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1994 Bernie Kosar is 2nd QB to throw TD passes in AFC and NFC Champ games 1991 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games 1991 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) begins NBA free throw streak of 75 game 1991 Yankee Stadium fans throw cups and blowup dolls at Jose Canseco 1991 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games 1991 Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games 1991 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games 1991 Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games 1990 Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games 1989 Larry Bird, of the Celtics, begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games 1989 Walter Davis (Denver) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games 1989 Walter Davis (Denver) begins NBA free throw streak of 53 games 1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1988 Anne Ramsey, actress (Throw Mama From Train), dies of cancer at 59 1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1987 Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59 1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1984 John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1984 John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1983 NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule 1982 Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw 1982 Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), begins streak of 63 consecutive free throw 1981 Ben Plucknett of U.S. throws discus 72.34 m, but throw is disqualified 1980 Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78 1980 Mike Bratz (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1980 Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1978 New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away 1976 Rick Barry (SF), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 1976 Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games 1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) begins NBA free throw streak of 58 games 1974 A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Balt ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games 1972 Kiteman attempting to throw out 1st ball in Phillie Vet crashes into centerfield seats 1967 Haight-Ashbury hippies throw a funneral to mark end of hippies 1962 Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts 1959 Phils Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice (Losing to Giants 6-0) 1957 Glen Gorbous, Canada, longest throw of a regulation baseball, 445'10" 1956 Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games 1956 Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games 1955 Yankees Whitey Ford is 5th to throw consecutive 1-hitters, beats A's 1919 Reds beat White Sox, 5 games to 3 in 16th World Series. This series is known as black sox scandal as 8 White Sox throw series 1919 World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal) 1910 Taft is 1st President to throw out a 1st ball at a baseball game 1908 Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout 1905 Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play 1892 Eduard J Dijksterhuis, Dutch mathematician/historian, Fall and Throw 1880 Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters 1419 Anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, stormtown hall in Prague and throw Catholic councillors out the windows

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