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February 13, 2000 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship February 13, 2000 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship February 13, 1997 "Three Sisters," opens at Criterion Theater New York City February 13, 1997 Discovery captures Hubble Space Telescope February 13, 1996 Howard Stern announces he will be making the film "Private Parts" February 13, 1996 Rock musical "Rent," by Jonathan Larson, opens off-Broadway February 13, 1995 Howard Stern radio show premieres in San Diego, California on KIOZ 105.3 FM February 13, 1995 West Indies beat NZ by innings and 332, Courtney Walsh 13-55 February 13, 1994 44th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 127-118 at Minneapolis February 13, 1994 Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.9m February 13, 1994 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5000m 6:34,96 February 13, 1994 Ship disaster near Ranong Thailand, kills 200 February 13, 1993 Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000m indoor (2:34:84) February 13, 1993 Merlene Ottey runs world record 200m indoor (21.87 sec) February 13, 1993 Sergei Bubka pole vaults indoor record (6.14 m) February 13, 1992 "Most Happy Fella" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 229 performances February 13, 1992 Jose Canseco repeatedly rams his Porsche into wife Esther's BMW February 13, 1992 West beats East 14 to 9 in Major Soccer League all star game February 13, 1991 Syria tells Germany they are ready to recognize Israel February 13, 1991 U.S. bombs Iraqi air raid shelter, killing 334 February 13, 1990 50 killed at Inkatha-UDF battle in Natal, South Africa February 13, 1990 Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games February 13, 1990 U.S., England, France and England give Germany OK to reunify February 13, 1989 Kidnapped Belgian Premier Vanden Boeynants freed February 13, 1989 Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison February 13, 1988 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada February 13, 1988 Christine Wachtel runs world record 800m indoor (1:56:40) February 13, 1988 European Community plans removal of inner boundaries on Jan 1, 1992 February 13, 1988 Heike Dreschler long jumps world record indoor (7.37m) February 13, 1988 Ronald Weigel runs unofficial world record speed walking (18:11.41) February 13, 1987 Tigers' Jack Morris awarded $1.85 million salary by arbitrator February 13, 1985 Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier February 13, 1985 Polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders February 13, 1984 6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart and liver transplant February 13, 1984 Konstantin Chernenko succeeds Yuri Andropov as U.S.S.R. leader February 13, 1983 "Merlin" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 199 performances February 13, 1983 33rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-123 at LA February 13, 1983 Australia beats NZ 2-0 to win World Series Cup February 13, 1983 Donna White wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic February 13, 1983 E Bernstein, Levinson and Link's musical "Merlin" premieres in New York City February 13, 1983 World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds February 13, 1982 Dark Side of the Moon, is on charts for 402nd week February 13, 1982 Islander's Bryan Trottier scores 5 goals against Flyers February 13, 1981 Longest sentence published by New York Times-1286 words February 13, 1980 Apollo Computer Inc. incorporated February 13, 1980 NZ beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin February 13, 1979 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation February 13, 1979 Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm February 13, 1978 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 13, 1977 "Guys and Dolls" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 239 performances February 13, 1977 "Ipi Tombi" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 39 performances February 13, 1977 "Robber Bridegroom" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 145 performances February 13, 1977 Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship February 13, 1977 Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic February 13, 1976 Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria February 13, 1976 Peter Casserly of NZ hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes February 13, 1975 Cyprus premier Denktash procliams Turkish-Cypriot Federation February 13, 1974 "Rainbow Jones" opens and closes at Music Box Theater New York City February 13, 1974 Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from U.S.S.R. February 13, 1974 James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame February 13, 1973 Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola," premieres in New York City February 13, 1973 U.S. dollar devalues 10 percent February 13, 1972 "1776" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1,217 performances February 13, 1972 "Grease" opens on Broadway February 13, 1972 11th Winter Olympic games close at Sapporo, Japan February 13, 1971 12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos February 13, 1971 Golfing VP Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into crowd, injuring 2 February 13, 1970 Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi February 13, 1970 NL offices begins move from Cin to San Francisco (completed Feb 23) February 13, 1969 Mary Hopkin's Postcard album on Apple is released February 13, 1969 Suriname government of Pengel resigns February 13, 1968 U.S. sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam February 13, 1966 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. February 13, 1965 Peggy Fleming, 16, wins ladies senior figure skating title February 13, 1965 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming February 13, 1965 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti February 13, 1961 Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records February 13, 1961 Soviet Union fires a rocket from Sputnik V to Venus February 13, 1960 "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances February 13, 1960 "Saratoga" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances February 13, 1960 France performs 1st nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria February 13, 1959 Barbie doll goes on sale February 13, 1959 Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, resigns February 13, 