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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 New Zealand (New Zealand 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 Matt Nagle, born in Massachusetts, quadriplegic, first to use brain-computer interface to control movement 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 1975 Casual, born in Oakland, California, born Jon Owens, rapper, hip hop, vocalist, songs use a verse-chorus-verse arrangement, member of Hieroglyphics 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 Baltimore 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) 1959 Julian Clary, born in Teddington, England, comedian, novelist, employs campy delivery style, emphasizing use of double entendre, innuendo, videos of stage acts include 'My Glittering Passage', 'The Mincing Machine Tour' 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 1957 Jo Brand, born in Hastings, England, stage name, 'The Sea Monster', stand up comedian, embraced alternative comedy movement, employing use of monotone delivery, pauses, image inspired by radicalized feminism 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 Tod Machover, born in Mount Vernon, New York, composer, innovative use of technology in music, designed interactive systems for Yo Yo Ma, Ying Quartet 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 Yankees 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 Tennessee 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 1932 Per Norgard, born in Gentofte, Denmark, composer, famous 20th century Danish composer, music features use of infinity series for serializing melody, harmony, rhythm in musical composition 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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