2014 Event Rescuers continue searching for missing AirAsia Flight 8501, which disappeared en route to Singapore from Indonesia on December 28th; the plane carried 162 people 2011 Event If Western nations impose more sanctions, Iran threatens to close down the key oil route of the Strait of Hormuz 2010 Event Tens of thousands of Poles line the streets to witness the procession of President Kaczynski, en route to the Presidential Palace, Warsaw, where he will lie in state 2009 Event En route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic ocean, killing all 228 on board 1997 Event Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe) 1996 Event New York Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season home run, as Yankees tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8) 1996 Event Yankee John Weteland sets record of 20th cons saves en route to 24 1996 Event En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61 1995 Event New Jersey officially dedicates the Howard Stern Rest Area along Route 295 1991 Event Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17 1990 Event White Sox reliever Bobby Thigpen sets save record at 47 en route to 57 1989 Event American Airlines purchases Eastern Airline's Latin American route 1988 Event Dennis Eckersley sets A's record with his 37th save en route to 45 1988 Event In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16 1987 Event Oakland's Mark McGwire sets rookie home run record at 39, en route to 49 1987 Event Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1985 Event Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica, is decertified 1985 Event En route to Halley's Comet, U.S.S.R.'s Vega 2 drops lander on Venus 1984 Event Red Sox Jim Rice grounds into record 33rd double play en route to 36 1983 Event In Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters 1982 Event KC's John Wathan steals 31st en route to 36 base for catcher's record 1982 Event Twins Terry Felton loses and runs career to 0-14 (en route to 0-16) 1982 Event Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92 1981 Event Phillies minor leaguer Jeff Stone steals pro baseball record 121st base en route to 122 (Spartanburg (South Atlantic League)) 1980 Event A's Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record at 98 en route to 100 1980 Event USA beats U.S.S.R. in Olympic hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal 1976 Event Flash flood in Big Thompson Canyon Colorado on Route 34, kills 139 1970 Event Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon 1968 Event Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings 1962 Event Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills becomes 1st to steal 100 bases (en route to 104) 1962 Event Mantle hits 2 homers en route to 4 consecutive homers 1962 Event Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win 1961 Event Maris hits 29th and 30th en route to 61 homers 1960 Event "Route 66" premieres 1960 Event U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats U.S.S.R. 3-2 en route to gold medal 1955 Event Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts (en route 245) 1954 Event Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 1953 Event Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs 1952 Event BOAC begins 1st passenger service with jets (London-Rome route) 1949 Event Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop 1947 Event New York Giants set season record for home runs by a club 183 (en route to 221) 1939 Event Pan Am opens southern route transatlantic air service, Dixie Clipper 1936 Event Giants Carl Hubbell notches his 16th en route to 24 consecutive wins 1935 Event Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115 1931 Event Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184 1931 Event Red Sox Earl Webb sets record with 65 en route to 67 doubles 1928 Birthday George Maharis, actor, Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66 1927 Event Japan dedicates 1st subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long) 1927 Birthday Martin Milner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Route 66, Adam 12, Life of Riley 1927 Event Yankees clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60) 1923 Event Walter Johnson becomes 1st to strikeout 3,000 (en route to 3,508) 1921 Event Prince Henry opens Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Bremen-Hamburg air route 1920 Event Ruth sets season home run record with 30 en route to 54 1914 Event German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I) 1913 Event 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman 1912 Event Yankees lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season 1886 Event Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia 1879 Event Sydney Australia inaugurates steam motor tram route 1864 Event General Early and Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Washington D.C. 1860 Event 1st Japanese ambassador arrives in San Francisco en route to Washington 1849 Event 1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to California 1848 Event 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF
