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| 1622, POPE GREGORY XV made FRANCE'S BISHOP RICHELIEU (born ARMAND-JEAN DU PLESSIS) a cardinal.
1666, after three days, the GREAT FIRE OF LONDON burned out after the destruction of nearly 10,000 buildings, including ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.
1682, in ENGLAND, three alleged witches were executed -- the last time such an event would occur in that country. |
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RICHELIEU BECAME CARDINAL
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1698, RUSSIAN TSAR PETER THE GREAT imposed a tax on beards.
1725, FRENCH KING LOUIS XV married POLISH-princess MARY LESCZYNSKI.
FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MET
1774, in PHILADELPHIA'S CARPENTER HALL, the CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, electing PEYTON RANDOLPH its president, held its first session.
"BATTLE OF VIRGINIA CAPES"
1781, the FRENCH defeated the BRITISH in a head-to-head naval confrontation -- the "SECOND BATTLE OF VIRGINIA CAPES". As a result, the troops of ENGLISH GENERAL CORNWALLIS were trapped at YORKTOWN, where he soon would be defeated by GEORGE WASHINGTON'S AMERICAN army.
1795, the UNITED STATES signed a peace treaty with ALGIERS.
1814, the PRUSSIANS defeated the RUSSIANS at the "BATTLE OF MASURISCHE MEREN".
HOUSTON ELECTED
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1836, by popular vote, SAM HOUSTON was elected the president of the TEXAS REPUBLIC. He took office in OCTOBER.
1839, the FIRST OPIUM WAR began in CHINA. |
1844, iron ore was discovered in the MESABI MOUNTAINS of MINNESOTA.
1862, in its first foray into the NORTH during the CIVIL WAR, GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE'S ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA crossed the POTOMAC RIVER into MARYLAND at WHITE'S FORD.
1870, the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH established three colleges on the same day: LOYOLA in CHICAGO, ST. JOHN'S in NEW YORK, and CANISIUS in BUFFALO.
1877, SIOUX CHIEF CRAZY HORSE died at 27.
FIRST U-S
LABOR DAY
1882, NEW YORK CITY held its first LABOR DAY parade. The first LABOR DAY holiday was celebrated on a TUESDAY in accordance with the plans of the CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
1885, the SYLVANUS BOWSER delivered the first AMERICAN-made gasoline pump -- to JAKE GUMPER, a service-station owner in FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.
1886, amid the GOLD RUSH, the price of ALASKAN beef rose to $48 a pound.
1887, in EXETER, ENGLAND, a gas-lamp fire backstage at the THEATRE ROYAL killed over 150 people.
1900, CHAD became a FRENCH protectorate.
| 1905, the RUSSO- JAPANESE WAR ended as the two belligerents signed the "TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH". It marked the beginning of JAPANESE dominance in EASTERN ASIA. | |
"TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH"
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"MAN AND SUPERMAN" OPENED
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Also in 1905, GEORGE BERNARD SHAW'S play, "MAN AND SUPERMAN", opened at the HUDSON THEATRE in NEW YORK for a run of 192 performances. |
"SPORTING DAYS"
OPENED
1908, the musical "SPORTING DAYS" opened at the HIPPODROME in NEW YORK for a run of 448 performances. The same day, the BROOKLYN DODGERS' NAP RUCKER no-hit the BOSTON BRAVES, 6-0.
D-W GRIFFITH RELEASED "INTOLERANCE"
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1916, D-W GRIFFITH released his silent-film classic, "INTOLERANCE", starring LILLIAN GISH, ELMO LINCOLN, MAE MARSH, WALTER LONG, and BESSIE LOVE.
1918, due to the EUROPEAN conflict, the WORLD SERIES, between the BOSTON RED SOX and CHICAGO CUBS, began almost a month early. The RED SOX swept the series in five games. |
| 1921, pitcher WALTER JOHNSON established a new major- league strikeout record at 2,287. He would go on to a career high of 3, 509. NOLAN RYAN later set the career mark at 5,714.
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JOHNSON SET RECORD
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1922, AMERICANS won their third straight DAVIS CUP, beating the AUSTRALIANS, 4-1. The same day, the NEW YORK YANKEES played their last game at the POLO GROUNDS.
1923, in a flyweight boxing bout, GENE LA RUE and KID PANCHO simultaneously ko'd each other.
1925, the temperature at CENTERVILLE, ALABAMA, reached 112 degrees FAHRENHEIT -- a state record. The same day, golfer BOBBY JONES won the UNITED STATES AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
1923, UNIVERSAL PICTURES released WALT DISNEY'S "TROLLEY TROUBLES", the first "OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT" cartoons.
1929, FRENCH PREMIER BRIAND called for a UNITED STATES OF EUROPE.
"TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS"
RELEASED
1935, REPUBLIC released the film-western "TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS", starring GENE AUTRY, SMILEY BURNETTE, LUCILLE BROWNE, GEORGE "GABBY" HAYES, and NORMA TAYLOR.
1939, AUSTRALIA beat the UNITED STATES, 3-2, to win the DAVIS CUP.
1942, BRITISH and AMERICAN planes bombed the seaports of LE HAVRE and BREMEN.
1943, PAULINE BETZ won the U-S WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
1944, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, and the NETHERLANDS signed a treaty of unity (BENELUX ).
1949, PANCHO GONZALES won the U-S MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
1950, ART LARSEN won the 70TH U-S MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
1951, MO CONNOLLY won the U-S WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
1956, a train crash in SPRINGER, NEW MEXICO, killed 20.
"ON THE ROAD" PUBLISHED
| | 1957, JACK KEROUAC published his "beat" novel, "ON THE ROAD".
1958, BORIS PASTERNAK published "DOCTOR ZHIVAGO" in the UNITED STATES.
1960, at the OLYMPICS, CASSIUS CLAY (later MUHAMMAD ALI) won the light-heavyweight gold medal. |
Also in 1960, in the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, PRESIDENT JOSEPH KASAVUBU dismissed PRIME MINISTER PATRICE LUMUMBA.
1961, PRESIDENT KENNEDY signed legislation, mandating the death penalty for hijackers.
NASA LAUNCHED
"OGO-1"
1964, NASA launched its first "ORBITAL GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY [OGO-1]". The same day, the ANIMALS' "THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN" began its three-week stay in the number-one spot on the pop-singles charts. The same day, "DOO WAH DIDDY DIDDY" by MANFRED MANN was released.
| 1966, JERRY LEWIS aired his first "MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TELETHON", raising $15,000.
1968, hijackers aboard a PAN-AM jet in KARACHI, PAKISTAN, killed 21 passengers and crew. |
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FIRST "MDA TELETHON"
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Also in 1968, beating BILLIE JEAN KING, VIRGINIA WADE won the U-S WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. ARTHUR ASHE won the men's title.
1969, orchestra-leader MITCHELL AYRES died at 58.
MUNICH OLYMPIC MASSACRE
1972, at the MUNICH OLYMPICS, ARAB terrorists attacked the ISRAELI quarters. A resulting shootout killed 11 ISRAELI athletes, a GERMAN policeman, and five ARAB guerrillas. The same day, a heavy fog, combined with a toxic chemical spill, sickened hundreds of people in the MEUSE VALLEY of BELGIUM; and the film "SOYLENT GREEN", starring CHARLTON HESTON and EDWARD G. ROBINSON, began shooting.
FIRST ATTEMPT ON FORD'S LIFE
1975, in SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, LYNETTE "SQUEAKY" FROMME failed in her attempt to assassinate PRESIDENT GERALD FORD.
1976, in a strained reunion, JERRY LEWIS and DEAN MARTIN appeared together on JERRY'S "MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TELETHON". The same day, a revival of the JEROME KERN musical, "VERY GOOD EDDIE", closed at the BOOTH THEATRE in NEW YORK after a run of 307 performances.
NASA LAUNCHED "VOYAGER ONE"
1977, NASA launched the "VOYAGER ONE" spacecraft on its mission to investigate and film JUPITER and SATURN.
1978, ISRAEL'S MENACHIM BEGIN, EGYPT'S ANWAR SADAT, and PRESIDENT CARTER began their peace conference at CAMP DAVID in MARYLAND.
ST. GOTTHARD
TUNNEL OPENED
1980, the 9.2-mile-long ST. GOTTHARD AUTO TUNNEL, the world's longest, opened to traffic in the SWISS ALPS.
1982, golfer JAY SIGEL won the U-S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. The same day, EDDIE HILL established the speed record for a propeller-driven boat -- 229 miles per hour.
1986, at the MTV VIDEO AWARDS, WHITNEY HOUSTON won a "BEST FEMALE VIDEO" award for her hit, "HOW WILL I KNOW?".
1987, officials at the U-S OPEN tennis tournament in NEW YORK fined JOHN MCENROE $17,500 for verbal outbursts during play. The same day in baseball, CARLTON FISK hit his 300th career home run; and ABC-TV cancelled "AMERICAN BANDSTAND" after 30 years on the air.
1989, DEBORAH NORVILLE became the news anchor on NBC TELEVISION'S "TODAY SHOW".
