2000 Sir Steven Runciman, historian, A History of the Crusuades, dies at 97
1998 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0
1997 At age 25, Jeff Gordon is youngest winner in Daytona 500 history
1996 4 women ordained priests in Jamaica, 1st in 330-year Anglican history
1996 1st Opening Day in history in March takes place in Seattle
1995 Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9" in 24 hours (Starting Dec 9 at 7 PM, breaks previous record of 25.3" in 1982
1994 11,000th HR in New York Yankees history, Matt Nokes
1994 1,500th goal in Soccer World Cup history scored by Caceres of Argentina
1994 Anne P. Sidamon-Eristoff named chairwoman of Museum of National History
1993 Don Shula becomes winningest coach in NFL history
1992 Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place
1992 Scott Stevens is named 5th Captain in New Jersey Devils history
1992 Stefan Edberg beats Michael Chang in what is believed to be the longest match in U.S. Open history (5hr 26min)
1992 Eric Houston kills 4 in a California HS where he failed history 4 years prior
1992 NHL players begin 1st strike in 75-year history
1991 Nevada makes biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35-pt deficit in the 3rd quarter and rallying to beat Weber State 55-49
1991 Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal and Cafe Lex in 9th race at Belmont, creating 2nd triple dead heat in New York thoroughbred racing history
1991 Dennis Martinez pitches the 15th perfect game in baseball history
1991 Mount Unzen erupts in Japan, worst eruption in Japanese history
1991 Del Ballard, Jr. throws most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history
1990 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0
1990 Phil Bradley hits 18th inside-the-park HR in Oriole history
1990 Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history
1989 Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary
1989 Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen
1988 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) in 4hrs 55 min - longest men's final in U.S. Open history
1988 Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (15 games)
1987 South Africa longest mine strike in history ends
1987 Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49 MPH)
1987 Dow Jones Avg soared 664.7; 2nd biggest one-day gain in history
1986 Mrs Davina Thompson makse medical history by having the 1st heart, lung and liver transplant (Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England)
1986 Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31
1984 Michel Foucault, philosoph (History of Sexuality), dies of AIDs at 57
1983 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18"(46 cm))
1982 60th hat trick in Islander history - Bryan Trottier
1981 Chrysler Corp reports largest corporate losses in U.S. history
1981 50th hat trick in Islander history - John Tonelli scored 5 goals
1980 Phillies win their 1st World Championship in their 98-year history
1978 30th hat trick in Islander history (Mike Bossy)
1978 "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA New York City after 21 performances
1978 "History of the American Film" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 21 performances
1977 20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom
1976 Al Bumbry hits 17th inside-the-park HR in Oriole history
1974 Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres
1972 Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history
1971 Worst hotel fire in history kills 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul
1971 Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history
1970 Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history
1969 Louise L de Vilmorin, French poet/author (History d'aimer), dies at 67
1969 Longest tennis match in Wimbledon history, Pancho Gonzalez beats Charles Pasarell in 112 game (5hr12m) marathon
1968 Yanks turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins
1967 Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games)
1966 Pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of Dutch Race), dies
1966 Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics)
1965 Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History
1964 Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history
1963 Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in history
1963 7th largest snowfall in New York City history (42.4 cm, 16.7")
1962 Jack Reed's 22nd-inning HR wins longest New York Yankee game in history
1961 3rd place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as St. Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in 4 overtimes
1961 6th largest snowfall in New York City history (17.4" (44.2cm))
1960 Longest speech in United Nations history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)
1960 9th largest snowfall in New York City history, 14.5"
1959 10th largest snowfall in New York City history (13.7")
1956 Desmond Haynes, cricket, WI opener-greatest batsman in 1-day history
1955 Phils beat Cubs 1-0 in 15, ties longest shut out in Phillies history
1954 Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)
1950 Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4
1950 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
1948 8th largest snowfall in New York City history (15.3")
1946 Highest ridership in New York City subway history (8.8 million passengers)
1946 Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in San Francisco history)
1944 Longest shut out in Phillies history, Phils beat Braves 1-0 in 15 inn
1943 Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 were lost by Germany
1942 Neil Chalmers, director, National History Museum, London
