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1997 Baseball's triple A Anerican Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband
1995 Arthur Benfield, formed head of Cheshire CID, dies at 82 1973 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) 1971 White House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks 1969 John L Lewis, formed (Congress of Industrial Org), dies at 89 1965 British Indian Ocean Territory formed 1963 Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br No Borneo and Sarawak 1963 Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania and Zambia 1959 New Continental baseball league formed 1957 International Atomic Energy Agency formed by U.N. 1954 Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, musician, rocker, songwriter, record producer, formed the dB's, founded Car Records indie record label, founded recording studio called Modern Recording where he recorded and mixed Whiskeytown 1953 Johnny Clegg, born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, Jonathan 'Johnny' Clegg, musician, recording artist, Grammy-Award nominee, mbaqanga, Afro-pop genres, formed and performed with Juluka band, formed Savuka band, popular figure in South African music history 1952 Cliff Adams, born in London, England, rocker, formed Cliff Adams Singers, known for ballads and novelty songs 1949 German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) 1949 Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in New York City 1948 World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries 1946 U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization formed 1946 West German state of Niedersachsen formed 1945 Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride 1944 Jon Hiseman, born in Woolwich, London, musician, drummer, record producer and music publisher, formed bands Colosseum, Coloseeum II with Don Airey, Gary Moore and Tempest with Alan Holdsworth 1943 Garrett List, born in Phoenix, Arizona, composer, vocalist, trombonist, formed Julliard Ensemble, composed classical, jazz, pop, free jazz music 1942 Thoroughbred Racing Association of U.S. formed in Chicago 1942 Cory Wells, born in Buffalo, New York, born Emil Lowendowski, musician, rocker, toured with Sonny and Cher, formed Three Dog Night with Danny Hutton 1939 BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed 1939 1st black bowling league formed (National Bowling Assoc) 1937 Dave Gavitt, formed Basketball's Big East Conference, 1979 1937 John Gresham Machen, Presbyterian theologian, professor, New Testament, Princeton Seminary, formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church, dies of pneumonia at age 55 1934 Saint-Adelbert cooperation formed by Catholic elite 1926 International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Florida) 1923 New York State Golf Association formed 1923 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, formed at Howard U in 1920, incorporates 1922 Yakut ASSR formed in Russian SFSR 1920 Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia 1916 Boeing Co (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle Wash 1914 Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce 1911 SF Symphony formed 1910 Saskatchewan (then Regina) Roughrider football club formed 1909 Army Air Corps formed as Army takes 1st delivery from Wright Brothers 1908 Baseball Writers Association, formed 1905 1st Soviet (workers' council) formed, St. Petersburg, Russia 1905 Rotary Club International formed by 4 men in Chicago 1898 Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in New York City 1895 Anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, D.C. 1886 1st national accountants' society in U.S. formed (New York City) 1886 American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president 1881 John Gresham Machen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Presbyterian theologian, professor, New Testament, Princeton Seminary, formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1881 Greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum and James A Bailey 1874 Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed 1868 San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals formed 1865 Hawaiian Board of Education formed 1864 Territory of Montana formed 1857 American Chess Association formed (New York City) 1849 1st U.S. skating club formed in Philadelphia 1833 American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Philadelphia 1789 Society of St. Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of New York City political bosses 1494 Johan Friis, chancellor, Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism 1348 Prague University, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV |
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