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2004 Tony Awards, Avenue Q, I Am My Own Wife, Henry IV revival and Assassins revival won major awards

2003 Tony Awards, Hairspray, Take Me Out, Long Day's Journey Into Night revival and Nine revival won major awards

2002 Tony Awards, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Private Lives revival, and Into the Woods revival won major awards

2001 Tony Awards, The Producers, Proof, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest revival and 42nd Street revival won major awards

2000 Tony Awards, Copenhagen, Contact, The Real Thing revival, and Kiss Me Kate revival won major awards

1999 Payne Stewart, colorful golfer, won US Open twice, dies at 42

1999 "Glen Seaborg, Ph.D", chemist, won a Nobel for discovering plutonium and other elements, dies at 86

1998 Tony Awards, Lion King, Caberet revival, Ragtime, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane won major awards

1998 Tony Awards, Side Man, Death of a Salesman revival, Annie Get Your Gun revival and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown revival won major awards

1998 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by

1998 Octavio Paz, writer, won Nobel prize winner for literature in 1990, dies at 84

1998 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan

1997 Eddie Arcaro, jockey (won 2 Triple Crowns), dies at 81

1997 27th New York City Women Marathon won by Franziska Rochat-Moser of Switz 2:28:43

1997 28th New York City Marathon won by John Kagwe of Kenya in 2:08:12

1997 97th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Joel Kribel

1997 52nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Alison Nicholas

1997 43rd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Chris Johnson

1997 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Jo Shiery-Odom

1997 ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jason Queen

1997 101st Boston Marathon won by Lameck Aguta of Kenya in 2:10:34

1997 26th Boston Women's Marathon won by Fatuma Roba of Ethopia in 2:26:23

1997 26th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King

1997 PBA National Championship Won by Rick Steelsmith

1997 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Tara Lipinski (USA)

1997 Ice Dance won by Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov (Rus)

1997 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)

1997 Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer (GER)

1997 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski

1997 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge

1997 Diane Blood, 32, in England, won right to use her dead husbands sperm

1997 Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant

1996 26th New York City Women's Marathon won by Anuta Catuna of Romania in 2:28:18

1996 27th New York City Marathon won by Giacomo Leone of Italy in 2:09:54

1996 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Liz Johnson

1996 96th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods

1996 PBA National Championship Won by Butch Soper

1996 51st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam

1996 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Lisa Wagner

1996 42nd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Laura Davies

1996 ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Ernie Schlegel

1996 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont

1996 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9

1996 25th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:27:12.6

1996 25th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan

1996 Ice Dance Championship at Edmonton won by Gritshuk and Platov (RUS)

1996 Ice Pairs Championship at Edmonton won by Eltsova and Bushkov (RUS)

1996 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA)

1996 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA)

1996 U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo

1996 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan

1996 Record $65.2 million British lottery won by 3 people (2-3-4-13-42-44)

1995 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Michelle Mullen

1995 25th New York City Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:28:06

1995 26th New York City Marathon won by German Silva in 2:10:00

1995 BPAA U.S. Women's Open won by Cheryl Daniels

1995 95th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods

1995 50th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam

1995 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Postma

1995 41st McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Kelly Robbins

1995 ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Mike Aulby

1995 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Aulby

1995 24th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:25:11

1995 99th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:09:22

1995 BPAA U.S. Open won by Dave Husted

1995 24th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nanci Bowen

1995 Ice Dance Championship at Birmingham U.K. won by Gritshuk and Platov (RUS)

1995 Ice Pairs Champ at Birmingham won by Radka Kovarikova and Rene Novotny

1995 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)

1995 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Birmingham won by Chen Lu (CHN)

1995 PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander

1995 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge

1995 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek

1994 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson

1994 24th New York City Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:27:37

1994 25th New York City Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21

1994 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Aleta Sill

1994 94th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods

1994 49th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan

1994 40th McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Laura Davies

1994 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Anne Marie Duggan

1994 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Norm Duke

1994 23rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:21:45

1994 98th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:07:15

1994 ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe

1994 23rd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Andrews

1994 Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk and Platov (RUS)

1994 Ice Pairs Championship at Chiba won by Shishkova/Vadim Naumov (RUS)

1994 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Yuka Sato (JPN)

1994 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)

1994 PBA National Championship won by David Traber

1994 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis

1994 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding

1993 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Robin Romeo

1993 23rd New York City Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig in 2:26:24

1993 24th New York City Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04

1993 93rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by John Harris

1993 48th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Lauri Merten

1993 39th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan

1993 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware

1993 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by George Branham

1993 22nd Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:25:27

1993 97th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas N'deti of Kenya in 2:09:33

1993 22nd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Helen Alfredsson

1993 Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (RUS)

1993 Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (CAN)

1993 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Prague won by Oksana Baiul (UKR)

1993 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN

1993 PBA National Championship Won by Ron Palombi Jr

1993 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis

1993 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan

1992 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson

1992 22nd New York City Women's Marathon won by Lisa Ondieki in 2:24:40

1992 23rd New York City Marathon won by Willie Mtolo in 2:09:29

1992 92nd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Justin Leonard

1992 47th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan

1992 38th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Betsy King

1992 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Cindy Coburn-Carroll

1992 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell

1992 21st Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:23:43

1992 96th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:14

1992 21st Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Dottie Mochrie

1992 Ice Dance Championship at Oakland won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (CIS)

1992 Ice Pairs Championship at Oakland won by Mishuktienok and Dmitriev (CIS)

1992 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oak won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA)

1992 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS)

1992 PBA National Championship Won by Eric Forkel

1992 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman

1992 U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi.

1991 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Lorrie Nichols

1991 21st New York City Women's Marathon won by Liz McColgan of Scotland in 2:27

1991 22nd New York City Marathon won by Salvador Garcia of Mexico in 2:09:28

1991 91st U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Mitch Voges

1991 46th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Meg Mallon

1991 37th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Meg Mallon

1991 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent

1991 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio

1991 20th Boston Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil of Poland in 2:24:18

1991 95th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:11:06

1991 20th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott

1991 PBA National Championship Won by Mike Miller

1991 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi

1991 Ice Dance Championship at Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (FRA)

1991 Ice Pairs Championship at Munich won by N Mishkutenok and A Dmitriev

1991 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (CAN)

1991 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge

1991 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding

1990 20th New York City Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil in 2:30:45

1990 21st New York City Marathon won by Douglas Wakiihuri in 2:12:39

1990 36th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Beth Daniel

1990 U.S. Ambassador tells Iraq, U.S. won't take sides in Iraq - Kuwait dispute

1990 90th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Phil Mickelson

1990 45th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King

1990 1st sudden death U.S. Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin

1990 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Dana Miller-Mackie

1990 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Patty Ann

1990 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren

1990 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Dave Ferraro

1990 19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23

1990 94th Boston Marathon won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy in 2:08:19

1990 19th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King

1990 PBA National Championship Won by Jim Pencak

1990 Ice Dance Championship at Halifax won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (URS)

1990 Ice Pairs Championship at Halifax won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS)

1990 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA)

1990 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (CAN)

1990 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge

1990 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary

1989 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson

1989 19th New York City Women's Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:25:30

1989 20th New York City Marathon won by Juma Ikangaa in 2:08:01

1989 89th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Chris Patton

1989 Tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS

1989 44th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King

1989 35th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez

1989 Gen Manuel Noriega's government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin

1989 18th Boston Women's Marath won by Ingrid Kristiansen of Nor in 2:24:33

1989 93rd Boston Marathon won by Abebe Mekonen of Ethiopia in 2:09:06

1989 18th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Juli Inkster

1989 Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR)

1989 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (U.S.S.R.)

1989 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN)

1989 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan)

1989 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman

1989 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary

1988 18th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:07

1988 19th New York City Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20

1988 88th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Eric Meeks

1988 43rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Liselotte Neumann

1988 Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Fla

1988 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner

1988 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30

1988 92nd Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:43

1988 17th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott

1988 Ice Dance Championship at Budapest won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS)

1988 Ice Pairs Championship at Budapest won by E Valova and O Vasiliev (URS)

1988 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by Katarina Witt (GDR)

1988 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA)

1988 Colleen Moore, actress (These Girls Won't Talk), dies at 87

1988 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano

1988 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas

1987 Sam's Town National Bowling Pro-Am won by Debbie Bennett

1987 17th New York City Women's Marathon won by Priscilla Welch in 2:30:17

1987 18th New York City Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein in 2:11:01

