2013 Event Africa, Europe and the United States experience a rare solar eclipse, with the west African nation of Gabon enjoying peak viewing when the total eclipse sweeps across a path nearly 60 kilometers wide 2010 Event In Sichuan, China, massive flooding sweeps two passenger train carriages into the river 2004 Event 76th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King sweeps all eleven nominations, including Best Picture, Sean Penn and Charlize Theron win lead acting awards 1997 Event 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps U.S. in Gothenburg (5-0) 1996 Event Colorado Avalanche sweeps Florida Panthers by winning 1-0 in 6 periods 1989 Event 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games 1987 Event Stars and Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup 1977 Event Courageous (U.S.) sweeps Australia (Australia) in 24th America's Cup 1973 Event 78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river, India 1943 Event 8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia 1932 Event Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500 1924 Event NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games 1884 Event 1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps New York Mets (AA) in 3 1873 Event Panic sweeps New York Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) New York shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal
