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September 23, 1997 Seattle Mariners break record for most home runs in a year (258) September 23, 1996 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania (WZMT 97.9 FM) September 23, 1996 Howard Stern radio show premieres in West Palm Beach Florida (WCLB 95.5 FM) September 23, 1994 Pinatubo volcano in Philippines erupts, kills at least 14 September 23, 1993 "Les Miserables," opens at Playhouse, Edinburgh September 23, 1993 Paul Chu group reports super conduction at -123 degrees C (record high) September 23, 1992 Bill Comrie purchases BC Lions from CFL September 23, 1992 Bradlees announces it will take over Alexander's department stores in New York City September 23, 1992 Mud storm kills 30 in South France September 23, 1992 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period September 23, 1991 New York Islanders Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame September 23, 1990 Nancy Lopez wins MBS LPGA Golf Classic September 23, 1990 PBS begins an 11 hour miniseries on Civil War September 23, 1990 Saddam says he will destroy Israel September 23, 1989 Blue Jays bat out of order against Brewers in 6th inning September 23, 1988 Fiji's new constitution is proposed September 23, 1988 Jose Canseco is baseball's 1st to steal 40 bases and hit 40 HRs September 23, 1988 Rosa Mota wins 2nd female olympic marathon (2:25:39) September 23, 1986 Astro Jim Deshaies strikes out 1st 8 Dodger of game (ends with 10) September 23, 1986 Congress selects the rose as U.S. national flower September 23, 1984 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, John Ritter and Tyne Daly September 23, 1984 Amy Alcott wins LPGA San Jose Golf Classic September 23, 1984 SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games September 23, 1984 Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues September 23, 1983 Argentina milt regime gives amnesty to military/political assassins September 23, 1983 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9 September 23, 1983 Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in 10 for heavyweight boxing title September 23, 1983 Heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in Ohio September 23, 1983 Phillies Steve Carlton is 16th to wins 300 game (beating Cards) September 23, 1982 "Doll's Life" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 5 performances September 23, 1982 Amin Gemayel sworn in as president of Lebanon September 23, 1982 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 23, 1979 Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, New York City September 23, 1979 Sandra Post wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic September 23, 1979 Somali constitution approved by president September 23, 1979 St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th and final base of his career September 23, 1978 100,000 cheering Egyptians welcome Sadat home from Camp David summit September 23, 1977 3rd test of Space Shuttle Enterprise September 23, 1977 Cheryl Ladd replaces Farrah Fawcett on Charlie's Angels September 23, 1976 Ford-Carter TV debate September 23, 1976 South Africa decides to allow multi-racial teams to represent them September 23, 1976 Soyuz 22 returns to Earth September 23, 1974 "Gypsy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 120 performances September 23, 1974 BBC Ceefax begins 1st teletext service September 23, 1973 Former Argentine President Juan Peron returns to power September 23, 1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Open September 23, 1972 Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law September 23, 1972 President Marcos ends emergency crisis in Philippines September 23, 1971 John Vermeers painting "The liefdesbrief" stolen September 23, 1970 Abdul Razak bin Hussain becomes premier of Malaysia September 23, 1970 Gary Muhrcke wins 1st New York Marathon September 23, 1969 1st broadcast of "Marcus Welby MD" on ABC-TV September 23, 1969 "Clues Hint at Beatle's Death," reported in Illinois Univ newspaper, sparking widespread rumours of Paul McCartney's death September 23, 1968 WKAS TV channel 25 in Ashland, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1968 WKGB TV channel 53 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1968 WKLE TV channel 46 in Lexington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1968 WKMA TV channel 35 in Madisonville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1968 WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1968 WKON TV channel 52 in Owenton, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1968 WKSO TV channel 29 in Somerset, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1968 WKZT TV channel 23 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1967 Greek Colonels regime frees ex-premier Georgios Papandreou September 23, 1967 Radio Malta stops testing September 23, 1964 "Fiddler on the Roof" with Zero Mostel premieres in New York City September 23, 1963 Georgette Ciselet is 1st woman on Belgian Council of State September 23, 1963 WMEB TV channel 12 in Orono, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1962 ABC's 1st color TV series-Jetsons September 23, 1962 Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104 September 23, 1962 Martin Walser's "Esche und Angora," premieres in Berlin September 23, 1962 Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Visalia Golf Open September 23, 1962 NY's Philharmonic Hall (since renamed Avery Fisher Hall) opens as 1st unit of Lincoln Center for Performing Arts September 23, 1961 1st movie to become a TV series - How to Marry a Millionaire September 23, 1961 Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive-games-played streak September 23, 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island September 23, 1958 Stravinsky's "Thieni," premieres in Venetie September 23, 1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 23, 1957 "That'll Be Day" by Buddy Holly and Crickets reaches #1 September 23, 1957 Milwaukee Braves clinch NL pennant by beating Cards 4-2 September 23, 1957 WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting September 23, 1957 White mob forces 9 black students who had entered a Little Rock high school in Arkansas to withdraw September 23, 1955 Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad September 23, 1955 Yanks clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2 September 23, 1953 KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting September 23, 1952 1st closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event September 23, 1952 Dodgers clinch NL pennant September 23, 1952 Richard Nixon makes his "Checker's" speech September 23, 1952 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for hw boxing title September 23, 1950 Patty Berg wins LPGA Sunset Hills Golf Open September 23, 1950 Philadelphia A's Joe Astroth is 4th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (6th) September 23, 1950 U.S. Mustangs accidentally bombs British on Hill 282 Korea, 17 killed September 23, 1949 Indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant September 23, 1949 Truman announces evidence of U.S.S.R.'s 1st nuclear device detonation September 23, 1948 Braves clinch NL pennant September 23, 1942 Auschwitz begins experimental gassing executions September 23, 1942 Russian counter offensive at Stalingrad September 23, 1942 Transport nr 36 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany September 23, 1941 General de Gaulle forms government in exile in London September 23, 1941 German air raid on Russ naval base Kronstadt (battleship Marat sinks) September 23, 1940 French/British assault on French fleet in Dakar, flees September 23, 1940 Dutch nazi collaborator Mussert's 1st meeting with Hitler September 23, 1939 Cookie Lavagetto goes 6 for 6-Dodgers get 27 hits and beat Phillies 22-4 September 23, 1938 British premier Neville Chamberlain flies to Munich September 23, 1938 Time capsule, to be opened in 6939, buried at World's Fair in New York City (capsule contained a woman's hat, man's pipe and 1,100' of microfilm) September 23, 1937 Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit September 23, 1936 Giants Carl Hubbell notches his 16th en route to 24 consecutive wins September 23, 1933 Yanks commit 7 errors in 1 game but beat Boston 16-12 September 23, 1932 Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd merge into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia September 23, 1926 Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title September 23, 1925 George Kaufman's "Butter and Egg Man," premieres in New York City September 23, 1925 Washington shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh is named AL MVP September 23, 1923 80,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against Fleet law September 23, 1922 B Brechts "Drum in the Night," premieres in Germany September 23, 1920 Alexander Millerand elected president of France September 23, 1914 Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves September 23, 1913 Roland Garros is 1st to fly over Mediterranean Sea September 23, 1913 Serbian troops march into Albania September 23, 1912 1st Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released September 23, 1912 Mark Sennet presents 1st Keystone Cops film (Cohen Collects a Debt) September 23, 1911 Earl Ovington becomes 1st air mail pilot September 23, 1908 Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant) September 23, 1908 University of Alberta opens September 23, 1907 Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada September 23, 1905 Mbunga-siege of Fort Mahenge German East-Africa broken September 23, 1904 Francis Younghusbands leaves Lhasa Tibet September 23, 1897 1st frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming) September 23, 1895 French labor union CGT (Confederation Generale du Travail) forms September 23, 1890 Ed Cartwright bats in 7 RBIs in 1 inning September 23, 1880 Jules Ferry forms French government September 23, 1879 Baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia September 23, 1879 Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone September 23, 1877 Hurricane strikes Curaeao and Bonaire kills 200 September 23, 1876 Ottawa Rough Riders play their 1st game September 23, 1873 Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title September 23, 1868 Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain) September 23, 1863 Confederate siege of Chattanooga begins September 23, 1862 Lincoln's Emancipation is published in Northern Newspapers September 23, 1857 Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die September 23, 1846 Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich d'Arrest find Neptune September 23, 1845 1st baseball team, New York Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code September 23, 1845 Hunger strike in Hague September 23, 1835 HMS Beagle sails to Charles Island in Galapagos archipelago September 23, 1830 Dutch troops occupy Brussels September 23, 1806 Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis from Pacific Northwest September 23, 1803 Battle of Assaye-British-Indian forces beat Maratha Army September 23, 1795 Conseil of the Cinq-Cents (Council of 500), forms in Paris September 23, 1780 Brit Maj John Andre reveals Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Pt September 23, 1779 John Paul Jones' "Bon Homme Richard" defeats HMS Serepis September 23, 1746 Jacob Gilles appointed Dutch pension advisor September 23, 1739 Russia and Turkey sign Peace of Belgrade September 23, 1719 Liechtenstein declares independence from German empire September 23, 1666 Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius earl of Simmeren September 23, 1642 Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1st commencement September 23, 1561 King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida September 23, 1513 King Henry III and Emperor Maximilian conquer Doornik September 23, 1408 Battle of Othee September 23, 1122 Concord of Worms September 23, 951 Otto I the Great becomes king of Italy |