1997 Event Brazil Senate allows women to wear slacks 1996 Event New York Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask 1979 Event Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st and last time 1972 Event Rod Stewart's 1st #1 hit (You Wear it Well) 1968 Event Off duty Dutch military permitted to wear regular clothing 1962 Birthday Corey Hart, Montreal Canada, vocalist, I Wear My Sunglasses at Night 1959 Event 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante) 1958 Event Starting this season, AL batters are required to wear batting helmets 1956 Event AL umpire Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game 1955 Event Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform 1954 Event WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting 1945 Event NFL requires players to wear long stockings 1944 Event Hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars 1942 Event Jews in Free Zone of France ordered to wear yellow star of David 1942 Event Belgium Jews are required by Nazis to wear a Jewish star 1942 Event Nazi's require Dutch Jews to wear a Jewish star 1942 Event Radio Orange calls to defy order to wear "Jewish star" 1942 Event Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands and Vichy-France 1942 Event Belgium Jews are forced to wear stars 1941 Event Nazi's force German Jews, 6 and over to wear Jewish stars 1941 Event All Jews over age 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star 1941 Event Jews living in Germany are required to wear a yellow Jewish star 1941 Event All Jews living in Baltic States are obligated to wear a Jewish Star 1941 Event Rep of Croatia orders all Jews to wear a star with the letter Z 1941 Event Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps 1941 Event Lee MacPhail, Dodger General Manager predicts all players will wear batting helmets 1939 Event Nazi Governor of Poland Hans Frank requires Jews to wear a blue star 1939 Event Jews in Lodz Poland ordered to wear yellow star of David 1938 Event Kristallnacht; Jews forced to wear Star of David 1929 Event New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers 1923 Event Attorney General says it is legal for women to wear trousers anywhere 1923 Event Cards announce their players will wear numbers on their uniforms 1921 Event Police in Sunbury Penn issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee 1907 Event New York Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes 1st catcher to wear shin guards 1851 Event 1st baseball uniforms worn, New York Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt and blue long trousers 1451 Event Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa orders Jews of Holland to wear a badge 1269 Event King Louis IX of Frances decrees all Jews must wear a badge of shame 1267 Event Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb 1267 Event Synod of Breslau orders Jews of Silesia to wear special caps
