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2003 Nell Carter, actress, Gimme a Break, dies at 54
2001 Terrorists break into parliament building in New Delhi, murder at least 12 1997 Compaq testifies Microsoft threaten to break Windows 95 agreement if they showcased a Netscape icon 1997 Seattle Mariners break record for most home runs in a year (258) 1997 U.S. government forces closure of Hudson Foods due to E Coli break out 1997 Yankees break Minnesota Twins Brad Radke's string of 12 straight wins 1996 Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play and nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension 1995 Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games) 1994 Rockwell B-1B Lancers break 11 world speed records 1990 Jessica James, actress (Spring Break), dies of breast cancer at 60 1988 New York Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2 1988 Minn Twins are 1st AL club ever to break 3 million season attendance 1988 Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton 1987 A's Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break 1985 Lauri Hendler, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, actress, Julie-Gimme a Break 1984 Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time 1983 Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record 1983 Gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury" 1982 Hank Ladd, TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74 1980 Cosmonauts Ryumin and Popov break space endurance record of 176 days 1980 Matthew Lawrence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, actor, Matthew-Gimme a Break 1979 Rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer break up 1979 Battles between Kurds and Iranians break in Sananday Iran 1976 Randy Jones wins NL record 16 games before All Star break 1976 Morocco and Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria 1975 Joey Lawrence, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental 1973 Islanders break 12 game losing streak, 20 game road winless streak 1973 Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel 1972 White House "plumbers" break into Democratic National headquarters at the Watergate Hotel 1970 1st tennis tie break at a Grand Slam (U.S. Open) (9 pt sudden death) 1970 International Law Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule 1970 Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in New York City's Wall Street 1968 NL announces break into 2 divisions for 1969 1967 Race riots break out in Newark, 27 die 1967 Lara Jill Miller, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, actress, Samantha-Gimme a Break 1967 Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water 1965 Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel 1964 Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference 1962 French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel 1962 Andy Green, UK, 1st to break sound barrier on land 1961 U.S.S.R. and Albania break diplomatic relations 1961 Kari Michaelsen, New York City, actress, Katie-Gimme a Break 1958 Battles between Turkish and Greeks Cypriots break out 1957 Don Bowden becomes 1st American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7) 1956 Riots break out in Poznan Poland, 38 die 1954 Australia and U.S.S.R. break diplomatic relations 1953 Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) 1953 Jacqueline Cochran is 1st woman to break the sound barrier 1950 Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower, 1st to break 70m 1948 Nell Carter, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Nell-Gimme a Break, Lobo 1948 Reb Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cage, Yor, Captain America, Fast Break 1947 Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1946 66,545 fans help Yankees break million attendance mark, the earliest 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 1943 German Wehrmacht deployed in order to break Dutch strikes 1938 Crystal Night - Germans break windows owned by Jews 1938 Anti-Jewish riots break out in Dabrowa Poland 1936 Anti-Jewish riots break out in Palestine 1934 Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] and United Air Lines 1934 1st Jewish immigrant ship to break the English blockade in Palestine 1931 Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184 1929 Nicolaas Theunissen, South Africa cricket break bowler (2nd Test 1889), dies 1927 Gloria Jean, born in Buffalo, New York, actress, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 1926 Italy establishes corp of force in order to break powerful unions 1925 Thermit explosive 1st used to break up ice jam, Waddington, New York 1923 Chuck Yeager, U.S. test pilot, 1st man to break sound barrier 1920 Dolph Sweet, born in New York City, actor, Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up 1912 15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break 1904 John Hoyt, Bronxville, New York, actor, Gimme a Break, Tom Dick and Mary 1904 Peter Van Steeden, born in Amsterdam Netherlands, orchestra leader, Break the Bank 1900 Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break 1879 Thomas Ray becomes youngest to break a world track and field record pole-vaulting 11' 2" at age 17 years and 198 days 1852 Anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm 1839 Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England 1829 Danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200 1806 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile, Yankee 1683 Turkish troops break through defense of Vienna 1600 Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588 1587 Dutch County Groningen flood by dike break 1421 Holland/Zealand dikes break in storm, 1000s killed 1264 Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany |
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