1993 Trailing 3-1 with 2 outs in 9th, time is called prior to Mike Stanley pop out, gets a 2nd chance, and Yanks rally to beat Boston 4-3
1992 Wade Preston, actor (Man Called Sledge), dies at 62
1986 Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC
1984 Rev Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called New York City, "Hymietown"
1983 John P Strijbos, writer (Called that Bird), dies at 92
1979 Claire Danes, New York City, actress, Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo and Juliet
1978 Devon Gummersall, Colo, actor, Relativity, Brian-My So Called Life
1974 Devon Odessa, actor, Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost
1973 Wilson Cruz, actor, My So Called Life, Ally McBeal
1973 John and Yoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence
1972 Jared Leto, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, actor, Jordan-My So Called Life
1972 Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs
1960 White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time
1958 What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17
1958 New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League
1955 Kevin Welch, California, country songwriter/actor, Thing Called Love
1946 Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats
1945 Maria Aitken, actress, Fish Called Wanda
1945 Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off
1944 Corinna Tsopel, born in Athens, actress, Man Called Horse, /Miss Universe, 64
1943 Michael Palin, England, comedian, Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda
1942 Eduard Visser, Dutch writer, Fyffes are now called Chiquita
1940 1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime
1939 Yanks beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning
1938 DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon"
1935 John Murray, cricketer, Eng 1961-67, 1st wk called Murray to play Tests
1934 Academy Award 1st called Oscar in print (Sidney Skolsky)
1933 Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days"
1931 Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season
1930 Richard Harris, Ire, actor, Man Called Horse, /singer, MacArthur Park
1922 Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
1922 Dr. Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar
1918 John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover
1917 Ossie Davis, born in Cogdell, Georgia, actor and playwright, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam
1915 Germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace
1912 Barry Sullivan, New York City, actor, Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man
1907 J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called
1879 Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone
1874 Mjr Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis)
1845 Naval School (now called U.S. Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis
1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event
1799 Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews
1653 New Amsterdam becomes a city, later called New York City
1629 King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later
1265 1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester
1138 English defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard
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