2014 Event The Midwest experiences life threateningly low temperatures and forces over 2,500 flight cancellations; the tunnel of arctic air called the "polar vortex" should head eastward during the week 1987 Event Rollermania at MSG, Eastern Express beats Midwest Pioneers 1981 Birthday Shelby Lyons, Oswego, New York, pairs skater, & Wells-1995 Midwest champ 1979 Event Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100 1974 Birthday Robyn Petroskey, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, figure skater, 1996 Midwest champ 1970 Birthday Brian Wells, Carmel California, pairs skater, & Lyons-1995 Midwest champ 1965 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Midwest Golf Open 1965 Event 40 tornadoes strike U.S. midwest killing 272 and injuring 5,000 1964 Event Creighton's Paul Silas grabs Midwest record 27 rebounds against Okla 1958 Event Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati scores a NCAA midwest region-record 56 pts 1951 Birthday Ron and Don Gaylon, midwest U.S., siamese twins, Jerry Springer Show 1940 Event Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes) 1935 Event Sandstorm ravages U.S. midwest (Dust Bowl) 1917 Event Tornadoes kills 211 over 4 days in Midwest U.S. 1870 Event Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest and East
