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2013 Event - In racing, Danica Patrick becomes the first woman at the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to win pole position

2012 Event - At the 2012 U.S. Open, Andy Murray of the U.K. wins the Men's Singles, defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic; Murray becomes the first British player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Fred Perry 76 years ago

2012 Event - Lydia Ko, a 15-year old amateur golfer, wins the Canadian Women's Open; she is the youngest winner ever on the LPGA Tour and first amateur to win since JoAnne Carner in 1969

2012 Event - After placing first in the 2012 Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins becomes the first British cyclist to win the famous competition

2012 Event - Camelot the horse, wins the Epsom Derby, the fourth Classic win for trainer Aidan O'Brien

2012 Event - New Delhi hosts the 59th National Film Awards; 'Deool' and 'Byari' win the Award for Best Feature Film

2011 Event - Over 45,000 runners participate in the New York City marathon; Geoffrey Mutai and Firehiwot Dado win the mens and women's races

2011 Event - In Major League Baseball's World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals win Game 1 against the Texas Rangers

2011 Event - Germany's Sebastian Vettel becomes the youngest driver to win the Formula One World Championship twice

2011 Event - At the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Danedream wins with a record racing speed of 2:24.49, the second German horse to win since 1975

2011 Event - 2012 Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty withdraws from his campaign to win the Republican Party nomination

2011 Event - In the 2011 NBA Finals, he Dallas Mavericks win their first NBA title, winning 4 - 2 over the Miami Heat

2011 Event - Li Na becomes the first Asian tennis player to win a major title winning the 2011 French Open; Li Na is from the People's Republic of China

2011 Event - Australia and Japan win their semi-final games and will play in the AFC Asian Cup final

2010 Event - Jimmy Johnson becomes the first driver ever to win five straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships

2010 Event - Alaska's State Senator Lisa Murkowski becomes the first write-in candidate to successfully win an election since 1954

2010 Event - The Paris Masters final is won by Sweden's Robin Soderling, a first major win for the player, now ranked fourth in the world of tennis

2010 Event - U.S. voters go to the polls; Republicans win control of the House of Representatives with the largest number of seats gained since 1894

2009 Death - Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida

2005 Event - Super Bowl XXXIX, the New England Patriots win 24-21 over the Philadelphia Eagles

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

2004 Event - 46th Grammy Awards, Coldplay, Outkast, Richard Marx, Luther Vandross, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake win major awards

2003 Death - Althea Gibson, tennis/golf great, first black woman to win Wimbledon, dies at 76

2003 Event - 75th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Chicago wins Best Picture, Adrian Brody and Nicole Kidman win lead acting awards

2003 Event - 45th Grammy Awards, Norah Jones and John Mayer win major awards

2002 Event - 74th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, A Beautiful Mind wins Best Picture, Denzell Washington and Hallie Berry win lead acting awards

2002 Event - 44th Grammy Awards, U2, Alicia Keyes, Nelly Furtado and James Taylor win major awards

2001 Event - 73rd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Gladiator wins Best Picture, Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts win lead acting awards

2001 Event - 43rd Grammy Awards, U2, Steely Dan, Macy Gray and Sting win major awards

2000 Death - Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first black American to win a Pulitzer Prize, dies at 83

2000 Event - 72nd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, American Beauty wins Best Picture, Kevin Spacey and Hilary Swank win lead acting awards

2000 Event - 42nd Grammy Awards, Santana, Sarah McLachlan and Sting win major awards

1999 Event - 71st Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture, Roberto Benigni and Gwyneth Paltrow win lead acting awards

1999 Event - 41st Grammy Awards, Celine Dion, Lauryn Hill and Eric Clapton win major awards

1998 Event - 70th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, Titanic wins eleven Oscars, including Best Picture, Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt win lead acting awards

1998 Event - 40th Grammy Awards, Shawn Colvin, Bob Dylan, Sarah McLachlan, and Elton John win major awards

1998 Event - 25th American Music Award: Spice Girls and Babyface win

1998 Event - 24th Annual People's Choice Awards - Seinfeld, Tim Allen win

1997 Event - Juli Inkster and Dottie Pepper win LPGA Diners Club Matches

1997 Event - 8th Billboard Music Awards: LeAnn Rimes and Spice Girls win

1997 Event - Amy Fruhwirth and Clarence Rose win LPGA J C Penney Classic

1997 Event - 2nd longest 9 inning World Series game (4:12) as Marlins and Indians were tied 7-7 going into the 9th, Mariners win 14-11

1997 Event - 51st Tony Awards: Titanic and Last Night of Ballyhoo win

1997 Event - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games

1997 Event - Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13

1997 Event - Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April

1997 Event - 69th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, The English Patient wins Best Picture, Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormand win lead acting awards

1997 Event - Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games

1997 Event - 24th American Music Award: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win

1997 Event - Pakistan defeat West Indies 2-0 to win Australia one-day Series

1996 Event - Zimbabwe and England draw Bulawayo Test Cricket with England need 1 to win

1996 Event - Dottie Pepper and Juli Inkster win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches

1996 Event - Donna Andrews and Mike Hulbert win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic

1996 Event - Colbert, Floyd and Irwin win Wendy's Senior 3 Tour Golf Challenge

1996 Event - Couples, Davies, Sheehan and Sorenstam win Wendy's Lady's 3 Tour Golf

1996 Event - Couples, Love and Stewart win Wendy's Men's 3 Tour Golf Challenge

1996 Event - Mashonaland defeat Matabeleland to win the Logan Cricket Cup

1996 Event - Goa upset Karnataka to win their 1st Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever

1996 Event - Last game at Atlanta County Fulton Stadium. Yankees win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses)

1996 Event - New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win

1996 Event - New York Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season home run, as Yankees tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8)

1996 Event - 30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks and Dunn win

1996 Event - Nebraska and Penn State are 5th and 6th major colleges to win 700

1996 Event - Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final

1996 Event - Sri Lanka defeat Australia to win Singer World Series at Colombo

1996 Event - Cigar wins record 16th straight win, (ties Citation in 1940)

1996 Event - 50th Tony Awards: Master Class and Rent win

1996 Event - Mark Van Thillo and Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures

1996 Event - Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens beats Yankees for his 200th win

1996 Event - Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8

1996 Event - Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)

1996 Event - Matabeleland beat Mashonaland Country Dist to win Logan Cup

1996 Event - Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season

1996 Event - South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah

1996 Event - Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games

1996 Event - En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61

1996 Event - Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season

1996 Event - Bruce Seldon TKOs Tony Tucker in 7 to win vacated WBA boxing title

1996 Event - Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win Singer Cup in Singapore

1996 Event - South Australia grab exciting draw vs W A to win Sheffield Shield

1996 Event - Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy

1996 Event - 68th Academy Awards - "Braveheart," Nicholas Cage and Susan Sarandon win

1996 Event - Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets to win the World Cup

1996 Event - Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy

1996 Event - Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final

1996 Event - Tendulkar scores 127* in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya

1996 Event - Monica Seles beats Anke Huber to win Australian Open

1996 Event - Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup

1995 Event - Sri Lanka beat West Indies to win Sharjah Champions Trophy final

1995 Event - Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15

1995 Event - Edgar Martinez drives home tying and winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees and win AL Division Series

