2005 Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster
2005 Sumatran earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7, the second largest earthquake since 1965
2005 Parliamentary elections in Iraq, the first since 1958
1998 NHL resumes season since Feb 8th to accomodate the Olympics
1997 More Swedes died than were born in 1997, 1st time since 1809
1997 1st U.S. ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam
1997 Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY
1996 Marlins sign their 6th free-agent since Nov 22, Moises Alou
1996 Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57
1996 Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917
1996 Gerald Williams is 1st New York Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game
1995 Dean St. Station in Brooklyn, is 6th MTA station to close since 1904
1994 Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841)
1994 Netherlands averages 21.4 degrees C; their warmest July since 1783
1994 Stockholms avgs 21.5 degrees C; their warmest July since 1855
1994 23rd and last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter, since July 16th
1994 U.S. beats Colombia 2-1 in 1994 soccer world cup (1st win since 1950)
1994 35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field
1993 Kelly Ahrendt, 1st death by rabies in New York since 1954, dies
1993 Westley A Dodd, U.S. murderer, 1st hanging in U.S. since 1965
1992 Dodgers win 3,000th game since moving to Los Angeles (3,000-2,531)
1992 Start of South Africa's 1st Test Cricket since 1970 (v WI Bridgetown)
1992 New York Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962
1991 South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day vs. India
1991 Royals Warren Cromartie's 1st major league HR since 1983
1991 Mike Jeffcoat is 1st AL pitcher to get an RBI since 1972
1991 New York Yankee Steve Howe records his 1st major league save since 1987
1990 1st time since 1966 that all 8 grand slam tennis champs are different
1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland
1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland for 1st time since 1974
1989 U.S. beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950
1989 Dave Stewart is 1st since 1976 to start consec World Series openers
1989 Giants Will Clark hits 1st NLCS grand slam since 1977
1989 Glenn Frey joins Don Henley on-stage (for 1st time since 1981)
1989 Trumbull Conn, is 1st U.S. team since 1983 to win Little League WS
1989 In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines
1989 Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since U.S. open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price)
1989 Pirates score 10 in 1st (their best inning since 1942), prompts Pirate Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pitts to Philadelphia if Pirates lost, Phillies beat them 15-11, Rooker walks at end of season broadcaster
1989 1st time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett)
1989 1st New York Mets - New York Yankee game in New York City since 1983, Yanks win 4-3
1989 Mary Martin in "Peter Pan," 1st seen on TV since 1973
1989 Yanks beat Mets 6-4 in exhibition game (1st meeting since 1985)
1989 Dow jumps 38.06 recoups 508-pt loss since Oct 1987; index at 2,256.43
1989 Reagan becomes 1st President elected in a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive
1989 VP Bush is 1st since VP Van Buren to declare himself president
1988 Pioneer 6's closest approach to Earth since 1965 launch (1.87 M km)
1988 Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson
1988 Latvian flag raised in Riga for 1st time since annexation by U.S.S.R.
1988 Rick Sutcliffe swipes home, 1st pitcher since Pascual Perez in 1984 to steal home
1988 A's Gene Nelson is 1st AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973
1987 Supernova 1987A in LMC 1st seen; 1st naked-eye supernova since 1604
1987 Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954
1987 Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's 1st Republican governor since 1874
1986 1 million days since traditional foundation of Rome, 4/21/753 BC
1986 Vinicio Cerezo becomes only 2nd freely elected president of Guatemala since CIA-sponsored coup in 1954
1986 1st black lt Governor since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va)
1985 Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out
1984 Last sixpence minted in Great-Britain (in use since 1551)
1983 Tim Raines is 1st since Ty Cobb to steal 70 and drive in 70 runs
1983 Dutch July avg temp is 20.1 degrees C; warmest July since 1852
1982 1st live orch on commerical network since 1954 (National Symphony)
1982 5.9 earthquake in New England and Canada; 1st since 1855
1981 Brewers (since 1970) and Expos (1969) clinch their 1st-ever postseason
1981 Sebastian Coe of U.K. sets 1-mi record of 3:47.33 (since broken)
1981 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since Aug 1980 are released
1980 1st papal visit to France since 1814
1980 White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958
1979 KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park HR (most since 1925)
1978 Braves' Jim Bouton, 38, beats Giants, his 1st win since 1970
1978 Former President Nixon makes 1st public speech since resigning in 1974
1978 President Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909
1977 Spain's 1st free elections since 1936 (41 years)
1977 Earthquake in San Francisco, at 5.0, strongest since 1966
1977 Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st U.S. execution since 1967
1975 Hank Aaron's 1st HR in Milwaukee since 1965
1975 Egypt president Sadat reopens Suez Canal, closed since 1967
1973 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith and J Connors)
1973 Zahid Fazal, Pakistani cricket batsman, occasional Tests since 1992
1973 1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942
1973 Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout)
1973 Daniel Marsh, cricketer, son of Rod South Aust slow lefty since 1993
1973 WI vs. Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Sobers
1972 Troy Corbett, cricket pace bowler, Victorian lefty since 1994-95
1972 Kevin Roberts, cricketer, NSW middle-order batsman since 1994-95
1971 Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962
1970 Anil Kumble, cricketer, great Indian leg-spinner since 1990
