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September 1, 2001 WNBA Championships, Los Angeles Sparks beat Charlotte Sting 2 games to 0 September 1, 1998 WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat Phoenix Mercury 2 games to 1 September 1, 1997 "Doll's House," closes at Belasco Theater September 1, 1997 Cartoon Channel premieres in Japan September 1, 1997 Cindy Figg-Currier wins LPGA State Farm Rail Classic September 1, 1997 Jerry Lewis' 32nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $50,500,000 September 1, 1996 Balt Ravens (Cleveland Browns) 1st NFL game, beat Oakland Raiders, 17-14 September 1, 1995 Infinity Radio agrees to voluntarily pay $1.7 million to U.S. Treasury September 1, 1995 New York City reinstates the death penalty September 1, 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio September 1, 1993 "White Liars/Black Comedy" opens at Criterion New York City for 38 performances September 1, 1993 Goran Ivanisevic and Daniel Nestor play longest tie-break in U.S. Tennis September 1, 1992 New York City police commisioner Brown resigns September 1, 1992 Tommy Smothers undergoes arthroscopic surgery September 1, 1991 Hiromi Taniguchi wins 3rd world championship marathon (2:14:57) September 1, 1991 Richard J Kerr, serves as acting director of CIA September 1, 1990 "Heidi Chronicles" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 621 performances September 1, 1990 "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" closes at Imperial New York City after 634 performances September 1, 1990 Gelindo Bordin sets European marathon record (2:14:02) September 1, 1990 Highest combined CFL score (111), Toronto Argonauts beat BC 68-43 September 1, 1989 "Anything Goes" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 804 performances September 1, 1989 Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announce their separation September 1, 1988 Timberlake Westenbaker's "Our Country's Good," premieres in London September 1, 1987 15 yr old Michael Chang is youngest man to win U.S. Tennis Open match September 1, 1987 Smoking forbidden in public buildings in Belgium September 1, 1986 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 1, 1986 Jerry Lewis' 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733 September 1, 1986 Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album September 1, 1986 Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch HRs September 1, 1985 Cyclist Joop Zoetemelk becomes world champion September 1, 1985 U.S. - French expedition locates wreckage of Titanic off Newfoundland September 1, 1983 Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet September 1, 1983 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 1, 1983 WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia changes call letters to WNSY September 1, 1982 Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls," premieres in London September 1, 1982 Max speedometer reading mandated at 85 MPH September 1, 1982 Mexico President Lopez Portillo nationalizes banks September 1, 1982 Palestinian Liberation Organization leaves Lebanon September 1, 1981 Fiona Brothers sets women's propeller boat speed record (116.279 MPH) September 1, 1981 Milt coup under general Kolingba in Cent Afr Rep, President Dacko flees September 1, 1981 RKO radio network is 1st to offer 2 separate overnight services September 1, 1981 RKO radio network premieres America Overnight talk show September 1, 1980 Dutch embassy in Israel moves from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv September 1, 1980 Jerry Lewis' 15th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,103,787 September 1, 1980 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 1, 1979 Debbie Boone and Gabriel Ferrer wed in Los Angeles September 1, 1979 L.A. Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask September 1, 1979 Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings September 1, 1978 Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV September 1, 1978 Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia September 1, 1978 #4655 Marjoriika, #4814 Casacci, #5344 Ryabov, #6262 Javid and #8064 September 1, 1977 1st TRS-80 Model I computer sold September 1, 1977 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 1, 1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-197 September 1, 1976 New Jersey Meadowlands racetrack opens September 1, 1976 Wayne L. Hays, (Rep-D-Oh), resigns (scandal with Elizabeth Ray) September 1, 1975 All political parties forbidden in Bangladesh September 1, 1975 Gunsmoke resigns the air September 1, 1975 Jerry Lewis' 10th Muscular Dystrophy telethon September 1, 1975 KOL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KMPS September 1, 1975 New York Met Tom Seaver is 1st to strike out 200 in 8 consecutive seasons September 1, 1975 New York City transit fare rises from 35 cents to 50 cents September 1, 1974 Jane Blalock/Sue Roberts wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open September 1, 1974 Train accident at Zagreb Yugoslavia, 121 killed September 1, 1973 74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark) September 1, 1973 George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title September 1, 1972 Bobby Fischer (U.S.) defeats Boris Spassky (U.S.S.R.) for world chess title September 1, 1972 Egypt and Libya form federation September 1, 1971 John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of U.S. Open September 1, 1971 Qatar declares independence from Britain September 1, 1971 Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein September 1, 1970 Failed assassination attempt on Jordanian king Hussain September 1, 1970 Jose Velasco Ibarra re-elected president of Ecuador September 1, 1969 Jerry Lewis' 4th Muscular Dystrophy telethon September 1, 1969 Libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris September 1, 1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Willow Park Ladies Golf Invitational September 1, 1968 Earthquake destroys Ferdows Persia, 2,000 killed September 1, 1967 KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting September 1, 1967 San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings September 1, 1967 WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting September 1, 1967 WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, Georgia (IND) begins September 1, 1966 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting September 1, 1965 India and Pakistan border fights September 1, 1964 Masanori Murakami is 1st Japanese player in majors (New York Mets) September 1, 1963 Language laws in Belgium goes into effect causing a riot September 1, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate September 1, 1963 WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting September 1, 1962 12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran September 1, 1962 KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting September 1, 1962 U.N. announces Earth population has hit 3 billion September 1, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 1, 1961 1st conference of neutral countries held in Belgrade September 1, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 1, 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open September 1, 1960 Robert Bolt's "Man For All Seasons," premieres in London September 1, 1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open September 1, 1958 St. Louis Card Vinegar Bend Mizell walks a record 9 men in a shutout September 1, 1957 Excursion train crashed into a ravine killing 175, injuring 400 September 1, 1957 WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting September 1, 1957 WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast September 1, 1957 WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting September 1, 1956 Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory September 1, 1956 KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting September 1, 1955 2 Egyptian fighters shot down over Israel September 1, 1955 KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting September 1, 1954 Hurricane Carol strikes Long Island/New England, kills 68 September 1, 1954 Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 September 1, 1953 101 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept September 1, 1953 Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship September 1, 1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast September 1, 1953 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (MET) begins September 1, 1952 Sutro Baths, San Francisco purchased by George Whitney September 1, 1952 Willem Drees forms new Dutch government September 1, 1951 PM Ben-Gurion orders establishment of Israeli secret service Mossad September 1, 1951 U.S., Australia and New Zealand sign ANZUS treaty September 1, 1950 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines September 1, 1950 West Berlin granted a constitution September 1, 1949 1st network detective series-Private Eyes-premieres September 1, 1949 KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting September 1, 1949 Viljo Heino runs world record 10k (29:27.2) September 1, 1948 Bradman scores 143 Aust vs. South of England, 17 fours 1 six September 1, 1948 Communist form North China People's Republic September 1, 1948 U.N.'s World Health Organization forms September 1, 1947 New York Giants 183-185 HR of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936 September 1, 1946 1st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Berg September 1, 1946 Greece votes for monarchy September 1, 1945 Japan surrenders ending WW II (US date, 9/2 in Japan) September 1, 1945 Phillies Vince DiMaggio ties NL record with 4th grand slam of season September 1, 1944 Bulgaria government of Bagrjanow, resigns September 1, 1944 King George VI promotes Montgomery to field marshal September 1, 1942 Fed judge upholds detention of Japanese-Americans September 1, 1942 German troops land on Taman peninsula September 1, 1941 Jews living in Germany are required to wear a yellow Jewish star September 1, 1940 Gen George Marshall sworn in as chief of staff of U.S. army September 1, 1939 Hitler orders extermination of mentally ill September 1, 1939 Last day of 1st-class cricket in England for 6 years September 1, 1939 Physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes" September 1, 1939 Switzerland proclaims neutrality September 1, 1939 WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig September 1, 1938 Mussolini cancels civil rights of Italian Jews September 1, 1937 4th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 6, Green Bay 0 (84,560) September 1, 1937 Battle of Gijon in Spain begins September 1, 1936 Middleweight Staff Roth KOs Heinz Lazek September 1, 1934 Spelling-Marchand Laws enforced September 1, 1933 Soccer team DVS '33 forms September 1, 1932 New York City Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges) September 1, 1931 Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and his 6th HR in consec games September 1, 1930 NY World reports disappearance of supreme court justice Joseph Crater September 1, 1928 Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king September 1, 1926 British Columbia Rugby Football Union forms September 1, 1926 Turkey allows civil marriage September 1, 1925 Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of International Olympic Committee September 1, 1924 Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake September 1, 1923 18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) September 1, 1923 7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama, kills 142,000 September 1, 1923 U.S. beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup September 1, 1922 New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" September 1, 1921 Nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St. New York City (Billy Rose, Trafalgar) September 1, 1920 France creates Lebanon September 1, 1920 New townhall of Rotterdam opens September 1, 1919 Frank Wedekind's "Herakles," premieres in Munich September 1, 1918 Baseball season ends due to WW I September 1, 1918 Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against Browns September 1, 1918 U.S. troops land in Vladivostok, Siberia, stay until 1920 September 1, 1916 Bulgaria declares war on Romania September 1, 1916 Keating-Owen Act (child labor banned from interstate commerce) September 1, 1914 34th U.S. Mens Tennis: R Norris W III beats M E McLoughlin (63 86 10-8) September 1, 1914 Lord Kitchener arrives in Paris September 1, 1914 St. Petersburg, Russia changes name to Petrograd September 1, 1914 Von Glucks army meets up with British expeditionary army September 1, 1913 George Bernard Shaws "Androcles and the Lion," premieres in London September 1, 1913 Yuan Shikai captures Nanjing "2nd Chinese revolution" September 1, 1911 M Fourny sets world aircraft distance record of 720 km September 1, 1906 Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time September 1, 1906 British New Guinea becomes Australian Papua New Guinea September 1, 1906 Joseph Harris (Boston) and Jack Coombs (A's) pitch complete 24 inn game September 1, 1906 New York Highlanders win 6th game in 3 days from Washington (3 straight DHs) September 1, 1906 Papua placed under Australian administration September 1, 1905 Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces September 1, 1902 Tinker, Evers, and Chance appear together for 1st time September 1, 1901 Construction begins on New York Stock Exchange September 1, 1898 Dutch soccer team Receiver forms September 1, 1898 Lord Kitcheners army bombs Omdurman Sudan September 1, 1890 1st baseball tripleheader-Boston vs Pittsburgh September 1, 1888 Dutch Railway Deventer-Almelo opens September 1, 1887 Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established September 1, 1886 Netherlands New Code of Criminal law enforced September 1, 1878 1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston) September 1, 1874 28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Connecticut takes office September 1, 1874 Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia September 1, 1870 Napoleon III captured at Sedan September 1, 1867 Robert T Freeman is 1st black to graduate from Harvard Dental School September 1, 1866 Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate September 1, 1864 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties September 1, 1864 Skirmish at Hood evacuated confederates from Atlanta GA September 1, 1863 6th Ohio Cavalry ambush at Barbees Crossroads Virginia September 1, 1863 Federal troops reconquer Fort Smith Arkansas September 1, 1863 RR and ferry connection between San Francisco and Oakland inaugurated September 1, 1862 Battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill) Virginia (2100 casualties) September 1, 1862 Federal tax levied on tobacco September 1, 1861 Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI September 1, 1861 Skirmish at Boone Court House WV and Blue Creek WV September 1, 1859 1st Pullman sleeping car in service September 1, 1859 R C Carrington and R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare September 1, 1858 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month September 1, 1849 California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey September 1, 1836 Reconstruction begins on Synagogue of Rabbi Judah Hasid in Jerusalem September 1, 1831 Charles Darwin travels aboard HMS Beagle September 1, 1821 1st colonies along Santa Fe Trail September 1, 1807 Aaron Burr acquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire September 1, 1799 Bank of Manhattan Company opens in New York City (forerunner to Chase Manhattan) September 1, 1798 England signs treaty with nizam of Hyderabad, India September 1, 1797 2nd National Meeting in Hague September 1, 1785 Mozart publishes 6 string quartet opus 10 in Vienna September 1, 1772 Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa forms in California September 1, 1752 Liberty Bell arrives in Phila September 1, 1739 35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal September 1, 1730 Benjamin Franklin marries Miss Read September 1, 1695 Dutch/English army under king Willem III occupies Names September 1, 1689 Russia began taxing men's beards September 1, 1666 Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed September 1, 1661 1st Yacht race, England's King Charles vs his brother James September 1, 1647 French cardinal Mazarin and duke of Modena sign treaty against Milan September 1, 1638 French queen-mother Maria de' Medici visits Amsterdam September 1, 1632 Battle at Castelnaudary: Henri de Montmorency's rebellion army loses September 1, 1614 Vincent Fettmich expels Jews from Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany September 1, 1609 Pieter Both sworn in as 1st Governor-General of East Indies September 1, 1598 Spanish king Philip II receives sacraments September 1, 1547 Charles demands creation of Imperial League (German state) September 1, 1535 French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal) September 1, 1511 Council to Pisa opens September 1, 1482 Krim-Tataren plunders Kiev September 1, 1267 Rabbi Moses Ben Nachman establishes a Jewish community in Jerusalem September 1, 1181 Ubaldo Allucingoli replaces Alexander III as Pope Lucius III September 1, 1067 Boudouin VI becomes earl of Flanders September 1, 891 Northmen defeated near Louvaine, France |