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August 31, 2004 The Republican party nominates George W. Bush as its presidential candidate August 31, 2002 WNBA Championships, Los Angeles Sparks beat New York Liberty 2 games to 0 August 31, 1997 "Gin Game," closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 144 performances August 31, 1997 Don Mattingly's #23 is retired by New York Yankees August 31, 1997 Pittsburgh Senior Golf Classic August 31, 1997 Scott Hoch wins Greater Milwaukee Golf Open with a 26807721201 August 31, 1994 Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia and Latvia August 31, 1994 Northern Ireland Sinn Fein proclaims ceases-fire August 31, 1993 Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians 5-4 in 22 innings August 31, 1993 Venezuela president Carlos Perez flees August 31, 1992 44th Emmy Awards: Northern Exposure, Christopher Lloyd and Dana Delane August 31, 1992 Dynamite explosion in Philipines mine; 500 die August 31, 1992 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Cleveland OH on WNCX 98.5 FM August 31, 1991 Houston QB David Klingler sets NCAA record with 6 touchdown passes in the 2nd quarter as the Cougars clobbered Louisiana Tech 73-3 August 31, 1991 Jan Berry (Jan and Dean) weds Gertie Filip August 31, 1991 Richard J. Kerr, ends term as deputy director of CIA August 31, 1991 Rockies bat out of order against Expos in 1st inning August 31, 1991 William H. Webster, ends term as 14th director of CIA August 31, 1990 Dennis Eckersley saves his 40th game of the season August 31, 1990 East and West Germany sign a treaty to join legal and political systems August 31, 1990 Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners August 31, 1988 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins August 31, 1988 Arbitrator George Nicolau rules owners conspired against free agents August 31, 1988 Bomb attack on office of South Africa Council of Churches August 31, 1987 Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for year record ($697,385) August 31, 1987 Michael Jacskon's "Bad" video premieres on CBS TV August 31, 1987 South Africa longest mine strike in history ends August 31, 1986 Russian cargo ship crashes into cruise ship Admiral Nakhimov; 398 die August 31, 1985 "Prakas" sets trotting mile record of 1:53.4 at Du Quoin, Ill August 31, 1985 Angel Cordero becomes 3rd jockey to ride horses earning over $100 M August 31, 1984 Pinklon Thomas beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavywgt boxing title August 31, 1983 Edwin Moses of USA sets 400m hurdle record (47.02) in Koblenz August 31, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test August 31, 1981 Dirk Wellham scores 103 on Test Cricket debut, vs. England at Lord's August 31, 1981 Royals manager Jim Frey is fired and replaced by Dick Howser August 31, 1980 "Oklahoma!" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 301 performances August 31, 1980 80th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Hal Sutton August 31, 1980 Poland's Solidarity labor union forms August 31, 1979 16 yr old Tracy Austin defeats 14 yr old Andrea Jaeger at U.S. Open August 31, 1979 Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with Sun August 31, 1979 Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador August 31, 1979 Phillies replaces manager Danny Ozark with Dallas Green August 31, 1978 Constitution adopted by Sri Lanka August 31, 1978 Emily and William Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst August 31, 1978 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 31, 1977 Aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft alt rec of 38.26 km (125,524') August 31, 1977 Spyros Kyprianou appointed president of Cyprus August 31, 1977 Ian Smith, espousing racial segregation, wins Rhodesian general election with 80% of overwhelmingly white electorate's vote August 31, 1976 George Harrison found guilty of plagurizing "My Sweet Lord" August 31, 1976 Mexican peso devalued August 31, 1976 Trinidad and Tobago adopts constitution August 31, 1976 Waldemar Cierpinski wins 18th Olympics Marathon (2:09:55.0) August 31, 1975 Former Teamsters' president James Hoffa reported missing August 31, 1973 1st heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman) August 31, 1973 PBA National Championship Won by Earl Anthony August 31, 1972 Lasse Viren runs Olympic/world record 10,000m (27:38.4) August 31, 1972 Olga Korbut, U.S.S.R., wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics August 31, 1971 Adrienne Beames runs female world record marathon (2:46:30) August 31, 1971 Dave Scott becomes 1st person to drive a car on Moon August 31, 1970 59th Davis Cup: USA beats Germany in Cleveland (5-0) August 31, 1970 Lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted August 31, 1970 Molukkers occupy Indonesian ambassador's home in Wassenaar August 31, 1970 Peter Yarrow arrested for taking "immoral liberties" with girl, 14 August 31, 1970 WKMJ TV channel 68 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting August 31, 1969 25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival August 31, 1968 12,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran August 31, 1968 68th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bruce Fleisher August 31, 1968 Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover August 31, 1968 Roy Face ties W Johnson's record of 802 pitching appearances with club August 31, 1968 Verne Gagne beats Dick Beyers (Dr. X) in Minn, to become NWA champ August 31, 1966 Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria) August 31, 1965 House of Representatives joins Senate establish Department of Housing and Urban Develop August 31, 1964 Ground is broken for Anaheim Stadium, future home of Angels August 31, 1962 Trinidad and Tobago gain independence from Britain (National Day) August 31, 1961 Amsterdam National Ballet forms August 31, 1960 Agricultural Hall of Fame forms August 31, 1959 48th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (3-2) August 31, 1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open August 31, 1959 Sandy Koufax breaks Dizzy Dean's NL mark of 18 strikeouts in a game August 31, 1957 Malayasia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain August 31, 1955 1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Texas) August 