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29 Sep 2061
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Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. |
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29 Sep 0219
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Batavian soldiers consecrate altar on Hercules Magusanus Rome
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29 Sep 0235
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St Pontianus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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29 Sep 0440
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Pope Leo I the Great, installed
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29 Sep 0522
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Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. |
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29 Sep 0855
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Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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29 Sep 1066
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William the Conqueror invade England
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29 Sep 1187
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Saladins army marches into Jerusalem
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29 Sep 1227
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Pope Gregory IX excommunicate German Emperor Frederik II
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29 Sep 1227
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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades. |
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29 Sep 1349
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People of Krems Austria accuse Jews of poisoning the wells
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29 Sep 1364
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Battle of Auray: English forces defeat the French in Brittany; end of the Breton War of Succession. |
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29 Sep 1364
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Battle of Auray, English forces defeat French at Brittany
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29 Sep 1521
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Turkish troops occupy Belgrade
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29 Sep 1564
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Robert Dudley becomes Earl of Leicester
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29 Sep 1567
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War of Religion - Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX
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29 Sep 1567
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At a dinner, the Duke of Alba arrests the Count of Egmont and the Count of Hoorn for treason. |
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29 Sep 1608
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Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists
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29 Sep 1650
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2nd Fronde-uprising ends
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29 Sep 1650
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Henry Robinson opens his Office of Addresses and Encounters in Threadneedle Street, London. |
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29 Sep 1650
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Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England)
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29 Sep 1678
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France and Brandenburg signs peace treaty
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29 Sep 1717
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An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture and making authorities consider moving the capital to a different city. |
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29 Sep 1785
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Chaidic sect is excommunicated in Cracow Poland
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29 Sep 1789
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US War Department established a regular army
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29 Sep 1789
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The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men. |
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29 Sep 1789
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The 1st United States Congress adjourns. |
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29 Sep 1789
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1st congress adjourns
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29 Sep 1793
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Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine
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29 Sep 1815
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King Willem I forms Order of Dutch Lion
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29 Sep 1829
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The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded. |
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29 Sep 1829
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London's Metropolitan Police Force goes on duty
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29 Sep 1829
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Scotland Yard formed in London
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29 Sep 1848
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Battle of Pákozd: Stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces at Pákozd; the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. |
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29 Sep 1849
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1st passenger train service to Peekskill New York (New Haven Railroad)
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29 Sep 1850
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The Roman Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX. |
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29 Sep 1853
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Emigrant ship "Annie Jane" sinks off Scotland, drowning 348
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29 Sep 1859
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Great auroral display in US
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29 Sep 1863
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Opera "Pescatori di Perle" is produced (Paris)
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29 Sep 1863
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The opera "Pescatori di Perle", more properly known as "Les P
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29 Sep 1864
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Battle of Waynesboro and New Market Heights, Virginia
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29 Sep 1864
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American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought. |
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29 Sep 1872
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"3 Fingers" Mackenzie destroys Kwahadi-Commanche village
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29 Sep 1872
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Kiowa-chief Lone Wolf captures Satanta and Big Tree
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29 Sep 1875
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US-Spanish relations decline in wake of Cuban rebellion
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29 Sep 1879
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NL owners meeting in Buffalo adopt the reserve clause, giving each team exclusive rights to their players
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29 Sep 1885
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The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England. |
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29 Sep 1890
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1st pro baseball game, New York Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings at Polo Grounds in New York City
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29 Sep 1892
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1st night football game played (Mansfield, Penn)
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29 Sep 1898
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French troops reach Guinea and Sudan, Samori caught
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29 Sep 1902
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Impresario David Belasco opened his 1st Broadway theater
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29 Sep 1904
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1st monument honoring Spanish American War erected (Monroeville Ohio)
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29 Sep 1906
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US intervenes in Cuba ousts Dictator Estrada Palma
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29 Sep 1907
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The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital. |
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29 Sep 1907
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Construction begins on Washington National Cathedral
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29 Sep 1908
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Calgary Rugby Football Union forms
