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1588 - Attacking Spanish Armada defeated & scattered by English defenders 1715 - 10 Spanish treasure galleons sunk off Florida coast by hurricane 1751 - 1st international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M Petit of France in 29 mins in England 1773 - 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mtns completed, Schoenbrunn, OH 1786 - 1st newspaper published west of Alleghenies, Pitts Gazette 1835 - 1st sugar plantation in Hawaii begins 1844 - New York Yacht Club forms 1851 - A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #15 Eunomia 1858 - 1st commercial treaty between US & Japan signed 1858 - US citizens allowed to live anywhere in Japan 1874 - Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court 1899 - 1st motorcycle race, Manhattan Beach, NY 1899 - Southern Calif Golf Assn formed 1908 - St Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics 1911 - Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0 1914 - 1st transcontinental phone link made between NYC & SF 1915 - US marines land in Haiti, stay until 1924 1920 - 1st transcontinental airmail flight from NY to SF 1924 - Paul Runyan wins the PGA golf championship 1928 - Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" is released Cleve Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yanks 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game 1930 - 115ø F (46ø C), Holly Springs, Mississippi (state record) 1936 - RCA shows the 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show & monologue from Tobacco Road & comedy) 1937 - C Jackson discovers asteroid #1431 Luanda 1938 - Olympic National Park established 1942 - Eastern Blvd in the Bronx renamed Bruckner Blvd 1947 - Gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg Va 1948 - King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London 1952 - 1st nonstop transpacific flight by a jet 1955 - Smokey Burgess hits 3 HRS to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5 1956 - Cathy Cornelius wins the US Women's Golf Open in a playoff 1956 - Jacques Cousteau's Calypso anchors in 7,500 m of water (record) 1957 - International Atomic Energy Agency established by UN 1957 - Jack Paar's Tonight show premiers 1958 - Pres Eisenhower signs NASA & Space Act of 1958 1958 - Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running 1960 - J Schubart discovers asteroid #2000 Herschel 1961 - Phillies lose 1st of 23 straight games 1961 - Wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory 1965 - Beatles movie "Help" premiers, Queen Elizabeth attends 1965 - Gemini 5 returned after 12d 7h 11m 53s 1965 - Major league record 26 strikeouts, Phillies (16), Pirates (10) 1967 - Explosion & Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134, $100 million in damage 1967 - Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage 1968 - Cincinnati Red George Culver no hits Phillies, 6-1 1968 - Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption 1968 - Pope Paul VI reaffirms stand against artificial birth control 1969 - Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars 1970 - 6 days of race rioting in Hartford Ct 1973 - Greek plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy 1974 - 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee 1974 - St Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base 1975 - Ford became 1st US pres to visit Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz 1978 - 600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, NY 1978 - Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h40m 1978 - Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn & its rings 1981 - Prince Charles of England weds Lady Diana Spencer 1982 - Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson 1983 - "Friday Night Videos" premiers on NBC TV 1983 - Steve Garvey ends his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak 1984 - Summer Olympics opens in LA 1985 - 19th Space Shuttle Mission (51-F)-Challenger 8-launched 1986 - NY jury rules NFL violated antitrust laws, awards USFL $1 in damages 1987 - Ben & Jerry's & Jerry Garcia agree on a new flavor Cherry Garcia 1988 - FDIC bails out 1st Republic Bank, Dallas, with $4 billion 1988 - Gorbachev pushes plan electing president & parliament in March, 1989 1988 - Judge orders NASA to release unedited tape from Challenger cockpit 1988 - Last US Playboy Club (Lansing Mich) closes 1988 - South African govt bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom" 1989 - Javier Sotomayor of Cuba sets high jump record (8'0") in San Juan 1989 - Phillies retire Steve Carltons # 32 1989 - Vince Coleman, record streak stopped at 50 straight stolen bases 1990 - Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game 1991 - 1st Sunday Night game at Shea Stadium (Mets beat Cubs 6-0) 1991 - Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7+ carat engagement ring DannyCarlton.net • BytheFireplace.com • America.NeedsYourPrayers.com • LookListenLearn.org • radioJesus.com • phpBible.org • Memorite Rogue • JackLewis.net • TulsaTalk.net • ElevenOClock.com • SpelChek.com • Red Primer |
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