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April 16, 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Minneapolis/St. Paul on WRQC 100.3 FM April 16, 1995 56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Ray Floyd wins April 16, 1994 Circus performers Marissa Young (24) and Matt Richardson (21) wed April 16, 1994 Singer Harry Connick, Jr. (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30) April 16, 1993 Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th April 16, 1992 "Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 13 performances April 16, 1992 1st concrete is poured at new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) April 16, 1992 Afghanistan president Najibullah resigns April 16, 1992 New York Rangers win team record 50th game April 16, 1991 M Leander and E Seago's musical "Matador," premieres in London April 16, 1991 St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 April 16, 1990 "Piano Lesson" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 320 performances April 16, 1990 19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23 April 16, 1990 94th Boston Marathon won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy in 2:08:19 April 16, 1990 Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week April 16, 1990 Supreme Court rejects appeal from retarded man, Dalton Prejean, condemned to death for murdering a Louisiana state trooper in 1977 April 16, 1989 1st Seniors Golf Tradition: Don Bies wins April 16, 1989 Berendrechtsluis opens in Antwerp, biggest flood lock in world April 16, 1989 Costa Rica beats U.S. 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup April 16, 1989 Pat Bradley wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic April 16, 1989 Zeleka Metaferia wins 3rd World Cup marathon (2:10:28) April 16, 1987 August Wilson's "Fences" wins 1987 Pulitzer Prize for drama April 16, 1987 FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves April 16, 1987 Howard Stern and Infinity Broadcasting are warned by FCC April 16, 1987 Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season April 16, 1987 Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction April 16, 1987 Pulitzer prize awarded to August Wilson for "Fences" April 16, 1986 To dispel rumors he's dead, Moammar Gadhafi appears on TV April 16, 1986 West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England April 16, 1985 "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 79 performances April 16, 1985 Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isle win series 3-2 April 16, 1984 13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of NZ in 2:29:28 April 16, 1984 88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34 April 16, 1984 Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits 3 home runs including a grand slam April 16, 1984 Pulitzer prize awarded to Mary Oliver for "American Primitive" April 16, 1983 Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games April 16, 1982 Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution April 16, 1981 "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 13 performances April 16, 1981 Columbia space shuttle returns April 16, 1980 Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis April 16, 1980 Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final April 16, 1980 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 16, 1979 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks and Mets tie 1-1 April 16, 1979 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:27 April 16, 1979 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15 April 16, 1979 Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport in Belgium April 16, 1979 Pulitzer prize awarded to Sam Shepard for "Buried child" April 16, 1978 "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA New York City after 21 performances April 16, 1978 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic April 16, 1978 St. Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0 April 16, 1977 Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia April 16, 1975 Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh April 16, 1974 "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances April 16, 1974 200,000 attend rock concert California Jam I in Ontario California April 16, 1974 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. April 16, 1972 "That's Entertainment" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 4 performances April 16, 1972 1st Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock April 16, 1972 2 giants pandas arrive in U.S., from China April 16, 1972 Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) April 16, 1972 Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0 April 16, 1970 70 die in a snow crush (France) April 16, 1967 "Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances April 16, 1967 Yankees beat Boston 7-6 in 18 innings April 16, 1966 Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain April 16, 1965 Test flight of heavy Saturn S-1C-rocket April 16, 1964 9 men sentenced 25-30 years for Britain's 1963 "Great Train Robbery" April 16, 1964 Geraldine Mock of U.S. is 1st woman to fly solo round the world April 16, 1962 Brazil nationalizes U.S. businesses April 16, 1962 Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News April 16, 1961 15th Tony Awards: Becket and Bye Bye Birdie win April 16, 1961 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open April 16, 1961 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 April 16, 1959 "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 44 performances April 16, 1959 Datu Abdul Rozak inaugurated as premier of Malaysia federation April 16, 1959 New York Yankees unveil their 1st message scoreboard April 16, 1959 Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit April 16, 1958 22nd Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284 April 16, 1958 French government of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis April 16, 1957 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 April 16, 1957 U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test April 16, 1956 1st solar powered radios go on sale April 16, 1954 KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting April 16, 1954 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 April 16, 1953 British royal yacht Britannia taken out of service April 16, 1953 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open April 16, 1953 Phillie's Connie Ryan gets 6 hits in a game April 16, 1953 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 April 16, 1953 WAND TV channel 17 in Decatur, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting April 16, 1952 "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 15 performances April 16, 1951 British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75 April 16, 1949 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games April 16, 1948 Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris April 16, 1947 Explosions and fire on French ship Grandcamp April 16, 1947 Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated in New York City April 16, 1947 Massive explosion and fire kills 522 in Texas City, Texas April 16, 1946 1st U.S. launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt April 16, 1946 NSB mayor of Rotterdam Neth, FE Muller sentence to 100 years in jail April 16, 1945 German troops in Groningen surrender April 16, 1945 Red Army begins Battle of Berlin April 16, 1945 U.S. troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II April 16, 1945 U.S. troops land on He Shima Okinawa April 16, 1943 40 NZ bombers attack Haarlem Netherlands (85 killed) April 16, 1942 Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship April 16, 1942 King George VI awards George Cross to Island of Malta April 16, 1941 Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes April 16, 1940 1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition) April 16, 1940 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller hurls an opening day no-hitter vs Chic, 1-0 April 16, 1940 Heitor Villa-Lobos' opera "Izaht," premieres in Rio de Janeiro April 16, 1939 Stalin requests British, French and Russian anti-nazi pact April 16, 1939 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1 April 16, 1938 Great-Britain recognizes Italian annexation of Abyssinia April 16, 1935 1st radio broadcast of "Fibber McGee and Molly" April 16, 1935 Babe Ruth's 1st NL game, for Boston Braves, included a HR April 16, 1929 Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a HR on 1st at bat April 16, 1929 New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers April 16, 1926 Book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" and "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner April 16, 1924 1st radio-transmission of wireless: Matthaus Passion April 16, 1924 Child labor laws strengthened in Holland April 16, 1922 Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row April 16, 1922 German-Russia treaty signed in Italy, Soviet Union recognized April 16, 1921 Liberal Freedom League forms in The Hague April 16, 1917 Lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution April 16, 1912 Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel April 16, 1912 Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base) April 16, 1908 Natural Bridges National Monument forms near Lake Powell, Utah April 16, 1900 U.S. Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps April 16, 1888 Drentse and Friese peat cutters go on strike April 16, 1883 Paul Kruger chosen president of Transvaal April 16, 1874 Dr. David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton April 16, 1871 German Empire ends all anti-Jewish civil restrictions April 16, 1870 Vaudeville Theatre Strand opens in London April 16, 1869 Ebenezer Bassett, 1st U.S. Negro diplomat, begins service in Haiti April 16, 1868 Louisiana voters approve new constitution April 16, 1866 Karakozov attempts to assassinate Tsar Alexander II of Russia April 16, 1866 Nitroglycerine at Wells Fargo and Co office explodes April 16, 1865 Battle of Columbus and West Point, Georgia (Ft. Tyler) April 16, 1862 Slavery abolished in District of Columbia April 16, 1862 U.S. Confederate Congress calls up all white males (18-35 years) April 16, 1861 U.S. president Lincoln outlaws business with confederate states April 16, 1854 Franz Liszt's "Mazeppa," premieres April 16, 1854 San Salvador destroyed by earthquake April 16, 1854 Steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die April 16, 1849 Opera "Il Profeta," premieres in Paris April 16, 1818 Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed US-Canada border) April 16, 1789 George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration April 16, 1787 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in New York City April 16, 1777 Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits April 16, 1746 Battle at Culloden: Troops of "James VIII and III" defeat Charles Stuart April 16, 1724 1st Easter observed April 16, 1705 Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College April 16, 1632 Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander April 16, 1521 Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms April 16, 1509 French army under Louis XII enters Alps April 16, 1346 King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece April 16, 556 Pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |