1997 New York Yankees withdraw Kenny Rogers and Mariano Duncon deal for SD Padre
1992 63rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 13-6 at Jack Murphy Stadium, SD
1991 SD State freshman Marshall Faulk sets NCAA rushing record of 386 yds
1991 Joe Coleman 3rd 100 RBI season in a row 3 teams (Cleve, SD and Toronto)
1990 Blue Jays trade F McGriff and T Fernandez to SD for R Alomar and J Carter
1988 LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires
1986 SD Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut
1981 San Diego Charger Dan Fouts passes for 6 touchdowns vs Oakland (55-21)
1976 San Diego Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young
1975 Randy Farland finds a 14-leaf clover near Sioux Falls, SD
1973 Joe Angel Acosta, Jr., SD California, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd
1973 Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender
1972 KDSD TV channel 16 in Aberdeen, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 Margot Thien, SD California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Julie Foudy, SD California, soccer midfielder 1996 Olympics
1970 KTSD TV channel 10 in Pierre, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 NL awards Montreal and SD major league franchises
1968 1st NBA game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks beat SD Clippers
1968 Stephanie Seymour, SD California, actress/model, Sunny Side Up
1968 KESD TV channel 8 in Brookings, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 Tammy Lauren, SD California, actress, Angie, Out of the Blue
1966 KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting
1961 Tawny Kitaen, SD California, actress, Bachelor Party, Witchboard
1961 KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1960 KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast
1960 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins
1958 KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting
1958 KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast
1955 KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1947 Ted Danson, born in San Diego California, actor, Sam Malone-Cheers, 3 Men and a Baby
1947 Larry Wilcox, SD California, actor, Lassie, Officer Jon Baker-CHiPs
1943 Temperature rises 49 degrees F (9 degrees C) in 2 minutes in Spearfish, SD
1943 Lead, South Dakota, temp is 52 degrees F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16 degrees F
1942 Fred Ward, SD California, actor, Chain Reaction, Thunderheart, Equinox
1942 Battle of Santa Cruz: USS SD shoots down a record 32 enemy planes
1940 Tony Bill, SD Cal, actor, What Really Happened to the Class of '65
1938 Victor Buono, SD California, actor, Man from Atlantis, Untouchables
1935 Explorer 2 balloon sets altitude record of 72,000 feet over SD
1933 Black Blizzard snowstorm-duststorm rages from SD to Atlantic
1931 Grasshoppers in Iowa, Nebr and SD destroyed thousands of acres of crops
1922 Frank Comstock, SD California, orch leader, Jimmie Rodgers Show
1917 Emanuel Vardi, born in Jerusalem, Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82
1903 Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi, SS/SD
1903 Wind Cave National Park, SD established
1891 Hail kills 6 horses in Rapid City, SD
1890 US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD
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