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April 7, 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft. Myers Florida on WRXK 96.1 FM April 7, 1996 8th Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus April 7, 1996 Kelly Robbins wins Sacramento 12 Bridges LPGA Golf Classic April 7, 1996 Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win Singer Cup in Singapore April 7, 1995 Baseball exhibition season begins late due to strike April 7, 1994 "Medea" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 82 performances April 7, 1994 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2 April 7, 1994 New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 18-6 April 7, 1994 Shannen Doherty files for divorce from Ashley Hamilton April 7, 1994 Singer Percy Sledge pleads guilty to tax evasion April 7, 1993 Dante Bichette hits the 1st Colorado Rockie HR (Shea Stadium New York) April 7, 1991 "Big Love" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 41 performances April 7, 1991 "Shadowlands" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 169 performances April 7, 1991 3rd Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus April 7, 1991 Chris Johnson wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship April 7, 1991 Compton Gamma Ray Observatory orbits Earth April 7, 1991 George Washington Bridge raises toll from $3.00 to $4.00 April 7, 1991 Wrestlemania VII scheduled in LA, actually performed 03/24 April 7, 1990 BPAA U.S. Open by Ron Palombi Jr April 7, 1990 Farm Aid IV concert April 7, 1990 John Poindexter (National Security Advisor) found guilty on Iran-Contra scandal April 7, 1990 Michael Milken pleads innocent to security law violations April 7, 1990 New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5-2, Rangers lead 2-0 in preliminary April 7, 1990 Fire kills 110 on a ferry in Norway, in an unrelated event, 30 die in a ferry flip over in Burma April 7, 1989 Soviet sub sinks in Norwegian Sea, with about a dozen deaths April 7, 1989 New York Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from San Diego Yacht Club for using a catamaran against New Zealand. Appeals court eventually overrules April 7, 1988 Devils 3-2 over Isles, 1st round tied 1-1 April 7, 1988 Gerrit John Heijns murderer, arrested April 7, 1988 Russia announced it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan April 7, 1988 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 7, 1987 National Museum of Female Physician opens in Washington D.C. April 7, 1987 Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline" April 7, 1986 Wrestlemania II at 3 locations, Hulk Hogan beats King Kong Bundy April 7, 1985 14th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Alice Miller April 7, 1985 1st live telecast of Easter Parade April 7, 1985 New Jersey General Hershel Walker runs for USFL record 233 yards April 7, 1984 Detroit Tiger Jack Morris no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 April 7, 1983 Caps 4-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-series tied 1-1 April 7, 1983 Oldest human skeleton, aged 80,000 years, discovered in Egypt April 7, 1983 STS-6 specialist Story Musgrave and Don Peterson 1st STS spacewalk April 7, 1983 WIBC Championship Tournament in Las Vegas, attracts 75,480 women bowlers for 83-day event April 7, 1982 Iran minister of Foreign affairs Ghotbzadeh arrested April 7, 1982 Penguins 1-Isles 8-Preliminary-Isles hold 1-0 lead April 7, 1981 Belgium Eyskens government forms April 7, 1981 Willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec April 7, 1980 Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis April 7, 1979 Henri La Mothe dives 28' into 12 3/8" of water April 7, 1979 Houston Astro Ken Forsch no-hits Atlanta Braves, 6-0 April 7, 1979 Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against Flyers April 7, 1978 Guttenberg bible sold for $2,000,000 in New York City April 7, 1978 President Carter defers production of neutron bomb April 7, 1978 U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976 April 7, 1977 Consumer Product Safety Comn bans "TRIS" flame-retardant April 7, 1977 Toronto Blues Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5 April 7, 1976 Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping April 7, 1974 Herb Gardner's "Thieves," premieres in New York City April 7, 1973 Cleveland sets day-game and opening-game attendance records of 74,420 April 7, 1973 Doug Walters' best Test Cricket bowling, 5-66 vs. WI Georgetown April 7, 1971 Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by April 7, 1971 President Nixon orders lt Calley (Mi Lai) free April 7, 1971 WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals April 7, 1970 "Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds," premieres in New York City April 7, 1970 42nd Academy Awards - "Midnight Cowboy," John Wayne and Maggie Smith win April 7, 1970 Milwaukee Brewers (former Seat Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0 April 7, 1969 Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds April 7, 1969 Supreme Court strikes down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material April 7, 1969 Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4 April 7, 1967 Israeli/Syrian border fights April 7, 1967 Tom Donahue, San Francisco dj begins new radio format - Progressive (KMPX-FM) April 7, 1966 U.S. recovers lost H-bomb from Mediterranean floor April 7, 1965 Bevan Congdon makes a stumping as 12th man NZ vs. Pakistan April 7, 1963 27th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286 April 7, 1963 Yugoslavia proclaimed a Socialistic republic April 7, 1963 Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors April 7, 1962 Umrigar slams 172* vs. WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes April 7, 1962 Yugoslav ex-president Milovan Djilas returns to jail April 7, 1959 Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years April 7, 1959 Radar 1st bounced off Sun from Stanford, California April 7, 1958 Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line April 7, 1957 21st Golf Masters Championship: Doug Ford wins, shooting a 283 April 7, 1956 10th NBA Championship: Ph Warriors beat Ft. Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1 April 7, 1956 Spain relinquishes her protectorate in Morocco April 7, 1954 German government refuses to recognize DDR April 7, 1954 President Eisenhower fears "domino-effect" in Indo-China April 7, 1954 WALB TV channel 10 in Albany, Georgia (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting April 7, 1953 1st west-to-east jet transatlantic nonstop flight April 7, 1953 Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden elected 2nd United Nations general-secretary April 7, 1951 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280 April 7, 1951 American Bowling Congress begins 1st masters tournament April 7, 1951 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak April 7, 1949 "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1928 performances April 7, 1948 World Health Organization forms by U.N. April 7, 1946 10th Golf Masters Championship: Herman Keiser wins, shooting a 282 April 7, 1946 Part of East Prussia incorporated into Russian SFSR April 7, 1945 1st and last assault of German Rammkommando on U.S. bombers April 7, 1945 U.S. B-17's bombs range at Luneburg April 7, 1945 U.S. planes intercept Japanese fleet heading for Okinawa on a suicide superbattleship Yamato and four destroyers were sunk April 7, 1944 General Montgomery speaks to generals about invastion plan April 7, 1943 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met for an Axis conference in Salzburg April 7, 1943 British and U.S. troops make contact at Wadi Akarit, South-Tunisia April 7, 1943 Lt colonel Claus von Stauffenberg seriously wounded at allied air raid April 7, 1943 NFL adopts free substitution rule April 7, 1942 Heavy German assault on Malta April 7, 1941 British generals O'Connor and Neame captured in North Africa April 7, 1940 Booker T. Washington, 1st black to appear on U.S. stamp April 7, 1940 7th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 280 April 7, 1939 Italy invades Albania April 7, 1934 In India, Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience April 7, 1933 1st 2 Nazi anti-Jewish laws, bars Jews from legal and public service April 7, 1933 University Bridge, Seattle opens for traffic April 7, 1931 Seals Stadium opens in San Francisco April 7, 1928 44-yr old New York Ranger GM Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, and beats Montreal Maroons 2-1 April 7, 1927 Using phone lines TV is sent from Washington D.C. to New York City April 7, 1926 Forest fire burns 900 acres and kills 2 in San Luis Obispo, California April 7, 1926 Mussolini's Irish wife breaks his nose April 7, 1923 1st brain tumor operation under local anesthetic performed (Beth Israel Hospital in New York City) by Dr. K Winfield Ney April 7, 1923 Workers Party of America (New York City) becomes official Communist Party April 7, 1922 Naval Reserve #3, "Teapot Dome," leased to Harry F Sinclair April 7, 1919 1st parcel of land is purchased for Cleveland Metroparks April 7, 1917 De Falla's ballet "El Sombrero de tres Picos," premieres in Madrid April 7, 1917 James Barries' "Old Lady Shows Her," premieres in London April 7, 1906 Act of Algeciras drawn between Moroccan police and banking business April 7, 1902 Texas Oil Company, Texaco, forms April 7, 1901 SDAP demands general voting right/abolishing First Chamber April 7, 1891 Nebraska introduces 8 hour work day April 7, 1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Yellow Face" April 7, 1865 Battle of Farmville, Virginia April 7, 1863 Battle of Charleston, South Carolina, failed Federal fleet attack on Fort Sumter April 7, 1862 Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, Island #10 falls April 7, 1860 Grand duke Frederik I liberalizes laws in Bathe April 7, 1831 Dom Pedro abdicates to son, Dom Pedro II crowned emperor of Brazil April 7, 1827 English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches April 7, 1818 Gen Andrew Jackson conquers St. Marks Florida from Seminole indians April 7, 1805 Premiere of Beethoven's "Eroica" (conducted by himself) April 7, 1798 Mississippi Territory organized April 7, 1788 1st settlement in Ohio, at Marietta April 7, 1724 Johann S Bach's "John Passion" premieres in Leipzig April 7, 1655 Fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII April 7, 1652 Dutch establish settlement at Cape Town, South Africa April 7, 1645 Michael Cardozo becomes 1st Jewish lawyer in Brazil April 7, 1625 Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed German supreme commander April 7, 1521 Inquisitor-general Adrian Boeyens bans Lutheran books April 7, 1521 Magelhaes' fleet reaches Cebu April 7, 1509 France declares war on Venice April 7, 1498 Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence, Italy April 7, 1456 Louis van Burbon becomes prince-bishop of Luik April 7, 1348 Prague University, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV April 7, 1118 Pope Gelasius II excommunicated Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor April 7, 451 Attila's Hun's plunder Metz |