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1988 Tug hits oil barge, spreads 231,000 gal on 300 mi of WA and BC coast
1988 Jim Elliott (U.S.) completes 24-hour paced outdoor race for 548.9 mi 1988 Jim Elliott (U.S.) begins 24-hour paced outdoor race for 548.9 mi 1988 32 divers finish cycling underwater on a standard tricycle,to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hours 20 minutes 1987 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina 1983 George Meegen completes 2,426d (19K mi) walk across Western Hemisphere 1974 Teuvo Louhivouri sets cycling distance record of 515.8 mi in 24 hours 1973 WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast 1972 WKAR TV channel 23 in East Lansing, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 President Nixon orders lt Calley (Mi Lai) free 1971 William Calley sentenced to life for Mi Lai Massacre 1969 WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 Stafford and Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 mi(15km) above lunar surface 1969 Over 1000 mi flooded on Shantung Province China 1968 WXON TV channel 20 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 WCMU TV channel 14 in Mount Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting 1964 WUCM TV channel 19 in University Center, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1962 "Do Re Mi" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 400 performances 1960 "Do Re Mi" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 400 performances 1960 Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in New York City 1960 Rosalyn Nideffer, Durban South Africa, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Midland MI 1959 Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission 1959 WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 WJRT TV channel 12 in Flint, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 WTVS TV channel 56 in Detroit, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WPBN TV channel 7 in Traverse City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 1st rocket attains 150 mi (241 km) altitude, White Sands, NM 1954 WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 WEYI TV channel 25 in Saginaw, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1950 WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1947 WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1946 1st rocket attains 100 mi (167 km) altitude, White Sands, New Mexico 1946 Largest solar prominence, 300,000 mi/500,000 km, observed 1931 Ernest Lassy completes longest canoe journey without port (6,102 mi) 1930 Barbara Ruick, born in Pasadena, California, actress, Apache War Smoke, Tu Para Mi 1930 Luigi Pirandello's "Come Tu Mi Vuoi," premieres in Milan 1927 Anthony Cavendish, British MI 6 agent/banker 1918 Jame McCallion, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Mi Taylor-National Velvet 1864 Battle of Newtonia, MI 1864 Union troops ambush and kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI 1861 Battle of Wilson's Creek, MI (Springfield) 1861 Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI 1858 Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author, Frutos de mi Tierra 1853 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico |
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