2014 Event Debbie Dingell, wife of U.S. Representative John Dingell, announces her plans to run for her husband's seat after he retires; Rep. Dingell announced his retirement yesterday 2013 Event After being elected to the UN Security Council, Saudi Arabia reports it will decline its seat because the UN failed to end the Ghouta chemical attack 2013 Event Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, famous for her 11-hour filibuster against restricting abortion rights, announces she will run for either the Texas State Senate seat or for Governor of Texas 2011 Event Former U.S. Olympic champion Carl Lewis is granted a place on the ballot for the Democratic primary election for a New Jersey Senate seat 2010 Event The trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich begins today; Blagovich faces corruption charges regarding his alleged attempt to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat 1997 Event Seat Mariner Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Oakland A's but loses 1996 Event 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seat Supersonic, 4 games to 2 1995 Event New York City bans smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more 1994 Event South Africa reclaims its seat in U.N. 1994 Death Edward Kienholz, U.S. sculptor (Back seat of a '38 Dodge), dies at 66 1992 Event Ted Weiss, despite dying on 14th, wins congressional New York City seat 1992 Event Ground breaking of Florida Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium 1988 Event Mario Biaggi, Representative-D-New York, convicted of racketeering resigns seat 1985 Event U.S.'s 1st manadatory seat belt law goes into effect in New York 1984 Event Government orders air bags or seat belts would be required in cars by 1989 1979 Event "Driver's Seat" by Sniff 'n' the Tears peaks at #15 1978 Event Muriel Humphrey (D-Mn) appointed to fill late husband's Senate seat 1976 Event U.N. Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Org 1971 Event Paul and Linda McCartney release "Back Seat of My Car" 1970 Event Milwaukee Brewers (former Seat Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0 1967 Event Muriel Siebert is 1st women to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange 1967 Birthday Derrick Graham, NFL tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seat Seahawks 1966 Event Julian Bond denied seat in Georgia legislature for opposing Vietnam War 1961 Event Zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi party wins 1 seat by a single vote and parliament by a single seat 1956 Event Montgomery, Ala, removed race-based seat assignments on its buses 1945 Event Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of World Series and is escorted out, he casts goat curse on Cubs 1935 Birthday James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1935 Birthday Arthur Hay, born in Scotland, Arthur William Patrick Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnouli, family seat is Dupplin Castle, located outside of Perth, Scotland 1931 Event 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St. Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game and 21 in 2nd game for 32 1927 Event Princess Juliana gets seat in Dutch Council of State 1926 Event Guomindang-regring deallocates seat of Kanton to Wuhan (Hankou) 1926 Event China asks for a seat in the Security council 1919 Event Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) and Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic 1911 Event Brooklyn Dodgers President Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000 1903 Birthday Mona Washbourne, England, actress, Stevie, Billie Liar, Driver's Seat 1831 Event Former President John Quincy Adams takes his seat as member of House of Representatives 1550 Event Pope Julius III proclaims new seat on Council of Trente 554 Event Ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines military governor in Italy
