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2009 A solar eclipse, the longest in history, lasts up to 6 minutes and 38.8 seconds, over parts of Asia and the Pacific Ocean
1998 Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov spacewalk record 3 hours 8 minutes 1997 Belgian amusement park riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes 1997 Big Ben stops at 12:11 PM for 54 minutes 1996 Cheyenne Pyle, California, youngest heart transplant patient, 90 minutes old 1996 Jason Gallian scores 312 in 683 minutes for Lancashire vs. Derbyshire 1995 Atherton (185*) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test 1995 Twins beat Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours and 36 minutes 1994 Space shuttle STS-65: Columbia 17, lands after record 14 days 55 minutes 1994 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes 1994 7th longest NHL game: New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 minutes 43 seconds) 1993 Mats Wilander defeats Mikael Pernfors 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 in 4 hours 1 minutes U.S. Open Tennis match concluding at 2:26 AM 1993 Glen Chapple (Lancs) scores fastest F-C century, 21 minutes 1993 Richard Salant, news president (CBS-60 Minutes), dies at 78 1992 New York senator Alphonse D'Mato fillerbusters for 15 hours 20 minutes 1991 Harry Reasoner, newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 68 1991 Longest tennis match at the Australian Open, Boris Becker beats Italy's Omar Camporese in 5 hours and 11 minutes 1990 Brewers-Blue Jays game is delayed 35 minutes due to gnats 1990 Tom Moody scores 100 in 26 minutes in county cricket, world record 1990 "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine 1990 Steve Briers of Wales recited the entire lyrics of Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes and 58.44 seconds backwards! 1989 Mark Merrony (Wales) cycles for 30 minutes in Nepal at 21,030 feet 1988 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) in 4 hours 55 minutes - longest men's final in U.S. Open history 1988 Ronald J. Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS in 13 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes 1988 Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes) 1988 32 divers finish cycling underwater on a standard tricycle,to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hours 20 minutes 1988 In Santa Barbara, California, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 miles in 75 hours 20 minutes 1988 "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols 1988 New Jersey Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes 1987 A pair in Coventry, England ties world record for longest singles tennis match at 80 hours 21 minutes 1987 Ivan Lendl defeat Mats Wilander to win U.S. Tennis Open in 4 hours 47 minutes 1987 Washington Caps score 5 goals against Toronto in 3 minutes and 3 seconds 1986 Game between Angels and Twins delayed for 9 minutes by strong winds 1985 Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds 1985 Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hours, 30 minutes 1985 William Schroeder is 1st artificial heart patient to leave hospital He spent 15 minutes outside Humana Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky 1984 During a radio voice test President Reagan joked he "signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes" 1984 Longest pro football game, Los Angeles Express beats Michigan Panthers 27-21 in USFL playoffs, games lasts 93 minutes 33 seconds 1983 Steve O'Shaughnessy scores 100 in 35 minutes, Lancs vs. Leics 1983 Albert Rizzo trod water at sea for 108 hours 9 minutes 1983 Royals defeat Yankees, 5-4, completing "pine-tar" game (12 minutes). Hal McRae strikes out and Dan Quisenberry retires Yankees in order 1983 Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds 1982 David Hookes scores Cricket century in 34 balls 43 minutes, SA vs. Victoria 1982 Islanders assessed 108 penality minutes Penguins 125 (233 total) 1982 Randy Holt sets Washington Capitals record of 34 penalty minutes 1981 Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes 1981 84 penalties (406 minutes) assessed for a brawl between NHL Minnesota and Boston 1981 NHL most penalized game; Bruins vs Northstars, 84 penalties (392 minutes) 1981 "Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 minutes to 30 minutes 1980 At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon 1980 Jean-Claude Droyer climbs Eiffel Tower in 2 hours 18 minutes 1980 Mary Decker became 1st woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes 1980 Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 minutes and a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL 1979 Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hours, 49 minutes 1979 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1979 Randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minutes NHL hockey game 1979 Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes 1977 David Steed balanced stationary on a bike for 9 hours 15 minutes 1977 Chris Old completes a century in 37 minutes, Yorks vs. Warwicks 1976 Piper Cherokee crashes into Baltimore Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt 1976 Toronto Maple Leaf Lanny McDonald scores a hat trick in 2 minutes 54 seconds 1976 Clive Lloyd scores double-ton in 120 minutes, WI vs. Glamorgan 1976 John Naber is 1st to swin 200m backstroke under 2 minutes 1975 Tennis game in Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes 1975 Fastest hat trick by a Washington Capitals 3 minutes 26 seconds (Stan Gilbertson) 1974 Fire kills 189 in less than 25 minutes (Sao Paulo Brazil) 1974 India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 minutes 1974 Greg Chappell makes 247* vs. New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six 1971 Zaheer Abbas scores Cricket 274 at Edgbaston, 544 minutes 38 fours 1971 National Emergency Center erroneously orders U.S. radio and TV stations to go off the air. Mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes 1968 Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 minutes 34.9 seconds) 1968 Jim Dorey sets Toronto Maple Leaf penalty records (48 minutes on 9 penalties in a game and 44 minutes on 7 penalties in a period) 1968 "60 Minutes" premieres on CBS-TV 1968 1st broadcast of 60 Minutes on CBS-TV 1967 Yankees longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yankees win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes 1967 James Law rides entire New York City subway in 22 hours 12 minutes 1967 Boycott scores 246* vs. India, Leeds, 573 minutes, 29 fours 1 six 1967 "Tonight Show" is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes 1966 Twister hits Jackson, Mississippi; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die 1966 Bob Cowper makes 307 vs. England at the MCG, 727 minutes, 20 fours 1965 Tom Moody, cricket batsman, Australian 1989-92 Ton in 26 minutes 1965 John Edrich completes 310* vs. New Zealand in 532 minutes, 52 fours 5 sixes 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes 1st spacewalk (20 minutes) 1964 Rolling Stone concert in Ireland halts after 12 minutes due to riot 1964 San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hours 32 minutes) 1963 CBS and NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes 1963 1st 200 meter freestyle swum under 2 minutes (Don Schollander 1:58) 1962 Umrigar slams 172* vs. WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes 1961 Mackay and Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw vs West Indies 1960 CBS radio expands hourly news coverage from 5 to 10 minutes 1960 Fidel Castro gives a very long speech at the United Nations, 4 hours, 29 minutes 1958 Game in Kansas City between A's and Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado 1958 Hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes vs. West Indies 1957 3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hours 19 minutes 1954 Denis Compton scores 278 in 290 minutes vs. Pakistan 1953 Mont Canadiens (106) and Toronto Maple Leafs (98) get 204 penalty minutes 1952 Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds 1951 Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours and 19 minutes 1949 Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes 1949 Freak heat wave sent central coast of Portugal to 158 degrees F for 2 minutes 1949 England beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes 1948 Bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's 1948 Bradman scores 133* Australia vs. Lancashire, 216 minutes, 17 fours 1948 Bradman scores 128 Australia vs. Surrey, 141 minutes, 15 fours 1948 Bradman scores 187 Australia vs. Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five 1948 Bradman scores 146 Australia vs. Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours 1948 Bradman scores 107 Australia vs. Worcs, 152 minutes, 15 fours 1948 20th Academy Awards - "Gentleman's Agreement," L Young, R Colman win minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC 1948 Bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes vs. India, 21 fours 1 six 1947 Bradman scores 156 for SA vs. the Indians, 152 minutes, 22 fours 1946 Bradman scores 119 South Australia vs. Victoria, 183 minutes, 8 fours 1945 Diane Sawyer, born in Glasgow, Kentucky, newscaster, 60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time 1945 Steve Kroft, Kokomo, Indiana, co-editor, 60 Minutes 1943 Fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 minutes), White Sox beat Senators 1943 Temperature rises 49 degrees F (9 degrees C) in 2 minutes in Spearfish, SD 1942 Barbados dismiss Trinidad for 16 in 69 minutes, Derek Sealy 8-8 1941 Ed Bradley, born in Philadelphia, CBS news correspondent, 60 Minutes 1940 John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hours 46 minutes in the Mississippi River 1940 Bradman scores 209* in 161 minutes for South Australia at the WACA 1939 Bradman scores 251* SA vs. NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes 1938 Bradman scores 202 Australia vs. Somerset, 225 minutes, 32 fours 1938 Bradman scores 103 in 178 minutes on a Headingley sticky, 3rd Test 1938 Bradman scores 101* in 77 minutes, Australia vs. Lancashire 1938 Bradman scores 143 Australia vs. Surrey, 198 minutes, 11 fours 1938 In cricket Bradman scores 278 Australia vs. MCC, 349 minutes, 35 fours 1 six 1938 Bradman scores 258 Australia vs. Worcs, 293 minutes, 33 fours 1 five 1938 Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes 1937 Bradman scores 246 SA vs. Queensland, 364 minutes, 20 fours 1937 Bradman scores 169 in 5th Test Cricket vs. England in 223 minutes 1937 Bradman scores 123 SA vs. Queensland, 165 minutes, 10-4s 1-6 in cricket 1937 Bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket vs. England 1936 Bradman scores 212 in 202 minutes in a cricket testimonial game 1936 Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in 16 minutes and 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 minutes), ends 1-0 1936 Bradman scores 369 in 253 minutes, SA vs. Tasmania, 46 fours 4 sixes 1936 Bradman scores 357 for SA vs. Vic, 424 minutes, 40 fours 1935 Bradman scores 233 in 191 minutes, SA vs. Queensland, 28 fours 1 six 1935 Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 minutes on debut for Somerset 1934 Bradman scores 132 vs. Leveson-Gower XI, 90 minutes, 24 fours 1 six 1934 Bradman scores 149* Australia vs. England XI, 104 minutes, 17 fours 4 sixes 1934 Bradman scores 244 in 5th Test Cricket, 316 minutes, 32 fours 1 six 1934 Ponsford and Bradman make 451 partnership in 316 minutes vs. Eng 1934 Bradman completes 304 at Headingley, 430 minutes, 43 fours 2 sixes 1934 Bradman scores 140 Australia vs. Yorkshire, 120 minutes, 22 fours 2 sixes 1934 Bradman gets 160 Australia vs. Middlesex, 124 minutes, 27 fours, 1x6, 1x5 1934 Bradman scores 206 Australia vs. Worcestershire, 210 minutes, 27 fours 1934 Bradman scores 128 NSW vs. Victoria, 96 minutes, 17 fours 4 sixes 1934 Bradman scores 253 NSW vs. Queensland, 204 minutes, 29 fours 4 sixes 1933 Bradman scores 187* NSW vs. Victoria, 294 minutes, 13 fours 1933 Bradman scores 200 NSW vs. Queensland, 184 minutes, 26 fours 1932 Bradman scores 238 NSW vs. Victoria, 200 minutes, 32 fours 1932 Australia beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time 1932 Bradman scores 167 NSW vs. Victoria, 224 minutes, 22 fours 1931 Bradman scores 219 NSW vs. South Africa, 234 minutes, 15 fours 1931 Bradman scores 135 NSW vs. South Africa, 128 minutes, 15 fours 1931 Morley Safer, Toronto California, TV newscaster, 60 Minutes 1931 Dan Rather, born in Wharton, Texas, news anchor, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes 1931 Bradman scores 152 Australia vs. WI, 154 minutes, 13 fours 2 fives 1931 Bradman scores 220 NSW vs. Victoria, 308 minutes, 13 fours 1931 Bradman scores 223 Australia vs. WI, 297 minutes, 26 fours 1930 Learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 minutes WI vs. Tas (10x4, 1x6, 1x5) 1930 Bradman scores 258 NSW vs. South Australia, 289 minutes, 37 fours 1930 Bradman out for 334 in Test Cricket at Headingley, 383 minutes, 46 fours 1930 Bradman scores 254 at Lord's vs. England, 320 minutes, 25 fours 1930 Bradman scores cricket 191 Australia vs. Hampshire, 240 minutes, 26 fours 1930 Bradman scores 252* Australia vs. Surrey, 290 minutes, 29 fours 1930 Duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex vs. Northants in 330 minutes 1930 Bradman scores 185* Australia vs. Leicestershire, 317 minutes, 16 fours 1930 Bradman scores 452* for NSW against Qld, 377 minutes, 49 fours 1929 Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 minutes 1929 Bradman scores 340* for NSW vs. Victoria, 488 minutes, 38 fours 1928 Bradman scores 131 NSW vs. Queensland, 212 minutes, 14 fours 1928 Bradman scores 134 not out (225 minutes, 13 fours) NSW vs. Vic 1926 Shortest double header, Yankees lose 6-1 in 72 minutes and lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yankees had already clinched pennant 1926 White Sox Ted Lyons no hits Red Sox 6-0 in just 67 minutes at Fenway 1925 Shana Alexander, New York City, journalist, 60 Minutes 1924 South Africa all out 30 vs. England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7 1923 Harry Reasoner, Dakota City Iowa, newscaster, 60 Minutes, ABC, CBS 1922 Don Hewitt, New York City, CBS news executive producer, 60 Minutes 1922 WEAF in New York City airs 1st radio commercia, Queensboro Realty, $100 for 10 minutes 1921 Charlie McCartney scores 300 in 205 minutes Australia vs. Notts 1920 James J Kilpatrick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, columnist, 60 Minutes 1920 Percy Fender (Surrey vs. Northants) scores 100 in 35 minutes 1920 Tigers beat Yankees 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes 1919 Fastest major league game (51 minutes), Giants beat Phillies 6-1 1919 Andy Rooney, born in Albany, New York, CBS news correspondent, 60 Minutes 1918 Mike Wallace, Brookline, Massachusetts, newscaster, Biography, 60 Minutes 1911 Edwin Boaler Alletson hits 189 in 90 minutes Notts vs. Sussex 1908 World's most intense shower (2.47" in 3 minutes) at Portobelo, Panama 1905 M A Noble scores 281 (369 minutes, 21 fours) NSW vs. Victoria 1905 2" rain falls in 10 minutes in Taylor, Texas 1904 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes 1903 1st trotter to run a mile under 2 minutes (Lou Dillon 1:58.1) 1901 NSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes 1899 Trumper scores 208 in 185 minutes (1 five 25 fours) NSW vs. Qld 1898 1st practical submarine 1st submerges, New York City (for 1 hour 40 minutes) 1895 J. T. Brown hits the fastest 50 in Test Crickets (28 minutes) England vs. Australia 1893 Andy Bowen and Jack Burke box 7 hours 19 minutes to no decision (111 rounds) 1870 Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch 1751 1st international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M Petit of France in 29 minutes in England 1653 An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes |
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