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1998 All California bars, clubs and card rooms must be smoke-free

1997 St. Louis Card Mark McGwire hits his 58th HR of 1997 (34 with Oak A's)

1994 Vasek Simek, Czech/US actor (Green Card, Mistress), dies at 66

1991 Frank Yerby, U.S. writer (Health Card, The Dahomean), dies at 75

1988 NY's MTA announces it may replace tokens with credit card type passes

1988 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card

1983 St. Louis Card Bob Forsch 2nd no-hitter beats Montreal Expos, 3-0

1979 Kevin St. Onge throws a playing card a record 185'

1978 St. Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0

1977 John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in U.S.

1976 Johan[nes A] Card, actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady), dies at 78

1974 St. Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base

1968 "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning

1968 Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card

1966 A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith

1966 Last game at old Busch stadium, St. Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF

1964 St. Louis Card Curt Flood gets 8 straight hits in a doubleheader

1963 Card's Stan Musial's final game, gets his 3,629th and 3,630th hit

1958 Gregg Edelman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Green Card

1958 St. Louis Card Vinegar Bend Mizell walks a record 9 men in a shutout

1952 Franklin National Bank issues 1st bank credit card

1951 Orson Scott Card, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Ender's War

1947 Andrew Card, American Politician

1947 A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon

1943 Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker, dies

1943 St. Louis Card Mort Cooper pitches his 2nd consecutive 1 hitter

1941 St. Louis Card Lon Warneke no-hits Cin Reds, 2-0

1934 St. Louis Card clinch pennant as Dizzy Dean wins his 30th of year

1934 St. Louis Card Paul Dean no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-0

1933 Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2

1929 Herman Hollerith, German/US statistician (punch card), dies at 69

1924 St. Louis Card Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0

1915 St. Louis 3rd base coach Miller Huggins, calls for ball Brooklyn rookie obliges, Huggins steps aside, and Card runner scores

1908 St. Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn

1907 St. Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn

1906 St. Louis Card Stony McGlynn no-hits Dodgers, 1-1 in 7 inning game

1873 1st U.S. postal card issued

1872 Congress endorses penny post card

1742 Edmond Hoyle published his "Short Treatise" on the card game whist



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