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June 7, 2006 Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is killed by U.S. forces in Iraq June 7, 1998 Tony Awards, Lion King, Caberet revival, Ragtime, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane won major awards June 7, 1997 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8 June 7, 1997 67th French Womens Tennis: Iva Majoli beats Martina Hingis (64 62) June 7, 1997 Cosmos 2344 Proton-K Launch (Russia), Failed June 7, 1997 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Philadelphia Flyers June 7, 1996 Julia and Noah wed on "All My Children" June 7, 1994 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base June 7, 1993 27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Vince Gill June 7, 1993 Cleveland breaks ground for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame June 7, 1993 Crickets Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball vs. Aust, Old Trafford June 7, 1993 Prince celebrated his birthday by changing his name to a symbol June 7, 1992 "Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 48 performances June 7, 1992 62nd French Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats Petr Korda (75 62 61) June 7, 1992 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship June 7, 1991 Singer Jimmy Osmond weds Michelle Larson June 7, 1990 Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains June 7, 1990 South Africa President F W de Klerk lifts 4 year of state of emergency June 7, 1989 23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires June 7, 1989 Atlanta Fulton County Comm approves $210M stadium for the Falcons June 7, 1989 For one second this morning, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89 June 7, 1989 Suriname SLM-173 (DC-8) crashes near Paramaribo Airport killing 173 June 7, 1989 Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years June 7, 1989 1st Baseball game to start outdoors and end indoors, as Toronto Blue Jays stadium closes roof during game at 8:48, and beat Brewers 4-2 June 7, 1988 Aluminum contaminates Cornish England's water supply June 7, 1987 41st Tony Awards: Fences and Les Miserables win June 7, 1987 57th French Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Mats Wilander (75 62 36 76) June 7, 1987 Andy Van Slyke home runs off R McDowell in both ends of double header June 7, 1987 Betsy King wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship June 7, 1986 118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8 June 7, 1986 56th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats M Navratilova (26 63 63) June 7, 1986 Air Supply guitarist Graham Russell weds Jodi Varble June 7, 1986 Madonna's "Live to Tell," single goes #1 June 7, 1986 Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1 June 7, 1983 Steve Carlton temporarily passes Nolan Ryan with his 3,552 strike out June 7, 1982 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell June 7, 1982 Habres rebel army occupies capital of Chad, N'djamena June 7, 1982 Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games June 7, 1982 New York Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell and Randy Myers June 7, 1982 President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth June 7, 1982 Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game and goes 0-for-4 June 7, 1981 35th Tony Awards: Amadeus and 42nd Street win June 7, 1981 51st French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats I. Lendl (61 46 62 36 61) June 7, 1981 Israeli F-15's and F-16's destroys Iraqi plutonium production facility June 7, 1981 Sandra Post wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Classic June 7, 1980 "Billy Bishop Goes to War" closes at Morosco New York City after 12 performances June 7, 1980 "Cars," by Gary Numan hits #9 June 7, 1980 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8 June 7, 1980 50th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Vitas Gerulaitis (64 61 62) June 7, 1980 Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06) June 7, 1980 John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg for U.S. Open June 7, 1980 Tommy John wins his 200th, 3-0 on a 2-hitter June 7, 1979 52nd National Spelling Bee: Katie Kerwin wins spelling maculature June 7, 1979 Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched June 7, 1979 Portugal government of Mota Pinto resigns June 7, 1979 Rocker Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion June 7, 1978 32nd NBA Championship: Washington Bullets beat Sea Supersonics, 4 games to 3 June 7, 1978 Emmy 5th Daytime Award presentation June 7, 1977 Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law June 7, 1977 White Sox draft Harold Baines #1 June 7, 1976 NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, premieres June 7, 1975 "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1 June 7, 1975 Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 vs. Pakistan World Cup June 7, 1975 Spain's Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets June 7, 1975 Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, vs. WI Cricket World Cup June 7, 1974 Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 June 7, 1973 Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1 June 7, 1972 "Grease" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 3,388 performances June 7, 1972 German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel June 7, 1972 Hsan Hua, Zen teacher, conducted 1st ordination ceremony in America June 7, 1972 Pirate's Gene Alley bases-loaded walk, beats Padres 1-0 in 18th June 7, 1971 Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes 1st transfer to orbiting Salyut June 7, 1970 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young and Susan Hampshire June 7, 1970 Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 win June 7, 1970 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open June 7, 1970 The Who's "Tommy" is performed at New York's Lincoln Center June 7, 1969 "Johnny Cash Show," debuts on ABC-TV June 7, 1969 101st Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Arts and Letters wins in 2:28.8 June 7, 1969 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special June 7, 1969 Tommy James and Shondells release "Crystal Blue Persuasion" June 7, 1969 Washington Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1 June 7, 1968 Sirhan Sirhan indicted for Bobby Kennedy assassination June 7, 1967 2 Moby Grape members arrested for contributing to deliquency of minors June 7, 1967 Israel captures Wailing Wall in East Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem June 7, 1967 New York Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1 June 7, 1966 