2005 Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster
2003 David Brown, astronaut, mission specialist on the Columbia, STS-107,
2003 Ilan Ramon, astronaut, ", first Israeli in space, mission specialist on Columbia, STS-107, ", dies at 48
2003 Kalpana Chawla, astronaut, ", first Asian Indian woman in space, payload specialist on the Columbia, STS-107,, ", dies at 41
2003 Laurel Clark, astronaut, physician on the Columbia mission, STS-107, dies at 41
2003 Michael Anderson, astronaut, payload specialist on the Columbia, STS-107, dies at 42
2003 Rick Husband, astronaut, commander of Columbia, STS-107,
2003 William McCool, astronaut, pilot of Columbia, STS-107, dies at 41
1997 STS 87 (Columbia 24) lands
1997 STS 87 (Columbia 24) launches into orbit
1997 STS 94 (Columbia 23), lands
1997 STS 94 (Columbia 23) launches into orbit
1997 STS 83 (Columbia 22), lands
1997 STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches
1996 Space Shuttle STS 80 (Columbia 21), lands
1996 Space Shuttle STS 80 (Columbia 21), launches into space
1996 Space Shuttle STS 78, Columbia 20, lands
1996 Space Shuttle STS 78, Columbia 20, launches into space
1996 STS 75 (Columbia 19), lands
1996 STS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit
1995 American Flight 965 crashes in Columbia, 159 die, 5 survive
1995 STS 73 (Columbia 18), lands
1995 Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, VP of Columbia (1982-84), assassinated
1995 STS 73 (Columbia 18), launches into orbit
1995 Columbia U beats Hartferd College to be 1st U.S. to win Henley Regatta
1994 82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Balt Stallions, 26-23
1994 Space shuttle STS-65: Columbia 17, lands after record 14 days 55 mins
1994 Space shuttle STS-65 (Columbia 17), launches
1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands
1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit
1993 Evelyn Venable, model (Columbia Pictures logo), dies of cancer at 80
1993 STS-58 (Columbia) lands
1993 STS-58 (Columbia) launches into orbit
1993 STS-55 (Columbia) lands
1993 STS-55 (Columbia) launches into orbit
1992 Space Shuttle STS 52 (Columbia 13) lands (scheduled)
1992 Space Shuttle STS 52 (Columbia 13) launches into space
1992 Space Shuttle STS 50 (Columbia 13) lands
1992 STS 50 launches (Columbia)
1992 Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan, Columbia, South Carolina, sport pistol 1996 Olympics
1991 Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) lands
1991 Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched
1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) returns from space
1990 Space Shuttle STS 35 (Columbia 11) lands
1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit
1990 U.S. 64th manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) returns from space
1990 64th U.S. manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) launches into orbit
1989 Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash
1987 Chris Johnson wins Columbia Savings LPGA National Golf Pro-Am
1986 WIS-AM in Columbia South Carolina changes call letters to WVOC (now WOMG)
1986 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB
1985 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-C
1985 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit
1985 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Offutt AFB, Neb
1985 Refurbished Columbia moves overland from Palmdale to Dryden
1984 Betsy King wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic
1984 Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River
1983 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB
1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 - lands at Edwards AFB
1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission Columbia 6 is launched
1983 Columbia moves to Orbiter Processing Facility
1983 Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games
1983 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9
1983 Pat Bradley wins Columbia Savings Golf Classic
1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas
1982 Space Shuttle Columbia completes its 1st operational flight
1982 Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank in preparation for STS-5
1982 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic
1982 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas
1982 STS-4 Launch (Columbia)
1982 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation for STS-4
1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands
1982 Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission
1981 2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2)
1981 Columbia shuttle launch scrubbed with 31 secs remaining
1981 Joanne Carner wins Columbia Savings LPGA Golf Classic
1981 Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank for STS-2 mission
1981 Columbia space shuttle returns
1981 Maiden voyage of space shuttle Columbia
1981 Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded
1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
1981 Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds
1980 Columbia mated to SRBs and external tank at Vehicle Assembly Building
1980 Beth Daniel wins Columbia Savings LPGA Golf Classic
1979 Cheri Vivette Alexander, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1997
1979 Sally Little wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic
1979 Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center
1979 Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center
1979 Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale
1978 Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie"
1977 Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards
1977 Shannan McCray, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1996
1977 42 die in fire inmate causes at Maury County Jail in Columbia Tenn
1976 La Chanda Jenkins, Miss District of Columbia USA 1996
1973 Clint Peay, Columbia, Maryland, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100,000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records
1972 Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia
1971 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast
1971 Mark Parrish, born in Columbia, Maryland, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics
1971 Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike
1970 William Van Landingham, born in Columbia, Tennessee, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1969 Student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College
1968 Leftist students take over Columbia University, New York City
1966 WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 Alecia Stephenson, born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, softball ss 1996 Olympics
1965 WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain, British Columbia
1964 John Leguizamo, born in Columbia, actor, Mambo Mouth, Whispers in the Dark
1964 Jeffrey Allan Maggert, Columbia, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney
1963 Patty Dodd, born in Bogota, Columbia, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-2nd-1988
1962 Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)
1961 WOLO TV channel 25 in Columbia, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting
1958 Columbia (U.S.) beats Sceptre (England) in 18th America's Cup
1958 Harry Cohn, CEO (Columbia Pictures), dies of a heart attack
1958 Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records
1956 7 Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in middle of Cali, Columbia killing 1,100-1,200, destroying 2,000 buildings
1955 Columbia U scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years
1954 1st newspaper vending machine used (Columbia Pennsylvania)
1953 KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast
1950 Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England
1950 Claudia de Colombia, born in Bogato, Columbia, spanish singer, Yo Creo En Ti
1948 Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo
1948 Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record"
1946 Charles F Bolden, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina, astronaut, STS 61C, 31, 45, 60
1946 2 killed and 10 wounded in race riot in Columbia Tenn
1943 Judith Frost, British Columbia, artist, To Red, Dust Drawings
1942 Japanese submarine in mouth of Columbia River, Oregon
1941 David Puttnam, London, film producer/CEO, Columbia Pictures
1940 Jack Kiefer, Columbia, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Ralphs Senior Classic
1939 Uranium atom 1st split, Columbia University
1938 1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in New York City
1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon)
1937 Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power
1932 William Smith, born in Columbia, Missouri, actor, Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii 5-0
1932 U.S. airship Columbia crashes during storm in Flushing, New York
1931 His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI
1930 WIS-AM (now WOMG) in Columbia South Carolina begins radio transmissions
1926 British Columbia Rugby Football Union forms
1921 William Preston, Columbia Penn, actor, Fisher King, Waterworld
1921 25th U.S. Golf Open: Jim Barnes shoots a 289 at Columbia CC in MD
1920 James Doohan, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek
1919 1st international air mail service from U.S., Seattle-Victoria, British Columbia
1914 James William Rouse, U.S. builder, shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland
1912 Mr. Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia
1912 Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer
1906 Playing as "Sullivan," Columbia U jr Eddie Collins debuts with A's
1903 Joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U and begins Pulitzer Prizes
1900 Barton Maclane, Columbia, South Carolina, actor, Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie
1899 Columbia (U.S.) beats Shamrock (England) in 11th America's Cup
1887 1st U.S. school of librarianship opens at Columbia University
1877 Federal troops withdrawn from Columbia, South Carolina
1876 Columbia, Harvard and Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Assn
1873 Columbia Princeton Rutgers and Yale set rules for collegiate football
1872 Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500)
1871 Columbia and Sappho (U.S.) beat Livonia (UK) in 3rd America's Cup
1871 British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province
1868 Maj Gen E R S Canby removes mayor of Columbia SC
1865 Columbia South Carolina burns down during Civil War
1864 1st U.S. mines school opens in basement of Columbia University, New York
1863 Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee
1862 R John Hunt Morgan:Cynthiana, Kentucky CS24 US17 Skirmish at Columbia, Tennessee
1862 Slavery abolished in District of Columbia
1862 Nicholas Murray Butler, U.S., Columbia University president and pacifist, Nobel 1931
1852 Olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R
1850 Isaac L Rice, Germany, namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium
1839 Congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia
1828 Philadelphia and Columbia Railway (1st state owned) authorized
1803 James Douglas, father of British Columbia
1792 Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Capt Robert Gray
1790 Robert Gray's Columbia, completes 1st American around world voyage
1790 Columbia returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st ship to carry U.S. flag around the world
1790 Congress establishes District of Columbia
1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia
1787 1st U.S. voyage around the world - Columbia leaves Boston
1770 David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer, Columbia River
1763 James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies
1754 Kings College in New York City opens (renamed Columbia College)
1754 Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City)
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