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29 Sep 1911
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Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire. |
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29 Sep 1911
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Yanks steal 15 bases & get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12; with a major-league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning
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29 Sep 1912
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French / British troops lands on Samoa
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29 Sep 1913
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Sam S Shubert Theater opens at 225 W 44th St, New York City
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29 Sep 1913
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Washingston Senator Walter Johnson wins his 36th game
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29 Sep 1914
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Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant
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29 Sep 1915
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1st transcontinental radio telephone message is sent
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29 Sep 1915
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Herbert / Blossoms musical "Princess Pat, " premieres in New York City
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29 Sep 1915
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Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant
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29 Sep 1915
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A hurricane claims 275 in the Mississippi Delta
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29 Sep 1918
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World War I, Battle of St. Quentin Canal: The Hindenburg Line is broken by Allied forces. Bulgaria signs an armistice. |
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29 Sep 1918
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Allied forces scored a decisive breakthrough of the Hindenburg Line
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29 Sep 1920
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Joseph Horne Company in Pittsburgh sells radios for $10
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29 Sep 1920
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Babe Ruth sets then home run season record at 54
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29 Sep 1921
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Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL
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29 Sep 1922
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Mussolini ask Vatican for support of fascist party program
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29 Sep 1923
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6th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Pelham Country Club - Pelham, New York
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29 Sep 1923
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The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine. |
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29 Sep 1923
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Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park opens to public
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29 Sep 1924
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Santo Domingo joins League of Nations
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29 Sep 1924
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Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees
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29 Sep 1925
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French General of Morocco, marshal Lyautey, is dismissed
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29 Sep 1925
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Greek Republican constitution enforced
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29 Sep 1926
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Norma Shearer wed Irving Thalberg
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29 Sep 1927
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Babe Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games
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29 Sep 1927
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Telephone service begins between US and Mexico
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29 Sep 1927
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Tornado strikes St. Louis Missouri, 85 die
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29 Sep 1928
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Cardinals win NL pennant with a 3-1 win at Boston
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29 Sep 1928
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Yanks (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10
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29 Sep 1930
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Bing Crosby marries Dixie Lee
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29 Sep 1930
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Lowell Thomas made debuts on CBS Radio replacing Floyd Gibbons
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29 Sep 1930
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New York City College offers 1st course in radio advertising
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29 Sep 1930
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1st Canadian football game played under lights, Hamilton-UBC
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29 Sep 1930
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Boquer
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29 Sep 1932
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"Bill of Divorcement" premieres at the Mayfair
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29 Sep 1932
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Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia. |
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29 Sep 1933
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Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut
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29 Sep 1934
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Rondo Hatton weds Mabel Housh
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29 Sep 1935
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5th Ryder Cup: US, 9-3 at Ridgewood Country Club - New Jersey
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29 Sep 1936
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Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign
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29 Sep 1937
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Frans Slaats bicycles world record time (45,563 km)
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29 Sep 1938
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1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in New York City
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29 Sep 1938
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Treaty of Munich signed by Hitler, Mussolini, Daladier and Chamberlain
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29 Sep 1938
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Munich Agreement: Germany is given permission from France, Italy, and Great Britain to seize the territory of Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia. The meeting takes place in Munich, and leaders from neither the Soviet Union nor Czechoslovakia attend. |
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29 Sep 1940
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"Double or Nothing, " a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net
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29 Sep 1940
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"Strike Up Band, " opens
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29 Sep 1940
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1st US Merchant ship "Booker T Washington" commanded by a black captain (Hugh Mulzac) launched at Wilmington, Delaware
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29 Sep 1940
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Two Avro Ansons of No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF collide in mid-air over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together after colliding, and then land safely. |
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29 Sep 1941
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Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
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29 Sep 1941
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Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade
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29 Sep 1941
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Nazi mass murder at Babi Jar, Soviet Union
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29 Sep 1941
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World War II: Holocaust in Kiev, Soviet Union: German Einsatzgruppe C begins the Babi Yar massacre, according to the Einsatzgruppen operational situation report. |
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29 Sep 1941
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Heavyweight Champ Joe Louis KOs Lou Nova in 6
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29 Sep 1942
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Government of De Gaulle cancels agreement of Munich
