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1997 5 sue Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, because his smoking has violated the country's constitution guaranteeing a wholesome life
1994 Supreme Court outlaws excluding people from juries because of gender 1990 Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt 1989 Guido de Moor, actor (Flanagan, Because of the Cats), dies 1989 Yusef Hawkins, shot by 30 whites in Bensonhurst because he's black 1989 Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players 1986 STS-61-C mission scrubbed T -9m because of bad weather at Kennedy 1986 STS-61-C mission scrubbed at T -9m because of weather problems 1986 STS-61-C scrubbed at T-31sec because of liquid oxygen valve problem 1985 STS-61-C scrubbed at T -13s because of SRB auxiliary power problem 1985 STS-51-I scrubbed at T -9m because of an onboard computer problem 1985 STS-51-I mission scrubbed at T -5m because of bad weather 1985 STS-51-F launch scrubbed at T -3s because of main engine shutdown 1984 STS-51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds 1984 STS-41-D launch attempt scrubbed because of computer problem 1983 Attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "because food is free and that's easier than paying for it" 1980 Gabriella Brum, 18, of W Germany crowned 30th Miss World, she resigns the next day, because she wants to marry her 52 year old boyfriend 1973 Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors 1972 Courts awarded Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because winner was given drugs before race 1970 Ray Davies of Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC coml reference ban 1969 Don Drysdale retires because of damage to his right shoulder 1969 Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems 1968 Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King assassination 1968 CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA 1968 Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 1966 Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act 1965 Hank Aaron loses a home run, because he hit it out of batter's box 1965 At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die 1964 South Africa banned from Olympic Games because of apartheid policies 1962 U.N. General Assembly censures Portugal (because of Angola) 1956 Pirates and Kansas City A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white 1956 University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) 1954 U.S. Senate admonishes Joseph Mccarthy because of slander campaign 1950 Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England 1947 Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists 1946 University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1946 Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats 1944 Amsterdam: Vondelpark closed because of kappen of trees 1939 Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning 1937 Guido de Moor, Dutch actor, Apart, Because the Cats 1936 Trial against Ljev Kamenev and Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow 1933 Lloyd Price, born in Kenner, Louisiana, singer, Just Because 1927 Doretta Morrow, New York City, actress, Because You're Mine 1926 Theodor Lessing laid-off "because he is a Jew" in Hanover 1923 Belgium's Theunis government falls because of mine, post and railroad strike 1903 Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought 1903 President T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black 1886 George Mallory, England, mountain climber, "because it is there" 1886 President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence 1882 Because of anti-monopoly laws, Standard Oil is organized as a trust 1821 Monroe is 1st President inaugurated on March 5th, because 4th was Sun 1749 General fast because of drought in MA 1570 Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew" 1416 Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay 1307 French king Philip IV convicts templars because of heresy 661 Ali ibn Abi Talib, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad, dies at age 62 599 Ali ibn Abi Talib, born in Mecca, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad |
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