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1998 Federal court rules President Clinton does not have executive privilege in the Lewinsky case so he must testify

1998 Federal court rules that Monica Lewinsky does not have an immunity agreement with Kenneth Starr

1998 President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky"

1998 Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge

1997 Federal judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows

1997 Carroll O'Connor found not guilty of slandering Harry Perzigian

1997 Judge finds Pamela Lee not guilty of breaking a contract

1996 O. J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true"

1996 Sony does not renew lease on megatron in Times Square

1996 O. J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict

1996 Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI vs New Zealand at Port-Of-Spain

1995 O. J. Simpson found not guilty in murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman

1994 Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges

1994 O. J. Simpson pleads "Absolutely 100% Not Guilty" of murder

1994 Brian Lara scores 501 not out for Warwickshire vs Durham

1994 Cricketer Brian Lara hits record 501 not out/390 runs in 1 day

1994 Emmy 21st Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci not nominated

1993 Israeli Court of Appeal overturns (5-0) conviction of John Demjaujuk, saying not enough evidence he is Concentration Camp Ivan the Terrible

1993 Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" to President Clinton

1993 Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th

1992 Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs

1991 Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92

1991 Albert Belle is shipped to minors for not running out a ground ball

1991 NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day

1990 Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series

1990 Imelda Marcos and Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering

1990 Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term,

1990 Lisa Leslie of Morningside HS in Inglewood California scores 101 in 1st half, South Torrance HS decides not to play 2nd half and loses 102-24

1989 Eastern Airlines pilots and flight attendants end their strike, but most are not rehired

1989 Michael Carmine, actor (Batteries Not Included), dies at 30

1989 Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions

1989 Mets' defense does not record a single assist in a 5-1 win over Phils

1989 U.S. Supreme Court rules employees have legal burden to prove non- discriminatory reasons for not hiring or promoting

1989 H. J. Heinz, Van Camp Seafood and Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins

1989 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport, in a New Jersey court

1988 Lab tests reportedly show Shroud of Turin not Christ's burial cloth

1987 Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs Isles) It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal

1987 Supreme Court rules school teaching evolution need not teach creation

1987 Al Campanis appears on Niteline saying blacks may not be equiped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy

1986 U.S. informs New Zealand it will not defend it against attack

1986 40th Tony Awards: I'm Not Rappaport and Mystery of Edwin Drood win

1985 Herb Gardner's "I'm Not Rappaport," premieres in New York City

1985 Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract

1985 20 countries (but not U.S.) sign United Nations treaty outlawing torture

1984 U.S.S.R. announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics

1984 John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71

1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws

1983 Arbitrator Raymond Goetz rules 43 players who are on Disabled List during 1981 players' strike not entitled to salaries for that period

1983 U.S. Supreme Court ruled Congress could not veto presidential decisions

1982 Major leagues vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract

1982 Automaker John DeLorean arrested on cocaine charges (Not guilty)

1982 John Hinckley found not guilty of 1981 attempted assassination of President Reagan by reason of insanity

1981 According to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa

1979 South Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of South Africa)

1976 Transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa

1976 Supreme Court rules death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual

1976 Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader

1976 East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to

1975 10cc releases "I'm Not in Love"

1975 Greg Loveridge, cricketer, New Zealand leg-spinner, did not bowl vs. Zim 1996

1974 Ella Grasso (Ct) elected 1st woman U.S. Governor not related to previous gov

1973 American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not mental illness

1973 U.S. Psychiatrist say homosexuals are not mentally ill

1973 President Nixon tells AP "...people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook"

1973 Vice President Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign

1972 Butler By'not'e, NFL running back for the Carolina Panthers

1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Florida) renominates Vice President Agnew but not unanimous - 1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley

1972 New York City Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported

1970 Rachel Jacobs, Ririe Idaho, actress, It's Not Easy

1970 Jim Morrison found not guilty of "lewd" behavior

1970 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank

1970 Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years

1969 Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee

1968 Lyndon Baines Johnson announces he will not seek re-election

1967 Lyle Latell, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon), dies at 63

1967 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers

1967 Gibraltar votes 12,138 to 44 to remain British and not Spanish

1967 Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies

1965 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000

1965 Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion

1964 Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner

1964 Wynonna Judd, Ashland, Kentucky, American Musician, Judds-Why Not Me

1964 24th Amendment to U.S. Constitution goes into effect and states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes

1962 John F. Kennedy warns Russia U.S. will not allow Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba

1961 Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 and 10), dies of cancer at 64

1960 Italy beats U.S. in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years U.S. not in finals)

1960 DH Lawrence' "Lady Chatterley's Lover" ruled not obscene (New York City)

1960 U.S. appeals court rules novel, "Lady Chatterly's Lover," not obscene

1959 Sam Raimi, actor, Indian Summer, Thou Shalt Not Kill Except

1959 Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise

1959 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic)

1959 Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone"

1958 Carlos Cavazo, rocker, Quiet Riot-We're Not Gonna Take It

1958 Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958

1957 Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for San Francisco Seals-franchises only, not the players

1957 Buddy Holly and Crickets released 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away"

1956 Indonesia says it will not pay debts to the Netherlands

1955 WINS radio, announces it will not play "copy" white cover versions of R&B (DJs must play Fats Domino's "Ain't It A Shame," not Pat Boone's)

1955 John Waite, vocalist, Babies/Bad English-Forget Me Not, Missing You

1955 Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums"

1955 Dee Snider, born in Massapequa, New York, Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It

1954 Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Bx, New York, Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It

1954 Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris

1953 U.S. Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business

1953 Alexander Cartwright founded baseball and not Abner Doubleday

1953 U.S. Court of Appeals rules that Organized Baseball is a sport and not a business, affirming the 25-year-old Supreme Court ruling

1952 Dennis Boutsikaris, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Batteries Not Included

1952 Catherine Watkins, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, It's Not Easy, Mary

1951 Supreme Court rule "clear and present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech and can be a cause for arrest

1950 Baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract

1950 Dutch Prime Minister Malan recognizes South Africa but not China PR

1950 Mitchel Laurance, actor, LA Law, Not Necessarily the News

1950 Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud

1949 Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY

1949 Uton Dowe, cricketer, WI pace bowler 1972-73 "Dowe shall not bowl"

1948 1st U.S. woman army officer not in medical corps sworn-in

1948 Walter Egan, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Not Shy, Fundamental Roll

1947 Jessi Colter, Miriam Johnson, Phoenix, country singer, I'm Not Lisa

1946 Naomi Judd, Diana Ellen, Ashland, Kentucky, singer, Judds-Why Not Me

1946 Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god

1945 Rod Argent, born in England, keyboardist, Zombies-She's Not There

1945 Rod Argent, rocker, She's Not There-Zombies, Hold Your Head Up-Argent

1945 Hugh Grundy, born in Winchester England, drummer, Zombies-She's Not There

1945 Eric Stewart, rock guitarist, 10cc-I'm Not in Love

1943 Denmark scuttles their warships so as not to be taken by Germany

1941 USS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though U.S. is not in war

1941 Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan

1941 Former Dutch Prime Minister Colijn says Netherlands Indies not ready for independence

1941 Nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT)

1940 21 "not neutral" nazis and communists arrested in Netherlands

1940 Patricia Paay, Dutch singer, You are not hip

1939 Hugh Masekela, born in Wilbank, South Africa, trumpeter, I Am Not Afraid

1938 Jewish artisans not allowed in Germany

1937 Ernest Hemingway novel "To Have and Have Not" published

1935 Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics

1934 Churchill tells Premier Baldwin not to under estimate German air power

1933 20th Amendment goes into effect: President term begins in Jan not March

1933 Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 m, in Pacific hurricane

1932 Dusan Makavejev, Belgrade Yugoslavia, director, Man is Not a Bird

1931 Dick Motta, NBA coach, 856 wins, Its not over 'til the fat lady sings

1931 John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on

1930 Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a home run, now a double

1930 Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution

1928 Bradman scores 134 not out (225 minutes, 13 fours) NSW vs. Vic

1927 Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible)

1925 Peter Sellers, born in England, actor, not now, Kato, Bobo, Pink Panther

1922 U.S. Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws

1922 Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)

1921 Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox

1920 Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season

1919 Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) and Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic

1918 Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (New York Globe)

1918 Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Secretary of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt

1918 Eric Bedser, cricketer, bro of Alec, Surrey bowler but not England

1918 Colin Snedden, cricketer, Test New Zealand vs. England 1947, 0-46, did not bat

1914 Dutch Overseas Trustmaatschappij (NOT) forms

1914 General von Kluck decides not to attack Paris

1913 Edward Fiennes-Clinton, born in Australia, born Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton, 18th Earl of Lincoln, engineer, landowner, inherited Earldom but formally did not prove his right to the title

1913 President Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexico

1911 Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day

1911 Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to U.S., not ratified

1911 Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to U.S. (not ratified)

1910 Jimmy Demaret, winner of 44 golf tournaments, but not the Open

1909 Jessica Tandy, London, actress, Birds, Cocoon, Batteries Not Included

1909 A Moses Klein, Montreal, poet, Hath Not a Jew...

1908 Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council and announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles"

1904 Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913

1904 Jean Helion, artist/author, They Shall Not Have Me

1904 Lyle Latell, born in Iowa, actor, Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon

1902 Hugh Chilvers, cricketer, great leggie of 30's for NSW but not Australia

1902 Cleveland's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a home run run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918

1900 Polly Adler, Russia, bordello proprieter/author, House is not a Home

1899 Leonie Fuller Adams, U.S. poet, Those not elected

1898 Rene Magritte, Belgian surrealistic painter, This is Not a Pipe

1893 Ropert L Ripley, Santa Rosa California, cartoonist, Believe It or Not

1888 Harry Moses 297 not out for NSW against Victoria

1884 William Sherman refuses Republican presidential nomination saying "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected"

1876 NY Mutuals and Philadelphia A's expelled from NL for not completing sked

1874 Robert Frost, born in San Francisco, poet, Mending Wall, Road Not Taken

1870 J D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done)

1861 Washington D.C. - Crittenden resolution is passed stating that the war is to be fought to preserve union and uphold the Constitution, not to alter slavery

1861 Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia and says Union troops will not enter that state

1857 Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs

1803 Congress accepts Ohio's constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953

1775 Minutemen Captain John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon

1774 English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright

1747 John Paul Jones, naval hero, "I have not yet begun to fight"

1683 William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken"

1680 Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th

1675 Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft

1610 German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610

1530 King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church


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