReleasedFILM: "A Room with a View" ReleasesFILM: "Down and Out in Beverly Hills' ReleasesFILM: "Mona Lisa" ReleasesFILM: "Out of Africa" ReleasesFILM: "The Color Purple" Releases58th Academy Awards AirsTV: Diff'rent Strokes Series Finale AirsChicaga Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10, to Win the SuperbowlFirst Group Of Artists Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of FameRonald Reagan gives State of Union AddressWest Berlin discotheque bombingUnited States bombing of LibyaRoger Clemens became the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out 20 battersRogers Comission Report ReleasedEdmond post office shooting Kills 14President Ronald Reagan signs the Goldwater–Nichols Act into law,The Fox Broadcasting Company (then abbreviated as FBC; now Fox) launches as the United States' fourth commercial broadcast television networkNYC: WNBC Radio's traffic helicopter crashes into the Hudson River, killing traffic reporter Jane DornackerTV: Season 3 of The Bill Cosby Show Airs (NBC)TV: Season 2 Finale of The Cosby Show (NBC)TV: Season 4 Finale of Family Ties Airs (NBC)TV: Family Ties Season 5 PremieresTV: Cheers Season 4 Finale Airs (NBC)TV: Season 5 of Cheers PremieresTV: Murder She Wrote Season 2 FinaleTV: Season 3 of Murder, She Wrote Airs (CBS)TV: Golden Girls Season 1 Finale AirsTV: Golden Girls Season 2 PremieresMUSIC: Grammy Awards HeldMUSIC: Madonna Releases "True Blue" AlbumMUSIC: "Rock Me Amadeus" Tops Billboard 100 ChartsMUSIC: Madonna Releases "Papa Don't Preach"MUSIC: "I Miss You (Klymaxx song)" ReleasedMUSIC: "That's What Friends are for" hits 'Certified Gold' on the Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Lionel Ritchie's "Say You, Say Me" Hits #1 on ChartsMUSIC: Whitney Houston's "How Will I know" hits #1 Billboard chartsMUSIC: Mr. Mister's "Kyrie" hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Starship's "Sara'" hits #1 Billboard chartsMUSIC: Heart's "These Dreams" Hits #1 Billboard chartsMUSIC: Prince and The Revolution's "Kiss" Hits #1 Billboard ChaMUSIC: Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" Hits #1 Billboard chartsMUSIC: Pet Shop Boy's "West End Girls" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Madonna's "Live to Tell" Hits #1 Billboard ChartMUSIC: Pati Labelle and Michael McDonald's "On my Own" Hits #1 Billboard chartsMUSIC: Billy Ocean's "There'll be Sad songs (To Make you Cry)" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Simply Red's "Holding Back the Year Years" Hits #1 Billboard chartsMUSIC: Genesis' "Invisible Touch" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" hits #1 Billboard chartsMUSIC: Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Bananarama's "Venus" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Berlin's "Take my Breath Away" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Huey Lewis and the News "Stuck with you" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Janet Jackson's "When I Think of You" Hits #1 On BillBoard ChartsMUSIC: Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsMUSIC: Boston's "Amanda" Hits #1 Billboard ChartsFirst Martin Luther King Jr HolidayBarry Bonds makes MLB Debut for Pit PiratesWorld Series G3: Dodgers @ Yankees, 3-5World Series G4: Dodgers @ Yankees, 2-6World Series G5: Dodgers @ Yankees, 0-2World Series G6: Yankees @ Dodgers, 0-1World Series G7: Yankees @ Dodgers, 9-0Don Maglie pitches a No-hitter in a 5-0 win at home vs PhilliesDodgers fall 1 game behind Braves with 7-3 loss to PhilliesBraves Lose to Cardinals 5-4, 0.5 Game Lead over Dodgers for the PennantDodgers win both games vs PIT in Double Header, 6-2, 3-1, Take 1 Game LeadDodgers Clinch Pennant w/ 8-6 win over PITEbbets Fields is announced that it has been soldDon Newcombe wins NL MVP, Cy Young AwardJackie Robinson Traded to New York GiantsDodgers sign a literal clown , Emmet KelleyDodgers arrive at Veero Beach, Florida for Spring TrainingAbe Stark, Brooklyn City Council President, Proposes Parade Grounds for new stadiumRobert Moses accuses O'Malley of "skullduggery"Stoneham backs move to SF in '58 if suitable offer is madeDodgers Sell Fort Worth Texas League Farm Team to Cubs Owner for the Los Angeles Club of the Pacific Coast LeagueDodgers Season Opener @ PHI, Wins 7-6Dodgers win Home Opener Vs PIT 6-1Dodgers play