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2007 Burj Dubai becomes the world's largest structure
2005 Sumatran earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7, the second largest earthquake since 1965 1999 The London Eye, the world's largest Ferris wheel, opens by the banks of the Thames 1997 South Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp 1995 Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games) 1995 World's largest bank-Japan's Mitsubishi Bank and Bank of Tokyo merge 1994 Largest U.S. Tennis Open single session (total) 23,618 1994 Cbox is 39'115 long, 20'85 wide, and 8' high in Jacksonville, Florida Largest popcorn container is 6,619.76 cubic feet full of popped corn 1994 In Denmark the largest lollipop, weighing 3,011 pounds, made 1994 Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706 1994 Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan 1994 Largest milkshake (1,955 gallons of chocolate-Nelspruit South Africa) 1994 Ukraine says it will give up world's 3rd largest nuclear arsenal 1994 10th largest wrestling crowd (58,000-Tokyo Dome) 1993 Largest U.S. Tennis Open 2 sessions (total) daily gate (43,502) 1993 Hassan II mosque opens in Casablanca, 2nd largest mosque in the world 1993 7th largest wrestling crowd (63,500-Tokyo Dome) 1992 Largest wrestling crowd out side of U.S. (75,000) at Wembley Stadium 1992 World's largest environmental summit opens, Rio De Janeiro Brazil 1992 5th Largest wrestling crowd (64,287-Toronto SkyDome) 1992 U.N. officially embarks on its largest peacekeeping operation 1992 8th largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) 1991 Dow Jones avg drops 120.31 points (5th largest dive) 1991 Browns set club record for largest lead blown (led 23-0), Philadelphia 32-30 1991 World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs 1991 Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome 1991 World's largest oil spill, caused by embattled Iraqi forces in Kuwait 1991 Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520) 1990 4th largest NBA crowd (45,458) see Orlando play at Minneapolis 1990 World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall in New York City 1990 6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome) 1989 8th Largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) 1989 Smith Dairy at Orrville Ohio, makes largest milk shake (1,575.2 gal) 1989 Ground breaking begins in Minnesota on world's largest mall 1989 Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary 1989 Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois 1989 Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen 1988 Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million 1988 World's Largest Sausage completed at 13 miles long 1988 Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Reds vs. Cards) 1988 Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit (61,938) 1988 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago at Detroit 1987 Largest U.S. Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016 1987 53,745 largest NBA crowd to date-Philadelphia at Detroit 1987 Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL New York Giant Stadium (beat Washington 17-0) 1986 Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium 1986 Despite losing, Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration ($1.35M) 1986 44,180 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia at Detroit 1985 Largest swearing-in ceremony, 38,648 immigrants become U.S. citizens 1985 Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) 1985 Largest NBA crowd to date, 43,816, sees Philadelphia at Detroit 1984 Largest harness racing purse ($2,161,000-Nihilator wins $1,080,500) 1983 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18"(46 cm)) 1982 Largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minnesota 52,279 1981 Largest U.S. bank robbery in Tucson, Arizona, more than $33 million stolen 1981 Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond, Virginia 1981 Chrysler Corp reports largest corporate losses in U.S. history 1981 Largest Jell-O made (9,246 gallons of watermelon-flavor) in Brisbane 1977 Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant) 1977 World's largest crowd-12.7 million-for Indian religious festival 1976 1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China 1976 Largest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Wash-21,130) 1976 World's largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation (U.S.S.R.) 1973 2 bettors win largest U.S. Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit) 1972 "December Giant" largest sinkhole in U.S. collapses (Alabama) 1972 Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia) 1972 Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Lakers-11,178) 1971 Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history 1970 World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight 1969 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cincinnati - Detroit, San Diego - Boston 1967 Packers' Travis Williams returns 2 kickoffs for TDs against Browns, setting largest margin of Browns defeat (48), winning 55-7 1967 U.S. troops begin largest offensive of Vietnam War 1965 Largest newspaper-Sunday New York Times at 946 pages (50 cents ) 1964 World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin 1963 7th largest snowfall in New York City history (42.4 cm, 16.7") 1961 6th largest snowfall in New York City history (17.4" (44.2cm)) 1961 Largest check issued, National Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion) 1960 Largest New York Knick 49th St. MSG crowd-18,499 1960 World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea) 1960 9th largest snowfall in New York City history, 14.5" 1959 10th largest snowfall in New York City history (13.7") 1959 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod 1956 Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted 1955 U.S. Assay Office in Seattle, Washington closes Chase National (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) merge to form Chase Manhattan 1954 Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns and win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Washington 62-3 1954 Indians sweep Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563) 1954 Largest check: Internal U.S. Treasury check at $4,176,969,623.57 1953 Jerry Page, golfer, largest PGA victory margin 1951 Largest purse to date in horse racing, $144,323, won by Great Circle 1951 World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville Tx, to 134th St, New York City) 1948 8th largest snowfall in New York City history (15.3") 1947 Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed 1947 Largest group of sunspots on record 1946 Largest solar prominence, 300,000 mi/500,000 km, observed 1945 Largest one-day airborne drop, 600 transports and 1300 gliders 1945 Largest operation in Pacific war, 1,500 U.S. Navy ships bomb Okinawa 1944 World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum and Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn) 1943 World's largest office building, Pentagon, completed 1941 Largest roller skating rink (outside of New York City) opens in Peekskill NY 1941 3rd largest snowfall in New York City history (18.1") 1940 Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for 1 cent 1856 British Guiana) 1938 Graf Zeppelin II, world's largest airship, makes maiden flight 1938 American Bowling Congress' largest tournament (24,765 competitors) 1937 World's largest flower blooms in New York Botanical Garden, 12' calla lily 1934 Bob Martinez, born in America, served as Mayor of Tampa, Florida and 40th Governor of Florida, initiated Preservation 2000, America's largest environmental land acquisition program, appointed Drug Czar by President George H.W. Bush 1934 World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines 1931 Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe 1928 Worlds largest hailstone 1 lbs (17') falls in Potter Nebraska 1927 Worlds largest gas tank in Pittsburgh Penn explodes; 28 die 1922 Largest U.S. flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90') 1922 Largest Polo Grounds crowd see Meusel, Ruth and Gehrig consecutive home runs 1919 Henry Clay Frick, built largest coke and steel operation, dies at 69 1918 Dwayne Andreas, born in Worthington, Minnesota, called the 'Soybean King', CEO of Archer Daniels Midland - ADM, largest producer of farm commodities in the U.S. for over 30 years 1911 Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379) 1910 New Yorks's Penn Station opens as world's largest train station 1909 Largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det 1906 Britain's 1st modern and largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched 1905 World's largest diamond, Cullinan - 3106 carets, found in South Africa 1892 John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies 1888 2nd largest snowfall in New York City history (21") 1872 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18") 1872 World's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales 1863 Battle of Honey Springs - largest battle in Indian Territory 1849 Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke and steel operation 1815 John Banvard, New York City, painted worlds largest painting, 3 mile canvas 1655 Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite) |
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