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1999 Mary Kay Bergman, cartoon voice, South Park, dies at 38
1997 Belgian amusement park riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes 1997 Garth Brooks performs a free concert in Central Park New York for HBO 1997 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park home runs 1997 Eve Lister, actress and singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84 1996 Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured 1996 Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer (Intelligence Park), dies at 38 1995 Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson, British national park warden, dies at 87 1995 Steve Waugh scores 200 for Australia vs. WI at Sabina Park 1995 Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57 1995 Alexander Knox, actor and writer (Gorky Park, Accident), dies at 88 1994 Mildred Natwick, U.S. actress (Barefoot in Park), dies at 89 1994 New York Central park reservior officially named after Jackie Kennedy Onasis 1994 Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Indians new ball park at Gateway for $13.8 million (renamed Jacobs Field) 1994 Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field) 1993 Cleveland Metroparks lease Brookside Park from Cleveland for 99-years 1993 Richard C Diebenkorn, Jr., U.S. painter (Ocean Park Paintings), dies at 70 1992 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: A P Indy, Fraise, Gilded Time, Liza, Lure, Paseana, Thirty Slews at Gulfstream Park 1992 Oriole Park at Camden Yards opens, beating Cleveland 2-0 1992 C V Wood, Jr., theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71 1992 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" closes at Music Box New York City 1991 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" opens at Music Box New York City 1991 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park 1991 Frank Thomas is 1st White Sox to homer at new Comiskey Park 1990 Chicago White Sox beat Seattle 2-1 in last game at Comiskey Park 1990 Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego) 1990 Angel's Louis Palonia is 74th to hit an inside park grandslam 1990 New York Yankee Deion Sanders hits an inside park homer 1990 New York Yankee Andy Hawkins throws no-hitter in Comiskey Park, losing 4-0 1989 "Prince of Central Park" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 4 performances 1989 Disney's MGM Studio theme park officially opens to public 1989 Javed Miandad scores 271 vs. New Zealand at Eden Park 1989 Baby lion-tailed macaques, at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle 1988 "Prince of Central Park" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 4 performances 1988 Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame 1988 Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years 1988 Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park 1987 Garfield Park Nature Center opens, latest in Cleveland Metroparks 1987 Lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63 1986 Hall B Wallis, U.S. movie production (Barefoot in Park), dies at 87 1986 Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park 1985 "Sunday in the Park with George" closes at Booth New York City after 604 performances 1985 Central Park's Strawberry Fields, dedicated 1984 55th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco 1984 "Sunday in the Park with George" opens at Booth New York City for 604 performances 1984 Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1983 Greg Luzinski is 1st player to put 3 home runs onto roof at Comiskey Park 1983 Storm cuts short free Diana Ross concert in New York's Central Park 1983 54th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 13-3 at Comiskey Park, Chicago 1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park home runs 1982 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park New York City 1981 Old Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park repaired and working again 1981 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform a reunion concert in Central Park 1981 Simon and Garfunkel reunite for a New York City Central Park concert 1981 Longest game at Fenway Park completed in 20, Mariners-8, Red Sox-7 1981 Longest game in Fenway Park, suspended in 19, Mariners-7, Red Sox-7 1980 Bucky Dent hits an inside park home run, Royals walk 14 Yankees including 5 with bases loaded, Yankees win 16-3 1979 Park Chung-hee, South Korean President, assassinated 1979 Recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City 1979 Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, New York City 1979 "Madwoman of Central Park West" closes at 22 Steps New York City after 86 performances 1979 Cars play concert in New York Central Park 1979 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers 1979 "Madwoman of Central Park West" opens at 22 Steps New York City for 86 performances 1979 "Madwoman of Central Park West" opens on Broadway 1979 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1978 Commencement of the 1st day/night WSC cricket supertest at VFL Park 1978 Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 1977 Becky Ruehl, Lakeside Park, Kentucky, diver, Olympics-4th-1996 1976 Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park 1976 Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1976 Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park 1975 Sung-Hee Park, Pusan Korea, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Seoul 1974 Wings (Country Hams) release "Walking in the Park with Eloise" 1974 South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination 1974 Mrs Park Chung Hi, wife of South Korean president, murdered 1973 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Cameron Park Golf Open 1973 Frank Robinson homers in record 32nd ML park in Arlington, Texas 1973 Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park, Isle of Man, UK 1973 Munson and Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park 1973 Shoelace Park in the Bronx named 1973 Chan Ho Park, born in Kong Ju City, Korea, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Kansas City opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Rangers 1972 Laxmi Poruri, Guntur India, tennis star, 1994 Futures-College Park 1972 Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin 1972 Tara Dawn Holland, Overland Park Kansas, Miss America 1997 1972 Chicago's Dick Allen is 4th (Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson) to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers 1971 Amphitheater in McLaren Park is dedicated in San Francisco 1971 New York Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet 1971 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established 1971 A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66 1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark 1970 Janae Lautenschlager, born in Canoga Park, California, diver 1996 Olympics 1970 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park, New Jersey 1970 "Park" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1970 "Park" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark 1970 James Calvin Spivey, born in Schiller Park, Illinois, miler 1969 Kimberly Ann Grimm, Mount Lake Park, Maryland, Miss Maryland-America 1991 1969 Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park 1969 James Westphal, born in Oak Park Illinois, 10k runner 1968 "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV 1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Willow Park Ladies Golf Invitational 1968 Jarry Park is approved by Mayor Jean Drapeau for interim use by Expos 1968 Dan Peltier, born in Clifton Park, New York, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1968 Alan Levine, Park Ridge, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1968 Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park" 1968 John Barrowman, actor, Peter Fairchild-Central Park West 1967 Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park performed 1967 Edna Park Edwards, entertainer, dies at 72 1967 Hank Aaron only inside the park home run vs Jim Bunning 1967 Chris Reohr, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, fencer 1996 Olympics 1966 Stephane Talbot, born in Greenfield Park, Quebec, golfer, 1992 Quebec PGA 1966 Michael Michele, Evansville, Indiana, actress, Nikki-Central Park West 1966 Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF) 1966 Only home run ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson) 1965 Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 1965 Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park 1964 Marjorie Judith Vincent, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Miss America 1991 1964 World's Fair (Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, New York) opens 1964 Linda French, born in Oak Park, Illinois, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1963 Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park," premieres in New York City 1963 Hyde St. Pier re-opens as State Historical Park 1963 Xuxa, Maria da Graca Meneghel, Brazil, actress, Xuxa Park 1963 Joe Lloyd, Highland Park, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Space Coast 1963 Cindy Schreyer, Forest Park Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1993 Sun-Times Challenge 1962 Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission 1962 Bev Lidyoff, Huntington Park, California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-7th-1994 1962 Lori Singer, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, actress, Jurasic Park 1962 Donn Pall, Evergreen Park Illinois, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, Fl Marlins 1961 Haleakala National Park forms in Hawaii 1961 Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland in St. Louis, opens 1961 Daniel M Tani, Ridley Park, Maryland, astronaut 1960 Mark Derwin, Park Forest, Illinois, actor, AC Mallet-Guiding Light 1960 1st atomic reactor system patents, J W Flora of Canoga Park, California 1960 Comiskey Park's famed "exploding" scoreboard begins operating 1960 Bill Veeck and Chicago Comiskey Park debuts "Exploding Scoreboard" 1960 Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established, 1st underwater park 1960 Giants move their offices to Candlestick Park 1959 7.1 quake strikes Yellowstone National Park 1959 Brian Setzer, born in Massapequa Park, New York, rock guitarist and vocalist, Stray Cats 1959 San Francisco Giant's rename their stadium Candlestick Park 1958 Nick Park, British Director 1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Color of Money 1957 Frederick Law Olmsted, U.S. architect (Central Park), dies at 87 1957 Tim Wallach, Huntington Park, infielder for the California Angels 1957 Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer, Intelligence Park 1957 Harry Stefanki, Mento Park Cal, tennis star 1957 Park Overall, born in Tennessee, actress, Laverne-Empty Nest, Mississippi Burning 1957 Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress, Gorky Park, Kiss 1956 Gary Cole, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, actor, Fatal Vision, Son of Morning Star 1956 Independence National Historical Park forms in Philadelphia 1956 Frederick Funk, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston Open 1956 New Zealand bowl out WI for 77 at Eden Park to score their 1st Test Cricket win 1955 New Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs. England at Eden Park 1954 D. 