1990, blues-singer B-B KING received a star on HOLLYWOOD'S WALK OF FAME. The same day, IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN suggested that ARAB nations should rise up against the WEST.
NORIEGA TRIAL BEGAN
| | 1991, former PANAMANIAN- leader MANUEL NORIEGA went on trial for drug trafficking. The same day, actor JOHN TRAVOLTA wed KELLY PRESTON; and NELSON MANDELA was elected president of the SOUTH AFRCIAN ANC; and the rock-group R-E-M won five MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS including "BEST VIDEO".
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1993, "WILL ROGERS' FOLLIES" closed at the PALACE THEATRE in NEW YORK after a run of 981 performances. The same day, the musical "JELLY'S LAST JAM" closed at the VIRGINIA THEATRE in NEW YORK after a run of 569 performances.
1994, the SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS' JERRY RICE caught his 127th touchdown pass -- a new NFL record. The same day, singer ROD STEWART became a dad when his wife, RACHEL HUNTER, gave birth to their son, LIAM MCALLISTER
1995, the BALTIMORE ORIOLES' CAL RIPKEN, JR., tied LOU GEHRIG'S long-held record -- playing in 2,130-consecutive, major-league games. The same day, activist-attorney WILLIAM KUNSTLER died at 76 in NEW YORK.
1997, the IOC selected ATHENS, GREECE, as the site for the 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES. The same day, COLUMBIA PICTURES released a restored version of DAVID LEAN'S film, "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA", starring PETER O'TOOLE, ALEC GUINNESS, ANTHONY QUINN, JACK HAWKINS, OMAR SHARIF, JOSÉ FERRER, ANTHONY QUAYLE, CLAUDE RAINS, and ARTHUR KENNEDY. |
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2004 OLYMPICS' SITE SELECTED
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Also in 1997, MOTHER TERESA, who had won the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE for her work with the poor, died at 87 after a heart attack; and TV talk-show host LARRY KING married actress SHAWN SOUTHWICK.
COMETS WON THIRD STRAIGHT
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1999, the HOUSTON COMETS won their third-straight WNBA title, defeating the NEW YORK LIBERTY, 59-47. The same day, ALLEN FUNT, producer of the TV-staple "CANDID CAMERA", died at 84 in PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA.
2000, the island nation of TUVALU became a member of the UNITED NATIONS.
2001, CAJUN-chef JUSTIN WILSON died at 77 in LOUISIANA. |
"SINGIN' IN THE RAIN"
TRIBUTE
2002, the film-musical "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN", starring GENE KELLY, DEBBIE REYNOLDS, and DONALD O'CONNOR, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special screening in HOLLYWOOD. The same day in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN, an attempted assassination of PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI failed.
2003, Actor DAVID SPADE received his star on HOLLYWOOD'S WALK OF FAME. The same day, singer GISELE MACKENZIE died at 76 in BURBANK, CALIFORNIA.
2004, two earthquakes rattled western JAPAN, measuring 6.9 and 7.3 respectively on the RICHTER SCALE.
2005, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH nominated JOHN ROBERTS for chief justice of the U-S SUPREME COURT. He was later confirmed.
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French-King LOUIS XIV (1638)
Outlaw JESSE JAMES (1847)
Baseball-Great NAP LAJOIE (1874)
Ratings-Guru A-C NIELSEN (1897)
HOLLYWOOD-Mogul DARRYL F. ZANUCK (1902)
Writer ARTHUR KOESTLER (1905)
Composer JOHN CAGE (1912)
Watergate-Figure JOHN MITCHELL (1913)
Comedian FRANK SHUSTER of WAYNE AND SHUSTER (1916)
Film-Industry Leader JACK VALENTI (1921)
Singer JOHN STEWART (1939)
Singer FREDDIE MERCURY of QUEEN (1946)
Banker-Economist PAUL VOLCKER is 83
Comedian-Actor BOB NEWHART is 81
Singer-Actress CAROL LAWRENCE is 78
Baseball-Great BILL MAZEROSKI is 74
Actor WILLIAM DEVANE is 71
Actor GEORGE LAZENBY is 71
Actress RAQUEL WELCH is 71
Singer AL STEWART is 65
Singer LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III is 64
Drummer BUDDY MILES is 64
Cartoonist CATHY LEE GUISEWITE is 60
Actor MICHAEL KEATON is 59
Singer TERRY ELLIS of EN VOGUE is 44
TV-Personality DWEEZIL ZAPPA is 41
Actress ROSE MCGOWAN is 36
Actor ANDREW DUCOTE is 24
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