1997 Diane Blood, 32, in England, won right to use her dead husbands sperm
1995 FDA approves new therapy for use as an initial AIDS treatment, 3TC
1994 U.N. votes 12-0 (2 abstentions) to authorize use of force against Haiti
1992 Danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83
1991 Keck II, biggest telescope in use at Mauna Kea Hawaii
1991 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long treated for an apparent suicide attempt after he learned he tested positive for steroid use
1991 Argentine soocer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 month by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use
1991 Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd
1989 Appeals court restores America's Cup to U.S. after New York Supreme Court gave it to NZ (NZ protested US's use of a catamaran)
1989 David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo
1989 Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after 9 years of use New York Mets Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129
1987 Theodore Brameld, author (Use of Explosive Ideas), dies at 83
1987 1st military use of trained dolphins by the U.S. Navy
1986 Astros and Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game
1984 Pitcher Vida Blue suspended for rest of 1984 due to drug use
1984 Last sixpence minted in Great-Britain (in use since 1551)
1984 Supreme Court (5-4): city may use public money for Nativity scene
1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws
1983 Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use
1982 WQXI, Atlanta, is 1st to use Harris Corp AM stereo system
1980 1st consumer use of home banking by computer
1979 Supreme Court rules employers may use quotas to help minorities
1977 Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher
1976 U.S. and Russia agreed on size of nuclear tests for peaceful use
1972 Nixon and Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate
1971 U.S. Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation
1970 White Sox use record 41 players in doubleheader and lose both games
1969 Federal government bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners
1969 Nuclear reactor Dodewaard Netherlands goes into use
1968 Jarry Park is approved by Mayor Jean Drapeau for interim use by Expos
1967 Atlanta Braves use a record 5 pitchers in 9th inning
1967 White Sox given permission to use semi-DH in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game)
1967 Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed
1966 Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes
1965 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show on Early Bird Satellite
1963 Birmingham police use dogs and cattle prods on peaceful demonstrators
1962 John F. Kennedy authorized use of federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi
1961 Balt and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns
1960 Expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium
1960 U.S. is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally
1959 U.N. Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established
1959 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
1959 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green)
1958 Los Angeles Coliseum Commission approves 2-yr pact allows Dodgers to use facility
1957 New York narcotics investigator, Dr. Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes
1956 1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards and the News)
1956 1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland)
1955 President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war
1954 1st use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston)
1954 Yankees use a record 10 pinch hitters
1953 New York City transit fare rises from 10 cents to 15 cents, 1st use of subway tokens
1953 Schools 1st use Cliff's Notes
1953 Yanks and Browns use record 41 players in a game
1952 American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter
1951 U.S. General Collins predicts use of atom bomb in Korea
1951 1st use of lie detector in Netherlands
1950 1st use of TV laugh track - Hank McCune
1949 St. Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3
1948 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio
1948 1st use of Israeli Air Force and 1st war victory, defeating Syrian army
1946 University of Tenn refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game
1946 1st helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York City)
1944 German occupiers forbid use of electricity in parts of Holland
1944 1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)
1943 Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core
1943 Japanese government in Java limits sale and use of motorcars
1942 1st Japanese women camp (Ambarawa) goes into use
1942 Japan forces Java to use "Tokyo time" 1 hour forward
1941 Gas/electrical use restricted in Holland
1941 1st use of Zyclon-B gas in Auschwitz (on Russian prisoners of war)
1941 Giants use plastic batting helmets for 1st time
1941 Julio B. Euson, Aruban singer, I Use the Soap
1939 1st use of fiberglass sutures, R P Scholz, St. Louis, Missouri
1939 Dr. Roy P Scholz is 1st surgeon to use fiberglass sutures
1938 Concentration camp at Flossenburg goes into use
1938 1st use of seeing eye dog
1936 Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use
1935 36-Folsom becomes 1st line to use 1-man streetcars
1935 Oil pipeline Iraq-Mediterranean goes into use
1931 Reno race track, becomes 1st in U.S. to use daily double wagering
1931 Trans African Railway in use (Benguela, Angola-Jadotville, Congo)
1931 1st use of a rocket to deliver mail, Austria
1927 Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF
1926 Pamela M Cunnington, English architect/author, Change of Use
1922 President Harding is 1st U.S. president to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore
1919 NL votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers
1918 1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital)
1916 Britains 1st use of tanks (Battle of Somme)
1916 Hank Luisetti, NBA forward, 1st to use a one-handed shot
1915 Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series
1915 1st military use of chlorine poison gas by Germany in WW I
1913 Notre Dame upsets Army 35-13, 1st to use forward pass effectively
1912 A's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension
1909 Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call
1908 1st Dutch electric railway in use (Rotterdam-The Hague)
1904 Theodore Brameld, author/educator, Use of Explosive Ideas
1903 San Francisco - Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use
1901 1st use of "getaway car" occurs after holding up a shop in Paris
1900 Telegraph use between Germany and U.S. begins
1898 Post Office authorizes use of postcards
1897 Alvin Graham Clark, dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens
1896 Emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer
1892 Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite
1886 Painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversial over use of male nudes in a coed art class
1881 Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations
1869 Margarine is patents by Hippolye Mega-Mouries for use by French Navy
1868 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes
1868 William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies
1861 Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers
1859 1st use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence
1855 Congress approves $30,000 to test camels for military use
1854 Antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use
1850 Yerba Buena and Angel Islands (SF Bay) reserved for military use
1850 Paul Julius Reuter, use 40 pigeons to carry stock market prices
1846 Dr. William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether
1844 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct
1842 Dr. Crawford Long, 1st physician to use ether as anesthetic
1839 1st known use of term OK (Boston)
1839 1st recorded use of "OK" [oll korrect] (Boston's Morning Post)
1834 Leon Walras, French economist, border use theory
1834 President Jackson orders 1st use of U.S. troops to suppress a labor dispute
1822 King Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language
1818 2 English boxers are 1st to use padded gloves
1817 Curacao prohibits use of white paint due to fierce sunlight
1815 Crawford Williamson Long, surgeon/pioneer, use of ether
1815 Horace Wells, dentist, pioneered use of medical anethesia
1813 Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail
1806 John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81
1803 French law rules the use of intention
1793 France becomes 1st country to use the metric system
1791 George Hayward, U.S., surgeon, 1st to use ether
1701 Frisia and Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendar
1583 Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583)
1582 France begins use of Gregorian calendar
996 1st use of name "Austria" for Ostarrichi/in oorkonde
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