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1995 Mike Tyson returns to the ring and DQs Peter McNeeley in 38 seconds 1994 Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor (John F. Kennedy, 8 Seconds, Want to Live), dies at 33 1992 Rap singer raps 597 syllables in under 60 seconds 1991 Carl Lewis rus 100m in 9.86 seconds 1991 U.S. sets 400m relay record at 37.67 seconds 1991 Former New York Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds 1990 Steve Briers of Wales recited the entire lyrics of Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes and 58.44 seconds backwards! 1988 Florence Joyner runs 100 m in women's world record 10.49 seconds 1988 Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m) 1987 Bruins' Linseman and Blues' Doug Gilmore score goals, 2 seconds apart 1987 Scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71 1986 Titan rocket explodes seconds after liftoff from Vandenberg AFB 1986 Chicago Blackhawks Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of 3rd period 1985 Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds 1985 Flight readiness firing of Atlantis' main engines; 20 seconds 1985 Danny Sullivan wins Indy 500 by 24 seconds following a spin 1985 New Jersey Devils score their fastest hat trick in 42 seconds 1984 Longest pro football game, LA Express beats Mich Panthers 27-21 in USFL playoffs, games lasts 93 minutes 33 seconds 1984 Frisbee is kept aloft for 1,672 seconds in Philadelphia 1984 Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game 1983 Black Hawks and Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds) 1983 Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds 1983 2nd flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 22 seconds 1982 Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds 1982 Closest Indy 500, Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds 1981 Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds 1980 Americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds 1979 Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds 1979 1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds 1978 Mark Vinchesi of Amherst Mass keeps a frisbee aloft 15.2 seconds 1976 Bobby Unser sets world record for fastest pit stop (4 seconds) 1975 Islander Parise and Potvin score within 14 seconds in playoffs Flyers 5-Isles 4-semifinals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead 1972 Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders 1968 Lee Evans sets world record of 43.8 seconds in 400 meter dash 1968 Jim Hines becomes 1st person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds 1963 Davey Moore, dies seconds after KOed in feather-weight championship 1955 Mont Canadien Jean Beliveau scores 2nd fastest hat trick (44 seconds) 1954 Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record) 1953 Paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds 1952 Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds 1948 Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City 1947 AAU record for a 25' rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds 1936 Shortest boxing bout with gloves lasts only 10 seconds 1936 Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in 16 mins and 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 mins), ends 1-0 1932 Charlie Conacher becomes 1st Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game, 1st coming at 7 seconds of game 1929 Brooklyn's Johnny Finn sets 100 yard sack race in 14.4 seconds 1924 Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds) 1918 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds 1913 Stephen McNally, New York City, actor, Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo 1909 Harry Hillman and Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds 1908 Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds) 1901 3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds 1890 John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds 1890 1st 100 yard dash under 10 seconds (John Owens 9-4/5 secs, Washington D.C.)

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