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1997 HAL became operational (2001: A Space Odyssey)
1994 Arthur Berry, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985, dies at 69 1988 Willie Stargell became 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame 1987 Lynne Cox became 1st to swim from U.S. to Russia across Bering Strait 1987 2 men became 1st hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic 1986 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton, became 13th NHLer to score 500 goals 1986 Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals 1986 Richard W. Miller became 1st FBI agent convicted of espionage 1985 "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York City 1983 Guy Lafleur, Montreal, became 10th NHLer to score 500 goals 1983 President Reagan became 1st U.S. President to address Japan's legislature 1982 Charlie Brooks, Jr., convicted murderer became 1st U.S. prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas 1982 Steve Carlton became 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards 1982 Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show" 1981 Hosni Mubarak became acting-president of Egypt 1980 Mary Decker became 1st woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes 1978 Kofi Busia, statesman, leader of the Ghana Congress Party, which became the United Party, Prime Minister, 2nd Republic of Ghana, 1969 - 1972, died 1978 Al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500, 3 times 1978 Naomi Uemura became 1st to reach North Pole overland alone 1977 Egyptian President Sadat became 1st Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset 1975 John Bucyk, Boston, became 7th NHLer to score 500 goals 1975 Anwar Sadat became 1st Egyptian president to officially visit U.S. 1975 Archbishop Oliver Plunkett became 1st Irish-born saint in 7 centuries 1975 Ford became 1st U.S. President to visit Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz 1975 Japanese Junko Tabei became 1st woman to reach Mount Everest's summit 1974 Phil Esposito, Boston, became 6th NHLer to score 500 goals 1973 Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade 1971 Billie Jean King became 1st female athlete to win $100,000 1968 France became world's 5th thermonuclear power, explodes on Mururoa 1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II 1966 Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics) 1966 Shabba Ranks, born in Sturgetown, St. Ann, Jamaica, born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon, reggae singer, recording artist, sex symbol, popular dancehall DJ, toaster, successful U.S. crossover artist, became first Grammy-Award winning dancehall artist 1965 David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2 1964 Zeng Jinlian, born in Hunan, China, became tallest woman known, 2.46 m, 8'1" 1962 James Meredith became 1st black at University of Mississippi 1962 Uganda became a self-governing country 1959 Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission 1957 Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Mont, became 1st NHLer to score 500 goals 1956 Mark Handley, born in Hollywood, California, writer, screenwriter, playwright, married, lived in log cabin with his wife to live in isolation, wrote play Idioglossia, which became the film, Nell, starring Jodie Foster, 1994, directed by Michael Apted 1955 Norio Honaga, born in Japan, athlete, professional wrestler, junior heavyweight three-time, New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion in IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, retired and became referee in 1988 1954 Colette, writer, best-known for novel 'Gigi', which became a stage musical, dies at 81 in Paris, France 1954 Michael O'Brien, born in Worcester, England, Mike O'Brien, politician, Labor Party, since 1992, serves as Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire, served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, became Minister of State for Health Services, 2009 1948 Robert Spink, born in Haworth, Worth Valley, Yorkshire, England, Robert Michael Spink, politician, Independence Party, former Conservative Party member, became Member of Parliament for Castle Point in June, 2001 1948 Reginald Weit became the 1st black to play in the U.S. Tennis Open 1943 Chiang Kai-shek became president of China 1941 Micki Grant, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, singer, soprano, actress, writer, composer, appeared on NBC's Another World, became first African-American cast member of a daytime soap opera 1941 Joseph Stalin became premier of Russia 1940 Benjamin O. Davis became 1st Black general in U.S. Army 1940 Cornelious Warmerdam became 1st man to pole vault 15 ft 1936 Barbara Hanley became Canada's 1st woman mayor (Webbwood, Ontario) 1934 Gordon Getty, born in San Francisco, California, fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, sold Getty Oil to Texaco, became classical music composer, contributes to the San Francisco Opera 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt became 1st President to travel through Panama Canal 1934 Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Sat Review of Lit" Males who solved puzzle became members of Baker Street Irregulars 1931 Jackie Mitchell became 1st female in professional baseball 1930 Jim Rohn, born in Idaho, entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, joined direct sales organization of John Earl Shoaff, became millionaire by age 31, shared rags to riches story and personal development philosophy with over 4 million people worldwide, authored 17 books, audio, video programs 1927 Isadora Duncan, dies as her scarf became entangled in her car's wheel 1927 Waite Hoyt became only 20 game winner of 1927 Yankees 1927 Robert Orben, magician, comedy writer, author, specializes in observational comedy, wrote, 'Encyclopedia of Patter', 'Speaker's Handbook of Humor', speechwriter for Vice President Gerald R. Ford, became Director, White House Speechwriting Department 1926 Robert Earl Hughes, became heaviest known human, 486 kg 1926 Railway Labor Act became law 1925 Peter DePaolo became 1st man to average over 100 mph at Indy 1925 Arthur Berry, born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, England, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985 1925 Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman Governor in USA 1920 Bob Hope became an American citizen 1914 George Tabori, born in Budapest, Gyorgy Tabori, writer, theater director, worked for BBC in London, moved to United States, became screenwriter, translated works by Bertolt Brecht, Max Frisch 1913 Kofi Busia, born in Wenchi, Ghana, statesman, leader of the Ghana Congress Party, which became the United Party, Catholic, Prime Minister, 2nd Republic of Ghana, 1969 - 1972 1910 Blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight 1908 Pu Yi (Hsuan-T'ung) became China's Last Emperor at age 3 1907 Ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan 1906 Reginald A Fessenden became 1st to broadcast music over radio (Mass) 1906 Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game 1904 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to New York club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913) 1902 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became Associate Justice on Supreme Court 1902 President Teddy Roosevelt became 1st U.S. chief executive to ride in a car 1900 Hawaii became a U.S. territory 1895 Georgetown became part of Washington D.C. 1891 Rice Institute, which became Rice University, is chartered 1887 Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minnesota became the 1st U.S. ski club 1884 Moses Walker became 1st black player in major league 1878 Silver dollar became U.S. legal tender 1875 James Augustine Healey became 1st Black Catholic Bishop in US 1873 Colette, born in Yonee, France, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, writer, best-known for novel 'Gigi', which became a stage musical 1870 Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps 1867 Fannie Thomas, became oldest known American, 113 y 273 d at death 1864 Austrian Archduke Maximilian became emperor of Mexico 1863 Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human, 2.1 kg at 17 1861 Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer, How I Became a Christian 1859 Philadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later 1853 Cincinnati became 1st U.S. city to pay fire fighters a regular salary 1849 James E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger 1848 James K. Polk became 1st President photographed in office by Matthew Brady 1844 Texas became a U.S. territory 1840 New Zealand became a British colony 1791 Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male, 67 cm; 2' 2" 1740 Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia 1642 Georgeana (York) Maine became the 1st incorporated American city 1457 Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book 1335 Ex-emperor Hanazono became a Zen priest |
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