HERES WHAT HAPPENED TODAY: 607 - Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich, London. 1451 - Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne 1524 - Pope Clemens VII fires Neth inquisitor-general French Van de Holly 1529 - 2nd Parliament of Spiers bans Lutheranism 1539 - Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt 1552 - Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel 1587 - Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain & sinks Spanish fleet 1591 - Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France 1619 - Theatrum Anatomicum opens in Amsterdam 1713 - Emperor Karel VI ends Pragmatic Sanctions 1770 - Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname 1770 - Captain James Cook 1st sights Australia 1774 - CW Glucks opera Iphigenia in Aulis premieres in Paris 1775 - Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon 1775 - American Revolution begins - Lexington Common, shot heard round the world 1782 - John Adams secures Dutch Republics recognition of the United States as an independent government and house he purchased in The Hague, Netherlands became first American embassy. 1810 - Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed. 1825 - 33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay Captain/Explorer James CookCaptain/Explorer James Cook 1836 - Nikolai Gogols Revisor premieres in St Petersburg 1837 - Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth 1839 - Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy 1852 - California Historical Society forms 1853 - Netherlands Van Hall government forms 1861 - Baltimore riots-4 soldiers, 9 civilians killed 1861 - Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports (Civil War) 1863 - Union troops/fleet occupy For Huger, Virginia 1874 - Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire 1877 - Opera Les Cloches de Cornerville is produced (Paris) 1890 - Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in Brussels 1892 - Charles Duryea takes 1st American-made auto out for a spin (Mass) 1894 - Jules Massenets opera Werther premieres in NYC 1896 - Herzls The Jewish State is published 1897 - 1st American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Boston) 1897 - 1st performance of Debussys Pelléas et Mélisande 1898 - 2nd Boston Marathon won by Ron McDonald of Mass in 2:42:00 1899 - 3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Mass in 2:54:38 1900 - 4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4 1900 - Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10 1901 - 5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6 1901 - James J Caffrey wins Boston marathon (2:29:23.6) 1902 - 6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of NY in 2:43:12 1904 - 8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of NY in 2:38:04.4 1904 - Much of Toronto destroyed by fire 1905 - 9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz of NY in 2:38:25.4 1906 - 10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Mass in 2:45:45 1906 - Belgian naval education ship Comte The Stain de Naeyer sets sail 1906 - SF Earthquake ends killing 452 1907 - 11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24 1909 - 13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of NH in 2:53:36.8 French Soldier and National Heroine Joan of ArcFrench Soldier and National Heroine Joan of Arc 1909 - Joan of Arc receives beatification 1910 - 14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4 1910 - Halleys comet seen by naked eye 1st time this trip (Curacao) 1911 - 15th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:21:39.6 1911 - George Bernard Shaws Fannys First Play premieres in London 1912 - 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of NY in 2:21:18.2 1913 - 17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minn in 2:25:14.8 1915 - 19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2 1916 - Bing Boys are Here opens in London 1916 - 20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Mass in 2:27:16.4 1916 - Italians troops conquer Col di Lana at Merano 1917 - 21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy of NY in 2:28:37.2 1919 - 23rd Boston Marathon won by Carl Linder of Mass in 2:29:13.4 1919 - French assembly decides on 8 hour work day 1919 - Leslie Irvin of US makes 1st parachute jump & free fall Playwright George Bernard ShawPlaywright George Bernard Shaw 1919 - Opera Monsieur Beaucaire is produced (London) 1920 - 24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31 1921 - 25th Boston Marathon won by Frank Zuna of NJ in 2:18:57.6 1921 - Funeral of last German Emperoress, Augusta Victoria 1922 - 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:18:10 1923 - 27th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:23:37.4 1923 - New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers 1924 - National Barn Dance premieres on WLS Chicago 1924 - 28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:29:40.2 1926 - 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4 1927 - Vagabond King opens in London 1927 - 31st Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:40:22.2 1928 - 32nd Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:37:07.8 1928 - Japanese troops occupies Sjantung-schiereiland 1928 - Yanks are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926 1928 - The 125th and final fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. 