1987 22,000 run in New York City Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01)

1987 87th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Billy Mayfair

1987 42nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Laura Davies

1987 33rd LPGA Championship won by Jane Geddes

1987 16th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:21

1987 91st Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:11:50

1987 16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King

1987 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Cincinnati won by Katarina Witt

1987 Ice Dance Championship at Cincinnati won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS)

1987 Ice Pairs Championship at Cincinnati won by E Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS)

1987 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (CAN)

1987 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano

1987 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary

1986 16th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:06

1986 17th New York City Marathon won by Gianni Poli in 2:11:06

1986 41st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jane Geddes

1986 32nd LPGA Championship won by Pat Bradley

1986 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marshall Holman

1986 15th Boston Women's Marathon won by I Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:55

1986 90th Boston Marathon won by Rob de Castella of Australia in 2:07:51

1986 15th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley

1986 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA)

1986 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS)

1986 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA)

1986 1st million-dollar purse for a handicap race won at Santa Anita

1986 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano

1986 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas

1985 15th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:34

1985 16th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:11:34

1985 French author Claude Simon won the Nobel Prize in literature

1985 40th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Baker

1985 31st LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez

1985 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mark Williams

1985 14th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lisa Larsen Weidenbach in 2:34:06

1985 89th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:14:05

1985 14th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Alice Miller

1985 Ice Pairs Championship at Tokyo won by Elena Valova and O Vasiliev (URS)

1985 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Alexandr Fadeev (URS)

1985 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Katarina Witt (GDR)

1985 Ice Dance Championship at Tokyo won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS)

1985 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano

1985 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tiffany Chin

1984 President Reagan (R) landslide (won 49 states) re-election over Mondale (D)

1984 14th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:29:30

1984 15th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53

1984 U.S. men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics

1984 39th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy

1984 30th LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan

1984 13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of NZ in 2:29:28

1984 88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34

1984 13th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Juli Inkster

1984 Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa won by J Torvill and Chris Dean (GRB)

1984 Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Underhill and Paul Martini (CAN)

1984 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Katarina Witt (GDR)

1984 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Scott Hamilton (USA)

1984 U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton

1984 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners

1983 13th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:00

1983 14th New York City Marathon won by Rod Dixon in 2:08:59

1983 Antonin Magne, French bicylist (won Tour de France 1931, 34), dies

1983 83rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel

1983 38th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jan Stephenson

1983 29th LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan

1983 12th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:22:43

1983 87th Boston Marathon won by Greg Meyer of Mass in 2:09:00

1983 12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott

1983 Ice Dance Championship at Helsinki Finland won by Torvill and Dean (GRB)

1983 Ice Pairs Championship at Helsinki won by Valova and Vasiliev (URS)

1983 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA)

1983 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)

1983 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton

1983 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners

1982 12th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:14

1982 13th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:29

1982 82nd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel

1982 37th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Janet Anderson

1982 28th LPGA Championship won by Jan Stephenson

1982 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Durbin

1982 11th Boston Women's Marathon won by Charlotte Teske of Ger in 2:29:33

1982 86th Boston Marathon won by Alberto Salazar of Oreg in 2:08:51

1982 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little

1982 Ice Dance Championship at Copenhagen won by Torvill and Dean (GRB)

1982 Ice Pairs Championship at Copenhagen won by Baess and Thierbach (GDR)

1982 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Copenhagen won by Scott Hamilton (USA)

1982 Worlds Ladies Fig Skate Champs in Copenhagen won by Elaine Zayak (USA)

1982 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton

1982 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners

1981 11th New York City Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe in 2:25:29

1981 12th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:08:13

1981 36th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley

1981 27th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1981 10th Boston Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe of NZ in 2:26:46

1981 85th Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:09:26

1981 10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez

1981 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Hartford won by Denise Biellmann

1981 Ice Dance Championship at Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and C Dean (GRB)

1981 Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva and I Lisovski (URS)

1981 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA)

1981 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Elaine Zayak

1981 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton

1981 Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79

1980 10th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:25:41.3

1980 11th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:41

1980 80th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Hal Sutton

1980 35th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott

1980 26th LPGA Championship won by Sally Little

1980 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Neil Burton

1980 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Wayne Webb

1980 84th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:12:11

1980 9th Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Gareau of Can in 2:34:28 Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champ she hadn't run entire course

1980 9th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1980 Ice Dance Championship at Dortmund W Germany won by Regoczy and Sallay

1980 Ice Pairs Championship at Dortmund won by Cherkasova and Shakhrai (U.S.S.R.)

1980 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Dortmund won by Anett Potzsch

1980 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Dortmund won by Jan Hoffmann GDR

1980 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne

1980 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner

1979 10th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:42

1979 9th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:33

1979 79th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Mark O'Meara

1979 34th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jerilyn Britz

1979 Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87

1979 25th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1979 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:27

1979 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15

1979 8th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post

1979 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk and G Karponosov U.S.S.R.

1979 Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Tai Babilonia and R Gardner USA

1979 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.)

1979 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Linda Fratianne

1979 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period

1979 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne

1979 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner

1978 8th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:32:30

1978 9th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:12:12

1978 33rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy

1978 33rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy

1978 24th LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez

1978 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony

1978 7th Boston Women's Marathon won by Gayle Barron of Georgia in 2:44:52

1978 82nd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:10:13

1978 7th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post

1978 Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa Canada won by Linichuk and Karponosov

1978 Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Rodnina and Zaitsev (URS)

1978 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Anett Potzsch (GDR)

1978 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Charles Tickner (USA)

1978 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne

1978 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner

1977 7th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:43:10

1977 8th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:38

1977 Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Rangers won 8-2

1977 32nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy

1977 23rd LPGA Championship won by Chako Higuchi

1977 6th Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:48:33

1977 81st Boston Marathon won by Jerome Drayton of Canada in 2:14:46

1977 6th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Kathy Whitworth

1977 Ice Pairs Champs at Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (URS)

1977 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.)

1977 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA)

1977 Rod White, born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, archer, won Olympic gold in 1996

1977 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne

1977 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner

1976 6th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:39:11

1976 7th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:10:10

1976 President Gerald R. Ford won Republican President nomination at Kansas City convention

1976 31st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner

1976 22nd LPGA Championship won by Betty Burfeindt

1976 5th Boston Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt of Wis in 2:47:10

1976 80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Wash, DC in 2:20:19

1976 5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin

1976 Ice Dance Championship at Gothenburg won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov (URS)

1976 Ice Pairs Championship at Gothenburg won by Rodnina and Zaitsev (URS)

1976 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (GRB)

1976 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill

1976 Owners announce spring training won't open without a labor contract

1976 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill

1976 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka

1975 U.S. decides John Lennon won't be deported due to U.K. pot conviction

1975 5th New York City Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt in 2:46:14

1975 6th New York City Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:19:27

1975 30th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer

1975 21st LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth

1975 4th Boston Women's Marathon won by Liane Winter of W Germ in 2:42:24

1975 79th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:55

1975 4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer

1975 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill

1975 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

1974 4th New York City Women's Marathon won by Katherine Switzer in 3:07:29

1974 5th New York City Marathon won by Norbert Sander in 2:26:30

1974 29th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Haynie

1974 20th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie

1974 3rd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jo Ann Prentice

1974 3rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:47:11

1974 78th Boston Marathon won by Neil Cusack of Ireland in 2:13:39

1974 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 11/16

1974 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill

1974 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

1973 Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76

1973 3rd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 2:57:07

1973 4th New York City Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:21:54

1973 PBA National Championship Won by Earl Anthony

1973 WPBA National Championship won by Betty Morris

1973 28th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning

1973 19th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills

1973 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Dotty Fothergill

1973 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Dave Soutar

1973 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Millie Martorella

1973 2nd Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Hansen of CA in 3:05:59

1973 77th Boston Marathon won by Jon Anderson of Oreg in 2:16:03

1973 2nd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright

1973 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn

1973 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

1972 2nd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 3:08:41

1972 3rd New York City Marathon won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52

1972 27th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning

1972 18th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Ahern

1972 1st Boston Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik of New York in 3:10:26

1972 76th Boston Marathon won by Olavi Suomalainen of Finland in 2:15:39

1972 1st Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock

1972 Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold

1972 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn

1972 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley

1971 1st New York City Women's Marathon won by Beth Bonner in 2:55:22

1971 2nd New York City Marathon won by Norman Higgins in 2:22:54

1971 26th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner

1971 17th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth

1971 75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45

1971 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn

1971 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich

1970 Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey, born in Dayton, Ohio, 400m hurdler, won 1996 Olympic bronze

1970 1st New York City Marathon won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38

1970 25th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1970 16th LPGA Championship won by Shirley Englehorn

1970 74th Boston Marathon won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30

1970 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson

1970 Ice Dance Championship at Ljubljana won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov (URS)

1970 Ice Pairs Championship at Ljubljana won by Rodnina and Ulanov (URS)

1970 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Ljubljana won by Gabriele Seyfert (GDR)

1970 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Tim Wood (USA)

1970 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn

1970 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood

1969 Walter Hagen, U.S. golfer (won 5x PGA-tournament), dies at 76

1969 69th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Steve Melnyk

1969 15th LPGA Championship won by Betsy Rawls

1969 24th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1969 BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Billy Hardwick

1969 Firestone World Bowling Tournament (Mercury Open) won by Jim Godman

1969 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jim Chestney

1969 73rd Boston Marathon won by Yoshiaki Unetani of Japan in 2:13:49

1969 Harold Pruett, rocker, Outsiders-Time Won't Let Me

1969 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler and Ford of GBR

1969 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina and Ulanov of URS

1969 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR

1969 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA

1969 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn

1969 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood

1968 PBA National Championship won by Wayne Zahn

1968 68th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bruce Fleisher

1968 23rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning

1968 14th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Post

1968 BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Jim Stefanich

1968 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill

1968 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas

1968 72nd Boston Marathon won by Amby Burfoot of Connecticut in 2:22:17

1968 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Dave Davis

1968 Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996

1968 Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, born in Warsaw, New York, alpine skier, won Olympic gold and silver in 1992

1968 Ice Dance Championship at Geneva won by Towler and Ford (GRB)

1968 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Belousova and Protopopov (U.S.S.R.)

1968 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT)

1968 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.)

1968 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming

1968 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood

1967 Anthony Nesty, swimmer, won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal

1967 13th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth

1967 22nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Catherine Lacoste

1967 71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45

1967 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by Towler and Ford (GRB)

1967 Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Belousova and Protopopov (U.S.S.R.)

1967 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT)

1967 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Vienna won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.)

1967 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming

1967 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti

1966 Olga Bicherova, gymnastics, won title at 15 years 33 days

1966 12th LPGA Championship won by Gloria Ehret

1966 21st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Spuzich

1966 70th Boston Marathon won by Kenji Kimihara of Japan in 2:17:11

1966 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford GRB

1966 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova and Protopopov of URS

1966 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of U.S.

1966 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer AUT

1966 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming

1966 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen

1965 11th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie

1965 20th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Carol Mann

1965 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33

1965 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming

1965 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti

1965 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Dick Weber

1964 10th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills

1964 19th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright

1964 68th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belg in 2:19:59

1964 Emilia Eberle, Romania, gymnist, won Olympic silver in 1980

1964 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming

1964 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen

1963 9th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright

1963 18th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mary Mills

1963 67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belg in 2:18:58

1963 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon

1963 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz

1962 Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more

1962 8th LPGA Championship won by Judy Kimball

1962 17th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Murle Lindstrom

1962 66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48

1962 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, heptathele won Olympic gold 1988, 1992

1962 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles

1962 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt

1961 61st U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus

1961 16th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright

1961 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39

1961 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen

1961 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord

1960 Casey Stengel retired by New York Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years)

1960 Hank Baran, born in San Diego, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Won Mexican

1960 15th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls

1960 6th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright

1960 64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54

1960 Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny and Jones (GRB)

1960 Ice Pairs Championship at Vancouver won by Wagner and Paul (CAN)

1960 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA)

1960 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Vanc won by Carol E Heiss (USA)

1960 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss

1960 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins

1959 59th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus

1959 5th LPGA Championship won by Betsy Rawls

1959 14th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright

1959 63rd Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:22:42

1959 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of GRB

1959 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul of CAN

1959 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA

1959 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA

1959 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss

1959 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins

1958 13th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright

1958 4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright

1958 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalic of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54

1958 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss

1958 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins

1958 Bob Bradley, born in Montclair, New Jersey, soccer coach, won Olympic gold 1996

1958 Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB

1958 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Barbara Wagner/Rob Paul of CAN

1958 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Carol Heiss of USA

1958 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by David Jenkins USA

1957 CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on

1957 12th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls

1957 3rd LPGA Championship won by Louise Suggs

1957 61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Connecticut in 2:20:05

1957 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham and Jones (GRB)

1957 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul (CAN)

1957 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA)

1957 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (U.S.)

1956 11th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Cornelius

1956 2nd LPGA Championship won by Marlene Hagge

1956 60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14

1956 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright

1956 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins

1956 Jim Barton, born Lincoln, Nebraska, soling yachter, won Olympic bronze in 1996

1956 Ice Dance Championship at Garmisch won by Pamela Weight/P Thomas GRB

1956 Ice Pairs Championship at Garmisch won by Schwarz and Oppelt of AUT

1956 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by Carol Heiss USA

1956 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by H A Jenkins USA

1955 NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing

1955 1st LPGA Championship won by Beverly Hanson

1955 10th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Fay Crocker

1955 59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22

1955 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright

1955 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins

1955 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB

1955 Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Frances Dafoe and Bowden of CAN

1955 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Tenley Albright U.S.

1954 Linus Pauling won the Nobel prize in chemistry

1954 Archie Griffin, NFL runningback, won 2 Heisman Trophies, Ohio State

1954 9th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias

1954 58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39

1954 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright

1954 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins

1954 Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy GRB

1954 Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN

1954 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch GER

1954 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US

1954 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter

1953 8th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls

1953 1st general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP

1953 57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51

1953 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright

1953 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins

1953 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Westwood and Demmy GRB

1953 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of GRB

1953 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA

1953 Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA

1952 Graham Yallop, cricketer, Australian capt in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6

1952 7th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs

1952 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53

1952 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright

1952 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button

1952 William Kirby Cullen, born in Santa Ana, California, actor, How the West Was Won

1952 Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy GRB

1952 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk and Paul Falk of GER

1952 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of FRA

1952 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA

1951 6th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls

1951 55th Boston Marathon won by Shigeki Tanaka of Japan in 2:27:45

1951 Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of GER

1951 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of GRB

1951 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA

1951 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer

1951 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button

1951 Largest purse to date in horse racing, $144,323, won by Great Circle

1950 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39

1950 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Yvonne C Sherman

1950 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button

1950 5th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias

1950 Ice Pairs Championship at London won by K Kennedy and P Kennedy (USA)

1950 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in London won by Alena Vrzanova CZE

1950 Men Figure Skating Championship in London won by Richard Button (USA)

1949 4th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs

1949 53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8

1949 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Yvonne C Sherman

1949 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button

1949 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Andrea Kekesy/Ede Kiraly of HUN

1949 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Paris won by Alena Vrzanova of CZE

1949 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA

1948 3rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias

1948 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:02

1948 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill

1948 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button

1948 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Lannoy and Baugniet of BEL

1948 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA

1947 2nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson

1947 51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39

1947 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill

1947 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button

1947 Dick Fosbury, born in Portland Oregon, high jumper, won Olympic gold in 1968

1947 Major Harris, U.S. R&B-singer, Love won't Let me wait

1946 1st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Berg

1946 50th Boston Marathon won by Stylianos Kyriakides of Greece in 2:29:27

1946 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill

1946 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button

1945 49th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:30:40.2

1945 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill

1944 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:50.4

1943 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:25.8

1943 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill

1943 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Arthur Vaughn

1943 Benjamin W. Jipcho, born in Mt. Elgon, Kenya, 3K steeplechase, won Olympic silver in 1972

1943 Mauro Checcoli, Italy, 3 day equestrian, won Olympic gold in 1964

1942 46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith of Mass in 2:26:51.2

1942 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn

1942 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht

1941 45th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:30:38

1941 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn

1941 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner

1940 Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race (R)

1940 Mickey Lolich, pitcher, Detroit Tiger, won 25 in 1971

1940 44th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:28.6

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