first game of season in Jersey City @ Roosevelt Stadium, beats PHI 5-1Dodgers return to Ebbets Field beating Giants 4-3Dodgers lose 16 inning games 2-3 @ STLStar Cleveland Pitcher Herb Score hit by ball from Gil McDougald.SF Steps up pursuits for MLB Team, O'Malley, Stoneham, and Frick meet with SF MayorSporting News publishes article citing Ebbets Field Record Lows in AttendanceSandy Koufax takes one step closer to stardom in 3-2 win @ Wrigley Field.Los Angeles City Council so sure of Dodger move that they reject Washington Senators bid to move to LAMayor Robert Wagner Strives to Keep Giants and Dodgers in NYMassive Brawl occurs at Ebbets Field vs Milwaukee Braves, Dodgers lose 5-8Giants gets back Bobby Thomson after trading away Red Schoendienst to MilwaukeeDodgers kick off 15 game, 14 day road trip, after slipping with a 6-8 homestand to fall down to fifth place in NLMLB All-Star game held at Busch Stadium in St Louis.O'Malley testifies before Congress on Anti-Trust MattersDodgers engage in another brawl against CincinattiGil Hodges sets NL record with 13th Grand Slam in 12-3 win @ Wrigley Field Vs CubsStoneham receives approval from his board to move the team to SFLA city Council approves 11-3 to make a firm offer to Dodgers on 300 arces of DTLA to build a stadium upon.Brooklyn Dodgers play the NY Giants for the final timeNew York Giants play last game at Polo GroundsBrooklyn Dodgers play their final game, losing 1-2 to PhiladelphiaOFFICIAL: LA City Council Make Brooklyn a solid offer., O'Malley AcceptsMilwaukee Braves win Game 7 over NY Yankees to win World SeriesElvis Presley Releases "Jailhouse Rock" Billboard song of the Year for 1957Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh PiratesTV: "Tonight! America After Dark" premieresTENNIS: Shirley Fry Irvin wins Women's Australian Open, Ashley Cooper to Men'sBROADWAY: Graham Green's "The Potting Shed" Premieres on BroadwayHouse Approves Eisenhower DoctrineEisenhower lays out his "Eisenhower-Doctrine in the middle eastMid-Air Plane Collision kills 8Supreme Court Justice Reed announces RetirementFirst Black Pilot, Perry H. Young, flies a US passenger airlineMLB club owners accept new 5-year pension plan proposed by the players, but reject request to increase minimum salary from $6,000 to $7,500Walter O'Malley says Dodgers may play 10 exhibitions in California in 1958BROADWAY: Sammy Davis Jr. starring in "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 383 performancesUS Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust exempt pro sport14th Golden Globes Air"Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" opens at Winter Garden NYCEgypt reopens the Suez Canal after Israel withdraws from occupied Egyptian territoryCharles Van Doren finally loses on US TV game show "Twenty-One" after winning $129,000 - later revealed to be fixedTV: 9th Emmy Awards AirDodgers reject 7 man trade offer by Cincinatti for Don NewcombeBROADWAY: Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" premieres in NYC9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas, 54-53 (3 OT)NYC ends Trolley Cart ServiceDoug Masters Wins The MastersRodgers & Hammerstein's live television musical "Cinderella", starring Julie Andrews, with Kaye Ballard and Alice Ghostley, premieres on CBS-TV11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3Yankee Bill Skowron becomes 3rd player to hit a ball out of FenwayAll NL baseball teams integrate, John Kennedy becomes the 1st Black player for the Philadelphia Phillies Vs DodgersEvangelist Billy Graham launches his "crusade" in front of 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden in NYCBilly Graham Preaches to 100,000 at Yankees StadiumYankees Infamous Copacabana IncidentFrench Championships Men's Tennis: Sven Davidson becomes first Swede to win a Grand Slam titleFace the Nation (US TELEVISION) Interviews Nikita KruschevStan Musial breaks NL consecutive-games streak in 823rd gameTed Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a seasonThe U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment in Roth v. United StatesTV: Jonathan Winters Show" last airs on NBC-TVMLB Owners vote to re-elect commissioner Ford Frick1st President to fly in helicopter-Dwight EisenhowerUS Marine Major John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03:28:08)Yankees