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July 15, 1996 After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripkin goes to 3rd July 15, 1996 MSNBC begins Microsoft internet-NBC TV July 15, 1996 Prince Charles and Princess Di sign divorce papers July 15, 1996 Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake July 15, 1995 Birmingham Barracudas 1st CFL home game (vs Hamilton) July 15, 1995 Northern Virginia begins using new area code 540 July 15, 1994 Gyula Horn sworn in as premier of Hungary July 15, 1994 Israel and Jordan agree to talks in Washington D.C. on July 25th July 15, 1994 Sonia O'Sullivan runs 3K (8:21.64) July 15, 1992 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 3 weeks to have tumor removed July 15, 1991 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 15, 1991 U.S. troops leave northern Iraq July 15, 1991 Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men's pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks and Philadelphia Spirit July 15, 1990 45th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King July 15, 1987 Boy George barred from British TV show, he may be a bad influence July 15, 1987 John Poindexter testifies at Iran-Contra hearings July 15, 1987 State of siege ends in Taiwan July 15, 1986 57th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-2 at Astrodome, Houston July 15, 1986 All star MVP: Roger Clemens (Boston Red Sox) July 15, 1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu, of Puerto Rico, crowned 34th Miss Universe July 15, 1984 39th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy July 15, 1984 John Lennon releases "I'm Stepping Out" July 15, 1983 8 killed, 54 wounded, by Armenian extremists bomb at Orly, France July 15, 1983 Linda Ronstadt debuts as Mabel in "Pirates of Penzance" July 15, 1982 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas July 15, 1982 Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th sec of state by vote of 97-0 July 15, 1980 Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher breaks Yogi Berra's record July 15, 1979 34th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jerilyn Britz July 15, 1979 Morarji Desai resigns as premier of India July 15, 1978 107th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at St. Andrews July 15, 1976 36-hr kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California July 15, 1975 46th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-3 at County Stadium, Milwaukee July 15, 1975 All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pittsburgh Pirates) and John Matlock (New York Mets) July 15, 1975 Apollo 18 launched (will rendezvous with Soyuz) July 15, 1975 Soyuz 19 and Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later July 15, 1974 Military coup on Cyprus: archbishop/president Makarios flees July 15, 1973 California Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0 July 15, 1973 Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic July 15, 1973 Paul Getty III kidnapped July 15, 1973 Ray Davies, announces retirement from Kinks then attempts suicide July 15, 1973 Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 HRs July 15, 1972 101st British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots 278 at Muirfield Gullane July 15, 1972 Sandra Palmer/Jane Blalock wins Angelo's Four-Ball Golf Championship July 15, 1971 President Nixon announces he would visit China July 15, 1970 Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship July 15, 1969 Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader July 15, 1969 Rod Carew ties record with his 7th steal of home in a season July 15, 1968 "One Life to Live" premieres on TV July 15, 1968 Commercial air travel begins between U.S. and U.S.S.R. July 15, 1968 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 15, 1968 New Jersey Americans moved to Comack and become New York Nets (ABA) July 15, 1968 Soap opera "One Life To Live" premieres July 15, 1967 "Sweet Charity" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 608 performances July 15, 1967 LA Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in OT to be United Soccer Ass champs July 15, 1967 Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins golf's British Open July 15, 1967 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 15, 1965 "Mariner IV" sends back 1st pictures of Mars July 15, 1965 Athanassiades Novas succeeds Papandreo as premier of Greece July 15, 1964 Barry M. Goldwater nominated for president by Republicans July 15, 1963 KAIT TV channel 8 in Jonesboro, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting July 15, 1962 Algeria becomes member of Arab League July 15, 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Milwaukee Golf Open July 15, 1962 Netherlands and Indonesia accord over New-Guinea July 15, 1961 "Donnybrook!" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 68 performances July 15, 1961 90th British Golf Open: Arnold Palmer shoots a 284 at Royal Birkdale July 15, 1961 Spain accept equal rights for men and women July 15, 1960 Baltimore Orioles' Brooks Robinson goes 5 for 5 including the cycle July 15, 1958 President Eisenhower sends U.S. troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months July 15, 1957 Dutch Super Constellation crashes near New Guinea, 56 die July 15, 1957 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site July 15, 1956 Beverly Hanson/Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Hot Springs Golf Invitational July 15, 1956 Iharos runs world record 10k (28:42.8) July 15, 1955 WNDU TV channel 16 in South Bend, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting July 15, 1954 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) July 15, 1954 1st coml jet transport plane built in U.S. tested (Boeing 707) July 15, 1954 KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting July 15, 1954 WBOC TV channel 16 in Salisbury, MD (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting July 15, 1952 1st transatlantic helicopter flight begins July 15, 1952 Gerald D. Lascelles (under English princess Mary) weds Angela Dowding July 15, 1949 "Miss Liberty" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 308 performances July 15, 1949 Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik, defect to US July 15, 1949 WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting July 15, 1948 Alcoholic Anonymous founded in Britain July 15, 1948 President Truman nominated for another term July 15, 1946 British North Borneo Co transfers rights to British crown July 15, 1945 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton, Ohio July 15, 1944 Greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb July 15, 1942 1st deportation camp at Westerbork, Jews sent to Auschwitz July 15, 1942 Dutch Jews invoked for "Labor camps" July 15, 1941 Florey and Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures, Penicillin July 15, 1940 1st betatron placed in operation, Urbana, Ilinois July 15, 1940 Nazi occupiers seize library of IISG Amsterdam July 15, 1939 Clara Adams, New York City, is 1st woman to complete round world flight July 15, 1938 Arthur Fagg completes 244 and 202 in the same cricket game for Kent July 15, 1937 Buchenwald Concentration Camp opens July 15, 1937 Japanese attack Marco Polo Bridge, invade China July 15, 1936 Dutch 2nd Chamber agree to temporarily increase defense budget July 15, 1933 Wiley Post began 1st solo flight around world July 15, 1932 President Hoover cuts own salary 15% July 15, 1929 1st airport hotel opens - Oakland, California July 15, 1927 62nd British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 285 at St. Andrews July 15, 1926 VPRO (Free thinking Protestant Radio Broadcast) forms July 15, 1923 27th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 296 at Inwood CC in New York July 15, 1923 Italian parliament accepts new constitution July 15, 1922 1st duck-billed platypus publicly exhibited in U.S., at New York zoo July 15, 1922 26th U.S. Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 288 at Skokie CC in Ill July 15, 1920 Ruth ties his record of 29 home runs in a season July 15, 1918 2nd Battle of Marne began during WW I July 15, 1916 22.22" (56.4 cm) of rain falls in Altapass North Carolina (state record) July 15, 1916 Boeing Co (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle Wash July 15, 1914 Mexican president Huerta flees with 2 million pesos to Europe July 15, 1912 British National Health Insurance Act goes into effect July 15, 1911 46" of rain (begining 7/14) falls in Baguio, Philippines July 15, 1909 Ty Cobb hits 2 inside-the-park HRs July 15, 1906 Republic museum opens Rembrandt hall in Amsterdam July 15, 1904 1st Buddhist temple in U.S. forms, Los Angeles July 15, 1902 Ranjitsinhji scores 180 before lunch, for Sussex vs. Surrey July 15, 1901 New York Giant Christy Mathewson no-hits St. Louis, 5-0 July 15, 1900 President Steyn/General De Law escape Brandwater Basin July 15, 1893 Commodore Perry arrives in Japan July 15, 1888 Bandai volcano (Japan) erupts for 1st time in 1,000 years July 15, 1876 Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St. Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford July 15, 1870 Georgia becomes last confederate to be readmitted to U.S. July 15, 1870 Manitoba becomes 5th Canadian province and NW Territories created July 15, 1870 Hudson's Bay and Northwest Territories transferred to Canada July 15, 1869 Margarine is patents by Hippolye Mega-Mouries for use by French Navy July 15, 1867 San Francisco Merchant's Exchange opens July 15, 1864 Troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 and injuring 109 of 955 aboard July 15, 1863 President Davis orders service duty for confederate army July 15, 1862 CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet and Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R July 15, 1856 Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony July 15, 1850 John Wisden bowls all 10 South batsmen, North vs. South at Lord's July 15, 1840 England, Russia, Austria and Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance July 15, 1830 3 Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk and Fox, signs a treaty giving the U.S. most of Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri July 15, 1815 Napoleon surrendered and is later exiled on St. Helena July 15, 1808 French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples July 15, 1806 Zebulon Pike began his journey to explore the Southwest July 15, 1795 "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem July 15, 1787 Parliament of Paris banished to Troyes July 15, 1783 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France July 15, 1779 U.S. troops under Gen A Wayne conquer Ft. Stony Point, New York July 15, 1755 French ambassador recalled from London July 15, 1662 England's King Charles II charters Royal Society in London July 15, 1538 Peace talks between Karel and King Francois I July 15, 1524 Emperor Karel I bans German national synode July 15, 1501 Explorer Pedro Cabral back in Lisbon July 15, 1500 Duke Albrecht of Saxon beats Friese rebellion July 15, 1500 "Blood Wedding" of Astorre Baglione and Lavinia Colonna in Perugia family Baglione massacre July 15, 1410 Battle of Tannenburg-Teutonic Knights vs King Ladislas II of Poland July 15, 1307 Duke Henrik van Karinthie chosen king of Bohemia July 15, 1205 Pope Innocent III states Jews are doomed to perpetual servitude and subjugation due to crucifixion of Jesus July 15, 1099 1st Crusaders capture and plunder Jerusalem |