1999 Cathy Hainer, journalist, USA Today, dies at 38
1998 USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympic Gold medal
1997 USA beats Japan 23-13 at LPGA Nichirei International
1997 Shelly Moore, 18, of Tennessee, crowned 15th Miss Teen USA
1997 Thor-2A Delta 2 Launch (Norway/USA), Successful
1997 Brandi Sherwood, (Idaho) replaces Brook Lee (Miss Univ) as Miss USA
1997 Nancy Woodhull, news editor for USA Today, dies of cancer at 52
1997 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Tara Lipinski (USA)
1997 Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe)
1996 34th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Atlantic City USA (5-0)
1996 Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan)
1996 Christie Lee Woods, 18, of Texas, crowned 14th Miss Teen USA
1996 Parlisha Williams (Louisiana) crowned Ms Black USA Metroplex
1996 Caroline Frolic, Miss Ontario, crowned Miss Renaissance USA
1996 "Nutty Professor," starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA
1996 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA)
1996 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA)
1996 Ali Landry, 22, (Louisiana), crowned 45th Miss USA
1995 84th Davis Cup: USA beats Russia in Moscow (3-2)
1995 33rd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Valencia Spain (3-2)
1995 Keelin Curnuck, 23, Ms Venus Swimwear 1994, crowned Miss New York USA
1995 Georgia Neese Gray, 1st Woman Treasurer of USA, dies at 95
1995 Keylee Sue Sanders, 18, of Kansas, crowned 13th Miss Teen USA
1995 "Congo" premieres in USA
1995 Chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe Shanna Lynn Moakler, (19-NY), replaces Chelsi Smith as Miss USA
1995 Chelsi Smith, 21, (Texas), crowned 44th Miss USA
1994 Shauna Gambill, 17, of California, crowned 12th Miss Teen USA
1994 32nd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Frankfurt Germany (3-0)
1994 New York Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker
1994 Lu Parker, (South Carolina), crowned 43rd Miss USA
1993 Charlotte Anne Lopez, 16, of Vermont, crowned 11th Miss Teen USA
1993 Kenya Moore, 22, (Michigan), crowned 42nd Miss USA
1992 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1)
1992 Jamie Solinger, of Iowa, crowned 10th Miss Teen USA
1992 USA/U.S.S.R. Around World Air Race begins at Santa Monica
1992 Sharon Belden, of Fla, 25, crowned Miss World USA
1992 "Batman Returns" is released in USA
1992 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oak won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA)
1992 Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics 1st gold medal for USA
1992 Shannon LA Rhea Marketic, 22, (California), crowned 41st Miss USA
1991 80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1)
1991 USA Basketball announces "Dream Team" for the 1992 Olympics
1991 Janel Bishop, 17, of New Hampshire, crowned 9th Miss Teen USA
1991 29th Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Nottingham England (2-1)
1991 Leroy Burrell of USA sets 100m record (9.90) in New York City
1991 Kelli McCarty, 21, (Kansas), crowned 40th Miss USA
1990 79th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in St. Petersburg (3-2)
1990 Gina Marie Tolleson of USA, 21, crowned 40th Miss World
1990 28th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats U.S.S.R. in Atlanta Georgia (2-1)
1990 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA
1990 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner and Gettysburg Address
1990 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA)
1990 Carole Gist, 20, (Michigan 1st black), crowned 39th Miss USA
1989 27th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Tokyo Japan (3-0)
1989 Roger Kingdom of USA sets 110m hurdle record (12.92) in Zurich
1989 Brandi Sherwood, of Idaho, crowned 7th Miss Teen USA
1989 "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier," premieres in USA
1989 Gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets 200m woman's record (21.34)
1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee of USA sets heptathlon woman's record (7,291)
1988 Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets 100m woman's record (10.49)
1988 Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72), dies at 78
1988 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA)
1988 Courtney Gibbs Eplin, 21, (Texas), crowned 37th Miss USA
1987 25th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats USA in Vancouver Canada (2-1)
1987 Kristi Addis, of Mississippi, crowned 5th Miss Teen USA
1987 Michelle Renee Royer, 21, (Texas), crowned 36th Miss USA
1987 Ken Drake, actor (Crime and Punishment USA), dies
1986 "Airwolf," TV Adventure; moves to USA
1986 24th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Czechoslovakia in Prague Czech (3-0)
1986 Christy Fichtner, 23, (Texas), crowned 35th Miss USA
1986 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA)
1986 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA)
1986 Paul Stewart, actor (Top Secret USA, Deadline), dies at 77
1986 Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA
1985 "USA Weekend's" 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers
1985 Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58'11 ") in Indianapolis quadruple bogies 5th hole and never recovers
1985 Jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38
1985 Laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA
1985 Kelly Hu, 16, of Hawaii, crowned 3rd Miss Teen USA
1985 "Born In The USA" by Bruce Springsteen peaked at #9
1985 23rd Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats USA in Nagoya Japan (2-1)
1984 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)
1984 Arthur Schwartz, producer (Inside USA with Chevrolet), dies at 83
1984 Bruce Springsteen releases "Born in the USA"
1984 Mai Shanley, 21, (NM), crowned 33rd Miss USA
1984 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
1983 Edwin Moses of USA sets 400m hurdle record (47.02) in Koblenz
1983 Elizabeth R Zakarian (Devon Pierce), 17, New York, crowned 1st Miss Teen USA
1983 Julie Lynne Hayek, (California), crowned 32nd Miss USA
1983 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA)
1983 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
1982 71st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Grenoble (4-1)
1982 1st issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc
1982 20th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Germany in Santa Clara USA (3-0)
1982 Amber Yoder, Miss Indiana Teen USA 1997
1982 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," released in USA
1982 Terri Lea Utley, 20, (Arkansas), crowned 31st Miss USA
1982 Che' Vonne Burton, Miss Michigan Teen USA, 1997
1982 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Copenhagen won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
1982 Worlds Ladies Fig Skate Champs in Copenhagen won by Elaine Zayak (USA)
1982 Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60
1981 Stevie Ficker, Miss Oregon Teen USA 1997
1981 70th Davis Cup: USA beats Argentina in Cincinnati (3-1)
1981 Allison Schroeder, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1997
1981 Cristin Duren, Miss Florida Teen USA, Miss Photogenic-1997
1981 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA
1981 Jessica Ponzo, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1996
1981 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
1981 Kimberly Gloudemans, Miss California Teen USA 1997
1981 Latoya Farley, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1996
1980 Brooke Alexander, 18, of Hawaii, crowned Miss World USA
1980 Andria Gayle Mullins, Miss Texas Teen USA, Teen with Style-1997
1980 Sarah Sucher, Miss Iowa Teen USA 1997
1980 Ashley Witmer, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1997
1980 Shawn Weatherly, of USA, crowned 29th Miss Universe
1980 Jineane Ford, (AZ) replaces S Weatherly (Miss Univ) as 29th Miss USA
1980 Kelly Dutra, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1996
1980 Amy Merrill, Miss Utah Teen USA 1997
1980 Cheri Wheeler, Miss Georgia Teen USA 1997
1980 Shawn Weatherly, (South Carolina (will win Miss Universe), crowned 29th Miss USA
1980 Tatewin Means, Miss South Dakota Teen USA 1996
1980 Bonnie Lynn Gagnon, Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1997
1980 Jane Froman, U.S. singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72
1980 Jane Froman, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), dies at 72
1980 Crystal Carlson, Miss Maine Teen USA 1997
1980 Cara Lewis, Miss Mississippi Teen USA, 1997
1980 USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal
1980 USA beats U.S.S.R. in Olympic hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal
1980 Kelly Marie Sodan, Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1996
1980 Courtney Hamilton, Miss Arizona Teen USA 1996
1980 Amanda Michelle Burns, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 1997
1980 Angela Ruggiero, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics
1979 Laura Larson, Miss Maine Teen USA 1996
1979 Cheri Vivette Alexander, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1997
1979 68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0)
1979 Nicole Werra, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1996
1979 Christina Todd, Miss Ohio Teen USA, Miss Congeniality-1997
1979 Jamie Duffney, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 1997
1979 Amanda Aardsma, Miss Colorado Teen USA 1997
1979 Mahana Ka'ahumanu Walters, Miss Hawaii Teen USA, 3rd-1997
1979 Coty Strickler, Miss Montana Teen USA 1997
1979 Ashley Anderson, Miss Delaware Teen USA 1996
1979 Suzan Dandeneau, Miss Idaho Teen USA 1996
1979 Natasha Fisher, Miss Nebraska Teen USA 1997
1979 Ara Francis, Miss Colorado Teen USA 1996
1979 Aiesha Lee Hendrick, Miss New York Teen USA 1996
1979 Tara Shaffer, Miss Ohio Teen USA 1996
1979 Jessica Gregory, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1997
1979 Kimberly Whiting, Miss Idaho Teen USA 1997
1979 Julie Gulbrandsen, Miss Arizona Teen USA 1997
1979 Lauren Alviti, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1997
1979 Brandi Lynn Burkhardt, Miss Maryland Teen USA 1997
1979 Kelli Jones, Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1997
1979 Alita Dawson, Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1997
1979 Summer Newman, Miss Georgia Teen USA 1996
1979 Luann Roberts, Miss Alabama Teen USA 1996
1979 Tamika Thomas, Miss Michigan Teen USA 1996
1979 Kaci Thompson, Miss Nevada Teen USA 1997
1979 Kimberly Grigsby, Miss Virginia Teen USA 1997
1979 Mary Therese Friel, New York, crowned 28th Miss USA
1979 Mariah Billado, Miss Vermont Teen USA 1997
1979 Monica Ivey, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1996
1979 Ali Burr, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1997
1979 Esmeralda Gonzales, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 1997
1979 Juli Keech, Miss South Dakota Teen USA, 1997
1979 Mariah Leanne Bergmann, Miss Kansas Teen USA, 1997
1979 Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Tai Babilonia and R Gardner USA
1979 Emma Louise DeSilets, Miss Washington Teen USA 1997
1979 Julie Nagle, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1997
1979 Tara Tucker, Miss Alabama Teen USA 1997
1979 Cerina Vincent, Miss Nevada Teen USA 1996
1979 Brandee Dawn McCoskey, Miss Alaska Teen USA 1996
1979 Jessica Lynn Ferdinand, Miss New York Teen USA 1997
1979 Kelly Gaudet, Miss Florida Teen USA 1996
1979 Jenny Schmidgall, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1979 Lavinia Magruder, Miss Vermont Teen USA 1996
1979 Sarah Price, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1997
1978 Lauren Petty, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1997
1978 67th Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Rancho Mirage (4-1)
1978 Sarah Cahill, Miss Minnesota Teen USA 1996
1978 Laurie Miller, Miss Alaska Teen USA 1997
1978 Whitni Zimmerman, Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1996
1978 Cheryl Crowe, Miss Delaware Teen USA 1997
1978 Autumn Waterbury, Miss Illinois Teen USA, 2nd-1997
1978 Brandi Watkins, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1997
1978 Mandy Groff, Miss Nebraska Teen USA 1996
1978 Shelly Moore, Miss Teen USA, Tennessee, 1997
1978 Amanda Rochelle Penix, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997
1978 Larissa Meek, Miss Missouri Teen USA 1997
1978 Caroline Nicole Brigman, Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1997
1978 Heather Noelle Jones, Miss Oregon Teen USA 1996
1978 Eisa Istok, Miss Illinois Teen USA 1996
1978 Vicki Renee Hughes, Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1997
1978 Allison Dickey, Miss Iowa Teen USA 1996
1978 Leah Sexton, Miss Missouri Teen USA 1996
1978 Maria Menounos, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1996
1978 Misha Ivetich, Miss Indiana Teen USA 1996
1978 Kandy Marshall, Miss Virginia Teen USA 1996
1978 Aimee Delatte, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1996
1978 Melissa Coish, Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1996
1978 Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1996
1978 Grace Murray Tubbs, Miss Montana Teen USA 1996
1978 Wendy Christina Roberts, Miss South Carolina Teen USA, 1996
1978 Tara Mounsey, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1988 Olympics
1978 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Charles Tickner (USA)
1978 Marissa Perez, Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1996
1978 Mandy Carraway, Miss Kansas Teen USA 1996
1977 Brandee Layne Loving, Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1996
1977 Michelle Marie Jefferson, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 1996
1977 Emily Ballard, Miss Washington Teen USA 1996
1977 Kimi Fairchild, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1996
1977 Heather Gray, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 1996
1977 Tammy Leigh Ashton, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1996
1977 Jennifer Smith, Miss Maryland Teen USA 1996
1977 Patricia Campbell, Pennsylvania, Miss Teen USA, 1996-2nd place
1977 Jodi Webb, Miss Utah Teen USA 1996
1977 Katrina Bergstrom, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1996
1977 Christie Lee Woods, Texas, Miss Teen USA 1996
1977 Michelle Kathlene Cardamon, California, Miss Teen USA, 1996-3rd
1977 Shannan McCray, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1996
1977 Sara DeCosta, ice hockey goalie, USA, 1998 Olympics
1977 Bryan Berard, NHL defenseman, Team USA 1998 Olympics, New York Islanders
1977 Natalie Bevins, Miss USA West Virginia 1997
1977 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA)
1976 Laurie Baker, ice hockey forward, USA, Oly-gold-98
1976 La Chanda Jenkins, Miss District of Columbia USA 1996
1976 Vernon A. Walters, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA
1976 Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" LP is released in USA
1976 Sarah Tueting, ice hockey goalie, USA, 1998 Olympics
1976 Eddie Dowling, composer (Anywhere USA), dies at 81
1976 Karen Bradley, Miss Rhode Island USA 1996
1975 Suesan Rajabi, Miss Colorado USA 1996
1975 Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota USA 1996
1975 Tiffany Parks, Miss Arkansas USA 1996
1975 Natasha Bell, Miss Michigan USA 1996
1975 Danielle Boatwright, born in Kansas, Miss USA, Kansas-2nd-1996
1975 A J Mleczko, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1975 Caresa Winters, Miss South Dakota USA 1996
1975 Katie King, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1975 Arleen McDonald, Miss USA 1977, Mississippi
1975 Danielle Connors, Miss Virginia USA 1996
1975 Star Behl, Miss Delaware USA 1996
1974 Regina Fisher, Miss West Virginia USA 1996
1974 Julie Minta Gleneck, Miss New Hampshire USA 1996
1974 "Surfin' USA" by Beach Boys reenters chart and peaks at #36
1974 Jill Chartier, Miss Oregon USA 1996
1974 Lysa Jackson, Miss South Carolina USA 1996
1974 Idalmis Marina Vidal, Miss Florida USA 1996
1974 Kellee Nicole Kattleman, Miss Wyoming USA 1996
1974 Tanya Pogatchnik, Miss Montana USA 1996
1974 Alana Blahoski, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1974 Tricia Dunn, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1974 Layla Linn, Miss New Mexico USA 1996
1973 62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0)
1973 Lorie Bennett West, Miss Kentucky USA 1996
1973 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, Gold Beach Oregon, Miss Teen USA 1990
1973 Melissa Boyd, Miss Ohio USA 1996
1973 Caroline Ramagos, Miss Mississippi USA, 1996
1973 Holly Noelle Roehl, Miss Indiana USA 1996
1972 Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA 1996
1972 Kara Williams, Miss Texas USA 1996
1972 Vicki Movessian, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics
1972 Susan Barnett, Miss Pennsylvania USA 1996
1972 61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2)
1972 Julann Vadnais, Miss Maine USA 1996
1972 Keelin Curnuck, Miss New York USA 1996 /Ms Venus Swimwear, 1994
1972 Janelle Lynn Canady, Miss Alaska USA 1996
1972 Gretchen Ulion, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1972 Lt. General Vernon A Walters, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
1972 Sue Merz, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics
1972 Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA
1972 Michele Michael, Miss Maryland USA, 1996
1972 Alisa Castillo, Miss Nevada USA, 1996
1972 Chris Bailey, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics
1972 Shelley Looney, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1971 Bryan Smolinski, born in Toledo, Ohio, NHL forward, Team USA, Pitts Penguins
1971 Bernadette Przybycien, Miss Illinois USA 1996
1971 Christina Augustyn, Miss New Jersey USA 1996
1971 60th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Charlotte (3-2)
1971 Colleen Coyne, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics
1971 Nancy Anne Roberts, Miss Vermont USA 1996
1971 Aimee Rinehart, Miss Missouri USA 1996
1971 Jill Simon, Miss Iowa USA 1996
1971 Wanda Gonzalez, Miss Connecticut USA 1996
1971 Karen Bye, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1971 Kerry Lynn Kemper, Miss Nebraska USA 1996
1971 Jenny Craig, Miss Georgia USA 1996
1971 Cammi Granato, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1971 Becca Lee, Tennessee, Miss USA, Tenn-3rd-1996
1971 Tracy Kennick, Miss Utah USA 1996
1971 Doug Weight, Warren, Michigan, NHL center, Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98
1971 Karin Smith, Miss Minnesota USA 1996
1971 Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe/Miss USA, 1997-Hawaii
1971 Ku'ualoha Taylor, Hawaii, Miss USA, Hawaii-Miss Congeniality-1996
1970 Heather Crickard, Miss Oklahoma USA 1996
1970 Benita Brooks, Miss Alabama USA 1996
1970 59th Davis Cup: USA beats Germany in Cleveland (5-0)
1970 Sandra Whyte, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1970 Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA
1970 Mike Modano, born in Livonia, Michigan, NHL forward, Team USA, Dallas Stars
1970 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Tim Wood (USA)
1970 Jacquelyn Doucette, Miss Massachusetts USA, 1996
