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2009 The C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group meets for the third time in Seoul
2008 Oil reaches $100 per barrel for the first time 2006 Dow closes above 12,000 for the first time 2006 Dow closes above 11,800 for the first time 2000 Peter Levi, poet, writer, professor of poetry, University of Oxford, Catholic, spent time in the priesthood, dies 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 Brendan Gill, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine, dies at 83 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 Mount 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 home runs, 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 Clay Jones, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener, dies at 72 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 Lovelace Watkins, born in New Jersey, nicknamed, 'The Black Sinatra', singer, considered the greatest male soul singer of his time, dies of leukemia at 57 1995 47th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, 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 Yankees 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 Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again' 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 Yankees 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 U.S. and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait (U.S. 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 home run, 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 home runs, 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 General Manager, Lou Piniella is named General Manager 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 New Zealand, 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 Garry Winogrand, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations', dies of gallbladder cancer at age 56 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 Governor 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 Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 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 Mike Bloomfield, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time', dies of drug overdose at 36 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 Nelson Rockefeller, former Vice President and (4 time Governor-R-New York), dies at 70 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 Yankees 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/orchestral 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 Tiger Woods, born in Cypress, California, pro golfer, highest paid pro athlete, most successful golfer of all 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 Ralph W. Sockman, Protestant pastor, author, successful radio show, National Radio Pulpit, considered by Time magazine as the best Protestant preacher in the U.S., dies at age 80 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, Olympic-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, Colorado 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 home run in a game, one goes 502 feet 1964 Mickey Mantle switch-hits home run 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, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 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, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 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 Academy 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 home run 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 Yankees 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 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 home run 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 Greg Ginn, born in America, guitarist, singer, songwriter, leader, Black Flag, hardcore punk, Rolling Stone's, 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 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 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 Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 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 1943 Mike Bloomfield, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time' 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 Shostakovich 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 Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 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 Clem Curtis, born in Trinidad, singer, lead vocalist for The Foundations, a British soul group, including hits, 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 'Back On My Feet Again', 'Any Old 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 Phillip Ramey, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, pianist, composer, associated with Aaron Copeland, wrote, 'Irving Fine: An American Composer in His Time' 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, actress, 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, English 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 Lovelace Watkins, born in New Jersey, nicknamed, 'The Black Sinatra', singer, considered the greatest male soul singer of his time 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) 1937 David Behrman, born in Salzburg, Austria, composer, producer, Music of Our Time series, Columbia Records, founding member, Sonic Arts Union 1936 Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign 1936 Wilt Chamberlain, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NBA great center, Los Angeles 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 home runs 1936 John Dancy, born in Jackson, Texas, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday 1936 James Darren, actor, Time Tunnel 1936 Glen Campbell, born in Delight, Arkansas, actor/singer, Time I Get to Phoenix 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 home runs, 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 home run 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 Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame 1933 Jan van Houten bicycles world record time (44,588 km) 1933 Yankees 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 1933 Richard Schickel, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, documentary filmmaker, film critic, author, journalist, historian, received Guggenheim Fellowship, published in Time, and Life, magazines, books include, 'Woody Allen: A Life in Film', 'Elia Kazan: A Biography' 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 Australia beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time 1932 America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time 1931 Frederic Raphael, writer, After the War, California Time 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1931 "There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time" by Guy Lombardo hits #1 1931 Peter Levi, born in Ruislip, England, poet, writer, professor of poetry, University of Oxford, Catholic, spent time in the priesthood 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 Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 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 Yankees are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926 1928 Garry Winogrand, born in New York City, New York, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations' 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 Clay Jones, born in England, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener 1923 Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hours). Referee overturns decision 1923 Fred Robbins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, DJ, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest 1923 John McKay, West Virginia, football coach, USC, Tampa Bay, 5 time Rose Bowl champ 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 home run champ with number 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 Madeleine L'Engle, born in New York City, American writer, known for "A Wrinkle in 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 General 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/orchestral 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 Brendan Gill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine 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, orchestra 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, orchestra 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 Mount 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 Yankees 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 1904 John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 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 Ralph W. Sockman, born in New York, New York, Protestant pastor, author, successful radio show, National Radio Pulpit, considered by Time magazine as the best Protestant preacher in the U.S. 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 1887 Multatuli, writer, named most important Dutch writer of all time, 2002, Society for Dutch literature, dies in Ingelheim am Rhine, Germany 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 1866 H. G. Wells, born in Bromley, England, author, Time Machine 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 in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi 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 and 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 1820 Multatuli, born in Amsterdam, Eduard Douwes Dekker, writer, named most important Dutch writer of all time, 2002, Society for Dutch literature 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) 1732 Mass celebrated for 1st time at St. Joseph's Church in Philadelphia 1715 John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time 1700 Daniel Bernoulli, born in Basel, Switzerland, mathematician, 10 time French award 1651 Francois Fenelon, France, writer, Playing for Time 1605 Valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time 1600 Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for 1st time near Prague 1346 Battle at Crecy-England's longbows defeat France, cannons used for 1st time in battle 1322 Jews are expelled from France for 3rd time 1245 Pope bans emperor Frederik II Hohenstaufen for 3rd time 1178 Proposed time of origin of lunar crater Giordano Bruno 1146 European leaders outlaw crossbow intending to ending war for all time |
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