Mickey Mantle hits home-run #200TV: Rock and roll piano player-singer Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance with a raucous rendition of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" on the "Steve Allen Show"Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing titleTV: Jack Paar's "The Tonight show" premieres on NBCSenate passes the Civil Rights Act of 1957President Eisenhower signs into law Civil Right Acts of 1957, first civil rights act since ReconstructionCatholic Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Spellman honored at Yankee StadiumBaseball player Richie Ashburn fouls and hits fan Alice Roth twice in the same gameChicago White Sox Bob Keegan no-hits Washington Senators, 6-0Strom Thurmond 24hr filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957Milwaukee 1st baseman Frank Torre scores 6 runs to tie the MLB record; Braves rout Chicago Cubs 23-10Brooklyn Dodgers play their final game in Jersey City, a 3-2 loss v Philadelphia Phillies; 11-4 record in New JerseyAlthea Gibson wins again, Wins Women's Tennis US OpenTV: Western drama "Wagon Train" premieresTV: "Perry Mason" PremieresWestern comedy series "Maverick" premieres on ABC television starring James GarnerGiants rent Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals Stadium until Candlestick Park is built in 1960MUSIC: Buddy Holly & The Crickets release 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away"TV: "Leave It to Beaver" debuts on CBSBrooklyn Dodgers officially announce move to Los AngelesFinance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, is refused service in a restaurant in Dover, DelawareFILM: Musical "Jailhouse Rock" starring Elvis Presley premieres in Memphis, TennesseeTV: "The Frank Sinatra Show" television variety/drama anthology series debuts on ABCMickey Mantle hits 52nd HR of seasonScientist Albert Sabin announces that his oral polio vaccine is ready for testingFILM: "Giant", directed by George Stevens, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean in his last role, premieres in NYCAL President Will Harridge bars Washington Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL ownersFILM: "Around the World in 80 Days", premieres in New YorkChess "Game of the Century": 13-year-old Bobby Fischer defeats 1953 U.S. Champion Donald ByrneWhite Sox manager Marty Marion resigns and is replaced by Al LópezBrooklyn, NY ends streetcar serviceTV: 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" televised for 1st time - hosted by Bert Lahr and 10 year old Liza Minnelli, as the finale of the Ford Star Jubilee series (CBS-TV)TV: "The Nat King Cole Show" debuts on NBC, the first variety program to be hosted by an African-AmericanDwight D. Eisenhower is re-elected President of the United States, defeating Democrat candidate Adlai StevensonFILM: "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner premieres at the Criterion Theater in NYCBROADWAY: Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer's musical "Li'l Abner", based on the hillbilly comic strip, opens at the St. James Theatre, NYC; runs for 693 performancesUS Supreme court rules race separation on buses in Alabama unconstitutionalFILM: "Love me Tender" movie premiersTV: game show "The Price Is Right", hosted by Bill Cullen, debuts on NBCBROADWAY: "Bells Are Ringing", starring Judy Holiday, opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 924 performances, wins 2 Tony AwardsBROADWAY: Leonard Bernstein's musical "Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 73 performancesFILM: Musical comedy film "The Girl Can't Help It" PremieresWilt Chamberlain makes stunning Varsity Debut at KansasBROADWAY: Harold Karr and Matt Dubey's musical "Happy Hunting", starring Ethel Merman and Fernando Lamas, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 412 performancesNelson Mandela & hundreds of others arrested for political activities in South AfricaFILM: "Anastasia" comeback film for Ingrid Bergman is released in the US, role wins Bergman Academy Award for Best Actress.TV: "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TVPhil Rizzuto signs as NY Yankees radio-TV announcerMartin Luther King Jr. and others sit in the new integrated busNational Football League Championship, Yankee Stadium, NYC: New York Giants beat Chicago Bears, 47-7; Giants' 4th NFL titleWORLD SERIES G1: St. Louis @ Kansas City, 3-1WORLD SERIES G2: St. Louis @ Kansas City, 4-2WORLD SERIES G3: Kansas City @ St. Louis, 6-1WORLD SERIES G4: Kansas City @ St. Louis, 0-3WORLD SERIES G5: Kansas City @ St. Louis, 6-1WORLD SERIES G6: St. Louis @ Kansas City, 1-2WORLD SERIES G7: St. Louis @ Kansas City, 0-11Mets Trade Haul of PlayersFLOP: SPIELBERG'S AMAZING STORIES DEBUTS WITH MIDDLING RATINGS, DESPITE AIRING IN THE HEIGHT OF SPIELBERG FAMEMets Trade for Twins' Tim TeufelTV: "Macgyver" Premieres on ABCHoward Stern fired from WNBC AM (NY)Detroit 1st baseman Darrell Evans hits home run #40; first to record 40 x HRs in a MLB season in both LeaguesNew York Yankees Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games; at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out, beating Toronto 8-0President Reagan bans import of South African Krugerrands to the USAOrson Welles diesCardinals' Vince Coleman injured stretching in NLCSNew York Jets retire Joe Namath's #12 on Monday Night Football"Strawberry Fields" Dedicated in Central parkAngels will not offer Hall of Famer Rod Carew a new contractBilly Martin, fired again, as NY Yankees Manager, Replaced by Lou PiniellaThieves steal 9 paintings in Paris, including 5 Monet's and 2 Renoir'sSt. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andújar is suspended by MLB for 10 games for bumping an umpireMUSIC: "Rockin' with the Rhythm" second studio album by The Judds is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1986)TV: CBS premieres "Stone Pillow", a dramatic made-for-TV movie starring Lucille Ball as a homeless womanColombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of JusticeTV: 1st AIDS theme TV movie - "An Early Frost" screens in US on NBCDwight Gooden, youngest 20 game winner, wins Cy Young awardColumbia: Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Colombia erupts, 1000s killedUnabomber injures research assistant at University of MichiganPresident Reagan arrives in Geneva for a summit with Soviet leader Mikhail GorbachevTV: NBC's premiere of controversial TV thriller "Hostage Flight"Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy YoungHoward Stern radio show returns to NYC (WXRK 92.3 FM-afternoons)BROADWAY: Herb Gardner's stage comedy "I'm Not Rappaport", runs 891 performances, with 3 Tony Award winsMicrosoft Windows 1.0 is releasedNY Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL MVP; Willie McGee wins NL MVP58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijacked Egyptair jet in MaltaTV: NBC miniseries "Mussolini: The Untold Story" starring George C. Scott premieres in the USCardinals' Vince Coleman wins Rookie of the Year; Ozzie Guillén is named AL Rookie of YearChicago Bears' head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan almost come to blows at halftimeBROADWAY: Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood" premieres in NYC at Imperial Theater NYC (608 performances)Bo Jackson wins Heisman Trophy in NYC ceremonyNBC premiere of thriller "Final Jeopardy", starring Richard Thomas and Mary CrosbyJerry Rice begins NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 27-20 loss to LA Rams at Candlestick ParkUnabomber kills Sacramento Computer Shop owner248 US soldiers & 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crashJohn Gotti assumes leadership of New York's Gambino crime family after ordering the executions of Paul Castellano and Thomas BilottiBROADWAY: Jerry Herman's musical revue "Jerry's Girls" opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 139 performancesSportscaster Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABCTerrorists kill 20 and wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome and Vienna airports.Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters' romantic relationship endsRams running back Eric Dickerson scores twice as he rushes for an NFL postseason record 248 yards in victory over Dallas CowboysNCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shotsPresident Reagan announces economic sanctions against LibyaTV: ABC Premiere TV Movie "The Right of The People",43rd Golden Globes: "Out of Africa", Jon Voight, & Whoopi Goldberg win5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk CompetitionMUSIC: "John Lennon: Live in NYC" album is released posthumouslyAnti-smoking ad airs for 1st time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner: he died of smoking-induced lung cancer on 10th October 1985San Antonio guard Alvin Robertson scores NBA's 2nd quadruple double-20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists & 10 stealsLA Dodger Orel Hershiser is 1st to win a $1M salary by arbitrationAIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle SchoolBoston Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration in MLB history, $1.35MMUSIC: "Master of Puppets", the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, is releasedWayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assistNew York City passes its first lesbian and gay rights legislationMUSIC: "On My Own" single released by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (Billboard Song of the Year 1986)NCAA Basketball Rules Committee votes to adopt the 3-point shot beginning the 1986-87 seasonWayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of seasonWrestleMania II at 3 locations: Hulk Hogan beats King Kong Bundy; Mr. T beats Roddy Piper in a boxing matchClint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California.TV: "Dallas" revive previously killed Bobby Ewing characterBoston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win recordMichael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a gameGeraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on live TV and finds nothing, except great ratings for his spectacleBROADWAY: Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields' musical "Sweet Charity" starring Gwen Verdon, opens at the Minskoff TheatreSoviet authorities order the evacuation of the city of Pripyat (pop. 50,000) 1 day after the Chernobyl nuclear accidentSoviet TV news program Vremya announces a nuclear accident at Chernobyl nuclear power station, 2 days after the eventNFL Draft: Auburn running back Bo Jackson first pick by Tampa Bay BuccaneersNY Yankee Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a gameAnne Frank's complete diary is publishedReggie Jackson hit his 537th HR passing Mickey Mantle into 6th placeMUSIC: "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hits #1 on the UK pop chartAtlanta Brave Rafael Ramirez hits 4 doubles in a gameDefending Champion Los Angeles Lakers eliminated in Western Confrence Finals by Houston Rockets, 4-1Cher calls David Letterman an a**hole on his "Late Night" TV program (NBC)Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British Prime Minister to visit IsraelKC Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hitNYC transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye tokenSan Diego Padre Steve Garvey ejected for 1st time in his 16 year MLB career for arguing about Atlanta's triple playMUSIC: "Storms of Life" debut album by Randy Travis is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1987)French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl wins 3rd career Grand Slam title; beats Mikael Pernfors of SwedenCalifornia Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats Tom Seaver of the Chicago White Sox (306 wins), 3-0 at Comiskey ParkAlleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected President of AustriaRick Anderson makes MLB Debut in 2-3 Loss to PHIAmnesty International "Conspiracy of Hope" tour concludes with megaconcert at Giants Stadium in Rutherford, New JerseyUS Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns and Antonin Scalia nominated as his replacementUS Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Raymond Floyd wins his 4th and final major,California Angels'Don Sutton becomes 19th MLB pitcher to win 300 gamesDoctors remove 2 small benign polyps from Reagan's colonMUSIC: Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opensJim Fregosi replaces Tony La Russa as White Sox managerMets prevents 3 game losing streak in 10-3 win vs Cubs, (45-18) On pace for 115 win seasonBo Jackson signs 3 year contract to play for KC RoyalsPresident Reagan gives speech defending his judicial appointmentsPhiladelphia Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional releaseFILM: Labyrinth" written by Terry Jones, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly is releasedRobby Thompson (SF