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September 16, 2003 WNBA Championships, Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 2 games to 1 September 16, 2000 27th Olympic games open at Sydney, Australia (sched) September 16, 1997 ABL MVP Nikki McCray signs with WNBA September 16, 1997 Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs temporary CEO September 16, 1997 Mark McGwire signs with the St. Louis Cardinals for $26M September 16, 1996 1st one-day international in Canada, India vs. Pakistan at Toronto September 16, 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City Florida on WTBB 97.7 FM September 16, 1996 Paul Molitor of Twins is 21st player to reach 3,000 hits September 16, 1996 Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), launches into space September 16, 1995 Greg Maddux of Braves sets record of 17 consecutive road victory September 16, 1995 Shawntel Smith (Okla), 24, crowned 69th Miss America 1996 September 16, 1995 Stephen Hawkins (53) weds Elaine Mason September 16, 1994 Fire Department puts out smokey electrical fire in White House September 16, 1993 Minn Twins Dave Winfield, is 19th to get 3,000 hits September 16, 1993 Singer Karen Akers (48) weds businessman Kevin Powers (41) September 16, 1992 "Les Miserables," opens at Nuevo Apolo, Madrid September 16, 1992 900 die in flood in Pakistan September 16, 1992 FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service September 16, 1992 Vanna White suffers a miscarriage September 16, 1991 Atlanta's Otis Nixon suspended for rest of 1991 due to cocaine September 16, 1991 U.S. trial of Panamanian leader Noriega begins September 16, 1991 Norm Charlton suspended for 7 days for intentionally hitting Steve Scioscia with a pitch September 16, 1990 101 year old Sam Ackerman weds 95 year old Eva in New Rochelle NY September 16, 1990 42nd Emmy Awards: LA Law, Murphy Brown, Peter Falk and Patricia Wettig September 16, 1990 Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan wed September 16, 1990 Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George Bush September 16, 1990 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 16, 1989 Debbye Turner (Mont), 23, crowned 63rd Miss America 1990 September 16, 1989 Singer Natalie Cole marries record producer Andre Fisher September 16, 1988 Cin Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0 September 16, 1988 Fish leaves rock group Marillion September 16, 1988 Javed Miandad completes 211, his 5th Test Cricket double, vs. Australia September 16, 1988 Jury awards Valerie Harper $1.6 M in dispute over TV series September 16, 1988 Tom Browning of Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game against LA September 16, 1987 Calif's Bob Boone catches record 1,919th major league game September 16, 1987 NASA launches space vehicle S-209 September 16, 1987 New York's WNET-TV channel 13 begins round clock broadcasting September 16, 1987 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 16, 1986 Fire in Kinross gold mine, Transvaal South Africa, 177 killed September 16, 1984 "Miami Vice" premieres September 16, 1984 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation September 16, 1984 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 16, 1983 Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a U.S. citizen September 16, 1982 Massacre of 1000+ Palestinian refugees at Chatila and Sabra begins September 16, 1981 1st broadcast of "Miami Vice" on NBC-TV September 16, 1979 23rd Ryder Cup: U.S., 17-11 at Greenbrier September 16, 1979 Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium September 16, 1979 Coup in Afghanistan under Hafizullah Amin September 16, 1979 KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park HR (most since 1925) September 16, 1979 Nancy Lopez/JoAnn Washam wins Portland- Ping Team Golf Championship September 16, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test September 16, 1978 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran September 16, 1978 Filming on Monty Python's Life of Brian, begins September 16, 1978 Grateful Dead perform in Cairo, Egypt September 16, 1978 Yanks beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2 September 16, 1977 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premieres on TV September 16, 1977 Ringo releases "Drowning in Sea of Love" September 16, 1977 Seattle beats Royals, 4-1, to end KC's winning streak at 16 games September 16, 1976 Egypt president Sadat re-elected September 16, 1976 Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop September 16, 1975 Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day) September 16, 1975 Pirates beat Cubs 22-0, Rennie Stennett is 3rd to go 7 for 7 September 16, 1975 Rennie Stennett is 2nd to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game September 16, 1974 BART begins regular transbay service September 16, 1974 Bob Dylan records Blood on the Tracks September 16, 1974 President Ford announces conditional amnesty for U.S., Vietnam War deserters September 16, 1974 U.S. General Haig becomes NATO-supreme commander in Europe September 16, 1973 "Desert Song" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 15 performances September 16, 1973 Buff Bill OJ Simpson rushes 250 yards (2 TDs), beating NE Pats 31-13 September 16, 1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open September 16, 1972 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie September 16, 1972 Penny Marshall appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Fly Unfriendly Skies" September 16, 1971 6 Klansmen arrested in connection with bombing of 10 school buses September 16, 1971 West German chancellor Willy Brandt meets with soviet President Brezhnev September 16, 1970 Jordan king Hussein forms military government September 16, 1968 KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins September 16, 1968 Richard Nixon appears on "Laugh-in" September 16, 1967 Anni Pede runs female world record marathon (3:07:26) September 16, 1967 KPAZ TV channel 21 in Phoenix, Arizona (IND) begins broadcasting September 16, 1967 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 16, 1966 Metropolitan Opera opens at New York's Lincoln Center September 16, 1965 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 September 16, 1965 Sobibor trial opens in Hagen West Germany September 16, 1964 "Shindig" premieres on ABC-TV September 16, 1963 "Outer Limits" premieres on ABC-TV September 16, 1963 Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br No Borneo and Sarawak September 16, 1963 WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting September 16, 1962 Brian Kilby wins marathon: (2:23:18.8) September 16, 1962 Gerda Kroon runs European record 800 m in 2:02.8 September 16, 1962 Public TV channel 13 begins in New York City September 16, 1962 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open September 16, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 16, 1961 CDU loses West German election September 16, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 16, 1961 WLKY TV channel 32 in Louisville, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting September 16, 1960 Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98 September 16, 1960 Mil Brave Warren Spahn no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 4-0 September 16, 1959 President De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination September 16, 1957 Coup in Thailand (Premier Songgram deposed) September 16, 1957 LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers September 16, 1956 Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Clock Golf Open September 16, 1955 Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st September 16, 1955 U.S. Auto Club forms to oversee 4 major auto reacing categories September 16, 1955 Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle running out a bunt September 16, 1954 CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting September 16, 1953 AL approves St. Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles September 16, 1951 6th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls September 16, 1951 NL ump Frank Dascoli clears the Dogers bench ejecting 15 players September 16, 1950 Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Philadelphia 35-10) September 16, 1950 Viet Minh-offensive against French bases in Vietnam September 16, 1949 KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, California (ABC) begins broadcasting September 16, 1948 "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater New York City for 12 performances September 16, 1947 John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH September 16, 1945 Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) September 16, 1943 Montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion - arm forces at Salerno September 16, 1943 Soviet army under general Vatutin reconquer Romny September 16, 1942 Japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled September 16, 1941 German armour troops surround Kiev Ukraine September 16, 1941 Hitler orders for every dead German, 100 Yugoslavian be killed September 16, 1941 Jews of Vilna Poland confined to Ghetto September 16, 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Selective Training and Service Act (1st peacetime draft) September 16, 1940 Leo Durocher suspended from Ebbetts Field for "inciting a riot" September 16, 1940 Luftwaffe attacks center of London September 16, 1940 Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of House September 16, 1940 St. Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is 2nd to HR from each side of plate September 16, 1939 53rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64) September 16, 1939 59th U.S. Mens Tennis: Robert L Riggs beats S Welby van Horn (64 62 64) September 16, 1939 New York Yankees clinch their 11th and 4th successive pennant September 16, 1938 George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH September 16, 1932 30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record) September 16, 1931 Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (New York City) September 16, 1931 St. Louis Cardinals repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies September 16, 1930 Phillies trailing 10-5, score 5 in 9th, then Pirates score 4 in top of 10th, so Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14 September 16, 1929 Police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed September 16, 1928 Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die September 16, 1927 Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title September 16, 1926 Hurricane in Florida and Alabama, kills 372 September 16, 1926 Italian-Romanian peace treaty signed September 16, 1926 Philip Dunning and George Abbott's "Broadway," premieres in New York City September 16, 1926 St. Louis Cardinals beat Phillies 23-3 September 16, 1924 Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game September 16, 1922 42nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W M Johnston (46 36 62 63 64) September 16, 1922 Turkish troops chase Greeks out of Asia September 16, 1920 Bomb explosion in Wall Street, kills 30 September 16, 1919 American Legion incorporated by an act of Congress September 16, 1919 Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant September 16, 1915 Czar Nicolas II adjourns 4th Duma September 16, 1915 U.S. takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years September 16, 1913 1000s of women demonstrate for Dutch female suffrage September 16, 1908 Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp September 16, 1908 William Crapo Durant incorporates General Motors in Janesville Wisc September 16, 1906 Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon September 16, 1906 Roald Amundsen discovers Magnetic South Pole September 16, 1893 Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma opens white settlement homesteaders September 16, 1892 Amsterdam swim club renamed "The Y" September 16, 1890 Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers September 16, 1885 Puritan (U.S.) beats Genesta (England) in 6th running of America's Cup September 16, 1873 German troops leave France September 16, 1867 Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game September 16, 1864 Battle of Coggin's Point, Virginia (Hampton-Rosser Cattle Raid) September 16, 1862 Battle of Antietam, bloodiest day in Civil War (Sharpsburg Md) September 16, 1862 Gen Bragg's army surrounds 4,000 federals at Munfordville, KY September 16, 1862 Liliuokalani, queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis September 16, 1861 British Post Office Savings Banks opens September 16, 1859 Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania and Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone September 16, 1858 1st overland mail for California September 16, 1857 Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX) September 16, 1848 Slavery abolished in all French territories September 16, 1847 United Shakespeare Company buys his home in Stratford-upon-Avon September 16, 1830 Oliver Wendell Holmes writes "Old Ironsides" September 16, 1812 Fire of Moscow September 16, 1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event September 16, 1795 British capture Capetown South Africa September 16, 1782 Great Seal of U.S. used for 1st time September 16, 1747 French troops occupy Bergen on Zoom September 16, 1741 George Frederick Handel's "The Messiah," premieres in Dublin September 16, 1729 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen September 16, 1702 Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne and Bavaria September 16, 1668 King John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France September 16, 1666 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet September 16, 1662 Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation September 16, 1654 Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland September 16, 1652 Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk September 16, 1630 Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston September 16, 1597 French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria September 16, 1575 King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots |