1989 Padres reliever Mark Davis wins NL Cy Young Award
1987 "La Cage aux Folles" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 1761 performances
1987 Sam's Town National Bowling Pro-Am won by Debbie Bennett
1986 Doubleday Publishing sells New York Mets to Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon
1986 FCC issues Notice Of Apparent Liability to WYSP Philadelphia
1986 SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky
1985 Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers
1985 Holmfriour Karlsottir of Iceland, 22, crowned 35th Miss World
1985 Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Colombia erupts, 1000s killed
1984 Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit
1984 NASA launches NATO-3D
1983 1st cruise missile placed, Greenham Common, England
1982 Polish Solidarity chairman Lech Walesa freed
1981 2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth
1981 Old Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park repaired and working again
1981 Pakistan all out 62 vs. Australia at WACA, Lillee 5-18
1981 Paul 'Bear' Bryant ties Amos Alonzo Stagg with 314 football wins
1980 Guinee-Bissau premier Vieira fires president Luis Cabral
1980 Kimberley Santos, 19 of Guam, crowned 30th Miss World
1980 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Retro Events For The Decade 1970
1979 California's Don Baylor, wins AL MVP
1977 Egypt President Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Cronkite
1976 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse New York City after 16 performances
1976 Cleveland Browns' Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks
1976 War criminal Pieter Menten captured 1 day after fleeing
1975 Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara
1973 "Good Evening" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 438 performances
1973 Britain's Princess Anne marries commoner, Captain Mark Phillips
1973 Canada begins production of Olympic coins
1973 Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner
1972 Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16)
1970 DC-9 crashes in West Virginia, 75 killed
Retro Events For The Decade 1960
1969 2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US
1969 Apollo 12 (Conrad/Gordon/Bean) launched for 2nd manned Moon landing
1968 "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning
1968 1st European lung transplant
1968 Yale University announces it is going co-educational
1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title
1965 "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 313 performances
1965 George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th New York City, demolished
1965 KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, California (NBC) begins broadcasting
1965 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Alamo Golf Open
1965 U.S. government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
1964 "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 199 performances
1964 "Follies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 191 performances
1964 "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 774 performances
1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal
1960 2 passenger trains collided at high-speed killing 110 (Czechoslovakia)
1960 Belgium threatens to leave United Nations due to criticism on it's Congo-policy
1960 OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), forms
1960 Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" reaches #1
1960 Riot due to school integration in New Orleans
Retro Events For The Decade 1950
1959 "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances
1959 Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii)
1957 Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ
1957 Henry Aaron wins NL MVP
1956 Hungarian revolt put down
1954 Egyptian President Naguib fired/state of emergency declared
1953 WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 Greek general Papagos wins elections
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