Giants) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 gameIreland upholds ban on divorceTom Seaver traded to Red SoxSparky Anderson becomes first Manager to win 600 games in both leaguesBoston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens (14-0) suffers his 1st loss (4-2 v Toronto), one win short of AL record for consecutive wins to start season100th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Germany's Boris Becker successfully defends his title beating Ivan Lendl 6-4, 6-3, 7-5Atlanta infielder Bob Horner becomes 11th player to hit 4 home runs in a MLB game during Braves 11-8 loss v MontrealAtlanta's Dale Murphy doesn't play ending consecutive streak at 740MUSIC: The Bridge", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's tenth studio album is releasedPadres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed WhitsonSteven McDonald, New York City Police Department patrolman, is shot and paralyzed by Shavod JonesMUSIC: Paul McCartney releases single "Press", from the album "Press To Play"57th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-2 at Astrodome, Houston, TexasAustralian Greg Norman wins his first major championship at even-par, 5 strokes clear of runner-up Gordon J. BrandTwins pitcher Bert Blyleven becomes 10th to reach 3,000 MLB strikeout milestone, 2-hits A's, 10-1First NFL 'American Bowl' exhibition game at London's Wembley Stadium, Chicago Bears beat Dallas Cowboys 17-6Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr and Ernie Lombardi are inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NYGiants left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton becomes 2nd to reach 4,000 strikeout milestoneUS House votes to reduce spending on "Star Wars" BillBilly Martin Day, his uniform number 1 retiredRed Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones & pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen & outfielder Dave HendersonMets split double header, end 4 game losing streak vs Cardinals, rack up 2 more injuriesMets lose to Cardinals 1-3, Lose All-Star Gary Carter to thumb injuryMUSIC: Bon Jovi release their 3rd album "Slippery When Wet" (Billboard's top selling album of 1987)Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Philadelphia PA on WYSP 94.1 FMDarryl Strawberry breaks 24 AB hitless slump with 5-4 win over Dodgers.Phils Don Carmen perfect game bid is broken in 9thRed Sox Spike Owens scores 6 runs in a 24-5 rout of Cleveland IndiansFILM: "Stand By Me" film based on the novella by Stephen King, directed by Rob Reiner is releasedMUSIC: Paul Simon releases seventh solo album "Graceland",wins Grammy for album of the year, 1987 and sells over 16 million copiesRobert Chambers, the "Preppie Killer" murders Jennifer Levin in New York City's Central ParkJerry Lewis' 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733Dan Marino throws his 100th career touchdown pass, the fastest QB in NFL history to do soTwins fire manager Ray Miller & replace him with coach Tom KellyMets lose series opener, 3-6, to Phillies in battle to clinch Mets' division, Swept by PhilliesBO Jackson hits 1st HR-a 475-foot blast (longest at Royal Stadium)TV: CBS premiere of true life "The Last Days of Patton"NFL Bears running back Walter Payton scores his 100th career rushing touchdown, and gains 177 yards, surpassing 15,000-yard career plateauTV: LA Law PremieresMets Clinch NL Championship in 4-2 win vs Cubs @ SheaUS Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th chief justiceFILM: 3-D short film "Captain EO" with Michael Jackson premieres at Disney theme parksChicago White Sox Joe Crowley no-hits California Angels, 7-138th Emmy Awards: "The Golden Girls", "Cagney & Lacey" and Michael J. Fox winSD Padre Jimmy Jones pitches 1-hitter in his major league debutLA Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 gamesAntonin Scalia appointed to US Supreme Court; Rehnquist takes place as 16th chief justiceHouston Astro Mike Scott no-hits SF Giants, 2-0, Clinch DivisionMUSIC: Run-DMC is the 1st rap group to hit the top 10 with "Raising Hell"Astros Mike Scott finishes MLB regular season with 306 strikeouts; 3rd NL pitcher to reach 300 in a seasonNLCS G1: Mets @ Astros, 0-1NLCS G2: Mets @ Astros, 5-1NLCS G3: Astros @ Mets, 6-5NLCS G4: Astros @ Mets, 3-1NLCS G5: Astros @ Mets, 1-2NLCS G6: Mets @ Astros, 