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September 30, 1997 1st time 3 cons home runs in post season-Raines, Jeter, O'Neill (New York Yankees) September 30, 1997 Hooters agrees to pay $2 million in discrimination suits September 30, 1997 Microsoft Corp releases Internet Explorer 4.0 September 30, 1997 Yanks Tim Raines, Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yanks beat Indians 8-6) September 30, 1995 Cleveland Indian Albert Belle hits his 50th home run of season September 30, 1994 NHL goes on strike September 30, 1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), launches into orbit September 30, 1994 Sylvestre Ntibantunganya elected president of Burundi September 30, 1994 Vladimir Meciars HZDDS wins Slovakia parliamentary election September 30, 1993 6.4 earthquake at Latur, India, 28,000 killed September 30, 1993 General Colin Powell retires at 56 September 30, 1993 MS Dos 6.2 released September 30, 1992 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins September 30, 1992 Kansas City Royal George Brett gets 4 hits to become 18th to get 3,000 hits September 30, 1992 Mariel Hemmingway appears nude on TV show Civil Wars September 30, 1991 Rev Jean Betrand Aristide ousted as president of Haiti September 30, 1990 Chicago White Sox beat Seattle 2-1 in last game at Comiskey Park September 30, 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates wins NL East title September 30, 1989 NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension September 30, 1989 Nolan Ryan's perfect game broken in 8th, but gets his 300th strikeout September 30, 1989 Senegambia separates back into Gambia and Senegal September 30, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays wins AL East title September 30, 1988 Andrei Gromyko retires September 30, 1988 Dave Stieb, loses 2nd consecutive no hitter bid with 2 outs in 9th September 30, 1988 IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer September 30, 1988 Louise Ritter, U.S., jumps 6'8" to win Olympic gold medal September 30, 1988 Robin Givens and Mike Tyson appear on Barbara Walter's Show September 30, 1988 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings September 30, 1987 Suriname constitution ratified September 30, 1986 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 30, 1986 U.S. releases soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov September 30, 1985 Howard Stern gets fired from WNBC AM (NY) September 30, 1984 Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner September 30, 1984 Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), Kansas City wins 10-6 September 30, 1984 California Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0 September 30, 1984 New York Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg September 30, 1982 National railroad strike in Belgium September 30, 1981 Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to Kansas City 5-2 September 30, 1981 Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics September 30, 1980 1,754 turn out to see Phillies play New York Mets at Shea Stadium September 30, 1980 A's Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record at 98 en route to 100 September 30, 1980 Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein September 30, 1980 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 30, 1979 Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout September 30, 1979 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic September 30, 1978 Major Indoor Soccer League grants 1st 6 franchises to Cincinnati, September 30, 1978 Phillies clinch NL East title September 30, 1978 Cleveland, Houston, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Phillies win 3rd consecutive NL East Division title September 30, 1977 Dutch Antillean government-Evertsz resigns September 30, 1977 Ringo releases "Ringo the 4th" album September 30, 1977 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 30, 1975 5 drown in flash flood of sewer and water tunnel (Niagara Falls New York) September 30, 1974 Gen Francesco da Costa Gomez succeeds Gen Spinola as President of Portugal September 30, 1973 3rd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 2:57:07 September 30, 1973 4th New York City Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:21:54 September 30, 1973 Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions September 30, 1973 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Cameron Park Golf Open September 30, 1973 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 30, 1973 Yanks close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk September 30, 1972 Passenger train derails killing 48 (Rust Stasie South Africa) September 30, 1972 Roberto Clemente, is 11th to get 3,000 hits September 30, 1971 Last Washington Senator home game, Yanks win career 5th forfeit game Yanks trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field September 30, 