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2005 Apple Computer announces they will switch to Intel processors in 2006
1998 Russia buries tsar Nicholas II and family, 80 years after they died 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st game they host Detroit Tigers 1998 President Bill Clinton says he would never resign, 'I would never walk away from the of this country and the trust they've placed in me', during a press conference 1997 Compaq testifies Microsoft threaten to break Windows 95 agreement if they showcased a Netscape icon 1997 Donald Trump and Marla Maples announce they are separating 1997 Smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US 1997 Scientists in Scotland announced they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly" 1996 Francois Chaumette, actor (They Never Slept, Christine), dies at 72 1995 New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign 1995 Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0 1995 Los Angeles Rams announce that they are moving to St. Louis 1994 Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere announce they are seperating 1993 Deadline for Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, they don't 1993 John Holland, actor (They Saved Hitler's Brain), dies at 65 1992 New York Giants announce they will quit WNEW Radio after 32 years for WOR 1992 New York Jets announce they are moving from WABC to WFAN radio 1992 President candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair 1991 Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17 1991 Roseanne Arnold and Tom Arnold wed again, they divorced later 1991 Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable 1991 St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 1991 Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers 1991 Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital 1991 Syria tells Germany they are ready to recognize Israel 1991 UN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait (they don't) 1990 Greyhound files reoganization plan so they can be traded publically 1990 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0 1990 East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3 1990 The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games 1990 Los Angeles Raiders announce they were returning to Oakland 1989 Cincinnati Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in 1st inning 1989 Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing 1989 H. J. Heinz, Van Camp Seafood and Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins 1989 2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature 1988 U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren't racist 1986 Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs 1985 Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract 1985 Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula 1983 U.S. say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984 1983 New York Jets announce they are leaving Shea for Meadowlands 1983 IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball 1982 Shultz warns U.S. will withdraw from United Nations if they vote to exclude Israel 1982 30 Something stars Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry 1981 "They're Playing Our Song" closes at Imperial New York City after 1082 performances 1981 Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79 1981 FCC frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish 1979 "They're Playing Our Song" opens at Imperial New York City for 1082 performances 1979 Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in New York City 1978 Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days 1978 Faith Baldwin, U.S. author (They Who Love), dies at 84 1977 James Brown's band walks out claiming they were underpaid and overworked 1977 Randy Bachman quits BTO, they disband 1977 Toronto Blues Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5 1976 1st NBA playoff game for Cleveland Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash 1976 India set 403 to win by WI They get them, 6 wkts 7 overs spare 1975 Cher files for divorce from Gregg Allman, 10 days after they married 1974 1st time Washington Caps are shutout as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota 1974 Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic" 1973 Yankee pitchers Peterson and Kekich announce they swapped wives 1972 NBA's Cincinnati Royals announce they are moving to KC 1971 New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975 1970 "(They Long to Be) Close to You" reaches #1 1970 John and Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations 1969 Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yankees 8-4 1967 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 27-13 1967 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 16-77 1966 Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" 1966 Dave Clark 5 set record as they appear for 12th time on Ed Sullivan 1964 EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who 1964 WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th 1964 Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend 1964 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1962 Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 yrs 1962 Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums 1962 1st baseball game at LA's Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Reds 1962 Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62 1961 Phillies overcome 9-0, losing 11-2 they score 4 in 8th and 6 in 9th 1960 Maude Eburne, actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman), dies at 84 1960 Lionel Bart's musical "Fings ain't wot they used t'be," premieres 1958 President Eisenhower sends U.S. troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months 1958 Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo 1956 Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group They agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961 1955 Margaux Hemingway, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce 1954 White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920 1954 BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0 1954 Joe Jackson, English singer/pianist/composer, The Harder they Come 1954 Cards losing 8-1 to Phillies begin stalling in 5th, they forfeit game 1953 Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply 1953 1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cincinnati Reds 2-0 1952 Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty 1950 David Jensen, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, David 'Kid' Jensen, popular British radio DJ, played progressive music, hosted BBC pop network, Radio 1, Top of the Pops presenter, interviewed Duran Duran, promoted The Police before they were commercially successful 1950 Marshall Voroshilov of U.S.S.R. announces they developed atomic bomb 1949 Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners 1949 Charley Lupica begins stay on 4' platform atop a 60' pole, vowing to stay until Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and stays 117 days) 1949 "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) 1947 Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists 1946 Edgar Winter, Beaumont, Texas, rocker, They Only Come Out at Night 1946 University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1945 Premier Gerbrandy on Radio Orange tells Dutch they are liberated 1944 Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1944 Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans 1943 Jewish quarter of Rome surrounded by Nazis, they are sent to Auschwitz 1943 Soviets announce they broke long Nazi siege of Leningrad 1942 2 black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out 1942 Congress advises Franklin D. Roosevelt that, Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the U.S. war effort 1941 Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin 1941 Germans invade Dubno Poland, giving permission to Ukrainians to do whatever they want to 12,000 Jews living there 1941 Terence Hill, born in Venice, Italy, actor, Super Fuzz, They Call Me Trinity 1940 Michael Sarrazin, actor, Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They 1936 Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor, Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs 1936 Victoria need 442 to win against NSW, but lose, all out for 415 They pick "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season 1934 Four centuries for SA as they make 7-644 vs. Qld before 6,180 1931 France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics 1931 Bill Gilbert, born in Washington D.C., sports author, They Also Served, Big E 1929 Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field 1929 Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in SF 1928 Cleveland Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yankees 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game 1928 Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm are 1st to fly across the Pacific when they end their flight from California to Brisbane 1924 Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand 1923 Francois Chaumette, actor, They Never Slept, Christine 1919 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1918 Players on both sides threaten to strike the World Series unless they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners and $1,000 each for the losers 1917 10 suffragists arrested as they picket White House 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Dodgers 1917 After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1913 Gig Young, St. Cloud, Minnesota, actor, They Shoot Horses Don't They 1912 AL President Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball 1912 Helen Craig, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Snake Pit, They Live by Night 1908 Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across U.S. by car, they leave Los Angeles in a Packard and arrive in New York City in 32d-5h-25m 1904 Jean Helion, artist/author, They Shall Not Have Me 1904 Kurt G. Kiesinger, German chancellor, Wherever They May Be 1903 Dorothy Stickney, Dickinson ND, actress, And So They Were Married 1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St. and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Washington Senators, 6-2 1902 Orioles forfeit to St. Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL 1901 Allyn Joslyn, born in Milford, Pennsylvania, actor, They Won't Forget, Cafe Society 1900 NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee) 1899 Elliot Nugent, director, And so They were Married 1897 After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" 1893 Faith Baldwin, New Rochelle, New York, author/novelist, They Who Love 1881 Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) 1875 Maude Eburne, Canada, actress, Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman 1870 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king 1803 Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy La 1800 Malta surrenders to British after they blockade French troops 1797 Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil! 1794 New York City formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect New York City from British 1285 180 Jews refuse baptism in Munich Germany, they are set on fire |
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