31, 1955 1st solar automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Illinois August 31, 1955 KTRE TV channel 9 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting August 31, 1954 Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die August 31, 1954 Indians beat Yanks 6-1 for record tying 26 wins in August (1931 A's) August 31, 1954 WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins August 31, 1953 KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting August 31, 1953 WKBG (now WLVI) TV channel 56 in Cambridge-Boston, MA (IND) begins August 31, 1951 1st 33 1/3 album introduced in Dusseldorf August 31, 1950 Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 home runs and a single in a game vs Braves August 31, 1948 Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 50th jubilee August 31, 1947 Hungarian Communist Party wins election August 31, 1947 New York Giants set season record for home runs by a club 183 (en route to 221) August 31, 1944 Allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy August 31, 1944 French provisional government moves from Algiers to Paris August 31, 1944 French troops liberate Bordeaux August 31, 1944 Russian-Romanian troops march into Bucharest August 31, 1943 1st battle of Essex/new Yorktown: U.S. assault on Marcus Island August 31, 1943 Japanse occupiers intern Jewish Congregation of Sorabajo August 31, 1942 Battle at Alam Halfa: German and Italians assault August 31, 1942 U boats sunk this month 108 ships (544,000 ton) August 31, 1941 23 U-boats sunk this month (80,000 ton) August 31, 1941 Great Gildersleeve, a spin-off of Fibber McGee and Molly debuts on NBC August 31, 1940 1st edition pf illegal opposition newspaper Free Netherlands August 31, 1940 56 U-boats sunk this month (268,000 ton) August 31, 1940 Fighter Command loses 39/Luftwaffe 41 airplanes August 31, 1940 German occupiers in Netherlands begin soap ration August 31, 1940 U.S. National Guard assembles August 31, 1939 Japanese invasion army driven out of Mongolia August 31, 1939 Staged "Polish" assault on radio station in Gleiwitz August 31, 1938 5th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 28, Washington 16 (74,250) August 31, 1937 Det's rookie Rudy York sets record for home runs of 18 home runs in August August 31, 1935 1st national skeet championship (Indianapolis) August 31, 1935 Chicago White Sox Vern Kennedy no-hits Cleveland Indians, 5-0 August 31, 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act prohibiting export of U.S. arms to belligerents August 31, 1935 Russian Aleksei Stachanov digs 6 hours, 105 tons of cabbages August 31, 1935 White Sox Vern Kennedy no-hits Indians 5-0 August 31, 1934 1st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 0, All-Stars 0 (79,432) August 31, 1928 Brecht and Weils "Dreigroschenoper" premieres August 31, 1924 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2) August 31, 1923 League of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German) August 31, 1923 Mussolini's troops occupy Korfu August 31, 1920 Belgium starts paying old age pensions August 31, 1920 Detroit radio station is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air August 31, 1919 John Reed forms American Communist Labor Party in Chicago August 31, 1919 Petlyura's Ukrainian Army kills 35 members of a Jewish defense group August 31, 1919 Ukranian (Petlyura) Army recaptures Kiev August 31, 1918 Boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) August 31, 1916 Oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow," premieres in London August 31, 1915 Chicago White Sox Jimmy Lavender no-hits New York Giants, 2-0 August 31, 1914 24.8 cm rainfall at Bloomingdale, Michigan, state record August 31, 1914 General von Kluck decides not to attack Paris August 31, 1914 German troops reconquer Soldau/Neidenburg East-Prussia August 31, 1914 Germany defeats Russia (battle at Tannenberg/30,000 Russians die) August 31, 1913 Soccer club PSV forms in Eindhoven Netherlands August 31, 1911 Anthony Fokker's demonstrates aircraft "Snip" August 31, 1909 A. J. Reach Co. patents cork-centered baseball August 31, 1909 Thure Johnstown wins Stockholm marathon (2:40:34.2) August 31, 1907 Britain and Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia and Tibet August 31, 1907 England, Russia and France form Triple Entente August 31, 1905 25th U.S. Mens Tennis: Beals C Wright beats Holcombe Ward (62 61 119) August 31, 1905 Mbunga-rebellion takes German Fort Mahenge East-Africa August 31, 1903 Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader of month August 31, 1902 Split skirt 1st worn by Mrs. Adolph Landeburg (horse rider) August 31, 1900 British troops over run Johannesburg August 31, 1900 Dodgers' Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Phillies August 31, 1897 General Kitchener occupies Berber, North of Khartoum August 31, 1896 Louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in New York City August 31, 1895 1st pro football game (QB John Brallier paid $10 and won 12-0) August 31, 1894 Phillies Billy Hamilton steals 7 bases August 31, 1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Cardboard Box" August 31, 1886 1st major earthquake recorded in eastern U.S., at Charleston SC, 110 die August 31, 1886 Crocker-Woolworth National Bank organized August 31, 1881 1st U.S. men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI) August 31, 1864 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties August 31, 1843 Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate August 31, 1842 Micah Rugg patents a nuts and bolts machine August 31, 1842 U.S. Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress August 31, 1836 HMS Beagle anchors in Postage Praia, Cape Verde Islands August 31, 1829 Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris) August 31, 1778 British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution August 31, 1772 Hurricane destroy ships off Dominica August 31, 1751 English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India August 31, 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland August 31, 1535 Pope Paul II deposed and excommunicated King Henry VIII August 31, 1310 German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia August 31, 1230 Utrecht bishop Willebrand grants Swells state justice |