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1995 "Broadway Limited" last train ride (began in 1902) 1990 Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate 1990 Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws 1989 Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since U.S. open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price) 1989 Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981 1988 Moscow began withdrawing its 115,000 troops in Afghanistan 1987 U.S. began escorting re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in Persian Gulf 1987 Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing 1985 U.S. began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti 1982 Israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut 1980 Pope John Paul II began 5 day visit to West Germany, 1979 CompuServe began operation as 1st computer information service 1979 Ted Coombs began a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City 1978 Sadat, Begin and Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md 1975 WGPR-TV Detroit, 1st Black-owned station in U.S., began broadcasting 1971 New York Times began publishing "Pentagon Papers" 1969 Expanded 4 party Vietnam peace talks began in Paris 1968 Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the U.S. and North Vietnam 1968 1st ABA basketball championship began 1966 The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper" 1965 Airlift of refugees from Cuba to U.S. began 1963 Toledo, OH newspaper strike began 1963 Beatles began 1st British tour, supporting Tommy Roe and Chris Montez 1962 Cuban missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba 1961 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South 1958 Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor 1954 Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began 1952 1st scheduled jet airliner passenger service began with a BOAC Comet 1951 Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong 1949 USAF plane began 1st nonstop around-the-world flight 1947 WW II sugar rationing finally endd in U.S., began May 28, 1942 1942 In World War II, battle of Guadalcanal began 1942 Operation "Torch" began as U.S. and British forces land in French N Afr 1942 Women's Army Auxiliary Corps began basic training at Fort Des Moines 1942 Construction of the Alaska Highway began 1942 Battle of Java Sea began 13 U.S. warships sunk - 2 Japanese 1941 Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II 1940 Nazi Germany began walling off the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw 1940 Battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks 1940 Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces attacked by air, 114 days 1940 Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Muese River 1939 NY's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight 1938 GM began mass production of diesel engines 1934 Tunisia began its move for independence 1934 TWA began commercial service 1934 1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Georgia 1933 Wiley Post began 1st solo flight around world 1933 Germany began mandatory sterilization of those with hereditary illness 1933 Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days" 1933 Mutiny on "7 Provinces" ends (began Feb 4th), 23 killed 1930 1st scheduled transcontinental air service began 1930 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay 1925 NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began 1922 BBC Radio began daily newscasts 1920 1st U.S. coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting 1918 Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (New York Globe) 1918 2nd Battle of Marne began during WW I 1914 World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 1913 Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week 1907 Taxis 1st began running in New York City 1904 Russian-Japanese war began 1900 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1900 "The Billboard" began weekly publication 1896 Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece 1889 New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1887 Marcus Garvey, began back-to-Africa movement among U.S. blacks 1880 Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed (began in 1248) 1871 Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in SC 1865 Secret Service began operating under the Treasury Department 1861 Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Virginia 1860 Pony Express began between St. Joseph Missouri and Sacramento California 1853 Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape 1841 1st continuous filibuster in U.S. Senate began, lasting until March 11 1807 1st railway passenger service began in England 1806 Zebulon Pike began his journey to explore the Southwest 1700 William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation 1689 Russia began taxing men's beards 1656 Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 1642 Civil War in England began between Royalists and Parliament

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