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April 15, 2002 Air China flight 129 crashes into a mountain near Pusan, South Korea killing 128 April 15, 1997 America On Line, begins service in Japan April 15, 1997 Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams April 15, 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charlotte North Carolina on WXRC 95.7 FM April 15, 1996 "Apple Doesn't Fall" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 1 performance April 15, 1996 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9 April 15, 1996 25th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:27:12.6 April 15, 1994 Indians loses 1st game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City wins 2-1 April 15, 1994 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (21 days after his divorce) weds Mary Richardson April 15, 1994 WMMS-FM's Jeff and Flash, and entire station staff, are fired April 15, 1992 Billionaire Leona Helmsly is sent to jail for tax evasion April 15, 1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight April 15, 1992 Lincoln Hospital in Bronx loses its accreditation April 15, 1992 New York Islander, Al Arbour, coaches most NHL games (1,438) April 15, 1992 William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame April 15, 1991 "Secret Garden" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 706 performances April 15, 1991 20th Boston Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil of Poland in 2:24:18 April 15, 1991 95th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:11:06 April 15, 1991 East-Europe Bank forms in London April 15, 1991 Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa April 15, 1991 Former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglary April 15, 1991 Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assistswith 9,898 April 15, 1991 Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week April 15, 1991 Sacramento Kings set NBA record, losing 35th consecutive game on road April 15, 1991 Ton Sijbrands improves world record blind checker games (15 wins) April 15, 1990 "In Living Color" premieres on FOX-TV April 15, 1990 Greenidge and Haynes make 298 opening stand (v Eng), their best April 15, 1989 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England April 15, 1989 South African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries April 15, 1989 Students in Beijing pro-democracy protests April 15, 1989 Sue Marchiano wins 3rd World Cup female marathon (2:30:48) April 15, 1989 Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois April 15, 1988 Meteorite exploded above Indonesia April 15, 1988 Wendy Wasserstein's "Heidi Chronicles," premieres in New York City April 15, 1987 "Barbara Cook: A Concert..." opens at Ambassador New York City for 13 performances April 15, 1987 Alfred Uhry's "Driving Miss Daisy," premieres in New York City April 15, 1986 U.S. air raids Libya, responding to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing April 15, 1986 Viv Richards century off 56 balls vs. England in Antigua Test Cricket April 15, 1985 14th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lisa Larsen Weidenbach in 2:34:06 April 15, 1985 89th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:14:05 April 15, 1985 Challenger moves to launch pad for 51-B mission April 15, 1985 South Africa will repeal sex and marriage laws against whites and non-whites April 15, 1984 "Human Comedy" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 13 performances April 15, 1984 48th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 277 April 15, 1984 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament April 15, 1984 Extremist Sikhs plunder 40 stations in Punjab India April 15, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. April 15, 1983 Rangers 0-Isles 5-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 2-0 lead April 15, 1983 Tokyo Disneyland opens April 15, 1982 Apollo Computer announces DN400, DN420, and landscape display April 15, 1981 Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story April 15, 1979 43rd Golf Masters Championship: Fuzzy Zoeller wins, shooting a 280 April 15, 1978 43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy April 15, 1978 Great Britain performs nuclear test April 15, 1977 1st baseball game at Montreal's Olympic Stadium April 15, 1976 Yankee stadium reopens, Yanks beat Twins after trailing 4-0 April 15, 1975 1st appearance of San Diego Chicken April 15, 1975 Gabon amends constitution April 15, 1975 Penguins 3-Isles 1-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 2-0 lead April 15, 1974 3rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:47:11 April 15, 1974 78th Boston Marathon won by Neil Cusack of Ireland in 2:13:39 April 15, 1974 Military coup in Niger, president Diori Hamani deposed April 15, 1973 2nd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright April 15, 1973 Walt Disney Store opens April 15, 1972 Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President April 15, 1971 "70, Girls, 70" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 35 performances April 15, 1971 43rd Academy Awards - "Patton," George C Scott and Glenda Jackson win April 15, 1970 "Cry for Us All" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 8 performances April 15, 1970 Libyan leader Gadaffi launches "Green Revolution" April 15, 1970 WMGZ TV channel 16 in Mayaguez, PR ([M]) begins broadcasting April 15, 1970 WPSJ TV channel 14 in Ponce, PR ([P]) begins broadcasting April 15, 1969 North Korea shoots at U.S. airplane above Japanese sea April 15, 1968 Houston Astros beat New York Mets, 1-0, in 24 innings April 15, 1967 "Wait A Minim!" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 457 performances April 15, 1966 KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting April 15, 1966 Rolling Stones release "Aftermath" April 15, 1965 James Baldwin's "Amen Corner," premieres in New York City April 15, 1965 NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold April 15, 1964 Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (world's longest) April 15, 1964 Ian Smith becomes premier of Rhodesia April 15, 1963 "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances April 15, 1962 U.S. national debt above $300,000,000,000 April 15, 1961 "Music Man" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1375 performances April 15, 1960 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), organizes at Shaw U April 15, 1959 Fidel Castro begins U.S. goodwill tour April 15, 1959 U.S. Secretary of States John Foster Dulles resigns April 15, 1958 10th Emmy Awards: Gunsmoke, Robert Young and Jane Wyatt April 15, 1958 1st baseball game in California, San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0 April 15, 1957 Congress gives Post Office $41M; restoring Saturday mail delivery April 15, 1957 KTVI TV channel 2 in Saint Louis, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting April 15, 1957 Saturday mail delivery restored after Congress givs PO $41 million April 15, 1956 Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open April 15, 1955 Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants in Illinois April 15, 1955 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 15, 1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting April 15, 1954 Orioles 1st game in Baltimore beat White Sox 3-1 April 15, 1954 WHO TV channel 13 in Des Moines, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting April 15, 1954 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow April 15, 1953 Malans National Party wins South African elections April 15, 1953 WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting April 15, 1952 1st B-52 prototype test flight April 15, 1952 Franklin National Bank issues 1st bank credit card April 15, 1952 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in 4 games April 15, 1952 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 15, 1951 Michael Gorsira is 1st person in charge of Curacao April 15, 1949 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri April 15, 1948 1st Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated April 15, 1948 Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created April 15, 1948 KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut April 15, 1947 Operations begin at Radio Netherlands World radio April 15, 1945 British Army liberates Belsen concentration camp April 15, 1945 British and Canadian troops liberate Nazi camp of Bergen-Belsen April 15, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt buried on grounds of Hyde Park home April 15, 1945 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Communium interpretes dolorum April 15, 1945 U.S. troops occupy concentration camp Colditz April 15, 1943 Metropolitan Life Insurances issues a $225 million check to Chase April 15, 1942 George VI awards George Cross to people of Malta April 15, 1941 1st helicopter flight of 1 hr duration, Stratford, Connecticut April 15, 1940 British troops land at Narvik, Norway April 15, 1939 Albert Lebrun elected president of France April 15, 1937 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 3 games to 2 April 15, 1931 1st walk across American backwards begins April 15, 1928 Alioto's on Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco forms April 15, 1927 Babe Ruth hits 1st of 60 home runs of season (off A's Howard Ehmke) April 15, 1927 Switzerland and U.S.S.R. agree to diplomatic relations April 15, 1925 NHL's New York Americans (formerly Hamilton Tigers) 1st game, lose 3-1 April 15, 1924 Flemish-Walloon riots in Louvain Belgium, 1 dead April 15, 1924 WHO-AM in Des Moines Iowa begins radio transmissions April 15, 1923 1st sound on film public performance shown at Rialto Theater (New York City) April 15, 1923 Insulin becomes generally available for diabetics April 15, 1922 Banting, MacLeod and Best discover insulin April 15, 1922 Poodle Dog Restaurant closes April 15, 1921 Black Friday- Labour Party strike of mine workers fails April 15, 1920 New Canadian small cent coin is released April 15, 1918 Clemenceau publishes secret French/Austrian documents April 15, 1915 Manuel de Falla's ballet "El Amor Brujo," premieres in Madrid April 15, 1915 New York Giant Rube Marquard no-hits Bkln, 2-0 April 15, 1912 Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on April 15, 1911 Jack Lawrence Theater (Playhouse) opens at 137 W 48th St. New York City April 15, 1911 Walter Johnson pitches a record tying 4 strike outs in an inning April 15, 1910 Taft is 1st President to throw out a 1st ball at a baseball game April 15, 1909 Mien Wenneker, Dutch prince Henry's lover, weds Uncle Cornelis Abbo April 15, 1909 New York Giant Red Ames 2nd no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Dodgers April 15, 1902 Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Church in US" April 15, 1901 1st British motorized burial April 15, 1900 An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hrs April 15, 1900 International Exposition opens in Paris April 15, 1896 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece April 15, 1895 Josephine Blatt (U.S.) makes hip-and-harness lift of 3564 lb (record) April 15, 1892 General Electric Company, forms and is incorporated in New York April 15, 1878 Harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap April 15, 1877 1st telephone installed: Boston-Somerville, Massachusetts April 15, 1874 New York legislature passes compulsory education law April 15, 1870 Last day U.S. silver coins allow to circulate in Canada April 15, 1865 Otto von Bismarck elevated to earl April 15, 1865 President Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater April 15, 1864 General Steeles' Union troops occupies Camden, Arkansas April 15, 1861 Federal army (75,000 volunteers) mobilized by President Lincoln April 15, 1853 Protestant church questions king Willem III RC bishops April 15, 1851 Earl G. Andrassy sentenced to death in Hungary April 15, 1850 City of San Francisco incorporated April 15, 1817 1st American school for the deaf opens in Hartford, Connecticut April 15, 1800 James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole April 15, 1793 Bank of England hands out 1st 5 pound note April 15, 1788 England, Netherlands and Prussia sign peace treaty April 15, 1784 1st balloon flight in Ireland April 15, 1776 Duchess of Kingston found guilty of bigamy April 15, 1738 Bottle opener invented April 15, 1729 Johann S Bachs "Matthaus Passion" premieres in Leipzig April 15, 1716 Russian and Prussian troops occupy Wismar April 15, 1715 Uprising of Yamasse-indians in South Carolina April 15, 1697 Charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden April 15, 1689 French king Louis XIV declares war on Spain April 15, 1654 England and Netherlands signs peace treaty April 15, 1632 Swedish and Saxon army beat Earl Tilly April 15, 1621 Hugo the Great arrives in France April 15, 1595 Willem I's daughter of Elisabeth of Nassau marries duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Broth April 15, 1594 Fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague) April 15, 1581 Cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal April 15, 1450 French defeat English at Battle of Formigny in 100 Years' War April 15, 1250 Pope Innoncent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue April 15, 1205 Battle at Adrianople: Bulgaria beats Emp Boudouin of Constantinople April 15, 69 Battle at Bedriacum, North-Italy |