1929 - 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6 1930 - 34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:34:48.2 1932 - 36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4 31st US President Herbert Hoover31st US President Herbert Hoover 1932 - President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week 1933 - 37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:31:01.6 1933 - FDR announces US will leave gold standard 1934 - 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8 1934 - Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, Stand Up & Cheer 1935 - 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:32:07.4 1936 - Anti-Jewish riots break out in Palestine 1936 - First day of the Great Uprising in Palestine. 1937 - 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20 1938 - 42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:35:34.8 1938 - Phil Emmett Mueller & Dodger Ernie Koy both homer in their 1st at bat 1939 - 43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:28:51.8 1939 - Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late) 1940 - Lake Shore Ltd derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls NY 1940 - 44th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:28.6 32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1940 - Dutch prime minister De Geer declares state of siege 1941 - 45th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:30:38 1941 - B Brechts Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder premieres in Zurich 1941 - Bulgarian troops invade Macedonia 1941 - Milk rationed in Holland 1942 - 46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith of Mass in 2:26:51.2 1943 - 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:25.8 1943 - SS-lt-gen Jurgen Stoop leads destruction of ghetto of Warsaw 1943 - Bicycle Day - Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann deliberately takes LSD for the first time. 1944 - Allied fleet attack Sabang Sumatra 1945 - 49th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:30:40.2 1945 - Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Carousel opens on Broadway 1945 - US aircraft carrier Franklin heavy damaged in Japanese air raid 1945 - US offensive against Shuri-barrier on Okinawa 1945 - The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Guatemala are established. 1946 - Yankees switch from 3rd base to 1st base dug out 1947 - 51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39 1947 - AAU record for a 25-foot rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds 1947 - French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522 1947 - Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2 1947 - Suh Yun Buck wins world record marathon (2:25:39) 1948 - 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:02 1948 - ABC-TV network begins 1948 - Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China 1949 - 53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8 Baseball Great Babe RuthBaseball Great Babe Ruth 1949 - Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth 1950 - 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39 1951 - Tree Grows in Brooklyn opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 267 perfs 1951 - 55th Boston Marathon won by Shigeki Tanaka of Japan in 2:27:45 1951 - Gen Douglas MacArthur ends his military career 1952 - 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53 1953 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open 1953 - WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 - 58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39 1954 - 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th 1955 - 59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22 1955 - The German automaker Volkswagen, after six years of selling cars in the United States, founds Volkswagen of America in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey to standardize its dealer and service network. 1956 - 1st ML baseball game in NJ, Dodgers beat Phils in Roosevelt Stadium 1956 - 60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14 1958 - 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalic of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54 WW2 General Douglas MacArthurWW2 General Douglas MacArthur 1959 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open 1959 - Uprising in La Paz Bolivia, fails 1960 - 64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54 1960 - Baseball uniforms begin displaying players names on their backs 1960 - Comiskey Parks famed exploding scoreboard begins operating 1961 - 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39 1962 - 66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48 1962 - NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46,900m 1963 - Hot Spot opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 43 performances 1963 - 67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:18:58 1964 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational 1964 - Rightist coup in Laos, Suvanna Phuma remains premier 1964 - Roger Sessions opera Montezuma premieres in West Berlin 1965 - 1st all news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in NYC) begins operating 1965 - 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33 1965 - T.A.M.I. Show premieres in London 1965 - At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of suns glare, this causes the grass to die 1966 - In 1st regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, Angels lose 3-1 to Chic 1966 - 70th Boston Marathon won by Kenji Kimihara of Japan in 2:17:11 1966 - Roberta Bignay becomes 1st woman to run in the Boston Marathon 1967 - Casino Royale premieres 1967 - 71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45 1967 - Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they dont) 1967 - Yugoslav author Mihaljo Mihaljov sentenced 4½ years 1968 - 72nd Boston Marathon won by Amby Burfoot of Conn in 2:22:17 1968 - Belgian construction workers strike 1968 - NL owners approve expansion for 2 new teams 1970 - Look to the Lilies closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 25 perfs 