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September 15, 2004 Hurricane Ivan hits Alabama and Florida killing nearly 30 September 15, 1997 Edison International purchases Anaheim Stadium naming rights for $50M September 15, 1997 Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000 September 15, 1996 2nd Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 16 -15 at Robert Jones Va September 15, 1996 Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final September 15, 1996 Karrie Webb wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 15, 1996 Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan's #34 September 15, 1995 Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays September 15, 1994 "Sound of Motown," premieres in Rotterdam September 15, 1994 Dennis Richardson sworn in as head of St. Maarten September 15, 1994 Moslem fundamentalists kidnap and behead 16 citizens in Algeria September 15, 1993 Liechtenstein prince Hans-Adam II disbands parliament September 15, 1992 Ted Weiss, despite dying on 14th, wins congressional New York City seat September 15, 1991 "Party Machine with Nia Peeples" final show September 15, 1991 19th du Maurier Golf Classic: Nancy Scranton September 15, 1991 NBA star Magic Johnson marries Earletha "Cookie" Kelly September 15, 1991 SD State freshman Marshall Faulk sets NCAA rushing record of 386 yds September 15, 1991 U.S. women's gymnastics team win 1st World Championships medal (silver) September 15, 1990 42nd Emmy Awards - LA Law and Murphy Brown win September 15, 1990 Chicago White Sox Bobby Thigpen is 1st to record 50 saves September 15, 1990 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation September 15, 1990 Florida lottery goes over $100,000,000 September 15, 1990 France announce it will send 4,000 troops to Persian Gulf September 15, 1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Raimund Theatre, Vienna September 15, 1988 Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics September 15, 1988 Museum of Moving Image in London opens September 15, 1988 Test Cricket debut of Ian Healy, vs Pakistan at Karachi September 15, 1986 1st broadcast of "LA Law" on NBC-TV September 15, 1986 Bomb attack in Paris, 1 dead September 15, 1985 26th Ryder Cup: Europe beat U.S., 16 -11 at The Belfry, England September 15, 1985 Joanne Carner wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 15, 1985 Olof Palme forms Sweden minority government September 15, 1985 Senate judiciary committee begins Robert Bork confirmation hearings September 15, 1985 Willie Nelson's Farm Aid concert September 15, 1985 Yanks trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro September 15, 1984 Sharlene Wells (Utah), 20, crowned 58th Miss America 1985 September 15, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 15, 1983 Cops beat to death Michael Stewart for graffiting New York City subway September 15, 1983 Israel premier Begin resigns September 15, 1982 1st issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc September 15, 1982 Israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut September 15, 1982 Pope John Paul II receives PLO leader Yasser Arafat September 15, 1981 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor September 15, 1981 Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical "Laborem exercens" against capitalism/marxism September 15, 1980 Paul McCartney releases "Temporary Secretary" September 15, 1979 Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL and NL (Astros) September 15, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 15, 1978 Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans September 15, 1978 Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title September 15, 1978 Yanks beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yanks lead 2 games September 15, 1977 "Man of La Mancha" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 124 performances September 15, 1977 Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when mgr Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) September 15, 1977 President Carter meets with 15 record company execs September 15, 1977 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 15, 1976 Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who ...," premieres in New York City September 15, 1976 Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days September 15, 1975 Mike Vail extends hitting streak ton rookie-record 23 straight game September 15, 1974 Market Square Arena in Indianapolis opens September 15, 1974 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic September 15, 1973 "Star Trek-Animated" premieres on TV September 15, 1973 Dutch Guilder devalued 5% September 15, 1973 Ohio State's Archie Griffith begins record 31 cons 100 yd rushing September 15, 1973 Secretariat wins Marlboro Cup in world record 1:45 2/5 for 1 miles September 15, 1972 WMAO TV channel 23 in Greenwood, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting September 15, 1971 1st broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC-TV September 15, 1970 Decca awards Bing Crosby a 2nd platinum disc for selling 300 million September 15, 1970 PLO leader Arafat threatens to make a cemetery of Jordan September 15, 1970 Rotterdam harbor strikes end September 15, 1969 Cards Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 New York Mets in a game September 15, 