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April 14, 2002 66th Golf Masters Championship: April 14, 1996 "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 1 performance April 14, 1996 60th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 276 April 14, 1996 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games April 14, 1995 India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah April 14, 1995 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Pinewild Women's Golf Championship April 14, 1994 Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley announces plans to divorce April 14, 1994 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis operated on for a bleeding ulcer April 14, 1994 New Jersey Devils end best regular season, 47-25-12 record for 106 points April 14, 1994 U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 U.S. helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die April 14, 1994 Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript April 14, 1992 "Guys and Dolls" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 1143 performances April 14, 1992 "Les Miserables," opens at Palace Theatre, Manchester April 14, 1992 Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft April 14, 1992 UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc April 14, 1992 U.N. imposes embargo against Libya takes effect April 14, 1991 "Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City after 67 performances April 14, 1991 "Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City April 14, 1991 55th Golf Masters Championship: Ian Woosnam wins, shooting a 277 April 14, 1991 Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars) April 14, 1989 1,100,000,000th Chinese born April 14, 1989 In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury April 14, 1988 "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 36 performances April 14, 1988 Devils 6-5 over Islanders-Devils take 1st round 4-2 April 14, 1988 U.S.S.R., U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan sign Afghanistan treaty April 14, 1987 Turkey asks to join European market April 14, 1986 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire April 14, 1986 Desmond Tutu elected Anglican archbishop of Capetown April 14, 1986 Double-decker ferry sinks in stormy weather in Bangladesh killing 200 April 14, 1986 U.S. aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya April 14, 1985 "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City April 14, 1985 49th Golf Masters Championship: Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 282 April 14, 1985 Ahmed Salah wins 1st World Cup marathon (2:08:09) April 14, 1985 Alan Garcia wins elections in Peru April 14, 1985 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic April 14, 1985 Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Washington Caps 1st playoff penalty shot April 14, 1985 Caps 4-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Series tied at 2-2 April 14, 1985 Jack C Burcham is 5th to receive "Jarvik 7" permanent artificial heart April 14, 1984 Farewell concert of "Doe Maar" in Den Bosch Neth April 14, 1983 Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Ranger April 14, 1983 President Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue April 14, 1983 Rangers 1-Isles 4-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 1-0 lead April 14, 1981 1st Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth April 14, 1980 1st Cubans of the Mariel boatlift sail to Florida April 14, 1980 52nd Academy Awards - "Kramer vs Kramer," D Hoffman and Sally Field win April 14, 1980 Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Executioner's Song) April 14, 1979 Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year April 14, 1978 David Hare's "Plenty," premieres in London April 14, 1978 Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia April 14, 1978 WRR-AM in Dallas Texas changes call letters to KAAM April 14, 1977 Supreme Court says people may refuse to display state motto on license April 14, 1974 38th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 278 April 14, 1973 Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal April 14, 1972 "That's Entertainment" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 4 performances April 14, 1971 Fort Point, San Francisco dedicated as a national historic site April 14, 1971 President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China April 14, 1971 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in New York City April 14, 1971 Supreme Court upheld busing as means of achieving racial desegregation April 14, 1970 "Boy Friend" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 119 performances April 14, 1969 1st major league baseball game outside U.S. played (Montreal Canada) April 14, 1969 41st Academy Awards - "Oliver," C Robertson and K Hepburn/Striesand win April 14, 1969 KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka, California (PBS) begins broadcasting April 14, 1969 Student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College April 14, 1969 Tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540 April 14, 1968 1st NBA game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks beat SD Clippers April 14, 1968 32nd Golf Masters Championship: Bob Goalby wins, shooting a 277 April 14, 1968 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA O'Sullivan Golf Open April 14, 1968 Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card April 14, 1967 Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema becomes president of Togo April 14, 1967 In the Vietnam War, U.S. planes bombed Haiphong for 1st time April 14, 1967 Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at April 14, 1967 Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch April 14, 1965 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 14, 1964 Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk April 14, 1963 George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones" April 14, 1962 Demonstration for sovereign status of New-Guinea in Amsterdam April 14, 1962 Georges Pompidou becomes president of France April 14, 1961 1st live television broadcast from Soviet Union April 14, 1961 Cuban-American invasion army departs Nicaragua April 14, 1961 U.S. element 103 (Lawrencium) discovered April 14, 1960 "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 607 performances April 14, 1960 1st underwater launching of Polaris missile April 14, 1960 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 games April 14, 1959 KDIN TV channel 11 in Des Moines, IA (PBS) begins broadcasting April 14, 1958 Sputnik 2 (with dog Laika) burns up in atmosphere April 14, 1957 Leah Neuberger wins her 8th women's singles ping pong championship April 14, 1957 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open April 14, 1956 "Plain and Fancy" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 476 performances April 14, 1956 Ampex Corp demonstrates 1st commercial videotape recorder April 14, 1955 Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform April 14, 1955 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 April 14, 1955 WBRZ TV channel 2 in Baton Rouge, LA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting April 14, 1954 Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov asks for politics asylum in Canberra April 14, 1953 Viet-Minh offensive in Laos April 14, 1953 WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins April 14, 1950 1st edition of British strip "Eagle" April 14, 1950 Doorne's Auto factory opens in Netherlands April 14, 1949 International Military Tribunal at Neurenberg's last judgment April 14, 1948 A flash of light is observed in crater Plato on Moon April 14, 1948 New York City subway fares jump from 5 cents to 10 cents April 14, 1948 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games April 14, 1948 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak April 14, 1946 "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater New York City after 167 performances April 14, 1946 Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final HR April 14, 1945 American planes bombed Tokyo and damaged the Imperial Palace April 14, 1945 Arnhem/Zwolle freed from nazis April 14, 1945 U.S. 7th Army and allies forces captured Nuremberg and Stuttgart in Germany April 14, 1945 U.S. forces conquered Motobu peninsula on Okinawa April 14, 1945 U.S. Marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa April 14, 1944 1st Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz April 14, 1944 Freighter "Fort Stikene" explodes in Bombay India, killing 1,376 April 14, 1944 General Eisenhower becomes head commander of allied air fleet April 14, 1944 Greek Colonel Venizelos forms government April 14, 1943 Gen Alexander, Eisenhower, Anderson and Bradley discuss assault on Tunis April 14, 1943 James Gow and A d'Usseau's "Tomorrow the World," premieres in New York City April 14, 1942 Destroyer Roper sinks German U-85 of U.S. east coast April 14, 1941 1st massive German raid in Paris, 3,600 Jews rounded up April 14, 1941 King Peter leaves Yugoslavia April 14, 1940 Allied troops land in Norway April 14, 1940 RCA demonstrated its new electron microscope in Philadelphia April 14, 1939 John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" published April 14, 1935 Sandstorm ravages U.S. midwest (Dust Bowl) April 14, 1932 Bizet, Massine and Miro's "Jeux d'Enfants," premieres in Monte Carlo April 14, 1931 Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII April 14, 1931 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 3 games to 2 April 14, 1930 Philip Barry's "Hotel Universe," premieres in New York City April 14, 1928 Maddus Airlines starts 1st regular passenger flights between San Francisco and LA April 14, 1928 Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Montreal Maroons, 3 games to 2 April 14, 1925 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN) April 14, 1923 Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters April 14, 1922 Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin April 14, 1921 NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St. Patricks in 2 games April 14, 1921 Prince Henry opens Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Bremen-Hamburg air route April 14, 1920 Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama and Mississippi April 14, 1918 Douglas Campbell is 1st U.S. ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane) April 14, 1917 Chicago White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St. Louis Browns, 11-0 April 14, 1915 A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter April 14, 1915 Dutch merchant Navy ship Katwijk sunk by Germany torpedo April 14, 1914 Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern April 14, 1913 Belgium begins general strike for voting rights April 14, 1912 Pan American Union forms April 14, 1910 President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day April 14, 1909 Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London April 14, 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in U.S. press April 14, 1904 George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London April 14, 1903 Dr. Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid in New York City April 14, 1902 Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium April 14, 1900 President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris April 14, 1900 Veteran's Hospital at Ft. Miley forms April 14, 1896 John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (New York City) April 14, 1895 1st performance of Gustav Mahler's (incomplete) 2nd Symphony April 14, 1894 1st public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures) April 14, 1894 Thomas Edison presents "peep show" device April 14, 1890 Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Washington D.C.) April 14, 1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" April 14, 1883 Leo Delibes' opera "Lakme," premieres in Paris April 14, 1872 Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act April 14, 1872 San Francisco organizes Bar Association April 14, 1871 Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, and mills April 14, 1868 South Carolina voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228 April 14, 1865 Mobile, Alabama is captured April 14, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth April 14, 1863 William Bullock patents continuous-roll printing press April 14, 1862 Battle of Ft. Pillow Tennessee April 14, 1861 Formal Union surrender of Ft. Sumter April 14, 1861 Robert E Lee resigns from Union army April 14, 1860 1st Pony Express rider arrives in San Francisco from St. Joseph, Missouri April 14, 1859 Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" published April 14, 1853 Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape April 14, 1847 Persia and Osmaanse sign 2nd Treaty of Erzurum April 14, 1841 Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," published April 14, 1836 Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin April 14, 1828 18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard April 14, 1828 1st edition of Noah Webster's dictionary published April 14, 1818 U.S. Medical Corp forms April 14, 1814 Napoleon abdicated and was banished to Elba April 14, 1809 Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria April 14, 1799 Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews April 14, 1792 France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars April 14, 1777 New York adopts new constitution as an independent state April 14, 1775 1st abolitionist society in U.S. organizes in Philadelphia April 14, 1756 Gov Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians April 14, 1671 Cosaks capture Russian boer leader Stenka Razin April 14, 1629 England and France sign Peace of Susa April 14, 1614 Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan, marries planter John Rolfe April 14, 1611 Word "telescope" is 1st used (Prince Federico Cesi) April 14, 1574 Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau April 14, 1570 Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits April 14, 1544 Battle at Carignano: French troops under Earl d'Enghien beat Swiss April 14, 1536 English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries April 14, 1471 Battle of Barnet-King Edward IV vs Earl of Warwick April 14, 1191 85-year old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Coelestinus III April 14, 1028 German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king April 14, 979 Challenge to throne of King Aethelred II of England April 14, 972 Notger becomes bishop of Liege April 14, 754 Pact of Quierzy: between Pope Stephen II, [III] and Pippin the Korte April 14, 193 Lucius Septimus Severus crowned emperor of Rome |