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April 18, 1996 "Funny Thing Happened," opens at St. James Theater New York City for 715 performances April 18, 1995 Houston Post folds after 116 years April 18, 1995 Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football April 18, 1994 "Beauty and the Beast" opens at Palace Theater New York City April 18, 1994 23rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:21:45 April 18, 1994 98th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:07:15 April 18, 1994 Arsenio Hall announces he will end his show in May 1994 April 18, 1994 Brian Lara scores 375 for WI vs England to beat Sobers' record April 18, 1994 Cricketer Brian Lara hits 375 runs on 1 day (world record) April 18, 1994 Former President Nixon suffered a stroke and dies 4 days later April 18, 1994 Lebanon drops relations with Iran April 18, 1994 Roseanne Barr Arnold files for divorce from Tom Arnold April 18, 1994 STS-59 (Endeavour) lands [approx] April 18, 1993 "Ain't Broadway Grand" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 25 performances April 18, 1993 54th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Tom Wargo April 18, 1993 Beirut-hostage Terry Anderson marries Madeleine Bassil April 18, 1993 David Lee Roth arrested in New York City for purchasing marijuana for April 18, 1993 Trish Johnson wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship April 18, 1992 Start of South Africa's 1st Test Cricket since 1970 (v WI Bridgetown) April 18, 1992 Tennis ace Stefan Edberg marries Annette Olsen in Sweden April 18, 1991 Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census April 18, 1991 Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike April 18, 1991 John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136 April 18, 1990 Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines April 18, 1990 Birmingham Fire issued an original franchise in WLAF April 18, 1990 Supreme Court rules states could make it a crime to possess or look at child pornography, even in one's home April 18, 1989 Zimbabwe gains independence April 18, 1988 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30 April 18, 1988 92nd Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:43 April 18, 1988 Barbra Streisand records "Warm All Over" April 18, 1987 An unconscious skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air April 18, 1987 Bob Land wins his 6th straight Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race April 18, 1987 Mike Schmidt hits 500th home run (vs Robinson-Pirates) April 18, 1987 Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph) April 18, 1987 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Maralinga Australia April 18, 1986 Robert M. Gates, becomes deputy director of CIA April 18, 1986 Titan rocket explodes seconds after liftoff from Vandenberg AFB April 18, 1985 Flyers 3-Isles 0-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead April 18, 1984 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB April 18, 1984 Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon (2:22:43) April 18, 1983 12th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:22:43 April 18, 1983 87th Boston Marathon won by Greg Meyer of Mass in 2:09:00 April 18, 1983 Suicide bomber kills 63, at U.S. Embassy in Lebanon April 18, 1983 Alice Walker wins Pulitzer Prize for "The Color Purple" April 18, 1983 KMO-AM in Tacoma Washington changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) April 18, 1983 Pulitzer prize awarded to Alice Walker for "Color Purple" April 18, 1983 Rangers 3-Isles 1-Patrick Div Finals-Series tied at 2-2 April 18, 1982 Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Astros) April 18, 1982 Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act April 18, 1982 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International April 18, 1982 Zimbabwe capital Salisbury renamed Harare April 18, 1981 Pawtucket and Rochester start a 33-inning baseball game April 18, 1980 Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK April 18, 1979 "Real People" premieres on NBC TV April 18, 1979 Major Haddad declares South-Lebanon independent April 18, 1978 Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999 April 18, 1977 "Side by Side by Sondheim" opens at Music Box New York City for 390 performances April 18, 1977 6th Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:48:33 April 18, 1977 81st Boston Marathon won by Jerome Drayton of Canada in 2:14:46 April 18, 1977 Alex Haley, author of "Roots," awarded Pulitzer Prize April 18, 1977 Eddie Murray hits his 1st HR April 18, 1977 Pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Cristofer for "Shadow Box" April 18, 1977 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Side by Side" premieres in New York City April 18, 1976 30th Tony Awards: Travesties and Chorus Line win April 18, 1976 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Karsten- Ping Golf Open April 18, 1975 John Lennon releases "Stand by Me" April 18, 1974 Red Brigade kidnaps Italian attorney general Mario Sossi April 18, 1972 "Lost in the Stars" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 39 performances April 18, 1971 Gavaskar makes 220 in 2nd inning vs. WI after 124 in 1st April 18, 1971 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic April 18, 1969 Melina Mercouri establishes Greek Aid Fund April 18, 1968 178,000 employees of U.S. Bell Telephone System go on strike April 18, 1968 1st ABA basketball championship began April 18, 1968 Dutch Department of Amnesty International forms April 18, 1968 London Bridge is sold to U.S. oil company to be erected in Arizona April 18, 1968 Mart Crowley's "Boys in the Band," premieres in New York City April 18, 1968 Peter Luke's "Hadrian VII," premieres in London April 18, 1968 San Francisco's Old Hall of Justice demolished April 18, 1968 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 18, 1966 Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics) April 18, 1964 "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 3 performances April 18, 1964 "Foxy" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances April 18, 1964 Artisans strike in Belgium ends April 18, 1964 Sandy Koufax is 1st to strike out the side on 9 pitches April 18, 1964 Van Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" April 18, 1963 "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances April 18, 1963 Dr. James Campbell performed the 1st human nerve transplant April 18, 1963 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1 April 18, 1962 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 April 18, 1959 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1 April 18, 1958 Government troops reconquer Padang, Middle-Sumatra Indonesia April 18, 1958 NL single-game record of 78,682, Giants lose to Dogers 6-5, in Los Angeles April 18, 1956 Egypt and Israel agree to a cease fire April 18, 1956 Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco (civil ceremony) April 18, 1955 "Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 176 performances April 18, 1955 1st "Walk"/"Don't Walk" lighted street signals installed April 18, 1955 1st Bandoeng Conference - Afro-Asian conference opens April 18, 1954 Colonel Nasser seizes power and becomes PM of Egypt April 18, 1954 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open April 18, 1953 "Pal Joey" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 542 performances April 18, 1951 "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 102 performances April 18, 1951 Dutch Antilles government of Da Costa Gomez forms April 18, 1951 France, West Germany and Benelux form European Steel and Coal Community April 18, 1951 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle goes 1-for-4 in his 1st game April 18, 1950 1st opening night-game, Cards beat Pirates, 4-2 April 18, 1950 1st transatlantic jet passenger trip April 18, 1950 Polish Catholic church and government sign accord over relations April 18, 1950 Sam Jethroe is 1st black to play for Boston Braves April 18, 1950 Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th April 18, 1949 Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth April 18, 1948 International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands April 18, 1946 "Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater New York City for 734 performances April 18, 1946 Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals April 18, 1946 League of Nations dissolves, 3 months after United Nations starts April 18, 1946 Rome/Auerbach/Horwitt's musical "Call Me Mister," premieres in New York City April 18, 1946 U.S. recognizes Tito's Yugoslavia government April 18, 1945 1 armed outfielder, St. L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 April 18, 1945 Epe freed (by corporal G van Aken) April 18, 1945 Clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350,000 German army group B troops April 18, 1944 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:50.4 April 18, 1944 Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins' ballet premieres in New York City April 18, 1942 "Stars and Stripes" paper for U.S. Armed Forces starts April 18, 1942 James H. Doolittle bombs Tokyo and other Japanese cities April 18, 1942 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 April 18, 1939 Franz von Papen becomes German ambassador in Turkey April 18, 1939 Hubert Pierlot forms Belgian government April 18, 1936 Pan-Am Clipper begins regular passenger flights from San Francisco to Honolulu April 18, 1935 Gen Sarazen's double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters April 18, 1935 Netherlands election (Musserts NSB wins 8% of vote) April 18, 1934 1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Ft. Worth, Texas) April 18, 1934 Hitler names J von Ribbentrop, ambassador for disarmament April 18, 1929 Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire April 18, 1927 Chiang Kai-Shek forms anti-government in China April 18, 1926 Rhein Stadium opens in Dusseldorf Germany April 18, 1925 World's fair opens in Chicago April 18, 1924 1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon and Schuster) April 18, 1923 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium April 18, 1923 Poland annexes Central Lithuania April 18, 1922 Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0 April 18, 1921 Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Springs Colo April 18, 1921 Philip James Barry's "Punch for Judy," premieres in New York City April 18, 1918 Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play April 18, 1909 Joan of Arc declared a saint April 18, 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title April 18, 1907 Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in New York City April 18, 1907 Fairmont Hotel opens April 18, 1906 8.25 earthquake shakes San Francisco California April 18, 1906 Calvinist Reformed Union in Netherlands Church forms in Utrecht April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 and destroys 75% of city April 18, 1904 L'Humanite, under Jean Jaures begins publishing April 18, 1902 Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals April 18, 1899 John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager April 18, 1890 New York Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton April 18, 1881 Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens April 18, 1879 Trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins April 18, 1876 Daniel O'Leary completes a 500 mile walk in 139 hours 32 min April 18, 1869 1st international cricket match, held in SF, wins by Californian April 18, 1868 San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals formed April 18, 1865 Confederate Gen Johnson surrendered to Gen Sherman in North Carolina April 18, 1864 Battle of Poison Springs, AR (Camden Expedition) April 18, 1862 Battle of Ft. Jackson, Ft. St. Philip and New Orlean's, Louisiana April 18, 1861 Battle of Harpers Ferry, Virginia April 18, 1861 Col Robert E. Lee turns down offer to command Union armies April 18, 1856 Russian Republic Chancellor Earl von Nesselrode resigns April 18, 1853 1st train in Asia (Bombay to Tanna, 36 km) April 18, 1838 Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails April 18, 1835 William Lamb Lord Melbourne forms British Government April 18, 1834 Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia April 18, 1809 1st run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England April 18, 1797 France and Austria signs cease fire April 18, 1775 Paul Revere and William Dawes warn "British are coming!" April 18, 1775 Paul Revere rides from Charleston to Lexington April 18, 1676 Sudbury, Mass attacked by Indians April 18, 1666 Peace of Kleef: Netherlands and bishop Von Galen of Munster April 18, 1663 Osman declares war on Austria April 18, 1599 Valencia arch duke Albrecht of Austrian marries Isabella of Spain April 18, 1552 Mauritius of Saksen occupies Linz April 18, 1521 Parliament of Worms: Cardinal Alexander questions Maarten Luther April 18, 387 Bishop Ambrosius of Milan baptizes Augustinus April 18, 310 St. Eusebius begins his reign as Catholic Pope |