7-6ALCS G1: Angels @ Red Sox, 8-1ALCS G2: Angels @ Red Sox, 2-9ALCS G3: Red Sox @ Angels, 3-5ALCS G4: Red Sox @ Angels, 3-4ALCS G5: Red Sox @ Angels, 7-6ALCS G6: Angels @ Red Sox, 4-10ALCS G7: Angels @ Red Sox, 1-8World Series G2: Red Sox @ Mets, 9-3World Series G3: Mets @ Red Sox, 7-1World Series G4: Mets @ Red Sox, 6-2World Series G5: Mets @ Red Sox, 2-4World Series G6: Red Sox @ Mets, 5-6World Series G7: Red Sox @ Mets, 5-8World Series MVP Awarded to Ray KnightMets Host World Series ParadeMets Lose 3 in a row in Home Opener, lose 2-6 vs CardinalsMets Open the season with a win in Pitsburgh, 4-2Mets kick off an 11 game win streak with a 5-2 win vs PhillyMets extend win streak to 6 despite close game in St. Louis.1985 Cy Young Winner Dwight Gooden and his sister, Altercation at LaGaurdia Airpot leads to her arrestA Knight to RememberMets Extend win streak to 8 with incredible game ending play from Wally Backman, 4-3 win vs CardsStrawberry goes 5-5, Win streaks tops to 11 in 8-1 win vs BravesBraves End Mets 11 game Win Streak, 7-1, Mets in DefeatMets Extend Reds losing streak to 8, Sweep the series in 7-2 winGooden Dominates Astros in return to Shea Stadium, 4-0 VictoryMets win close game to beat Astros' Nolan RyanPitcher Ron Darling goes 4-0 on year in 6-2 victory over AstrosMets avoid sweep by Dodgers, 8-4 VictoryMets Win vs Giants, 8-7, on Popup error in tenth inningMets beat Pirates 4-3, Win 4 out of 5 of the seriesTim Teufel walks off the Mets with pinch-hit grand slam in extra innings, 8-4 WinMets Open Series vs Pirates with 1st Victory in would-be sweep, 6-5Dwight Gooden, despite record, continues struggle in 4-7 Loss to ExposMets cap off a 7 game win streak in series opener Win vs Montreal, 4-1 , lose next two vs ExposDarling continues storybook season, 4-2 victory over Cubs, (8-2) Darling on the yearFILM: "The Great Mouse Detective" ReleasesFILM: Tim Dalton announced to play fourth James BondGooden throws 148 pitches in 7-4 Victory @ CubsMets Sweep the Cardinals in 4-3 Victory in St. LouisRon Darling playfully apologized for the cancellation of SNL during Game 6 of World SeriesMets foreshadow WS Victory in 6-5 extra innings win vs Astros, 7 Straight winsMets win in another Dramatic Victory, 2-1 vs AstrosGooden gets beat up as Mets swept by Reds, in 1-11 defeatBenches Clear in ALL OUT BRAWL, Mets Beat Braves, 11-0Mets lose last game of the series in Houston, lose 3/4 games, 8-9 defeat in 15 inningsFour Mets Arrested in Houston Bar BrawlMets Sweep the Reds in 3-2 victory, Brawl in Game 2Mets Sweep Expos in 4-3 victory in third gameGeorge Foster released by Mets due to racial remarksMets win both Doubleheader games, Longtime minor leaguer Rick Anderson gets first major league win in second game of double header, 7-6Mets get 7 runs in the eighth in tremendous comeback in MontrealMets finish Sweep of Dodgers in LA, 7-5 VictoryMets' John Gibbons Makes terrific double play in extra innings victory @ Padres, Mets win 8/9 on road tripMets Light up Orel Herscheiser in 6-3 Win vs DodgersMets open up series vs Giants w/ Gary Carter returning from thumb injury in 5-2 winMets Play Exhibition game in world series preview vs Red Sox, Win 7-3Mets Net 100th win of the season in dramatic fashionMets win last 9/10 games to close the regular season, 108-54 on the seasonDwight Gooden becomes first pitcher to collect 200 strikeouts in each of his first 3 seasons when he records 7 in 8-2 win v Pittsburgh PiratesBaltimore loses 6-3 to Detroit Tigers, assuring Orioles of club's first ever last-place finish in AL East standingsNY Yankees closer Dave Righetti saves both doubleheader games at Fenway Park for 5-3 and 3-1 wins v Boston; Righetti's MLB record 46th saveTV: The Late Show with Joan Rivers" premieres on Fox, first woman to host a US late-night TV talk show' she is fired in May of 1987IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel, for his efforts to ensure the Holocaust was rememberedRolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards organizes concert celebrating rock and roll legend Chuck Berry's 60th birthday at the Fox Theatre in St. LouisMUSIC: Paul McCartney releases single "Pretty Little Head"Mets Brawl Dodgers in 8-1 WinNews anchor Dan Rather assaulted on the streets of Manhattan
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