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Moffett, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Fine Things, Lisa, Chicago Sons 1954 Janet Dykman, Monterey Park California, archer 1996 Olympics 1953 Thomas Hulce, Plymouth, Michigan, actor, Amadeus, Equus, Echo Park 1953 St. Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game 1953 Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago 1953 Christine Ebersole, Park Forest, Illinois, actress, SNL, Valerie, Tootsie 1953 A's change name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium 1952 Keith Szarabajka, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Nightlife 1952 Jeff Goldblum, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day 1952 19th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia 1951 Snowdonia becomes a National Park in Wales 1951 Cassandra Peterson, Elvira, Kansas, actress, Echo Park, Elvira 1951 Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, San Francisco opens 1950 Little Steven, Van Zandt, Asbury Park, New Jersey, rocker, Born to Run 1950 Longest game in Phila's Shribe Park, Phillies beat Reds 8-7 in 19 1950 Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs 1950 17th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chicago Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game 1950 Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park home runs 1949 The Browns, owners of Sportsman's Park, move to evict the Cardinals 1948 Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" opens at Park Avenue Cinema 1948 Beverly Archer, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Iola-Mama's Family 1948 15th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-2 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis 1948 Brad Park, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins 1947 Sam Neill, Northern Ireland, actor, Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, Piano 1947 Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award] 1947 1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) 1947 Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stad 1947 Earlie Fires, jockey, Hialeah Park 1947 "Park Avenue" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 72 performances 1946 "Park Avenue" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 72 performances 1946 Indians play their final game in League Park, ending a 55-year stay 1946 Jimmy Webb, born in Elk City, Oklahoma, songwriter, MacArthur Park, Up Up and Away 1946 13th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston 1945 Goldie Hawn, Takoma Park, Maryland, actress, Laugh-in, Private Benjamin 1945 Carrie Snodgress, Park Ridge, Illinois, actress, Diary of Mad Housewife 1945 David Dukes, actor, Beacon Hill, 79 Park Avenue, Winds of War 1945 Jimmy Winston, born in London, organist, Samll Facres-Itchycoo Park 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt buried on grounds of Hyde Park home 1944 Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League 1944 1st All St. Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park 1944 Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore 1944 Elton Gallegly, born in Huntington Park, California, Representative-R-California 1987 - 1944 Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79 1943 Veronica Hamel, Philadelphia, actress, Joyce-Hill St. Blues, 79 Park Ave 1943 11th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia 1943 Roberta Shore, born in Monterrey Park, California, actress and singer, Virginian 1943 -60 degrees F (-51 degrees C), Island Park Dam, Idaho (state record) 1942 1st legal New Jersey horse race in 50 years; Garden State Park track opens 1942 Karen Black, Ziegler, Park Ridge, Illinois, 5 Easy Pieces, Pyx 1942 Dan Miller, born in Highland Park, Michigan, Representative-R-Florida 1993 - 2005 1941 Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young 1941 Cebrie Park in the Bronx renamed Halsey Street 1940 Freddy Cannon, Picariello, Lynn, Massachusetts, rocker, Palisades Park 1940 Great Smoky Mountains National Park dedicated 1940 8th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-0 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis 1940 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1) 1940 1st night game at St. Louis Sportsman Park (Indians 3, Browns 2) 1940 Boston's Jimmie Foxx home run goes over Comiskey Park's left field roof 1939 In 1st night game at Comiskey Park, Sox beat Browns 5-2 1939 1st night games at Comiskey Park (White Sox 5, Browns 2) 1939 1st night game at Phil's Shribe Park (Pirates 5, Phillies 2) 1939 1st AL night game, Philadelphia Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) 1939 Aquatic Park, near Fisherman's Wharf, SF, is dedicated 1938 On Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park, the A's win a doubleheader 1938 Olympic National Park forms 1938 1st game at Shribe Park, Philadelphia; Braves beat Phillies 10-5 1938 Lenny Welch, Asbury Park, New Jersey, Breaking up is Hard to Do 1938 Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941 1937 A recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City 1937 Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator 1936 Richard Bach, born in Oak Park, Illinois, writer, author, best-sellers include, 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull', 'Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah', genres include aviation, fantasy, philosophy 1935 Babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand 1934 17th PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Park CC Williamsville NY 1934 Great Smokey Mountains National Park dedicated 1934 Jimmie Foxx hits 1st home run in Comiskey Park center field bleachers 1934 New Fenway Park opens, Washington Senators beat Red Sox 6-5 1934 BR White, principal, Regent's Park College-Oxford 1934 Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also) 1933 CCC Camps are established in Cleveland Park District 1933 Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young 1933 1st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-2 at Comiskey Park, Chicago 1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair 1932 Robert Reed, born in Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse 1932 1st Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2 1932 Joseph P. Kerwin, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Captain Med Corps USN/astronaut, Skylab 2 1931 Crystal Palace in Hyde Park London destroyed by fire 1931 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St. Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game and 21 in 2nd game for 32 1931 Ib Norholm, born in Soborg, Copenhagen, Danish organist, composer, won Carl Nielsen Prize, 1971, wrote opera, 'The Young Park' 1930 World Series opens at Phila's Shibe Park, Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis 5-2 1930 Richard Harris, Ire, actor, Man Called Horse, singer, MacArthur Park 1930 Scoey Mitchill, born in Newburgh, New York, comedian, Barefoot in the Park, Rhoda 1929 Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park 1929 Bob Newhart, born in Oak Park, Illinois, comedian, Bob Newhart Show, Newhart 1929 John Conyers, Jr., born in Highland Park, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1965 - 1929 President Calvin Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park 1929 Acadia National Park, Maine established 1928 John Lupton, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Tom-Broken Arrow 1928 Ian Bannen, born in Airdrie, Scotland, actor, Eye of the Needle, Gorky Park 1928 Albert Salmi, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Daniel Boone, 79 Park Avenue 1927 Red Sox beat New York Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings at Fenway Park 1927 1st home run hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago by New York Yankee Babe Ruth 1927 Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park) 1926 Fire breaks out in Fenway Park 1926 Hildy Park, born in Washington D.C., actress, To Tell the Truth 1925 1st East West football game at Ewing Park before 25,000 fans 1925 Bill Haley, Highland Park, Michigan, rock vocalist, Rock Around the Clock 1925 Kezar Stadium in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park opens 1924 Robert Webber, born in Santa Ana California, actor, 79 Park Avenue 1924 Nipsey Russell, comedian, Car 54 Where Are You?, Barefoot in the Park 1923 Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park opens to public 1922 Richard C Diebenkorn, Jr., U.S., painter, Ocean Park Paintings 1922 Betty White, Oak Park, actress, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls 1921 Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas 1921 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens 1920 Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket India, vs. England at MCG 1920 World Series celebration in Wade Park brings out 50,000+ Clevelanders 1920 Nipsey Russell, born in Atlanta, Georgia, comedian, Car 54, Barefoot in the Park 1920 John La Montaine, born in Oak Park, Illinois, composer, Pulitzer 1959 1920 1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park 1919 Babe Ruth's 29th home run is 1st of year in Washington (1st in every park in league in one season) 1919 Acadia National Park forms (as Lafayette N P), Maine 1919 Congress forms Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona 1918 Lightning kills 504 sheep in Utah's Wasatch National Park 1918 Vito Scotti, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park 1917 Chung Hee Park, general/president of S Korea, 1961-79, assassinated 1917 Cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes 1917 William Bishop, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Steve-It's a Great Life 1916 Department of Interior forms National Park Service 1916 Hawaii National Park forms 1916 Chicago Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds 1916 Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7-6 1915 Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series 1915 Oscar Comras, Bronx, drummer, namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park 1915 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado established 1913 Eve Lister, actress and singer, No Limit, Hyde Park 1912 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) 1912 Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat New York Highlanders 7-6 in 11 1912 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs. Harvard) 1911 Ground breaking begins in Boston for Fenway Park 1911 Cleve's League Park hosts 1st unofficial ML All Star game (benefit game for Addie Joss' family). Cleveland Naps lose to All Stars 5-3 1911 1st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania) 1910 Using 20, 137,000 candlepower arc lights, 2 amateur baseball teams play a night game at White Sox Park 1910 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park opens, visiting Browns win 2-0 1910 Chicago's Comiskey Park opens - St. Louis Browns beat White Sox 2-0 1910 White Sox Park (Comiskey Park) opens with 2-0 loss to Browns 1910 Montana's Glacier National Park forms 1910 Cleveland Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Detroit Tigers 5-0 1909 Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 1909 Philadelphia's Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium) opens 1908 Groundbreaking on Philadelphia's Shibe Park (home of A's and Phillies) 1908 Staats Cotsworth, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Peyton Place 1908 Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson, national Park Warden 1907 Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 sec 1907 Lina Basquette, born in Mateo, California, actress, Paradise Park, Pleasure, Goldie 1907 Alexander Knox, Canada, actor, Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind 1905 1st race meet at Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark) 1904 Clifford P. Case, born in Franklin Park, New Jersey, Senator-R-New Jersey 1955 - 1979, Representative-R-New Jersey 1945 - 1953 1903 In 11th an old black ball is put into play against Cleveland, Tigers' Nap Lajoie protests ignored, he hurls ball out of park and forfeits game 1903 International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City 1903 Wind Cave National Park, SD established 1900 Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Balt 1899 Hal Wallis, movie producer, Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park 1899 Ernest Hemingway, born in Oak Park, for whom the bell tolled..., Nobel 1954 1899 Bronx acquires Keltch Memorial Park 1899 President McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in U.S.) 1897 Henry Dixon Cowell, born in Menlo Park, California, composer, New Musical Resources 1896 Yosemite becomes a National Park 1895 Doris Humphrey, born in Oak Park, Illinois, dancer, Dances of Women 1895 Edna Park Edwards, PA 1894 Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park 1893 1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms 1893 Cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks) 1892 Roy Park, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. England 1920, out 1st ball 1891 Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3 1891 1st buffalo purchased for Golden Gate Park 1890 Yosemite National Park forms 1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park 1889 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady) 1889 Stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC 1889 Charles Boyer, France, actor, Algiers, Fanny, Barefoot in the Park 1888 Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested 1887 1st game played at Broad and Huntingdon St. Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10 1886 1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, New York (tuxedo) 1884 Potters Field reopened as Madison Park 1882 Franklin D. Roosevelt, born in New Hyde Park, New York, 32nd President, D, 1933-1945 1881 Ancient Egyptian obelisk "Cleopatra's Needle" erected in Central Park 1879 Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park 1878 CA Parker (Harvard) wins 1st American bike race, Beacon Park Boston 1877 Nez Perce-indians flee into to Yellowstone National Park 1872 Yellowstone becomes world's 1st national park 1871 William Hammond Hall's maps and surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted 1870 Golden Gate Park forms by City Order number 800 1870 California legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible 1867 Stephen Mather, organized U.S. National Park Service 1865 John Park, composer, dies at 61 1864 Robert E Park, U.S., sociologist, human ecology, marginal man 1863 Alexandra Park opens in North London 1860 1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club 1860 1st pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins) 1854 1st park land purchased by a U.S. city, Worcester, Massachusetts 1849 Start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield 1843 Tivoli Park in Copenhagen opens 1835 John Nash, British town planner/architect (Regent's Park), dies 1828 Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park London, opens 1822 Frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer, designed Central Park 1804 Mungo Park leaves England seeking source of Niger River 1771 Mungo Park, Scotish explorer, Africa |
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