1968 "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV September 15, 1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational September 15, 1968 Launch of Zond 5, 1st lunar fly-around with Earth reentry September 15, 1968 WUAB TV channel 43 in Lorain-Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting September 15, 1968 WXON TV channel 20 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting September 15, 1968 Probable Test flight for a manned fly-around (scooped by Apollo 8) September 15, 1967 KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting September 15, 1966 1st British nuclear sub HMS Resolution launched September 15, 1966 Dutch political party (D'66) forms September 15, 1966 Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth September 15, 1965 "Lost in Space" premieres September 15, 1964 Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland September 15, 1964 Final edition of socialist British newspaper "Daily Herald" September 15, 1963 4 children killed in bombing of a black Baptist church in Birmingham September 15, 1963 Alou brothers-Felipe, Matty, and Jesus-appear in San Francisco outfield for 1 inn September 15, 1963 Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria September 15, 1963 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Eugene Ladies' Golf Open September 15, 1963 WNTV TV channel 29 in Greenville, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 15, 1962 "Bravo, Giovanni" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 76 performances September 15, 1962 Australia's 1st entry in America's Cup yacht race (U.S. wins) September 15, 1962 KC A's Bill Fischer sets record of 69 1/3 innings without a walk September 15, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 15, 1962 WOKR TV channel 13 in Rochester, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting September 15, 1961 61st U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus September 15, 1961 Hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph September 15, 1959 Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in U.S. to begin a 13-day visit September 15, 1958 48 die in a train crash in Elizabethport NJ September 15, 1958 Commuter train crashes through drawbridge, killing 48 (Newark NJ) September 15, 1957 "Bachelor Father" with John Forsythe premieres September 15, 1957 Adenauers CDU wins parliamentary election in West Germany September 15, 1957 SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game September 15, 1955 WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins September 15, 1953 Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner) September 15, 1953 KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting September 15, 1953 WVEC TV channel 13 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (ABC) begins broadcasting September 15, 1952 Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before move to Milwaukee September 15, 1952 European Parliament forms in Strasbourg September 15, 1952 U.N. turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia September 15, 1951 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" closes at Ziegfeld New York City after 740 performances September 15, 1951 Emile Zatopek runs world record 20k (1:01:15.8) September 15, 1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ingruentium Malorum September 15, 1950 During Korean conflict, United Nations forces land at Inchon in South Korea September 15, 1950 East German premier Grotewohl pleads for German reunification September 15, 1950 For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game September 15, 1950 Longest game in Phila's Shribe Park, Phils beat Reds 8-7 in 19 September 15, 1950 U.N. lands at Inchon to drive North Korean troops out of the south September 15, 1950 U.S. troop land on Wolmi-Do island off of Seoul September 15, 1949 "Lone Ranger" premieres on ABC-TV September 15, 1949 WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting September 15, 1949 WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting September 15, 1948 "Small Wonder" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 134 performances September 15, 1948 F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speech record of 1080 kph September 15, 1948 WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WMGM September 15, 1947 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh September 15, 1947 Yanks clinch pennant #15 September 15, 1946 Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats September 15, 1944 British bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs September 15, 1944 Russian troops free Sofia Bulgaria September 15, 1944 U.S. 1st Infantry division pushes through to Westwall September 15, 1944 US 28th Infantry division occupies Hill 555 at Roscheid September 15, 1944 U.S. troops lands on Palau and Morotai September 15, 1943 Benito Mussolini forms a rival fascist government in Italy September 15, 1943 Concentration Camp Vaivara in Estonia opens September 15, 1943 Concentration Camp Kauwen in Lithuania opens September 15, 1942 U.S. aircraft carrier Wasp torpedoed at Guadalcanal September 15, 1941 Nazis kill 800 Jewish women at Shkudvil Lithuania September 15, 1940 3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2) September 15, 1940 Chicago Tribune sponsors Ted Lyons Day (White Sox pitcher) September 15, 1940 Luftwaffe bombs Bristol Aeroplane Company September 15, 1940 PM Winston Churchill visits #11 Fighter Group September 15, 1940 Tide turns in Battle of Britain in WW II, RAF beats Luftwaffe September 15, 1938 British Prime Minister Chamberlain visits Hitler at Berchtesgarden September 15, 1938 John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day) September 15, 1938 Only time brothers hit back-to-back home runs (Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pitts) September 15, 1937 WPA extends L-Taraval streetcar to San Francisco Zoo (at Sloat Blvd) September 15, 1935 Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship and makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany September 15, 1931 British naval fleet mutinies at Invergordon over pay cuts September 15, 1931 Philadelphia A's clinch pennant, beating Cleveland September 15, 1930 1st International bridge match is held in London. U.S. team defeats England September 15, 1928 400 kg Fournier-albums (forged postage stamps) burn in Geneva September 15, 1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin September 15, 1928 Cards set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6 September 15, 1928 Stothard, Kalmar and Ruby's musical "Good Boy," premieres in New York City September 15, 1923 43rd U.S. Mens Tennis: William T Tilden beats W M Johnston (64 61 64) September 15, 1923 Bill Tilden wins U.S. Lawn Tennis Open September 15, 1923 Gov Walton of Oklahoma declares state of siege because of KKK terror September 15, 1922 Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897 September 15, 1921 Pope Benedictus XV publishes encyclical Alcohol Paraclitus September 15, 1921 WBZ-AM in Boston MA begins radio transmissions September 15, 1918 CH Chubb gives Stonehenge to English state September 15, 1917 Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky September 15, 1916 1st tank used in war, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flors, France September 15, 1916 Britains 1st use of tanks (Battle of Somme) September 15, 1915 Boston Braves beat St. Louis Cardinals 20-1 September 15, 1914 Battle of Aisne begins between Germans and French during WW I September 15, 1914 U.S. Marines march out of Vera Cruz, Mexico September 15, 1913 1st U.S. milch goat show held, Rochester, New York September 15, 1912 Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins September 15, 1912 War between Turkey and Montenegro breaks out in Albania September 15, 1910 Boers and Afrikaners win 1st general elections in Union of South-Africa September 15, 1904 Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight September 15, 1903 Queen Wilhelmina calls railroad strikers "criminals" September 15, 1899 5th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Smith shoots a 315 at Baltimore CC MD September 15, 1898 National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY September 15, 1894 Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang September 15, 1887 Philadelphia celebrates 100th anniversary of U.S. Constitution September 15, 1882 British general Wolseley occupies Cairo September 15, 1879 Pim Mulier forms "Haarlem Football Club" September 15, 1873 Last German troops leave France September 15, 1870 Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) September 15, 1862 Confederates conquer Union-weapon arsenal at Harpers Ferry WV September 15, 1857 Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine September 15, 1853 1st U.S. woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell September 15, 1846 Jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal September 15, 1835 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Galapagos Islands September 15, 1830 1st National Negro Convention begins in Phila September 15, 1830 1st to be run-over by a railroad train (William Huskisson, England) September 15, 1830 Duke of Wellington opens Liverpool and Manchester Railway September 15, 1821 Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independ September 15, 1812 French army under Napoleon reaches Kremlin, Moscow September 15, 1795 Cape Colony surrenders to England September 15, 1789 Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed Department of State September 15, 1787 Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam September 15, 1776 British forces capture Kip's Bay Manhattan during Revolution September 15, 1774 Cossack Emilian Pugachev captured September 15, 1733 King Frederik Willem I divides Prussia-Brandenburg in Cantons September 15, 1707 Rakoczi II and Czar Peter the Great sign social security agreement September 15, 1683 Germantown Pennsylvania founded by 13 immigrant families September 15, 1656 England and France sign peace treaty September 15, 1644 Giambattista Pamfili replaces Pope Urban VII as Innocent X September 15, 1621 Swedish troops occupy Riga September 15, 1620 Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims [OS May 8] September 15, 1619 Prince Bethlen Gabors troops occupy Pozsony (Pressburg) Hungary September 15, 1590 Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII September 15, 1584 San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid finished September 15, 1556 Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain September 15, 1514 Thomas Wolsey appointed archbishop of York September 15, 608 St. Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope |