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2001 American Airlines flight 587 crashes in Belle Harbor, New York, killing 265, vertical stabilizer failure
1996 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Lit de Justice, Storm Song, Jewel Princess, Da Hass, Boston Harbor, Pilsudski, Alphabet Soup at Woodbine 1994 Ferry boat smashes into Mombasa Harbor Kenya, kills over 300 1993 Jeff Morrow, actor (Robe, Harbor Lights, Blood Legacy), dies at 80 1988 Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor 1980 Cuban government closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" 1978 Amber Corwin, Harbor City California, figure skater, 1997 National Sr - 5th 1978 Josh Hartnett, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, film producer, actor, movies include 'Black Hawk Down', 'Pearl Harbor', People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People 2002 1977 Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends 1973 Harbor strike in Gent/Antwerp, Belgium 1972 British harbor strike ends 1972 British premier Heath proclaims emergency crisis due to harbor strike 1970 Rotterdam harbor strikes end 1969 5 Israeli gunboats escape from Cherbourg harbor 1968 Ferry boat sinks in harbor of Wellington, New Zealand (200 killed) 1968 Scott Mercier, Harbor City California, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1963 Julie Krone, born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, jockey, 1st female to win Belmont-93 1961 Charles O Hobaugh, Bar Harbor ME, Captain USMC/astronaut 1961 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Ice Harbor Dam, Washington (state record) 1960 Eastern AL Electra turbo-prop crashed in Boston Harbor (61 die) 1958 Christopher Cass, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, actor, Jack Forbes-Loving 1958 Michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91 1956 Sinbad, David Adkins, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, 1st Kid, Vibe 1955 English harbor strike ends 1954 Patricia McPherson, Oak Harbor Wash, actress, Bonnie-Knight Rider 1954 Ellis Island, immigration station in New York Harbor, closed 1950 Rotterdam harbor strike end 1950 Rotterdam harbor strike begins 1947 French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522 1946 Harbor workers end strike at Rotterdam and Amsterdam 1945 Ernie Hudson, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, Ghostbusters, Weeds 1945 Kim Il Sung arrives in harbor of Wonsan, Korea 1944 Japanese army evacuates harbor city Akyab 1944 Sub Swordfish departs Pearl Harbor for Japan 1944 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor 1942 Last camouflaged German raider Komet leaves Flushing harbor (Netherlands) 1942 Task Force 17 leaves Pearl Harbor under Admiral George Murray on Hornet 1942 U.S. aircraft carrier Yorktown leaves Pearl Harbor 1942 Dorie Miller, awarded Navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor 1942 Allied air raid on harbor city Kupang Timor 1941 1st ships of Admiral Nagumo's Pearl Harbor fleet return to Japan 1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, a date that will live in infamy 1941 U.S. aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor 1941 Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor 1941 Japanese carrier force left its base and moves east toward Pearl Harbor 1941 Japanese fleet readies assault on Pearl Harbor 1941 Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima leave Pearl Harbor 1941 Hirohiti's accord on Yamamoto's attack plan on Pearl Harbor fails 1941 Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima arrive in Pearl Harbor 1941 Peruvian agent Rivera-Schreiber warns of Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor 1941 U.S. Vice Admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor 1938 Foundation for Tel Aviv harbor laid 1935 Anthony Eden offers Mussolini, Somalian harbor 1934 Colombia and Peru sign accord about harbor city Leticia 1933 Haifa Harbor in Palestine opens 1928 Tony Williams, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, singer, Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights 1927 Roland Verhavert, Flemish screen writer, Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor 1925 British warship fires on Hong Kong harbor strikers 1925 Rik Kuijpers, Belgian director, Sea gulls die in the harbor 1924 Frank Corsaro, New York harbor, opera director 1923 London harbor strike ends 1923 Harbor strike in Hull/Grimsby/Cardiff/Bristol over to London 1923 General harbor strike begins in New York City 1922 Curacao harbor workers begin strike under Felix Chacuto 1918 HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor 1917 1st Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands) 1917 Ammunitions ship explodes in Archangelsk harbor, about 1,500 die 1914 Battleship HMS Bulwark explodes at Sheerness Harbor England, 788 die 1914 John Hubbard, born in Indiana Harbor, Indiana, actor, Don't Call Me Charlie 1911 French battleship Liberte explodes at Toulon Harbor, 285 killed 1910 French troops occupy Morrocan harbor city Agadir 1909 Construction of Navy base at Pearl Harbor begins 1905 Harbor strike against importing grain elevators in Rotterdam 1902 Esther Ralston, Bar Harbor ME, American Venus/actress, Old Ironsides 1900 Ivan K Aivazovski, Russian painter (harbor scenes), dies at 82 1898 U.S. Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba 1898 USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown, 258 sailors die 1897 Harbor Hospital formally opens 1896 Harbor of Ymuiden opens 1896 George Samuelson leaves New York harbor to row across Atlantic 1894 Percy Helton, New York, actor, Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men 1889 6 U.S. and German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die 1887 U.S. receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii 1887 U.S. Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor 1881 French marines occupy Tunisian harbor city Sfax 1878 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) 1867 Michael G de Boer, historian, Harbor of Amsterdam 1864 Naval Engagement at Bahia Harbor Brazil-CSS Florida vs USS Wachusett 1864 Confederate warship CSS Alabama runs into harbor of Cherbourg 1864 General Lee wins his last victory of Civil War at Battle of Cold Harbor 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia (Gaines' Mill, Gaines' Farm) 1862 Battle of Gaines' Mill, Virginia (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3 1861 South Carolina seizes inactive Ft. Johnson in Charleston Harbor 1858 Great fire in London harbor 1854 SS City of Glasgow leaves Liverpool harbor and is never seen again 1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore 1817 Ivan K Aivazovski, Russan painter, Harbor Scenes 1816 English steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate "Philadelphia" after pirates seized it 1794 Honolulu Harbor discovered 1792 Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) 1716 1st lighthouse in U.S. lit (Boston Harbor) 1658 Dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan) India 1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England 1620 Pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Mass 1485 Henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales 1110 Syria harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders 1109 Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli |
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