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1997
Flyers Eric Lindros tries to bite San Jose defenseman Marty McSorley.
1997
Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to Kansas City Royals.
1997
Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played.
1997
New York Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak.
1995
"Beatles' Anthology, Vol 1" released.
1995
FDA approves new therapy for use as an initial AIDS treatment, 3TC.
1995
Princess Di admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview.
1995
STS 74 (Atlantis 15), lands.
1994
"Flying Karamzov Brothers..." opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 50 performances.
1994
Kosmos 2294/2295/2296 launches.
1994
Patti Davis weds Paul Hayeland.
1993
Jakovlev-42 crashes into mountain at Ohrid Macedonia, 116 killed.
1993
Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Robin Romeo.
1993
Winnie Mandela's driver/bodyguard murdered in Johannesburg.
1992
Queen Elizabeth's home Windsor Castle catches fire.
1991
Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP.
1990
Oakland's Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP.
1990
Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year.
1990
Thatcher fails to defeat Heseltine's bid for party leadership.
1990
U.S. 68th manned space mission STS 38 (Atlantis 7) returns from space.
1989
Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP.
1988
"Les Miserables," opens a Bus and Truck tour in Tampa.
1986
Afghanistan President Babrak Karmal flees.
1986
UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS.
1985
New York Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP.
1984
McDonald's made its 50 billionth hamburger.
1984
Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year.
1983
100 million watch ABC-TV movie "Day After," about nuclear war.
1983
Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0.
1983
"Marilyn: An American Fable" opens at Minskoff New York City for 16 performances.
1983
New York Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing.
1982
Drew Barrymore at age 7 hosts Saturday Night Live.
1981
Anatoly Karpov, U.S.S.R. retains world chess championship.
1981
Burundia adopts its constitution.
1981
El Salvador guerrilla group FMLN opens "limited offensive".
1981
Ringo releases "Stop and Smell Roses" album.
1980
Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's.
1980
Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight.
1980
UA withdraws $44 million movie "Heaven's Gate" for reediting.
1979
Sji'ieten occupies great mosque of Mecca, 100s killed.
1979
U.S.'s 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs at University of Minnesota Hospital.
1977
Egyptian President Sadat became 1st Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset.
1977
Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions.
1977
Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL-record 275 yards.
1976
George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live.
1976
Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate-Hong Kong Golf Open.
1975
Ronald Reagan announced candidacy for Rep nomination for president.
1974
Rangers' Jeff Burroughs wins AL MVP.
1974
The U.S. files antitrust suit to break-up AT&T.
1971
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1970
U.N. General Assembly accepts membership of China PR.
1969
Alcatraz Island off SF, is seized by militant Native Americans.
1969
Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs. Australia Kanpur.
1969
Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal.
1969
San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey edges Tom Seaver as NL MVP.
1968
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1967
At 11 AM, Census Clock at Department of Commerce ticks past 200 million.
1967
Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year.
1966
Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times.
1966
Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage.
1965
U.N. Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia.
1965
WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting.
1964
Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th/10th String Quartet premiers in Moscow.
1962
Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP.
1962
U.S.S.R. agrees to remove bombers from Cuba, and U.S. lifts blockade.
1961
WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting.
1959
U.N. adopts Universal Declaration of Children's Rights.
1959
WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal.
1957
Morton Wishengrad's "Rope Dancers," premieres in New York City.
1955
Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India vs. NZ.
1955
Polly Umrigar scores India's 1st Test Cricket double century, 223 vs. NZ.
1954
KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting.
1953
Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH).
1952
Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP.
1952
George Axelrods "7 Year Itch," premieres in New York City.
1952
Prague show trial against 14 communists (9 Jewish) begin.
1951
Snowdonia becomes a National Park in Wales.
1949
Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000.
1948
U.S. balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record).
1947
1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (New Jersey).
1947
Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten.
1947
"Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC.
1947
U.N. General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps.
1946
Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," premieres in New York City.
1945
24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany.
1945
Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th Symphony under J Mravinski premieres.
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