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2009 An arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is issued for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur
2006 ETA terrorist group declares ceasefire against Spain 2005 IRA issues a statement ordering the end to the armed campaign against the British 2001 U.S. launches strikes against the Taleban in Afghanistan, in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. 1998 Paula Jones' sexual harassment case against President Bill Clinton is thrown out of court 1998 Pope John Paul II condemns U.S. embargo against Cuba 1997 New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988 1997 Dallas TV Station KXAS settle with Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Erik Williams for reporting false sex assault allegations against them 1997 Detroit Tigers bat out of order against Oakland A's in 1st inning 1997 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs 1996 O. J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true" 1996 Mark Van Thillo and Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures 1996 Mark Waugh scores 126 in World Cup against India 1996 Rajindra Dhanraj takes 9-97 for Trinidad against Leeward Islands 1995 Naeem Akhtar takes 10-28 for Rawalpindi B against Peshawar 1995 Ramon Martinez pitches a 7-0 no-hitter against the Marlins 1995 Expos bat out of order against Mets in 6th inning 1995 West Indies score 5-660 against New Zealand 1995 Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA 1994 European Campaign against Racism "All different, All equal" begins 1994 Norway votes against joining European Union 1994 European Campaign against Racism confers in Austria 1994 U.N. votes 12-0 (2 abstentions) to authorize use of force against Haiti 1994 Richard Johnson takes 10-45 for Middlesex against Derbyshire 1994 Pre-trial hearings open in LA against OJ Simpson 1994 Warwickshire score 4 for 810 declared against Durham 1994 Sharon Stone files $12m suit against her jeweler 1994 Reds bat out of order against Dodgers in 2nd inning 1994 AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona 1994 President Bill Clinton lifts U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam 1994 Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy 1993 Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed 1993 Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st U.S. state 1993 U.N. authorizes arms, miltary and police supply embargo against Haiti 1993 U.N. lifts remaining economic sanctions against South Africa 1993 Cubs bat out of order against Pirates in 2nd inning 1993 LA Mighty Ducks play their 1st NHL pre-season game against Penguins 1993 Israeli offensive against terrorist bases in South Lebanon 1993 U.N. authorizes worldwide oil embargo against Haiti 1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit 1993 200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror 1993 Brazil votes against a monarchy 1993 Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th 1993 Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees 1993 100,000n Europeans demonstrate against fascism and racism 1992 300,000 demonstrators against racism in Berlin 1992 Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia 1992 Army refused to overturn 127 year old conviction against Dr. Mudd 1992 U.N. votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting 1992 George Steinbrenner drops his suits against baseball 1992 Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft 1992 UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc 1992 U.N. imposes embargo against Libya takes effect 1991 Rockies bat out of order against Expos in 1st inning 1991 Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL New England Patriots for sexual harassment 1991 Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa 1991 Court awards Peggy Lee $3 million in suit against Disney 1991 Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel 1991 U.S. Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq 1991 Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal against New York Islanders 1990 Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14 1990 U.N. Security Council sets Jan 15th military deadline against Iraq 1990 U.N. Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq 1990 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West 1990 U.N. security council authorizes military action against Iraq 1990 U.N. Security Council votes 13-0 to place economic sanctions against Iraq 1989 Geoff Marsh completes 355* for WA against South Australia 1989 "Day Without Art" - Artists demonstrate against AIDS 1989 Pilots Union give up sympathy strike against Eastern Airlines 1989 Blue Jays bat out of order against Brewers in 6th inning 1989 A's bat out of order against White Sox in 3rd inning 1989 New York Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from San Diego Yacht Club for using a catamaran against New Zealand. Appeals court eventually overrules 1989 California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs 1989 U.S. authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals" 1989 Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the SCG 1989 Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet 1988 Chilean population agrees at referendum against Pinochet regime 1988 Tom Browning of Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game against LA 1988 Arbitrator George Nicolau rules owners conspired against free agents 1988 Jennifer Levin's parents file $25M suit against Dorrian Red Hand Bar 1988 Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning 1988 Netherlands soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against U.S.S.R.) 1988 Many killed at demonstration against general Ne Win in Rangoon 1988 Supreme Court upholds a law that made it illegal for private clubs to discriminate against women and minorities 1987 Occupied Palestinians start "intefadeh" (uprising) against Israel 1987 Palestinian uprising against Israel in West Bank 1987 Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England at Lahore 1987 Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials 1987 1 million South Koreans demonstrate against Chun Doo Hwan regime 1987 Great offensive against Tamil-rebellion in Jaffra Sri Lanka 1987 Washington Caps score 5 goals against Toronto in 3 minutes and 3 seconds 1987 Reagan lifts trade boycott against Poland 1987 Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954 1987 163 day strike against Deere and Co ends, workers accept wage freeze 1986 Iran offensive against Iraqi islands of Shatt al-Arab 1986 Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency 1986 SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky 1986 Reverend Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern 1986 General strike against Pinochet regime in Chile 1986 Argentina becomes world champion soccer team (3-2 against W-Germany) 1986 U.S. informs New Zealand it will not defend it against attack 1986 U.S. and West Europeans veto heavier sanctions against South Africa 1986 San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 pts, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Phoenix 1986 Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq 1986 U.S. president Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya 1985 President Reagan orders sanctions against South Africa 1985 Paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games 1985 U.S. president Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua 1985 South Africa will repeal sex and marriage laws against whites and non-whites 1985 India files suit against Union Carbide over Bhopal disaster 1985 Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period 1984 New Jersey Devils 1st penalty shot-Rocky Trottier scores against Edmonton 1984 Bob Holland takes 9-83 for NSW against South Australia, SCG 1984 Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers 1984 Blackhawk Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 President Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa 1984 Iran offensive against Iraq fails 1984 Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV 1983 Islanders score 3 shorthanded goals against Caps 1983 Islander's Butch Goring scorings 4 goals against Oilers 1983 400,000 demonstrate in Brussels, against cruise missile 1983 Jury in KC, Mo, awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft $500,000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV (later overturned) 1983 George Brett's 2 run home run against Yankees on July 24 (pine tar game) 1983 Pine Tar Game: Brett's home run disallowed against Yankees (overturned) 1983 Mariners bat out of order against White Sox in 2nd inning 1983 Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students 1983 Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral U.K. nuclear disarmament 1983 NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver 1983 Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala 1982 Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87 1982 President Reagan proclaims war against drugs 1982 U.S. imposes sanctions against Poland for banning Solidarity trade union 1982 Yankees bat out of order against Indians in 1st inning 1982 Iran offensive against Iraq 1982 President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya 1982 Islander's Bryan Trottier scores 5 goals against Flyers 1982 Justice Department withdraws antitrust suit against IBM 1982 Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation 1981 400,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against cruise missiles 1981 200,000 demonstrate in Brussel against cruise missiles 1981 Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical "Laborem exercens" against capitalism/marxism 1981 Belgian Senate accept laws against racism 1981 Mudjahedin uprises against Iran regime 1981 Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff 1981 U.S. ends grain embargo against U.S.S.R. 1981 Islanders scored 9 goals against Toronto in playoffs 1981 Calgary Flames scored 11 goals against the Islanders 1981 Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques 1980 Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24 1980 Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars 1980 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1980 West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium) 1980 Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs 1980 Dodgers bat out of order against Phillies in 1st inning 1980 Rangers score 5 power-play goals against Islanders 1979 Strikes against price increases in Gdansk Poland 1979 Pittsburgh gains 606 net yards against Cleveland, winning 33-30 1979 Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders 1979 Marocco offensive against Polisario 1979 100,000 demonstrate in Bonn against nuclear energy 1979 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, New York 1979 Iran army opens offensive against Kurds 1979 Mets win a protested game against Astros, 5-0 1979 Iran Ayatollah Khomeini demands Saint War against Kurds 1979 Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against Flyers 1979 Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto 1979 New York Islanders didn't get a shot off in 1 period against New York Rangers 1979 YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song 1978 Islanders scored 7 goals in 1 period against New York Rangers, Trottier scores 8 points vs Rangers, 5 goals-NHL record 6 pts in 1 period 1978 Islanders took 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins Penguins' Ross Lonsberry failed on 7th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City 1978 High Council destroys judgment against war criminal Pieter Menten 1978 Flyers' Rick MacLeash scores on 6th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb 1978 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Dutch 2nd Chamber votes against neutron bomb 1978 Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders 1977 U.N. Security council proclaims weapon embargo against South Africa 1977 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 home runs, all against Yankees 1977 Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law 1977 Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain 1977 Cap's H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders 1976 Charlie Finley's $10 million damage suit against Bowie Kuhn begins 1976 Denver's Rick Upchurch returns 2 punts for TDs against Cleveland 1976 Don Bolles, U.S. journalist (against Arizona), dies 1976 Viv Richards scores his 1st Test century against Australia 1976 Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies 1975 U.S. lightens trade embargo against Cuba 1975 Pakistani military coup against president Mujib ur-Rahman 1975 Trial against Baader-Meinhof-group begins in Stuttgart 1975 Rangers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs 1975 Kurds end fight against Iraqi army 1975 Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders 1975 Army offensive against rebels in Eritrea Ethiopia 1975 W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2 1974 Jim "Catfish" Hunter wins free agent claim against A's owner Finley 1974 Detroit Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps 1974 A's Mike Andrews files $25 million lawsuit against Charlie Finley 1974 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by House Judiciary Committee 1974 House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon 1974 OPEC ends oil boycott against Netherlands 1974 Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park home run against New York Yankees 1974 Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US 1974 Glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's 1st win against Australia 1973 MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya 1973 San Diego files anti-trust against NL (stopping Padres move to DC) 1973 5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against U.S. and Netherlands begins 1973 Johnny Unitas files $725,000 suit against Baltimore Colts 1973 40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution 1972 "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7 1972 Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders 1972 40,000 pilots strike against naval officer 1972 Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire 1971 India beat England by 4 wickets, their win against the Poms 1971 President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China 1971 Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by 1971 Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes 1970 New York Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG 1970 Jordanian King Hussein moves against PLO guerrillas 1970 Curt Flood loses his $41 million antitrust suit against baseball 1970 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War 1969 Dallas Cowboy kicker Mike Clark, attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland, missed the ball 1969 250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Washington D.C. against Vietnam War 1969 New York Jet Steve O'Neal punts 98 yards against Denver Broncos 1969 Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th 1969 Police raid Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, New York, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against police, it lasts 3 days 1969 Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds 1969 Diana Crump becomes 1st U.S. woman jockey to ride against men, Hialelah 1969 France begins arms embargo against Israel 1968 Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors and 2 game misconducts in a game against New York Rangers in New York's MSG 1968 Ex-premier Papandreou buried/300,000 demonstrate against fascist junta 1968 Pope Paul VI encyclical against On regulation of birth 1968 1st AL game played in Milwaukee, is a 4-2 California win against Chicago 1968 1,000,000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle and Pompidou 1968 National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Comm) reports against racism and demands aid given to blacks 1968 150,000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin 1968 10,000 demonstrators against U.S. in Vietnam War in West-Berlin 1967 Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II 1967 Packers' Travis Williams returns 2 kickoffs for TDs against Browns, setting largest margin of Browns defeat (48), winning 55-7 1967 Nigeria begins offensive against Biafra 1967 A's drop grievance filed with National Labor Relations against C Finley 1967 Biafran offensive against Nigerian army 1967 Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages 1967 10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam 1967 Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87 1966 Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage 1966 U.S. RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays 1966 U.S. citizens demonstrate against war in Vietnam 1966 Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers 1965 British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia 1965 15,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Washington D.C. 1965 General strike in Morocco against disappearance of Ben Barka 1965 Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets 1965 Viet Cong offensive against U.S. base Da Nang, begins 1965 Lawry and Simpson complete opening stand of 382 against W Indies 1965 U.S. confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong 1965 Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against South Africa, his best Test bowling 1964 British Labour Party installs weapon embargo against South Africa 1964 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV 1964 Patriots' Gino Cappelletti kicks 6-of-6 field goals against Broncos 1964 Creighton's Paul Silas grabs Midwest record 27 rebounds against Okla 1964 AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville 1963 Trial against 21 camp guards of Auschwitz begins 1963 Ian Meckiff no-balled for throwing against the South Africans 1963 Famous cricket draw at Lord's as England hang on against the Windies 1963 Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools 1963 American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes 1963 John F. Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression 1962 Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 yrs 1962 Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 1962 Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5) 1962 Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win 1962 Nazi Adolf Eichmann hanged in Israel for crimes against Jews in WW II 1962 U.S. promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression 1961 Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel 1961 Houston Oiler Billy Cannon gains record 373 yards against Titans 1961 Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball 1961 Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal 1961 President Kennedy signs law against hijacking (death penalty) 1961 250,000 West Berliners demonstrate against East Berlin 1961 Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox 1960 Coup against South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem fails 1960 Demonstrations against premier Lumumba 1960 Lew Burdette pitches to just 27 for a 1-0 no-hitter against Phillies 1960 San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal debuts, with a 1 hitter against Phillies 1960 Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as U.S.S.R. levels spy charges against US 1960 Algeria uprises against French president De Gaulle 1959 "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1959 Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1959 Uprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Tibet 1959 Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers 1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women 1958 Test Cricket debuts against New Zealand for Dexter, Illingworth and Subba Row 1958 French government of Pflimlin resigns/200,000 demonstrate against De Gaulle 1958 President Batista opens offensive against Fidel Castro's rebellion 1958 French settlers riot against French army in Algeria 1958 1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England) 1957 New York City is 1st city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) 1957 U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond speaks 24hrs 27m against civil rights 1957 Strom Thurmond, Senator-D-South Carolina, ends 24 hour filibuster against civil rights 1957 Senator Strom Thurmond begins 24-hour filibuster against civil rights bill 1957 British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman 1957 Peter Webb, New Zealand cricketer, batsman against West Indies 1980 1957 Trial begins in Budapest against participants october uprising 1956 Hungary appeals for United Nations assistance against Soviet invasion 1956 Revolt against Stalinist policies begins in Hungary 1956 Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton, Tennessee 1956 South African women demonstrate against pass laws 1956 Death penalty against KPM-director Leon Jungschlaeger 1956 156-day strike against Westinghouse ends 1956 Pirates and Kansas City A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white 1955 Conference of Bandung against colonialism/for self determination, ends 1955 Armed military action taken against bureaucratic strike in Amsterdam 1955 EOKA-bomb attacks against British government buildings in Cyprus 1954 Algeria begins rebellion against French rule 1954 Algerian Revolution against French begins 1954 Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer 1954 Montreal Canadians score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Detroit 1954 Eisenhower warns against U.S. intervention in Vietnam 1953 4-5 million French go on strike against economizations 1953 Fidel Castro begins rebellion, the "26th of July Movement," against Fulgenico Batista's regime 1953 Peter McEvoy, British actor, Against the Innocent 1952 Prague show trial against 14 communists (9 Jewish) begin 1952 General strike against overtime conscription in Belgium 1952 Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15-inning, 3-1 loss 1952 Great demonstrations against apartheid in South Africa 1952 General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia 1951 Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears 1951 Azmat Rana, cricketer, one Test for Pakistan against Australia 1980 1951 Swiss males votes against female suffrage 1951 Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java 1951 Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against GDR" 1951 Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi 1950 Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism" 1950 Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague 1950 Viet Minh-offensive against French bases in Vietnam 1950 West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England 1950 French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh 1950 U.N. member states begin using integrated forces against North Korea 1950 Prague espionage trial against bishops and priests begins 1950 Anthony Lloyd, born in England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, gay rights supporter, voted against the Iraq War and against renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System 1950 Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb 1950 Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China 1949 Jeff Bridges, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Stay Hungry, Against All Odds 1949 Dutch court affirms death sentence against SS chief Hanns Rauter 1948 Operation 10 Plagues - Israeli offensive against Egyptian army 1948 Andrei A Zjdanov, Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52 1948 Larry Carlton, rock composer, Against All Odds, Who's the Boss 1948 Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason 1947 15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of nazis 1947 Trial against WW II mayor of Amsterdam Edward Vonte begins 1947 James Woods, born in Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Salvador, Against All Odds 1947 Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" 1946 1st trial against nazi war criminals in Neurenberg 1946 International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals 1945 Trial against NSB-leader Mussert begins 1945 Australian Services draw 1st Victory Test against India 1945 U.S.S.R. declares war against Japan in WW II 1945 Uprising against SS-occupying troops in Prague 1945 Lord Haw-Haw calls for crusade against the bolsheviks 1945 Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany 1945 U.S. offensive against Shuri-barrier on Okinawa 1944 Dutch begin railroad strike against German occupiers 1944 Lieutenant-general Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far" 1944 King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to cease fire against Allies and dismissed the pro-Axis premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu 1944 Paris police strike against nazi occupiers 1944 Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers 1944 Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1944 Von Rundstedt against Keitel: "Signs peace, idiots!" 1944 Universal strike against nazi terror in Copenhagen 1944 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan 1944 Russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim 1944 Bomb assassination against Southern Tirol congregation in Rome, 33 die 1944 Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0 1943 Denmark, declares a universal strike against Nazi occupiers 1943 Dutch artsens protest against nazis 1943 Jews riot against Germany in Amsterdam 1943 Trident conference in Washington D.C. (operation plan '43 against Japan) 1943 Churchill pledges England's full support to U.S. against Japan 1943 Strike against obligatory labor camps ends, after 200 killed 1943 Dutch strike against forced labor in Nazi Germany's war industry 1943 British offensive against Mareth-line 1943 Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews 1943 Dutch churches protest at Seyss-Inquart against persecution of Jews 1943 Russian offensive against German 6th/4th Armies near Stalingrad 1942 Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia and Balkan 1942 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front 1942 RC churches protest, Dutch bishops stand against spread of Judaism 1942 Riots against Jews in Amsterdam 1942 U.S. air offensive against nazi-Germany begins 1942 Salvatore "the Bull" Gravano, mobster, testified against Gotti 1942 Los Angeles Times urges security measures against Japanese-Americans 1942 U.S. and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis 1941 Nazi manifest against the Jews in Amsterdam 1941 Finland enters WW II against Russia 1941 Estonians starts armed resistance against Soviet occupation 1941 Trial against resistance fighter comte d'Estienne d'Orves begins 1941 Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason 1941 Utrecht and Zaandam strike against raid on Jews 1941 February strike against persecution of Jews, in Amsterdam 1940 500 students in Delft demonstrate against nazis 1940 Protestant churches protest against dismissal of Jew civil servants 1940 German Evangelist Church protests against euthanasia pogroms 1940 Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France and Britain 1940 Russia begins new offensive against Finland 1940 Finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia 1939 South Australia score 7-821 against Queensland 1939 Russian air and ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa 1939 Adolf Hitler denies he intends to go to war against France and Britain 1939 Russian offensive under General Zjoekov against Japanese invasion in Mongolia 1938 League of Nations declares Japan the aggressor against China 1937 Bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia 1937 Eddie Paynter scores 322 for Lancashire against Sussex 1937 Richard Moore scores 316 for Hampshire against Warwickshire 1937 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns 1937 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism 1937 Australia snatch series against England 3-2 after being 2-0 down 1936 Trial against Ljev Kamenev and Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow 1936 League of Nations starts sanctions against Italy 1936 Haile Selassie asks League of Nations for sanctions against Italy 1936 Victoria need 442 to win against NSW, but lose, all out for 415 They pick "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season 1935 400,000 demonstrators against fascism in Madrid 1935 Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews 1935 Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies 1935 Susan Brownmiller, Brooklyn, feminist author, Against Our Wills 1935 300 Dutch ice cream salesmen protest against Italian competition 1934 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signs Baltic Entente, against U.S.S.R. 1934 Babe Ruth hits home run number 700, against Detroit 1934 Bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University! 1934 Female Babe Didrickson pitches hitless inning for Philadelphia A's in exhibition game against Brooklyn Dodgers 1934 France hit by a general strike against fascists and royalists 1934 Dutch RC Bishops warn against fascism/nazism 1933 5th "extermination campaign" against communists in Nanjing China 1933 Trial against Marinus der Lubbe opens 1933 German judge Vogt signs deed of accusation against Van der Lubbe 1933 50,000 demonstrate in Antwerp against fascism/war 1933 Catholic newspaper Germania warns against nazis/communists 1933 Susan Sontag, born in New York City, Susan Rosenblatt, New York, writer, author, filmmaker, philosopher, political activist, 'Against Interpretation' established reputation as 'the Dark Lady of American Letters' 1933 Amsterdam confectionery worker go on strike against wage reduction 1933 Bradman scores 103* against the Bodyline attack in the 2nd Test 1932 Gandhi begins hunger strike against treatment of untouchables 1932 Carlos Davila coup against President Juan Montero of Chile 1932 Wes Santee, born in Ashland, Kansas, runner, athlete, competed in 1,500-meter events, competed against Roger Bannister, John Landy 1931 German SPD begins Eiserne Front against fascism 1931 "Against Iain" duke of Atholl, English large landowner 1931 Bishop Schreiber warns against national-socialism in Berlin 1930 Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages 1930 Alan Oakman, cricketer, England batsman against Australia 1956 1930 Alois Jirasek, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone', dies in Prague, Czechoslovakia 1930 Bradman scores 452* for NSW against Qld, 377 minutes, 49 fours 1929 Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 minutes 1929 Bradman scores 157 for NSW against the MCC at cricket SCG 1929 1st legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling and 1st reception by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton 1928 Bradman scores 132* for NSW against MCC 1928 KPD begins petition against Germany building a battle fleet 1928 Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees 1928 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Mortalium animos (against oecumene) 1927 Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month 1927 Victoria score 793 against Queensland, Bill Ponsford 437 1927 Joe Adcock, born in Coushatta, Louisiana, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds, homered four times in a single game against Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field 1927 Augusto Sandino begins 5 -year war against U.S. occupation of Nicaragua 1927 George Thoms, cricketer, 1 Test Australia against WI 1952, scored 16 and 28 1927 General strike against British occupiers in Shanghai 1927 Uprising against Portuguese regime of General Carmona defeated 1927 Uprising against regime of general Carmona in Portugal 1926 Ponsford scores 352 and Ryder 295 against NSW 1926 Victoria all out for 1107 against NSW at the MCG Crowd 22,348 1926 Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos 1926 Uprising against Reza Shah Pahlawi in Persia 1926 Guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu 1925 NSW score 705 against Victoria, go from 8-475 to 9-701 1925 Stork Hendry scores 325 for Victoria against New Zealand 1925 Belgian episcopelian sspeaks against Flemish activism 1925 Cardinal Mercier warns Belgians against socialism/liberalism 1925 League of Nation advises against Turk/Iraqi division of Mosoelgebied 1925 Beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France 1925 Jihad-Saint war against Turkish government 1924 KPD points out Rote Frontkampferbund against Nazi 1924 Sheldon Allman, born in Chicago, actor, Norm-Harris Against the World 1924 Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut 1924 Trial against Hitler in Munich begins 1923 Textile strike in Enschede, Netherlands, against lower wages, begins 1923 1st NL unassisted triple play (Ernie Padgett, Braves against Phillies) 1923 Stresemann Government ends resistance against occupiers in Ruhrgebied 1923 80,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against Fleet law 1923 KPD holds struggle day against fascism, in Germany 1923 Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied 1923 German Republic day with laws against worker 1923 SDAP speaks out against allied occupation of Ruhrgebied 1923 General mine strike against wage cuts in Saar 1923 Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent 1923 Belgian Working people Party protest against occupied Ruhrgebied 1922 NSW all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket 1922 Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Phillies) 1922 Italy's general strike against fascist violence 1922 Jim McConnon, cricketer, England off-spinner against Pakistan 1954 1921 Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox 1921 Turk and Christian of Palestine sign a friendship treaty against Jews 1921 Cyril Poole, cricketer, England batsman against India 1951-52 1920 NSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81 1920 General Wrangel opens offensive against red Army 1920 Joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack 1920 Swiss men vote against women's suffrage 1920 U.S. Senate votes against membership in League of Nations 1919 Carl Mazes pitches a complete doubleheader against New York Yankees 1919 Afghanistan Emir Amanoellah begins war against Great Britain 1919 Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann 1919 Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act 1919 NL President John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers 1918 Polish soldiers organize a pogrom against Jews of Galicia Poland 1918 Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against Browns 1918 White Sox losing 5-4 against New York Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play 1917 Lenin speaks against Kamenev, Kollontai, Stalin and Trotsky 1917 Phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves 1917 President Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany 1916 Bishop speak against Catholics in trade unions 1916 Italy declares war against Germany during WW I 1916 Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins 1916 Germany declares war against Portugal 1916 Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro 1915 Dutch SDAP demonstrates against conscription 1915 1st German poison gas attack, against Russians 1914 Pope Benedictus Xv's encyclical Ad beatissimi, against integrity 1914 British, French and Russian government sign Pact of London, against Germany 1914 Serbia declares war against Germany 1914 Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I 1914 Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster 1914 Germany offers Austria war aid to fight against Russia in Serbia 1914 Frank Lovejoy, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw 1913 Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against Giants (7-0) 1913 Pirates Max Carey goes hitless, but scores 5 runs against Phillies 1913 Sun Yet San calls for revolt against President Yuan Shikai in China 1912 Pius X encyclical Singular quadam, against interconfess unions 1911 Norman Gordon, South Africa cricket pace bowler, against England 1938-39 1910 Washington Red Killefer sacrifices record 4 times against Detroit 1910 Pope's encyclical on Editae Saepe, against church reformers 1909 Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs 1909 Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary 1908 Crete revolts against Turkey and aligns with Greece 1908 Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team 1906 Robert Rainy, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views, dies 1906 Pogroms against Jews in Oddessa 1906 Pogrom against Jews in Bialystok, Polish Russia 1906 Pope encyclical against separation of church and state 1905 Harbor strike against importing grain elevators in Rotterdam 1905 Warsaw and Lodz revolt against Russian occupation 1905 Pogrom against Jewish community in Brisk Lithuania 1905 A pogrom against Jews in Minsk Belorussia 1904 Field battle at Liao-Yang-200,000 Japanese against 150,000 Russian 1904 Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia A's (3-0) 1904 Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison 1903 In 11th an old black ball is put into play against Cleveland, Tigers' Nap Lajoie protests ignored, he hurls ball out of park and forfeits game 1903 Unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians against Turkey 1903 British government protests against abuser in Belgian Congo 1903 Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers 1903 Dr. Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid in New York City 1903 General railroad strike against "worgwetten" (anti-strike laws) 1902 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 1901 Laws against phosphor matches enacted (inhibition white phosphorous) 1901 Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox 1900 China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians 1899 Revolt against U.S. occupation of Philippines 1896 Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer, against Pasternak, 1896 Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer, against Pasternak, 1896 Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire 1896 Andrei A. Zjdanov, Russian politician, against kosmopolitism 1895 Emperor Menelik II of Addis Ababa draws against Italians 1895 Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1894 Government obtains injunction against striking Pullman Workers 1894 Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist, War Against War! 1893 Jack Durston, cricketer, England fast bowler against Australia 1921 1891 Riot against tax increase in Paramaribo Suriname 1888 Harry Moses 297 not out for NSW against Victoria 1885 Louis Riel, French rebel who fought against Canada, executed at 41 1884 Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress, Genius against Violence 1883 Hugh Daily, a one-armed pitcher for Cleveland (Forest City), tosses 1-0 no-hitter against Philadelphia 1883 New York Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies 1883 Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888) 1881 Pogroms against Russian Jews start in Elisabethgrad 1879 Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins 1877 U.S. railroad builders strike against wage reduction 1874 1st Chamber accept law against child labor 1873 Dutch socialist Samuel van Wooden demands law against child labor 1871 Trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) and Big Tree, begins 1870 Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch 1869 Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped 1868 Cuba revolts for independence against Spain 1868 U.S. Senate organizes to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson 1863 Andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain 1861 Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South 1861 Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union 1861 Warsaw Massacre: Russians fire on crowd demonstrating against Russia 1861 Tennessee votes against secession 1858 Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" 1856 Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery 1855 U.S. Court of Claims forms for cases against government 1851 Alois Jirasek, born in Czechoslovakia, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone' 1848 Joris-Karl Huysmans, France, writer, Against the Grain 1848 Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet 1847 Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state) 1847 Conspiracy in New Mexico against US 1841 Akbar Khan successfully revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan 1834 Antonius van Gils, RC theologist (against Relief), dies at 75 1831 Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery 1830 Belgium revolts against Netherlands 1826 Robert Rainy, born in Glasgow, Scotland, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views 1825 Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins 1821 Failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII 1820 Greece freedom revolt against anti Ottoman attack 1818 Netherlands and England sign treaty against illegal slave handling 1817 Ambonese uprising against Dutch authority, under T Matulesia 1814 Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris 1812 Failed coup against emperor Napoleon 1812 War of 1812 begins as U.S. declares war against Britain 1811 El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence 1810 Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French and Bavarians, shot dead 1808 Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid 1804 England mobilizes to protect against French invasion 1804 Conspirators against Napoleon, for restoration of Louis XVIII 1799 Jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered 1798 1st impeachment trial against a U.S. senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins 1798 Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg 1798 Sedition Act prohibits "false, scandalous and malicious" writing against U.S. government 1794 Haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France 1779 Vice-Admiral Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada 1774 Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts 1765 Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" 1759 Wilbur Wilberforce, England, crusaded against slavery 1756 Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians 1738 France offers emperor Karel VI mediation in war against Turkey 1734 John Zenger, arrested for libel against New York col gov; later acquitted 1731 Dutch people revolt against meat tax 1718 Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/diplomat, plot against Peter III 1713 Pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism" 1690 Iroquois tribes renew allegiance to British against French 1685 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic king James II 1683 Lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded 1683 Rye House-plot against English king Charles II uncovered 1683 Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey 1679 Meal Tub Plot against James II of England 1676 Nathaniel Bacon, rallied against Virginian government, killed at 29 1668 England, Netherlands and Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French 1665 French expedition against Barbarians in Tunis/Algiers 1657 France and England form alliance against Spain; England gets Dunkirk 1656 Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden 1656 U.S. colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers 1648 People's uprising against Anna of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin 1648 Moscow's people uprise against regent Boris Morozov 1647 French cardinal Mazarin and duke of Modena sign treaty against Milan 1647 People's uprising against high prices and Spanish rule in Naples 1641 Adrian "Aart" van Wijck, theologist, against jansenisme 1640 Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV 1630 Failed palace revolution against Richelieu France 1628 Sweden and Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein 1623 1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Reverend Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he loses 1619 Trial against Johan van Oldenbarnevelt begins in The Hague 1610 Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 and Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki 1601 Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth 1601 Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth 1596 England, France and Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain 1593 Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno 1586 Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth 1585 English secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I 1581 English parliament passes laws against Catholicism 1574 France begins 5th holy war against Huguenots 1570 Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits 1568 Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada 1568 Conference of York begins: trial against Mary Stuart 1565 Compromise of the Nobles closes against inquisition 1563 League of High Nobles routes 2nd protest against King Philip II 1559 Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1545 English earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland 1542 Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America 1542 Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium) 1542 Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard 1536 France and Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel 1535 Christians captured in Tunis in uprising against Admiral Barbarossa 1532 Henry VIII and Francois I signs secret treaty against emperor Karel V 1531 Pope Clemens VII and Francois I sign secret treaty against Karel V 1525 Trial against "heretic" John Pistorius ends in the Hague 1525 Trial against "heretic" John Pistorius at The Hague 1519 Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government 1508 League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice) 1503 Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against indians 1499 France and Venice sign treaty against Milan 1494 Uprising against Piero de' Medici in Florence Italy 1487 Citizens of Leeuwarden Netherlands rebel against ban on foreign beer 1450 Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI 1450 Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI 1431 England begins trial against Joan of Arc 1420 Pope Martinus I calls for crusade against the hussieten 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury fought by Percys against King Henry IV 1390 French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates 1382 French Maillotin uprises against taxes 1367 League of Cologne goes against Danish king Waldemar IV 1317 Pontifical degree "Sancta Romania" against spiritualists 1212 French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo 1180 Yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against emperor Kiyomori Taira 532 Nika-revolt against Justianus and Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople 335 Constantinople emperor Constantine the Great rules laws against Jews 65 Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem |
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