2006 Dow closes above 12,000 for the first time
2006 Dow closes above 11,800 for the first time
2003 Strom Thurmond, politician, South Carolina senator for a very long time, dies at 100
1998 1st time the British flag is flown over Buckingham Palace
1998 Rickey Henderson, rejoins Oakland A's for 4th time
1997 More Swedes died than were born in 1997, 1st time since 1809
1997 For 1st time U.S. movie box office receipts pass $6 billion
1997 1st time a Channukah candle is officially lit in Vatican City
1997 Artist Peter Max pleads guilty to tax fraud and time served
1997 British au pair Louise Woodward, 19, sentenced to life in death of Matthew Eappen 8 months (judge changes to time served)00690901
1997 1st time 3 cons home runs in post season-Raines, Jeter, O'Neill (New York Yankees)
1997 For only 2nd time Stanley Cup leaves North America (heads to Russia)
1997 Wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mt Everest for 3rd time
1997 Emmy 24th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 17th time
1997 White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time
1997 48th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes
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 Dow Jones closes over 6,000 for 1st time (6,010)
1996 Christie Brinkey gets married for 4th time, she marries Peter Cook
1996 Jane Baxter, actress (We Live Again, Blossom Time), dies at 87
1996 New York Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time
1996 Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 16th time
1996 Whit Bissell, actor (Time Tunnel), dies at 86
1996 For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1995 Dow Jones closes above 5,000 for 1st time
1995 Browns and Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles
1995 Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition)
1995 47th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, K Foster (Cubs)/M Freeman (Rocks)
1995 Emmy 22nd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 15th time
1995 1st time 13 people in space
1995 Dow Jones closes above 4,000 for 1st time (4,003.33)
1995 Urias Nooteboom, Dutch journalist/critic (The Time), dies at 54
1994 Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (55,291 km)
1994 Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth for 3rd time
1994 Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (53,832 km)
1994 Miguel Indurain bicycles world record time (53,040 km)
1994 William A Henry III, critic (Time Mag), dies of heart attack at 44
1994 Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (52,713 km)
1994 Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)
1993 Anthonius AM "Ton" Kors, writer (Time of Anton de Lange), dies at 47
1993 Sydney Australia Stock Market index above 2000, for 1st time
1993 Trailing 3-1 with 2 outs in 9th, time is called prior to Mike Stanley pop out, gets a 2nd chance, and Yanks rally to beat Boston 4-3
1993 Paul Molitor at 37 is oldest to reach 100 RBIs for 1st time in career
1993 New York City radio (WFAN) personality Don Imus' lung collapes for 2nd time
1993 Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits, 4th time in 1993 a Padre gets 5 or more hits
1993 Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (51,596 K)
1993 Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher
1993 "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV
1993 Emmy 20th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 14th time
1993 Dow Jones closes above 3,500 for 1st time (3,500.03)
1993 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time
1993 Lacey Fosburgh, author (Closing Time), dies of breast cancer at 50
1992 New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time
1992 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: A P Indy, Fraise, Gilded Time, Liza, Lure, Paseana, Thirty Slews at Gulfstream Park
1992 Laurie Colwin, novelist (Happy All the Time), dies at 48
1992 1st time AL East and West champs have same record (96-66)-Tor and Oak
1992 Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place
1992 1st time a positional player pitches for New York Mets, Phil Pecota, in 19-2 lose to Pirates
1992 1st time Baltimore Orioles draw 3 million fans at home
1992 Randy Myers blows his 6th save of the season and it marks the 5th time he's blown a potential win for Greg Harris
1992 Emmy 19th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 13th time
1992 New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time
1992 3 astronauts simultaneous walked in space for the 1st time
1992 New York Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for 1st time
1992 Madonna signs $60-million deal with Time Warner
1992 New York Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962
1992 Johnny Mack, British actor (Time Lord-Dr. Who), dies at 70
1992 "On Borrowed Time" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 99 performances
1991 Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year
1991 Hulk Hogan defeats Undertaker to become 4th time WWF champion
1991 "On Borrowed Time" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 99 performances
1991 Elizabeth Taylor weds for 8th time (Larry Fortensky)
1991 "Good Time" by Ziggy Marley and Melody Makers peaks at #85
1991 Magdalena G Schenk, historical (Vorstenhuizen of our time), dies
1991 1st time Seattle Mariners are 9 games over .500
1991 Emmy 18th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 12th time
1991 Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) erupts for 1st time in 600 years
1991 A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yanks
1991 Dow Jones closes above 3,000 for 1st time (3,004.46)
1991 Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title
1991 US and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait (US time)
1990 Salman Rushdie, author, ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy, appears in public for 1st time in 2 years
1990 1st time 12 people in space
1990 1st time since 1966 that all 8 grand slam tennis champs are different
1990 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0
1990 For 3rd time in 1990 a no-hitter is broken up with 2 outs in 8th inning. Doug Drabek of Pitts still beats Philadelphia 11-0
1990 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays and Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St. Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues
1990 Emmy 17th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 11th time
1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland
1990 For 2nd time this season, Cecil Fielder belts 3 home runs in a game
1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland for 1st time since 1974
1990 46th time opposing pitchers hit HR, Valenzuela (Dodgers)/Gross (Expos)
1990 3rd time Saturday Night Live uses time delay (Andrew Dice Clay hosts)
1990 Michael Jordan scores 69 points, 4th time he scores 60 points in a game
1990 Gary Merrill, actor (Time Tunnel, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 75
1990 No one elected to Hall of Fame for 2nd time in 3 years
1990 32nd Grammy Awards: Wind Beneath My Wings, Nick of Time wins
1990 Robert F Adams, U.S., sci-fi author (Castaways in Time), dies at 57
1989 "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years
1989 Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer
1989 Glenn Frey joins Don Henley on-stage (for 1st time since 1981)
1989 Ronald Harwood's "Another Time," premieres in London
1989 FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC and CBS for 1st time, America's Most Wanted
1989 Greg LeMond wins Tour de France in fastest time
1989 Emmy 16th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 10th time
1989 Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson marry for 2nd time
1989 For one second this morning, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89
1989 Dow Jones Avg passes 2,500 mark for 1st time, closes at 2,501.1
1989 1st time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett)
1989 Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women
1989 Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's 2nd all time scorer
1988 U.S. agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Org (1st time in 13 yrs)
1988 Soviets stop jamming Radio Liberty; 1st time in 38 yrs
1988 New York Jets finally beat Pittsburgh Steelers for 1st time
1988 Elton John sells out MSG for a record 26th time
1988 Latvian flag raised in Riga for 1st time since annexation by U.S.S.R.
1988 Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time
1988 10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams
1988 Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama, dies at 86
1988 Emmy 15th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 9th time
1988 45th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, Mark Davis (Padres)/Mike Krukow
1988 New Jersey Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes
1988 Brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis
1988 New Jersey Devils beat Blackhawks, 4-3 in OT to join playoffs for 1st time
1988 Lin[wood V] Carter, U.S., sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at 57
1987 "Nightline" is seen in U.S.S.R. for 1st time
1987 Woody Woodward resigns as New York Yankee GM, Lou Piniella is named GM and Billy Martin is named New York Yankee manager for 5th and final time
1987 Dow Jones for 1st time falls more than 100 pts (108.35)
1987 Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time
1987 Philip Rush of NZ, set record for triple crossing English Channel his time 28:21, 10 hours faster than 1st man to do it
1987 Dow Jones Industrial Avg closes above 2,700 for 1st time (2,700.57)
1987 Dow Jones closes above 2,500 (2,510.04) for 1st time
1987 1st time in 20 years a delegation from U.S.S.R. lands in Israel
1987 Emmy 14th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 8th time
1987 Rashid Karame, 10 time premier of Lebanon, dies in bomb attack at 65
1987 For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game Wayne Gretzky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champ
1987 Anti-smoking ad airs for 1st time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner
1987 Dow Jones avg closes above 2,200 for 1st time
1987 Dow Jones closes above 2,000 for 1st time (2,002.25)
1986 Russian TU-144 flies for 1st time faster than sound
1986 Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time
1986 2nd time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay (Sam Knison hosts)
1986 Robert Helpmann, actor (Second Time Lucky, Patrick), dies at 77
1986 Jozef Pribilinec speed walking world record time (15,447k)
1986 Don Baylor gets hits by a pitch for a record 25th time in a season
1986 Emmy 13th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 7th time
1986 San Diego Padre Steve Garvey ejected for 1st time
1986 Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title
1985 Dow Jones closes above 1,500 for 1st time (1,511.70)
1985 Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1,500 level for 1st time
1985 President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for 1st time
1985 Billy Martin is fired by Yankees for 4th time
1985 New York Yankee Don Baylor is hit by a pitch for a record 190th time
1985 Kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72
1985 Emmy 12th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 6th time
1985 Dow Jones industrial avg closes above 1300 for 1st time
1985 Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time
1985 For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Cup game
1985 Reginald Beane, pianist (Starlit Time, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 63
1984 Scotty Bowman becomes NHL's all time winningest coach
1984 Niki Lauda becomes 3rd time motor racing world champ
1984 Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time
1984 Woodrow Parfey, actor (Time Express), dies at 61 of a heart attack
1984 Emmy 11th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 5th time
1984 U.S. missile shot down an incoming missile in space for 1st time
1984 Cyndi Lauper's 1st #1 "Time After Times"
1984 Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" becomes #1
1984 Arnold Palmer fails to make U.S. Open golf tournament 1st time in 32 yrs
1984 South Africa prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for 1st time in 22 years
1984 1st time 11 people in space
1984 John Lennon releases "Borrowed Time"
1984 1st time 8 people in space
1984 Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas
1984 Francesco Moser bicycles world record time: 50,808 km
1983 Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time
1983 1st time Congress invokes War Powers Act
1983 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit, by Space Shuttle
1983 Emmy 10th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 4th time
1983 Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1,200 for 1st time
1983 Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled
1983 OPEC cut oil prices for 1st time in 23 years
1983 Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st time
1983 Alabama Gov George C. Wallace, becomes governor for record 4th time
1983 Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time
1982 TIME's Man of the Year is a computer
1982 5th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 3-0
1982 30th time Islanders shut-out-2-0 vs North Stars
1982 Sugar Ray Leonard retires for 1st time
1982 Jack Mullaney, actor (My Living Doll, It's About Time), dies at 49
1982 -117 degrees F; All time low at South Pole
1982 Emmy 9th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 3rd time
1982 Gene Michael becomes New York Yankee manager for 2nd time
1982 NCAA Tournament Selection televised live for 1st time
1982 Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm
1981 2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2)
1981 Bob Lemon named New York Yankee manager for 2nd time
1981 William Saroyan, U.S. stagewriter (Time of your life), dies at 72
1981 Emmy 8th Daytime Awards - Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time
1981 Bernhard Goetz is assault for 1st time on a New York subway train
1981 Dynasty, a prime time soap opera inspired by Dallas, premieres on ABC
1980 1st (& only) time Phillies win World Series (in 98 years)
1980 Emmy 7th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 1st time
1980 Egypt and Israel exchange ambassadors for 1st time
1979 Billy Martin fired as Yankee manager (2nd time)
1979 "One Mo' Time" with Vernel Bagners premieres in New York City
1979 Pete Rose reaches 200 hits in a season for 10th time
1979 Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon
1979 Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st and last time
1979 Richard Beckinsale, actor (Doing Time, Porridge, Lovers), dies at 31
1979 Costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time
1979 Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (v WI)
1978 Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for 2nd time
1978 Yanks beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2
1978 Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time
1978 Shiloh Strong, actor, Maybe This Time, House of Cards
1978 Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game
1978 Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74
1978 Geoff Boycott captains England for the 1st time, vs. Pak Karachi
1978 Soyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 and Soyuz 26 (1st time 3 spacecraft link)
1977 1st Islander 0-0 tie-Kings at Nassau-25th time shutout-Resch's 15th
1977 Willie McCovey smashes 2 home runs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973)
1977 Roy C. Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time
1977 Space Shuttle test model "Enterprise" carries a crew aloft for 1st time, It was fixed to a modified Boeing 747
1977 A. J. Foyt wins Indianapolis 500 for a record 4th time
1977 Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg adopt summer time
1977 1st time Jay Leno appears on Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson
1977 4th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 4-0
1976 Bobby Hackett, jazz cornetist/orch leader (Air time '57), dies at 61
1976 Alan Dewitt, actor (Mr Tyler-It's About Time), dies at 52
1976 "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29
1976 British pounds falls below $2 for 1st time
1975 1st time New York Islanders shut-out New York Rangers, 3-0-Billy Smith's 5th
1975 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV
1975 1st time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay - Richard Pryor as host
1975 Covers of both Time and Newsweek picture rock singer Bruce Springsteen
1975 Charles Weidman, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Fables for Our Time), dies
1975 House of Commons is broadcast live by radio for 1st time
1975 William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
1975 NBC paid $5M for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time
1975 Houston's Bob Watson scores baseball's one-millionth run of all time
1975 Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers
1975 Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year," premieres in New York City
1975 George Stevens, U.S. director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70
1974 20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks)
1974 1st time 2 Islanders hat trick in same game-MacMillian and Westfall
1974 1st time Washington Caps are shutout as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota
1974 6th time Phils get just 1 assist in game; no other team did it twice
1974 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
1973 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith and J Connors)
1973 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2
1973 Jim Croce, vocalist (Time in a Bottle), dies in a plane crash at 30
1973 Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet
1973 Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial)
1973 Brothers Jim and Gaylord Perry face each other for only time, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, as Gaylord loses
1973 Garvey, Lopes, Cey and Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8 years (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1973 For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 home runs in a game
1973 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America
1973 10th time Islanders shut-out-4-0 vs Penguins
1973 WI vs. Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Sobers
1973 2nd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
1973 1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
1973 Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs
1972 Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632)
1972 Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16)
1972 Dow Jones Index moves above 1,000 for 1st time
1972 1st time Islanders shut-out-5-0 vs Penguins
1972 "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio
1972 Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U)
1972 1st time Cleveland Cavaliers beat New York Knicks (111-109)
1972 President Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time
1971 TV movie "Brian's Song," airs for 1st time on ABC-TV
1971 Ron Hunt is hit by a pitch for record 50th time in a season
1971 16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning
1970 Supersonic airliner Concorde lands for 1st time at Heathrow airport
1970 Phillies Larry Bowa steals home for 2nd time in 1970
1970 Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time
1970 New York Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days
1970 Arthur Shields, actor (Your Show Time), dies at 73
1970 NFL selects Wilson as official football and scoreboard as official time
1970 Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73
1970 Holy Eucharist given by women for 1st time in Roman Catholic service
1970 "The Epoch" (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT)
1969 Matthew McConaughey, actor, Contact, A Time to Kill
1969 1st time 7 people in space
1969 1st time 5 people in space
1969 New York Mets sweep Montreal Expos putting them in 1st place for 1st time
1969 Ted Hecht, actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), dies
1969 Joszi Jeno Tersanszky, Hungarian writer (Till Next Time), dies at 81
1969 Erin Hartwell, Philadelphia, time trial cyclist, Olymp-bronze/silver-92, 96
1969 11th Grammy Awards: Mrs. Robinson, By the Time I Get to Phoenix wins
1968 1st time, 2 soon-to-be-named MVPs oppose each other Cards Bob Gibson beat Tigers Denny McLain 4-0
1968 "Happy Time" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 286 performances
1968 Westbrook Van Voorhis, announcer (March of Time), dies at 64
1968 British adopts year-round daylight savings time
1968 "Happy Time" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 286 performances
1967 Beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again"
1967 Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time
1967 Ferdinand Bracke bicycles world record time (48,093 km)
1967 Palace of Fine Arts reopens (1st time during 1915 exposition)
1967 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7
1967 Phillies Larry Jackson beats New York Mets for 18th straight time
1967 U.S. planes bomb Haiphong for 1st time during Vietnam War
1967 In the Vietnam War, U.S. planes bombed Haiphong for 1st time
1967 1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London)
1966 Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS
1966 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Md to Boulder, Colo
1966 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Maryland
1966 Debbe Dunning, born in Burbank, California, actress, Tool Time Girl-Home Improvement
1966 In the Vietnam War, U.S. planes bombed Hanoi and Haiphong for 1st time
1966 "Time for Singing" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 41 performances
1966 Dave Clark 5 set record as they appear for 12th time on Ed Sullivan
1966 "Time for Singing" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 41 performances
1966 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires
1965 Rock group "Animals" 1st time on British charts
1965 Glenn Scarpelli, born in Staten Island, New York, actor, Alex-One Day At a Time, Fantasy
1964 1st time 4 people in space
1964 For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington D.C. permitted to vote
1964 Time Magazine uses term "op art" for 1st time
1964 1st time 3 people in space
1964 10th time Mantle switch-hits HR in a game, one goes 502 feet
1964 Mickey Mantle switch-hits HR record 10th and final time in a game
1964 Giants sweep Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 inn, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for 2nd game and New York's 22 K's in 2nd games
1964 Pierre Trentin, France, 1K time trials, 1968 Olympics gold
1964 Steve Nevius, film editor, Eden, Fall Time, Damascus
1963 Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir played music together for the 1st time
1963 Berlin Wall opens for 1st time to West Berliners
1963 1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game
1963 Whitney Houston, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer, One Moment in Time, Bodyguard
1963 John F. Kennedy says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act"
1963 Yazz, [Yasmin Evans], Mrs. Simon La Bon/rocker, Fine Time
1963 Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time
1963 Alec A Templeton, composer/pianist (Alec Templeton Time), dies at 52
1962 1st time 2 people in space
1962 1st time 2 manned crafts in space (U.S.S.R.)
1962 Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums
1962 Jesse Johnson, rocker, Time
1962 Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time
1962 MIT sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time: CA to MA
1962 M C Hammer, [Stanley Kirk Burrell], born in Oakland California, rapper, Hammer Time
1962 8 of 9 planets align for 1st time in 400 years
1961 Equal access rule, political parties get TV broadcasting time
1961 For 2nd time in his career, St. Louis' Jerry Norton has 4 interceptions
1961 Chela Quintana, Venezuela, LPGA golfer, 8 time Venezuelan Amat Champ
1961 Elizabeth McGovern, Evanston, Illinois, actress, Once Upon a Time in Amer
1961 Gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60
1961 Botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time
1961 Hawaii's, then all time low temperature, 14 degrees F recorded atop Haleakale
1960 Italy beats U.S. in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years U.S. not in finals)
1960 Flintstones premieres, 1st prime time animation show
1960 For 1st time since 1927, Pirates clinch NL pennant
1960 White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time
1960 Mike Hucknail, rocker, Simply Red-Every Time We Say Goodbye
1960 Valerie Bertinelli, 1 Day at a Time, Sydney, Ms. Eddie Van Halen
1960 Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52
1959 MacKenzie Phillips, Alexandria, Virginia, actress, Julie-1 Day at a Time
1959 Far side of Moon seen for 1st time, compliments of U.S.S.R.'s Luna 3
1959 Basia Trzetrzelevska, Poland, jazz singer, Time and Life
1959 Helen Broderick, comedienne/actress (Swing Time, Top Hat), dies
1959 During a game in Wrigley Field, 2 balls were in play at same time
1959 Yanks sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940
1959 "Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France)
1958 Paul Hardcastle, keyboardist, Don't Waste My Time, Just for Money
1958 Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time
1958 Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950
1957 Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series
1957 1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1,700 die
1957 Jerry Marotta, rocker, Orleans-Love Takes Time
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st appearance on Ed Sullivan's Show
1956 John Lennon (15) and Paul McCartney (13) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen perform at a church dinner
1956 Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time
1956 Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24)
1956 Dale Murphy, born in Portland, Oregon, slugger, Atlanta Braves, 2 time NL MVP
1956 Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Every Time You Go Away
1955 Ian Botham, cricketer, all time great all-rounder Extrovert
1955 Time bomb aboard United DC-6 kills 44 above Longmont Colorado
1955 Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938
1955 Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time
1955 "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith
1955 Ira Levin's "No Time for Sergeants," premieres in New York City
1955 "Mr Peepers" (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC
1954 "The Shadow," airs for last time on radio
1954 White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920
1954 Alides Hidding, singer/guitarist, Time Bandits
1953 1939 sacrifice fly rule restored: no time at bat for sac fly
1953 Boyd Gaines, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Mark-One Day at a Time, Sure Thing
1953 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)
1953 Mary Steenburgen, Newport, Arkansas, actress, Parenthood, Time After Time
1952 1st hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in Pacific
1952 Arthur Laurent's "Time of the Cuckoo," premieres in New York City
1952 Christopher Reeve, New York City, actor, Superman, Somewhere in Time
1951 David Rappaport, born in London, England, 3'11" actor, Wizard, Time Bandits
1951 Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian/US composer (Blossom Time), dies at 64
1951 Al Greenwood, keyboardist, Foreigner-Feels Like the First Time
1951 "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater New York City after 37 performances
1951 "Courtin' Time" opens at National Theater New York City for 37 performances
1951 Dick Button wins U.S. skating title for 6th time
1950 Cleveland Browns play Pittsburgh for 1st time, beat Steelers 30-17
1950 Radio's "Grand Ole Opry" is broadcasted on TV for 1st time
1950 For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game
1950 Hitting just .279, Yank great Joe DiMaggio is benched for 1st time
1950 1st time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in Korean War
1950 Barbi Benton, [Klein], California, Playboy model, Hee Haw, Sugar Time!
1949 North Atlantic Treaty Council meets for 1st time
1949 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz wed for the second time
1948 Richard Masur, New York City, actor, David-One Day at a Time
1948 Michael Lembeck, born in Brooklyn, actor, Max-One Day at a Time
1948 National Security Council authorizes covert operations for 1st time
1948 Miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for 1st time
1948 "Nature of Things" science show premieres on NBC prime time
1947 Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flies for 1st (& last) time
1947 Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time
1947 Richard Beckinsale, born in Nottingham, England, actor, Porridge, Doing Time
1947 George Alec Effinger, U.S., sci-fi author, Nick of Time
1947 Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53
1946 1st time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cards and Dodgers)
1946 Kathryn Jean Whitmire, Houston Texas, 4 time Mayor-Houston
1946 H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, sci-fi author (Time Machine), dies at 79
1946 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night
1946 Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in San Francisco history)
1946 League of Nations assembles for last time
1946 U.N. General Assembly meets for 1st time in London
1945 Diane Sawyer, born in Glasgow, Kentucky, newscaster, 60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time
1945 Women in France allowed to vote for 1st time
1945 Tigers and Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time
1945 Eddy Merckx, Belgium, cyclist, 5 time winner of Tour de France
1945 "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio
1945 Tokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombing
1944 U.S. Army troops entered Germany for 1st time
1944 Paul Young, actor, Another Time Another Place
1944 Patrick Sercu, born in Belgium, 1K time trial 1964 Olympic gold
1944 New York Giant, Mel Ott scores 6 runs in 1 game drawing 5 walks for 4th time
1944 Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London
1944 Ronnie Milsap, born in Robbinsville, North Carolina, country singer, Legend in My Time
1944 Bonnie Franklin, Santa Monica Cal, TV actress, Ann-1 Day at a Time
1944 C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies
1943 Owen Keir Davidson, Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ
1943 Robert Crumb, U.S., cartoonist, Father Time, Fritz Cat
1942 U.S. bombers struck Italian mainland for 1st time in WW II
1942 Sandy Gilmour, Montclair, New Jersey, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday
1942 Time puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovitch on its cover
1942 Lynn Farleigh, Bristol England, actress, Lovers of Their Time
1942 Mexico changes from 3 time zones to 2
1942 Japan forces Java to use "Tokyo time" 1 hour forward
1942 Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in U.S.
1942 Jim Croce, Philadelphia, rock vocalist, Time in a Bottle
1941 David Warner, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, actor, Star Trek VI, Time Bandits
1941 Marx Dormoy, French socialist, killed by a time bomb
1941 Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin
1941 Giants use plastic batting helmets for 1st time
1941 Ted Williams raises his batting avg over .400 for 1st time in 1941
1941 Gigi Perreau, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Journey to Center of Time
1940 Yankees, lose to A's and eliminated from pennant for 1st time since 1935
1940 Amsterdam time becomes MET (Middle European Time)
1940 John Irvin, actor, Moment in Time
1939 Nylon stockings go on sale in U.S. for 1st time
1939 William Saroyan's "Time of Your Life," premieres in New York City
1939 Nylon stockings go on sale for 1st time (Wilmington Delaware)
1939 Kathy Whitworth, Monahans, Texas, golfer, 7 time LPGA Player of Year
1939 Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde
1939 SN Behrman's "No Time for Comedy," premieres in New York City
1939 Yvette Mimieux, Hollywood Cal, actr, Time Machine, Where the Boys Are
1938 3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game
1938 Rugers beats Princeton 1st time in 60 years as Rutgers Stad dedicated
1938 Time capsule, to be opened in 6939, buried at World's Fair in New York City (capsule contained a woman's hat, man's pipe and 1,100' of microfilm)
1938 Only time brothers hit back-to-back home runs (Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pitts)
1938 Samuel Alexander, Engl philosopher (Space, time and deity), dies at 79
1938 Suzanne Lenglen, 6 time Wimbledon champ, dies at 39 of anemia
1938 Frank Converse, actor, It's About Time, Dr. Cook's Garden, Movin' On
1938 Glen Campbell, singer, By the Time I get to Phoenix, Galveston
1938 Charles Siebert, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, One Day at A Time, Trapper John
1938 Paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in New York City
1937 Bobby Allison, auto racer, 3 time winner of Daytona 500
1937 Archambaud bicycles world record time (45,796 km)
1937 Frans Slaats bicycles world record time (45,563 km)
1936 Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign
1936 Wilt Chamberlain, NBA great center, LA Laker, 5 time MVP
1936 1st time in 20th century, 1st 2 batters in a game-Roy Johnson and Rabbit Warstler of Boston Bees-lead off with HRs
1936 John Dancy, born in Jackson, Texas, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday
1936 James Darren, actor, Time Tunnel
1935 Lester Piggott, British jockey, 11 time champ
1935 Judy Devlin Hashman, 10 time badminton champ, 1957-67
1935 1st time brothers on opposing teams hit HRs, Tony and Al Cuccunello
1935 Lee Meriwether, born in Los Angeles, California, Miss America, Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones
1935 Newfoundland changes time to 3 hours W of Greenwich, repeats 44 sec
1935 Monopoly board game goes on sale for 1st time
1935 1st "March of Time" newsreel premieres at the Capitol
1934 Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player
1934 New York Times erroneously declares Ruth 700 HR record to stand for all time
1934 Sam Donaldson, born in El Paso, Texas, ABC White House correspondent, Prime Time
1934 Huey "Piano" Smith, pianist, Having a Good Time
1934 Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also)
1933 Jack Perkins, born in Cleveland, Ohio, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine
1933 John Mayall, MacClesfield England, pop musician, Don't Washed Me Time
1933 Jan van Houten bicycles world record time (44,588 km)
1933 Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)
1933 1st time, brothers on opposite teams homer in the same game. Red Sox
1932 Wynn Irwin, New York City, actor, Lotsa Luck, Sugar Time
1932 Groucho Marx performed on radio for 1st time
1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D) elected 32nd president for 1st time
1932 Jack Mullaney, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, My Living Doll, It's About Time
1932 Robert [Franklin] Adams, U.S., sci-fi author, Castaways in Time
1932 Aust beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 min playing time
1932 America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time
1931 Frederic Raphael, writer, After the War, California Time
1931 "There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time" by Guy Lombardo hits #1
1931 West Indies beat Australia for the 1st time, by 30 runs at SCG
1930 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games
1930 Doug Harvey, hockey star, 3 time James Norris winner
1929 George H Crumb, Charleston, West Virginia, composer, Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time
1929 Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time
1929 1st time New York curb stock exchange transacts more business than New York Exch
1929 Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in SF
1929 Ulu Grosbard, Belgium, actor, Straight Time, Georgia, Falling in Love
1929 Rod Taylor, Sydney Australia, actor, Bearcats, Time Machine
1928 1st issue of Time magazine, Japanese Emperor Hirohito on cover
1928 Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th and final time
1928 Yanks are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926
1927 Interstate Commerce Commission transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone
1927 Billy Pierce, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, seven time all star
1926 Weather map televised for 1st time
1926 Frank Aletter, Long Island, New York, actor, Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy
1925 Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out
1924 Roloff Beny, Alberta, painter/photographer, A Time of Gods
1923 Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision
1923 Fred Robbins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, DJ, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest
1923 A Louise Brough Clapp, born in Oklahoma, tennis player, 4 time Wimbledon champ
1923 Time magazine debuts
1923 Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals)
1923 Ink paste manufactured for 1st time by Standard Ink Company
1922 For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY)
1922 Babe Ruth is thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922
1922 1st "old time" musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta)
1922 Cards enter 1st place, marks 1st time both St. Louis teams are on top
1922 Ty Cobb gets 5 hits in a game for record 4th time in a year
1922 Colin Fletcher, author, Walking Through Time
1921 Rashid Karami, Lebanon, 10 time PM: 1955..87 of Lebanon
1921 Babe Ruth becomes all time HR champ with #120, Gavvy Cravath
1921 1st transcontinental flight in 24 hours flying time arrives Florida
1920 Nanette Fabray, born in San Diego, California, actress, Katherine-One Day at a Time
1920 Time Square Theater opens at 217 W 42nd St. New York City
1920 Radio compass used for 1st time for aircraft navigation
1920 Azerbaijan SSR joins U.S.S.R. (1st time)
1920 U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy)
1919 Alan Young, England, actor, Time Machine, Wilbur Post-Mr Ed
1919 Rusty Gill, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Polka Time
1918 Sebastian Cabot, London, actor, Mr French-Family Affair, Time Machine
1918 1st daylight savings time in U.S. goes into effect
1918 Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time
1917 Gen Pershing and U.S. troops see action on Western Front for 1st time
1917 Fernando Rey, [Arambillet], La Coruna Spain, actor, Matter of Time
1917 Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, India's greatest all-rounder to his time
1916 Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time
1916 Boeing aircraft flies for 1st time
1916 Britain begins "Summer Time" (Daylight Savings Time)
1916 British Summer Time (Daylight Savings), 1st introduced
1916 Bill Williams, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Starlit Time, Date With the Angels
1916 U.S. invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime
1915 Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair, New Jersey, soprano, Time to Sing, Chevy Show
1915 Jimmie Rogers, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Sugar Hill Time
1915 New York Yankees don pinstripes and hat-in-the-ring logo for 1st time
1915 Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time)
1915 Bobby Hackett, born in Providence, Rhode Island, trumpeteer/orch leader, Air Time '57
1914 [Arthur] Wilson "Bob" Tucker, U.S., sci-fi author, Time Masters
1914 Marion Ladewig, Michigan, bowler, 9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63
1914 Frederick Fennell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, conductor, Time and Winds
1914 Oscar Egg bicycles world record time (44,247 km)
1914 Oscar Egg bicycles world record time (44,247 km)
1914 "Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in Los Angeles
1914 Ralph Herman, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orch leader, Circus Time
1913 Frances Langford, born in Lakeland, Florida, singer, Armed Forces Hour, Star Time
1912 1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin
1912 U.S. Marines invade Cuba, 3nd time
1911 Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US
1911 Alan Gifford, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Time Lock, Up Periscope
1910 Father's Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Wash)
1910 Ray McKinley, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, orch leader/drummer, Glenn Miller Time
1910 Halley's comet seen by naked eye 1st time this trip (Curacao)
1909 Whit Bissel, New York City, actor, Time Machine, General Kirk-Time Tunnel
1909 Robert Helpmann, born in Mt. Gambier, Australia, actor, Second Time Lucky
1909 Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his 1st time
1909 U.S. military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
1908 William Saroyan, U.S., novelist/playwright, Time of Your Life
1908 1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square
1907 For 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal new year
1907 Shimen Rushkin, Poland, actor, Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time
1906 Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time
1906 Yanks win by forfeit, for their 1st time
1906 Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time
1906 Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km
1906 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100
1905 Martinus W van AA Meerbeke, head-editor (Time), dies at 75
1905 Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months
1905 Michael Kemp Tippett, English composer and conductor, Child of our Time
1904 Paul McGrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Witness, No Time for Love
1902 Tinker, Evers, and Chance appear together for 1st time
1902 Canada's Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time
1902 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3
1901 Joyce Wethered, Surrey England, golfer, 4 time British Amateur champ
1901 Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama, 1940-41, 49-51, 68
1901 Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer, Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time
1899 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47
1898 Henry R. Luce, born in Tengchow, China, publisher, Time, Fortune, Life
1897 Yerkes Observatory 40" (1m) refractor used for 1st time
1896 William Fitzgerald Jenkins, author, Time Tunnel, Land of Giants
1896 Conrad Nagel, born in Keokuk Iowa, actor, Celebrity Time
1896 Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs
1895 Norway adopts Mid-European time
1894 Daniel Cooper patents time clock
1894 Denmark adopts Mid-European time
1893 For only time in history of U.S. Tennis championships, an event is held off the Eastern seaboard. Men's double championship in Chicago
1893 Paul Kruger elected president of Transvaal for 3rd time
1892 Dumas Malone, Mississippi, historian, Jefferson and His Time
1891 Helen Broderick, U.S., comedienne/actress/singer, Swing Time
1891 Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim California, doubles tennis champ, 6 time Wimbled
1891 Osip E Mandelstam, Warsaw Poland, Russian poet, Noise of Time
1890 Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days)
1889 Martin Heidegger, Germany, Existentialist, Being and Time
1889 Alexander Dey patents dial time recorder
1889 George Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time
1888 National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time
1888 Bandai volcano (Japan) erupts for 1st time in 1,000 years
1887 Sigmund Romberg, Nagykanizsa Hungary, operetta composer, Blossom Time
1884 Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude
1884 U.S. adopts Standard Time
1883 New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902)
1883 Standard time zones forms by railroads in U.S. and Canada
1879 Milk was sold in glass bottles for 1st time
1878 Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer, Time and Gods
1878 Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House
1877 1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers
1876 City of Anaheim incorporated for 2nd time
1873 Postal cards sold in San Francisco for 1st time
1872 Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time
1870 City of Anaheim incorporates (1st time)
1869 Postage stamps showing scenes are issued for 1st time
1867 Blacks vote for 1st time in a state election in South
1865 Flag flown at full staff over White House, 1st time since Lincoln shot
1865 Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time
1864 Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati
1863 Samuel Clemens becomes Mark Twain for 1st time
1862 Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time); bad news for Utah
1862 May Irwin, U.S. comedienne/singer, Hot Time in the Old Town
1862 Beardslee field telegraph used for 1st time
1861 Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time, Montgomery, Alabama, Ga, Fla, La, Miss and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy
1860 Organized baseball played in San Francisco for 1st time
1859 Dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity 1st time this defense is successfully used
1854 Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time
1849 Lincoln says "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and of people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time"
1847 Urbain J J Leverrier and John Couch Adams, codiscoverers of Neptune meet for 1st time at home of John Herschel
1846 Anesthetic ether used for 1st time (Dr. Wm Morton extracts a tooth)
1845 1st time, U.S. Senate overrides presidential (Tyler) veto
1842 Ether was used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr. Crawford Long
1837 Paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time, 1857-61
1836 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leave South-America for last time
1836 Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo
1830 Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor, The Time
1825 Charles Ferdinand Dowd, U.S., standardized time zones
1813 Judocus Smits, Dutch Catholic newspaper pioneer/founder, The Time
1811 President Madison prohibits trade with Britain for 3rd time in 4 years
1804 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales
1802 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time)
1792 500 Marseillaisian men sing France's national anthem for 1st time
1790 Supreme Court convenes for 1st time (New York City)
1782 Great Seal of U.S. used for 1st time
1779 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established (1st time)
1778 "Stars and Stripes" arrives in foreign port for 1st time (France)
1776 St. Leger horse race run for 1st time
1775 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Pennsylvania issues paper currency for 1st time
1742 George Frederic Handel's "Messiah" performed for 1st time (Dublin)
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