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May 9, 2001 Police tear gas unruly soccer fans, ensuing panic kills over 100 in Ghana May 9, 1999 During a bombing run over Belgrade, NATO accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy, killing four which launches massive protests throughout China May 9, 1998 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by May 9, 1997 1st U.S. ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam May 9, 1997 San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones May 9, 1995 Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0 May 9, 1995 Kinshasa, Zaire under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virus May 9, 1994 "Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 280 performances May 9, 1994 Mass murderer Joel Rifkind found guilty in New York May 9, 1993 "Ain't Broadway Grand" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 25 performances May 9, 1993 "Song of Jacob Zulu" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 53 performances May 9, 1993 Landslide in Nambija Ecuador, kills 300 May 9, 1993 Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic May 9, 1993 Mustapha Matura's "Playboy of West Indies," premieres in New York City May 9, 1993 Paraguay holds its 1st President and parliamentary elections in 50 years May 9, 1992 America Cup finals begin in San Diego May 9, 1992 Final episode of "Golden Girls" airs on NBC-TV May 9, 1992 Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe May 9, 1991 Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession May 9, 1991 Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer May 9, 1990 New York Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur May 9, 1990 Sampdoria wins 30th Europe Cup II May 9, 1989 "Saratina!" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 597 performances May 9, 1989 Journalist petition Chinese government for freedom of press May 9, 1989 New York Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop May 9, 1989 New York Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher May 9, 1988 Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth May 9, 1988 Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms May 9, 1987 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw May 9, 1987 Actor Tom Cruise (27) and actress Mimi Rogers (33), marry May 9, 1987 Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games May 9, 1984 Alexander Calder's "Big Crinkly" sells for $852,000 May 9, 1984 White Sox and Brewers play 8:06, game, longest timed baseball game, 25 innings May 9, 1983 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson May 9, 1982 "9" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 739 performances May 9, 1982 Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine," premieres in New York City May 9, 1982 Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic May 9, 1981 Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian May 9, 1980 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge May 9, 1979 US and U.S.S.R. sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons May 9, 1978 "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 1604 performances May 9, 1978 Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found May 9, 1978 Fee Waybill of Tubes breaks a leg falling off stage May 9, 1978 Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," premieres in New York City May 9, 1978 PSV beats Bastica, 3-0, to win UEFA Cup in Eindhoven Neth May 9, 1977 Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed May 9, 1977 Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon May 9, 1977 Patty Hearst let out of jail May 9, 1976 "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 16 performances May 9, 1976 Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament May 9, 1975 Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m (world record) May 9, 1975 Flyers 1-Isles 5-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-2 lead May 9, 1974 House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment May 9, 1973 For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 home runs in a game May 9, 1971 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman and Jean Stapleton May 9, 1971 Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) May 9, 1971 Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes May 9, 1971 Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history May 9, 1971 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA San Antonio Alamo Golf Open May 9, 1970 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War May 9, 1969 BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Billy Hardwick May 9, 1967 1st flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship May 9, 1967 Gijsbert van Hall resigns as mayor of Amsterdam May 9, 1966 1st black member of Federal Reserve Board (A F Brimmer) May 9, 1966 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC May 9, 1965 Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert May 9, 1965 Luna 5 launched (U.S.S.R.) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) May 9, 1964 Khrushchev visits Egypt May 9, 1964 Peter and Gordon release "World Without Love" May 9, 1963 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 9, 1962 Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Pstlophone May 9, 1962 Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time May 9, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island May 9, 1961 Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minnesota Twins May 9, 1961 FCC Chairman Newton N Minow criticizes TV as a "vast wasteland" May 9, 1961 Jim Gentile is 4th to hit grand slams in consecutive innings May 9, 1960 Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth May 9, 1960 U.S. is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally May 9, 1960 U.S. send U-2 over U.S.S.R. May 9, 1959 Dorothy Rigney, husband John, and Hank Greenberg resign from White Sox May 9, 1958 Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship May 9, 1955 German Federal Republic joins NATO May 9, 1951 Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River May 9, 1950 French Foreign min Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS May 9, 1950 Norman Dello Joco's premieres in Bronxville May 9, 1949 Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway, London May 9, 1949 Prince Rainier III becomes leader of Monaco May 9, 1946 1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres May 9, 1946 1st variety show on TV "NBC's Hour Glass," premieres May 9, 1946 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto May 9, 1945 Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (Natl Day) May 9, 1945 Nazi propagandist Max Blokzijl arrested May 9, 1945 New balata ball used in baseball, 50% livilier May 9, 1945 Norwegian nazi collaborators Vidkun Quisling arrested May 9, 1945 Victory celebration at Red Square May 9, 1944 Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes governor of Louisiana May 9, 1944 Dutch resistance fighter Gerard Musch arrested May 9, 1944 Joe McCarthy returns as Yankee manager after an illness May 9, 1944 Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol May 9, 1943 5th German Pantser army surrenders in Tunisia May 9, 1943 Rotschild-Haddassh University Hospital opens May 9, 1942 68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57 May 9, 1941 English Army breaks German spy codes May 9, 1939 Catholic church beatified the 1st Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha May 9, 1937 Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6) May 9, 1936 1st KLM airplane to land on Bonaire May 9, 1936 Italy takes Addis Abba, annexing Absynnia (Ethiopia) May 9, 1934 Bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University! May 9, 1933 Spanish anarchists call for general strike May 9, 1932 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8 May 9, 1932 Piccadilly Circus, 1st lit by electricity May 9, 1932 WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa merges with WHO to become WHO-WOC May 9, 1931 57th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59 May 9, 1930 56th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6 May 9, 1929 New York Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates May 9, 1929 WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions May 9, 1927 53rd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6 May 9, 1927 Canberra replaces Melbourne as the capital of Australia May 9, 1926 Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North Pole May 9, 1925 Cornerstone for Hebrew University, Jerusalem laid May 9, 1916 British-France Sykes-Picot meet over division of Turkey May 9, 1915 German and French fight Battle of Artois May 9, 1914 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4 May 9, 1914 President Wilson proclaims Mother's Day May 9, 1913 17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote May 9, 1911 Fire breaks out at Empire Theater in Edinburgh Scotland May 9, 1908 Dirk Fock becomes governor of Suriname May 9, 1901 Australia opens its 1st parliament in Melbourne May 9, 1901 Cleve's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2 May 9, 1899 Lawn mower patented May 9, 1896 1st horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models) May 9, 1889 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34 May 9, 1882 Telegraph Hill RR Co organized May 9, 1874 Victoria Embankment, in London opens May 9, 1868 Anton Bruckner's 1st Symphony in C, premieres May 9, 1864 Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia May 9, 1864 Battle of Cloyd's Mt, and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Ft. Darling) May 9, 1864 Battle of Dalton, Geogia May 9, 1864 Ship battle at Helgoland, Austria-Denmark May 9, 1862 Battle of Farmington, Mississippi May 9, 1862 Battle of Ft. Pickens, Florida (Pensacola), evacuated by CS May 9, 1862 U.S. Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island May 9, 1846 Battle of Resaca de la Palma-US sends Mexico back to Rio Grande May 9, 1837 "Sherrod" burns in Mississippi River below Natchez Miss; 175 dies May 9, 1836 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin departs Port Louis, Mauritius May 9, 1788 English parliament accepts abolishing of slave trade May 9, 1785 British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle May 9, 1766 John Byron back in England after trip around the world May 9, 1754 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die" May 9, 1753 King Louis XV disbands French parliament May 9, 1738 England routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea and West-Indies May 9, 1689 English King Willem III declares war on France May 9, 1671 Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels May 9, 1588 Duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris May 9, 1573 Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king May 9, 1519 Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government May 9, 1502 Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World May 9, 1460 Court yard episcopal palace Atrecht has witch burnings May 9, 1386 Treaty of Windsor between Portugal-England May 9, 1336 Italian poet Francesco Petrarca climbs Mont Ventoux May 9, 1092 Lincoln Cathedral consecrated |