2006 Union of Islamic Courts takes over Mogadishu, Somalia
2006 Egyptian ferry, Al Salam Boccaccio, sinks killing over 1200 people in the Red Sea
2005 Super Bowl XXXIX, the New England Patriots win 24-21 over the Philadelphia Eagles
2004 Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa
2004 Alexandra Scott, young philanthropist, ", raised over $700,000 for cancer research in 4 years by selling lemonade, ", dies at 8
2004 Jackson Beck, voice over actor, Popeye, dies at 92
2004 Hugh Cave, pulp writer, a professional writer for over 70 years, dies at 95
2003 After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America
2003 President George W. Bush declares that 'major combat operations' in Iraq are over
2002 Stove mishap sets Egyption train on fire, kills over 360 people
2001 Ken Kesey, author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, dies at 66
2001 Tony Awards, The Producers, Proof, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest revival and 42nd Street revival won major awards
2001 The heir to the Nepalese throne killed his parents and eight other family members before shooting himself, after an argument over his choice of a bride
2001 Police tear gas unruly soccer fans, ensuing panic kills over 100 in Ghana
1999 "Wilt ""The Stilt"" Chamberlain", basketball great/sometime actor, Record-smashing basketball player who scored over 70 points in several pro games, dies at 63
1999 During a bombing run over Belgrade, NATO accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy, killing four which launches massive protests throughout China
1998 1st time the British flag is flown over Buckingham Palace
1997 Smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US
1996 Dow Jones closes over 6,000 for 1st time (6,010)
1996 U.S. wins Federation Cup over Spain
1996 "Moon Over Buffalo" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 308 performances
1996 Tendulkar scores 127* in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya
1995 Million Man March held in Washington D.C. (over 800,000 black men attend)
1995 Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners
1995 "Moon Over Buffalo" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 308 performances
1995 Indians set record of 30 game lead over 2nd place team
1995 Mike Mussina tosses Balt's 5th consecutive shutout 4-0 win over Tigers
1995 Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games)
1995 Browns and Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles
1995 Steve Fossett completes 1st air balloon over Pacific Ocean (9600 km)
1995 Zimbabwe's 1st Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning
1994 1st Jordanian plane to fly over Israeli airspace (King Hussein pilot)
1994 Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights
1994 Ferry boat smashes into Mombasa Harbor Kenya, kills over 300
1994 U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 U.S. helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die
1994 Armed Zulus demonstrate in Johannesburg, over 53 killed
1993 Houston's Darryl Kile throws 3rd no-hitter of season in 7-1 over Mets
1993 Brazil votes over importing monarchy
1993 Jim Abbott pitches 4-0, no-hit win over Indians at Yankee Stadium
1993 "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" closes at Booth New York City after 232 performances
1993 Long fly ball by Indians' Carlos Martinez bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over fence for a home run
1993 Dan Seymour, actor (Bombs over Burma, Intrigue, Watusi), dies at 78
1993 Colorado Rockies 1st home game and 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos
1992 "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" opens at Booth New York City for 232 performances
1992 Bill Clinton wins U.S. presidential election over President Bush
1992 Bradlees announces it will take over Alexander's department stores in New York City
1992 Screw magazine superimposed a gunsight over a picture of Larry Flint
1992 Jockey Angel Cordero retires after winning over 7,000 horse races
1992 President candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair
1992 Princess Sarah Ferguson wears paper bag over her head on airline ride
1991 New Jersey Devils begin their 10th Anniversary with a 7-2 win over the Blues
1991 Nolan Ryan's 4-3 victory over Twins is his 312th career win
1991 1st time Seattle Mariners are 9 games over .500
1991 In Bangladesh a cyclone killed over 131,000 and left 9 million homeless
1991 Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured
1991 Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over"
1991 Greg Haugen scores a split decision over Hector "Macho" Camacho
1991 Howard Stern kisses New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet, Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl
1991 Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title
1991 U.S. acknowledges CIA and U.S. Army paid Noriega $320,000 over his career
1990 Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year
1990 Florida lottery goes over $100,000,000
1990 New York City police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts)
1990 Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die
1990 New York court of appeals ends 2 year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case
1990 Fire kills 110 on a ferry in Norway, in an unrelated event, 30 die in a ferry flip over in Burma
1990 Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity
1990 Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws
1990 Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica and South Atlantic
1990 FCC implements "SYNDEX" giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs
1989 Fog Bowl: Heavy fog rolls in on Bears 20-12 victory over Eagles
1989 "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years
1989 Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over India and WI on round-robin
1989 5 days after hitting a HR for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners,
1989 After 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey, Voyager 2 flies over cloudtops of Neptune and its moon Triton, sending back photographs of swamps
1989 Australia take 3-0 series lead over England to regain Cricket Ashes
1989 Yanks beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, score is changed to 5-1 after game is over. Umpire rules Roberto Kelly scored before a double-play
1989 Mets' defense does not record a single assist in a 5-1 win over Phils
1989 Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China
1989 Mets win 11th consecutive home opener 8-4 over St. Louis at Shea Stad
1989 New Zealand wins America's Cup over Stars and Stripes, in a New York court
1989 Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Rushdie's book
1989 U.S. Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die
1989 U.S. F-14s shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over Mediterranean
1988 NY bound Pan Am jumbo jet explodes over Scotland all 258 aboard die
1988 Jury awards Valerie Harper $1.6 M in dispute over TV series
1988 Jordanian King Hussein renounces sovereignity over West Bank to PLO
1988 U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290
1988 New Jersey Devil Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of 8 pts in a playoff game (hat trick and 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capitals
1988 Barbra Streisand records "Warm All Over"
1988 Devils 6-5 over Islanders-Devils take 1st round 4-2
1988 Devils 4-2 over Islanders-Devils lead 3-2 in 1st round
1988 Devils 3-0 over Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in 1st round
1988 Devils 3-2 over Isles, 1st round tied 1-1
1987 Kirby Puckett goes 6-for-6 with 2 home runs in Minnesota 10-6 win over Milwaukee
1987 Pakistan score their 1st innings win over England, at Leeds
1987 Discovery rolls over from OPF to Vandenberg AFB
1987 Record archery score for a pair over 24 hrs, is set
1987 FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves
1987 Scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71
1987 "334" club forms as 334 brave Devil fans journey through 20" of snow to attend New Jersey Devils 7-5 victory over Calgary at Meadowlands
1986 Ivan Lendl is 1st tennis player to earn over $10 million, lifetime
1986 Ruth Polsky, record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30
1986 Pitcher Bob Forsch grand slams to lead Cards to a 5-4 win over Pirates
1986 President Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty
1986 52 die in plane and helicopter collision over Grand Canyon
1986 Bobby Rahal is 1st to avg over 170 mph in Indianapolis 500
1986 Ashrita Furman peformed 8,341 somersaults over 12 miles
1986 Exciting draw in final gives NSW the Sheffield Shield over Qld
1985 Angel Cordero becomes 3rd jockey to ride horses earning over $100 M
1985 "Live Aid" concert raises over $70 million for African famine relief
1985 India files suit against Union Carbide over Bhopal disaster
1985 War veterans returned to the "Bridge over the River Kwai"
1984 President Reagan (R) landslide (won 49 states) re-election over Mondale (D)
1984 California Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0
1984 Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana
1984 Moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army
1984 Riot in Tunis kills over 100
1983 Last hand-cranked telephones U.S. went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial
1983 Rangers explode for 12 runs in 15th inning of a 16-4 win over the A's
1983 Thom Syles keeps a life saver intact in his mouth for over 7 hours
1982 Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez
1982 Devils 1st road victory 6-5 over Penguins
1982 Atlanta snaps an 11-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over Padres
1982 Over 2000 Unification Church couples marry at New York MSG
1982 Cards win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Phillies
1980 NBC broadcasts New York Jets' 24-17 win over Dolphins without audio
1980 John Lennon releases "(Just Like) Starting Over" in UK
1980 Michael Myers (D-Pa), is 1st rep expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM)
1979 Ayatolla Khomeini takes over in Iran
1979 Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone)
1979 Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000
1979 NFL fans (60,916) choose old Patriots logo over new
1979 Nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza
1979 U.S. Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia and disintegrates
1979 Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hrs, 49 min
1979 Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 818 kph over 200 m
1979 CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney
1979 Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100
1978 John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston
1978 Israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut
1978 Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999
1978 Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84
1978 US hand over St. Stephan crown to Hungary
1977 Yanks leap frog over Red Soxs game in 1st place to stay
1977 England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Aust
1977 Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks
1977 Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over Kansas City Royals
1977 Vietnam hands over MIA to U.S.
1977 Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 m over 16 buses, near Paris
1976 Wings release triple album "Wings Over America"
1976 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
1976 2 airliners collide over Yugoslavia, kills all 176 aboard
1975 Reunion Island stops printing stamps, France takes over production
1975 6.8 quake along Anatolian Fault kills over 2,000 in Lice Turkey
1975 Communists take over Laos
1975 Dimitri D Shostakovitch, composer (Sun Over Motherland), dies at 68
1975 Quake damages over 2,000 temples in Pagan Burma, 20-foot-high seated Buddha of Thandawgya decapitated
1975 Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a Red Sox 15-1 victory over Tigers
1975 "Over Here" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 341 performances
1974 Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in New York City
1974 Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over President Ford's veto
1974 South Africa suspended from United Nations General Assembly over racial policies
1974 U.S. Gen George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in U.S. over his treatment during the 1973 World Series
1974 Supreme Court unanimously rules Nixon must turn over Watergate tapes
1974 President Nixon hands over partial transcripts of Watergate tape recordings
1974 148 tornadoes are reported over an area covering a dozen states
1974 "Over Here" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 341 performances
1974 Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee
1974 Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin
1973 Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica
1973 Syrian/Israeli dogfight over Mediterranean Sea
1973 Greek plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy
1973 Women's tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments
1973 Ursula Jeans, actress (Cavalcade, Over the Moon), dies at 66
1972 U.S. Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army
1972 1st hot air balloon flight over Alps
1972 Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland
1972 1st airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)
1971 John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US
1971 "Dan Cooper" jumps with $200,000 out of plane over Washington
1971 John and Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in New York City
1971 11 guards and 31 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison
1971 David Mendenhall, actor, Over the Top, Space Raiders, Witchfire
1971 Air West filght 706 collides with Navy Phantom jet over LA, 50 die
1971 13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win
1971 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 and causes over $ B damage
1970 Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways
1970 Bridge over Yarra River in Melbourne crashes; killing 35
1970 Baltimore defeats Kansas City 10-8, Orioles 23rd straight win over the Royals
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 Marxist government takes over in Congo
1969 "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John and Yoko" posters begin appearing
1969 Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial
1969 After 9,015 at bats Hank Aaron is lifted for a pinch hitter, Mike Lum, who doubled in a 15-3 victory over New York Mets
1969 Over 1000 mi flooded on Shantung Province China
1969 Meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, Mexico
1969 Yassar Arafats takes over as chairman of PLO
1968 Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily
1968 Leftist students take over Columbia University, New York City
1967 Cloud burst over Lisbon kills about 450
1967 Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured and over 1000 arrested
1967 Brent Muscat, rocker, Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over
1967 CRU becomes the CAFA and turns over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFL
1966 Wyoming's Jerry DePoyster kicks 3 field goals over 50 yds (54, 54, 52)
1966 Salazarbrug over Tag opens (longest suspension bridge of Europe)
1966 Indians set club record by hitting 7 HR in 15-2 win over Detroit
1966 Tracii Guns, rock guitarist, LA Guns-It's Over Now
1965 1st shut put over 70' (Randy Matson 70' 7")
1965 U.S. - Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute
1964 Blacks and Whites riot over racial segregation in St. Augustine
1964 U.S. reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany
1964 France and Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel
1964 FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City
1963 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545
1963 Greg Steele, rocker, Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over
1963 Norman Cook, rocker, Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There
1963 Giant Willie Mays' HR in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves
1963 2 Russian reconnaissance flights over Alaska
1962 Rudolph Anderson, U-2 pilot, shot down over Cuba
1962 Stevenson demands U.S.S.R. ambassador Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"
1962 Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place
1962 East Berliner Peter Fechter flees over Berlin Wall
1962 Netherlands and Indonesia accord over New-Guinea
1962 3 more Cleveland HR set AL record for most HR (26) over 8 games
1962 Paul Heaton, rocker, Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There
1962 Al Unser, Jr., Indy-car racer, over 10 wins
1962 Stan Cullimore, bassist, Housemartins-Happy Hour, Over There
1962 Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India
1962 General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea
1962 1st pole vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16', Melrose Games)
1962 Phil Lewis, born in London, England, rock vocalist, LA Guns-It's Over Now
1961 Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn
1961 Dag Hammarskjold, United Nations Secretary General, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56
1961 Roland Orzabal, rock vocalist, Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels
1961 Iraq demands dominion over Kuwait
1961 USAF bomber flies Atlantic in a record of just over 3 hours
1960 TWA 266 and United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134
1960 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' HR over right field roof in Detroit
1960 U.S.S.R. shoots down a U.S. aircraft over Barents sea
1960 Angel Cordero wins his 1st of over 7000 horse races
1960 U.S. send U-2 over U.S.S.R.
1959 WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal
1959 Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt
1959 Radney Foster, born in Del Rio, Texas, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You
1959 Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold
1958 USAF selects Thor over Jupiter rocket for mass production as ICBM's
1958 Oman turns over Gwadur (on Baluchistan coast) to Pakistan
1958 30th Academy Awards-"Bridge over River Kwai," Woodward and Guinness win
1958 Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It"
1957 1st British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island)
1956 RCA Records reports Elvis Presley sold over 10 million records
1956 1st motorcycle rode over 200 mph (Wilhelm Herz-210 mph/338 kph)
1956 United DC-7 and TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 128
1956 Charles Dumas, makes 1st high jump over 7' (2.13 m)-LA, California
1956 U.S. explodes 1st airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll
1956 A new range of mountains discovered in Antarctica (2 over 13,000')
1955 Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You
1955 Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st
1955 2 Egyptian fighters shot down over Israel
1955 1st VP to preside over cabinet meeting-R Nixon
1954 1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins
1954 India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements
1954 Lorraine Bracco, Brooklyn, actress, Someone to Watch Over Me, Dream Team
1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later)
1954 Peter B Cortese of U.S. achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania
1954 1st shot-put over 60' (18.29 m)-Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, CA
1953 Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns
1953 Yanks clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians
1953 Bobby Rahal, Indy-car racer, over 15 wins
1952 U.N. turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia
1952 Soviet fighters shoot Swedish Dakota down over East Sea, kills 8
1951 Rick Mears, Indy-car racer, over 25 wins
1951 Persian army takes over nationalized oil installations
1951 Chris Rea, English rock guitarist, Fool If You Think It Is Over
1950 Gilbert Perreault, NHL center, over 500 goals
1950 Indian Bob Feller, wins his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit
1950 Ronnie Dyson, U.S., singer, Hair, All over your face
1950 Tom Berenger, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me
1950 Polish Catholic church and government sign accord over relations
1950 Danny Sullivan, Indy-car racer, over 10 wins
1949 Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian government
1949 Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners
1948 President Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey
1948 Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager
1948 28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends
1947 Larry Brown, NFL runningback, 3rd to rush over 4,000 yards
1946 Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Indy-car racer, over 10 wins
1946 Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy, National Day
1946 Belgian premier Acker proclaims wage and price freeze over
1945 Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him
1945 U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., France declare supreme authority over Germany
1945 British premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg)
1945 During WW II Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany
1944 Bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel
1944 Larry Davidson, rocker, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over
1944 1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump"
1943 Mike Smith, London England, rocker/pianist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over
1943 Molotov-Eden-Cordell Hull accord over operations at UN
1943 German troops occupied Rome and took over the protection of Vatican City
1943 Denis Payton, rocker, Dave Clarke 5-Glad All Over
1943 Dennis Paxton, rocker, Dave Clark Five-Glad All Over
1943 Argentina taken over by Gen Rawson and Col Juan Peron
1943 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission, over Italy
1943 Riot at Mobile Alabama shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers
1943 U-441 shoots Sunderland seaplane down over Gulf of Biskaje
1943 RAF shoots down 14 German transport planes over Mediterranean Sea
1943 Allied reconnaissance flight over Java
1942 Dave Clark, born in London, England, rock drummer, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over
1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
1942 Rick Huxley, guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over
1942 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II)
1942 Lenny Davidson, London, rock guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over
1941 Adm Nomura and Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note
1941 John A Wismont, Jr., California, watercolor painter, over 50,000
1941 Nazi's force German Jews, 6 and over to wear Jewish stars
1941 All Jews over age 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star
1941 Patricio Guzman, director/actor, Cruz del Sur, Moon over Parador
1941 Ted Williams raises his batting avg over .400 for 1st time in 1941
1941 Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400
1941 Navy takes over Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay
1940 Phil Ochs, born in El Paso, Texas, anti-war folk singer, Joe Hill, War is Over
1940 Blizzard strikes midwestern U.S. killing over 100
1940 45 German aircrafts shot down over England
1940 Goering's "Adler Tag" 45-48 German aircrafts shotdown over South-Engld
1940 31 German aircraft shot down over England
1940 Boston's Jimmie Foxx HR goes over Comiskey Park's left field roof
1940 Peter McEnery, England, actor, Game is Over, Moonspinners
1939 Yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over A's
1939 France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (Hatay) to Turkey
1938 AAU's decides to continue linear measuring system over metric
1938 1st documented anti-semitic remarks over U.S. radio (by Father Coughlin)
1938 New York Yankees suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club"
1938 "Yankee Clipper" completes 1st passenger flight over Atlantic
1938 Carla Bley, [Carla Borg], Oakland, musician, Escalator Over the Hill
1938 Landslides and floods cause over 200 deaths in Los Angeles, California
1937 Arturo Toscanini conducts 1st Symphony of the Air over NBC Radio
1937 Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean
1937 Fred L Noonan, U.S. navigator, disappeared over Pacific Ocean
1937 Jack Nicholson, born in New Jersey, actor, One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest, Shining
1936 President Franklin D. Roosevelt wins landslide victory over Alfred M. Landon
1936 Gen. Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua
1935 Explorer 2 balloon sets altitude record of 72,000 feet over SD
1935 Ken Kesey, author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1935 Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House
1934 Louise Fletcher, Birmingham, Alabama, actress, One Flew over Cuckoo's Nest
1933 Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251
1933 Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager
1933 1st flight over Mount Everest by Lord Clydesdale
1933 1st airplane flight over Mt. Everest
1932 Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500
1932 Englishman James Mollisson is 1st to fly east to west over Atlantic
1932 Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for kidnapped son
1931 NY's Metropolitan Opera broadcasts an entire opera over radio
1931 Lefty Grove wins his 30th game of season over White Sox, 2-1
1931 St. Louis Cardinals repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies
1931 British naval fleet mutinies at Invergordon over pay cuts
1931 Dick Motta, NBA coach, 856 wins, Its not over 'til the fat lady sings
1931 Jim Jones, reverend, poisoned over 100 in Guyana, Jonestown Massacre
1930 West Indies make 1st Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England
1930 Frances Sternhagen, Washington D.C., actress, Outland, Starting Over
1929 Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in New York in 1st all-instrument flight
1929 A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox
1929 Graf Zeppelin passes over San Francisco for LA after trans-Pacific voyage
1928 Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in New York City
1928 Juan de la Cierva makes 1st helicopter flight over English Channel
1928 Umberto Nobile flies airship over North Pole again
1927 Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds
1927 Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox
1927 1st balloon flight over 40,000 feet (Scott Field, Ill)
1927 US and Mexico battle over oil interests
1926 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC)
1926 Chuck Berry, St. Louis, rocker, Roll over Beethoven
1926 Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies
1926 52nd Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson on Bubbling Over wins in 2:03.8
1926 Airship Norge is 1st vessel to fly over North Pole
1926 Umberto Nobile flies airship over North Pole
1926 Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North Pole
1926 1st flight over North Pole by Bennett and Byrd
1926 In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance
1926 Dutch Calvinists oust Rev J G Geelkerken over Genesis 3
1925 Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over
1925 Lester Patrick takes over New York Rangers
1925 Peter DePaolo became 1st man to average over 100 mph at Indy
1925 Walter Mittelholzer is 1st to flies over Demawend mountain, Iran
1925 Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island
1924 Conference over German recovery payments begins in London
1924 Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win
1924 Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co
1924 Netherlands and U.S.S.R. begin talks over U.S.S.R. recognition
1924 Ponsford scores second 110 of the game in Vic win over NSW
1923 Britain takes over Southern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co
1923 ZR-1 (biggest active dirigible) flies over New York's tallest skyscraper, Woolworth Tower
1923 Mexico and U.S. reaches accord over oil concession of 1917
1923 Harbor strike in Hull/Grimsby/Cardiff/Bristol over to London
1923 10 home runs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals
1922 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF
1922 Allies deliberate over German mark
1922 For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY)
1922 1st facsimile photo send over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.
1922 Longest attack of hiccups begins Charlie Osborne, 98 hiccupped over 435 million times before it stops, He dies 11 months after it stops
1922 "Abie's Irish Rose" 1st of over 2,500 performances
1922 Ted McDonald takes 8-58 in big Victorian win over NSW
1921 Green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis
1921 Malcolm Arnold, Northampton England, composer, Bridge over River Kwai
1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history
1920 Japan receives League of Nations mandate over Pacific islands
1920 South Africa receives League of Nations mandate over SW Africa
1920 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China); Over 180,000 die
1920 British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect, lasts 28 years
1920 Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host, over 20 different games
1920 International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard
1920 Dutch refuse to turn over ex-kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany to allies
1919 John Alcock, pilot (1st non-stop over Atlantic), dies in crash at 27
1919 Volstead Act passed by Congress, start prohibition over Wilson's veto
1919 Edward W. Brooke, 1st black senator in over 80 years, Sen-R-Mass
1919 1st air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler)
1919 1st wedding held in an aircraft (over Houston, Texas)
1918 Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk, the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleve, prevailing rules reduce Babe's HR to a triple
1918 William Holden, born in Illinois, actor, Stalag 17, Bridge Over River Kwai, SOB
1918 Britain grants women (30 and over) vote
1917 Fed government took over operation of American RR for duration of WW I
1917 Sigmund Rombergs revue "Over the Top," premieres in New York City
1917 German troops over run Riga Latvia
1917 Reds Fred Toney pitches completes doubleheader victories over Pirates
1917 Tornadoes kills 211 over 4 days in Midwest U.S.
1917 Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank
1916 Treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar
1916 Robert Lowery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Murder Over New York
1916 Roald Dahl, Norway, sci-fi author, Over to You, Taste, 2 Fables
1916 British-France Sykes-Picot meet over division of Turkey
1915 German troops over run Brest-Litovsk, Russia
1915 German troops over run Kovno Lithuiana
1915 German troops over run Warsaw
1915 1st Zeppelin air raid over England
1915 Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever
1915 1st German Zeppelin attack over Great Britain, 4 die
1914 Swedish troops over run Belgrade in Austria-Hungary
1914 German troops over run Lodz
1914 Sarah Churchill, London, actress, All Over Town, Royal Wedding
1914 Zapata and Pancho Villa over run Mexico
1914 Lord Kitchner says "Your country needs you," poster spreads over UK
1914 Ernest Tubb, born in Texas, guitarist/singer, I'm Walking the Floor over You
1913 Roland Garros is 1st to fly over Mediterranean Sea
1913 Stephen McNally, New York City, actor, Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo
1913 Netherlands soccer team's 1st victory over England
1912 Serbian troops over run Skopje (Uskup)
1912 J Verdrines becomes 1st to fly over 100 mph (107 mph/172 kph)
1912 Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit
1912 J. Vedrines makes 1st airplane flight over 100 mph - 161.29 kph
1911 Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to U.S., not ratified
1911 South Africa's 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide
1911 Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to U.S. (not ratified)
1910 1st roundtrip flight over English Channel, C S Rolls, England
1909 Elisabeth Welch, singer, Song of Freedom, Over the Moon
1908 William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th President over William Jennings Bryan
1908 Dirigible explodes over San Francisco Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die
1907 Walter Johnson wins 1st of his 416 wins, 7-2 over Cleveland
1907 U.S. proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic
1906 Reginald A Fessenden became 1st to broadcast music over radio (Mass)
1906 Louis Borell, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Over the Moon, Queer Cargo
1906 Hugh Jennings resigns as Balt manager to take over at Detroit in 1907
1906 Yanks win 2nd game on a forfeit over A's; 2nd forfeit win
1906 Ursula Jeans, Simla India. actress, I Lived With You, Over the Moon
1905 Edgar P. Snow, U.S. author/journalist: Red star over China
1905 Harold Arlen, [Hyman Arluck], U.S., composer, Over the Rainbow
1905 Dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US
1903 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox
1902 Heavy surf breaks over Seal Rocks and damages Sutro Baths, San Francisco
1901 Sam Spiegel, producer, On the Waterfront, Bridge over River Kwai
1901 1st woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor)
1900 After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close
1900 France proclaims a protectorate over Chad
1900 British troops over run Johannesburg
1900 Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga
1900 An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hrs
1899 Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 and 19-3 victories over Cleveland Spiders
1899 Albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's
1899 San Francisco City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building
1898 U.S. flag hoisted over Wake Island (Spanish-American War)
1898 U.S. declares war on Spain over Cuba
1897 Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll)
1895 France proclaims a protectorate over Madagascar
1894 Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues, over 200 songs
1894 Great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings destroyed
1893 Charlotte Greenwood, born in Philadelphia, actress, Oklahoma, Moon over Miami
1893 Stanley Lupino, English comic, Cheer Up, Over She Goes
1888 Sigurd Erixon, Swedish etnologist, Atlas over Svensk Folk culture
1886 Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie"
1886 Painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversial over use of male nudes in a coed art class
1884 British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea
1884 Congressman John R Lynch presides over Republican National Convention
1876 1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires
1876 1st record high jump over 6' (Marshall Jones Brooks)
1871 Railway bridge over Dutch Deep opens
1871 Great Fire kills 200, destroys over 4miles (10 km) of Chicago buildings, and original Emancipation Proclamation
1871 Millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky
1868 Ulysses Grant (R) wins presidential election over Horatio Seymour (D)
1867 Congress passed 3rd Reconstruction Act over President Andrew Johnson's veto
1867 Congress passes 2nd Reconstruction Act over President Johnson's veto
1866 President Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over
1866 Civil Rights Bill passes over President Andrew Johnson's veto
1865 Flag flown at full staff over White House, 1st time since Lincoln shot
1864 640m long ponton bridge over James River Virginia finished
1864 Capt Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James R Va
1862 Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on incomes over $600 (progressive rate)
1862 Gen B. Butler orders William Mumford hanged after he removed and destroyed U.S. flag on display over New Orleans Mint
1861 West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg
1861 U.S. levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)
1861 Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state
1861 Confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans
1861 State of Louisiana takes over U.S. Mint at New Orleans
1861 Ft. Jackson and Ft. Philip are taken over by LA state troops
1860 Dem convention in Charleston South Carolina divided over slavery
1859 Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St. Louis
1853 Completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine and Montreal
1844 Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents
1842 City-wide fire burns for over 100 hours (Hamburg Germany)
1839 Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad
1837 Riot in New York over high price of flour
1835 Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York City
1825 Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west by Sept 1, 1826
1819 Franz von Suppe, Spalato Dalmatia, composer, Light Cavalry Over
1817 San Martin leads a revolutionary army over Andes
1805 Tripoli forced to conclude peace with U.S. after war over tribute
1801 House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson President over Burr
1784 Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol
1778 Capt James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands)
1699 People of Rotterdam strike over high cost of butter
1680 Parliament of Breisach accept French sovereignty over Elzas
1679 Great panic occurs in Europe over close approach of a comet
1647 King Charles I handed over to English parliament
1600 Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588
1556 Emperor Charles resigns, his brother Ferdinand van Austria takes over
1431 Joan of Arc handed over to the bishop
1429 Joan of Arc leads Orleans, France, to victory over English
1312 Power of Luik Patriarch murders over 200
754 Friezen murders bishop Boniface and over 50 companions
641 Arabic/Islamic army contrasts with the Hippo over Alexandria
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