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September 25, 1997 "ER" is performed live on TV September 25, 1997 Britain's Andy Green sets jet-powered car record (714 mph) September 25, 1997 STS 86 (Atlantis 20) launches into orbit September 25, 1997 WNBA announces it will add Detroit and Washington D.C. franchises September 25, 1994 Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title September 25, 1992 "Barry Manilow's Showstoppers" opens at Paramount New York City September 25, 1992 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC September 25, 1992 Jimmy Connors beats Martina Navratilova September 25, 1992 Opening Main-Donau canal (North Sea-Black Sea) September 25, 1992 Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit's winningest manager September 25, 1992 U.S. Mars Observer launched from Space shuttle September 25, 1992 Gregory Kingsley, 12, wins right to divorce his parents and live with his foster parents, he takes name Shawn Russ September 25, 1991 "Good and Evil" premieres on ABC TV September 25, 1991 Paramount at Madison Square Garden in New York City opens September 25, 1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Forrest Theatre, Phila September 25, 1990 1st 8 New York Yankees hit safely vs Baltimore Orioles to tie record September 25, 1990 Oakland A's clinch 3rd straight AL West title September 25, 1990 Saddam Hussein warns that U.S. will repeat Vietnam experience September 25, 1990 U.N. Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq September 25, 1989 Archaeologists open Titus of Rhine grave in Amsterdam September 25, 1989 Ronald Harwood's "Another Time," premieres in London September 25, 1989 Wade Boggs is 1st to get 200 hits and 100 walks in 4 consecutive seasons September 25, 1988 Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s September 25, 1988 Kathy Guadagnino wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic September 25, 1988 Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53) September 25, 1987 2nd coup on Fiji led by Major General Sitiveni Rabuka September 25, 1986 Antonin Scalia appointed to Supreme Court September 25, 1986 Houston Astro Mike Scott no-hits San Francisco Giants, 2-0 September 25, 1985 Akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India September 25, 1985 Palestinian terrorists kill 3 Israeli sailors at Lanaca Cyprus September 25, 1985 Rickey Henderson steals Yankee record 75th base of season September 25, 1984 "Quilters" opens at Jack Lawrence Theater New York City for 24 performances September 25, 1984 1st London performance of musical "Stepping Out" presented September 25, 1984 Egypt and Jordan regain diplomatic relations September 25, 1984 New York Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit home runs as a teen and in 40s September 25, 1983 35th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, Ed Flanders and Shelley Long September 25, 1983 Bob Forsch pitches 2nd career no-hitter, Cards beat Expos 3-0 September 25, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 25, 1982 Northwestern ends 34 football game losing streak, beats No Illinois 31-6 September 25, 1982 Penn prison guard George Banks kills 13 (5 were his own children) September 25, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 25, 1981 Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0 September 25, 1981 Rolling Stones begin their 6th U.S. tour (John F. Kennedy Stadium, Phila) September 25, 1980 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 25, 1980 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 25, 1980 Jerry Mumphrey joins Ozzie Smith, and Gene Richards to steal 50 bases this year for Padres September 25, 1979 "Evita" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 1568 performances September 25, 1979 California Angels win their 1st NL West pennant September 25, 1978 PSA Boeing 727 and a Cessna private plane collide by San Diego, 144 die September 25, 1977 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament September 25, 1976 "Porgy and Bess" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 122 performances September 25, 1976 Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park September 25, 1974 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 25, 1973 3-man crew of Skylab 3 make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days September 25, 1973 Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium September 25, 1973 Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium September 25, 1972 Dutch air force drives away Russian Tupolev-bomber September 25, 1972 KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting September 25, 1972 Norway votes to join common market September 25, 1972 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open September 25, 1970 Ringo releases his "Beaucoups of Blues" album September 25, 1967 WGBX TV channel 44 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting September 25, 1966 12th LPGA Championship won by Gloria Ehret September 25, 1966 Dmitri Shostakovitch's 2nd Cello Concert premieres in Moscow September 25, 1966 Smallest Yankee stadium crowd, 413 see White Sox win 4-1 September 25, 1965 "Do I Hear a Waltz?" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 220 performances September 25, 1965 60 year old Satchel Paige of Kansas City A's pitches 3 scoreless innings September 25, 1965 Beatle cartoon show begins in U.S. September 25, 1965 Children find trunk with corpse in Amsterdam canal September 25, 1964 Jens Otto Krag forms minority government in Denmark September 25, 1962 Black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia September 25, 1962 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for heavyweight title September 25, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 25, 1962 Weatherly (U.S.) beats Gretel (Australia) in 19th running of America's Cup September 25, 1962 Yankees clinch AL pennant September 25, 1961 KTPS TV channel 62 in Tacoma, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting September 25, 1960 Chubby Checker's "Twist," hits #1 September 25, 1960 For 1st time since 1927, Pirates clinch NL pennant September 25, 1960 New York Yankees clinch AL pennant September 25, 1960 Phillies beat Reds 7-1, ending 16 consecutive Sunday loses September 25, 1959 Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley (37) and David Brown (43) wed September 25, 1957 300 U.S. Army troops guard 9 black kids return to Central HS in Ark September 25, 1957 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia September 25, 1957 Soviet 7 year plan (1959-1965) announced September 25, 1956 1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation (Scot-Canada) September 25, 1956 Brooklyn Dodger Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0 September 25, 1956 Transatlantic telephone cable (Newfoundland-Oban) is used September 25, 1955 Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ September 25, 1955 Patty Berg wins LPGA Clock Golf Open September 25, 1954 Francois "Doc" Duvalier wins Haitian presidential election September 25, 1954 Indians win AL record 111 games September 25, 1954 WCBD TV channel 2 in Charleston, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting September 25, 1952 Hal Newhouser of Tigers wins his 200th game September 25, 1949 4th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs September 25, 1949 Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place September 25, 1948 "Heaven on Earth" closes at Century Theater New York City after 12 performances September 25, 1943 Russian troops liberate Smolensk September 25, 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years September 25, 1940 German High Commissioner in Norway sets up Vidkun Quisling government September 25, 1940 Luftwaffe bombs Spitfire-factory in Southampton September 25, 1939 German Luftwaffe strikes Warsaw with (fire)bombs September 25, 1939 Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I September 25, 1937 "il duce" visits Berlin/named "the Fuhrer" to corporal 1st class September 25, 1937 Battle of of P'ing-hsin-kuan Wutai Mountain September 25, 1936 Joe Medwick sets a still-standing NL record with his 64th double September 25, 1935 Maxwell Anderson's "Winterset," premieres in New York City September 25, 1934 John Van Druten's "Distaff Side," premieres in New York City September 25, 1934 Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game September 25, 1934 Rainbow (U.S.) beats Endeavour (England) in 16th America's Cup September 25, 1933 1st state poorhouse opens in Smyrna, Georgia September 25, 1933 5th "extermination campaign" against communists in Nanjing China September 25, 1932 Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th HR in last game of season September 25, 1930 Austrian government of Vaugoin forms September 25, 1930 Roger Hornsby replaces Joe McCarthy as Cubs manager September 25, 1930 Zoe Akins' "Greeks Had a Word for it," premieres in New York City September 25, 1929 Queen-mother Emma opens Antonie van Leeuwenhoek House in Amsterdam September 25, 1926 9th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Salisbury GC Westbury NY September 25, 1926 Canadian government of MacKenzie King forms September 25, 1926 Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work week September 25, 1926 International slavery convention signed by 20 states September 25, 1926 NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings September 25, 1926 Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament September 25, 1926 Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant September 25, 1924 Malcolm Campbell sets world auto speed record at 146.16 MPH September 25, 1922 Giants beat St. Louis, to clinch John McGraw's 8th pennant September 25, 1920 34th U.S. Womens Tennis: M B Mallory beats M Zinderstein (63 61) September 25, 1920 Vern Bradburn of Winnipeg Victorias kicks 9 singles in a game September 25, 1919 President Woodrow Wilson is paralyzed by a stroke September 25, 1915 Battle at Loos: 8,246 British and 0 German casualties September 25, 1911 French battleship Liberte explodes at Toulon Harbor, 285 killed September 25, 1911 Ground breaking begins in Boston for Fenway Park September 25, 1911 Italy declares war on Turkey September 25, 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in N.Y. September 25, 1908 Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout September 25, 1907 Jean Sibelius' 3rd Symphony, premieres September 25, 1906 John Galsworthy's "Silver Box," premieres in London September 25, 1904 Charles Follis is 1st black to play pro football September 25, 1897 1st British bus service opens September 25, 1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park September 25, 1890 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Silver Blaze" September 25, 1888 Royal Court Theatre, London, opens September 25, 1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Hound of Baskervilles" September 25, 1886 Comedy opera "Dorothy," 1st produced in London September 25, 1882 1st baseball doubleheader (Providence and Worcester) September 25, 1867 Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard U in Washington D.C. September 25, 1862 Skirmish at Davis' Bridge, Tennessee September 25, 1861 Secretary of U.S. Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves September 25, 1857 Relief of Lucknow by Havelock and Outram begins September 25, 1846 US troops under Gen Taylor occupies Monterey Mexico September 25, 1844 Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international September 25, 1836 HMS Beagle anchors at St. Michael September 25, 1829 Failed assassination attempt on Simon Bolivar September 25, 1804 12th amendment to U.S. constitution, regulating judicial power September 25, 1789 Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify) September 25, 1781 Joan Derks scatters "On the People of Netherlands" pamphlets September 25, 1780 Benedict Arnold joins the British September 25, 1777 English general William Howe conquers Philadelphia September 25, 1775 American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured September 25, 1690 Publick Occurrences, 1st U.S. (Boston) newspaper, publish 1st and last ed September 25, 1663 Austrian Fort Neuhausl surrenders to Turkish invasion army September 25, 1654 England and Denmark sign trade agreement September 25, 1639 1st printing press in America September 25, 1639 Suzuki Shosan, Samurai monk of Zen Buddhism, found awakening September 25, 1597 Amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV September 25, 1560 Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht September 25, 1555 Freedom of Religion in Augsburg September 25, 1513 Vasco Nunez de Balboa is 1st European to see Pacific Ocean September 25, 1493 Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to America September 25, 1492 Crewman on Pinta sights "land"-a few weeks early September 25, 1396 Battle of Nicopolis: Sultan Bajezid I defeats Crusades armies September 25, 1340 England and France sign disarmament treaty September 25, 1212 Emperor Frederik II ends Golden Degree (Bohemia) September 25, 1066 Battle of Stampford Bridge King Harold Godwinson II of England, beaten by his brother King Harold Hardrada of Norway September 25, 955 Bishop Ratherius of Luik flees September 25, 953 Ratherius becomes bishop of Luik |