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Sweeps


2004 76th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King sweeps all eleven nominations, including Best Picture, Sean Penn and Charlize Theron win lead acting awards

1997 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps U.S. in Gothenburg (5-0)

1996 Colorado Avalanche sweeps Florida Panthers by winning 1-0 in 6 periods

1989 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games

1987 Stars and Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup

1977 Courageous (U.S.) sweeps Australia (Australia) in 24th America's Cup

1973 78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river, India

1943 8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia

1932 Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500

1924 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games

1884 1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps New York Mets (AA) in 3

1873 Panic sweeps New York Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) New York shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal


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