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September 13, 1998 SAFECO Golf Classic September 13, 1997 Carolina Hurricane's 1st exhibition game beat New York Islanders 4-1 September 13, 1997 Katherine Shindle (Ill), 24, crowned 71st Miss America 1998 September 13, 1996 Phil Simmons scores 171 and takes 6-14 for Leics vs. Durham September 13, 1994 George Burns, undergoes surgery to drain fluid from his brain September 13, 1994 Space probe Ulyssus passes south pole of Sun September 13, 1993 Israeli min of Foreign affairs Peres and PLO-Abu Mazen sign peace accord September 13, 1993 Junxia Cheek runs ladies world record 3000m (8:06.11) September 13, 1993 Queens New York begins required recycling September 13, 1992 112th U.S. Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Pete Sampras (36 64 76 62) September 13, 1992 New York Giants trailing Dallas Cowboys 34-0 in 3rd, lose 34-28 September 13, 1992 Nancy Lopez wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship September 13, 1992 Steffan Edberg beats Pete Sampress to win U.S. Open September 13, 1991 55 ton concrete beam falls in Montreal's Olympic Stadium September 13, 1991 Joe Carter is 1st to have 3 consec 100-RBI seasons with 3 differ teams September 13, 1991 Joe Coleman 3rd 100 RBI season in a row 3 teams (Cleve, SD and Toronto) September 13, 1991 Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at World Gymnastics Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 pts September 13, 1990 Commuter train at Johannesburg South Africa attacked, 36 die September 13, 1990 Iraqi troops storm residence of French ambassador in Kuwait September 13, 1990 Robert E. Nederlander appointed New York Yankee managing general partner September 13, 1990 Senate Judiciary Com opens hearing on confirmation of David Souter September 13, 1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Fisher Theatre, Detroit September 13, 1989 Desmond Tutu leads biggest anti-apartheid protest march in South Africa September 13, 1989 Fay Vincent elected baseball's 8th commissioner September 13, 1988 10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams September 13, 1988 9 hard/software manufacturers announce EISA computer bus in New York September 13, 1988 Gilbert is strongest (26.13 barometer) hurricane in Western Hemisphere September 13, 1987 Cesium-137 stolen from abandoned hospital in Rio de Janeiro September 13, 1987 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship September 13, 1987 Paul Lynch of Great Britain does 32,573 push-ups in 24 hours September 13, 1986 Bert Blyleven gives up a record 44 home runs in a season September 13, 1986 Kellye Cash (Tenn), 21, crowned 60th Miss America 1987 September 13, 1985 2nd MTV Awards: Bruce Springsteen September 13, 1985 John Williams introduces new Today Show theme September 13, 1984 STS 41-G launch vehicle moves to launch pad September 13, 1984 Simon Peres forms Israeli government with Likoed September 13, 1983 Dan Quisenberry record 39th season save September 13, 1983 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation September 13, 1983 Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season September 13, 1983 Steve O'Shaughnessy scores 100 in 35 mins, Lancs vs. Leics September 13, 1983 U.S. Mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle) September 13, 1982 50 die in Spantax Airlines DC-10 on takeoff from Malaga, Spain September 13, 1982 Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game September 13, 1981 101st U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg (46 62 64 63) September 13, 1981 33rd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Hill St. Blue, Judd Hirsh and Isabel Sanford wins September 13, 1981 April Moon sets women's handbow distance record of 1,039 yds and 13" September 13, 1981 Atlanta Falcons tie record of 31 points in 4th quarter (vs Green Bay) September 13, 1981 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic September 13, 1981 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 13, 1980 1st United Negro College Fund September 13, 1979 China PR performs nuclear test September 13, 1979 South Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of South Africa) September 13, 1978 1st flight of McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet September 13, 1978 New York Yankees win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back September 13, 1977 1st TV viewer discretion warning-Soap September 13, 1977 General Motors introduces 1st U.S. diesel auto (Oldsmobile 88) September 13, 1976 2nd Enterprise, approach and lands Test Cricket (ALT) flight (5m28s) September 13, 1975 Hurricane Eloise, kills 71 in Caribbean and U.S. September 13, 1974 3 Japanese kidnap French ambassador in Hague September 13, 1974 1st broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC-TV September 13, 1974 Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St. Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17 September 13, 1974 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 13, 1973 ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics September 13, 1973 Congress passes and sends a bill to Nixon to lift football's blackout September 13, 1973 Syrian/Israeli dogfight over Mediterranean Sea September 13, 1972 1st TV broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS September 13, 1971 11 guards and 31 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison September 13, 1971 Frank Robinson hits his 500th HR September 13, 1971 Nikita Krushchev, Soviet premier, buried in Moscow September 13, 1971 WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting September 13, 1971 World Hockey Association forms September 13, 1970 1st New York City Marathon won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38 September 13, 1970 84th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Smith Court beats Rosemary Casals (62 26 61) September 13, 1970 90th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Tony Roche (26 64 76 63) September 13, 1970 IBM announces System 370 computer September 13, 1970 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Wendell-West Golf Open September 13, 1970 Palestine guerillas conquer Irbid Jordania September 13, 1969 Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title September 13, 1969 Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player September 13, 1969 Plastic Ono Band's (John, Yoko and Eric Clapton) 1st live performance September 13, 1968 Albania leaves Warsaw pact September 13, 1966 Johannes Balthazar Vorster sworn in as premier of South Africa September 13, 1965 Beatles release "Yesterday" September 13, 1965 Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964 September 13, 1965 Today Show's 1st totally color broadcast September 13, 1965 Willie Mays's 500th HR (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win September 13, 1964 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council opens in Rome September 13, 1964 78th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Carole Graebner (61 60) September 13, 1964 84th U.S. Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Frederick S Stolle (64 62 64) September 13, 1964 Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Ladies' Golf Open September 13, 1964 St. Louis is 1st NL to score runs in every game since 1923, win 15-2 September 13, 1964 WKEF TV channel 22 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting September 13, 1963 "Outer Limits" premieres on ABC TV September 13, 1963 Barbra Striesand and Elliot Gould marry September 13, 1963 Jim Bouton's 20th win clinches Yanks 28th pennant September 13, 1963 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 13, 1961 "Car 54 Where are You?" premieres on TV September 13, 1961 Battles between United Nations and Katanga troops in Congo September 13, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 13, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 13, 1961 Unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit September 13, 1960 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns soccer-law September 13, 1959 73rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Christine Truman (61 64) September 13, 1959 79th U.S. Mens Tennis: Neale Fraser beats Alejandro Olmedo (63 57 62 64) September 13, 1959 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open September 13, 1959 U.S.S.R.'s Luna 2 becomes 1st probe to contact another celestial body September 13, 1958 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times September 13, 1958 Queen Juliana christens passenger ship Rotterdam September 13, 1956 Dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes September 13, 1956 Stravinsky's "Canticum Sacrum," premieres in Venice September 13, 1954 Reds Ted Kluszewski scores a run in record 17 consecutive games September 13, 1954 WPBN TV channel 7 in Traverse City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting September 13, 1953 Nikita Khrushchev appointed 1st Secretary-General of U.S.S.R. September 13, 1953 Pitcher Bob Trice is 1st black to play on Philadelphia A's September 13, 1952 Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez elected president of Mexico September 13, 1951 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0 September 13, 1949 Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in New York City September 13, 1948 Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of Congress September 13, 1947 WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting September 13, 1946 Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant September 13, 1944 30th Infantry division of U.S. 1st Army frees Margraten September 13, 1944 Last transport out camp Westerbork to Bergen Belsen September 13, 1944 U.S. 28th Infantry division opens assault on Siegfried line/Westwall September 13, 1943 Chiang Kai-shek became president of China September 13, 1943 German counter attack at Salerno September 13, 1943 Having been Generalissimo since 1928, Chiang Kai-shek elected pres September 13, 1942 Battle of Edson's Ridge (2nd Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal September 13, 1942 Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning September 13, 1942 German forces attack Stalingrad September 13, 1940 Italian troops under Marshal Graziani attack Egypt September 13, 1938 Alexander Cartwright selects to Baseball's Hall of Fame September 13, 1936 Cleve Bob Feller strikes out then record 17 in a game (vs Philadelphia A's) September 13, 1934 Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000 September 13, 1932 New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant September 13, 1931 Capt G H Stainworth flies world speed record (655 kph) September 13, 1931 Right-radical coup of Dr. Pfrimer fails in Austria September 13, 1930 50th U.S. Mens Tennis: J H Doeg beats Francis Shields (10-8 16 64 16-14) September 13, 1930 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 20,000m (1:04:38.4) September 13, 1930 Tommy Armour wins PGA golf tournament September 13, 1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 1st game, loses to St. John's Rugby, 7-3 September 13, 1928 KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions September 13, 1927 Yanks clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60) September 13, 1927 Waite Hoyt became only 20 game winner of 1927 Yankees September 13, 1925 1st U.S. University for Blacks, Xavier University, opens in New Orleans September 13, 1925 Bkln Dodger Dazzy Vance no-hits Phillies, 10-1 September 13, 1924 19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0) September 13, 1923 With Spain's king Alfonso XIII assist, army coup under de Rivera September 13, 1922 136.4 degrees F (58 degrees C), El Aziziyah, Libya in shade (world record) September 13, 1919 Guy Bolton and George Middleton's "Adam and Eve," premieres in New York City September 13, 1918 Train accident at Weesp Neth, kills 42 September 13, 1910 Regina Rugby Club forms September 13, 1909 Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park) September 13, 1907 Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Foot Ball September 13, 1906 1st airplane flight in Europe September 13, 1898 20,000 Paris construction workers go on strike September 13, 1898 Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film September 13, 1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies hoist Union Jack in Mashonaland and Salisbury September 13, 1883 Cleveland Hugh Daily no-hits Philadelphia 1-0 September 13, 1883 Hugh Daily, a one-armed pitcher for Cleveland (Forest City), tosses 1-0 no-hitter against Phila September 13, 1882 Battle at Count el-Kebir: British troops invade Egypt September 13, 1881 Lewis Latimer invents and patents electric lamp with a carbon filament September 13, 1869 Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market September 13, 1867 Gen E R S Canby orders South Carolina courts to impanel blacks jurors September 13, 1861 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla September 13, 1858 Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire and sinks, 471 die September 13, 1849 1st U.S. prize fight fatality (Tom McCoy) September 13, 1847 American-Mexican war: U.S. Gen Winfield Scott captures Mexico City September 13, 1800 Curacao in English hands (until Jan 1803) September 13, 1791 France's King Louis XVI accepts constitution September 13, 1789 1st loan to U.S. Government (from New York City banks) September 13, 1788 New York City becomes 1st capital of US September 13, 1787 Prussian army moves into Netherlands September 13, 1775 Gotthold Lessing's "Die Juden," premieres in Frankfurt-am-Main September 13, 1759 British beat French forces at Plains of Abrahams (Quebec) September 13, 1751 England signs Austrian and Russian alliance September 13, 1743 England, Austria and Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms September 13, 1663 1st serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia) September 13, 1631 Admiral Tholen conquerors 30+ Spanish frigates September 13, 1625 16 Rabbis (including Isiah Horowitz) are imprisoned in Jerusalem September 13, 1579 Breda forms Union of Utrecht September 13, 1574 Turkish fleet recaptures Tunis September 13, 1556 Charles V and Maria of Hungary march into Spain September 13, 1553 English Hugh Latimer arrested September 13, 1549 Pope Paul III signs Council of Bologna September 13, 1515 Battle at Marignano: France beats Habsburgers and Pope Leo X September 13, 1125 Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg crowned as German king Lotharius III September 13, 604 Sabinian begins his reign as Pope replacing Pope Gregory the Great September 13, 122 Building begins on Hadrian's Wall |