| 2012 | The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announces a successful artificial insemination as Mei Xiang gives birth to her second giant panda cub |
| 2012 | The expiration of a collective bargaining agreement causes the National Hockey League player lock out |
| 2011 | NASA scientists announce the discovery of a circumbinary planet - a planet the orbits two stars instead of one |
| 2011 | In the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Public Security arrests over 2,000 people in an effort to crackdown on gang-related crime |
| 2010 | Poverty rates in the United States hit a 15-year high of 14.3 percent, or 43.6 million people |
| 2010 | Mexico celebrates its 200-year anniversary marking its independence from Spain |
| 2009 | An Australian navy ship intercepts a boat carrying 60 suspected asylum seekers |
| 2003 | WNBA Championships, Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 2 games to 1 |
| 2000 | 27th Olympic games open at Sydney, Australia (sched) |
| 1997 | ABL MVP Nikki McCray signs with WNBA |
| 1997 | Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs temporary CEO |
| 1997 | Mark McGwire signs with the St. Louis Cardinals for $26M |
| 1996 | 1st one-day international in Canada, India vs. Pakistan at Toronto |
| 1996 | Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City, Florida on WTBB 97.7 FM |
| 1996 | Paul Molitor of Twins is 21st player to reach 3,000 hits |
| 1996 | Space Shuttle STS-79 (Atlantis 17), launches into space |
| 1995 | Greg Maddux of Braves sets record of 17 consecutive road victory |
| 1995 | Shawntel Smith (Okla), 24, crowned 69th Miss America 1996 |
| 1995 | Stephen Hawkins (53) weds Elaine Mason |
| 1994 | Fire Department puts out smokey electrical fire in White House |
| 1993 | Minn Twins Dave Winfield, is 19th to get 3,000 hits |
| 1993 | Singer Karen Akers (48) weds businessman Kevin Powers (41) |
| 1992 | "Les Miserables," opens at Nuevo Apolo, Madrid |
| 1992 | 900 die in flood in Pakistan |
| 1992 | FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service |
| 1992 | Vanna White suffers a miscarriage |
| 1991 | Atlanta's Otis Nixon suspended for rest of 1991 due to cocaine |
| 1991 | U.S. trial of Panamanian leader Noriega begins |
| 1991 | Norm Charlton suspended for 7 days for intentionally hitting Steve Scioscia with a pitch |
| 1990 | 101 year old Sam Ackerman weds 95 year old Eva in New Rochelle, New York |
| 1990 | 42nd Emmy Awards: LA Law, Murphy Brown, Peter Falk and Patricia Wettig |
| 1990 | Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan wed |
| 1990 | Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George Bush |
| 1990 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic |
| 1989 | Debbye Turner (Mont), 23, crowned 63rd Miss America 1990 |
| 1989 | Singer Natalie Cole marries record producer Andre Fisher |
| 1988 | Cincinnati Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0 |
| 1988 | Fish leaves rock group Marillion |
| 1988 | Javed Miandad completes 211, his 5th Test Cricket double, vs. Australia |
| 1988 | Jury awards Valerie Harper $1.6 M in dispute over TV series |
| 1988 | Tom Browning of Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game against LA |
| 1987 | Calif's Bob Boone catches record 1,919th major league game |
| 1987 | NASA launches space vehicle S-209 |
| 1987 | New York's WNET-TV channel 13 begins round clock broadcasting |
| 1987 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. |
| 1986 | Fire in Kinross gold mine, Transvaal South Africa, 177 killed |
| 1984 | "Miami Vice" premieres |
| 1984 | Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation |
| 1984 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic |
| 1983 | Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a U.S. citizen |
| 1982 | Massacre of 1000+ Palestinian refugees at Chatila and Sabra begins |
| 1981 | 1st broadcast of "Miami Vice" on NBC-TV |
| 1979 | 23rd Ryder Cup: U.S., 17-11 at Greenbrier |
| 1979 | Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium |
| 1979 | Coup in Afghanistan under Hafizullah Amin |
| 1979 | KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park home run (most since 1925) |
| 1979 | Nancy Lopez/JoAnn Washam wins Portland- Ping Team Golf Championship |
| 1979 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test |
| 1978 | 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran |
| 1978 | Filming on Monty Python's Life of Brian, begins |
| 1978 | Grateful Dead perform in Cairo, Egypt |
| 1978 | Yankees beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2 |
| 1977 | 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premieres on TV |
| 1977 | Ringo releases "Drowning in Sea of Love" |
| 1977 | Seattle beats Royals, 4-1, to end KC's winning streak at 16 games |
| 1976 | Egypt president Sadat re-elected |
| 1976 | Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop |
| 1975 | Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day) |
| 1975 | Pirates beat Cubs 22-0, Rennie Stennett is 3rd to go 7 for 7 |
| 1975 | Rennie Stennett is 2nd to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game |
| 1974 | BART begins regular transbay service |
| 1974 | Bob Dylan records 'Blood on the Tracks' |
| 1974 | President Ford announces conditional amnesty for U.S., Vietnam War deserters |
| 1974 | U.S. General Haig becomes NATO-supreme commander in Europe |
| 1973 | "Desert Song" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 15 performances |
| 1973 | Buff Bill OJ Simpson rushes 250 yards (2 TDs), beating NE Pats 31-13 |
| 1973 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open |
| 1972 | 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie |
| 1972 | Penny Marshall appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Fly Unfriendly Skies" |
| 1971 | 6 Klansmen arrested in connection with bombing of 10 school buses |
| 1971 | West German chancellor Willy Brandt meets with soviet President Brezhnev |
| 1970 | Jordan king Hussein forms military government |
| 1968 | KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon appears on "Laugh-in" |
| 1967 | Anni Pede runs female world record marathon (3:07:26) |
| 1967 | KPAZ TV channel 21 in Phoenix, Arizona (IND) begins broadcasting |
| 1967 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. |
| 1966 | Metropolitan Opera opens at New York's Lincoln Center |
| 1965 | Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 |
| 1965 | Sobibor trial opens in Hagen West Germany |
| 1964 | "Shindig" premieres on ABC-TV |
| 1963 | "Outer Limits" premieres on ABC-TV |
| 1963 | Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br No Borneo and Sarawak |
| 1963 | WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting |
| 1962 | Brian Kilby wins marathon: (2:23:18.8) |
| 1962 | Gerda Kroon runs European record 800 m in 2:02.8 |
| 1962 | Public TV channel 13 begins in New York City |
