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August 3, 2000 The Republican party nominates George W. Bush to run for president August 3, 1997 25th du Maurier Golf Classic: Colleen Walker wins August 3, 1997 BankBoston Senior Golf Classic August 3, 1997 Garth Brooks performs a free concert in Central Park New York for HBO August 3, 1997 Phil Mickelson wins golf's Sprint International August 3, 1995 CNN en Espanol premieres August 3, 1994 102.4 degrees F (39.1 degrees C) in Tokyo Japan: record August 3, 1994 1st Jordanian plane to fly over Israeli airspace (King Hussein pilot) August 3, 1992 Dodgers win 3,000th game since moving to Los Angeles (3,000-2,531) August 3, 1992 Paramount inaugurates New York Street on TV/movie lot August 3, 1991 Giant Victory, driven by Jack Moiseyev, wins Hambletonian August 3, 1991 Pan Am games open in Havana August 3, 1990 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances August 3, 1990 98.8 degrees F (37.1 degrees C) in Cheltenham, Glos. (UK record) August 3, 1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 10th HR in 1st 72 at bats August 3, 1990 Radio Kuwait resigns air, due to Iraqi invasion August 3, 1990 U.S. announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions August 3, 1990 For 3rd time in 1990 a no-hitter is broken up with 2 outs in 8th inning. Doug Drabek of Pitts still beats Philadelphia 11-0 August 3, 1989 5th jockey to win 6,000 races (Jorge Valesquez) August 3, 1989 Lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river August 3, 1989 Rickey Henderson sets AL mark of 50 steals in 9 seasons August 3, 1989 Cin Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in 1st inning August 3, 1988 Skip Storch swims 246 km of Hudson River from Albany to New York City August 3, 1987 Chicago Bears beat Dallas Cowboys 17-6 in London, England (NFL expo) August 3, 1987 Discovery in Orbital Processing Facility is powered up for STS-26 August 3, 1987 Jack Morris ties AL record with 5 wild pitches in a 4-2 lose August 3, 1987 Twins Joe Niekro is caught with a file on the mound and is ejected August 3, 1986 Amy Alcott wins LPGA National Golf Pro-Am August 3, 1986 Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr, and Ernie Lombardi inducted in Hall of Fame August 3, 1985 "Nihilator" set harness pacing mile (1:49.6) in East Rutherford, NJ August 3, 1985 Train crash at Flaujac, France: 35 killed August 3, 1984 365.7 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange August 3, 1984 Bomb attack on Madras India airport, 32 killed August 3, 1983 John Sain of South Bend, Indiana builds 3.91 m house of cards August 3, 1983 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 3, 1982 Clyde King replaces Gene Michaels as New York Yankee manager August 3, 1981 13,000 Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike August 3, 1981 France performs nuclear test August 3, 1980 22nd Olympic games close at Moscow, U.S.S.R. August 3, 1980 Kaline, Snider, Klein, and Tom Yawkey inducted into Hall of Fame August 3, 1980 Sandra Post wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic August 3, 1979 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 3, 1977 Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered August 3, 1975 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River August 3, 1975 Louisiana Superdome is dedicated August 3, 1975 Poland and West germany reach accord about returning ethnic Germans August 3, 1975 Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open August 3, 1974 "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances August 3, 1974 "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances August 3, 1974 Guitarist Jeff Baxter quits Steely Dan and joins Doobie Brothers August 3, 1973 Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park, Isle of Man, UK August 3, 1973 National People's party wins Dutch Antilles National elections August 3, 1972 British premier Heath proclaims emergency crisis due to harbor strike August 3, 1972 Chozen-ji/Intl Zen Dojo founded by Omori Sogen Roshi, in Hawaii August 3, 1971 Paul McCartney announces formation of his group Wings August 3, 1970 4 day NFL strike ends August 3, 1970 Christopher Hampton's "Philanthropist," premieres in London August 3, 1970 Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history August 3, 1970 Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try August 3, 1969 Reds beats Phillies 19-17 August 3, 1969 Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational August 3, 1968 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island August 3, 1967 45,000 U.S. soldiers sent to Vietnam August 3, 1967 James Law rides entire New York City subway in 22 hours 12 minutes August 3, 1966 South African government bans Beatle records August 3, 1963 "No Strings" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 580 performances August 3, 1963 Allan Sherman releases "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" August 3, 1963 Beatles final performance at Cavern Club in Liverpool August 3, 1963 Great Train Robbery - 2.5 M pounds ($3.25 M) robbed August 3, 1962 29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000) August 3, 1962 New York Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games August 3, 1960 Niger gains independence from France August 3, 1959 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA August 3, 1959 50 killed in uprising in Guinea-Bissau August 3, 1959 AL beats NL 5-3 in 27th All Star Game (Dodger Stadium) August 3, 1958 USS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap August 3, 1957 British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman August 3, 1956 Willie Williams of U.S. sets 100 meter record at 10.1 August 3, 1955 Automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing August 3, 1955 Hurricane Connie begins pounding U.S. for 11 days August 3, 1955 Roger Moens runs world record 800 m (1:45.7) August 3, 1954 1st VTOL, Vertical Take-off and Land, flown August 3, 1953 Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show August 3, 1952 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland August 3, 1951 William H. Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA August 3, 1949 Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire August 3, 1949 Basketball Assoc of America and National Basketball League merge to form National Basketball Association August 3, 1948 Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start and goes 7 innings August 3, 1948 Franklin D. Roosevelt advisor Alger Hiss accused to be a "communist" August 3, 1946 Belgian government of Huysmans, forms August 3, 1944 Allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma August 3, 1944 Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp gases 4,000 gypsies August 3, 1944 General Montgomery visits general Dempsey's headquarter August 3, 1944 Lt-Gen Stilwells troops occupy Myitkyina Burma August 3, 1944 Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers August 3, 1943 Gen. Patton slaps a U.S. GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice August 3, 1943 Nazi occupiers attack city Orel, leave it in fire August 3, 1941 Benzine sales limited in U.S. August 3, 1941 Gas sales limited in U.S. August 3, 1941 German troops conquer Roslavl U.S.S.R. August 3, 1941 Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base August 3, 1940 German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters and English and French movies August 3, 1940 Italian troops invade British Somalia August 3, 1940 Lithuanian SSR is accepted into U.S.S.R. August 3, 1940 Seaplane Clare makes 1st British passagiersvlucht to the U.S. August 3, 1939 Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris August 3, 1933 Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931) August 3, 1930 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games August 3, 1928 Ray Barbuti saves U.S. team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) August 3, 1926 Traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus August 3, 1925 Last U.S. troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) August 3, 1924 Cyclist Piet Moeskops regains world sprint championist August 3, 1923 Baseball games cancelled following the death of President Harding August 3, 1923 V.P. Calvin Coolidge becomes 30th president August 3, 1921 1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars) August 3, 1921 Due to a technicality, 8 Chicago White Sox accused in Black Sox scandal are acquited, however Landis throws them out of baseball August 3, 1914 1st seaworthy ship through Panama Canal August 3, 1914 Belgium rejects demand to allow free crossing for German army August 3, 1914 French fleet sails to North-Africa August 3, 1914 German battle cruiser Goeben leaves Messina August 3, 1914 Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France in WW I August 3, 1914 Great Britain declares war on Germany August 3, 1914 Turkey signs military pact with Germany August 3, 1914 World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through Churches forms August 3, 1914 Yankee catcher Nunamaker throws out 3 would be stealers in 1 inning August 3, 1906 Washington Natl's pitcher Tom Hughes hits HR to win his own game 1-0 in 10th August 3, 1904 British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa August 3, 1897 John McNally's musical "Good Mr. Best," premieres in New York City August 3, 1882 Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration August 3, 1881 Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous August 3, 1881 U.S. Nation Lawn Tennis Association removes "Nation" from name August 3, 1880 American Canoe Association founded at Lake George, New York August 3, 1863 Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in New York August 3, 1863 Saratoga Racetrack, New York, opens August 3, 1861 Federal fleet bombs Galveston, Texas August 3, 1855 Rotterdam-Gouda railway opens August 3, 1852 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths August 3, 1833 HMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro August 3, 1829 Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris August 3, 1797 Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews August 3, 1778 Teatro alla Scala opens in Milan August 3, 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie lands on Eriskay, Hebrides August 3, 1708 Battle at Trencsen: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army August 3, 1704 English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar August 3, 1692 Battle at Steenkerke: French beat English/Dutch army August 3, 1678 Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America, Griffon August 3, 1676 Nathaniel Bacon publishes "Declaration of People of Virginia" August 3, 1650 Viceroy Willem II and Amsterdam reach accord about standing army August 3, 1645 Battle of Allersheim: French defeat Bavarians August 3, 1640 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka August 3, 1640 Zorilla's "Bire el Ojo," premieres in Toledo August 3, 1596 David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) August 3, 1557 Dutch States-General meet at Valenciennes August 3, 1529 "Ladies' Peace" (treaty of Cambrai)-emperor Charles V and King French I August 3, 1492 All Jews are expelled from Spain August 3, 1492 Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain for "Indies" August 3, 1312 Power of Luik Patriarch murders over 200 August 3, 1108 Louis VI, "the Fat One," King of France, crowned August 3, 881 Battle at Saucourt: French King Louis III beats the Vikings |