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September 20, 2004 Tropical Storm Jeanne kills more than 550 during flooding in Haiti September 20, 2000 Patent on RSA cryptograph algorithm ends September 20, 1997 Yanks clinch 37th appearance in post season, 3rd consecutive September 20, 1995 Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central September 20, 1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands September 20, 1992 Colleen Walker wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 20, 1992 Frances votes in favor of Maastricht treaty September 20, 1992 Leanza Cornett (Florida), 21, crowned 66th Miss America 1993 September 20, 1992 Phils' Mickey Moradini makes an unassisted triple play September 20, 1992 Space shuttle STS-47 (Endeavour 2) lands September 20, 1991 Lion's Terry Taylor reinstated after 1 year drug related suspension September 20, 1990 Both Germanys ratify reunification September 20, 1990 Saddam Hussein demands U.S. networks broadcast his message September 20, 1990 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 20, 1989 FW De Klerk sworn in as president of South Africa September 20, 1989 Musical "Miss Saigon," premieres in London September 20, 1989 US Air overshoots runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, 2 people die September 20, 1988 Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run September 20, 1988 Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving September 20, 1988 Wade Boggs is 1st player to get 200 hits for 6 consecutive seasons September 20, 1987 "Big River" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1005 performances September 20, 1987 39th Emmy Awards: LA Law, Bruce Willis and Sharon Gless wins September 20, 1987 Alain Prost wins record 28th Formula one auto race September 20, 1987 Dwight Clark ends NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions September 20, 1987 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 20, 1987 Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown September 20, 1986 Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State September 20, 1985 Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players September 20, 1985 Walt Disney World receives its 200-millionth guest September 20, 1984 "Cosby Show" premieres on NBC-TV September 20, 1984 Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time September 20, 1984 Suicide car bomb attacks U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut, kills 23 September 20, 1983 3,112 turn out to see Pirates play New York Mets at Shea Stadium September 20, 1983 Cryptographic Communications System and Method (RSA) patented September 20, 1982 Jalaluddin takes a one-day hat-trick Pakistan vs. Australia September 20, 1982 NFL players begin a 57 day strike September 20, 1981 24th Ryder Cup: U.S., 18 -9 at Walton Heath GC, England September 20, 1981 Belize declares independence September 20, 1981 Joe Danelo kicks then New York Giant record 55 yard field goal September 20, 1981 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic September 20, 1980 Bronze plaque dedicated to memory of Thurman Munson at Yankee Stadium September 20, 1980 George Brett goes 0-for-4 dropping his avg below .400 for good September 20, 1980 Plaque dedicated in Thurman Munson's memory at Yankee Stadium September 20, 1980 Spectacular Bid runs in Belmont alone as 3 horses drop out September 20, 1979 Coup in Central African Rep: David Dacko overthrows emperor Bokassa I September 20, 1979 Jose E dod Santos becomes president of Angola September 20, 1979 NASA launches HEAO September 20, 1978 "Eubie!" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 439 performances September 20, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 20, 1978 Yamada Mumon Roshi visits Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach Germany September 20, 1977 "Estrada" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 7 performances September 20, 1977 Vietnam and Djibouti ask for membership in U.N. September 20, 1977 Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune September 20, 1976 Metroliner official opens in Brussels September 20, 1976 Playboy releases Jimmy Carter's interview that he lusts for women September 20, 1976 Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion September 20, 1975 21st Ryder Cup: U.S., 21-11 at Laurel Valley GC Pa September 20, 1975 David Bowie's "Fame," single goes #1 for 2 weeks September 20, 1975 Gary Sentman draws a record 176 lb longbow to a maximum 28" draw September 20, 1973 Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match September 20, 1973 Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season September 20, 1972 Police find cannabis growing on Paul and Linda McCartney's farm September 20, 1970 Jim Morrison found not guilty of "lewd" behavior September 20, 1970 Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, drills core sample September 20, 1969 18th Ryder Cup: Draw, 16-16 at Royal Birkdale, England September 20, 1969 Archies' "Sugar Sugar" hits #1 September 20, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirate Bob Moose no-hits New York Mets, 4-0 September 20, 1968 Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 September 20, 1967 Benin separates from Nigeria September 20, 1967 British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank, Scotland September 20, 1967 Hurricane Beulah hits Texas-Mexican border, kills 38 September 20, 1967 WCAE TV channel 50 in St. John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting September 20, 1967 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting September 20, 1966 U.S. Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23 September 20, 1965 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting September 20, 1964 Gunter Grass' "Die Plebejern proben den Aufstand," premieres in Berlin September 20, 1964 Paramount Theater (New York City) presented the Beatles with Steve and Eydie September 20, 1963 John F. Kennedy proposes a joint U.S. - Soviet voyage to the moon September 20, 1962 Ben Bella wins 1st elections in independent Algeria September 20, 1962 Gov R Barnett refuses to admit a black to Miss Univ (James Meredith) September 20, 1961 After 84 1/3 innings Bill Fischer gives up a base on balls September 20, 1961 James Meredith refused access as a student in Mississippi September 20, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 20, 1961 Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yanks clinch pennant #26 September 20, 1960 U.N. General Assembly admit 13 African countries and Cyprus (96 nations) September 20, 1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting September 20, 1959 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Links Golf Invitation Open September 20, 1958 Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0 September 20, 1958 Ferhat Abbas forms Algerian government in exile (Cairo) September 20, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 20, 1955 Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH September 20, 1955 Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 HRS in a season September 20, 1954 1st FORTRAN computer program run September 20, 1954 1st National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution September 20, 1954 KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting September 20, 1954 Los Stravinsky's "In Memoriam Dylan Thomas," premieres in Angeles September 20, 1954 Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy September 20, 1953 Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR September 20, 1952 KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting September 20, 1951 1st North Pole jet crossing September 20, 1951 NL President Ford Frick elected 3rd commissioner of baseball September 20, 1951 Swiss males votes against female suffrage September 20, 1949 Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3% September 20, 1949 Tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional September 20, 1948 "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 48 performances September 20, 1948 Mexican Baseball league disbanded September 20, 1946 Churchill argues for a "US of Europe" September 20, 1945 German rocket engineers begin work in U.S. September 20, 1944 Polish forces free Terneuzen Neth September 20, 1943 Liberator bombers sinks U-338 September 20, 1942 Gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m September 20, 1939 British fleet takes German U-27 boat September 20, 1939 Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for heavyweight boxing title September 20, 1938 Dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres September 20, 1938 Emlyn Williams' "Corn is Green," premieres in London September 20, 1935 Pitts Crawfords beat New York Cubans to win Negro NL Championship, 3-0 September 20, 1933 Pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2 September 20, 1932 Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant September 20, 1932 Dutch South Seas rebaptized in IJsselmeer September 20, 1932 Gandhi begins hunger strike against treatment of untouchables September 20, 1931 Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184 September 20, 1927 New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits record 60th HR of season off Tom Zachry September 20, 1924 Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams September 20, 1924 Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats New York Giants to win 300th game September 20, 1922 Goodman and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City September 20, 1922 Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games September 20, 1919 2nd PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Engineers CC Roslyn NY September 20, 1919 Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 HRs September 20, 1919 Booth Tarkington's "Clarence," premieres in New York City September 20, 1918 Royal Dutch Blast furnace and Steel factory opens in Hague September 20, 1917 British assault on Polygon-forest, France September 20, 1913 19th U.S. Golf Open: Francis Ouimet shoots a 304 at The Country Club MA September 20, 1911 Yanks set team record 12 errors in a double header September 20, 1908 Chicago White Sox Frank Smith 2nd no-hitter, beats Philadelphia 1-0 September 20, 1905 Cleveland makes AL record 7 errors in an inning September 20, 1904 George Ade's "College Widow," premieres in New York City September 20, 1904 Orville and Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II September 20, 1902 Chicago White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 September 20, 1896 John Mcdermott wins 1st U.S. marathon (New York City) September 20, 1884 6.2 mile Arlberg railroad tunnel completed in Austria September 20, 1884 Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for President and VP September 20, 1881 Chester A. Arthur sworn in as 21st president September 20, 1879 U.S. Grants come to San Francisco for elaborate extended visit September 20, 1877 Chase National Bank opens in New York City (later merges into Chase Manhattan) September 20, 1876 Ottawa Football Club forms September 20, 1873 Panic sweeps New York Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) New York shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal September 20, 1870 Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French September 20, 1870 Mayor William Tweed accused of robbing New York treasury September 20, 1870 Pope Pius IX surrenders to King Victor Emmanuel September 20, 1863 Civil War Battle of Chickamauga, near Chattanooga Tennessee, ends September 20, 1861 Battle of Lexington, MI-captured by Union September 20, 1860 1st British royalty to visit U.S., Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) September 20, 1859 George Simpson patents electric range September 20, 1854 Battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died September 20, 1854 British and French defeat Russians at Alma, in Crimea September 20, 1850 Slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue September 20, 1839 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem) September 20, 1833 Charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires September 20, 1830 1st Negro Convention of Free Men agree to boycott slave-produced goods September 20, 1828 Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Le Comte Ory," premieres in Paris September 20, 1797 U.S. frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides) launched in Boston September 20, 1793 British troops under maj-gen Williamson lands on (French) Haiti September 20, 1792 French defeat Prussians at Valmy September 20, 1787 Prince Willem V returns to Hague September 20, 1777 Paoli massacre September 20, 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France from Scotland September 20, 1697 Peace of Saki (ends 9 years war) September 20, 1688 French troops occupies Palts September 20, 1674 2nd West Indie Company forms September 20, 1664 Maryland passes 1st anti-amalgamation law to stop intermarriage of English women and black men September 20, 1643 1st battle at Newbury: King Charles I vs Robert Devereux' armies September 20, 1620 Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland September 20, 1604 Spanish army under Spinola recaptures Oostende September 20, 1565 Spaniards capture Fort Caroline Florida and massacre the French September 20, 1530 Luther advises protestant monarch compromise September 20, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan starts 1st successful circumnavigation of world September 20, 1378 Robert de Geneve, "butcher of Cesena" crowned anti-pope Clemens VII September 20, 1258 Cathedral of Salisbury inaugurated September 20, 622 Prophet Mohammed/Abu Bakr arrives in Jathrib (Medina) September 20, 451 General Aetius defeats Attila the Hun at Chalons-sur-Marne September 20, 368 Emperor Valentinianus visits Nijmegen |