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September 14, 1998 Week of Fed Cup September 14, 1997 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards September 14, 1997 Bank One Senior Golf Classic September 14, 1997 Chicago Whites Sox retire Carlton Fisk's number, 72 September 14, 1997 Karrie Webb wins LPGA SAFECO Classic September 14, 1997 Loren Roberts wins CVS Charity Golf Classic with a 266 September 14, 1996 A's Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-HRs in a season September 14, 1996 Dean Headley takes 3rd cricket hat-trick of season, Kent vs. Hampshire September 14, 1996 New York Met Todd Huntley sets record of 41 home runs by a catcher September 14, 1996 Tara Dawn Holland (Kansas), 23, crowned 70th Miss America 1997 September 14, 1994 All 28 baseball owners vote to cancel rest of 1994 season September 14, 1992 1st subway car completed to be exported from U.S. (to Taiwan) September 14, 1991 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (Hawaii), 24, crowned 65th Miss America 1992 September 14, 1991 Freshman Marshall Faulk of San Diego State rushed for NCAA record September 14, 1991 Magic Johnson weds Erieatha "Cookie" Kelly September 14, 1991 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 14, 1991 386 yards and scored 7 touchdowns as the Aztecs beat Pacific 55-34 September 14, 1990 Ken Griffey, Sr and Jr, hit back-to-back home runs in 1st inning September 14, 1989 Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in U.S.S.R., win 4-2 September 14, 1989 Jeff Reardon is 1st to record 30 saves in 5 consecutive seasons September 14, 1989 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 14, 1988 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 14, 1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Vigzinhaz Budapest September 14, 1987 107th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Mats Wilander (67 60 76 64) September 14, 1987 Cal Ripken's streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is broken September 14, 1987 Ivan Lendl defeat Mats Wilander to win U.S. Tennis Open in 4 hours 47 mins September 14, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays hit a record 10 home runs vs Baltimore Orioles September 14, 1986 Bo Jackson's 1st HR-a 475-foot blast (longest at Royal Stadium) September 14, 1986 Bomb attack in Paris, 2 killed September 14, 1986 Bomb explosion on airport Kimpo at Seoul, 5 killed September 14, 1986 Judy Dickinson wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 14, 1986 Saskatchewan and Hamilton play 1st CFL regular-season overtime game September 14, 1985 Susan Akin (Miss), 21, crowned 59th Miss America 1986 September 14, 1984 1st MTV awards-Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd host September 14, 1983 U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner September 14, 1982 36" snow (Red Lodge, MT) September 14, 1982 Cindy Nicholas of Canada makes her 19th swim of English Channel September 14, 1982 Trevor Baxter sets skateboard high jump record of 5' 5.7" September 14, 1981 Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV September 14, 1980 "Charlie and Algernon" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 17 performances September 14, 1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic September 14, 1980 Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions September 14, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 14, 1979 Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City and back to Yates Center, Ks September 14, 1978 Braves' Jim Bouton, 38, beats Giants, his 1st win since 1970 September 14, 1978 Portugal government of Da Costa falls September 14, 1977 Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robbeneiland South Africa September 14, 1975 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Southgate Golf Open September 14, 1975 Pope Paul VI declares Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton 1st U.S. saint September 14, 1975 Rembrandts "Nightwatch" slashed and damaged in Amsterdam September 14, 1975 Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 games as a teen September 14, 1974 Charles Kowal discovers Leda, 13th satellite of Jupiter September 14, 1973 Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise September 14, 1973 Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s September 14, 1973 President Nixon signed into law a measure lifting pro football's blackout September 14, 1972 "Waltons" TV program premieres September 14, 1972 Jason Miller's "That Championship Season," premieres in New York City September 14, 1972 West Germany and Poland establish diplomatic relations September 14, 1971 Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators, play 20 innings September 14, 1970 Stevie Miracle marries Rita Wright, [Syreeta] September 14, 1969 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Wendell-West Golf Open September 14, 1969 Males of Swiss kanton Schaffhausen rejects female suffrage September 14, 1968 1st broadcast of 60 Minutes on CBS-TV September 14, 1968 Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain's 30th victory of season September 14, 1968 Dmitri Shostakovitch' 12th string quartet, premieres in Moscow September 14, 1968 U.S.S.R.'s Zond 5 is launched on 1st circumlunar flight September 14, 1967 Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named September 14, 1967 Thomas Pell Wildlife Refuge and Sanctuary opens in Bronx September 14, 1965 "F-Troop" premieres September 14, 1965 4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened September 14, 1964 WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting September 14, 1964 Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House September 14, 1963 Mary Ann Fischer, Aberdeen, South Dakota, gave birth to America's 1st surviving quintuplets, 4 girls and a boy September 14, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 14, 1961 Dmitri Shostakovitch becomes member of CP of U.S.S.R. September 14, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 14, 1960 Chubby Checker's "Twist" hits #1 September 14, 1960 Coup under Col Joseph-Desire Mobutu in Congo September 14, 1960 Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC September 14, 1960 KERA TV channel 13 in Dallas, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting September 14, 1959 Soviet Union's Luna-2 is 1st spacecraft to land on the Moon September 14, 1959 WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting September 14, 1958 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jackson Golf Open September 14, 1958 WTAE TV channel 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting September 14, 1958 Yankees win 24th pennant, and 9th under Casey Stengel September 14, 1957 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia September 14, 1957 U.N. resolution deplores and condemns U.S.S.R. invasion of Hungary September 14, 1957 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 14, 1956 1st prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington D.C. September 14, 1955 Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts (en route 245) September 14, 1954 B Britten's opera "Turn of the Screw," premieres in Venice September 14, 1954 Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record September 14, 1954 Hurricane Edna (2nd of 1954) hits New York City, $50 million damage September 14, 1954 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test September 14, 1953 Comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara marry September 14, 1953 Yanks clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians September 14, 1951 Giant's Bob Niemans homers on his 1st 2 at bats September 14, 1950 Western allies rearm West Germany September 14, 1948 Gerald Ford upsets Rep Bartel J Jonkman in Mich 5th Dist Rep primary September 14, 1948 Ground breaking ceremony for United Nations world headquarters September 14, 1948 Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater September 14, 1947 61st U.S. Womens Tennis: A Louise Brough beats M O duPont (86 46 61) September 14, 1947 67th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Frank A Parker (46 26 61 60 63) September 14, 1944 6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru September 14, 1944 Gulpen, Meerssen and Maastricht freed September 14, 1944 Hurricane hits New England: 389 die September 14, 1944 U.S. 28th Infantry division occupies 1.5 km of Roscheid September 14, 1944 U.S. 4th Ivy League Inf division pushes through Westwall September 14, 1943 Comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara marries September 14, 1943 Yanks clinch pennant #14 September 14, 1942 Battle of Edson's Ridge (Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal September 14, 1942 German troops occupy train station Stalingrad-1 September 14, 1942 Yanks clinch pennant #13 September 14, 1940 Congress passes 1st peace-time draft law September 14, 1940 German bomb hits shelter in Chelsea; 100s die September 14, 1939 British fleet attacks German U-39 boat September 14, 1939 Minister Winston Churchill visits Scapa Flow September 14, 1938 Graf Zeppelin II, world's largest airship, makes maiden flight September 14, 1936 Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 hits for 7 times September 14, 1933 2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire September 14, 1933 Schaduwproces-Rijksdagbrand opens in London September 14, 1932 Military coup in Chile under Arturo Alessandri September 14, 1930 Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6 September 14, 1930 Nazis gain 107 seats in German election September 14, 1929 49th U.S. Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Francis Hunter (36 63 46 62 64) September 14, 1929 A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox September 14, 1926 Guido Companions birthplace as a museum opens September 14, 1924 Walter Johnson elected AL MVP September 14, 1923 Jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in 2 for heavyweight boxing title September 14, 1923 Miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain September 14, 1923 Red Sox 1st baseman George Burns pulls off an unassisted triple play September 14, 1919 British regime forbids Sinn Fein Dail September 14, 1917 Kerenski regime declares Russian republic September 14, 1917 Provisional government of Russia forms, Republic proclaimed September 14, 1916 Christy Mathewson pitches and wins his final game September 14, 1914 German staff-chief von Moltke replaces von Falkenhayn September 14, 1914 German troops withdraw from Aisne/invent trenches September 14, 1913 27th U.S. Womens Tennis: Mary K Browne beats Dorothy Green (62 75) September 14, 1913 Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against Giants (7-0) September 14, 1905 Albert Cuypstrat street market in Amsterdam inaugurated September 14, 1905 Dutch AR-politician AWF Idenburg named governor of Suriname September 14, 1905 RAC Tourist Trophy, 1st run, on Isle of Man September 14, 1903 New York Giant Red Ames no-hits St. Louis, 5-0 in a 5 inning game September 14, 1899 Henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (NY) September 14, 1894 Hottentotten uprising in Southwest-Africa fails September 14, 1892 AP Giannini marries Clorinda Cuneo September 14, 1891 "Empire State Express" train goes from New York City to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M September 14, 1886 George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon September 14, 1882 British General Wolseley reaches Cairo September 14, 1876 Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Rwanda September 14, 1876 Leopold II closes Congo-conference September 14, 1872 Britain pays U.S. $15 M for damages during Civil War September 14, 1868 Golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one (Tom Morris at Prestwick's 8th hole) September 14, 1862 Battle at Crampton's Gap: Union troops chases away Confederates September 14, 1862 Battle at South Mountain: Union troops chases away Confederates September 14, 1862 Battle of Munfordsville KY September 14, 1862 Federal troops escape from beleaguered Harpers Ferry West Virginia September 14, 1862 Skirmish at Mountain MD (Boonesboro, Crampton's Gap, Fox's Gap) September 14, 1856 Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders September 14, 1854 Allied armies, including those of Britain and France, land in Crimea September 14, 1852 18th Postmaster General: Samuel D Hubbard of Connecticut takes office September 14, 1848 Alexander Stewart opens 1st U.S. department store September 14, 1847 U.S. Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma) September 14, 1834 Charles Darwins company passes Tagua-tagua-more Chile September 14, 1830 Princess WFLC Marianne marries Albrecht of Prussia September 14, 1829 Peace of Adrianopel: ends Russian-Turkish war September 14, 1814 Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner" September 14, 1812 Napoleon occupies Moscow and fires start (fire extinguished on the 19th) September 14, 1807 Aaron Burr acquitted of a misdemeanor charge September 14, 1759 Austrian troops occupy Dresden September 14, 1752 U.S. and England adopts Gregorian calender (no Sept 3-Sept 13th) September 14, 1741 George Frederick Handel finishes "Messiah" oratorio, after working on it non-stop for 23 days September 14, 1716 1st lighthouse in U.S. lit (Boston Harbor) September 14, 1666 St. Paul's in London destroyed by fire September 14, 1662 Netherlands and England sign peace treaty September 14, 1629 Spanish garrison surrenders to prince Frederik Henry September 14, 1544 Charles and Francois I sign Peace of Crepy September 14, 1515 Battle at Marignano ends in French/Venetian victory September 14, 1163 Pastor Frederik forms convent at Mariengaarde Friesland September 14, 891 Stephen V ends his reign as Catholic Pope |