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2007 Marion Jones gives up 5 Olympic medals after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs
2007 Slovenia begins using the Euro as it's currency 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 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 1965 Bob Dylan booed off Newport Folk Festival for using electric guitar 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 1951 Barry Goudreau, born in America, guitarist, vocalist, original guitarist for Boston, the rock band, recorded his first solo LP using Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo, and Sib Hashian 1950 U.N. member states begin using integrated forces against North Korea 1947 Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery 1946 New York City transit begins using Pennsylvania system - Car # 744 on 8th Ave IND line 1943 Rolf Gehlhaar, born in Breslau, Poland, composer, known for computer-controlled composition, sound installations using Sound Space system 1942 Admiral 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 1938 Alvin Curran, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, professor at Mills College, co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva, using electronic and environmental found sounds 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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