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2001 Herbert Ross, director, The Turning Point, dies at 74
1995 Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450) 1993 "Les Miserables," opens at Point Theatre, Dublin 1993 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point 1992 Garrison H Davidson, U.S. Lieutenant-general commandant (West Point), dies 1991 Roger Swaybill, actor and writer (Porky's II, Breaking Point), dies at 47 1989 Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season 1987 National Federation of High School adopts college 3 point shot (21 feet) 1987 Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point 1987 Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point 1986 Kirk Muller scores New Jersey Devil record 6 point, beat Penguins, 8-6 1986 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season 1986 New York Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point 1982 Buffalo Sabre Gil Perrault scores his 1,000th NHL point 1982 Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, tieing NHL record 1977 Boston Bruin Jean Ratelle scores his 1,000th NHL point 1976 1st female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy 1975 Mark Frechette, actor (Zabriskie Point, Uomini Contro), dies at 27 1974 Paul Richards, actor (Dr. Thompson-Breaking Point), dies at 50 1974 Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball point guard, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1973 Montreal Canadien Henri Richard scores his 1,000th NHL point 1973 Kari Anne Safford, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Miss America-WV 1997 1972 Wilt Chamberlain hit 30,000 point mark during a game with Phoenix Suns 1971 Fort Point, San Francisco dedicated as a national historic site 1970 NY World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m) 1970 Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record) 1970 International Law Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule 1966 Johnny Colt, Cherry Point, North Carolina, rock bassist, Black Crowes 1966 Dennis Allen Mitchell, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 100m/200m, 1996 Olympics silver 1963 Cathy Johnston-Forbes, High Point, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1990 du Maurier 1963 Steve Hegg, Dana Point California, road cyclist, Olympics-16th-84, 96 1963 WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (ABC) begins 1963 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle and Bellevue opens 1962 1,000,000th NBA point scored 1962 Hunters Point (SF) jitney ends service after 50 years 1962 Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida 1959 Yvonne D. Cagle, born in West Point, New York, MD/astronaut 1958 Leslie Browne, born in New York City, ballerina, Turning Point 1958 1st presentation of West Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award 1958 NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring 1957 Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Bob Hope-2nd 1956 Sela Ward, born in Meridian, Mississippi, actress, Hilary-Emerald Point NAS, Sisters 1952 Darius Milhaud's "West Point Suite," premieres 1952 William F Readdy, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, astronaut, STS-42, 51, 79 1949 WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 Klaus H T Mann, German/US writer (Turning Point), dies 1949 Starr Danias, born in New York City, ballerina, Turning Point 1949 President Truman announces his point 4 program 1948 Robert Spink, born in Haworth, Worth Valley, Yorkshire, England, Robert Michael Spink, politician, Independence Party, former Conservative Party member, became Member of Parliament for Castle Point in June, 2001 1947 1st (U.S. Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island 1947 Peter Weller, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, actor, Robocop, Of Unknown Origin 1947 Lee Purcell, born in Cherry Point, North Carolina, actor, Big Wednesday, Mr. Majestyk 1945 1st ball point pen goes on sale, 57 years after it is patented 1943 Roger Swaybill, actor and writer, Porky's II, Breaking Point 1943 German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad, turning point of WW II 1942 Kevin Conway, New York City, actor, Flash Point, Cage of Angels 1941 Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point 1941 Last NFL drop kick for an extra point (Ray McLean, Chicago Bears) 1939 Antoinette Sibley, ballerina, Turning Point 1932 Depression low point of Dow Jones Industrial Average, 41.22 1928 Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner, Center Point 1925 Gore Vidal, born in West Point, New York, author, Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln 1921 Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins 1919 Allen Ludden, Mineral Point Wisconsin, TV host, Password 1911 Omar N Bradley (18) begins education in West Point 1904 Alexandra Danilova, Peterhof Russia, ballerina, Turning Point 1900 20.3 cm rainfall at Elk Point, South Dakota (state record) 1894 Walter Brennan, born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, actor, Real McCoys, At Gun Point 1893 Carl Benton Reid, Lansing, Michigan, actor, Pressure Point 1890 1st Army-Navy football game, Score: Navy 24, Army 0 at West Point 1877 Henry O. Flipper becomes 1st black graduate at West Point 1873 Henry Flipper of Georgia is 2nd black to enter West Point 1870 James W Smith of South Carolina is 1st black to enter West Point 1865 Battle of Columbus and West Point, Georgia (Ft. Tyler) 1864 Battle of Coggin's Point, Virginia (Hampton-Rosser Cattle Raid) 1864 Battle of Summit Point, VA 1862 Battle of Plum Run Bend, Tennessee (Plum Point Bend) 1862 Battle of West Point, Virginia (Eltham's Landing, Barnhamsville) 1861 Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia - Rebel forces repel a Federal landing 1861 Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia - U.S. attacks Confederate batteries 1861 Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South 1861 Ft. Point completed and garrisoned (but has never fired cannon in anger) 1854 Marine Telegraph from Ft. Point to San Francisco completed 1831 Edgar Allen Poe removed from West Point military academy 1814 Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812 1802 U.S. Military Academy officially opens at West Point, New York 1802 U.S. Academy at West Point founded 1802 Law signed to establish U.S. Miltary Academy (West Point, New York) 1791 Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) 1780 Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point 1779 U.S. troops under General A Wayne conquer Ft. Stony Point, New York 1779 General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx 1778 George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army 1577 Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, Aanbidding of the Point |
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