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October 4, 2006 Dow closes above 11,800 for the first time October 4, 1997 Farm Aid 10 concert cancelled due to weak ticket sales October 4, 1996 BPAA U.S. Bowling Open by Dave Husted October 4, 1996 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Liz Johnson October 4, 1996 Shahid Afridi scores century in 37 balls for Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka October 4, 1995 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win October 4, 1995 Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners October 4, 1994 7.9 earthquake strikes Koerilen, flood kills 18+ October 4, 1994 Keith Moore is charged with stealing $5,000,000 from Sting October 4, 1994 Soyuz TM-20 launches October 4, 1993 Troops of President Yelsin occupy Russian White House (parliament) October 4, 1992 "Anna Karenina" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 46 performances October 4, 1992 "Real Inspector Hound" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances October 4, 1992 1st time AL East and West champs have same record (96-66)-Tor and Oak October 4, 1992 2nd Solheim Cup: Europe beats U.S., 11 -6 at Dalmahoy CC Scotland October 4, 1992 El Al cargo plane crashes at Amsterdam Bijlmer, 43 die October 4, 1992 Miami Dolphen Louis Oliver returns record tying interception 103 yards October 4, 1991 NHL New York Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier October 4, 1991 San Jose Sharks lose 4-3 to Vancouver Canucks in their 1st NHL game October 4, 1991 Whiteland Janice, driven by Mike Lachance, wins Kentucky Futurity October 4, 1990 "Stand Up Tragedy" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 13 performances October 4, 1989 Giants Will Clark hits 1st NLCS grand slam since 1977 October 4, 1989 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 4, 1988 Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid October 4, 1987 1st "Scrub Sunday" of NFL football with replacement players October 4, 1987 Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant October 4, 1987 James Jefferson of Winnipeg scores 2 TDs on interception returns without making an interception. (He scored on laterals) October 4, 1986 New York Yankee Dave Righetti saves doubleheader for then record 46 saves October 4, 1986 Queen Beatrice installs dam at Oosterschelde October 4, 1986 Rachel Oliver (Mass), 20, crowned 19th Miss Black America October 4, 1985 Henry G. Perry completes 157 day, 14,021 mile bicycle tour of Australia October 4, 1985 Shite Moslems claim to have killed hostage William Buckley October 4, 1984 U.S. government closes down due to budget problems October 4, 1984 Yanks clinch AL East October 4, 1983 Richard Noble reaches record 1019 kph in jet-powered car October 4, 1982 Helmut Kohl elected chancellor of German FR October 4, 1981 Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ October 4, 1981 Meadowlands Arena opens in New Jersey October 4, 1981 Pasakevi Kouna of Greece (9) is youngest International gymnastics participant October 4, 1980 Mike Schmidt's 2-run HR clinches NL East title for Phillies October 4, 1979 Hugh Leonards "Life," premieres in Dublin October 4, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 4, 1978 Funeral services held for Pope John Paul I October 4, 1977 Pier 39 opens in San Francisco October 4, 1976 Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigns due to telling a racial joke October 4, 1976 Supreme Court lifts 1972 ban on death penalty for convicted murderers October 4, 1974 John Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges" album October 4, 1973 Hans of Manens ballet "Adagio Hammerklavier" premieres in Amsterdam October 4, 1972 Ted Williams manages his final game as Rangers lose to Royals, 4-0 October 4, 1971 Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World October 4, 1971 KMPH TV channel 26 in Visalia-Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting October 4, 1971 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test October 4, 1970 Kansas City Chiefs Jan Stenerud kicks 55-yard field goal October 4, 1970 Umps return after 1-day walkout in quest of higher wages October 4, 1970 WFYI TV channel 20 in Indianapolis, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting October 4, 1970 Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma October 4, 1969 Last wooden passenger subway cars retired at Brooklyn Myrtle Beach el October 4, 1969 U.N. starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters October 4, 1969 Baseball's 1st divisional playoff games, Mets beat Braves 9-5 and Orioles beat Twins 4-3 in 12 innings October 4, 1967 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers October 4, 1966 Dutch Cardinal Alfrink presents New Catechism October 4, 1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island October 4, 1966 Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) October 4, 1965 "Pickwick" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 56 performances October 4, 1965 Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN) October 4, 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon October 4, 1964 Hurricane Hilda, kills 38 in La, Miss and Ga October 4, 1964 10th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills October 4, 1964 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81 October 4, 1964 Italian Autostrada del Sol opens at Milan-Naples October 4, 1964 Patriots' Gino Cappelletti kicks 6-of-6 field goals against Broncos October 4, 1964 Phils bomb Reds 10-0 as both teams finish one game behind St. Louis October 4, 1963 Hurricane Flora, kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti October 4, 1963 Gambia achieves full internal self-government October 4, 1962 USAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300m October 4, 1962 Whitey Ford's World Series 33 2/3 scoreless inning streak ends October 4, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 4, 1961 Whitey Ford's 3rd straight World Series shutout October 4, 1960 Courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit October 4, 1959 1st World Series game played west of St. Louis (in LA) October 4, 1959 Cleveland Browns' Jim Brown makes club record 37 rushing attempts October 4, 1959 Dmitri Sjostakovitch 1st Cello concert premieres in Leningrad October 4, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394 October 4, 1959 Netherlands beats Belgium 9-1 October 4, 1959 U.S.S.R. Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side October 4, 1958 12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal October 4, 1958 5th French republic forms October 4, 1957 "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS October 4, 1957 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik I, 1st artificial Earth satellite October 4, 1956 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia October 4, 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 October 4, 1955 Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul October 4, 1953 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4) October 4, 1953 Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series October 4, 1952 "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 356 performances October 4, 1951 In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn October 4, 1950 French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam October 4, 1949 American Contract Bridge League votes 58 % to keep blacks out October 4, 1949 United Nations' permanent New York City headquarters is dedicated October 4, 1948 Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game October 4, 1948 World Council of Churches forms under W Fisherman It Hooft) October 4, 1947 Negro League World Series, New York Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5 October 4, 1944 British troops land on Greek continent October 4, 1944 1st All St. Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park October 4, 1944 St. Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance October 4, 1943 Corsica freed by Free French October 4, 1943 German occupiers forbid flying of kites (6 month jail sentence) October 4, 1942 German assault on Tractor factory in Stalingrad October 4, 1940 12 German aircraft shot down above England October 4, 1940 Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini confer at Brenner Pass in Alps October 4, 1940 French Vichy-regime proclaims end of "Statut of the Juifs" October 4, 1940 Wrestling returns to Madison Square Garden after 12 year lay off October 4, 1939 Last Polish troops surrender October 4, 1936 Italian lire devalued October 4, 1936 Record 66,669 at Yankee Stadium for 4th game of World Series October 4, 1933 Esquire magazine is 1st published October 4, 1932 Anti-semite Julius Gombos forms new government in Hungary October 4, 1932 Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators October 4, 1932 Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov marries Yelena Sergeyevna October 4, 1931 Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts October 4, 1931 Juan Esteban Montero becomes president of Chile October 4, 1930 A's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series October 4, 1928 25th World Series begins, New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals October 4, 1928 KPD begins petition against Germany building a battle fleet October 4, 1926 Dahlia is officially designated as San Francisco city flower October 4, 1925 Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ October 4, 1924 New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series October 4, 1923 Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision October 4, 1922 For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY) October 4, 1922 Protocol of Genevia signed: Austria gains independence October 4, 1921 League of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians October 4, 1918 Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in New York City October 4, 1917 British assault on Broodseinde, France October 4, 1916 Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time October 4, 1915 Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah is established October 4, 1914 Dardanellen (French and English) fleet bombs Turkish forts October 4, 1913 Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP October 4, 1913 Freddy Wilson of Regina Roughriders kicks 10 singles in a game October 4, 1911 1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station) October 4, 1910 Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England October 4, 1906 Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year October 4, 1904 1st day of New York City subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks October 4, 1900 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" October 4, 1897 George Bernard Shaw's "Devil's Disciple," premieres in New York City October 4, 1895 1st U.S. Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport GC RI October 4, 1895 Horace Rawlins wins 1st U.S. Open golf tournament (Newport RI) October 4, 1883 Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail October 4, 1881 Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano October 4, 1880 University of California founded in Los Angeles October 4, 1873 Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms October 4, 1864 National black convention meets (Syracuse New York) October 4, 1864 New Orleans Tribune, 1st black daily newspaper, forms October 4, 1862 Battle of Corinth ends October 4, 1854 Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair October 4, 1834 Franz Grillparzer's "Der Traum ein Leben," premieres in Vienna October 4, 1830 Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands October 4, 1824 Mexico becomes a republic October 4, 1777 Battle of Germantown October 4, 1777 Gen George Washington's troops attacked British at Germantown Pa October 4, 1767 Prince Willem V marries Prussian princess Wilhelmina October 4, 1712 Utrecht banishes poor Jews October 4, 1675 Christian Huygens patents pocket watch October 4, 1648 Peter Stuyvesant establishes Americas 1st volunteer firemen October 4, 1636 1st code of law for Plymouth Colony October 4, 1636 Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III October 4, 1636 In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony's 1st law drafted October 4, 1582 Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states October 4, 1571 Synod of Emden October 4, 1539 King Henry VIII and Anna of Kleef marry October 4, 1535 1st full English translation of the Bible printed in Switzerland October 4, 1518 Henry VIII's daughter Mary marries French crown prince October 4, 1209 Pope Innocent II crowns German king Otto of Wittelsbach |