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1995 New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign 1994 MPAA chief Jack Valenti holds meeting to determine new movie ratings 1993 Paraguay holds its 1st President and parliamentary elections in 50 years 1990 Gunman holds 33 people (killing 1) hostage in Berkeley California 1990 Radical Democratic Party holds 1st political meetings in Moscow 1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella 1989 Brazil holds 1st free presidential election in 29 years 1987 Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza New York City 1984 Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63% 1983 U.S. Football League holds its 1st player draft 1978 Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft 1977 Carter holds 1st news conf by U.S. President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw) 1976 Rev Sun Myung Moon holds "God Bless America" convention 1969 U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II 1967 University of Michigan holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam 1966 Houston Oilers holds Denver Broncos to no 1st downs winning 45-7 1965 Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 1964 Congo rebel leader Christopher Gbenye holds 60 Americans/800 Belgians 1957 Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey vs. Northants 1949 Indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant 1946 Aleksandr Gorshlov, ice dancer, holds 6 titles 1946 United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting 1945 Potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting 1937 All but one senior fouls out of a scrimmage game between seniors and sophomores, but he holds on to win the game 35-32 1925 NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began 1923 KPD holds struggle day against fascism, in Germany 1920 League of Nations holds 1st meeting, in Geneva 1920 Royal Air Force holds an air display at Hendon, England 1918 American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting 1915 Southern Methodist University (Dallas Texas) holds its 1st class 1914 Vogue holds 1st model show ("Fashion Fete," New York City) 1911 British premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany 1904 American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting 1900 Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention 1898 Social Democracy of America party holds 1st national convention, Chic 1891 52nd Congress (1st to appropriate $1 billion) holds 1st session 1889 Washington state constitutional convention holds 1st meeting 1889 Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in San Francisco 1877 Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st national convention 1871 San Francisco Art Association holds open reception at 430 Pine 1866 Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty, Missouri ($15,000) 1858 John Brown holds antislavery convention 1845 New York Yacht Club holds its 1st regatta 1836 Whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa 1836 Whig Party holds its 1st national convention (Albany New York) 1821 1st U.S. pharmacy college holds 1st classes, Phila 1800 1st Swedenborgian temple in U.S. holds 1st service, Baltimore 1772 1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion 1699 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" 1563 Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years

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