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July 14, 1997 Bomb in Algiers kills 21 and wounds 40 July 14, 1996 "How To Succeed in Business..." closes at R Rodgers New York City after 548 perf July 14, 1996 "Thousand Clowns" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 32 performances July 14, 1996 14th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Raymond Floyd July 14, 1996 Michelle McGann wins Youngstown-Warren LPGA Golf Classic July 14, 1996 New York Yankee John Weteland sets record of 24 consecutive saves July 14, 1996 New York Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time July 14, 1995 Los Angeles Dodger Ramon Martinez no-hits the Florida Marlins 7-0 July 14, 1995 Ramon Martinez pitches a 7-0 no-hitter against the Marlins July 14, 1994 Gas explosion at old age home in Milan, 27 killed July 14, 1993 Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY July 14, 1992 63rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 13-6 at Jack Murphy Stadium, SD July 14, 1992 Actress Nell Carter undergoes brain surgery July 14, 1992 All star MVP: Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners July 14, 1991 46th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Meg Mallon July 14, 1991 Failed military coup in Mali July 14, 1990 "Howard Stern's Summer Show" premieres on WWOR-TV (New York City) July 14, 1990 Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss July 14, 1989 16th James Bond movies "License to Kill" premieres July 14, 1988 200,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorp of Nagorno-Karabak July 14, 1988 Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th HR into 7th place July 14, 1988 WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive July 14, 1987 58th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-0 in 13 at Oakland-Alameda Stad July 14, 1987 All star MVP: Tim Raines (Montreal Expos) July 14, 1987 Greyhound Bus buys Trailways Bus for $80 million July 14, 1987 Lt Col Oliver North concludes 6 days of Congressional testimony July 14, 1987 Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson July 14, 1987 Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame July 14, 1987 Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law July 14, 1986 10 killed and 60 injured at ETA-bomb attack in Madrid July 14, 1986 2nd government of Lubbers sworn in July 14, 1986 41st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jane Geddes July 14, 1986 Motley Crue's Vince Neil begins 30 day sentence for vehicular homicide July 14, 1986 NASA's plan to implement recommendations of Rogers commission July 14, 1986 Paul McCartney releases "Press" July 14, 1986 Richard W. Miller became 1st FBI agent convicted of espionage July 14, 1986 Shalamar's Howard Hewett acquitted in Miami of drug charges July 14, 1985 40th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Baker July 14, 1985 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Offutt AFB, Neb July 14, 1985 Last USFL game-Baltimore Stars defeats Oakland Invaders, 28-24 July 14, 1984 STS 41-D vehicle moves to Vandenberg AFB for remanifest of payloads July 14, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 14, 1983 Crane (Rep-R-Il) and Studds (Rep-D-Mas) admit to sex with pages July 14, 1981 Kevin Wade's "Key Exchange," premieres in London July 14, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test July 14, 1978 Anatoly Scharansky convicted of anti-Soviet agitation July 14, 1978 Ump Doug Harvey ejects Don Sutton after discovering 3 scuffed balls July 14, 1978 Allen Ginsburg completes "Plutonian Ode," blocks trainload of fissile material headed for Rockwell's nuclear bomb trigger factory, Colorado July 14, 1977 North Korea shoots down U.S. helicopter, killing 3 July 14, 1977 U.S. House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence July 14, 1976 Jimmy Carter wins Democratic President nomination in New York City July 14, 1976 U.S.S.R. banishes dissident Andrei Amalrik to Netherlands July 14, 1975 Disney EPCOT Center, Florida, plans announced July 14, 1974 Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by ump from 2 games in 1 day July 14, 1974 Sharon Miller wins LPGA Borden Golf Classic July 14, 1973 102nd British Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf shoots a 276 at Royal Troon July 14, 1973 Phil Everly storms off stage declaring an end to Everly Brothers July 14, 1972 Jean Westwood is 1st woman chosen to head Democratic National Committee July 14, 1972 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear Test July 14, 1972 Plate ump and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is ump and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, Kansas City Royals win 1-0 July 14, 1970 41st All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin July 14, 1970 All star MVP: Carl Yastremski (Boston Red Sox) July 14, 1969 "Futbol War" between El Salvador and Honduras begins July 14, 1969 Soccer war - Salvador-Honduras (1000 dead) July 14, 1969 WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast July 14, 1968 Brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th HR off San Francisco Giant Mike McCormick July 14, 1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Pabst Ladies' Golf Classic July 14, 1968 Houston Astro Don Wilson strikes-out 18, beats Reds 6-1 July 14, 1968 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting July 14, 1967 Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR off San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal July 14, 1967 Surveyor 4 launched to Moon; explodes just before landing July 14, 1967 The Who, opening for Herman's Hermits begin a U.S. tour July 14, 1965 Australian Ronald Clarke runs world record 10k (27:39.4) July 14, 1965 Israeli/Jordanian border fights July 14, 1965 U.S. Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km) July 14, 1964 Jacques Anquetil wins his 5th Tour de France July 14, 1964 Oriole Bob Johnson's 6th straight hit as a pinch hitter July 14, 1963 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Sight Golf Open July 14, 1962 Borehole for Mont Blanc-tunnel finished July 14, 1962 Brave's Hank Aaron hits HR #500 July 14, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site July 14, 1961 Astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500 July 14, 1961 Finland's Miettunen government forms July 14, 1961 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Mater et magistrate July 14, 1960 Barbara Romack wins LPGA Leesburg Pro-Am Golf Tournament July 14, 1960 Fire raging through a Guatemala City, Guatemala insane asylum kills 225, severly injuring 300 July 14, 1959 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Massachusetts July 14, 1958 General Abdul K Kassem forms a military government in Iraq July 14, 1958 Pope Pius XII publishes his 39th and last encyclical Meminisse juvat July 14, 1958 Saddam Hussein and Iraqi army overthrows the monarchy July 14, 1957 Soviet steamer "Eshghbad" sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 270 July 14, 1956 Boston Red Sox Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 July 14, 1955 2 killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack, England July 14, 1954 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) July 14, 1954 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Warsaw and Union, Missouri (state record) July 14, 1953 1st National monument dedicated to a Negro-George Washington Carver July 14, 1953 20th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati July 14, 1953 Communist offensive in Korea July 14, 1952 SS United States crosses Atlantic in 84:12 (record westward) July 14, 1951 "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater New York City after 37 performances July 14, 1951 "Make a Wish" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 102 performances July 14, 1951 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race) July 14, 1951 Citation becomes 1st horse to win $1,000,000 in races July 14, 1951 George Washington Carver monument unveiled July 14, 1950 RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea July 14, 1949 U.S.S.R. explodes their 1st atom bomb July 14, 1948 Israel bombs Cairo July 14, 1946 Dr. Ben Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" published July 14, 1946 Mass murder on Jews in Kielce Poland July 14, 1946 Cleve Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and HR but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 HR with 8 RBIs July 14, 1945 Battleship USS South Dakota is 1st U.S. ship to bombard Japan July 14, 1944 Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested July 14, 1944 U.S. assault on Coutances, Cotentin July 14, 1942 1st transport of Amsterdam Jews to Westerbork July 14, 1942 Riots against Jews in Amsterdam July 14, 1941 6,000 Lithuanian Jews are exterminated at Viszalsyan Camp July 14, 1941 Cease fire of Joan of Arc, ends combat in Lebanon and Syria July 14, 1941 Jam rationed in Holland July 14, 1940 Due to beanball wars, Spalding advertises batting helmet with earflaps July 14, 1940 Lithuania becomes Lithuanian SSR July 14, 1938 Mussolini publishes anti-Jewish/African manifest July 14, 1936 1 million demonstrate to support French People's Front government July 14, 1936 116 degrees F (47 degrees C), Collegeville, Indiana (state record) July 14, 1934 116 degrees F (47 degrees C), Orogrande New Mexico (state record, broken on June 27, 1994) July 14, 1934 New York Times erroneously declares Ruth 700 HR record to stand for all time July 14, 1934 Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beats Cincinnati 18-0 July 14, 1934 Ruth hits 700th career home run July 14, 1933 Germany began mandatory sterilization of those with hereditary illness July 14, 1933 NSDAP becomes only party in Germany July 14, 1933 Verity bowls out Essex twice in a day, 8-47 and 9-44, at Leyton July 14, 1932 Belgian Chamber rules Dutch language for education of Flanders July 14, 1927 1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii July 14, 1921 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted in Dedham Massachusetts, of killing their shoe company's paymaster July 14, 1918 Dutch government reclaims South seas July 14, 1916 33.6 cm rainfall at Effingham South Carolina (state record) July 14, 1916 St. Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitches all 17 inns in a 0-0 tie vs Boston July 14, 1914 1st patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted, Dr. Robert Goddard July 14, 1914 NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep July 14, 1912 Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8) July 14, 1911 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines July 14, 1909 Germany chancellor Bernhard von Bulow resigns July 14, 1891 John T. Smith patents corkboard July 14, 1877 General strike brings U.S. railroad to a stand still July 14, 1868 Alvin J. Fellows patents tape measure July 14, 1865 1st ascent of Matterhorn July 14, 1865 Whymper, Hudson, Croz, Douglas and Hadow 1st to climb Matterhorn July 14, 1864 Gold is discovered in Helena, Montana July 14, 1863 Battle of Falling Waters, MD (Beaver Creek) July 14, 1863 Jews of Holstein Germany granted equality July 14, 1861 Gen McDowell advances toward Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia with 40,000 troops July 14, 1861 Naval Engagement at Wilmington North Carolina - USS Daylight establishes blockade July 14, 1853 1st U.S. World's fair opens, Crystal Palace New York July 14, 1853 Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan July 14, 1850 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration July 14, 1845 1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, New York City July 14, 1845 Fire in New York City destroys 1,000 homes and kills many July 14, 1832 Opium exempted from federal tariff duty July 14, 1823 Switzerland signs boundaries for fugitives July 14, 1798 1st direct federal tax on states-on dwellings, land and slaves July 14, 1798 Sedition Act prohibits "false, scandalous and malicious" writing against U.S. government July 14, 1789 Bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille July 14, 1771 Mission San Antonio de Padua founded in California July 14, 1714 Battle of Aland, Russian fleet overpowers larger Swedish fleet July 14, 1682 Henry Purcell appointed organist of Chapel Royal, London July 14, 1581 English jesuit Edmund Campion arrested July 14, 1544 English troops attack The Canal July 14, 1535 Emperor Charles V conquerors Tunis July 14, 1520 Battle of Otumba Mexico: Hernan Cortes and Tlascala's vs Aztecs July 14, 1420 Battle at Vitkov Zizka's hill (Prague): Taboriets beat Bohemia |