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March 2, 1997 Gail Graham wins LPGA Alpine Australian Ladies Masters March 2, 1997 Nick Faldo wins Nissan Golf Open March 2, 1997 Saudi Arab billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal aquires 5% of Apple Computer March 2, 1997 Soyuz TM-24 returns to Earth (Russia) March 2, 1996 Copeland swimming pool re-opened by Gladiator March 2, 1996 Tendulkar scores 137 for Ind vs. SL in Cricket World Cup, but still lose March 2, 1995 "Smokey Joe's Cafe," opens at Virginia Theater New York City March 2, 1995 British trader Nick Leeson arrested for collapse of Barings Bank PLC March 2, 1995 Ferry boat sinks off Sumbe Angola, 42+ killed March 2, 1995 Space shuttle STS-67 (Endeavour 8), launches March 2, 1994 Miami begins a latin walk of fame, 1st star for Gloria Estefan March 2, 1994 William Natcher, (Rep-D-Ky), casts his 18,401 and last consecutive vote March 2, 1994 Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender if taped statement is broadcasted, it is, but he doesn't March 2, 1993 Claudette Colbert, suffers a stroke at 89 March 2, 1993 Salman Rushdie divorces Marianne Wiggins March 2, 1992 Anita Hall swims female world record 200m freestyle (2:25.35) March 2, 1991 "Aspects of Love" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 377 performances March 2, 1991 "La Bete" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 24 performances March 2, 1991 Deb Richard wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open March 2, 1991 Del Ballard, Jr. throws most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history March 2, 1991 North Carolina State Chris Corchiani becomes 1st NCAAer to get 1,000 assists March 2, 1991 U.N. votes in favor of U.S. resolutions for cease fire with Iraq March 2, 1990 Greyhound Bus goes on strike March 2, 1990 Mark Tewsksbury swims world record 50m backstroke (25.06 sec) March 2, 1989 12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000 March 2, 1989 Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil March 2, 1989 Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial March 2, 1989 NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers win 22nd straight home game March 2, 1989 New York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez March 2, 1988 30th Grammy Awards: Graceland, Joshua Tree, Jody Watley March 2, 1988 Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP March 2, 1986 1st million-dollar purse for a handicap race won at Santa Anita March 2, 1986 Mary Beth Zimmerman wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational March 2, 1986 Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to U.S. March 2, 1985 U.S. approves screening test for AIDS March 2, 1984 Iran offensive against Iraq fails March 2, 1984 John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games March 2, 1983 Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips and Sony introduced March 2, 1983 Final episode of M*A*S*H; 125,000,000 viewers March 2, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test March 2, 1982 60th hat trick in Islander history - Bryan Trottier March 2, 1982 Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru March 2, 1981 Aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists March 2, 1981 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington D.C. March 2, 1980 3rd Islander scoreless tie-Penguins in Pitts March 2, 1980 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Sun City Golf Classic March 2, 1980 Mike Bratz (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games March 2, 1978 1st broadcast of "Dallas" on CBS TV March 2, 1978 Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6 March 2, 1977 1st time Jay Leno appears on Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson March 2, 1977 Bette Davis is 1st woman to receive Life Achievement Award March 2, 1977 Libya amends constitution March 2, 1976 "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 766 performances March 2, 1976 Bob Lurie becomes CEO of San Francisco Giants March 2, 1976 Holgate, Kemp and Lopez' musical premieres in New York City March 2, 1976 Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest March 2, 1974 16th Grammy Awards: Killing Me Softly, Bette Midler wins March 2, 1974 1st class postage raised to 10 cents from 8 cents March 2, 1974 Grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up March 2, 1974 Greg Chappell makes 247* vs. NZ, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six March 2, 1973 "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum March 2, 1972 Jean-Bedel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Cent African Rep March 2, 1972 Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby March 2, 1970 American Airlines' 1st flight of a Boeing 747 March 2, 1970 Rhodesia becomes independent republic March 2, 1970 Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years March 2, 1969 1st test flight of the supersonic Concorde March 2, 1969 Chinese-Russian borders fight (approx 70 die) March 2, 1969 Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony March 2, 1969 Phil Esposito becomes 1st NHL Player to score 100 points in a season March 2, 1968 Ice Dance Championship at Geneva won by Towler and Ford (GRB) March 2, 1968 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Belousova and Protopopov (U.S.S.R.) March 2, 1968 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT) March 2, 1968 USAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world March 2, 1968 U.S.S.R. launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit March 2, 1968 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.) March 2, 1967 9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night, Michele wins March 2, 1967 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 2, 1966 215,000 U.S. soldiers in Vietnam March 2, 1965 "Sound Of Music" opens March 2, 1965 Montcalm Community College in Sidney Mich, founded March 2, 1964 Beatles begin filming "Hard Days Night," Harrison meets Patti Boyd March 2, 1962 John F. Kennedy announces U.S. will resume above ground nuclear testing March 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game March 2, 1961 "13 Daughters" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 28 performances March 2, 1958 1st surface crossing of Antarctic continent is completed in 99 days March 2, 1958 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open March 2, 1958 Yemen announces it would join the United Arab Republic March 2, 1956 Morocco tears up the Treaty of Fez, declares independence from France March 2, 1955 King Norodom Sihanukh of Cambodia succeeded by his father March 2, 1955 William Inge's "Bus Stop," premieres in New York City March 2, 1952 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open March 2, 1951 1st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-94 at