1970 - 24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy & Applause win 1970 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational 1971 - 75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45 1971 - Charles Manson sentenced to life (Sharon Tate murder) 1971 - Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day) 1971 - USSR Salyut 1 launched; 1st manned lab in orbit 1972 - Dont Bother Me, I Cant Cope opens at Playhouse NYC for 1,065 perfs 1972 - Bangladesh becomes a member of British Commonwealth 1972 - Hungary revises constitution 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Singer-songwriter & Actress Barbra StreisandSinger-songwriter & Actress Barbra Streisand 1973 - Barbra Streisand records Between Yesterday & Tomorrow 1973 - Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as Yankee president 1973 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1974 - Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park HR against NY Yankees 1975 - India launches 1st satellite with help of USSR 1976 - 5th Boston Womens Marathon won by Kim Merritt of Wis in 2:47:10 1976 - 80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Wash, DC in 2:20:19 1978 - Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel 1979 - FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Brooklyn New York) 1979 - Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yanks Goose Gossage & Cliff 1979 - Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb 1981 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf 1981 - Oakland As runs record to 11-0 1981 - William Finns musical March of Falsettos premieres in NYC 1981 - Rochester Red Wings & Pawtucket Red Sox play to 2-2 tie in 32 innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 33rd) 1982 - 11th Boston Womens Marathon won by Charlotte Teske of Ger in 2:29:33 1982 - 86th Boston Marathon won by Alberto Salazar of Oreg in 2:08:51 1982 - Guinon Bluford announced as 1st black astronaut 1982 - Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery 1982 - Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut 1982 - USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit 1983 - France performs nuclear test 1984 - Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs 1st appears in print (Nature magazine) 1985 - 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth 1985 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1985 - Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australias national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours. 1986 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 - Brendon Kuruppu scores 201* on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka v NZ) 1987 - Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 & record 12th straight AL win 1987 - Gregory Robertson does 200-mph free fall to save unconscious skydiver 1987 - Jacqueline Blanc, sets womens downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph) 1987 - Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Santa Barbara Golf Open 1987 - LA Clippers end season with a terrible 12-70 record 1987 - Last wild condor captured on California wildlife reserve 1987 - USSR performs underground nuclear test 1989 - Gun turret explodes on USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors 1989 - Kevin Elster (NY Mets), sets errorless shortstop mark at 73 1989 - Republic Day in Sierra Leone 1990 - Contra guerrillas, leftist Sandinistas & incoming government agree to truce 1990 - Marla Maples appears on ABCs Prime-Time 1990 - Pistons & 76ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 fines (NBA record) 1990 - Truce in Nicaraguas civil war Champion Boxer Evander HolyfieldChampion Boxer Evander Holyfield 1991 - Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1991 - Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990 1992 - 4 Baboons Adoring the Sun closes at Beaumont NYC after 38 perf 1992 - Balki & Mary Ann wed on Perfect Strangers 1992 - Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Sega Womens Golf Championship 1993 - 22nd Boston Womens Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:25:27 1993 - 97th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:09:33 1993 - Branch Davidians in Waco Texas dies in fire after 51 day siege (accident, suicide, tear gas are disputed causes) 1993 - Fire in psychiatric institute in South Korea, kills 40 1993 - South Dakota governor George Mickelson and seven others are killed when a state-owned aircraft crashed lands in Iowa. 1994 - 15th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1994 - Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10km (11:25.88) 1994 - Inkatha ends boycott of South African multi-racial election 1994 - Rodney King award $3,800,000 in compensation for his police beating 1994 - Supreme Court outlaws excluding people from juries because of gender Victim of Police Violence Rodney KingVictim of Police Violence Rodney King 1995 - Chopper 4 1st used on WNBC TV (NYC) news 1995 - Truck bomb at Federal Building in Oklahoma City, kills 168 & injures 500 1996 - Rangers scores 16 in 8th vs Orioles 1996 - South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah 1997 - Renee Slaughter crowned 14th Miss Hawaiian Tropic Intl 1997 - SD Padres & St Louis Cards play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii 1998 - 59th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: 1999 - The German Bundestag returns to Berlin. 2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the Papal conclave. 2011 - Fidel Castro resigns from the Communist Party of Cubas central committee after 45 years of holding the title. 2012 - Levon Helm, American rock musician, dies from throat cancer at 71 JESS COONs BDAY!
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