1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans February 13, 1956 KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland February 13, 1955 Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls February 13, 1955 KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting February 13, 1955 Patty Berg wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open February 13, 1954 Frank Selvey scores 100 points for Furman beating Newberry 149-95 February 13, 1953 A's change name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium February 13, 1952 Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win February 13, 1948 Andy Ganteaume scores 112 for West Indies in only Test Cricket innings February 13, 1948 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Lannoy and Baugniet of BEL February 13, 1948 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA February 13, 1948 Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to U.S. from England February 13, 1946 "Duchess Misbehaves" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 5 performances February 13, 1945 Allied planes bomb Dresden Germany; 135,000 die February 13, 1945 Gerbrandy British government refuses Dutch Jewish right to buy February 13, 1945 U.S.S.R. captures Budapest, after 49-day battle with Germany; 159,000 die February 13, 1943 German assault on Sidi Bou Zid Tunisia, General Eisenhower visits front February 13, 1943 Women's Marine Corps created February 13, 1942 Hitler's Operation Seelowe (invasion of England) cancelled February 13, 1941 Nazi leaders attack Dutch Jewish Council February 13, 1940 Bradman scores 209* in 161 minutes for South Aust at the WACA February 13, 1937 "Prince Valiant" comic strip appears; known for historical detail February 13, 1937 Bradman scores 123 SA vs. Queensland, 165 mins, 10-4s 1-6 in cricket February 13, 1937 Maribel Vinson wins her 9th U.S. figure skating championship February 13, 1937 NFL Boston Redskins move to Washington D.C. February 13, 1937 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson February 13, 1937 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee February 13, 1935 1st U.S. surgical operation for relief of angina pectoris, Cleveland February 13, 1935 Bruno Hauptmann found guilty of kidnap and murder of Lindbergh's infant February 13, 1934 Austrian Dollfuss government bans socialistic party February 13, 1932 "Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang" February 13, 1929 Cruiser Act: OKs construction of 19 new cruisers and an aircraft carrier February 13, 1929 Vladimir Mayakofsky's "Klop," premieres in Moscow February 13, 1927 Uprising against Portuguese regime of Gen Carmona defeated February 13, 1925 U.S. Congress makes Surpreme Court appeal more difficult February 13, 1924 King Tut's tomb opened February 13, 1923 1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance," organizes February 13, 1920 National Negro Baseball League organizes February 13, 1920 League of Nations recognizes perpetual neutrality of Switzerland February 13, 1920 Switzerland rejoin League of Nations February 13, 1914 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers-ASCAP forms in New York City February 13, 1912 England regains cricket's Ashes February 13, 1907 English suffragettes storm British Parliament and 60 women are arrested February 13, 1905 -29 degrees F (-34 degrees C) Pond, Arkansas (state record) February 13, 1905 -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C) Lebanon, Kansas (state record) February 13, 1905 -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C) Warsaw, Missouri (state record) February 13, 1899 -16 degrees F (-27 degrees C), Minden Louisiana (state record) February 13, 1899 -1 degrees F (-18 degrees C) New Orleans, Louisiana February 13, 1899 -2 degrees F (-19 degrees C) Tallahassee, Florida (state record) February 13, 1895 Moving picture projector patented February 13, 1886 Painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversial over use of male nudes in a coed art class February 13, 1867 Johann Strauss' "Blue Danube" waltz premieres in Vienna February 13, 1866 Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty, Missouri ($15,000) February 13, 1864 Miridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek and Wyatt, Mississippi February 13, 1861 1st military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor February 13, 1861 Abraham Lincoln declared president February 13, 1861 Col Bernard Irwin attacks and defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians February 13, 1860 King Basse Kajuara departs Boni South-Celebes February 13, 1858 Sir Richard Burton and John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa February 13, 1837 Riot in New York over high price of flour February 13, 1832 1st appearance of cholera at London February 13, 1826 American Temperance Society, forms in Boston February 13, 1816 Teatro San Carlo in Naples destroyed by fire February 13, 1809 French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege February 13, 1799 1st U.S. law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts February 13, 1795 1st state university in U.S. opens, University of North Carolina February 13, 1786 Abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia February 13, 1782 French fleet occupies St. Christopher February 13, 1777 de Sade arrested without charge, imprisoned in Vincennes fortress February 13, 1755 Rebel leader Mangkubuni signs Treaty of Gianti Java February 13, 1741 Andrew Bedford publishes 1st American magazine (American Magazine) February 13, 1706 Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen February 13, 1693 College of William and Mary opens February 13, 1692 MacDonald clan murdered on orders of King William III February 13, 1689 British Parliament adopts Bill of Rights February 13, 1668 Treaty of Lisbon: Spain recognizes Portugal February 13, 1651 Flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs to Congo February 13, 1635 Oldest U.S. public institution, Boston Latin School founded February 13, 1633 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun February 13, 1601 John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London February 13, 1578 Tycho Brahe 1st sketches "Tychonic system" of solar system February 13, 1566 St. Augustine, Florida founded February 13, 1545 Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange February 13, 1510 Charles of Gelre conquerors Oldenzaal February 13, 1349 Jews are expelled from Burgsordf Switzerland February 13, 1130 Gregorio de' Papareschi elected as Pope Innocent II |