1941 Baroness Hollis of Heigham, history lecturer, University of East Anglia
1941 3rd largest snowfall in New York City history (18.1")
1940 Sec of War Henry L Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in U.S. history
1937 61,756, 2nd-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Dodgers ends Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24
1936 Yankees sweep Indians, New York clinches pennant on earliest date in history
1935 Resident Institution for Social History (IISG) forms in Amsterdam
1934 Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)
1930 Robert Buchanan, founder, Center for History of Tech Bath University
1926 Michel Foucault, French philosopher, History of Sexuality
1926 Carter Woodson wins Springarn Medal for research of Black history
1925 Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games)
1924 History of Science Society organized at Boston
1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history
1921 Detroit Stars' Bill Gatewood pitches the 1st no-hitter in Negro League history, defeating the Cuban Stars 4-0
1921 Margaret Gowing, professor, history, science
1920 Daniel Andersson, Swedish poet and writer (Polar History), dies at 32
1916 1st issue of "Journal of Negro History" published
1915 Assn for study of Negro Life and History forms by Carter G Woodson
1915 Assn of Negro Life and History founded
1914 Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, 1st sweep in World Series history
1913 Assn for Study of Negro Life and History organizes in Chicago
1910 3 passenger trains buried at Steven's Pass in Cascade Range. 118 die. Worst snow slide in U.S. history
1906 Alan J P Taylor, British historian, English history 1914-1915
1902 Roy Armstrong, English historian, History of Sussex
1901 Eric Voegelin, Germany, U.S. philosopher, Order and History
1900 Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke], publisher, History of Ecuador
1898 Allison Danzig, sports writer, Tennis Pictorial History
1898 Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist and writer, History of Sascha
1897 Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll)
1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history
1895 Ernest H Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), dies at 67
1894 Dirk J Bush, Dutch/US mathematician, Concise History of Mathematics
1893 3rd worst hurricane in U.S. history kills 1,800 (Mississippi)
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
1892 John Kieran, New York City, columnist/author, Natural History of New York City
1892 Edward H Carr, born in England, historian, History of Soviet Russia
1891 George Washington Williams, historian (History of Negro), dies at 41
1889 Arnold Toynbee, born in England, historian, Study of History
1888 2nd largest snowfall in New York City history (21")
1887 Pieter C A Geyl, historian, History of the Dutch Tribe
1881 Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens
1877 John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63
1876 Mary R. Beard, born in Indianapolis, historian, Woman as a Force in History
1876 Alfred L. Kroeber, Hoboken, New Jersey, author, Anthropologist looks at History
1876 1st tie in NL history (Athletics and Louisville, 2-2 in 14)
1874 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75
1872 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18")
1869 American Museum of Natural History opens (New York City)
1869 Alphonse MLP de Lamartine, Fr poet (History of Girondins), dies at 78
1862 Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian, History of Belgium
1856 Gerrit Kalff, writer, history of Dutch writers
1855 James Edward Kelly, U.S., sculptor "Sculptor of American History"
1855 Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, History of the Dutch People
1844 Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies
1832 H H Bancroft, historian, publisher, History of Pacific States
1827 Ernest H Baillon, French botanist, History of Plants
1824 Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71
1819 Jean E "Adriaan" van Bevervoorde, journalist, History of Holland
1816 August W. Ambros, Austria musicologist, History of Music
1811 James Hall, U.S. geologist, Natural history of New York
1798 Jules Michelet, French historian, History of France, L'Amour
1795 Thomas Arnold, English educator/historian, History of Rome
1794 William Whewell, British philosopher, History of Inductive Science
1792 Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, History of Europe
1790 Jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed and stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89
1779 Joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist, "greatest clown in history"
1773 James Mill, born in Scotland, philosopher and historian, History of British India
1752 Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologist, History of Mankind
1743 1st U.S. religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston
1736 Jean-Sylvain, French historian, History of France
1727 Michel Adanson, French biologist, Natural History of Senegal
1719 John Hawkins, born in England, wrote 1st history of music
1717 Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, History of Ancient Art
1707 George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, writer on natural history
1706 Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59
1644 John Wtenbogaert, theologist (Kerckelicke history), dies at 87
1630 Gov John Winthrop begins "History of New England"
1608 Thomas Fuller, England, literary, History of the Holy War
1607 Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published
1501 Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist, History of Plants
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