1995 Event - 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win

1995 Event - Seattle Mariners beat California Angels, 9-1 in a playoff game to win AL West

1995 Event - Mike Mussina tosses Balt's 5th consecutive shutout 4-0 win over Tigers

1995 Event - New York Yankees win 1st baseball wildcard ever

1995 Event - Dennis Martinez pitch breaks Kirby Puckett's jaw in Indians 12-4 win

1995 Event - Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1

1995 Death - Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals, dies at 67

1995 Event - Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win vs. WI

1995 Event - Jack Nicklaus wins Golf's British Open, 4th to win all 4 majors

1995 Event - Columbia U beats Hartferd College to be 1st U.S. to win Henley Regatta

1995 Event - Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win

1995 Event - 49th Tony Awards: Love! Valour! Compassion! and Sunset Boulevard win

1995 Event - Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92

1995 Event - India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah

1995 Event - Bombay beat Punjab on 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy

1995 Event - Queensland beat S Australia to win 1st ever cricket Sheffield Shield

1995 Event - 67th Academy Awards - "Forest Gump," Jessica Lange and Tom Hanks win

1995 Event - Mashonaland beat Mashonaland U-24 by 165 runs to win Logan Cup

1995 Event - 9th Soul Train Music Awards: Boyz II Men, Anita Baker win

1995 Event - 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men and Ace of Base win

1995 Event - Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras to win Australian Open

1995 Event - Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup

1995 Event - America3 becomes 1st all-female crew to win an America's Cup race

1994 Event - 11th MTV Awards: Aerosmith, Lisa Marie and Michael Jackson win

1994 Event - Hulk Hogan beats Ric Flair to win WCW wrestling championship

1994 Event - Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yankees 11-6

1994 Event - U.S. beats Colombia 2-1 in 1994 soccer world cup (1st win since 1950)

1994 Event - Ernie Els win's 1994 Golf U.S. Open

1994 Event - Martin Brodeur becomes 1st Devil to win Calder Trophy

1994 Event - 48th Tony Awards: Angels in America: Perestroika and Passion win

1994 Event - Indians, begin a 18 home game hoome win streak at Jacobs Field

1994 Event - D66/Dutch Liberal Party win Dutch 2nd Parliamentary election

1994 Event - Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy

1994 Event - 66th Academy Awards - "Schindler's List," Tom Hanks and Holly Hunter win

1994 Event - Mashonaland U-24 beat Matabeleland on 1st inn to win Logan Cup

1994 Event - New Jersey Devils club record 41st win of the season

1994 Event - 8th Soul Train Music Awards: Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston win

1994 Event - United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 2 wickets to win ICC Trophy

1994 Event - Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win the World Series Cup

1993 Event - Neo-fascists MSI win 36% of municipal elections in Rome

1993 Event - Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game

1993 Event - Dennis Martinez is 7th to win 100 games in AL and NL

1993 Event - Indians win their last game at Cleveland Stadium, beating Brewers 6-4

1993 Event - Jim Abbott pitches 4-0, no-hit win over Indians at Yankee Stadium

1993 Event - Expo's Dennis Martinez is 92nd to win 200 games

1993 Event - 47th Tony Awards: Angels in America and Kiss of the Spider Woman win

1993 Event - Ottawa Senators win 1st road game (Islanders) after 38 straight loses

1993 Event - Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak

1993 Event - New South Wales beat Qld by eight wkts to win Sheffield Shield

1993 Event - Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy

1993 Event - 65th Academy Awards - "Unforgiven," Al Pacino and Emma Thompson win

1993 Event - Conservatives win French parliamentary election

1993 Event - 20th American Music Award: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win

1993 Event - West Indies win the World Series Cup, beating Australia 2-0

1992 Event - Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian MCG win vs. West Indies

1992 Event - Atlanta, becomes 1st U.S. team to win a World Series game out of US

1992 Event - 1st non-U.S. team to win a World Series Game; Toronto 5, Atlanta 4

1992 Event - Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant

1992 Event - Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2)

1992 Event - Atlanta Braves win franchise record 98th game (old record 95 in 1957)

1992 Event - Toronto Blue Jays win AL East title

1992 Event - Oakland A's win AL West title

1992 Event - Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title

1992 Event - Steffan Edberg beats Pete Sampress to win U.S. Open

1992 Event - Randy Myers blows his 6th save of the season and it marks the 5th time he's blown a potential win for Greg Harris

1992 Event - Matthews and Warne spin Australia to a famous win vs. Sri Lanka

1992 Event - Dodgers win 3,000th game since moving to Los Angeles (3,000-2,531)

1992 Event - Denmark upsets German 2-0, to win European Soccer championship

1992 Event - 46th Tony Awards: Dancing at Lughnasa and Crazy For You win

1992 Event - Minnesota Twin Bert Blyleven is 2nd to win as teenager and 40 year old

1992 Event - New York Rangers win team record 50th game

1992 Event - Longest 2 undefeated baseball teams to meet (New York Yankees 5-0 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-0); Yankees score 3 in top of 9th to win 5-2

1992 Event - WA beat NSW by 44 runs to win the Sheffield Shield Final

1992 Event - Delhi beat Tamil Nadu on 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy

1992 Event - 64th Academy Awards - "Silence of Lamb," A Hopkins and Jodie Foster win

1992 Event - Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win World Cup

1992 Event - 6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole and 'Color Me Badd' win

1992 Event - Mike Whitney career-best 7-27 at WACA in Test Cricket win vs. India

1992 Event - Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown

1992 Event - 19th American Music Award: C and C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win

1992 Event - Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup

1991 Event - Minn Twins beat Altanta Braves 1-0 in 10 to win World Series in 7

1991 Event - Angel Cordero is 3rd jockey to win 7,000 horse races

1991 Event - Minnesota Twins win AL pennant beating Toronto in 5 games

1991 Event - San Jose Sharks beat Calgary for their 1st NHL win, 4-3

1991 Event - New Jersey Devils begin their 10th Anniversary with a 7-2 win over the Blues

1991 Event - Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches

1991 Event - U.S. women's gymnastics team win 1st World Championships medal (silver)

1991 Event - Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at World Gymnastics Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 pts

1991 Event - Nolan Ryan's 4-3 victory over Twins is his 312th career win

1991 Event - Monica Seles (17) defeats Martina Navratilova (34) to win U.S. Open

1991 Event - Rob Dibble back from 3-game suspension, is ejected for throwing at and hitting Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo Cubs win, 8-5

1991 Death - Bert Convy, actor (Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw), dies at 57

1991 Event - Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row

1991 Event - With 3 runs in 9th, Baltimore ends Twins 15 game win streak 6-5

1991 Event - Warren Schutte, is 1st non American to win NCAA Div 1 golf title

1991 Event - 45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win

1991 Event - San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship

1991 Event - Victoria beat NSW by 7 wickets to win Sheffield Shield Final

1991 Event - 63rd Academy Awards - "Dance with Wolves," Kathy Bates and J Irons win

1991 Event - New Jersey Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games

1991 Event - North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games

1991 Event - Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title

1991 Event - Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup

1991 Event - Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games

1990 Event - NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Washington D.C. as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami and Denver win)

1990 Event - Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year

1990 Event - Oakland A's sweep Red Sox in 4 games to win ALCS

1990 Event - U.S. doctors Joseph E. Murray and E. Donnall Thomas win Nobel Prize

1990 Event - 42nd Emmy Awards - LA Law and Murphy Brown win

1990 Event - 19 year old Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi to win U.S. Open

1990 Event - Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games

1990 Event - Trailing 7-0, Brewers tie Angels and then score 13 in 5th to win 20-7

1990 Event - New York Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak

1990 Event - Zimbabwe beat the Netherlands by 6 wickets to win ICC Trophy

1990 Event - 44th Tony Awards: Grapes of Wrath and City of Angels win

1990 Event - Pakistan beat Australia by 36 runs to win Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah

1990 Event - 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win

1990 Event - Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history

1990 Event - New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6-5, Rangers win preliminary, 4-1

1990 Event - NSW beat Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final

1990 Event - 62nd Academy Awards - "Driving Miss Daisy," D Day-Lewis, J Tandy win

1990 Event - Australia beat Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup

1990 Event - James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown

1990 Event - St. Petersburg Pelicans beat West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win 1st Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship

1990 Event - 47th Golden Globes: Born on 4th of July, Driving Miss Daisy win

1989 Event - Balt's Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year

1989 Event - Pakistan beat West Indies by 4 wickets to win Cricket's Nehru Cup

1989 Event - Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over India and WI on round-robin

1989 Event - 41st Emmy Awards: LA Law, Cheers, Dana Delany and Candice Bergen win

1989 Event - Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in U.S.S.R., win 4-2

1989 Event - 5 days after hitting a home run for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners,

1989 Event - Trumbull Conn, is 1st U.S. team since 1983 to win Little League WS

1989 Event - 5th jockey to win 6,000 races (Jorge Valesquez)

1989 Event - Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East

1989 Event - Mets' defense does not record a single assist in a 5-1 win over Phils

1989 Event - 59th French Womens Tennis: A Sanchez Vicario beats S Graf (76 36 75) favored Steffi Graf, also 1st Spaniard to win a grand slam title

