2001 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania
1997 Bill Parcells becomes head coach of New York Jets
1997 Jim Kensil, NFL president for the New York Jets, dies of heart failure at 66
1996 NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes
1996 NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix
1995 NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix
1995 Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15
1994 New York Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker
1992 New York Jets announce they are moving from WABC to WFAN radio
1992 New York Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for 1st time
1991 David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner for the New York Jets, dies at 81
1989 1st NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football
1988 5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win and eliminate Giants from playoffs
1988 New York Jets finally beat Pittsburgh Steelers for 1st time
1988 Gastineau sacks Jets, retires from football "for personal reasons"
1988 Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20%
1987 New York Jets retire Don Maynards #13
1986 NBC's Ahmad Rashad marriage proposal is accepted by Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of Det Lions-New York Jets football game
1986 Miami Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns vs New York Jets (51-45)
1986 New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards
1985 New York Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28
1985 On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7
1985 U.S. fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody
1983 Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7
1983 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93
1983 New York Jets announce they are leaving Shea for Meadowlands
1981 Doug Small (Winnipeg Jets) ties NHL record scoring at 5 second mark
1981 3rd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win
1981 French government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq
1980 NBC broadcasts New York Jets' 24-17 win over Dolphins without audio
1980 New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat New York Jets 21-20
1980 Richard Todd of New York Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record)
1980 New York Islanders 2nd scoreless tie, vs. Winnipeg Jets
1979 1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad)
1979 NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers)
1976 Chad Kilger, Cornwall, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets
1976 Shane Doan, Eston, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets
1976 Craig Mills, Toronto, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets
1976 Oleg Tverdovsky, Donetsk Ukr, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets
1975 Matt Finkes, linebacker for the New York Jets
1975 James Farrior, linebacker for the New York Jets
1974 Raymond Austin, cornerback and safety for the New York Jets
1974 Jason Ferguson, defensive tackle for the New York Jets
1974 2nd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets even series at 1 with 26-20 OT win
1974 Marcus Coleman, free safety for the New York Jets
1974 Rick Terry, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets
1974 John Hall, kicker for the New York Jets
1974 Lamont Burns, guard for the New York Jets
1974 J .R. Conrad, offensive tackle and guard for the New York Jets
1974 Jerald Sowell, fullback for the New York Jets
1973 New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis
1973 Wayne Chrebet, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets
1973 Sherriden May, NFL fullback for the New York Jets
1973 Jay Hagood, tackle for the New York Jets
1973 1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1
1973 Melvin Hayes, NFL tackle, New York Jets, Tennessee Oilers
1973 Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL goalie, Winnipeg Jets
1973 Ray Mickens, cornerback for the New York Jets
1972 Vance Joseph, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets
1972 Matt O'Dwyer, NFL guard for the New York Jets
1972 Elizabeth Wolfgramm, rocker, Jets
1972 Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets
1972 Aaron Glenn, NFL cornerback/kick returner for the New York Jets
1972 Tyrone Davis, NFL tight end, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31
1972 Marvin Jones, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
1972 Chad Cascadden, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
1972 Chris Hayes, safety for the New York Jets
1972 Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA
1972 Carl Greenwood, NFL cornerback for the New York Jets
1972 Chad Askew, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets
1972 Kyle Brady, NFL tight end for the New York Jets
1972 Eddie Mason, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
1971 Terrence Wisdom, NFL/WLAF guard/center, New York Jets, London Monarchs
1971 Richie Anderson, NFL running back for the New York Jets
1971 Kathy Wolfgramm, rocker, Jets
1971 Hugh Douglas, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets
1971 Alan Allen, NFL/WLAF wide receiver, New York Jets, London Monarchs
1971 Fred Baxter, NFL tight end for the New York Jets
1971 Ronnie Dixon, NFL defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets
1971 Ryan Yarborough, NFL wide receiver, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets
1971 Lou Benfatti, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets
1971 Rick Lyle, defensive end/defensive tackle for the New York Jets
1971 John Bock, NFL center, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins
1971 Alan Young, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets
1971 Johnny Mitchell, NFL tight end for the New York Jets
1971 Bobby Hamilton, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Amsterdam Admirals, New York Jets
1970 Lorenzo Neal, NFL fullback, NO Saints, New York Jets
1970 Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner for the New York Jets
1970 Lonnie Palelei, guard for the New York Jets
1970 Glenn Foley, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets
1970 Alexei Zhamnov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets, Oly-S-98
1970 "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21
1970 Everett McIver, NFL guard, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins
1970 Corwin Brown, NFL safety, New York Jets, New England Patriots
1970 Anthony Prior, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings
1970 Dominic Roussel, Hull, NHL goalie, Winnipeg Jets
1970 Denis Chasse, Montreal, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets
1970 Ronald Moore, NFL running back, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Az Cardinals
1970 Ron Carpenter, NFL/WLAF safety, New York Jets, Amsterdam Admirals
1970 James Brown, NFL tackle for the New York Jets
1969 Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets
1969 Victor Green, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets
1969 Marc Spindler, NFL defensive tackle/end, New York Jets, Detroit Lions
1969 Jeff Sydner, NFL wide receiver/punt returner for the New York Jets
1969 Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets
1969 Dwayne Gordon, NFL linebacker, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets
1969 Mo Lewis, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
1969 Cal Dixon, NFL center/guard for the New York Jets
1969 Steve O'Neal of New York Jets, kicks longest NFL punt; 98 yards vs Denver
1969 New York Jets beat New York Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season)
1969 Iain Fraser, Scarborough, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets
1969 Jerome Henderson, NFL cornerback, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles
1969 36th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: New York Jets 26, All-Stars 24 (74,208)
1969 Jeff Graham, NFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears, New York Jets
1969 Dallas Drake, Trail, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets
1969 Heidi Wolfgramm, rocker, Jets
1969 Matt Willig, NFL tackle and guard, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets
1969 Siupeli Malamala, NFL guard and tackle for the New York Jets
1969 Superbowl III: New York Jets beat Baltimore Colts, 16-7 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Joe Namath, New York Jets, QB
1969 Kurt Barber, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets
1968 New York Jets win AFL championship
1968 New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game
1968 Don Silvestri, NFL/WLAF kicker, New York Jets, London Monarchs
1968 NBC cuts to show "Heidi," misses Raider's rally to beat Jets, 43-32
1968 Rob Moore, NFL wide receiver, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals
1968 Don Lillis, NFL president for the New York Jets
1968 Teppo Numminen, born in Tampere, Finland, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets, Coyotes
1968 Charles Wilson, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets
1968 Ernie Logan, NFL defensive end, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets
1968 Browning Nagle, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons
1968 John Hudson, NFL center/guard, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles
1967 Gary Jones, NFL safety for the New York Jets
1967 Bobby Houston, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
1967 Craig Janney, Hartford, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets
1967 Roger Duffy, NFL guard/center for the New York Jets
1967 Mike Eastwood, born in Ottawa, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets
1967 Brad Baxter, NFL fullback for the New York Jets
1967 Jeff Finley, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets
1967 Dallas Eakins, Dade City, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets
1967 Dwayne "Road Grader" White, NFLer, New York Jets, St. Louis
1967 Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets
1966 Ed Olczyk, Chicago, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets
1966 David Williams, NFL tackle, Houston Oilers, New York Jets
1966 Mike Stapleton, Sarnia, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets
1966 Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets
1966 Carlton Haselrig, NFL guard for the New York Jets
1966 Matt Brock, NFL defensive end/tackle for the New York Jets
1966 Marcus Turner, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets
1965 Erik Wilhelm, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets
1965 Marvin Washington, NFL defensive end, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers
1965 Otis Smith, NFL cornerback for the New York Jets
1965 John "Jumbo" Elliot, NFL tackle, New York Giants, New York Jets
1965 New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath
1964 Erik Howard, NFL defensive tackle/end for the New York Jets
1964 1st football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6
1964 Dave Alexander, NFL center for the New York Jets
1964 Donald Evans, NFL defensive end/tackle for the New York Jets
1963 New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0
1963 Tony Casillas, NFL defensive tackle, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys
1963 Lonnie Young, NFL safety/cornerback for the New York Jets
1963 Randy Gilhen, born in Zweibrucken, Germany, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets
1963 AFL's New York Titan's become the New York Jets
1962 Kyle Clifton, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
1962 Bubby Brister, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32
1962 William Roberts, NFL guard, New York Jets, New England Patriots
1962 Craig Muni, Toronto, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets
1962 Wilber Marshall, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
1961 Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end, New York Giants, New York Jets
1961 Boomer Esiason, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals
1961 [Norman] Boomer Esiason, NFL QB, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets
1960 Ken O'Brien, QB for the New York Jets
1960 Brian Hansen, NFL punter for the New York Jets
1956 Mark Gastineau, NFL end, New York Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85
1956 Nick Lowery, NFL kicker for the New York Jets
1952 BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)
1949 John Riggins, NFL running back, New York Jets, Washington Redskins
1948 1st jets to fly across Atlantic, 6 RAF de Havilland Vampires
1948 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier
1947 1st (U.S. Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island
1943 Joe Namath, Pennsylvania, NFL QB for the New York Jets, $400,000 man, 1969 Superbowl
1941 Bill Parcells, NFL coach, New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots
1941 Matt Snell, NFL running back, New York Jets, Super Bowl III
1937 Don Maynard, NFL receiver for the New York Jets, #13
1937 Lou Holtz, U.S., football coach, New Jersey Jets
1907 Weeb Ewbank, NFL coach, Baltimore Colts, New York Jets
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