1998 Jerry Lewis' 33rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises
1998 AOL raises monthly flat rate internet access from $19.95 to $21.95
1998 18th United Negro College Fund raises (rebroadcasted Jan 17th)
1997 Jerry Lewis' 32nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $50,500,000
1997 10th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $5,400,186
1997 27th Easter Seal Telethon raises $47,392,682
1996 Jerry Lewis' 31st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $49,200,000
1996 MTA raises New York City bridge tolls to $3.50 each way
1996 16th United Negro College Fund raises $12,600,000
1995 New York MTA raises subway and bus fares from $1.25 to $1.50
1995 Jerry Lewis' 30th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,800,000
1995 8th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,331,000
1995 Sunday New York Times raises price from $2.00 to $2.50
1995 15th United Negro College Fund raises $12,200,000
1994 Jerry Lewis' 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,100,000
1994 14th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000
1993 Jerry Lewis' 28th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $46,014,922
1993 23rd Easter Seal Telethon raises
1992 13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000
1992 Lucy in Peanuts comics raises her Pyschiatric Help from 5 cents to 47 cents
1992 Jerry Lewis' 27th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,759,368
1992 5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000
1992 Constitutional amendment barring mid-term congressional raises passes
1992 Cerebral Palsy telethon raises 23,500,000
1991 Jerry Lewis' 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,071,657
1991 George Washington Bridge raises toll from $3.00 to $4.00
1991 New Jersey raises turnpike tolls 70%
1990 11th United Negro College Fund raises $10,000,000
1990 Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186
1990 3rd Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $894,560
1990 Comic Relief '90 (4th one) raises $4.7 million
1989 10th United Negro College Fund raises $12,000,000
1989 Jerry Lewis' 24th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $42,737,219
1989 2nd Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $770,000
1989 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000
1989 Cerberal Palsy telethon raises $22,600,000
1988 Jerry Lewis' 23rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $41,132,113
1988 1st Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $590,000
1988 18th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,200,000
1987 Jerry Lewis' 22nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $39,021,723
1987 17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425
1986 Tim Kides of West New York, New Jersey performs 25,000 leg raises in 11:57:15
1986 Jerry Lewis' 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733
1986 16th Easter Seal Telethon raises $30,100,000
1985 Jerry Lewis' 20th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $33,100,000
1985 "Live Aid" concert raises over $70 million for African famine relief
1985 15th Easter Seal Telethon raises $27,400,000
1985 Cerberal Palsy telethon raises $17,1000,000
1984 Jerry Lewis' 19th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $32,074,566
1984 14th Easter Seal Telethon raises $24,600,000
1983 Jerry Lewis' 18th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,691,627
1983 Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000
1982 Jerry Lewis' 17th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $28,400,000
1982 12th Easter Seal Telethon raises $19,500,000
1982 New York Times raises it's price from 25 cents to 30 cents
1981 Warner-Elektra-Atlantic raises price of 45 records from $1.68 to $1.98
1981 Jerry Lewis' 16th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,500,000
1980 Jerry Lewis' 15th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,103,787
1979 Jerry Lewis' 14th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,000,000
1979 OPEC raises oil prices 24 percent
1978 OPEC raises oil prices 18%
1978 CBS raises LP prices to $8.98
1978 Jerry Lewis' 13th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $29,074,405
1977 President Carter raises minimum wages of $2.30 to $3.35 for Jan 1 1981
1971 Jerry Lewis' 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises
1966 Jerry Lewis' 1st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $15,000
1960 Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African and 1st Filipino cardinal
1956 France raises tobacco tax 20% due to war in Algeria
1955 U.S. raises import duty on bicycles 50%
1955 President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour
1948 US president Truman raises taxes for Marshall-plan
1942 Walter Johnson pitches to Babe Ruth in pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for New York - Washington game (raises $80,000 for Army-Navy relief
1941 Ted Williams raises his batting avg over .400 for 1st time in 1941
1937 U.S. Steel raises workers' wages to $5 a day
1927 Hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 lbs on a plank with soles of his feet
1862 Confederate government raises premium for volunteers from $10 to $20
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