1989 Event - Michael Changs French Open win makes him youngest male to go to finals

1989 Event - Toronto Blue Jays Skydome stadium opens, Mil Brewers win 5-3

1989 Event - 43rd Tony Awards: Heidi Chronicles and Jerome Robbin's Broadway win

1989 Event - 14 year old Scott Isaacs spells spoliator to win 1989 Spelling Bee

1989 Event - New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2

1989 Event - Mets win 11th consecutive home opener 8-4 over St. Louis at Shea Stad

1989 Event - 1st New York Mets - New York Yankee game in New York City since 1983, Yankees win 4-3

1989 Event - 61st Academy Awards - "Rainman," Dustin Hoffman and Jodie Foster win

1989 Event - Delhi beat Bengal by innings and 210 to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy

1989 Event - NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers win 22nd straight home game

1989 Event - West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup

1989 Event - NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers longest win streak (11)

1988 Event - 5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win and eliminate Giants from playoffs

1988 Event - Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record

1988 Event - Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Washington Caps)

1988 Event - Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest)

1988 Event - Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland A's, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series

1988 Event - 3 Americans win Nobel in physics; 3 W Germans win chemistry Nobel

1988 Event - With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run home run to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series

1988 Event - Naguib Mahfouz is 1st Arabic writer to win Nobel literature prize

1988 Event - 22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win

1988 Event - Louise Ritter, U.S., jumps 6'8" to win Olympic gold medal

1988 Event - U.N. peacekeeping forces win Nobel Peace prize

1988 Event - Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games

1988 Event - Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for AL record 23rd consecutive win at home

1988 Event - General Sein Lwin succeeds Ne Win as President of Burma

1988 Event - Nolan Ryan is 7th to win 100 game on 2 teams, as Astro beat Mets 6-3

1988 Event - Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak

1988 Event - Many killed at demonstration against general Ne Win in Rangoon

1988 Event - Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East

1988 Event - Andy Hampton is 1st American to win Round of Italy

1988 Event - 42nd Tony Awards: M Butterfly and Phantom of the Opera win

1988 Event - Baltimore Orioles win record 14th straight from beginning of season

1988 Event - Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses

1988 Event - Tamil Nadu beat Railways by inns and 144 to win Ranji Trophy

1988 Event - WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final

1988 Event - 14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby. win

1988 Event - Bobby Allison at 50 becomes oldest driver to win Daytona 500

1988 Event - Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup

1987 Event - New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season

1987 Event - Cubs Andre Dawson is 1st from last-place club ever to win an MVP

1987 Event - George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP

1987 Event - Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award

1987 Event - Australia beat England by 7 runs to win cricket World Cup

1987 Event - 1st jockey to win 9 races in 1 day (Chris Antley at Belmont)

1987 Event - Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series

1987 Event - Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant

1987 Event - Ivan Lendl defeat Mats Wilander to win U.S. Tennis Open in 4 hours 47 minutes

1987 Event - 15 yr old Michael Chang is youngest man to win U.S. Tennis Open match

1987 Event - Kirby Puckett goes 6-for-6 with 2 home runs in Minnesota 10-6 win over Milwaukee

1987 Event - Angel Cordero, Jr. becomes 4th jockey to win 6,000 races

1987 Event - Pakistan score their 1st innings win over England, at Leeds

1987 Event - Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yankees score 11 in 3rd and win 12-11 in 10 inn

1987 Event - Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consec win streak

1987 Event - Margaret Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win 3rd term

1987 Event - 41st Tony Awards: Fences and Les Miserables win

1987 Event - Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East

1987 Event - Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 and record 12th straight AL win

1987 Event - 59th Academy Awards - "Platoon," Paul Newman and Marlee Matlin win

1987 Event - Hyderabad beat Delhi on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy

1987 Event - WA win the Sheffield Shield by drawing cricket final vs Victoria

1987 Event - England beat Australia 2-0 to win the World Series Cup

1987 Event - 44th Golden Globes: Platoon, Marlee Matlin win

1986 Event - Trailing 5-3 with 2 out and no one on in bottom of 10th, New York rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball

1986 Event - Longest post season game, Mets beat Astros 7-6 in 16 and win NL pennant

1986 Event - Los Angeles Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games

1986 Event - 38th Emmy Awards: Golden Girls, Cagney and Lacey and Michael J Fox win

1986 Event - Pitcher Bob Forsch grand slams to lead Cards to a 5-4 win over Pirates

1986 Event - Greg Lemond is 1st American to win Tour de France

1986 Event - Zimbabwe beats Netherlands by 25 runs to win ICC Trophy

1986 Event - Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues

1986 Event - Kenneth and Nellie Pike challenge Alabama Dem runoff win by AG C Graddick

1986 Event - Don Sutton becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games

1986 Event - 40th Tony Awards: I'm Not Rappaport and Mystery of Edwin Drood win

1986 Event - Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record

1986 Event - Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 to win Ranji Trophy

1986 Event - 58th Academy Awards - "Out of Africa," William Hurt and G Page win

1986 Event - Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser is 1st to win a $1M salary by arbitration

1986 Event - Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup

1986 Event - 43th Golden Globes: Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win

1985 Event - PNP/MAN win Antilian parliamentary election

1985 Event - Dwight Gooden (NL) and Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy Young

1985 Event - Bret Saberhagen gives Kansas City Royals their 1st World Series win

1985 Event - Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals win their league championships

1985 Event - Yankee Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games and also at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out beating Toronto 8-0

1985 Event - 37th Emmy Awards: Cagney and Lacey, Cosby Show and Tyne Daly win

1985 Event - Mary Joe Fernandez, 14 years and 8 days old is youngest to win a U.S. Tennis Open match (beats Sara Gomer in 1st round)

1985 Event - Met Dwight Goodin becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d)

1985 Event - Met Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 on way to his 13th consecutive win

1985 Event - White Sox Tom Seaver is 17th to win #300, beating Yankees

1985 Event - Laffit Pincay, Jr. becomes 2nd jockey to win $100 million

1985 Event - 39th Tony Awards: Biloxi Blues and Big River win

1985 Event - 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Judds win

1985 Event - Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isle win series 3-2

1985 Event - Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final

1985 Event - El Salvador's President Duartes Christian-Democrats win election

1985 Event - 57th Academy Awards - "Amadeus," F Murray Abraham and Sally Field win

1985 Event - Libby Riddles is 1st woman to win Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race

1985 Event - Dallas Maverick coach Dick Motta is 4th NBA coach to win 700 games

1985 Event - India beat Pakistan to win "World Championship of Cricket"

1985 Event - Livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champ

1985 Event - West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win cricket World Series Cup

1985 Event - M Navratilova is 3rd to win 100 tennis tournaments (Connors and Evert)

1984 Event - 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win

1984 Event - 72nd CFL Grey Cup: Win Blue Bombers defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 47-17

1984 Event - Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63%

1984 Event - Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) and Greta Weitz (2:29:30) win New York Marathon

1984 Event - John Henry becomes 1st thoroughbred to win $6 million

1984 Event - Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, San Diego Padres win pennant

1984 Event - Cleveland Indians down 0-10 to Minnesota Twins, win 11-10

1984 Event - Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues

1984 Event - Kathy Whitworth wins Rochester Golf International (her 85th win)

1984 Event - Greenidge scores brilliant 214 off 241 balls to win Lord's Test

1984 Event - 38th Tony Awards: Real Thing and La Cage Aux Folles win

1984 Event - Detroit Tigers win AL record 17th straight road game

1984 Event - Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game

1984 Event - India beat Pak by 58 runs to win 1st Asia Cricket Cup in Sharjah

1984 Event - 56th Academy Awards - "Terms of Endearment," R Duvall and S Maclaine win

1984 Event - Bombay beat Delhi on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy

1984 Event - WA beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield

1984 Event - 1st brother combo to win Gold and Silver in same event at Olympics (Phil and Steve Mahre-Slalom)

1984 Event - Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold

1984 Event - West Indies beat Australia 2-0-1 to win cricket World Series Cup receiving all perfect scores for quality and gold medal