1970 New American Bible published September 30, 1969 Atlanta's 10th straight win, clinches NL West pennant September 30, 1968 1st Boeing 747 rolls out September 30, 1968 AL and NL umpires form a new Association of Major League Umpires September 30, 1968 Sharon Miller wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational September 30, 1968 Supremes release "Love Child" September 30, 1967 BBC starts their own popular music radio station September 30, 1967 Palace of Fine Arts reopens (1st time during 1915 exposition) September 30, 1967 U.S.S.R.'s Kosmos 186 and 188 complete 1st automatic docking September 30, 1966 Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day) September 30, 1966 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 30, 1965 Donovan's 1st U.S. TV appearance (Shindig) September 30, 1965 Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale (23-12) wins 13th straight game, 7 by shutouts September 30, 1964 "Oh What a Lovely War" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 125 performances September 30, 1963 "Student Gypsy" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 16 performances September 30, 1963 56th Postmaster General: John A Gronouski of Wis takes office September 30, 1962 A's Bill Fischer ends 84 1/3 consec innings pitched without a walk September 30, 1962 John F. Kennedy routes 3,000 federal troops to Mississippi September 30, 1962 James Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi September 30, 1962 KCRL TV channel 4 in Reno, NV (NBC) begins broadcasting September 30, 1962 KMEX TV channel 34 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting September 30, 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open September 30, 1962 New York Mets lose record 120th game as Cubs turn triple play and beat New York 5-1 September 30, 1961 Bill for Boston Tea Party is paid by Mayor Snyder of Oregon who wrote a check for $196, the total cost of all tea lost September 30, 1960 Flintstones premieres, 1st prime time animation show September 30, 1960 On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids" September 30, 1960 West Germany signs trade agreement with East Germany September 30, 1958 French Guinee becomes independent republic Guinea September 30, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 30, 1957 French government of Mauroy, resigns due to Algeria September 30, 1957 WKYT TV channel 27 in Lexington, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting September 30, 1956 Phillies Robin Roberts gives up a major league record 46th HR September 30, 1956 White Sox Jim Derrington, 16, is youngest to start a game (he loses) September 30, 1954 "Boy Friend" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 483 performances September 30, 1954 Nautilus, 1st atomic-powered vessel (sub), commissioned by the Navy September 30, 1953 Auguste/Jacques Piccard dives with bathosphere to 3150 m (record) September 30, 1953 Earl Warren appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court September 30, 1953 Robert Anderson's "Tea and Sympathy," premieres in New York City September 30, 1953 WICS TV channel 20 in Springfield, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting September 30, 1953 WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins September 30, 1950 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris September 30, 1950 Radio's "Grand Ole Opry" is broadcasted on TV for 1st time September 30, 1950 WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting September 30, 1949 Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights September 30, 1949 Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th HR and NL record 16th in September September 30, 1947 Yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised September 30, 1946 22 Nazi leaders found guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg September 30, 1946 Von Ribbentrop and Goering sentence to death by Nuremberg trial September 30, 1945 Hank Greenberg's final day HR wins pennant for Tigers September 30, 1944 Calais reoccupied by Allies September 30, 1944 Dutch General Mine Workers Union (ABWM) forms September 30, 1943 Pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit September 30, 1942 98 U-boats sunk this month (485,000 tons) September 30, 1942 Adm Nimitz' B-17 finding Guadalcanal using National Geographic map September 30, 1942 SS exterminates 3,500 Jews in Zelov Lodz Poland in 6 week period September 30, 1941 3,721 Jews are buried alive at Babi Yarravine (near Kiev) Ukraine September 30, 1941 53 U-boats sunk this month (202,000 tons) September 30, 1941 German assault on Moscow: operation-Taifun, begins September 30, 1940 47 German aircrafts shot down above England September 30, 1940 59 U-boats sunk this month (295,000 tons) September 30, 1939 1st televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at New York City) September 30, 1939 41 U-boats sunk this month (153,000 ton) September 30, 1939 Germany and Russia agree to partition Poland September 30, 1939 White Sox reliever Clint Brown sets record of 61st relief appearance September 30, 1938 British premier Chamberlain arrives in Munich September 30, 1938 Munich Agreement-forced Czechoslovakia to give territory to Germany September 30, 1937 6th Ryder Cup: U.S., 8-4 at Southport and Ainsdale, England September 30, 1936 International Commission of Straits (Dardanelles and Bosphorus) ends September 30, 1936 Pinewood Studios opens in Buckinghamshire, England September 30, 1935 Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" premieres in Boston September 30, 1934 Babe Ruth's final game as a Yankee, goes 0 for 3 September 30, 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam) September 30, 1934 St. Louis Card clinch pennant as Dizzy Dean wins his 30th of year September 30, 1933 Berlin/Hart/Heyman/Myers ballet "As Thousands Cheer," premieres in New York City September 30, 1929 1st manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel) September 30, 1928 Le Sifflet publishes 1st precursor of Kuifje (Tintin) September 30, 1928 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 mi 604 yds in 1 hr September 30, 1927 Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th HR (off Tom Zachary) September 30, 1926 German/French/Belgian/Luxembourg steel cartel closes September 30, 1925 General Pangulos disbands Greek parliament September 30, 1924 Allies stop checking on German navy September 30, 1923 Canton Bulldogs win 1st on way to 17-0 season September 30, 1922 Government of Alexandros Zaimis forms in Greece September 30, 1922 Yanks clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1 September 30, 1920 Time Square Theater opens at 217 W 42nd St. New York City September 30, 1919 Avery Hopwood's "Gold Diggers," premieres in New York City September 30, 1916 Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak September 30, 1915 Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit September 30, 1908 Maurice Maeterlinck's "L'oiseau Blue," premieres in Moscow September 30, 1907 Cards Ed Konetchy steals home twice and Joe Delahanty also steals home for record 3 steals of home (vs Boston) September 30, 1904 White Sox lefty Doc White, pitches his 5th shutout in 18 days September 30, 1898 City of New York established September 30, 1895 France proclaims a protectorate over Madagascar September 30, 1888 "Jack the Ripper" butchers 2 more women, Liz Stride and Kate Eddowes September 30, 1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" September 30, 1887 Volunteer (U.S.) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup September 30, 1885 Bechuanaland becomes a British protectorate September 30, 1880 Henry Draper takes that 1st photograph of Orion Nebula September 30, 1878 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii September 30, 1877 1st U.S. amateur swim meet (New York Athletic Club) September 30, 1868 Spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France September 30, 1867 Midway Islands formally declared a U.S. possession September 30, 1864 Battle of Preble's Farm Virginia (Poplar Springs Church) September 30, 1864 Black Soldiers given Medal of Honor September 30, 1862 Battle of Newtonia, MS September 30, 1857 US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is south of Hawaii September 30, 1846 Anesthetic ether used for 1st time (Dr. Wm Morton extracts a tooth) September 30, 1841 Samuel Slocum patented the stapler September 30, 1818 Congress of Aken: Russia, Austria, Prussia, France and England September 30, 1808 Covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire September 30, 1805 Napoleons army draws into the Rhine September 30, 1791 Mozart's opera "Magic Flute" premieres in Vienna September 30, 1787 1st U.S. voyage around the world - Columbia leaves Boston September 30, 1777 Congress, flees to York Pa, as British forces advance September 30, 1730 Duke Victor Amadeus XI of Savoye resigns September 30, 1681 Netherlands and Sweden sign treaty September 30, 1659 Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe) September 30, 1659 Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in U.S.) September 30, 1649 Last Swedish troops vacate Prague September 30, 1626 Battle between king Bethlen Gabor and earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends September 30, 1619 Remonstrant Society forms in Antwerp September 30, 1555 Oxford Bishop Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic September 30, 1544 King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France September 30, 1520 Suleiman I succeeds his father Selam I as sultan of Turkey September 30, 1452 1st book published, Johann Guttenberg's Bible September 30, 1399 King Richard II of England abdicates throne September 30, 1199 Rambam (Maimonides) authorizes Samuel Ibn Tibbon to translate Guide of Perplexed from Arabic into Hebrew |