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1520
King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall
1581
Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine, " is staged in Paris
1582
Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days
1598
Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine
1641
Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve claims Montreal
1654
Prince Willem III appointed Viceroy of Overijssel
1655
Jews of Lublin are massacred
1660
Asser Levy granted butchers license (kosher meat) in New Amsterdam
1705
English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona
1724
Cornelis Steenoven is 1st Archbishop of Old-Catholic church
1756
Saxon army surrenders to Prussia
1789
1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England
1815
Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St. Helena
1842
Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung
1846
Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether
1860
11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard
1863
Cliff House opens in SF (1st of many on site)
1864
Confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri
1866
Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses
1874
Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force
1877
45th Congress (1877-79) convenes
1878
Edison Electric Light Company incorporated
1881
1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published
1883
Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional
1885
Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of season
1889
Amsterdam Central Station officially opens
1890
Alabama Penny Savings Bank organizes in Birmingham
1894
Captain Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage
1897
Aaron / Samuel Bloch carry 1st Mail Pouch
1897
King Leopold II takes Belgian crown
1899
Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 and 19-3 victories over Cleveland Spiders
1905
Union workers at NVV rejects safety demands
1913
Train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week"
1914
ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) founded
1914
Battle of Warsaw, begins (ends October 21)
1914
Clayton Anti-trust Act passed (union & strike rights)
1917
Chicago White Sox beat the New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series
1918
British Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6
1919
14 horses begin 300-mile race from Vt to Mass for $1000 prize money
1923
New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2
1924
President Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument
1925
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washingston Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series
1926
Austria government of Seipel, forms
1928
German dirigible "Graf Zeppelin" lands in Lakehurst, New Jersey
1928
Walter Johnson signs a 3-year contract to manage the Senators
1933
Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to New York Giants 56-0
1937
Ernest Hemingway novel "To Have & Have Not" published
1937
Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yanks release Tony Lazzeri
1938
Robert Sherwoods "Abe Lincoln in Illinois, " premieres in New York City
1939
LaGuardia Airport opens in New York City
1939
Yeshiva of Mir closes after 124 years
1941
1st mass deportation of German Jews to Eastern Europe
1941
Japan Tojo regime forms
1941
Jews caught outside Polish Ghetto walls could be put to death
1945
Baseball Attendance hits record 10.28 million (Tigers 1.28 is highest)
1946
Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series
1946
Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140)
1946
St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series
1949
Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian government
1949
Billy Graham begins his ministry
1949
Tripura accedes to Indian union
1951
"I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV
1951
Egyptian parliament accept denounces Suez Canal Treaty
1953
KOIN TV channel 6 in Portland, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953
WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, PA (IND) begins
1954
Hurricane Hazel strikes US and Canada, 348 die
1954
KLTV TV channel 7 in Tyler-Longview, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
1956
Pyotr Bolotnikov runs world record 10k (28:42.8)
1956
William J Brennan Jr appointed to Supreme Court
1956
Yankees Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series
1957
Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for SF Seals-franchises only, not the players
1958
Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt
1959
"Untouchables" premieres
1959
KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1960
"Laughs & Other Events" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 8 performances
1962
Byron R White appointed to Supreme Court
1962
WLOX TV channel 13 in Biloxi-Gulfport, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting
1963
Ludwig Erhard follows Conrad Adenauer as West German Chancellor
1964
Craig Breedlove sets auto speed record of 846.97 km/h
1964
Dr Martin Luther King Jr awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1964
Kosygin and Brezhnev replace Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
1964
New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series
1964
St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series
1965
Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs. Twins
1965
WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting
1966
LBJ signs a bill creating Department of Transportation (DOT)
1968
AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st
1969
Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated
1969
Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (Rangers vs. North Stars)
1969
Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series
1969
Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war
1970
Bridge over Yarra River in Melbourne crashes; killing 35
1970
Russian passenger flight hijacked to Turkey
1970
Anwar Sadat elected President of Egypt
1970
Baltimore Orioles beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series
1972
61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2)
1972
Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat the New York Knicks 109-101
1973
7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
1973
Tanks attack Thailand demonstrating students, 300 killed
1974
National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school busing
1974
Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Paul J Flory (macro molecules)
1974
Washington Capitals 1st NHL tie, playing LA Kings to 1-1 tie
1976
1st debate of major-ticket VP nominees Mondale (D) vs. Dole (R)
1977
Don Ritchie runs world record 100 mile (11:30:51)
1978
Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Civitan Golf Open
1979
1st Monday night game from NYC, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stadium)
1979
Chinese Premier Hwa Kwofeng visits Paris
1979
Military coup in El Salvador: President / General Carlos Romero flees
1979
New York Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier
1980
George Brett is forced out of World Series with hemorrhoids
1980
Nobel prize for economy awarded to Lawrence R Klein
1981
New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland Athletics
1983
Black Hawks and Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds)
1983
Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games
1983
US Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut International Airport
1984
Centrum party expels 2nd Member of parliament Janmaat due to fraud
1985
Nobel prize for economics awarded to Franco Modigliani
1985
Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds
1985
Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit
1986
Longest post season game, Mets beat Astros 7-6 in 16 and win NL pennant
1987
"Late Nite Comic" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 4 performances
1987
6th Belgium government of Martens falls
1987
Coup in Burkina Faso, President Sankara dies
1987
NFL Players Association orders an end to 24 day strike
1988
NCAA record rushing yardage (768 yards-Oklahoma)
1988
With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run HR to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series
1989
Billy Graham is given 1,900th star on Hollywood Blvd
1989
South African ANC-founder / leader Walter Sisulu freed
1989
South African President FW de Klerk frees Sisulu and 4 other political prisoners
1990
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize
1991
Clarence Thomas is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice (52-48)
1992
Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia
1992
Howard Stern radio show begins broadcasting on WLUP-AM, Chicago
1992
New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train
1993
Amstel brewery on Curacao produces 1,000,000,000th bottle
1993
Guardian Angel Lisa Evers Sliwa files for divorce from Curtis Sliwa
1993
Nelson Mandela and South African President F W de Klerk awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1994
Botswana President Ketumile Masires BDP wins parliamentary election
1994
President Jean-Baptiste Aristide returns to Haiti
1995
Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15
1997
Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS
1997
Former rep Dan Rostenkowski released from custody for mail fraud
1997
New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988
1997
US launches nuclear powered Cassini to Saturn
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