1984 Event - Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game

1984 Event - 80th Islander and 3rd dual hat trick (Carroll and Bossy) 9-1 win

1983 Event - Philadelphia Flyers win 13th straight NHL game

1983 Event - Philadelphia Flyers begin 13 NHL game win streak

1983 Event - Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship

1983 Event - Rangers explode for 12 runs in 15th inning of a 16-4 win over the A's

1983 Event - India beat West Indies by 43 runs to win Cricket World Cup

1983 Event - Don Genalo needs just 3 of 5 pins to win Southern California Open bowling tournament, miscalculates his score and intentionally gutters his ball

1983 Event - Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, vs. Australia

1983 Event - 37th Tony Awards: Torch Song Trilogy and Cats win

1983 Event - Bruins 4-Isles 8-Wales Conference Championship-Isles win series 4-2

1983 Event - Rangers 2-Isles 5-Patrick Div Finals-Isles win series 4-2

1983 Event - 55th Academy Awards - "Gandhi," Ben Kingsley and Meryl Streep win

1983 Event - Caps 3-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isles win series 3-2

1983 Event - Karnataka beat Bombay on 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy

1983 Event - NSW beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield

1983 Event - Tamara McKinney becomes 1st U.S. woman skier to win the World Cup

1983 Event - Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup

1983 Event - 40th Golden Globes: Gandhi, ET and Tootsie win

1983 Event - Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 and win 113-96

1983 Event - Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win vs. England

1982 Event - Spain's socialists win/communists lose elections

1982 Event - Steve Carlton became 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards

1982 Event - Milwaukee whips Baltimore 10-2 to win AL East championship

1982 Event - Gerard Nijboer (2:15:16) and Rosa Mota (2:36:04) win marathon

1982 Event - Atlanta snaps an 11-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over Padres

1982 Event - Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 5 wickets to win ICC Trophy

1982 Event - Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager

1982 Event - 36th Tony Awards: Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and Nine win

1982 Event - Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros)

1982 Event - Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games

1982 Event - Nordiques 2-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles win series 4-0

1982 Event - Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season

1982 Event - Cards win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Phillies

1982 Event - Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game

1982 Event - Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season

1982 Event - Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Astros)

1982 Event - Penguins 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Preliminary-Isles win series (3-2)

1982 Event - Los Angeles Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton in 3rd period, win in OT 6-5

1982 Event - 54th Academy Awards - "Chariots of Fire," Henry Fonda and K Hepburn win

1982 Event - Delhi 707 beat Karnataka 705 on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy

1982 Event - JN Duartes christian-democrats win elections in El Salvador

1982 Event - Jerry Pate celebrates golf win by jumping into the water hazard

1982 Event - Elaine Zayak, lands 6 triple jumps to win world skating championship

1982 Event - Earl Anthony becomes 1st pro bowler to win more than $1 million

1982 Event - Old Dominion ends La Tech's women's basketball rec 54-game win streak

1982 Event - West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup

1982 Event - 9th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers win

1982 Event - Bengals beat Chargers in -59 degrees F (-51 degrees C) to win AFC championship

1981 Event - Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP

1981 Event - Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award

1981 Event - Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie to win a Cy Young Award

1981 Event - 3rd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win

1981 Event - Allison Roe (2:25:29) and Alberto Salazar (2:08:13) win New York City marathon

1981 Event - Nicolaas Bloembergen and Arthur Schawlow win Nobel for physics (laser)

1981 Event - Yankees beat Brewers 7-3 and win only Eastern Championship Series

1981 Event - West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series

1981 Event - Australia set 151 to win, all out 121, Botham 5-11 in 14 overs

1981 Event - Australia set 130 to win, all out 111 at Headingley Willis 8-43

1981 Event - Amanda Maccaro becomes 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition

1981 Event - Socialists/communists win French parliamentary election

1981 Event - 35th Tony Awards: Amadeus and 42nd Street win

1981 Death - Maurice Fernandes, cricket captain (WI in 1st Test win, 1930 vs. Eng), dies

1981 Event - Yankee Ron Davis strikes out 8 consecutive Angels, ran record of 13 strikeouts of last 14 faced, also saved Gene Nelsons 1st win, 4-2

1981 Event - 53rd Academy Awards - "Ordinary People," R De Niro and Sissy Spacek win

1981 Event - Bombay beat Delhi by innings and 46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy

1981 Event - Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak

1981 Event - Australia all out 83 vs. India at MCG chasing 143 to win

1981 Event - Australia beats New Zealand 3-1 to win World Series Cup

1980 Event - NBC broadcasts New York Jets' 24-17 win over Dolphins without audio

1980 Event - 1st (& only) time Phillies win World Series (in 98 years)

1980 Event - Phillies win their 1st World Championship in their 98-year history

1980 Event - Kathy Whitworth/Donna Caponi Young win Portland Ping Team Golf Champ

1980 Event - John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title

1980 Event - Affirmed wins $500,000 Hollywood Cup, 1st horse to win $2 million

1980 Event - 34th Tony Awards: Children of a Lesser God and Evita win

1980 Event - Shawn Weatherly, (South Carolina (will win Miss Universe), crowned 29th Miss USA

1980 Event - Bucky Dent hits an inside park home run, Royals walk 14 Yankees including 5 with bases loaded, Yankees win 16-3

1980 Event - Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL and NL

1980 Event - Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final

1980 Event - 52nd Academy Awards - "Kramer vs Kramer," D Hoffman and Sally Field win

1980 Event - USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal

1980 Event - Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olymp gold (giant slalom)

1980 Event - West Indies beat England 2-0 to win 1st World Series Cup

1979 Event - Allan McLeod Cormack and Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield win Nobel Prize for medicine for developing CAT scan

1979 Event - California Angels win their 1st NL West pennant

1979 Event - A's Matt Keough A's beats Brewers 6-1 for 1st win after 14 straight losses, ended 1978 with 4 loses (1 shy of the record 19)

1979 Event - India need 438 to win vs. England, game ends at 8-429

1979 Event - Mets win a protested game against Astros, 5-0

1979 Event - West Indies beat England by 92 runs to win Cricket World Cup

1979 Event - Sri Lanka beat Canada by 60 runs to win the 1st ICC Trophy

1979 Event - 33rd Tony Awards: Elephant Man and Sweeny Todd win

1979 Event - 51st Academy Awards - "Deer Hunter," Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win

1979 Event - Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy

1979 Event - Michigan State Spartans snaps Indiana State's 33-game win streak

1979 Event - 6th American Music Award: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win

1978 Event - Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games

1978 Event - Begin and Sadat win Nobel Peace prize

1978 Event - Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL)

1978 Event - Yankees win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year

1978 Event - Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4

1978 Event - Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City

1978 Event - Los Angeles Dodgers win the pennant

1978 Event - Royals' George Brett hits 3 home runs, Yankees win championship game 3, 6-5

1978 Event - Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding

1978 Event - Cleveland, Houston, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Phillies win 3rd consecutive NL East Division title

1978 Event - 30th Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Ed Asner and Sada Thompson win

1978 Event - Braves' Jim Bouton, 38, beats Giants, his 1st win since 1970

1978 Event - New York Yankees win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back

1978 Event - Jimmy Connors is 1st player to win U.S. Open on 3 different surfaces

1978 Event - Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 1978

1978 Event - Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 78th pitcher to win 200

1978 Event - Reggie Jackson returns and helps Yankees win their 5th straight

1978 Event - Yankees start 14 game comeback with 2-0 win

1978 Event - 32nd Tony Awards: Da and Ain't Misbehavin' win

1978 Event - Al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500, 3 times

1978 Event - PSV beats Bastica, 3-0, to win UEFA Cup in Eindhoven, Netherlands

1978 Event - NBA championship: Portland Trailblazers win in 4 games

1978 Event - Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by inn and 193 to win Ranji Trophy

1978 Event - 50th Academy Awards - "Annie Hall," Rich Dreyfuss and Diane Keaton win

1978 Event - Chandrasekar takes 6-52 and 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win

1977 Event - New York Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games

1977 Event - Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant)

1977 Event - Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game

1977 Event - Yankees win 2nd consecutive AL East title

1977 Event - St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3

1977 Event - 31st Tony Awards: Shadow Box and Annie win

1977 Event - Christian-democrats win Belgium parliamentary election

1977 Event - 49th Academy Awards - "Rocky," Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway win

1977 Event - Communists/socialists win French municipal elections

1977 Event - Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election

1977 Event - Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship

1977 Event - Imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG

1976 Event - Big win for WI at The Oval Michael Holding 14-149 for match

1976 Event - 30th Tony Awards: Travesties and Chorus Line win

1976 Event - NL greatest comeback, trailing 12-1 Phillies win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive home runs

1976 Event - India set 403 to win by WI They get them, 6 wkts 7 overs spare

1976 Event - Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed - Yankees win 9-7

1976 Event - Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title

1976 Event - Philadelphia Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game

1976 Event - New Zealand scores their 1st innings win in Test Cricket, vs. India

1975 Event - Australian Conservatives and Liberals win parliamentary election

1975 Event - Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL)

1975 Event - Fred Lynn becomes the 1st rookie to win MVP

1975 Event - Cincinnati Reds, win earliest NL division title

1975 Event - Manuel Orantes upsets #1 seed Jimmy Connors to win U.S. Open

1975 Event - West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs to win Cricket World Cup

1975 Event - Flyers 4-Isles 1-Semifinals-Flyers win semifinals 4-3

1975 Event - Penguins 0-Isles 1-Quarterfinals-Isles win series 4-3

1975 Event - 29th Tony Awards: Equus and Wiz win

1975 Event - 47th Academy Awards - "Godfather II," Ellen Burstyn and Art Carney win

1975 Event - Washington Caps win 1st game on road after 37 straight road loses also

1975 Event - Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win and NHL record of 17 straight loses

1975 Event - 17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win

1975 Event - W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2

1974 Event - 2nd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets even series at 1 with 26-20 OT win

1974 Event - Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award

1974 Event - Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland (next win 6-1-90)

1974 Event - Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series

1974 Event - A's Ken Holtzman, who hasn't batted all season, belts 3rd inning home run in Game 4 and gets the win, 5-2

1974 Event - Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th home run, 1st American to win a Japanese home run title

1974 Event - Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St. Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17

1974 Event - L.A. Aztecs defeat Miami Toros to win NASL cup

1974 Event - Mike Marshall saves Tommy John's 4-1 win

1974 Event - 26th Emmy Awards: MASH, Alan Alda and Mary Tyler Moore win

1974 Event - 28th Tony Awards: River Niger and Raisin win

1974 Event - 46th Academy Awards - "Stng," Glenda Jackson and Jack Lemmon win

1974 Event - Glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's 1st win against Australia

1974 Event - Christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election

1974 Event - Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win

1974 Event - Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak

1973 Event - Sandy Hawley becomes 1st jockey to win 500 races in 1 year

1973 Event - Elections in Suriname, premier Sedney's PNP doesn't win a chair

1973 Event - Tom Seaver becomes 1st non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award

1973 Event - Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant

1973 Event - 2 bettors win largest U.S. Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit)

1973 Event - 10-year-old Mary Boitano is 1st woman to win 6.8-mile Dipsea Race in Marin County, California, beating a field of 1,500 runners

1973 Event - New York Mets are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant

1973 Event - Close finish at Trent Bridge, New Zealand Cricket need 479 to win, all out 440

1973 Event - 1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1

1973 Event - 45th Academy Awards - "Godfather," Marlon Brando and Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians

1973 Event - 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win

1973 Event - Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title

1973 Event - Robyn Smith becomes 1st female jockey to win a major race

1972 Event - "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7

1972 Event - Emerson Fittipaldi is youngest to win an auto race World Championship

1972 Event - U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals

1972 Event - N.Y. Cosmos beat St. Louis Stars, 2-1 to win NASL championship

1972 Event - Plate ump and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is ump and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, Kansas City Royals win 1-0

1972 Event - Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant

1972 Event - 26th Tony Awards: Sticks and Bones and 2 Gentlemen of Verona win

1972 Event - 44th Academy Awards - "French Connection," G Hackman and Jane Fonda win

1972 Event - Los Angeles Lakers 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Bucks 120-104

1972 Event - Los Angeles Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record)

1971 Event - 1st game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Phils win 4-1

1971 Event - Billie Jean King became 1st female athlete to win $100,000

1971 Event - Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field

1971 Event - Jim Palmer is 4th Oriole to win at least 20 games this season

1971 Event - Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win

1971 Event - Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors win their 1st U.S. Open tennis matches

1971 Event - India beat England by 4 wickets, their win against the Poms

1971 Event - Dutch social democratic party/D'66/DS'70 win parliamentary election

1971 Event - 43rd Academy Awards - "Patton," George C Scott and Glenda Jackson win

1971 Event - 25th Tony Awards: Sleuth and Company win

1971 Event - Boston Bruins win 13th straight NHL game

1971 Event - 13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win

1971 Event - Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record)

1971 Event - Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak

1971 Event - England regains cricket Ashes with a 2-0 series win

1971 Event - UCLA starts 88 basketball game win streak

1971 Event - Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak

1970 Event - New York Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG

1970 Event - 1st regular season Giants-Jets game, Giants win 22-10 at Shea

1970 Event - Jim Bunning becomes 2nd (Cy Young) to win 100 games in both leagues

1970 Event - Baltimore defeats Kansas City 10-8, Orioles 23rd straight win over the Royals

1970 Event - Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup, in Mexico City

1970 Event - Conservatives win British parliamentary election

1970 Event - Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 win

1970 Event - 24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy and Applause win

1970 Event - 42nd Academy Awards - "Midnight Cowboy," John Wayne and Maggie Smith win

1970 Event - 12th Grammy Awards: Aquarius, Crosby Stills and Nash, Peggy Lee win

1970 Event - Kreisky's soc-democrats win Austrian parliamentary election

1969 Event - Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year

1969 Event - 100-1 shot New York Mets beat Orioles 5-3 and win 66th World Series in 5

1969 Event - New York Met Ron Swoboda's spectacular diving catch of sinking liner with runners at 1st and 3rd in 9th, Mets win in 10th in World Series game

1969 Event - T Agee and Ed Kranepool home run, Agee makes 2 great catches, Mets win 5-0

1969 Event - Atlanta's 10th straight win, clinches NL West pennant

1969 Event - Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title

1969 Event - Lindy's Pride win Hambletonian Stakes

1969 Event - France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)

1969 Event - New York Mets fall 9 games back, later to win pennant

1969 Event - Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to Cubs with a 4-2 win

1969 Event - Ireland bowl out WI for 25 at Londonderry, win by 9 wkts

1969 Birthday - Keith Powe, WLAF/CFL defensive lineback, Win Blue Bombers, Claymores

1969 Event - 23rd Tony Awards: Great White Hope and 1776 win

1969 Event - 41st Academy Awards - "Oliver," C Robertson and K Hepburn/Striesand win

1969 Event - Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres and Pilots win their 1st games

1969 Event - Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win at Aqueduct

1969 Event - Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st female jockey to win at a major U.S. track

1969 Event - Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America

1968 Event - New York Jets win AFL championship

1968 Event - Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP

1968 Event - 1st AL pitcher to win MVP, Denny McLain (wins unanimously)

1968 Event - Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game)

1968 Event - Denny McLain's 31st win and Mickey Mantle's 535th home run

1968 Event - Arthur Ashe defeats Tom Okker to win U.S. Tennis Open

1968 Event - Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to win U.S. singles championship

1968 Event - Gaullists win French parliamentary election, 358 of 458 chairs

1968 Event - 1st AL game played in Milwaukee, is a 4-2 California win against Chicago

1968 Event - 22nd Tony Awards: Rosencranz and Guilderstern and Hallelujah Baby! win

1968 Event - 40th Academy Awards - "Heat of the Night," Rod Steiger and K Hepburn win

1967 Event - Joel Horlen revives Chicago's pennant hopes with a 5-0 no-hit win

1967 Event - 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 Event - 39th Academy Awards - "Man For All Seasons," E Taylor and P Scofield win