| 1962 | Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open |
| 1962 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 1961 | CDU loses West German election |
| 1961 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 1961 | WLKY TV channel 32 in Louisville, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting |
| 1960 | Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98 |
| 1960 | Milwaukee Brave Warren Spahn no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 4-0 |
| 1959 | President De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination |
| 1957 | Coup in Thailand (Premier Songgram deposed) |
| 1957 | LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers |
| 1956 | Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open |
| 1955 | Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st |
| 1955 | U.S. Auto Club forms to oversee 4 major auto reacing categories |
| 1955 | Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle running out a bunt |
| 1954 | CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting |
| 1953 | AL approves St. Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles |
| 1951 | 6th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls |
| 1951 | NL ump Frank Dascoli clears the Dogers bench ejecting 15 players |
| 1950 | Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Philadelphia 35-10) |
| 1950 | Viet Minh-offensive against French bases in Vietnam |
| 1949 | KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, California (ABC) begins broadcasting |
| 1948 | "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater New York City for 12 performances |
| 1947 | John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH |
| 1945 | Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) |
| 1943 | Montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion - arm forces at Salerno |
| 1943 | Soviet army under general Vatutin reconquer Romny |
| 1942 | Japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled |
| 1941 | German armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine |
| 1941 | Hitler orders for every dead German, 100 Yugoslavian be killed |
| 1941 | Jews of Vilna Poland confined to Ghetto |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Selective Training and Service Act (1st peacetime draft) |
| 1940 | Leo Durocher suspended from Ebbetts Field for "inciting a riot" |
| 1940 | Luftwaffe attacks center of London |
| 1940 | Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of House |
| 1940 | St. Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is 2nd to home run from each side of plate |
| 1939 | 53rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64) |
| 1939 | 59th U.S. Mens Tennis: Robert L Riggs beats S Welby van Horn (64 62 64) |
| 1939 | New York Yankees clinch their 11th and 4th successive pennant |
| 1938 | George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH |
| 1932 | 30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record) |
| 1931 | Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (New York City) |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies |
| 1930 | Phillies trailing 10-5, score 5 in 9th, then Pirates score 4 in top of 10th, so Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14 |
| 1929 | Police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed |
| 1928 | Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die |
| 1927 | Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title |
| 1926 | Hurricane in Florida and Alabama, kills 372 |
| 1926 | Italian-Romanian peace treaty signed |
| 1926 | Philip Dunning and George Abbott's "Broadway," premieres in New York City |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals beat Phillies 23-3 |
| 1924 | Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game |
| 1922 | 42nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W M Johnston (46 36 62 63 64) |
| 1922 | Turkish troops chase Greeks out of Asia |
| 1920 | Bomb explosion in Wall Street, kills 30 |
| 1919 | American Legion incorporated by an act of Congress |
| 1919 | Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant |
| 1915 | Czar Nicolas II adjourns 4th Duma |
| 1915 | U.S. takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years |
| 1913 | 1000s of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage |
| 1908 | Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp |
| 1908 | William Crapo Durant incorporates General Motors in Janesville Wisc |
| 1906 | Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon |
| 1906 | Roald Amundsen discovers Magnetic South Pole |
| 1893 | Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma opens white settlement homesteaders |
| 1892 | Amsterdam swim club renamed "The Y" |
| 1890 | Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers |
| 1885 | Puritan (U.S.) beats Genesta (England) in 6th running of America's Cup |
| 1873 | German troops leave France |
| 1867 | Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game |
| 1864 | Battle of Coggin's Point, Virginia (Hampton-Rosser Cattle Raid) |
| 1862 | Battle of Antietam, bloodiest day in Civil War (Sharpsburg Md) |
| 1862 | General Bragg's army surrounds 4,000 federals at Munfordville, Kentucky |
| 1862 | Liliuokalani, queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis |
| 1861 | British Post Office Savings Banks opens |
| 1859 | Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania and Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone |
| 1858 | 1st overland mail for California |
| 1857 | Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX) |
| 1848 | Slavery abolished in all French territories |
| 1847 | United Shakespeare Company buys his home in Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 1830 | Oliver Wendell Holmes writes "Old Ironsides" |
| 1812 | Fire of Moscow |
| 1810 | Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event |
| 1795 | British capture Capetown South Africa |
| 1782 | Great Seal of U.S. used for 1st time |
| 1747 | French troops occupy Bergen on Zoom |
| 1741 | George Frederick Handel's "The Messiah," premieres in Dublin |
| 1729 | Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen |
| 1702 | Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne and Bavaria |
| 1668 | King John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France |
| 1666 | "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet |
| 1662 | Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation |
| 1654 | Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland |
| 1652 | Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk |
| 1630 | Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston |
| 1597 | French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria |
| 1575 | King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots |
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