2010 Large parts of the United Kingdom are treated to a rare sighting of a meteor fireball
2009 At a ceremony in eastern Shan State, Burma, authorities burn $93 million in seized narcotic drugs
1997 8th Billboard Music Awards: LeAnn Rimes and Spice Girls win
1996 "God Said, Ha!" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 22 performances
1996 Donna Andrews and Mike Hulbert win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
1994 "What's Wrong With this Picture?" opens at Circle in Sq New York City for 12 per
1994 Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges
1994 Fire in cinema in Karamay China, 310 killed
1993 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria
1993 4th Billboard Music Awards
1993 Dow-Jones hits record 3734.53
1993 Storm hits West Europe, 11 killed in England
1992 Galileo's nearest approach to Jupiter (303 km)
1992 NBC announces that "Cheers" will go off the air in May, 1993
1991 "Homecoming" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 49 performances
1991 "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 9 performances
1991 Kris Tschetter/Billy Andrade wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
1991 Russia, Belorussia and Ukraine form Commonwealth of Ind States
1990 Galileo Earth-1 Flyby
1990 Indians agree to a lease new ballpark in Gateway (Jacobs Field)
1989 Great Britain performs nuclear test
1988 Knick's set NBA record of 11 3-pointers and sink Bucks, 113-109
1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1987 Occupied Palestinians start "intefadeh" (uprising) against Israel
1987 President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles
1986 House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker
1985 60th Australian Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (62 46 62)
1985 Ken O'Brien's 96 yard TD pass (New York Jet record) to Wesley Walker
1985 Laurie Rinker/Larry Rinker wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
1984 73rd Australian Men Tennis: Mats Wilander beats K Curren (67 64 76 62)
1984 Europe and 64 developing countries sign Lome III treaty
1984 Ringo appears on Saturday Night Live
1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 - lands at Edwards AFB
1983 Richard Baker, Zen teacher, steps down from abbotship of San Francisco Zen Center
1982 "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador New York City for 6 performances
1982 Clark Gilles fails in 7th Islander penalty shot
1982 Suriname army leader Bouterse murders 15 opponents
1982 Demanding an end to nuclear weapons, Norman Mayer, held Washington Monument hostage. After 10 hours, police kill him he had no explosives
1981 France performs nuclear test
1980 Bravo network premieres on cable TV
1978 Commencement of the 1st day/night WSC cricket supertest at VFL Park
1977 43rd Heisman Trophy Award: Earl Campbell, Texas (RB)
1977 Portugal's premier Soares resigns
1976 U.N. General Assembly re-elects Kurt Waldheim secretary-General
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