1970 500th nuclear explosion announced by the U.S. since 1945
1970 Michael Slater, cricketer, devastating Aust opening bat since 1993
1969 Darren Berry, cricketer, Victorian wicket-keeper since 1989-90
1969 U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II
1969 Javagal Srinath, cricketer, Indian right-arm pace bowler since 1991
1969 France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)
1969 Shane Thomson, NZ cricket off-spin all rounder, since 1990
1968 Giants reliever Lindy McDaniel sets NL record of 225th consecutive errorless game (108 chances consecutively since June 16, 1964)
1968 Chris Pringle, New Zealand cricket pace bowler, since 1990
1968 Jimmy Adams, cricketer, prolific West Indian lefty bat since 1992
1967 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers
1967 Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils
1966 Rajesh Chauhan, cricketer, Indian off-spinner since 1993
1966 Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day
1966 Danny Morrison, cricket pace bowler, NZ since 1987
1966 1st Jewish child born in Spain since 1492 expulsion
1965 Warren Ayres, cricketer, Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88
1965 Phillies 10,000th game to a decision since 1900, Phils beat Cards
1965 Craig McDermott, cricket pace bowler, tireless Austr since 1984
1964 For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington D.C. permitted to vote
1964 Mark Taylor, cricketer, genius Australian captain since 1994
1964 St. Louis is 1st NL to score runs in every game since 1923, win 15-2
1964 David Freedman, cricketer, NSW left-arm Chinese bowler since 1990
1964 Ian Healy, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian since 1988
1964 Trevor Barsby, cricketer, Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85
1964 Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination
1963 Bryan McMillan, cricketer, brilliant South African all-rounder since 1992
1963 Arjuna Ranatunga, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman since 1982
1963 1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game
1963 Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st, 1st lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland
1962 NY's Philharmonic Hall (since renamed Avery Fisher Hall) opens as 1st unit of Lincoln Center for Performing Arts
1960 For 1st time since 1927, Pirates clinch NL pennant
1959 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic)
1959 Yanks sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940
1958 Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line
1958 Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950
1957 President Eisenhower signs 1st civil rights bill since Reconstruction
1957 Laurie Mann, geek, Dead People Server curator since 1997
1957 James Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies
1955 Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938
1955 NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929
1955 Phillies longest win streak since 1892 hits 11
1954 White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920
1954 Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game (DH) since breaking collarbone
1953 NL approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (1st shift since 1903)
1952 Darrell Hair, cricketer, Australian Test umpire since 1993-94
1951 NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27
1951 Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda
1950 White Sox release Luke Appling, who had been a Sox since 1930
1949 Carlien Brouwer, translator/missing since Jan 6, 1994
1948 Boston Braves win 1st NL championship since 1914
1947 Aust vs. Eng at MCG drawn in 6 days, 1st cricket draw in Aust since 1882
1946 Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140)
1946 Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club to Frank McKinney and John Galbreath for $25 million
1946 Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances
1946 Kenny Washington signs with Rams, 1st black NFLer since 1933
1945 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually
1945 Eddie Slovik, 1st U.S. executed for desertion since Civil War at 25
1944 Polo Grounds host 1st New York City night game since 1941
1944 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves
1944 1st Chinese naturalized U.S. citizen since repeal of exclusion acts
1943 Having been Generalissimo since 1928, Chiang Kai-shek elected pres
1942 -19 degrees F (-27.4 degrees C), Netherland's coldest day since 1850
1940 Yankees, lose to A's and eliminated from pennant for 1st time since 1935
1939 U.S. worker's union leader Tom Mooney freed (jailed since 1916)
1937 Carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936)
1934 U.S. troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915
1933 Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)
1928 Yanks are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926
1926 [Martin] Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ever Since Paris
1925 White Sox Dickie Kerr, 1st appearance since winning 2 world series games in 1919
1925 Last U.S. troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912)
1924 California legalizes pro boxing (illegal since 1914)
1924 Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century
1922 Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897
1918 Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered
1905 Norway dissolves union with Sweden, in effect since 1814
1902 U.S. military occupation of Cuba (since Jan 1, 1899) ends
1885 Grover Cleveland inaugrated as 1st Democratic President since Civil War
1883 Baseball returns to Philadelphia, 1st NL game since 1876
1865 Flag flown at full staff over White House, 1st time since Lincoln shot
1864 Atlanta Campaign-battle of Resaca, ends (since May 13)
1855 Hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4 degrees C avg)
1852 Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4 degrees F (20.2 degrees C) avg)
1849 Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, after been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence
1794 Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August)
1789 French States-General for It first since 1614 together
1772 Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720
1600 Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588
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