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September 24, 1997 Drug kingpin Ramon Arellano Felix placed on FBI's 10 most-wanted September 24, 1995 31st Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 14 -13 at Oak Hill CC (NY) September 24, 1995 Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA GHP Heartland Golf Classic September 24, 1995 Emillio and Gloria Estefan's boat hits and kills a jet skiier September 24, 1995 Mt Ruapehu Volcano (North Island, NZ) erupts September 24, 1994 Parliamentary election in Ukraine September 24, 1993 Beverly Hills 90210 star Shannen Doherty (Brenda) weds Ashley Hamilton September 24, 1993 Norodom Sihanouk again installed as king of Cambodia September 24, 1992 John Jaha ties record of 11 teammates to steal 10 bases (Brewers) September 24, 1992 Scott Stevens is named 5th Captain in New Jersey Devils history September 24, 1992 Toronto's Dave Winfield, 40, is oldest player to reach 100-RBI September 24, 1991 "Good and Evil" and "Sibs" premieres on ABC TV September 24, 1991 After 3 year reign as AL champs, A's are eliminated from AL West September 24, 1991 Deion Sanders, left Braves July 31 to report to NFL Falcons, returns September 24, 1991 Robin Yount is 37th to hit 2,000 singles September 24, 1990 East Germany leaves Warsaw Pact September 24, 1990 South African president F W de Klerk meets President Bush in Washington D.C. September 24, 1990 Supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market September 24, 1990 West German President Richard von Weizsaecker signs reunification treaty September 24, 1989 28th Ryder Cup: U.S. and Europe draw, 14-14 at The Belfry, England September 24, 1989 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Nippon Travel-MBS Golf Classic September 24, 1988 Barbara C Harris of Massachusetts, elected 1st woman Episcopal bishop September 24, 1988 Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec September 24, 1988 Carl Lewis runs world record 100m (9.92 sec) September 24, 1988 Dave Stieb has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in the 9th September 24, 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee of USA sets heptathlon woman's record (7,291) September 24, 1987 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 24, 1985 Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m) September 24, 1985 Expos Andre Dawson joins Willey McCovey to hit 2 home runs in an inn twice September 24, 1985 Montreal Expo Andre Dawson is 9th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th) September 24, 1984 Cubs clinch NL East title September 24, 1984 Paul McCartney release "No More Lonely Nights" September 24, 1983 Braves Dale Murphy is 6th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in season September 24, 1983 Test cricket debut of Shoaib Mohammad, son of Hanif, vs. India Jullundur September 24, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 24, 1982 Tennis great Bjorn Borg retires at 26 September 24, 1982 U.S., Italian and French peacekeeping troops begin arriving in Lebanon September 24, 1981 Enterprise Radio (all sports) resigns air September 24, 1981 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 24, 1980 Braves join every NL team with 1,000,000+ attendance for this season September 24, 1980 Iraqi troops cross Iran's border, encircling Abadan September 24, 1979 CompuServe began operation as 1st computer information service September 24, 1979 Ghana adopts constitution September 24, 1979 Pete Rose reaches 200 hits in a season for 10th time September 24, 1979 Russian ice skaters Protopopov and Beloussova ask for asylum in Switz September 24, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 24, 1978 Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ping Team Golf Classic September 24, 1978 Dutch women hockey team wins world championship September 24, 1978 Ron Guidry beats Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3 ERA 1.74 September 24, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 24, 1977 "Estrada" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 7 performances September 24, 1977 1st broadcast of "Love Boat" on ABC-TV September 24, 1977 Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards September 24, 1976 "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 5959 performances September 24, 1976 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter September 24, 1974 Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger, is 12th to get 3,000 hits September 24, 1974 Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th HR, 1st American to win a Japanese HR title September 24, 1973 Guinea-Bissau declares independence September 24, 1972 Antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22 September 24, 1972 Jack Tatum, Oakland, returns a fumble 104 yds vs Green Bay (rec) September 24, 1972 N.Y. Jet Joe Namath passes for 6 touchdowns vs Balt Colt (44-34) September 24, 1971 90 Russian diplomats expelled from Britain for spying September 24, 1971 Eyskens-Cools disbands Belgium parliament September 24, 1971 Houston Astros beat San Diego Padres, 2-1, in 21 innings September 24, 1970 Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon September 24, 1969 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati September 24, 1969 New York Mets clinch NL East pennant September 24, 1969 Ton Duc Thang elected president of North Vietnam September 24, 1969 Trial of "Chicago 8" (protesters at Dem National Conv) begins September 24, 1968 "60 Minutes" premieres on CBS-TV September 24, 1968 "That's Life" premieres-A Broadway musical type TV show September 24, 1968 New York Met manager Gil Hodges suffers a heart attack September 24, 1968 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 24, 1967 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational September 24, 1966 Hurricane Inez, kills 293 in Caribbean, Florida and Mexico September 24, 1966 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island September 24, 1965 Belgium Victor Leemans elected chairman of European Parliament September 24, 1965 Saudi-Arabian and Egyptian accord about Yemen September 24, 1965 Stefan Stefanopoulos forms Greek government September 24, 1964 "Munsters" premieres on TV September 24, 1964 1st Minuteman II ICBM was tested September 24, 1964 Ringo forms Brikley Building Company Ltd September 24, 1964 Willi Stoph succeeds Otto Great as premier of German DR September 24, 1963 Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards September 24, 1963 Senate ratifies treaty with Britain and U.S.S.R. limit nuclear testing September 24, 1962 KWSU TV channel 10 in Pullman, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting September 24, 1962 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to University of Miss September 24, 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sacramento Valley Golf Open September 24, 1960 International Development Association (U.N. agency) comes into existence September 24, 1960 USS Enterprise, 1st nuclear power aircraft carrier, launches September 24, 1958 1st welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Ia September 24, 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0 September 24, 1957 Eisenhower orders U.S. troops to desegregate Little Rock schools September 24, 1956 1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland) September 24, 1955 "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 23 performances September 24, 1955 President Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver September 24, 1955 Washington Senators lose their 99th and 100th games of season September 24, 1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later) September 24, 1954 Yanks tie a record, 3 of their pinch hitters strike out in 1 inning September 24, 1953 "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway September 24, 1953 Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title September 24, 1952 Dutch minister Dark sentences war criminal W Lages to death September 24, 1952 Underwater volcano explodes under research vessel Kaiyo-maru-5 September 24, 1951 Industrial estate at Harlow New Town U.K. opens September 24, 1951 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test September 24, 1950 "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel September 24, 1948 Mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) pleads innocent in Washington D.C. September 24, 1948 Yanks, Boston and Cleveland are tied for 1st place in AL (91-56) September 24, 1946 Yanks set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs September 24, 1943 Soviet forces reconquer Smolensk September 24, 1941 9 Allied governments pledged adherence to Atlantic Charter September 24, 1941 Bomb explosion in German headquarter in Hotel Continental in Kiev September 24, 1940 Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career HR September 24, 1940 Luftwaffe bombs Spitfire-factory in Southampton September 24, 1938 Alice Marble wins her 2nd singles U.S. tennis title September 24, 1938 Don Budge becomes 1st tennis player to grand slam September 24, 1934 2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium September 24, 1934 Idle Detroit wins pennant, as Red Sox beat Yankees 5-0 September 24, 1932 NY Gov Franklin D Roosevelt visits LA September 24, 1931 Round-robin playoff among New York City's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants and Yanks September 24, 1930 G Kaufman and M Hart's "Once in a Lifetime," premieres in NY September 24, 1930 Noel Coward's "Private Lives," premieres in London September 24, 1930 Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in 1st NFL game played under floodlights September 24, 1929 Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in New York in 1st all-instrument flight September 24, 1929 Yanks Tom Zachary ends season 12-0 September 24, 1928 Cohan/Lardner's musical "Elmer the Great," premieres in New York City September 24, 1927 NHL's Toronto St. Patricks become Maple Leafs September 24, 1927 Yanks set record of 106 victories September 24, 1926 Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 September 24, 1924 Boston, Massachusetts opens its airport September 24, 1923 Premiere of 1st celluloid film "Das Leben auf dem Dorfe" (Berlin) September 24, 1922 Neurenberg fusion congress USDP-SPD; picks Karl Kautsky September 24, 1922 Roger Hornsby sets NL HR mark at 42 September 24, 1919 Babe Ruth sets season homer mark at 28 off of Yankee Bob Shawkey September 24, 1916 Indians Marty Kavanaugh, hits AL's 1st pinch-hit grand slam September 24, 1908 Robert B Rhoads becomes 1st Cleveland pitcher (Cleveland Naps) to toss a no-hit game, Cleveland 2, Boston 1 September 24, 1906 St. Louis Card Stony McGlynn no-hits Dodgers, 1-1 in 7 inning game September 24, 1906 V Herbert and H Blossom's musical "Red Mill," premieres in New York City September 24, 1903 Alfred Deakin succeeds Edmund Baston as Australia premier September 24, 1903 Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle September 24, 1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Red Circle" September 24, 1895 1st round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle (took 15 months) September 24, 1890 President of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned September 24, 1889 Alexander Dey patents dial time recorder September 24, 1885 5 German warships depart to Zanzibar September 24, 1884 Dixey, Rice and Gill's musical "Adonis," premieres in New York City September 24, 1883 National black convention meets in Louisville, Kentucky September 24, 1881 Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch September 24, 1872 Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna September 24, 1869 Black Friday; Wall St. panic after Gould and Fisk attempt to corner gold September 24, 1865 James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, SF September 24, 1862 Confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal September 24, 1853 1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt) September 24, 1853 France annexes Caledonia September 24, 1853 Northern Daily Times, 1st provincial daily newspaper, starts in London September 24, 1852 Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight September 24, 1850 Papal Bull issued, establishes Roman Catholic hierarchy in England September 24, 1845 1st baseball team is organized September 24, 1841 Britain obtains Sarawak from Brunei (James Brooke appointed Rajah) September 24, 1838 Anti-Corn-Law League forms to repeal English Corn Law September 24, 1829 Russia and Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople September 24, 1789 Congress creates Post Office September 24, 1789 Federal Judiciary Act is passed and creates a six-person Supreme Court September 24, 1789 President George Washington appointed John Jay the 1st Chief Justice September 24, 1789 US Attorney General Office is created September 24, 1776 1st St. Leger horesrace held at Doncaster September 24, 1776 St. Leger horse race run for 1st time September 24, 1742 Faneuil Hall opens to public September 24, 1732 21 homosexuality burned in South Horn September 24, 1706 Treaty of Altranstadt: Charles XII of Sweden and August II of Saksen September 24, 1688 France declares war on German September 24, 1683 King Louis XIV expels all Jews from French possessions in America September 24, 1664 Dutch Fort Orange (Albany New York) surrenders to English September 24, 1657 1st autopsy and coroner's jury verdict is recorded in state of Maryland September 24, 1629 Jacques Specx appointed governor-general of Dutch-Indies September 24, 1625 Dutch attack San Juan, Puerto Rico September 24, 1537 Uprising in Lubeck fails September 24, 1493 Columbus' 2nd expedition to New World September 24, 787 2nd Council of Nicaea (7th ecumenical council) opens in Asia Minor September 24, 673 Synod of Hertford opens; canons made for English Church September 24, 366 Liberius ends his reign as Catholic Pope September 24, 312 Start of Imperial Indication |