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September 5, 2005 John G. Roberts is nominated for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court September 5, 1999 Men's championship at U.S. Tennis Open September 5, 1999 WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat New York Libery 2 games to 1 September 5, 1998 Women's championship at U.S. Tennis Open September 5, 1997 Athen's Greece selected for 2004 Olympics September 5, 1997 Larry King weds Shawn Southwick September 5, 1997 Orioles beat Yankes 13-9 in longest 9 inning game September 5, 1996 "Summer and Smoke" opens at Criterion Theater New York City September 5, 1996 MTV Video Music Awards September 5, 1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games September 5, 1994 Barb Mucha wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic September 5, 1994 Jerry Lewis' 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,100,000 September 5, 1994 Jingyi Le swims world record 100m women's freestyle (54.01 sec) September 5, 1994 Kirgizie government resigns September 5, 1994 SF 49'er Jerry Rice catches NFL record 127th touchdown pass September 5, 1993 "Fool Moon" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 207 performances September 5, 1993 "Jelly's Last Jam" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 569 performances September 5, 1993 "Will Rogers Follies" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 983 performances September 5, 1993 F Murray Abraham released from hospital after car accident September 5, 1993 Largest U.S. Tennis Open 2 sessions (total) daily gate (43,502) September 5, 1993 Noureddine Morceli runs world record mile (3:44,39) September 5, 1993 Robocop Richard Eden (36) weds actress Shannon Hile (30) September 5, 1992 Andrew "Dice" Clay marries his longtime live-in lover Trinie September 5, 1992 Dan O'Brien sets world record decathlon (8891 pts) September 5, 1991 8th MTV Awards: REM September 5, 1991 Actor John Travolta weds Kelly Preston September 5, 1991 Nelson Mandela chosen president of South African ANC September 5, 1991 U.S. trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins September 5, 1990 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West September 5, 1990 Pete Sampras ends Ivan Lendl's bid for 9th straight U.S. Open final September 5, 1989 Chris Evert last U.S. Open match, she is defeated by Zina Garrison September 5, 1989 Deborah Norville becomes news anchor of Today Show September 5, 1988 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 5, 1988 Jerry Lewis' 23rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $41,132,113 September 5, 1988 CFL's Earl Winfield (Ham) scores TDs on 101-yd punt return, 100-yd kickoff return and 58-yd pass reception September 5, 1987 Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career HR off Danny Jackson September 5, 1987 John McEnroe is fined $17,500 for tirades at U.S. Tennis Open September 5, 1986 3rd MTV Awards: Whitney Houston wins September 5, 1986 Karachi Pakistan army storms hijacked U.S. B-747, 19 killed September 5, 1986 MTV Music Awards - Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" wins September 5, 1986 NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms September 5, 1986 NASA launches DOD-1 September 5, 1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB September 5, 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB September 5, 1983 Elmer Trettr sets record for highest terminal velocity at 201.34 mph September 5, 1983 Jerry Lewis' 18th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,691,627 September 5, 1983 Lauri Peterson wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 5, 1982 82nd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel September 5, 1982 Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph September 5, 1980 Poland party leader Edward Gierek resigns September 5, 1980 World's longest auto tunnel, St. Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens September 5, 1979 A's Matt Keough A's beats Brewers 6-1 for 1st win after 14 straight losses, ended 1978 with 4 loses (1 shy of the record 19) September 5, 1979 Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale September 5, 1979 Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Burma September 5, 1979 Iran army occupies Piranshahr September 5, 1979 Roscoe Tanner fires 11 aces, breaks the net with his bullet serve and upsets top-seeded Bjorn Borg in U.S. Tennis Open quarterfinals September 5, 1978 Sadat, Begin and Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md September 5, 1977 Cleveland Indians stage 1st "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night" September 5, 1977 Jerry Lewis' 12th Muscular Dystrophy telethon September 5, 1977 RAF kidnap West German work chairman Schleyer September 5, 1977 Voyager 1 (U.S.) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn September 5, 1976 "Rex" closes at Lunt-Fontaine Theater New York City after 48 performances September 5, 1976 "Very Good Eddie" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 307 performances September 5, 1976 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic September 5, 1975 Czech tennis ace Martina Navratilova asks for political asylum in New York City September 5, 1975 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempts to assassinate Ford in Sacramento September 5, 1975 Portugal premier Goncalvez resigns September 5, 1975 Wings release "Letting Go" September 5, 1973 "Desert Song" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 15 performances September 5, 1973 1st one-day Cricket international for WI (v Eng) - lose by 1 wicket September 5, 1972 11 Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics by terrorists September 5, 1972 Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium September 5, 1972 Jerry Lewis' 7th Muscular Dystrophy telethon, John and Yoko appear September 5, 1971 Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win September 5, 1971 New York Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet September 5, 1970 Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record) September 5, 1969 Frente Obrero wins Dutch Antilles national elections September 5, 1968 21 killed by hijackers aboard a Pan Am jet in Karachi Pakistan September 5, 1968 82nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats Billie Jean King (64 64) September 5, 1968 88th U.S. Mens Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats Tom Okker (1412 57 63 36 63) September 5, 1968 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 5, 1967 Hurricane Beuleah, kills 54 in Caribbean, Mexico and Texas September 5, 1967 KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting September 5, 1967 WEBA TV channel 14 in Allendale, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 5, 1966 Jerry Lewis' 1st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $15,000 September 5, 1966 WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 5, 1962 Atletico Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup II September 5, 1962 Cubs Ken Hubbs sets 2nd base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 and consecutive errorless chances (418), he errors in the 4th September 5, 1961 John F. Kennedy begins underground nuclear testing September 5, 1961 President Kennedy signs law against hijacking (death penalty) September 5, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 5, 1960 Cassius Clay captures Olympic light heavyweight gold medal September 5, 1960 President Kasavubu fires premier Lumumba of Congo September 5, 1960 Wilma Rudolph wins her 2nd gold medal September 5, 1959 Washington Senator Jim Lemon is 7th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd) September 5, 1958 "Doctor Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak published in US September 5, 1958 1st color video recording on magnetic tape September 5, 1958 WKPC TV channel 15 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 5, 1957 Cuban dictator Batista bombs Cienfuegos uprising September 5, 1957 Yugoslavia bans Milovan Djilas' book "new class marine officers" September 5, 1956 20 die in a train crash in Springer NM September 5, 1955 Fred Kaps becomes world champion magician September 5, 1955 Phillies Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th HR of season September 5, 1955 WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting September 5, 1955 WTTW TV channel 11 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting September 5, 1954 Dutch Super Constellation crashes at Shannon, 28 die September 5, 1953 1st privately operated atomic reactor, Raleigh NC September 5, 1953 U.S. give Persian premier Zahedi $45 million aid September 5, 1952 General Carlos Ibanez elected president of Chile September 5, 1951 65th U.S. Womens Tennis: Mo Connolly beats Shirley J Fry (63 16 64) September 5, 1951 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Elias Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61) September 5, 1950 64th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont beats D Hart (63 63) September 5, 1950 70th U.S. Mens Tennis: Art Larsen beats Herbert Flam (63 46 57 64 63) September 5, 1950 98.3 cm rainfall at Yankeetown, Florida (state record) September 5, 1949 63rd U.S. Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats Doris Hart (64 61) September 5, 1949 69th U.S. Mens Tennis: Pancho Gonzales beat Schroeder (1618 26 61 62 64) September 5, 1946 "Yours Is My Heart" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 36 performances September 5, 1946 Joe Garagiola plays his 1st major league baseball game September 5, 1944 "Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators flee to Germany September 5, 1944 5 resistance fighter executed in Terneuzen September 5, 1944 Allies liberate Brussels September 5, 1944 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands sign unity treaty September 5, 1944 British premier Churchill travels to Scotland September 5, 1944 Dutch Armed Forces forms, under prince Bernhard September 5, 1943 57th U.S. Womens Tennis: Pauline Betz beats A Louise Brough (63 57 63) September 5, 1943 U.S. airland at Nadzab, New-Guinea September 5, 1942 Battle at Alam Halfa ends September 5, 1942 British and U.S. bomb Le Havre and Bremen September 5, 1939 34th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Haverford (3-2) September 5, 1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares U.S. neutrality at start of WW II in Europe September 5, 1936 Red Sox turn a triple-play on Yankees September 5, 1929 French premier A Briand requests a U.S. of Europe September 5, 1927 Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings September 5, 1925 112 F (44 degrees C), Centerville, Alabama (state record) September 5, 1925 29th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones September 5, 1923 Flyweights Gene LaRue and Kid Pancho KO each other simultaneously September 5, 1922 17th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in New York (4-1) September 5, 1922 Yankees final game at Polo Grounds (played there 7 years) September 5, 1921 Walter Johnson sets strikeout mark at 2,287 September 5, 1920 Iron monument unveiled at Stone churches, Flanders September 5, 1918 Due to WW I, 15th World Series begins a month early September 5, 1916 36th U.S. Mens Tennis: R N Williams III beats Johnston (46 64 06 62 64) September 5, 1915 35th U.S. Mens Tennis: William Johnston beats McLoughlin (16 60 75 108) September 5, 1915 Anti-war conference in Zimmerwald, Switzerland September 5, 1914 Battle of Marne (WW I) begins: Germans chase out Russians September 5, 1914 French headquarters move to Chatillon-sur-Seine September 5, 1914 Gr Britain/France/Belgium/Russia sign pact of London September 5, 1914 Proclamation prohibits Canadian mint from issuing gold coins September 5, 1913 Phillies and Braves tie record of only 1 run in a double header, Phillies win 1st game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into 10th September 5, 1910 Jack Coombs begins a record streak of 53 shutout innings September 5, 1908 Dodger Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 September 5, 1906 1st legal forward pass (Brandbury Robinson to Jack Schneider) September 5, 1905 Lillian Mortimer's "No Mother to Guide," premieres in Detroit September 5, 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth USA, ends Russo-Japanese War September 5, 1901 National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues forms September 5, 1900 France proclaims a protectorate over Chad September 5, 1895 George Washington Murray elected to Congress from SC September 5, 1887 Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 September 5, 1885 1st gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer (Ft. Wayne, Ind) September 5, 1882 10,000 workers march in 1st Labor Day parade in New York City September 5, 1877 Southern blacks led by Pap Singleton settle in Kansas September 5, 1864 British, French and Dutch fleets attacked Japan in Shimonoseki Straits September 5, 1863 Bread revolt in Mobile Alabama September 5, 1862 Lee crosses Potomac and enters Maryland September 5, 1844 Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains September 5, 1838 Central Museum opens in Utrecht Netherlands September 5, 1836 Sam Houston elected president of Republic of Texas September 5, 1814 Battle at Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russ out of E Prussia September 5, 1800 Malta surrenders to British after they blockade French troops September 5, 1798 New conscription law goes into effect in France September 5, 1796 General Salicetti orders equal rights for Jews of Bologna Italy September 5, 1795 U.S. - Algiers sign peace treaty September 5, 1793 In the French Revolution, the "Reign of Terror" begins September 5, 1786 Montplaisir Ceramic factory opens in Schaarbeek Belgium September 5, 1781 Battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis September 5, 1774 1st Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia September 5, 1750 Decree issued in Paderborn Prussia allows for annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods September 5, 1725 French King Louis XV marries Polish princess Mary Lesczynski September 5, 1698 Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards September 5, 1661 French superintendant of Finance Nicolas Fouquet arrested September 5, 1644 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sas of Gent September 5, 1634 Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants September 5, 1622 Richelieu becomes cardinal September 5, 1596 Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java September 5, 1550 William Cecil appoints himself English minister of foreign affairs September 5, 1519 2nd Battle of Tehuacingo, Mexico: Hernan Cortes vs Tlascala Aztecs September 5, 1198 Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen crowned king of Roman Catholic Germany |