1997 Wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mt Everest for 3rd time
1995 Mt Ruapehu Volcano (North Island, NZ) erupts
1993 Dana Lofland wins McCall's LPGA Golf Classic Dormann at Stratton Mt
1992 Florence Descampe wins McCall's LPGA Golf Classic at Stratton Mt
1991 Harry Glicken, volcanologist, killed by Mt Unzen Volcano in Japan
1989 Walter McConnel, 57, is oldest to reach 27,000' Mt Everest top
1987 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska
1985 -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mt Mitchell, North Carolina (state record)
1982 Mt. Palomar Observatory 1st to detect Halley's comet on 13th return
1982 36" snow (Red Lodge, MT)
1980 Mt. Everest climbed by Italian Reinhold Messner, alone
1980 Reinhold Messner of Italy is 1st to solo ascent Mt Everest
1979 Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes into Mt Erebus on Antarctica kills 257
1978 Adrienne Frantz, born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Tiffany Thorne-Sunset Beach
1977 Danny Gerard, Mt Vernon, New York, actor, Alan Silver-Brooklyn Bridge
1976 Franz MT de Liage Bohl, German/Dutch assyriologist, dies at 94
1976 Opening ceremony of the Dai Bosatsu monastery Catskill Mt., New York
1975 Japanese Junko Tabei became 1st woman to reach Mt Everest's summit
1974 Charlotte MT "Lotte" Bartschart, actress (Dolle Lola), dies at 82
1973 Ira S Bowen, U.S. physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74
1972 Karen Dalton, Mt View California, diver 1996 Olympics
1972 200,000 attend Mt. Pocono rock festival in Pennsylvania
1971 Garvin Alston, Mt Vernon, New York, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1971 Laura Moss, Kings Mt Ohio, actress, Amanda Cory-Another World
1970 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting
1970 Heather Simmons-Carrasco, Mt View California, synchro swimmer, Oly-alt-96
1970 KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, MT (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1970 Yuchiro Miura of Japan skies down Mt. Everest
1970 26.37 cm (10.38") of rainfall, Mt Washington, NH (state 24-hr rec)
1969 Kimberly Ann Grimm, Mt Lake Park, Maryland, Miss Maryland-America 1991
1969 Kelly Robbins, Mt Pleasant, Michigan, LPGA golfer (1995 McDonald's LPGA
1969 KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1969 Leslie Spalding, Billings MT, golfer, Montana Women's Amat-90, 91
1968 KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 Kendall Cross, Hardin MT, 125 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-g-92, 96
1967 WCMU TV channel 14 in Mt. Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 Dean Cain, born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, actor, Clark-Lois and Clark
1966 Melissa McNamara, Tulsa, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1991 Stratton Mt Classic
1964 Rebecca Michelle Ferratti, Helena MT, playmate, Jun, 1986
1962 Christy Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men
1961 Johnny Ray Huston, Mt Vernon, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1990 Honda Classic
1960 Mike Lookinland, Mt Pleasant Utah, actor, Bobby-Brady Bunch
1960 Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mt Vernon, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1987 Henredon Classic
1960 Kim Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men
1960 Val Skinner, Hamilton MT, LPGA golfer, 1995 Sprint Championship
1960 Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mt Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics
1960 Cindy Figg-Currier, Mt Pleasant, Michigan, golfer, 1994 British Open-6th
1960 Peggy A. Whitson, Mt Ayr Iowa, PhD/astronaut
1958 KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting
1958 KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, MT (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, MT (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 Pam Allen, Billings MT, LPGA golfer, 1988 Planters Pat Bradley-12th
1955 Danny Joe Pohl, born in Mt Pleasant, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1986 Colonial
1955 Jerry M Linenger, Mt Clemens, Michigan, PhD/Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 81/84
1955 WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mt Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1955 Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men
1954 George E. Mahlberg, Astrophysicist, Mt Palomar/Mt Wilson California, 1974-78
1954 John Schneider, born in Mt. Kisco, New York, actor, Bo-Dukes of Hazzard
1954 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 James F Reilly II, born in Mt Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut, STS 89, sk:100
1953 KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, MT (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KXLF TV channel 4 in Butte, MT (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1952 Alice Ritzman, born in Kalispell MT, LPGA golfer, 1995 Rochester Intl-5th
1949 Tom Verlaine, [Miller], Mt Morris, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Television
1949 Bruce Jenner, born in Mt Kisco, New York, decathalete 1976 Olympics gold
1948 Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore
1948 Arab Legion captures fort on Mt. Scopus
1947 Marilyn Hassett, LA Ca, actress, Bell Jar, Other Side of Mt
1947 200" mirror arrives at Mt. Palomar
1947 Ken Singleton, born in Mt. Vernon, New York, baseball player, Orioles
1946 1st artificial snow produced from a natural cloud, Mt Greylock, MA
1945 [Thomasina] Tammi Terrell, [Montgomery], singer, Ain't No Mt High
1943 John Denver, New Mexico, singer, Rocky Mt High, thank God he's a country boy
1943 Roz Kelly, born in Mt. Vernon, New York, actress, Owl and Pussycat, Happy Days
1943 Benjamin W. Jipcho, born in Mt. Elgon, Kenya, 3K steeplechase, won Olympic silver in 1972
1942 Michael Eisner, born in Mt. Kisko, New York, CEO, Walt Disney
1941 Gutzon Borglum, sculptor (Mt Rushmore), dies at 73
1935 Dick Enberg, Mt Clemens, Michigan, sportscaster, Where's Huddles
1934 5.08-m (200") Mt Palomar Observatory mirror is cast
1934 Highest velocity wind ever recorded on Mt Washington, NH, 231 mph
1934 Easter Cross on Mt. Davidson (SF) dedicated
1933 Mt. Davidson Cross lit by Franklin D. Roosevelt via telegraph
1933 1st airplane flight over Mt. Everest
1931 Gavin MacLeod, Mt Kisco, New York, actor, Murray-Mary Tyler Moore, Love Boat
1930 Mt Van Hoevenberg bobsled run at Lake Placid, New York opens
1929 Dick Clark, Mt Vernon, New York, TV Host, American Bandstand
1929 Dick Clark, Mt Vernon, New York, TV host, American Bandstand
1929 Jim Whittacker, mountain climber, 1st American to climb Mt Everest
1928 Ann Blyth, Mt Kisko, New York, actress, Kismet, Mildred Pierce
1928 Lew Gallo, Mt Kisko, actor, 12 O'Clock High
1926 Paul Lynde, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, comedian, Uncle Arthur-Bewitched
1925 Art Buchwald, Mt Vernon, New York, columnist/author, Have I Ever Lied to You
1919 Edmund Hillary, NZ, one of 1st 2 men to scale Mt Everest
1916 Temp falls from 44 degrees F (7 degrees C) to -56 degrees F (49 degrees C) night of 23-24, Browning MT
1915 Thomas Merton, born in France, Trappist monk/poet/essayist, 7 Storey Mt
1910 Highest mountain in North America, Alaska's Mt McKinley climbed
1909 Robert Helpmann, born in Mt. Gambier, Australia, actor, Second Time Lucky
1908 1st ascent of Mt. Erebus, Antarctica
1906 John Betjeman, poet laureate of England, Mt Zion
1904 Kay Johnson, Mt Vernon, New York, actress, Real Glory, Of Human Bondage
1904 Dick Powell, Mt View, Arkansas, actor, Cry Danger, Dick Powell Theater
1902 Mt. Pelee erupts, wipes out St. Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000
1899 Howard Freeman, Helena MT, actor, Double Dynamite
1899 President McKinley signs bill creating Mt. Rainier National Park (5th in U.S.)
1898 Ira S Bowen, U.S. physicist/astronomer, Mt Wilson/Palomar
1892 Esther Howard, MT
1886 Teiichi Igarashi, Japan, climed Mt Fuji at age 99
1882 Franz MT de Liage Bohl, German/Dutch assyrologist/translator
1873 Luigi A, duke of the Abruzzes, Italy, explorer/climber, Mt St. Elias
1870 1st ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington
1867 Gutzon Borglum, sculptor, Mt Rushmore
1866 Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor, Lone Ranger
1864 Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia
1864 Leonidas Polk, general, killed in action in Battle of Pine Mt
1864 Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, Pine Mt, Pine Knob, Golgotha
1864 Battle of Cloyd's Mt, and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Ft. Darling)
1863 Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee
1862 Prelude to 2nd Manassas, Jackson is victorious at Battle of Cedar Mt, however Gen Charles S Winder is killed
1843 Mt. Rainier in Washington State erupts
1839 Modest Mussorgsky, composer, Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt
1838 Mt Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) 1st graduating class
1837 1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, New York
1834 Mt. Vesuvius erupts
1834 Charles Darwin climbs Mt. Campana in Chile
1805 Great Stoneface Mt. found in New Hampshire
1800 Mt. Vernon Gardens becomes site of 1st summer theater in U.S.
1797 Mary Lyon, U.S., educator, Mt Holyoke, Hall of Fame
1792 British Capt George Vancouver sights, names Mt. Rainier, Washington
1693 Mt. Etna erupts, Sicily
1630 Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (battle of White Mt), dies
79 Mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii and Herculaneum, 15,000 die
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