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1989 Astor Piazzolla and Wm Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres in New York City

1988 U.S. Lt. Col Wm Higgins kidnapped by Lebanese terrorists and later killed

1953 Sup Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for next day their 14th anniversary

1950 WM Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba," premieres in New York City

1945 65th U.S. Mens Tennis: Sgt Frank A Parker beats Wm Talbert (14-12 61 62)

1944 64th U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank Parker beats Wm F Talbert (64 36 63 63)

1925 45th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm T Tilden beats Wm M Johnston (46 119 63 46 63)

1922 42nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm T Tilden beats Wm M Johnston 46 36 62 63 64)

1922 Aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik

1921 41st U.S. Mens Tennis: William T Tilden beats Wm M Johnston (61 63 61)

1920 40th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm Tilden beats Wm M Johnston (61 16 75 57 63)

1919 39th U.S. Mens Tennis: William M Johnston beats Wm T Tilden (64 64 63)

1915 35th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm Johnston beats M E McLoughlin (16 60 75 108)

1911 31st U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm A Larned beats Maurice E McLoughlin (64 64 62)

1910 30th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm Larned beats Thomas Bundy (61 57 60 68 61)

1910 New York City Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt

1907 Gold dental inlays 1st described by Wm Taggart, who invented them

1865 Gen Wm Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks)

1856 Battle of Rivas; Costa Rica beats Wm Walker's invading Nicaraguans

1855 U.S. adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery

1846 Anesthetic ether used for 1st time (Dr. Wm Morton extracts a tooth)

1798 1st impeachment trial against a U.S. senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins

1620 Peregrine White, son of Wm and Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower

1297 Battle at Stirling Bridge, Scottish rebel Wm Wallace beats English



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