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1997 J. Anthony Lukas, writer, Pulitizer, Common Ground, suicide at 64

1993 Cleveland breaks ground for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

1992 Ground breaking of Florida Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium

1991 Albert Belle is shipped to minors for not running out a ground ball

1991 U.S. and allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops

1990 Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium

1989 Ground breaking begins in Minnesota on world's largest mall

1986 Disney-MGM Studio Tour ground breaking

1985 40 die and 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground

1975 Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth

1972 Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam

1971 A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66

1965 1st U.S. ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Johnson

1965 1st large-scale U.S. Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam

1965 1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite

1965 Ground breaking for "Dragon Gateway" at Grant Avenue

1964 Ground is broken for Anaheim Stadium, future home of Angels

1964 Ground is broken for a new stadium in St. Louis

1962 U.S. resumes above ground nuclear testing, at Christmas Island

1962 John F. Kennedy announces U.S. will resume above ground nuclear testing

1962 Ground is broken for the Houston Astrodome

1961 Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for New York Mets

1955 Mark Mitchell, actor, Larger than Life, Lift Off, Ground Zero

1954 Ground breaking begins on Disneyland

1948 Ground breaking ceremony for United Nations world headquarters

1943 Richard T Ely, U.S. economist (Ground under our feet), dies

1941 Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita, Kansas

1941 Ground broken for Union Square Garage, San Francisco

1941 Ground breaking for NACA (now NASA) Lewis Research Center

1939 Russian air and ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa

1936 200" mirror blank leaves for California to be ground

1936 Jean Boht, actress, Arthur's Hallowed Ground

1931 Charles Huxtable, General commander, English ground armies

1931 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St. Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game and 21 in 2nd game for 32

1930 Ground is broken for construction of Cleveland Stadium

1929 Elaine Stewart, Montclair, New Jersey, actress, Take the High Ground

1925 Phillip Pine, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Set-Up, Under the Ground

1923 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in New York City

1911 Ground breaking begins in Boston for Fenway Park

1901 Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds)

1898 Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground)

1894 William Love hosts ground breaking ceremonies for Love Canal

1893 1st NSW vs. Queensland F-C game, at Brisbane Exhibition Ground

1882 1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground

1878 1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground

1870 Ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth, Minn

1859 Ground broken for Suez Canal



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