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1997 1st time a Channukah candle is officially lit in Vatican City 1997 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs 1996 NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes 1995 Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Balt 1995 New Jersey officially dedicates the Howard Stern Rest Area along Route 295 1995 Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of "Tonight Show" 1994 Kansai International airport officially opens 1994 New York Central park reservior officially named after Jackie Kennedy Onasis 1994 Chunnel linking England and France officially opens 1994 Walkway from Cleveland's Tower City to Jacobs Field officially opens 1993 Shamrock Broadcasting, a Disney company, officially takes ownership of Cleveland's WMMS-FM/100.7 and WHK-AM/1420 1993 U.S. officially backs peace plan in Bosnia 1992 U.N. officially embarks on its largest peacekeeping operation 1991 U.S. officially recognizes independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 1991 Warsaw Pact officially dissolves 1991 9 of 15 Soviet reps officially approve new union treaty 1991 U.S. Embassy in Kuwait officially reopens 1991 Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame 1989 Disney's MGM Studio theme park officially opens to public 1989 Department of Veterans Affairs officially established as a Cabinet position 1989 Soviet Union officially submits to jurisdiction of the World Court 1988 WABC officially becomes the New Jersey Devils new home radio 1988 NFL's St. Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix 1986 Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia 1984 Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed 1982 New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders and Americans 1978 Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff 1977 Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (New York City) 1977 Radio Shack officially begins creating TRS-80 computer 1975 Anwar Sadat became 1st Egyptian president to officially visit U.S. 1974 Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh 1972 Keswick to Penrith railway officially closes 1968 Montreal Expos officially become a member of NL 1961 NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio 1958 Dodgers officially become the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc 1953 St. Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc 1951 Israeli Knesset officially designated April 13 as Holocaust Day 1946 President Truman officially proclaims end of WW II 1946 U.S. officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court 1945 Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance 1935 Persia officially renamed Iran 1935 Hermann Goering officially creates German Air Force, the Luftwaffe 1934 Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison 1931 "Star Spangled Banner" officially becomes U.S. national anthem 1930 North Sea floodgate at Ijmuiden (biggest in world) officially opens 1928 Boston Garden officially opens 1926 Dahlia is officially designated as San Francisco city flower 1925 Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens 1918 King Oil/Shell refinery on Curacao officially opens 1913 Hebrew language officially used to teach in Palestinian schools 1912 Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat New York Highlanders 7-6 in 11 1896 1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens 1889 Amsterdam Central Station officially opens 1889 Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner" 1889 300m Eiffel Tower officially opens, commemorates French Revolution 1885 U.S. Salvation Army officially organized 1874 Baseball batter's box is officially adopted 1862 Confederate armies officially divide into corps 1862 United army officially divides corps 1861 Confederate congress officially admits Missouri to Confederate Army 1822 Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US 1817 University of Gent officially opens 1812 Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory" 1802 U.S. Military Academy officially opens at West Point, New York 1794 Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August) 1793 Louvre officially opens in Paris 1610 German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610 843 Icon worship officially re-instated in Aya Sofia Constantinople

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