1967 Event - 21st Tony Awards: Homecoming and Cabaret win

1966 Event - Smallest Yankee stadium crowd, 413 see White Sox win 4-1

1966 Event - Indians set club record by hitting 7 home run in 15-2 win over Detroit

1966 Birthday - Mike Tyson, born in Brooklyn, New York, professional boxer, youngest man to win WBC, WBA IBF world heavyweight titles, nickname 'Iron Mike'

1966 Event - 20th Tony Awards: Marat/Sade and Man of La Mancha win

1966 Event - Mamas and Papas win gold record for "Monday, Monday"

1966 Event - 38th Academy Awards - "Sound of Music," Julie Christie and L Marvin win

1966 Event - Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day

1966 Event - Atlanta Braves win NL-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee)

1966 Event - Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating New York Mets 8-4

1965 Event - Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins

1965 Event - Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964

1965 Event - Willie Mays's 500th home run (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win

1965 Event - 19th Tony Awards: Subject Was Roses and Fiddler on the Roof win

1965 Event - Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indy

1965 Event - 37th Academy Awards - "My Fair Lady," Rex Harrison and J Andrews win

1965 Event - Christian-democrats win parliament in Chile

1964 Birthday - Etsuko Inoue, born in Japan, professional tennis player, first to win women's tennis competition at the Asian Games, 1982

1964 Event - New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series

1964 Event - St. Louis is 1st NL to score runs in every game since 1923, win 15-2

1964 Event - St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series

1964 Event - 18th Tony Awards: Luther and Hello Dolly win

1964 Event - Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0

1964 Event - Pirates and Cubs combine for 9 home runs, Pirates win 8-5

1964 Event - 36th Academy Awards - "Tom Jones," Sidney Poitier and Patricia Neal win

1964 Event - San Diego Chargers win AFL-championship

1963 Event - Chicago Bears win NFL championship

1963 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1963 Event - Jim Bouton's 20th win clinches Yankees 28th pennant

1963 Event - Jerry Lynch's record 15th pinch-hit home run gives Pirates a 7-6 win

1963 Birthday - Julie Krone, born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, jockey, 1st female to win Belmont-93

1963 Event - Giant Willie Mays' home run in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves

1963 Event - Wes Stock becomes only Baltimore Oriole to win a doubleheader

1963 Event - Peter, Paul and Mary win their 1st Grammy (If I Had a Hammer)

1963 Event - 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win

1963 Event - Warren Spahn beats Mets 6-1 for his 328th win (most by a lefty)

1963 Event - 35th Academy Awards - "Lawrence of Arabia," A Bancroft and G Peck win

1962 Event - Dr. Watson (U.S.), Dr. Crick, and Dr. Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA

1962 Event - New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series

1962 Event - Bill Hartack becomes 8th jockey to win 3,000 horse races

1962 Event - Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win

1962 Event - 16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons and How to Succeed win

1962 Event - New York Mets win their 1st game ever, after going 0-9, beat Pirates 9-1

1962 Event - 34th Academy Awards - "West Side Story," Sophia Loren and Max Schell win

1962 Event - U.S. Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win

1961 Event - Ernest Davis is 1st black to win Heisman Trophy

1961 Event - Frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues

1961 Event - Benaud rips through England team for Aussie win at Old Trafford

1961 Event - 33rd Academy Awards - "Apartment," Burt Lancaster and Liz Taylor win

1961 Event - 15th Tony Awards: Becket and Bye Bye Birdie win

1961 Event - Niagara ends St. Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak

1960 Event - Yankees win 8-7, ending season on a 15 game win streak, and record 193 home runs

1960 Event - Tamara and Irina Press (U.S.S.R.) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold

1960 Birthday - Adrian Paul, born in London, England, actor, Dance to Win, Highlander

1960 Event - 14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker and Fiorello! win

1960 Event - 32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur," Charlton Heston and Simone Signoret win

1959 Birthday - Stephen Roche, born in Dundrum, Ireland, racing cyclist, second ever to win Triple Crown victories, 58 professional career wins

1959 Event - Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt

1959 Event - Conservatives win British election

1959 Event - Dodgers win game 2 of playoff, 6-5, and take NL pennant

1959 Event - Elroy Face's 22 game win streak ends as Dodgers beat Pirates 5-4

1959 Event - 1st black to win a major golf tournament, William Wright

1959 Event - 1st Grammy Awards: Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald win

1959 Event - 13th Tony Awards: J B and Redhead win

1959 Event - 31st Academy Awards - "Gigi," Susan Hayward and David Niven win

1958 Event - Willie Shoemaker 1st jockey to win national riding championship 4X

1958 Event - Democrats win U.S. congressional election

1958 Event - New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series

1958 Event - Yankees win 24th pennant, and 9th under Casey Stengel

1958 Event - Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times

1958 Event - Belgian christian-democrats win parliamentary election

1958 Event - 12th Tony Awards: Sunrise at Campobello and Music Man win

1958 Event - 30th Academy Awards-"Bridge over River Kwai," Woodward and Guinness win

1958 Event - Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times

1958 Event - Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by 3 at Santa Anita

1957 Event - New York Giants win NFL championship

1957 Event - Okla's NCAA win streak ends at 47 after losing to Notre Dame 7-0

1957 Event - 1st black to win a major U.S. tennis tournament, Althea Gibson

1957 Event - Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 home runs in 6th inning in 11-0 win

1957 Event - 11th Tony Awards: Long Days Journey into the Night and My Fair Lady win

1957 Event - 29th Academy Awards - "Around World in 80 Days," Bergman, Brynner win

1957 Event - Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win

1956 Event - Yankees set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway

1956 Event - Orioles trailing Red Sox 8-0 come back to win 11-10 in 9 innings

1956 Event - Indians' Jim Busby hits 2nd grand slam in two days in a 4-2 win vs. the Kansas City A's

1956 Event - Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings

1956 Event - 10th Tony Awards: Diary of Anne Frank and Damn Yankees win

1956 Event - 28th Academy Awards - "Marty," Anna Magnani and Ernest Borgnine win

1956 Event - New Zealand bowl out WI for 77 at Eden Park to score their 1st Test Cricket win

1956 Event - Verhoeven/Nauta/De King/Wijnhout win Dutch 11 city skate

1956 Event - Poujadists/communists win French parliamentary elections

1955 Event - Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating LA 38-14

1955 Event - Cleveland Browns win NFL championship

1955 Event - Phillies longest win streak since 1892 hits 11

1955 Event - Conservatives win British parliamentary election

1955 Event - Brooklyn Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season

1955 Event - 27th Academy Awards - "On the Waterfront," Brando and Grace Kelly win

1955 Event - 9th Tony Awards: Desperate Hours and Pajama Game win

1955 Event - Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak

1954 Event - Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating Detroit 56-10

1954 Event - Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns and win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Washington 62-3

1954 Event - Indians win AL record 111 games

1954 Event - White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920

1954 Event - Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season

1954 Event - Dean Stone gets credit for AL win, although he didn't retire a batter, he threw out Shoendienst trying to steal home, AL-11 NL-9

1954 Event - 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon and Kismet win

1954 Event - 26th Academy Awards - "From Here to Eternity," Holden and A Hepburn win

1953 Event - Dr. Albert Schweitzer and General George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize

1953 Event - 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS

1953 Event - Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians

1953 Event - Yankees become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship

1953 Event - Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak

1953 Event - Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 and Browns 14-game losing streak

1953 Event - Yankees sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight

1953 Event - Dutch social democratic/Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections

1953 Event - 7th Tony Awards: Crucible and Wonderful Town win

1953 Event - 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)

1952 Event - Only win ever for NFL's Dallas Texans (11-1) beats Bears 27-23

1952 Event - Pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts vs. India

1952 Event - Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wkts to win 1st India-Pak clash

1952 Event - New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington He has now home runs in all 15 major league parks

1952 Event - Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout

1952 Birthday - Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports

1952 Event - 6th Tony Awards: Fourposter and King and I win

1952 Event - 24th Academy Awards - "American in Paris," H Bogart and Vivian Leigh win

1952 Event - Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win

1951 Event - Bobby Thomson home run - Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers

1951 Event - 1st Giant-Dodgers playoff game, Giants win 3-1

1951 Event - Pirates snap New York Giants 16 game win streak

1951 Event - Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game

1951 Event - New York Giants lose to go 13 games behind Brooklyn Dodgers, later win pennant

1951 Event - Dutch Korea volunteers win U.S. Collective Unit Citation

1951 Event - Jersey Joe Walcott at 37 becomes oldest to win heavyweight champion

1951 Event - 1st Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est)

1951 Event - Citation becomes 1st horse to win $1,000,000 in races

1951 Event - Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant)

1951 Event - 23rd Academy Awards - "All About Eve," Judy Holliday and J Ferrer win

1951 Event - 5th Tony Awards: Guys and Dolls and Rose Tattoo win

1950 Event - Cleveland Browns win NFL championship, beat LA 30-28

1950 Event - U.S. win 1st world championship bridge contest

1950 Event - Yankees win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies

1950 Event - Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run)

1950 Event - Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title

1950 Event - West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England

1950 Event - U.S. beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994)

1950 Event - Yankees and Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Tigers win 10-9

1950 Event - Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs)

1950 Event - Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th

1950 Event - 4th Tony Awards: Cocktail Party and South Pacific win

1950 Event - 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 New York City college becomes 1st to win NCAA and National Inv Basketball in same year

1950 Event - 22rd Academy Awards - "All King's Men," Crawford and De Havilland win

1950 Event - City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT

1950 Event - 2nd Emmy Awards: Ed Wynn Show and Texaco Star Theater win

1949 Birthday - Shulamit Ran, born in Tel Aviv, Israel, composer, second woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music, for Symphony, 1990

1949 Event - Yankees and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yankees win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16

1949 Event - NPS/VHP win 1st general election in Suriname

1949 Event - Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0

1949 Event - 3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman and Kiss Me Kate win

1949 Event - 21st Academy Awards - "Hamlet," Laurence Olivier and Jane Wyman win

1949 Event - Walter and John Huston become 1st father-and-son team to win

1949 Event - Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949

1949 Event - 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale and Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win

1948 Event - Boston Braves win 1st NL championship since 1914

1948 Event - Fanny Blankers-Koen (Netherlands) is 1st women to win 3 golds at Olympics

1948 Event - Australia set 404 to win vs. England at Headingley

1948 Event - Bradman is out for a duck, but Australia win Test Cricket anyway

1948 Event - H H H Johnson bowls WI to win vs. England 10-96 match on debut

1948 Event - 2nd Tony Awards: Mister Roberts win

1948 Event - 20th Academy Awards - "Gentleman's Agreement," L Young, R Colman win minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC

1947 Event - 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport Pennsylvania win

1947 Event - Cincinnati Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to New York Giants 5-4

1947 Event - Tigers shut out Yankees 2-0, end 19 game win streak

1947 Event - Yankees beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak

1947 Event - Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win British Women's Amateur Golf Champ

1947 Event - 1st Tony Awards: Arthur Miller, David Wayne and Patricia Neal win

1947 Event - 19th Academy Awards - "Best Years of Lives," De Havilland, March win

1946 Event - Communists win many seats at French parliamentary election

1946 Event - Cards beat Dodgers 8-4 at Ebbets Field to win NL playoffs 2-0

1946 Event - Cleveland Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and a home run but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 home runs with 8 RBIs

1946 Event - KVP Labor/Communists win 1st post-WW2 Dutch parliamentary elections

1946 Event - Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yankees 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam

1945 Event - Cleveland Rams win NFL championship

1945 Event - France (PC/PS/MRP win parliamentary election (25/24/23%)

1945 Event - Australian Services win 3rd Victory Test Cricket by 4 wickets

1945 Event - England win the second Victory test cricket at Bramall Lane by 41 runs

1945 Birthday - Tony Roche, born in Tarcutta, Australia, professional tennis player, coach, upset Adriano Panatta to win the Davis Cup, 1977

1945 Event - Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him

1945 Event - Australia Services win 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets

1945 Event - 17th Academy Awards - "Going my Way," Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win

1945 Event - Kentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955

1944 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1944 Event - New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4)

1944 Event - St. Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance

1944 Event - St. Louis Browns win their only AL pennant

1944 Event - Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row

1944 Event - 16th Academy Awards - "Casablanca," Jennifer Jones and Paul Lukas win

1943 Event - Chicago Bears win NFL championship

1943 Event - New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series

1943 Event - Philadelphia A's drop AL record tying 20th game in a row, win the 2nd game

1943 Death - Richard Sears, 1st to win U.S. amateur national tennis match, dies at 81

1943 Event - Sea battle in Bismarck Sea finishes, U.S. and Australia win

1943 Birthday - Win Griffiths, born in Wales, born Winston James Griffiths, politician, Labor Party, served as Member of Parliament for Bridgend, member of the European Parliament, Chairman of Bro Margannwg NHS Trust

1942 Event - Washington Redskins defeat Chicago Bears 14-6, to win NFL title

1942 Event - CFL Grey Cup: Tor beats Win RCAF, 8 -5 at Toronto

1942 Event - St. Louis Cardinals win NL pennant on last day of season

1942 Event - 14th Academy Awards - "How Green was My Valley," Cooper and Fontaine win

1941 Event - Chicago bears win the NFL championship

1941 Event - Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yankees score 4 and win 7-4

1941 Event - Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years

1941 Event - New York Yankees, win earliest AL pennent (full season)

1941 Event - Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory)

1941 Event - 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway win in 2:31, triple crown

1941 Birthday - Win Bischoff, CEO, Schroders

1940 Event - Trailing 7-1 in 9th to Pitts, Phils win 8-7

1940 Event - 12th Academy Awards 'Gone with the Wind', Robert Donat and Vovoem Leigh win

1940 Event - Hattie McDaniel becomes 1st black woman to win an Oscar

1940 Event - Hassett's second 122 of the game for Vic can't stop a NSW win

1939 Birthday - Ernest Davis, 1st black to win Heisman Trophy, 1961

1939 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat New York Giants 27-0

1939 Event - New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win

1939 Event - Indians Bob Feller, 20, is youngest pitcher to win 20 games

1939 Event - Yankees beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win

1939 Event - New York Yankee Atley Donald sets AL rookie record with 12 consecutive win

1939 Event - Renaissance Big 5 win 1st pro basketball championship

1938 Event - New York Giants win NFL championship

1938 Event - New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win

1938 Event - On Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park, the A's win a doubleheader

1938 Event - 1st U.S. bred horse (Battleship) to win Grand National Steeplechase

1938 Event - Temple defeats Colorado to win 1st NIT

1937 Event - Washington Redskins win NFL championship

1937 Event - Indians overturn Yankees' 7-6 win by a protest

1937 Event - All but one senior fouls out of a scrimmage game between seniors and sophomores, but he holds on to win the game 35-32

1936 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1936 Event - New York Giants are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant

1936 Event - Carl Hubbell's 1st start of season is his 17th straight win

1936 Event - Victoria need 442 to win against NSW, but lose, all out for 415 They pick "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season

