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1991 New York - New Jersey Knights 1st home game (Giant Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17
1991 Barcelona Dragons beat NY/New Jersey Knights 19-7 in their 1st WLAF game 1991 New York - New Jersey Knights (WLAF) players 1st come together 1991 Mousey Davis becomes 1st coach of NY-New Jersey Knights 1991 WLAF's New York Knights become NY-New Jersey Knights 1990 Reggie Williams becomes 1st General Manager of WLAF's NY-New Jersey Knights 1990 Robert F X Sillerman purchases WAFL NY-New Jersey Knights for $11 million 1989 Queen Elizabeth II knights Ronald Reagan 1988 New York Knights 1st arena football game beats Cobras 60-52 (10,157 in Los Angeles) 1959 Michael Pare, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Greatest American Hero, Houston Knights 1955 John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1945 Dave Knights, born in London, rock bassist, Procol Harum-Conquistador 1943 Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6) 1942 Merald "Bubba" Knight, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knights and Pips 1941 John Hancock, born in Hazen, Arkansas, actor, Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights 1940 Lance Henriksen, actor, Aliens, Pumpkinhead, Knights, Hard Target 1939 John D Hancock, actor and director, Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights 1938 117 Spanish knights under Captain Piet Laros return to Netherlands 1909 Knights and Ladies of St. Peter Claver organizes in Mobile Alabama 1894 Civic organization, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben founded in Omaha, Nebraska 1884 Minerva Urecal, California, actress, Accent on Love, Crazy Knights 1882 Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men 1882 Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn 1869 Philadelphia Knights of Labor forms 1869 Noble Order of Knights of Labor founded, Philadelphia 1864 Knights of Pythias form 1st lodge in Washington D.C. (12 members) 1814 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in U.S. held, New York City 1705 Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College 1565 Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese and Knights of St. John 1410 Battle of Tannenburg-Teutonic Knights vs King Ladislas II of Poland 1314 Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies 1308 Johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece 1242 Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod defeats Teutonic Knights 1229 Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68 1170 Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II |
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