New York Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1 June 7, 1965 Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits June 7, 1965 Morocco King Hassan suspends constitution, grabs power June 7, 1965 Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995 June 7, 1965 Supreme Court rules 1879 Connecticut law ban of contraceptives unconstitutional June 7, 1964 Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam June 7, 1963 1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) and release 1st single, "Come on" June 7, 1962 NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m June 7, 1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament June 7, 1959 KLX-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW) June 7, 1958 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2 June 7, 1958 Battles between Turkish and Greeks Cypriots break out June 7, 1957 Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey vs. Northants June 7, 1956 Singapore government of Marshall resigns June 7, 1955 "$64,000 Question" premieres on CBS TV June 7, 1955 1st President to appear on color TV, Eisenhower June 7, 1955 India premier Nehru visit U.S.S.R. June 7, 1954 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated, New Brunswick, New Jersey June 7, 1953 1st color network telecast in compatible color, Boston, Massachusetts June 7, 1953 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open June 7, 1953 Mary Terrell wins struggle to end segregation in Washington D.C. restaurants June 7, 1953 WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins June 7, 1952 "3 Wishes after Jamie" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 94 performances June 7, 1952 7th Curtis Cup: British Isles, 5-4 June 7, 1952 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2 June 7, 1948 Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; President Bernes resigns June 7, 1948 KVP wins Dutch Second-Parliamentary election June 7, 1946 Pirates players vote 20-16 to walkout rather than play the Giants June 7, 1946 U.S. Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel June 7, 1944 Achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen June 7, 1944 Claus von Stauffenberg meets Hitler June 7, 1942 Battle of Midway ends: Adm Nimitz wins 1st WW II naval defeat of Japan June 7, 1942 Germany Armys march into Sebastopol June 7, 1942 Japanese troops lands on Attu, Aleutian Islands June 7, 1941 45th U.S. Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft. Worth June 7, 1941 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway win in 2:31, triple crown June 7, 1940 British/French troops evacuate Narvik June 7, 1939 1st king and queen of England to visit U.S., George VI and Elizabeth June 7, 1938 1st play telecast with original Broadway cast, "Susan and God" June 7, 1938 Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat 1st flown, Eddie Allen June 7, 1933 Balanchine/Weills "7 Deadly Sins," premiers in Paris June 7, 1932 Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 June 7, 1930 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6 June 7, 1929 Margaret Bondfield becomes 1st Dutch female minister (of Labor) June 7, 1929 Vatican City becomes a sovereign state June 7, 1926 Swedish government of Ekman forms June 7, 1924 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8 June 7, 1924 George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit June 7, 1916 Germany troop march into Fort Faux, Verdun June 7, 1912 St. Pius X encyclical "On Indians of South America" June 7, 1912 U.S. Army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane June 7, 1909 Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens June 7, 1906 Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating New York Giants 19-0 June 7, 1906 Famous Cunard passenger liner Lusitania launches June 7, 1905 Norway dissolves union with Sweden, in effect since 1814 June 7, 1900 Boer general Christian de Law occupiers British train depot Roodewal June 7, 1898 Social Democracy of America party holds 1st national convention, Chic June 7, 1896 G Harpo and F Samuelson leave New York to row the Atlantic (takes 54 days) June 7, 1892 John J Doyle of Clev Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game June 7, 1892 Republican convention in Minneapolis begins June 7, 1887 Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Washington D.C. June 7, 1881 15th Belmont: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:47 June 7, 1873 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75 June 7, 1866 Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Quebec June 7, 1864 Abe Lincoln renominated for President by Republican Party June 7, 1863 Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA-Jefferson Davis' home burnt June 7, 1863 Mexico City captured by French troops June 7, 1862 Skirmish at Union Church, Virginia (Peninsular) June 7, 1862 Gen B. Butler orders William Mumford hanged after he removed and destroyed U.S. flag on display over New Orleans Mint June 7, 1860 Workmen start laying track for Market Street Railroad, San Francisco June 7, 1860 1st U.S. "dime novel" published: "Malaseka, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter," by Mrs. Ann Stevens June 7, 1839 Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed June 7, 1798 Jews of Pesaro Italy fast commemorating murder of Jews June 7, 1788 Masses stone French government army at Grenoble June 7, 1780 Anti-Catholic riot in London, 100s die June 7, 1776 Richard Lee (VA) moves Decl of Independence in Continental Congress June 7, 1775 United Colonies change name to United States June 7, 1769 Daniel Boone begins exploring Bluegrass State of Kentucky June 7, 1694 English invasion army under Thomas Talmash reaches Brest June 7, 1692 Earthquake in Porte Royale, Jamaica, kills 3,000 June 7, 1672 Battle by Solebay: Dutch adm M de Ruyter beats French/English fleet June 7, 1654 Louis XIV crowned King of France June 7, 1628 English king Charles I accepts Petition of Rights June 7, 1614 2nd parliament of King James I, dissolves passing no legislation June 7, 1601 Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid June 7, 1557 England declares war on France June 7, 1546 England signs Peace of Andres with Scotland/Ireland June 7, 1527 Pope Clement VII surrenders to emperor Charles V's armies June 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain and Portugal divide America June 7, 1413 King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome June 7, 1340 Rotterdam Netherlands founded June 7, 1099 1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem June 7, 555 Vigilius ends his reign as Catholic Pope June 7, 421 Eudocia A Athenais marries Oostromeins emperor Theodosius II |