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2009 Peace talks witht he Tuareg rebel groups in north Niger are held by the President of Niger, Tandja Mamadou
2004 After a 2-day standoff, Islamist terrorists murder about 340 held inside a school in Beslan, Russia 1997 Shirley Allen, 51, held Illinois police off for 39 days captured 1997 New York Yankee Mike Whiton held in Milwaukee on charges of sexual assault 1996 6,138th performance of "Cats" is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, "A Chorus Line" 1995 Million Man March held in Washington D.C. (over 800,000 black men attend) 1993 Elie A Cohen, physician (held in Auschwitz), dies at 84 1993 6th annual business person run held in Wall Street 1992 All star concert in memory of Freddie Mercury held at Wembley Stadium 1991 Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years) 1991 Muslim Shites release American held in Lebanon hostage Joseph Cicippio 1991 Victory parade held in Washington D.C., Persian Gulf War 1991 Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable 1990 Saddam offers to free an estimated 2,000 men held in Kuwait 1990 1st Russian Orthodox service in 70 years held in St. Basil's Cathedral 1990 A rally to save Alien Nation from cancellation held at Statue of Liberty 1990 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held in Michigan 1990 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa) 1989 Eastern Europe's 1st somewhat free election in 40 years held in Poland 1988 Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) 1987 Supreme Court ruled dangerous defendants could be held without bail 1986 French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released 1986 U.S. professor Joseph Cicippio is kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut 1986 Funeral services held for Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme 1985 American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped and held hostage in Lebanon 1985 Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move," kills 11 1985 Funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow) 1983 Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 and win 113-96 1982 Demanding an end to nuclear weapons, Norman Mayer, held Washington Monument hostage. After 10 hours, police kill him he had no explosives 1982 Funeral services held in Moscow's Red Square for Leonid I Brezhnev 1981 Anwar Sadat's funeral service is held in Cairo 1981 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US 1981 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days are freed 1980 6 Iranian held U.S. hostages escape with help of Canadians 1979 ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline") 1979 Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Burma 1979 Jack Mulhall, actor (Buck Rogers, Held for Ransom), dies at 91 1978 Funeral services held for Pope John Paul I 1978 "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US 1978 1st Iron Man Triathlon held, Kona, Hawaii 1977 Dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland 1976 Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers 1975 Flyers 1-Isles 0-Semis-Flyers hold 3-0 lead-Isles held to 14 shots 1970 1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources 1968 1st U.S. Open, held as an "open" (Arthur Ashe-wins) 1966 Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles 1965 Daniel Held, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10k runner 1964 During services held for Sam Cooke fans caused damage to Funeral Home 1963 Cleveland ties record of 4 consecutive home runs (Held, Ramos, Francona, Brown) 1963 Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels) 1961 1st conference of neutral countries held in Belgrade 1959 Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY 1957 1st National Curling Championship held 1956 World championships of judo are 1st held, in Tokyo 1955 Geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy 1951 Liz Phillips, born in New Jersey, composer, sound artist, interactive artist, creates sound installations relating to live forms, has held exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, collaborated with Merce Cunningham Dance Company 1950 1st Farnborough airshow held 1949 U.N. International Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages 1949 1st International Pancake Race held (Liberal Ks) 1948 1st U.S. figure skating championships held 1947 1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii 1947 Terry Anderson, AP correspondent/U.S. hostage held in Lebanon, 1985-91 1943 German paratroopers, on orders of Adolf Hitler, seize former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini who was being held prisoner by the government 1941 Italian held Addis Ababa surrenders to British and Ethiopian forces 1940 Lottery for 1st U.S. WW II draftees held; #158 drawn 1st 1937 Ron Clarke, Australia, runner, held 19 world records 1937 1st Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years there-after) 1933 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field 1932 Woody, Woodson, Held, baseball player 1931 1st fireworks are held at Cleveland Stadium 1930 1st International bridge match is held in London. U.S. team defeats England 1929 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held 1928 Al Held, U.S., painter/sculptor, hard edge-style 1927 Franklin "Bud" Held, javelin world champ, 1949, 51, 53-55 1926 The 1st lip-reading tournament held in America 1925 1st international handball match held 1923 Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hours). Referee overturns decision 1922 1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris 1921 Babe Ruth arrested for speeding, fined $100, and held in jail until 4 PM 1919 1st wedding held in an aircraft (over Houston, Texas) 1918 Anna Held, Polish Entertainer 1917 WW I draft lottery held; #258 is 1st drawn 1916 Unica Zurn, born in Berlin, Germany, author, painter, wrote anagram poems and held automatic drawing exhibitions 1916 1st professional golf tournament held 1916 1st U.S. national women's swiming championships held 1914 1st U.S. duplicate auction bridge championship held, Lake Placid, New York 1914 1st international figure-skating tournament held in U.S., New Haven 1914 1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City) 1913 1st U.S. milch goat show held, Rochester, New York 1912 Henry Armstrong, held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles, 1938 1910 Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (1st state fair) 1910 6th International Congress of Esperantists held in Washington, D.C. 1910 1st aircraft air display held (Hendon, England) 1910 1st radio contest held (Philadelphia) 1910 1st international air meet in U.S. held, in LA 1909 World's 1st air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtiss (USA) wins 1907 Auto-Cycle Union Tourist Trophy, 1st held 1904 1st Olympics in U.S. are held (St. Louis) 1902 1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill) 1901 1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) 1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin) 1896 A. H. Whiting wins 1st automobile race held on a track in Cranston, Rhode Island 1893 For only time in history of U.S. Tennis championships, an event is held off the Eastern seaboard. Men's double championship in Chicago 1891 1st Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting held (in Boston) 1891 1st world weightlifting championship held 1888 1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Arizona 1884 1st U.S. bullfight held (Dodge City Ks) 1883 1st New York Horse Show held (Madison Square Garden) 1877 1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held 1877 1st Westminster Dog Show held 1877 1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn 1876 Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces and a pair of 8's 1876 1st U.S. intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, New York; Princeton wins 1874 1st Grand International Rifle match held 1872 Woman's Suffrage Convention held at Merchantile Liberty Hall 1872 Anna Held, Polish Entertainer 1869 1st international cricket match, held in SF, wins by Californian 1868 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio 1860 1st pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins) 1859 1st dog show held, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England 1849 California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey 1844 Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents 1839 1st Canadian track and field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds) 1839 1st Henley Regatta held 1817 1st flower show held, Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland 1814 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in U.S. held, New York City 1812 Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish 1811 1st Women's Golf Tournament held 1800 Congress held 1st session in Washington D.C. in incompleted Capitol building 1796 1st Independence Day celebration is held 1793 Netherlands captures French island of St. Maarten (held until 1795) 1776 1st St. Leger horesrace held at Doncaster 1775 1st regatta held on Thames, England 1754 Albany Congress held by 7 British colonies and Iroquois indians 1673 1st recorded wine auction held in London 1672 1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in U.S. held, Sandwich, Mass 1630 In Boston the 1st general court is held 1601 Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto 1534 English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope |
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