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September 9, 2001 115th U.S. Womens Tennis September 9, 2001 121st U.S. Mens Tennis September 9, 1997 Sinn Fein accepts Mitchell Principles on para-military disarmamen September 9, 1995 "Broadway Limited" last train ride (began in 1902) September 9, 1995 109th U.S. Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Monica Seles (76 06 63) September 9, 1995 Chynna Phillips weds William Baldwin September 9, 1995 Dean St. Station in Brooklyn, is 6th MTA station to close since 1904 September 9, 1995 Ice Skater Nancy Kerrigan (25) weds her agent Jerry Solomon (41) September 9, 1994 Space shuttle STS 64 (Discovery 20), launches into orbit September 9, 1994 Tu-22 crashes into Aeroflot Tu-134a at Zhukovsky, 7 killed September 9, 1993 Croupier of casino in Bristol England, shoots a 4, a record 8 times September 9, 1993 PLO recognizes state of Israel September 9, 1993 Ukraine premier Leonid Koetsjma, resigns September 9, 1992 1st time Baltimore Orioles draw 3 million fans at home September 9, 1992 9th MTV Awards: Howard Stern appears as Fartman September 9, 1992 Robin Yount, is 17th to get 3,000 hits September 9, 1991 Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland September 9, 1990 110th U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi (64 63 62) September 9, 1990 Bush and Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait September 9, 1990 Liberia president Samuel K Doe is captured by Mr. Johnson's forces September 9, 1990 Oakland beats New York 7-3 to complete a 12-game sweep of Yankees this year September 9, 1990 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship September 9, 1989 103rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats M Navratilova (36 75 61) September 9, 1988 Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers and Gossage to save 300 games September 9, 1988 Chris Evert defaults at U.S. Open due to a stomach flu September 9, 1988 U.S. swamps NZ at 27th America's Cup: NZ set to appeal September 9, 1987 Gary Hart admits on "Nightline," to cheating on his wife September 9, 1987 Largest U.S. Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016 September 9, 1987 Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59 September 9, 1987 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter September 9, 1986 New York City jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet United Nations employee) of spying September 9, 1985 President Reagan orders sanctions against South Africa September 9, 1985 Race riot in Birmingham England September 9, 1984 104th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl (63 64 61) September 9, 1984 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship September 9, 1984 California Angel Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game September 9, 1983 Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas September 9, 1983 Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (Coco2) September 9, 1983 Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player September 9, 1982 "Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin New York City for 69 performances September 9, 1982 Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank in preparation for STS-5 September 9, 1982 Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight September 9, 1981 Vernon Jordan resigns as president of National Urban League September 9, 1979 31st Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ron Leibman and Ruth Gordon September 9, 1979 93rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Tracy Austin beats C E Lloyd Mills (64 63) September 9, 1979 99th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis (75 63 63) September 9, 1979 Sally Little wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic September 9, 1979 Sid Bernstein offers $ billion for a Beatle reunion September 9, 1979 Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque September 9, 1978 3rd game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 7-0 September 9, 1978 92nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Chris E L Mills beats Pam Shriver (75 64) September 9, 1978 Baltimore Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto) September 9, 1978 Iraqi Ayatollah Khomeini calls for uprising in Irani army September 9, 1978 Kylene Barker (Virginia), crowned 51st Miss America 1979 September 9, 1977 1st TRS-80 computer sold September 9, 1977 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years September 9, 1975 Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova (18) asks for political asylum September 9, 1975 Viking 2 Mars probe launch September 9, 1974 88th U.S. Womens Tennis: B J M King beats E Goolagong Cawley (36 63 75) September 9, 1973 93rd U.S. Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Jan Kodes (64 16 46 62 62) September 9, 1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open September 9, 1972 86th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean M King beats K Melville (63 75) September 9, 1972 Terry Anne Meeuwsen (Wisc), 23, crowned 45th Miss America 1973 September 9, 1971 1,000 convicts riot and seize Attica, New York prison September 9, 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV) September 9, 1971 John Lennon releases "Imagine" album September 9, 1971 NHL great Gordie Howe retires September 9, 1970 Bowie Kuhn suspends Denny McLain for carrying a gun September 9, 1970 Feyenoord wins soccer's World Cup September 9, 1969 Allegheny 853 collides with Piper Cherokee above Indiana, kills 82 September 9, 1969 Seaplane crashes at Indianapolis, kills 83 September 9, 1969 Smallest U.S. Tennis Open single session-131 (men's doubles final only) September 9, 1969 WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting September 9, 1968 1st U.S. Open, held as an "open" (Arthur Ashe-wins) September 9, 1968 Arthur Ashe defeats Tom Okker to win U.S. Tennis Open September 9, 1968 Minn Tommy Krammer passes for 6 touchdowns vs Green Bay (42-7) September 9, 1968 WGIQ TV channel 43 in Louisville, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting September 9, 1968 WVPT TV channel 51 in Staunton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting September 9, 1967 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V September 9, 1967 Debra Dene Barnes (Kansas), 20, crowned 40th Miss America 1968 September 9, 1967 Uganda declares independence from Great Britain September 9, 1966 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avante-garde art exposition September 9, 1965 Francois Mitterrand nominated for French presidency September 9, 1965 Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0) September 9, 1965 Tibet is made an autonomous region of China September 9, 1964 German DR government allows short visits to West Germany September 9, 1964 John Osborne's "Inadmissable Evidence," premieres in London September 9, 1963 Landslide into Vaiont Dam emptys lake, kills 3-4,000 (Italy) September 9, 1963 Alabama Gov George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools September 9, 1962 76th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Darlene Hard (97 64) September 9, 1962 82nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Roy Emerson (62 64 57 64) September 9, 1962 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open September 9, 1962 Soviet economist Liberman plead for autonomous businesses September 9, 1962 WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting September 9, 1961 Maria Beale Fletcher (NC), 19, crowned 34th Miss America 1962 September 9, 1960 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13, Boston 10) September 9, 1958 Pirate Roberto Clemente ties record of 3 triples in a game September 9, 1958 Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London September 9, 1957 "Diana" by Paul Anka reaches #1 September 9, 1957 Nashville's new Hattie Cotton Elementary School dynamited September 9, 1957 President Eisenhower signs 1st civil rights bill since Reconstruction September 9, 1956 70th U.S. Womens Tennis: Shirley J Fry beats Althea Gibson (63 64) September 9, 1956 76th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Lewis Hoad (46 62 63 63) September 9, 1956 African Party for Liberation of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde forms September 9, 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st appearance on Ed Sullivan's Show September 9, 1955 Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run September 9, 1955 Louise Suggs wins LPGA St. Louis Golf Open September 9, 1954 Earthquake strikes Orleansville, Algeria: 1,400 killed September 9, 1954 Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season September 9, 1953 KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, California (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting September 9, 1953 WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting September 9, 1951 1st broadcast of "Love of Life" on CBS-TV September 9, 1951 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open September 9, 1950 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 293 performances September 9, 1950 "Where's Chartev?" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 792 performances September 9, 1950 1st use of TV laugh track - Hank McCune September 9, 1950 Massive arrests of communists in France September 9, 1948 "Hilarities (of 1949)" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 14 performances September 9, 1948 Bkln Dodger Rex Barney no-hits New York Giants, 2-0 September 9, 1948 People's Democratic Republic of Korea proclaimed September 9, 1945 Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies September 9, 1945 Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th and final HR September 9, 1945 Philadelphia A's Dick Fowler no-hits St. Louis Brown, 1-0 September 9, 1945 1st "bug" in a computer program discovered by Grace Hopper, a moth was removed with tweasers from a relay and taped into the log September 9, 1944 Allied forces liberate Luxembourg September 9, 1944 Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day) September 9, 1944 Resistance fighter Jaap Musch arrested in Nijverdal Neth September 9, 1944 U.S. 113th cavalry passes Belg-Dutch borders September 9, 1944 Very strong hurricane hits Netherland September 9, 1943 15 German JU-88's sink Italian flag ship Rome September 9, 1943 Lt-Gen Bradley flies from Algiers to to Marrakech/Prestwick September 9, 1943 Red Army occupies Bachmatsj September 9, 1943 U.S., British and French troops land in Salerno (operation Avalanche) September 9, 1942 Compulsory work for women, children and old males in Batavia September 9, 1942 Japanese planes drop incendiary bombs on Oregon September 9, 1940 28 German aircraft shot down above England September 9, 1940 60th U.S. Mens Tennis: W D McNeill beats Robert L Riggs (46 68 63 63 75) September 9, 1939 Nazi army reaches Warsaw September 9, 1936 Yankees sweep Indians, New York clinches pennant on earliest date in history September 9, 1934 Armas Toivonen becomes 1st European marathoner (2:52:29.0) September 9, 1934 G Kaufman and M Hart's "Merrily We Roll Along," premieres in New York City September 9, 1933 53rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Jack Crawford (63 1113 46 60 61) September 9, 1932 Frank Crosetti ties record, striking out twice in 1 inning September 9, 1932 Mine strikes at Belgian Borinage ended September 9, 1932 Spanish Cortes grants Catalonia autonomy September 9, 1932 Steamboat SS Observation explodes in New York City East River (71 killed) September 9, 1928 Silvio Cator of Haiti, sets then long jump record at 26' " September 9, 1927 Tony Lazzeri Day at Yankee Stadium September 9, 1926 National Broadcasting Co created by Radio Corporation of America September 9, 1926 Train disaster at Wassenaar Neth, 4 die September 9, 1923 Albin Stenroos runs world record 20 km (1:07:11.2) September 9, 1922 St. Louis Brown "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits 3 triples beating Tigers 16-0 September 9, 1922 Turkish troops conquer Smyrna/murder Greek citizens September 9, 1922 William T. Cosgrave replaces Irish premier Collins September 9, 1919 Boston's police force forms strike September 9, 1918 Dutch government of Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms September 9, 1915 Assn for study of Negro Life and History forms by Carter G Woodson September 9, 1914 Belgian offensive from Antwerp September 9, 1914 Battle of Marne (German advance stalls, Paris saved) September 9, 1914 Boston Brave George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0 September 9, 1913 Assn for Study of Negro Life and History organizes in Chicago September 9, 1912 J Verdrines becomes 1st to fly over 100 mph (107 mph/172 kph) September 9, 1911 1st European airpost (Hendon to Windsor, England) September 9, 1909 Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title September 9, 1908 Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va September 9, 1908 Russia takes part of Poland September 9, 1904 Mounted police 1st used in New York City September 9, 1904 Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913 September 9, 1903 6 km long Engadin-railroad tunnel of Switzerland inaugurated September 9, 1899 French Capt Alfred Dreyfus sentenced on unjust grounds September 9, 1898 Ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders September 9, 1895 American Bowling Congress forms (New York City) September 9, 1892 E E Barnard at Lick discovers Amalthea, 5th Jupiter moon September 9, 1881 Egyptian military coup under colonel Arab "El Wahid" September 9, 1875 Lotta's Fountain (Kearny and Market) dedicated September 9, 1867 Luxembourg gains independence September 9, 1863 Battle of Cumberland Gap, TN September 9, 1862 Lee splits his army and sends Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry September 9, 1861 Sally Tompkins is only Confederate Army female commissioned officer September 9, 1850 California becomes 31st state September 9, 1850 Territories of New Mexico and Utah created September 9, 1841 Great Lakes steamer "Erie" sinks off Silver Creek NY, kills 300 September 9, 1839 John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph September 9, 1830 Charles Durant, 1st U.S. aeronaut, flies a balloon from Castle Garden, New York City to Perth Amboy, NJ September 9, 1817 Alexander Lucius Twilight, probably 1st black to graduate from U.S. college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College September 9, 1776 Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "US" September 9, 1753 1st steam engine arrives in U.S. colonies September 9, 1683 Expelled Polish and Lotharings reach Wienerwald September 9, 1675 New England colonies declare war on Wampanoag indians September 9, 1591 Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English September 9, 1567 Lomaraal van Egmond and Philip van Hoorne captured September 9, 1561 Sermon of Poissy September 9, 1556 Pope Paul IV refuses to crown Ferdinand of Austria emperor September 9, 1513 Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland September 9, 1492 Columbus' fleet sets sail west September 9, 701 St. Sergius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope |