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1995
Northwestern South Carolina begins using new area code 864
1995
Bermuda begins using new area code 441
1995
Eastern Tennessee begins using new area code 423
1995
Southern California begins using new area code 562
1995
Northern Virginia begins using new area code 540
1995
Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941
1995
North and Western Colorado begins using new area code 970
1995
Arizona outside of Phoenix begins using new area code 520
1995
Part of Houston begins using new area code 261
1995
Southern Alabama begins using new area code 334
1995
Western Washington begins using new area code 360
1995
Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (est 15 billion light years away)
1993
Frito Lay pays court ordered $2,500,000 to Tom Wait for using his song
1991
Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested in Argentina for possession and distribution of illegal narcotics
1991
New York Daily News begins using motto "Forward with NY"
1990
Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing
1989
Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids
1989
New York Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from San Diego Yacht Club for using a catamaran against New Zealand. Appeals court eventually overrules
1989
Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981
1987
Supreme Court nominee Douglas H. Ginsburg admitted using marijuana
1984
U.S. accuse Iraq of using poison gas
1982
Larry Walters using lawn chair and 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000'
1982
In exhibition game A's pitcher Steve McCatty comes to bat using a 15" toy bat (under Billy Martins orders), protesting disallowing of DH
1978
Bob Dylan booed off Newport Folk Festival for using electric guitar
1976
Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks"
1974
Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St. Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17
1964
Braves (25) and Phillies (18) set record by using 43 players in 9 inn
1959
Great-Britain starts using postal codes
1959
2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area
1959
Alf Dean using a rod and reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" white shark
1950
U.N. member states begin using integrated forces against North Korea
1946
New York City transit begins using Pennsylvania system - Car # 744 on 8th Ave IND line
1942
Adm Nimitz' B-17 finding Guadalcanal using National Geographic map
1942
Gasoline rationing using coupons begins
1941
Nazis order Polish Jews barred from using public transportation
1940
German occupiers forbids using Dutch royal names
1939
Test flight of 1st rocket plane using liquid propellants
1937
Britian begins using an emergency phone number (999)
1937
Los Angeles Railway Co. starts using PCC streetcars
1935
Market Street Railway starts using trackless trolley coaches
1934
John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol
1927
Using phone lines TV is sent from Washington D.C. to New York City
1923
BBC begins using Big Ben chime ID
1923
Marcus Garvey sentenced to 5 years for using mail to defraud
1920
AL votes to let spitball pitchers to continue using it
1910
Using 20, 137,000 candlepower arc lights, 2 amateur baseball teams play a night game at White Sox Park
1899
U.S. Congress begins using voting machines
1897
N.Y. Times begins using slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print"
1886
1st New York Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine
1879
Joseph Swan demonstrates light bulb using carbon glow
1858
Canada begins using decimal currency system
1849
Stephen C. Massett opens courthouse using only piano in California
1838
1st telegraph message sent using dots and dashes (NJ)
1825
1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England
1806
British forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve
1700
Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar
1583
Groningen Netherlands begins using Gregorian calendar
1492
In Spain, 6 Jews and 5 Conversos are accused of using black magic
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