Boston March 2, 1949 1st automatic street light (New Milford, Ct) March 2, 1949 Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes 1st nonstop round- the-world flight at Fort Worth, Tx, covering 23,452-mis in 94 hrs March 2, 1946 Dutch troops land on East Bali March 2, 1946 Ho Chi Minh elected president of North Vietnam March 2, 1946 Kingman Douglass, becomes deputy director of CIA March 2, 1945 8th Air Force bombs Dresden March 2, 1945 King Michael of Romania gives in to Communist government March 2, 1944 16th Academy Awards - "Casablanca," Jennifer Jones and Paul Lukas win March 2, 1944 Fumes from locomotive stalled in a tunnel suffocates 521 in Italy March 2, 1943 1st transport from Westerbork Netherlands to Sobibor concentration camp March 2, 1943 Sea battle in Bismarck Sea finishes, U.S. and Australia win March 2, 1942 14th Academy Awards - "How Green was My Valley," Cooper and Fontaine win March 2, 1942 Admiral Helfrich departs Java for Ceylon March 2, 1940 1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, New York City March 2, 1940 Soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland March 2, 1939 Eugenio Pacelli chosen as Pope Pius XII March 2, 1939 Massachusetts Legislature vote to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late March 2, 1938 Landslides and floods cause over 200 deaths in Los Angeles, California March 2, 1938 Trials of Soviet leaders begins in the Soviet Union March 2, 1937 Mexico nationalizes oil March 2, 1936 Bradman scores 369 in 253 mins, SA vs. Tasmania, 46 fours 4 sixes March 2, 1934 Union Pacific tests light-weight high-speed passenger train, Omaha March 2, 1933 "King Kong," premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy New York City March 2, 1933 Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan March 2, 1930 1st U.S. indoor glider flight, St. Louis Terminal Building March 2, 1929 Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game March 2, 1929 Congress creates Court of Customs and Patent Appeals March 2, 1927 Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year) March 2, 1925 Dutch Socialists demand drastic disarmament March 2, 1925 Japan's House of Representatives recognizes male suffrage March 2, 1925 Nationwide road numbering system and U.S. shield marker adopted March 2, 1925 SDAP-Second-Faction of parliament demands drastic disarmament March 2, 1923 Time magazine debuts March 2, 1922 WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting March 2, 1922 WLW-AM in Cincinnati OH begins radio transmissions March 2, 1920 Karel Capek's "Loupeznik," premieres in Prague March 2, 1919 1st congress of Communist International opens at the Kremlin March 2, 1918 New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's March 2, 1917 Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, U.S. citizenship granted March 2, 1915 British vice adm Carden begins bombing of Dardanelles forts March 2, 1915 Vladmir Jabotinsky forms a Jewish military force to fight in Palestine March 2, 1910 2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 die March 2, 1909 Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy asks Serbia to set no territorial demands March 2, 1907 General Louis Botha named premier of Transvaal March 2, 1907 Georges Feydeaus' "La Puce l'Oreille," premieres in Paris March 2, 1904 "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted March 2, 1904 Gabriele d'Annunzio's "La figlia di Iorio," premieres in Milan March 2, 1903 Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in New York City March 2, 1902 Jimmy Collins, leaves Boston Beaneaters (NL) club to manage AL's new Boston Somersets March 2, 1901 Hawaii's 1st telegraph company opens March 2, 1899 President McKinley signs bill creating Mt. Rainier National Park (5th in U.S.) March 2, 1898 Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England March 2, 1896 Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians March 2, 1896 George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs. South Africa at Johannesburg March 2, 1893 1st federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features March 2, 1890 Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 5 km (9:19) March 2, 1889 Kansas passes 1st U.S. antitrust March 2, 1887 American Trotting Association organized in Detroit March 2, 1877 Rutherford B Hayes (R) declared president despite Samuel J Tilden (D) winning the popular vote, but is 1 electoral vote shy of victory March 2, 1874 Baseball batter's box is officially adopted March 2, 1868 University of Illinois opens March 2, 1867 Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico March 2, 1867 Congress passed the 1st Reconstruction Act March 2, 1867 Jesse James-gang robs bank in Savannah Missouri, 1 dead March 2, 1867 U.S. Congress creates the Department of Education March 2, 1866 1st U.S. company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated, Connecticut March 2, 1865 British newspaper "Morning Chronicle" begins publishing March 2, 1865 Freedman's Bureau founded for Black Education, 1865 March 2, 1865 General Early's army is defeated at Waynesborough March 2, 1863 Congress authorizes track width of 4'8" for Union Pacific Railroad March 2, 1861 Government Printing Office purchases 1st printing plant, Washington March 2, 1861 U.S. creates Dakota and Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska and Utah territories March 2, 1858 Frederick Cook, New Orleans, patents a cotton-bale metallic tie March 2, 1855 Aleksandr Romanov becomes tsar of Russia March 2, 1853 Territory of Washington organized after separating from Oregon Territory March 2, 1836 Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico March 2, 1831 John Frazee becomes 1st U.S. sculptor to receive a federal commission March 2, 1829 New England Asylum for the Blind, 1st in U.S., incorporated, Boston March 2, 1825 1st grand opera in U.S. sung in English, New York City March 2, 1824 Interstate commerce comes under federal control March 2, 1819 Territory of Arkansas organized March 2, 1819 U.S. passed its 1st immigration law March 2, 1817 1st Evangelical church building dedicated, New Berlin, Penn March 2, 1807 Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 March 2, 1799 Congress standardizes U.S. weights and measures March 2, 1789 Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances March 2, 1776 Americans begin shelling British troops in Boston March 2, 1725 Georg F Handels opera "Giulio Cesare in Egitto," premieres in London March 2, 1675 Prince William III installed as governor of Overijssel March 2, 1629 English king Charles I leaces house of commons March 2, 1498 Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island March 2, 1458 Hussite George van Podiebrad chosen king of Bohemia March 2, 1121 Dirk VI becomes count of Holland March 2, 871 Battle at Marton: Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army |