1992 Oregon Sen Bob Packwood issues apology for unwelcome sexual advances
1992 Colo Rockies 1st minor league team's (Bend Oregon in Class A) game
1990 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA
1990 Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die
1990 Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62
1990 It becomes illegal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers
1989 Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games
1988 Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon
1988 Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA
1981 Stevie Ficker, Miss Oregon Teen USA 1997
1979 Peter Jenkins finishes "A Walk Across America," Florence Oregon
1978 Heather Noelle Jones, Miss Oregon Teen USA 1996
1977 N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship
1977 Monique de Bruin, Porland, Oregon, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics
1975 Emily John Orton, Creswell Oregon, Miss America, Oregon-2nd-1996
1974 Jill Chartier, Miss Oregon USA 1996
1974 L A Landslide kills 9, Canyonville, Oregon
1973 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, Gold Beach Oregon, Miss Teen USA 1990
1973 Les Gutches, Medford Oregon, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-1996
1972 Tiffeny Milbrett, born in Portland, Oregon, soccer forward 1996 Olympics
1971 Brian Hunter, born in Portland, Oregon, outfielder, for the Houston Astros
1970 Tonya Harding, born in Portland, Oregon, figure skater, Oly-8th-1994/U.S. Champ 1994
1969 Brittany Gae Thompson, born in Portland, Oregon, Miss Oregon-America 1991
1968 Jennifer Devine, born in Portland, Oregon, rower 1996 Olympics
1968 Kent Bottenfield, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1968 Bob Packwood is elected senator of Oregon
1968 Craig Kanada, born in Portland, Oregon, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE South Carolina Classic-3rd
1968 Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democrate primary in Oregon
1967 Katy Steding, Lake Oswego Oregon, basketball forward, Oly-gold-96
1967 Rebecca Schaeffer, Eugene Oregon, actress, Patti-My Sister Sam
1967 Tawni Cable, Salem, Oregon, playmate, June 1989
1967 Monique Noel, born in Salem, Oregon, playmate, May, 1989
1967 Melissa Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, WPVA volleyballer, Reebok National-13th-1994
1966 Dan[iel Dion] O'Brien, born in Portland, Oregon, decathelete, Olympics gold 96
1966 John Jaha, born in Portland, Oregon, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
1966 Eric Gunderson, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1965 Brent Jasmer, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Sly-Bold and Beautiful
1965 Adam Johnson, Portland, Oregon, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics
1965 Steve Vancil, Oregon City Ore, golfer, 1989 City of Portland
1964 Lumsden Hare, actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox), dies at 89
1963 Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st and only Heisman Trophy winner
1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)
1962 Gerry Norquist, born in Portland, Oregon, Nike golfer, 1990 Boise Open-5th
1962 Kory Tarpenning, born in Portland, Oregon, pole vaulter
1961 Bill for Boston Tea Party is paid by Mayor Snyder of Oregon who wrote a check for $196, the total cost of all tea lost
1960 Julianne Phillips, Lake Oswego, Oregon, actress, Frankie Reed-Sisters
1960 Donna Smith, born in Portland Oregon, playmate, March, 1985
1959 David Delong, born in Portland, Oregon, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 BC Open
1958 Michael Marx, born in Portland, Oregon, U.S. fencer-epee, Olympic-84, 88, 92, 96
1958 Ren Woods, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Fanta-Roots
1956 Dale Murphy, born in Portland, Oregon, slugger, Atlanta Braves, 2 time NL MVP
1956 Fred Quillan, born in Portland, Oregon, WLAF offensive coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy
1955 Donald R. Pettit, born in Silverton, Oregon, PhD/astronaut
1955 Margaux Hemingway, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce
1954 Craig Wasson, born in Oregon, actor, Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club
1954 Peter Erling Jacobsen, born in Portland, Oregon, PGA golfer, 1990 Bob Hope
1953 Chuck Orton, U.S. sysop, Emerald BBS, Oregon
1953 Brett Hudson, born in Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show
1951 Mark Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show
1951 Diana Dennis, born in Portland, Oregon, body builder, Women Physique World
1951 Rindy Ross, born in Portland, Oregon, rock vocalist/saxophonist, Quarterflash
1951 Steve Prefontaine, Coos Bay Oregon, 5K, Olympics-4th-1972
1949 Bill Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show
1949 Susan Ruttan, born in Oregon City Ore, actress, Roxanne Melman-LA Law
1947 Sally Struther, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Gloria-All in the Family
1947 Richard "Dick" Fosbury, Portland, Oregon, high jumper, Oly-gold-68
1947 Dick Fosbury, born in Portland Oregon, high jumper, won Olympic gold in 1968
1945 Jo Collins, born in Oregon, Playboy playmate, Dec, 1964
1943 Larry Mahan, Oregon, rodeo champ, 1967-70
1942 Japanese planes drop incendiary bombs on Oregon
1942 Japanese submarine in mouth of Columbia River, Oregon
1942 Mark Lindsay, born in Eugene, Oregon, rock vocalist/sax, Paul Revers and Raiders
1941 Tim Hardin, Oregon, singer, If I Were a Carpenter, Bird on a Wire
1940 Ralph Towner, rocker, Oregon
1939 Stanley David Griggs, born in Portland, Oregon, astronaut, STS 51-D, STS 33
1939 1st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Oregon beats OH State 46-33
1938 119 degrees F (48 degrees C), Pendleton, Oregon (state record)
1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon)
1935 Donald P Hodel, Portland, Oregon, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1985-89
1933 2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire
1933 -54 degrees F (-48 degrees C), Seneca, Oregon (state record)
1929 Rachel Ames, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Line Up, Audrey-Gen Hospital
1929 Salem, Oregon airport dedicated
1928 Jane Powell, born in Portland Oregon, singer and actress, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers
1927 Gordon Scott, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Tarzan and the Trappers
1925 Betty Evans Grayson, born in Portland, Oregon, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1959
1924 108 degrees F (42 degrees C) in Blitzen Oregon
1922 Jeff Richards, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Don't Go Near the Water
1922 Mark O. Hatfield, Sen-R Oregon, 1967-
1921 Hurricane hits Washington and Oregon
1920 Robert Mann, born in Portland, Oregon, composer/violinist, String Quartet 1952
1919 Jacob Avshalomov, born in Tsingtao, China, composer, Sinfonietta, The Oregon
1919 Oregon is 1st state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon)
1918 Margaret Osborne DuPont, born in Joseph, Oregon, tennis pro, U.S. Open 1948-50
1917 Lou Harrison, born in Portland, Oregon, composer, Rapunzel
1917 Robert Cornthwaite, born in St. Helen, Oregon, actor, Thing, War of the Worlds
1915 10.17" (25.83 cm) of rainfall, Glenora, Oregon (state record)
1913 1st minimum wage law in U.S. takes effect in Oregon
1906 Bob Steele, Pendleton Oregon, actor, Duffy-F Troop, Big Sleep
1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon
1902 2nd statewide initiative and referendum law adopted, in Oregon
1901 Donald Cook, Portland, Oregon, actor, Too Young To Go Steady
1895 Jack Pennick, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Lady From Louisiana
1887 Oregon becomes 1st U.S. state to make Labor Day a holiday
1875 Lumsden Hare, Ireland, actor, Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess
1873 Kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies
1859 Oregon admitted as 33rd state
1853 Territory of Washington organized after separating from Oregon Territory
1850 Gold discovered in Oregon, Rogue River
1848 Oregon Territory created
1846 Oregon country divided between U.S. and Britain at 49th parallel
1846 Oregon Treaty signed, setting US-British boundary at 49 degrees N
1846 "Oregon Spectator" is 1st newspaper to be published on the West Coast
1845 George Abernethy becomes 1st governor of Oregon Country
1843 Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country
1843 1st wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon
1843 U.S. and British settlers in Oregon Country choose government committee
1834 Provisional government forms in Oregon Country
1823 Francis Parkman, American historian/author, Oregon Trail
1819 Spain renounces claims to Oregon Country, Florida (Adams-Onis Treaty)
1818 U.S. and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country
1810 John Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon)
1806 Lewis and Clark find skeleton of 105' blue whale in Oregon
1802 Marcus Whitman, missionary, led to U.S. securing Oregon
1784 John McLoughlin, Hudson's Bay Co pioneer in Oregon Country
1778 Captain James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay
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