1935 Event - Detroit Lions win NFL championship

1935 Event - Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game and clinch NL pennant

1935 Event - Chicago Cubs are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win the pennant

1934 Birthday - Russ Tamblyn, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Win Place or Steal, Twin Peaks

1933 Event - Abe de Vries and Sipke Castelein win Elfstedentocht

1933 Event - Packers make 5 1st downs, Giants make 0, but still win 10-7

1933 Event - Ruth's homer leads AL to a 4-2 win in 1st All Star Game

1933 Birthday - Bert Convy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw

1933 Event - Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2

1933 Birthday - Bert Convy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, game show host, Win, Lose or Draw

1933 Event - A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yankees score 10 in 5th and win 17-11

1933 Event - Chicago Bears win their 1st NFL Game beating New York Giants 23-21

1932 Event - New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3

1932 Event - Wes Ferrell is 1st to win 20 games in each of his 1st 4 seasons

1932 Event - Dodger John Quinn, 49, is oldest pitcher to win a major league game

1932 Event - U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold)

1931 Event - St. Louis Cardinals repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies

1931 Event - Bradman bowled by Herman Griffith for a duck as W I win the Test

1930 Event - Joseph Sylvester becomes 1st jockey to win 7 races in 1 day

1930 Event - Philadelphia A's win AL championship for 2nd year in a row

1930 Event - 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

1930 Event - Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6

1930 Event - St. Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant

1930 Birthday - Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics

1930 Event - White woman win voting rights in South Africa

1930 Event - Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game

1930 Event - West Indies make 1st Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England

1930 Event - NHL's Boston Bruins win then-record 14th consecutive game

1929 Event - A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox

1929 Event - Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd and last NL win

1928 Event - Cardinals win NL pennant with a 3-1 win at Boston

1928 Event - New York Yankees (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10

1928 Event - 1st woman to win an olympic gold medal - Halina Knonpacka of Poland

1928 Birthday - Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals

1927 Event - Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds

1927 Event - After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2

1927 Event - "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens

1926 Event - Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substaniated)

1926 Event - Queensland win their 1st Sheffield Shield cricket match, vs. NSW

1926 Event - England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0

1926 Event - Indians triple-play Yankees and win 15-3

1926 Event - In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance

1925 Event - 13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1

1925 Event - Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games)

1924 Event - German election (Social Democrats win/Nazis and Communists lose)

1924 Event - Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7

1924 Event - Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams

1924 Event - Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats New York Giants to win 300th game

1924 Event - Yankees win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win

1924 Event - German Republic election fascists and communists win

1924 Event - Socialists win Denmark's parliamentary elections

1924 Event - Ponsford scores second 110 of the game in Vic win over NSW

1923 Event - Labour/Liberals win British parliament

1923 Birthday - Bobby Thomson, home run hitter, Giants win the pennant

1923 Event - New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2

1923 Event - Canton Bulldogs win 1st on way to 17-0 season

1922 Event - Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0

1922 Event - Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader

1922 Event - Women 1st vote in Dutch elections, Christian parties win

1922 Event - Ted McDonald takes 8-58 in big Victorian win over NSW

1921 Event - Green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis

1921 Event - NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10

1920 Event - Chicago Bears (as Decatur Staleys) play 1st NFL game, win 7-0

1920 Event - Man O'War's last race and win

1920 Event - 1st World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1

1920 Event - Only tripleheader of century (Reds win 13-4, 7-3 then Pirates win 6-0)

1920 Event - 1st U.S. woman to win in Olympics (Ethelda Bleibtrey)

1920 Event - Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th home run leads Yankees to 8-2 win

1920 Event - Yankees win protest of 1-0 White Sox win and game is replayed

1919 Event - Yankees 21 hits, Browns 17 hits Browns win 7-6 in 17, on squeeze play

1919 Event - Cincinnati Reds are 10 games back in NL, and win World Series

1919 Event - Giants play their 1st legal Sunday home game, 35,000 see Phils win 4-3

1919 Event - Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) and Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic

1918 Event - Boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)

1918 Event - Chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)

1918 Event - Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk, the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleveland, prevailing rules reduce Babe's Hhome runR to a triple

1917 Event - "Why Marry," 1st drama to win Pulitzer Prize, premieres in New York City

1917 Event - Babe Ruth beats New York Yankees, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox

1917 Event - Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 - Seattle is 1st U.S. team to win Stanley Cup

1916 Event - Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak

1916 Event - New York Giants win 17th consecutive road game

1915 Event - Theodore W. Richards is 1st American to win Nobel Prize in chemistry

1915 Event - Phillies win their 1st and only World Series game before 1980, beating

1915 Event - Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever

1914 Event - U.S. beats Australia, 3-2, to win Davis Cup

1914 Event - Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1

1914 Event - Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, and win World Series

1914 Event - Babe Ruth's 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win

1913 Event - Phillies and Braves tie record of only 1 run in a double header, Phillies win 1st game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into 10th

1913 Event - Yankees win 13th game of year after losing 36 games

1913 Event - Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opens, Phillies win 1-0

1912 Event - Red Sox defeat A's 3-0 for then AL record 105th win

1912 Event - Yankees win final game at Hilltop stadium

1912 Event - Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit

1912 Event - England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament

1912 Event - New York Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12

1911 Event - Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0

1911 Event - Tigers trailing White Sox 13-1 come back to win 16-15

1911 Event - Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win

1911 Event - Philadelphia Athletics are 12 games back in AL, and will win World Series

1911 Event - South Africa's 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide

1910 Event - Boers and Afrikaners win 1st general elections in Union of South Africa

1910 Event - Cleveland Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Washington 5-4 in 11 innings

1910 Event - Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park opens, visiting Browns win 2-0

1909 Event - Chicago Cubs beat New York Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant

1909 Event - Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections

1909 Event - Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals

1908 Event - Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant

1908 Event - Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant)

1908 Event - 42nd Belmont: Joe Notter aboard Colin win

1908 Event - Queensland beat NSW by 171 runs for their 1st cricket win at Gabba

1908 Event - Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games

1907 Event - Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers lose to Kenora Thistles but outscore them in 2 game set but outscore them 12-8 and win cup

1906 Event - All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series

1906 Event - Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year

1906 Event - New York Highlanders win 5th straight doubleheader

1906 Event - Yankees win 2nd game on a forfeit over A's; 2nd forfeit win

1906 Event - New York Highlanders win 6th game in 3 days from Washington (3 straight DHs)

1906 Event - Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Washington Senators

1906 Event - Washington National's pitcher Tom Hughes hits home run to win his own game 1-0 in 10th

1906 Event - Chicago White Sox begin AL record 19 game win streak

1906 Event - Yankees win by forfeit, for their 1st time

1906 Event - After 20 straight losses, Boston Americans win vs. Chicago White Sox 3-0

1906 Event - South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win

1905 Event - NSW all out for 805 vs Victoria, win by innings and 253

1905 Event - Swedish mine workers win 5 month strike for minimum wages

1905 Event - Philadelphia A's meet Giants in World Series, Giants win 3-0

1905 Event - Whites win right to vote in South Africa

1904 Event - Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn

1903 Event - Tigers play a home game in Toledo, Ohio, Yankees win 12-8

1903 Event - Pirates win a triple header from Dodgers

1903 Event - 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Philadelphia A's win 6-0

1903 Event - New York Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Washington Senators 7-2

1903 Event - New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st game, Senators win 3-1 before 11,950

1902 Event - Pittsburgh Pirates, win earliest pennent (full season)

1902 Event - 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3

1901 Event - In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit)

1898 Birthday - Hattie McDaniel, born in Wichita, 1st Black to win Oscar, 'Gone With The Wind'

1897 Event - Liberals/social-democrats win Dutch 2nd Parliamentary election

1897 Event - After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"

1896 Event - Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)

1895 Event - England beat Australia to win one of the best cricket series ever, 3-2

1894 Event - Roman Catholics win Parliamentary election in Belgium

1888 Birthday - Dale Carnegie, author, How to Win Friends and Influence People

1888 Event - New York Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record

1887 Event - Ottawa College (ORFU) defeats Montreal Football Club (QRFU) 10-5 to win the Dominion championship

1887 Birthday - May Sutton Bundy, U.S., 1st U.S. woman to win Wimbledon, U.S. 1904

1886 Event - St. Louis Browns win World Championship by beating Chicago 4-3 in 10

1886 Event - Carr Baker Neel and Samuel Neel win U.S. Lawn Tennis Association doubles

1885 Event - Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of season

1881 Event - Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams)

1869 Event - Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7

1862 Event - Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico

1853 Event - Thorbeckes liberals win 2nd-Parliamentary election

1844 Event - 1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win

1834 Birthday - Horatio Alger, Jr., Revere Massachusetts, author, Lost at Sea, Work and Win

1644 Event - Battle at Nantwich Cheshire: Parliamentary armies win

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