1970 Jeremy Roenick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, NHL center, Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes
1969 Tracy Yarbrough, Miss Idaho USA 1996
1969 58th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Cleveland (5-0)
1969 Christina Novak, Miss Arizona USA 1996
1969 John Leclair, St. Albans VT, NHL forward, Team USA, Philadelphia
1969 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA
1969 Shauna Lyn Searles, Miss California USA 1996
1969 Mary Stoker, Miss Wisconsin USA 1996
1968 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1)
1968 Bob Beamon of USA sets long jump record (29'2 ") in Mexico City
1968 Halle Berry, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Miss World USA, 1986, /actress, Boomerang
1968 Staci Baldwin, Miss Washington USA 1996
1968 Brian Leetch, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New York Rangers
1967 Guy Hebert, Troy, NHL goalie, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98
1966 Lisa Brown Miller, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1966 Shawn Chambers, Royal Oaks, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New Jersey Devils
1966 Mike Richter, Abington, Pennsylvania, NHL goalie, New York Rangers, Team USA 1998
1966 Kevin Hatcher, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, Dallas, Pitts
1966 Courtney Gibbs, Miss USA, 1988, /actress, Baywatch
1964 53rd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (3-2)
1964 Brett Hull, born in Belleville, Ontario, NHL right wing, St. Louis Blues, USA
1964 Gary Suter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, USA
1964 Phil Housley, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team USA 1998 Olympics
1964 Laura Martinez-Herring, born in Sinaloa, Mexico, Miss USA 1985, on General Hospital
1963 52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2)
1963 John Vanbiesbrouck, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL goalie, Team USA, Florida
1963 Debbie Kruck, Danbury CT, Ms Fitness USA, 1994
1962 Lt General Marshall S Carter, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
1962 Chris Chelios, Chicago, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team USA
1961 Joel Otto, Elk River, Minnesota, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Oly-1998
1960 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Vanc won by Carol E Heiss (USA)
1960 USA's David Jenkins wins Olympic Gold for men's figure skating
1959 48th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (3-2)
1959 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of GRB
1959 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA
1959 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA
1958 47th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Brisbane (3-2)
1958 Nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81
1958 Derek Kallicharran, cricket all-rounder, Guyana, USA 1994 ICC Trophy
1958 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Carol Heiss of USA
1958 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by David Jenkins USA
1957 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA)
1956 45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0)
1956 Peter Teravainen, Plymouth MA USA, Australasia golfer
1956 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by Carol Heiss USA
1956 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by H A Jenkins USA
1955 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0)
1954 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2)
1953 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA
1953 Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA
1953 General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA
1952 John Kinsella, USA, swimmer, Olympics gold 1972
1952 Sew Shivnarine, cricketer, 3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain
1952 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA
1952 Tom Burleson, USA, basketball, Oly-silv-1972, tallest Olympian-7'4"
1951 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2)
1951 Lynda Carter, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Miss USA, 1973, /actress, Wonder Woman
1951 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA
1950 39th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (4-1)
1950 Rodney Milburn, Jr., USA, hurdler, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Ice Pairs Championship at London won by K Kennedy and P Kennedy (USA)
1950 Men Figure Skating Championship in London won by Richard Button (USA)
1949 "Inside USA With Chevrolet," debuts on CBS-TV
1949 Bruce Springsteen, [Boss], Asbury, New Jersey, rock musician, Born in the USA
1949 38th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)
1949 Brigadier Gen Edwin K. Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA
1949 James S. Voss, born Cordova, Alabama, Major USA/astronaut, STS 44, 53, 69
1949 "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater New York City after 339 performances
1949 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA
1949 Scott Allen, USA, skater 1964 Olympics bronze
1948 37th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (5-0)
1948 "Inside USA" opens at Century Theater New York City for 339 performances
1948 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA
1947 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)
1947 Lt General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA
1947 Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
1946 35th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Melbourne (5-0)
1946 Andrea Mitchell, New York City, newscaster, NBC-TV, Summer Sunday USA
1946 Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, ends term as 1st director of CIA Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, becomes 2nd director of CIA
1945 Donna Fargo, North Carolina, country singer, Happiest Girl in Whole USA
1945 "Gruesome Twosome," premieres in USA
1944 Dian Parkinson, [Dianna Lynn Batts], Camp LeJune, North Carolina, Miss USA, 1965
1944 Sherwood C "Woody" Spring, Hartford, Connecticut, Col USA/astronaut, STS 61B
1944 Jonelle Allen, born in New York City, actress, Bessie-Palmerstown USA, Berringers
1942 USA declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania
1941 USA lends Soviet Union $1 million
1940 Lee Greenwood, country singer, God Bless the USA
1940 Joanna Miles, born in Nice, France, actress, Cross Creek, Delta County USA
1939 34th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Haverford (3-2)
1938 33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2)
1937 32nd Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Wimbledon (4-1)
1936 Page Miss Glory (1936), premieres in USA
1935 Yvonne Fedderson, co-founder, Childhelp USA
1934 29th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats USA in Wimbledon (4-1)
1932 27th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2)
1932 38 die in coal mine explosion Boissevain, Virginia, USA
1927 22nd Davis Cup: France beats USA in Philadelphia (3-2)
1926 Vincent Massey becomes 1st Canadian minister to USA
1926 21st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (4-1)
1925 20th Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (5-0)
1925 Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman Governor in USA
1924 19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0)
1924 Norbert Schemansky, USA, middle heavyweight 1952 Olympics gold
1924 Al Neuharth, newspaper founder, USA Today
1923 18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)
1922 Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer, Jane Froman's USA Canteen
1922 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF
1922 Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
1922 17th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in New York (4-1)
1921 16th Davis Cup: USA beats Japan in New York (5-0)
1920 15th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in Auckland (5-0)
1920 Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA, 1961-72
1918 Arnold Newman, photographer of Faces USA
1917 Dinah Shore, born in Winchester, Tennessee, singer, See the USA in a Chevrolet
1914 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)
1914 Robert Emhardt, actor, Mac-Another World, Underworld USA, Mooncussers
1913 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)
1909 World's 1st air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtiss (USA) wins
1908 Hank Sylvern, born in Brooklyn, New York, orch leader, Jane Froman's USA Canteen
1908 Paul Stewart, born in New York City, actor, Top Secret USA, Deadline
1907 Jane Froman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Jane Froman's USA Canteen
1905 Treaty of Portsmouth USA, ends Russo-Japanese War
1903 USA recognizea independence of Panama
1903 3rd Davis Cup: British Isles beats USA in Boston (4-1)
1903 Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA
1902 2nd Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in New York (3-2)
1902 Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA
1900 1st Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Boston (3-0)
1900 1st date in John dos Passos' USA trilogy (The 42nd Parallel)
1894 Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, actor, Anywhere USA
1844 Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international
1819 Joshua Norton, SF, Norton I, emperor of USA
1818 Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day)
1807 David R Atchison, President of USA on March 3rd 1849
1799 George Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies at 66
1735 John Adams, Braintree, Quincy, Massachusetts, 2nd president USA, 1797-1801
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