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December 11, 1997 "Sunshine Boys," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City December 11, 1997 Fed judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows December 11, 1995 Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for $84 million December 11, 1994 Kelly Robbins and Tammie Green wins LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches December 11, 1994 Russian troops pull inside Tsjetsjenia December 11, 1993 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB) December 11, 1993 Eduardo Frei elected president of Chile December 11, 1992 Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing 1 billion dollars worth of damage December 11, 1992 WNEW AM radio on 1130 in New York City ends transmitting after 58 years December 11, 1990 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tennessee I-75, due to fog December 11, 1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) returns from space December 11, 1989 "City of Angels" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 878 performances December 11, 1989 Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract December 11, 1987 Test debut of Carl Hooper, WI vs. India at Bombay December 11, 1986 A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's National League December 11, 1986 South Africa censors press December 11, 1985 Computer store owner in Sacramento California killed by package bomb December 11, 1985 Dow Jones closes above 1,500 for 1st time (1,511.70) December 11, 1985 General Electric acquires RCA Corp and its subsidiary, NBC December 11, 1985 NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (26) 12-9 and ties record of 21 goals December 11, 1984 "Doug Henning and His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 60 perf December 11, 1984 Mauretania military coup under Col Maawiya Ould Sid'ahmed Taya December 11, 1983 1st visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome) December 11, 1983 72nd Australian Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (61 64 64) December 11, 1983 Jan Stephens/Fred Couples wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 11, 1981 Argentine president/gen Roberto Viola flees December 11, 1981 Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick December 11, 1981 Peru's Javier Perez de Cuellar becomes sec-gen of UN December 11, 1981 Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center December 11, 1981 U.N. Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Sec Genl December 11, 1981 Washington Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2 December 11, 1980 Dirk Wellham scores 100 on 1st-class debut, NSW vs. Victoria December 11, 1979 Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international December 11, 1979 Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) December 11, 1978 6 masked men bound 10 employees at Lufthansa cargo area at New York Kennedy Airport and made off with $5.8 M in cash and jewelry December 11, 1977 Billboard Awards December 11, 1975 1st class postage rises from 10 cents to 13 cents December 11, 1975 Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich December 11, 1973 Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman December 11, 1973 NA Soccer League awards LA, SF, Seattle and Vancouver franchises December 11, 1973 Ron Santo becomes 1st to invoke no-trade clause of 10-year-1-club vet December 11, 1973 West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czech December 11, 1972 Astronauts Cernan and Harrison become 11th and 12th on Moon December 11, 1972 Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632) December 11, 1970 Start of the 1st Test match at the WACA, vs. England December 11, 1970 Test Cricket debut of Gregory Stephen Chappell December 11, 1969 Libya adopts constitution December 11, 1968 KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, California (CBS) 1st broadcast December 11, 1968 US Soccer Football Assoc refuses to let NASL disband December 11, 1967 6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed December 11, 1967 Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit December 11, 1967 People's front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) established December 11, 1967 SST prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France) December 11, 1966 Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal, 100 yards December 11, 1965 "Anya" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 16 performances December 11, 1965 "Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 3 performances December 11, 1961 "Please, Mr. Postman" by Marvelettes, released December 11, 1961 Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel December 11, 1961 Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 weeks December 11, 1961 John F. Kennedy provides U.S. miltary helicopters and crews to South Vietnam December 11, 1960 Black Sunday - Riot in Algiers, 114 die December 11, 1960 Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in New York City December 11, 1960 Cleveland's Bernie Parrish sets club record for longest interception return with a 92 yard run December 11, 1959 Yanks trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri December 11, 1958 4th (last) Dutch government of Drees falls December 11, 1958 Archibald MacLeish's "JB," premieres in New York City December 11, 1958 Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France December 11, 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds Myra December 11, 1956 Anti-Russian demonstrates in Stettin and Wroclaw Poland December 11, 1954 Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium December 11, 1954 USS Forrestal christened in Newport News, Va December 11, 1953 KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station December 11, 1951 Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement December 11, 1950 Baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract December 11, 1950 Hindemiths Concerto for clarinet, premieres December 11, 1949 Chicago Bear Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chic Cards (52-29) December 11, 1949 Cleveland Browns beat San Francisco '49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game December 11, 1949 WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast December 11, 1948 WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting December 11, 1948 WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting December 11, 1947 "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 308 performances December 11, 1947 Bob Hilliard/Carl Sigman's musical "Angel in Wings," premieres in New York City December 11, 1947 Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected December 11, 1946 Hank Williams begins to record on Sterling label December 11, 1946 Spain suspended from UN December 11, 1946 U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) established (Nobel 1965) December 11, 1945 Het Parool publishes 1st Captain Rob-strip December 11, 1944 Surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed December 11, 1942 Australian/Dutch guerrilla troops evacuated to Timor near Australia December 11, 1941 Dutch government in London declares war on Italy December 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on US December 11, 1941 Giants acquire Johnny Mize from Cards for 3 players and $50,000 December 11, 1941 Japanese attack Wake Island (only failed WW II-landing) December 11, 1941 Japanese occupy Guam December 11, 1940 Russian general Zhukov warns of German assault December 11, 1939 New anti Jewish measurements in Poland, proclaimed December 11, 1938 New York Giants win NFL championship December 11, 1937 25th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7 December 11, 1937 Italy withdraws from League of Nations December 11, 1936 King Edward VIII marries Mrs. Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI December 11, 1934 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland December 11, 1934 1st Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher unsuccessful vs Rangers December 11, 1934 Ford C Frick becomes president of baseball's National League December 11, 1934 NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) December 11, 1932 SF's coldest day (27 degrees F) - it snows December 11, 1931 Japan leaves the Golden Standard December 11, 1931 Brit Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd December 11, 1930 Bank of the United States opens in New York City December 11, 1928 Buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on Pres-elect Herbert Hoover December 11, 1928 NL President John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers December 11, 1926 Josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam December 11, 1926 Queensland win their 1st Sheffield Shield cricket match, vs. NSW December 11, 1925 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quas Primas December 11, 1919 Boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala December 11, 1917 13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot December 11, 1917 German-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from Russia December 11, 1916 David Lloyd George forms British war government December 11, 1914 Stockton Street Tunnel (SF) completed December 11, 1909 Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, New York City December 11, 1909 Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 December 11, 1908 Frederick Delius' "In a Summer Garden," premieres December 11, 1906 US president Roosevelt attacks abuses in the Congo December 11, 1905 120 degrees F (49 degrees C), Rivadavia, Argentina (South American record) December 11, 1905 British government of Campbell-Bannerman forms December 11, 1903 British forces under MacDonald and Young march into Tibet December 11, 1901 Marconi sends 1st transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld December 11, 1899 Battle of Magers' fountain - Boer leader Cronje vs Gen Methuen December 11, 1893 11 fishing ships wash up at Wadden Sea, 22 killed December 11, 1888 French Panama Canal company fails December 11, 1882 Boston's Bijou Theatre, 1st American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, 1st performance, Gilbert and Sullivan's "Iolanthe" December 11, 1882 Victorien Sardous "Fedora," with Sarah Bernhardt, premieres in Paris December 11, 1872 1st black U.S. Governor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) December 11, 1866 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean December 11, 1844 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct December 11, 1816 Citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders December 11, 1816 Indiana becomes 19th state December 11, 1812 1st newspaper on Curaeao (Curaeao Gazette and Commercial Advertiser) December 11, 1792 France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason December 11, 1730 Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris December 11, 1719 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in U.S. (New England) December 11, 1718 Battle at Frederikshall Norway December 11, 1710 Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers) December 11, 1688 King James II arrested December 11, 1665 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna December 11, 1620 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock December 11, 1618 Russia and Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino December 11, 1572 Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem December 11, 1477 Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie December 11, 1419 Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence December 11, 384 St. Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope |