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May 13, 2005 Star Trek: Enterprise broadcasts it's final show in the U.S. May 13, 1997 Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games May 13, 1996 O. J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict May 13, 1995 6.5 earthquake hits Greece May 13, 1995 New Zealand beats U.S. for the America's Cup May 13, 1995 Chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe Shanna Lynn Moakler, (19-NY), replaces Chelsi Smith as Miss USA May 13, 1994 Indians, begin a 18 home game hoome win streak at Jacobs Field May 13, 1993 6th annual business person run held in Wall Street May 13, 1993 Arsenio Hall's 1,000th show retrospective seen in Netherlands May 13, 1993 CBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands May 13, 1993 Kansas City Royal George Brett hits his 300th HR May 13, 1993 Methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South-Africa, kills 50 May 13, 1992 3 astronauts simultaneous walked in space for the 1st time May 13, 1992 Ajax wins 21st UEFA Cup May 13, 1992 Concrete foundation for ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) is poured May 13, 1992 Final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV May 13, 1992 Frank Stallone beats Geraldo Rivera in boxing on Howard Stern Show May 13, 1991 "Michael Jackson: Magic and Madness" goes on sale May 13, 1991 Apple releases Macintosh System 7.0 May 13, 1991 South African activist Winnie Mandela convicted of abducting 4 blacks May 13, 1991 Yankee Stadium fans sing "Like a Virgin" to Jose Canseco May 13, 1990 "Change in the Heir" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 16 performances May 13, 1990 Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic May 13, 1989 Approx 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China May 13, 1989 Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game May 13, 1989 Trinidad and Tobago ties U.S. 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup May 13, 1987 Ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II May 13, 1985 Carlton Fisk becomes 5th catcher to steal 100 bases May 13, 1985 Laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA May 13, 1985 Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move," kills 11 May 13, 1984 "Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 17 performances May 13, 1984 Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic May 13, 1984 Johan Cruyffs last competitive match May 13, 1983 Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times May 13, 1982 Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy May 13, 1982 Canucks 0-Isles 3-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 3-0 lead May 13, 1982 Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros) May 13, 1982 Soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi and Lebedev for 211 days in space May 13, 1982 Terri Lea Utley, 20, (Arkansas), crowned 31st Miss USA May 13, 1981 Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca May 13, 1981 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II May 13, 1981 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St. Peter's Square May 13, 1980 Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 home runs in 5th inning vs New York Mets May 13, 1979 "Utter Glory... Morrissey Hall" opens and closes at Mark Hellinger New York City May 13, 1979 Sandra Post wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament May 13, 1979 Shah and family sentenced to death in Teheran May 13, 1978 "Angel" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 5 performances May 13, 1978 "Runaways" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 199 performances May 13, 1978 Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m steeplechase (8:05.4) May 13, 1978 Joie Chitwood drives a Chevette 5.6 miles on just 2 wheels May 13, 1978 Musical "Runaways" with Elizabeth Swados premieres in New York City May 13, 1977 Howard Stern begins broadcasting at WRNW, Briarcliff Manor, New York May 13, 1976 9th and final ABA championship: New York Nets beat Denv Nuggets, 4 games to 2 May 13, 1975 "Rodgers and Hart" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 108 performances May 13, 1975 Flyers 4-Isles 1-Semifinals-Flyers win semifinals 4-3 May 13, 1975 Hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville, Tennessee May 13, 1973 "Cyrano" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 49 performances May 13, 1973 Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in California May 13, 1973 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open May 13, 1972 115 die in nightclub atop 7-story Sennichi department store (Osaka Japan) May 13, 1972 Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (started 5/12) May 13, 1971 Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane seriously injured in a car accident May 13, 1970 Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres May 13, 1968 1,000,000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle and Pompidou May 13, 1967 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career HR #500 off Stu Miller May 13, 1967 Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries May 13, 1966 Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black" May 13, 1966 Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act May 13, 1965 Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction" May 13, 1965 Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel May 13, 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Western Golf Open May 13, 1960 1st launch of Delta satellite launching vehicle; it failed May 13, 1960 Phillies lose 3rd consecutive 1-0 game May 13, 1960 WOLE TV channel 12 in Aguadillo, PR May 13, 1959 Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV May 13, 1958 French settlers riot against French army in Algeria May 13, 1958 Jordan and Iraq form Arab Federation May 13, 1958 Pierre Pflimlin forms French government May 13, 1958 Rioters attack U.S. VP Nixon in Venezuela May 13, 1958 Stan Musial, is 8th to get 3,000 hits May 13, 1956 Pachyderm Building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens May 13, 1955 Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive home runs of at least 463' May 13, 1954 "Pajama Game" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1063 performances May 13, 1954 Labour Party wins British municipal elections May 13, 1954 Robin Roberts gives up a HR then retires next 27 men in a row May 13, 1954 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak May 13, 1953 New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 home runs and a triple May 13, 1952 Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings May 13, 1952 Pandit Nehru becomes premier of India May 13, 1950 Diner's Club issues its 1st credit cards May 13, 1949 1st British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its 1st test flight May 13, 1947 Senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions May 13, 1946 Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 for 10th wkt for Indians vs. Surrey May 13, 1946 U.S. convicts 58 camp guard of Mauthausen concentration camp to death May 13, 1946 Winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam May 13, 1945 U.S. troops conquer Dakeshi Okinawa May 13, 1944 70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2 May 13, 1943 German and Italian forces in Africa surrender May 13, 1943 German occupiers confiscate all radios May 13, 1942 Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight May 13, 1942 Pitcher Jim Tobin belts 3 home runs in a game May 13, 1941 Martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany May 13, 1941 Trial against resistance fighter comte d'Estienne d'Orves begins May 13, 1941 Willy Lewis' U.S. jazz band performs in Switzerland May 13, 1940 British bomb factory at Breda May 13, 1940 Churchill says "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" May 13, 1940 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England May 13, 1940 German breakthrough at Grebbelinie May 13, 1939 65th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon wins in 1:59.8 May 13, 1939 SS St. Louis departs Hamburg with 937 Jews fugitives May 13, 1936 Quiroga government takes office in Spain May 13, 1934 Great dustbowl storm May 13, 1933 59th Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Head Play wins in 2:02 May 13, 1932 Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitch marries Nina Varsar May 13, 1931 Paul Doumer elected president of France May 13, 1930 Farmer killed by hail in Lubbock, Texas, only known fatality due to hail May 13, 1927 "Black Friday" on Berlin Stock Exchange May 13, 1927 VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk May 13, 1926 German government of Luther falls May 13, 1923 Pulitzer prize awarded to Willa Carter (One of Ours) May 13, 1922 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6 May 13, 1922 48th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6 May 13, 1918 1st U.S. airmail stamps issued (24 cents ) May 13, 1917 1st appearance of Mary to 3 shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal May 13, 1917 Ernest Bloch's "Schelomo," premieres May 13, 1916 1st observance of Indian (Native American) Day May 13, 1916 42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04 May 13, 1916 Native American Day is 1st observed May 13, 1913 1st 4 engine aircraft built and flown (Igor Sikorsky-Russia) May 13, 1912 Royal Flying Corps forms in England May 13, 1911 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05 May 13, 1911 New York Giant Fred Merkle is 1st to get 6 RBIs in an inning (1st) May 13, 1909 Christian National Labor Workers (CNV) party begins in Netherlands May 13, 1906 Bezalel Art School opens in Jerusalem May 13, 1905 James J Jeffries retires as boxing champ May 13, 1891 17th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Kingman wins in 2:52 May 13, 1890 18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.75 May 13, 1890 Lord Salisbury offers Germany Helgoland in exchange for Zanzibar, Uganda and Equatoria May 13, 1888 DeWolf Hooper 1st recited "Casey at Bat" May 13, 1888 Princess Isabel of Brazil signs "Lei Aurea" abolishing slavery May 13, 1887 15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39 May 13, 1884 Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) forms May 13, 1882 Toba-indians killed 20 members of French expedition May 13, 1877 Cesar Franck's "Lesson Eolides," premieres May 13, 1876 Amersfoort-Zutphen railway opens May 13, 1874 Pope Pius IX encyclical "On Greek-Ruthenian rite" May 13, 1865 S Brownsville, Texas (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed May 13, 1864 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Resaca Georgia May 13, 1861 Queen Victoria announces England's position of neutrality May 13, 1846 U.S. declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins May 13, 1835 1st foreign embassy in Hawaii forms May 13, 1830 Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president May 13, 1828 U.S. passes Tariff of Abominations May 13, 1820 Opera "Die Jagarsbraut" is completed May 13, 1787 Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay May 13, 1779 War of Bavarian Succession ends May 13, 1777 University library at Vienna opens May 13, 1767 Mozart's opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus," premieres in Salzburg May 13, 1654 Venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish May 13, 1652 Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki May 13, 1643 Battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists May 13, 1643 Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago, Chile; kills 1/3 of population May 13, 1637 Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife May 13, 1624 Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru May 13, 1607 English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA May 13, 1588 King Henri III flees Paris May 13, 1568 Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside May 13, 1559 Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel May 13, 1497 Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola May 13, 1364 Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven May 13, 1110 Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath May 13, 1106 Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans May 13, 641 Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon May 13, 609 Pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church May 13, 535 St. Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |