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June 21, 2001 Total solar eclipse in Madagascar-Atl Ocean (4m56s) June 21, 1998 98th U.S. Golf Open: at Olympic Club SF June 21, 1997 "Defending the Caveman," closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 671 performances June 21, 1997 35th NHL draft Boston picks center Joe Thornton 1st June 21, 1997 Women's National Basketball Association begins as New York Liberty beats LA Sparks June 21, 1994 Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal) June 21, 1993 "Camelot" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 56 performances June 21, 1993 English mathematician Andrew Wiles proves last theorem of Fermat June 21, 1993 STS-57 (Endeavour) launches into orbit June 21, 1992 92nd U.S. Golf Open: Tom Kite shoots a 285 at Pebble Beach GL California June 21, 1992 Actor Michael Chiklis (Commish) marries Michelle Epstein June 21, 1992 Actress Marina Sirtis, Star Trek NG, marries rocker Michael Lamper June 21, 1992 Danielle Ammaccapan wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 21, 1992 Last day of test cricket for Ian Botham and Allan Lamb June 21, 1991 Islanders Denis Potvan and Michael Bossy inducted into NHL Hall of Fame June 21, 1991 Jorg Haider resigns as premier of Karinthia June 21, 1991 New York Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy, elected to Hockey Hall of Fame June 21, 1990 Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame June 21, 1990 Parliament of W and E Germany recognize Oder-Neissegrens June 21, 1990 U.S. House of Representatives vote 254-177 to stop U.S. flag burning, doesn't pass June 21, 1990 At Yankee Stadium rally, Nelson Mandela dons a New York Yankee baseball cap and proclaims "I am a Yankee!" June 21, 1989 Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher HR hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium June 21, 1989 Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson remarry June 21, 1989 Supreme Court rules ok to burn U.S. flag as a political expression June 21, 1989 Yankees trade Rickey Henderson to A's for Plunk, Cadaret and Polonia June 21, 1988 42nd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3 June 21, 1988 Many killed at demonstration against general Ne Win in Rangoon June 21, 1988 Rascals begin 1st tour in 20 years June 21, 1987 87th U.S. Golf Open: Scott Simpson shoots a 277 at Olympic Club in SF June 21, 1987 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 21, 1987 Discovery rolls over from OPF to Vandenberg AFB June 21, 1987 Mike Tyson sexually harasses a parking lot attendant June 21, 1986 "Living on Video" by Trans-X peaks at #61 June 21, 1986 "Vienna Calling" by Falco peaks at #18 June 21, 1986 Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, singns with Kansas City Royals June 21, 1986 Heike Drechsler of East Germany long jumps 7.45 m (women's record) June 21, 1986 President Reagan gives speech defending his judicial appointments June 21, 1985 American, Brazilian and West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele June 21, 1983 Stephanie Kay Ashmore, of Alabama, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss June 21, 1983 Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery June 21, 1982 Paul McCartney releases "Take it Away" June 21, 1982 Washington D.C. jury finds John Hinckley, Jr. innocent by insanity June 21, 1982 John Hinckley found not guilty of 1981 attempted assassination of President Reagan by reason of insanity June 21, 1981 12-bottle case of 1979 Napamedoc Cabernet wine auctioned for $24,000 June 21, 1981 81st U.S. Golf Open: David Graham shoots 273 at Merion GC in Ardmore Pa June 21, 1981 Don Fagan and Walter Becker quit Steely Dan June 21, 1981 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf June 21, 1981 Riots at Casablanca, kills 66-200 June 21, 1981 Socialists/communists win French parliamentary election June 21, 1979 Sri Lanka beat Canada by 60 runs to win the 1st ICC Trophy June 21, 1978 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rice's musical "Evita," premiers in London June 21, 1977 Former White House chief of staff HR Haldeman enters prison June 21, 1977 Menachem Begin (Likud), becomes Israel's 6th PM June 21, 1976 Berlinguers PCI wins election in Italy June 21, 1975 "Jaws" by Steven Spielberg opens June 21, 1975 Elton John, Eagles and Beach Boys play Wembley June 21, 1975 Ritchie Blackmore quits Deep Purple, forms Rainbow June 21, 1975 Soyuz 19 returns to Earth June 21, 1975 West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs to win Cricket World Cup June 21, 1971 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana June 21, 1971 71st U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 280 at Merion GC in Ardmore PA June 21, 1971 Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf June 21, 1971 International Court of Justice asks South-Africa to pull out of Namibia June 21, 1970 70th U.S. Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 281 at Hazeltine National Minn June 21, 1970 Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup, in Mexico City June 21, 1970 Detroit's Cesar Gutierrez goes 7-for-7 to tie a record set in 1892 June 21, 1970 Judy Rankin wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic June 21, 1969 Dmitri Shostakovitch's 14th Symphony, premieres in Moscow June 21, 1969 John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m) June 21, 1969 Zager and Evans release "In the Year 2525" June 21, 1968 Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns June 21, 1967 Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yanks beat them 6-3 June 21, 1966 Queen Juliana opens Coen tunnel in Amsterdam June 21, 1965 65th U.S. Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC in St. Louis June 21, 1964 Beckwith arrested for murder of Medger Evers, found guilty 30 yr later June 21, 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Lady Carling Eastern Golf Open June 21, 1964 Phillies Jim Bunning pitches perfect game (Mets) on Fathers day, in 2nd game of DH, Mets get 3 hits, 3 being fewest hits in NL DH June 21, 1963 Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII June 21, 1962 USAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m June 21, 1960 Armin Hary runs world record 100m (10.0) June 21, 1956 Anti-protons detected in the atmosphere June 21, 1956 German DR frees almost 19,000 prisoners June 21, 1956 Oriole Connie Johnson beats WS Jack Harshman (1-0) in dual 1 hitters June 21, 1954 John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) June 21, 1952 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open June 21, 1951 "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 180 performances June 21, 1951 Patty Berg wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open June 21, 1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones June 21, 1950 Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit June 21, 1948 1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I June 21, 1948 33 1/3 RPM LP record introduced (DR Peter Goldmark-Columbia Records) June 21, 1948 Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor-General of India June 21, 1948 Rhodes conference on Israeli-Arab war opens June 21, 1948 WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting June 21, 1948 Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" June 21, 1946 10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas June 21, 1946 Bill Veeck buys Indians for $2.2 million June 21, 1946 Fed judge rules Seattle club doesn't have to play returning serviceman June 21, 1945 U.S. defeat Japanese forces on Okinawa during WW II June 21, 1943 Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead June 21, 1942 129 degrees F (54 degrees C), Tirat Zevi, Israel June 21, 1942 Jacqueline Kennedy's mother marries Hugh Auchincloss June 21, 1942 President Roosevelt/premier Churchill arrives in Washington, D.C. June 21, 1942 Rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa June 21, 1942 Seinheuer throws female world record spear (47.24m) June 21, 1941 2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria June 21, 1941 After winning 20 straight at Fenway, Lefty Grove loses to Browns June 21, 1940 German occupiers disband Dutch States-General/Council of State June 21, 1939 Doctors reveal Lou Gehrig has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis June 21, 1939 New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement June 21, 1938 Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit June 21, 1938 Bradman scores 101* in 77 minutes, Australia vs. Lancashire June 21, 1937 French People's front government-Blum falls June 21, 1933 1st Great Lakes-to-Gulf of Mexico barge trip completed, New Orleans June 21, 1932 Heavyweight Jack Sharkey TKOs Max Schmeling (New York City) June 21, 1932 Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title June 21, 1930 Ruth hits 3 home runs as Yanks blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7 June 21, 1924 NCRV, Dutch Christian Radio Society, forms June 21, 1923 Marcus Garvey sentenced to 5 years for using mail to defraud June 21, 1921 HSC '21 soccer team forms in Haaksbergen June 21, 1919 Bauer forms German government June 21, 1919 German Admiral von Reuter scuttles his own captured fleet June 21, 1917 Hawaiian Red Cross forms June 21, 1916 Boston Rube Forster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0 June 21, 1916 Mexican troops beat U.S. expeditionary force under Gen Pershing June 21, 1915 Anti-British revolt in South-Africa ends with arrest of Gen De Law June 21, 1913 Tiny Broadwick is 1st woman to parachute from an airplane June 21, 1907 13th U.S. Golf Open: Alec Ross shoots a 302 at Philadelphia Cricket Club PA June 21, 1907 E. W. Scripps founded United Press June 21, 1904 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to New York club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913) June 21, 1903 Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Mazarine Stone" takes place June 21, 1900 Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers June 21, 1898 Guam becomes a territory of U.S. June 21, 1895 British Roseberry government falls June 21, 1894 Workers in Pittsburgh strike Pullman sleeping car company June 21, 1893 1st Ferris wheel premieres, Chicago's Columbian Exposition June 21, 1887 Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria June 21, 1879 F. W. Woolworth opens 1st store, failed almost immediately June 21, 1868 Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg," premieres in Munich June 21, 1863 Battle at Upperville Virginia, 389 casualities June 21, 1858 Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe June 21, 1849 Battle at Waghausel: Prussian troops beat Baden rebels June 21, 1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick patents reaping machine June 21, 1821 African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church organizes (New York City) June 21, 1805 Great Stoneface Mt. found in New Hampshire June 21, 1792 Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana off Vancouver, BC June 21, 1791 Fleeing French King Louis XVI and family captured at Varennes-en-Argonne June 21, 1788 U.S. Constitution goes into effect as New Hampshire is 9th to ratify June 21, 1788 Vizille France population demands local parliament June 21, 1768 1st U.S. bachelor of medicine degree, Dr. John Archer June 21, 1749 Pieter Steyn installed as pension advisor of Neth June 21, 1684 King Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter June 21, 1672 Dutch pension advisor Johan de Witt seriously wounded June 21, 1672 French troops under king Louis XIV occupy Utrecht June 21, 1667 Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter occupies Sheerness, England June 21, 1661 Treaty of Kardis: Russia and Sweden sign peace treaty June 21, 1633 Galileo Galilei is forced by Inquisition to "abjure, curse, and detest" his Copernican heliocentric views June 21, 1607 1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown June 21, 1572 Garrison under Adrian of Swieten conquers Gouda June 21, 1547 Great fire in Moscow June 21, 1529 Battle at Landriano: Leyva beats France June 21, 1498 Jews are expelled from Nurenberg Bavaria by Emperor Maximillian June 21, 1128 Battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik June 21, 996 Pope Gregory V crowns Otto III Roman Catholic German emperor of Elzas June 21, 524 Battle at Vezerone: Burgundy beats France |