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29 Sep 1943
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1st Silbertanne-murder by German occupiers in Meppel
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29 Sep 1943
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German riots at Amsterdam Jews
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29 Sep 1943
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Zjadovs 5th Gardeleger / Managarovs 53rd Army reconquer Kremenchug
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29 Sep 1943
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Eisenhower & Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice
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29 Sep 1944
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Browns last in AL attendance, only 6,172 watch them sweep Yanks in DH
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29 Sep 1944
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Soviet troops invade Yugoslavia
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29 Sep 1945
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Cubs clinch NL pennant
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29 Sep 1946
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"Adventures of Sam Spade" debuts on CBS Radio
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29 Sep 1946
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1st time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cards & Dodgers)
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29 Sep 1946
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NPS, Nationale Party Suriname, forms
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29 Sep 1946
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Al Couture knockouts Ralph Walton in Lewiston Maine in 10
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29 Sep 1946
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Los Angeles (previously Cleveland) Rams play 1st NFL game in LA
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29 Sep 1947
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Dizzy Gillespie presented his 1st Carnegie Hall concert in New York
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29 Sep 1947
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Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox
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29 Sep 1947
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Record World Series crowd of 73,365 at Yankee Stadium ($325,828)
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29 Sep 1948
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WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, TX (NBC) begins
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29 Sep 1948
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WSB TV channel 2 in Atlanta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting
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29 Sep 1949
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"Front Page, " debuts on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1949
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"Inside USA With Chevrolet, " debuts on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1949
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George Lascelles marries Maria Stein
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29 Sep 1949
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The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China. |
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29 Sep 1950
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"Tin Pan Alley TV, " last airs on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1950
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Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories
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29 Sep 1950
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Yanks clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel
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29 Sep 1951
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1st color telecast of football game on network, Philadelphia (CBS)
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29 Sep 1951
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Emile Zatopek runs world record 20,000 m and 10 mile
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29 Sep 1951
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The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC. |
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29 Sep 1951
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S B Nicholson discovers 12th satellite of Jupiter
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29 Sep 1952
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"Lights Out, " last airs on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1952
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Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching appearance
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29 Sep 1953
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"Buick-Berle Show, " debuts on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1953
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"Make Room for Daddy, " starring Danny Thomas, premieres on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1953
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1st department store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Illinois
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29 Sep 1953
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US government gives France $385 million for combat in Indo-China
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29 Sep 1953
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AL approves Balt group purchase of St Louis Browns for $2,475,000
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29 Sep 1953
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Milton Berle Show premiers
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29 Sep 1954
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"Barefoot Contessa" starring Ava Gardner premieres at the Capitol
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29 Sep 1954
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"Masquerade Party, " TV game Show; moves to ABC
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29 Sep 1954
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"Star is Born" starring Judy Garland and James Mason premieres
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29 Sep 1954
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Bennekom soccer team forms in Bennekom
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29 Sep 1954
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KALB TV channel 5 in Alexandria, LA (NBC / ABC) begins broadcasting
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29 Sep 1954
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The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed. |
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29 Sep 1954
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Willie Mays famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz' 460' drive
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29 Sep 1955
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"Sergeant Preston, " debuts on CBS
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29 Sep 1955
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Arthur Millers "View From The Bridge, " premieres in New York City
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29 Sep 1956
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"I Love Mickey" by Mickey Mantle and Teresa Brewer peaks at #87
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29 Sep 1956
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"Oh! Susanna, " debuts on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1956
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Yanks Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd HR of season
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29 Sep 1957
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"DuPont Show of the Month, " debuts on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1957
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"Paul Winchell Show, " debuts on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1957
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New York Giants play and lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pittsburgh)
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29 Sep 1957
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Passenger train and oil train crash in Gambar West Pakistan, 300 die
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29 Sep 1957
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Twenty MCi (740 petabecquerels) of radioactive material is released in an explosion at the Soviet Mayak nuclear plant at Chelyabinsk. |
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29 Sep 1957
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300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan)
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29 Sep 1958
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"Studio One, " TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1958
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"Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran peaks at #8
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29 Sep 1959
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"Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis, " debuts on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1959
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"Philip Marlowe, " debuts on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1959
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Dodgers win game 2 of playoff, 6-5, and take NL pennant
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29 Sep 1959
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Little Anthony and the Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop"
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29 Sep 1959
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Sultan of Brunei promulgates a constitution
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29 Sep 1960
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"Johnny Ringo, " TV Western Drama; last airs on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1960
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"lrma La Douce" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 527 performances
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29 Sep 1960
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"My Three Sons" starring Fred MacMurray, debuts on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1960
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"Outlaws, " TV Western Drama; debuts on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1960
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"Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance peaks at #1 in the UK
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29 Sep 1960
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Nikita Khrushchev, leader of Soviet Union, disrupts a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly with a number of angry outbursts. |
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29 Sep 1961
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"Detectives, " TV Crime Drama; moves to NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1961
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Mamum Kuzbari becomes Premier of Syria
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29 Sep 1962
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"Alley Cat" by Bent Fabric and His Piano peaks at #7
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29 Sep 1962
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"My Fair Lady" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 2,715 performances
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29 Sep 1962
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"Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show, " debuts on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1962
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Algerian government of Ben Bella forms
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29 Sep 1962
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Indians and Angels set AL record of 40 strikeouts in a doubleheader
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29 Sep 1962
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JFK authorized use of federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi
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29 Sep 1962
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Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched. |
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29 Sep 1962
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Launch of Alouette 1, 1st Canadian satellite (on US Delta rocket)
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29 Sep 1963
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"Judy Garland Show, " debuts on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1963
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"My Favorite Martian, " starring Ray Walston, debuts on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1963
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational
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29 Sep 1963
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Pope Paul opens 2nd sitting of 2nd Vatican council
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29 Sep 1963
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Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley & Everly Bros)
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29 Sep 1963
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Stan Musial Day in St. Louis
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29 Sep 1963
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The second period of the Second Vatican Council opens. |
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29 Sep 1963
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2nd session of Ecumenical council, `Vatican II,' opens in Rome
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29 Sep 1963
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Card's Stan Musial's final game, gets his 3,630th hit
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29 Sep 1963
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Houston Colt .45 John Paciorek goes 3 for 3 in his only game
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29 Sep 1964
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Greece and Bulgaria close boundaries
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29 Sep 1964
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The Argentine comic strip Mafalda is published for the first time. |
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29 Sep 1965
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St. L Cards Charlie Johnson passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Cleveland (49-13)
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29 Sep 1965
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WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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29 Sep 1965
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Ralph Boston of the US, sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4"
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29 Sep 1966
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Bechuanaland gains independence from England, becomes Botswana
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29 Sep 1966
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Sandy Koufax pitches 3rd 300-strikeout season
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29 Sep 1966
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The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced. |
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29 Sep 1967
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Gladys Knight and Pips releases "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"
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29 Sep 1967
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International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system
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29 Sep 1967
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Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead and plays the Straightater
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29 Sep 1968
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Carl Yastrzemski .3005 average wins his 2nd straight batting crown
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29 Sep 1968
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Chuck Latourette, sets NFL record 47.7 yd punt return average (3 punts)
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29 Sep 1969
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"Bright Promise, " TV Daytime Soap; debuts on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1969
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"Letters To Laugh-In, " debuts on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1969
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"Love American Style, " premieres on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1969
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"Name Droppers, " debuts on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1969
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"Sale Of Century, " debuts on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1969
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Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart"
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29 Sep 1969
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Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th HR of season
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29 Sep 1969
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"Love American Style," premiers on ABC
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29 Sep 1969
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7th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 7-6
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29 Sep 1969
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Steve O'Neal of NY Jets, kicks longest NFL punt; 98 yards vs Denver
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29 Sep 1970
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"NET Festival, " last aired
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29 Sep 1971
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"McMillan & Wife, " debuts on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1971
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Cyclone and tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000
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29 Sep 1971
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Orbiting Solar Observatory VII launched
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29 Sep 1971
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Ron Hunt is hit by a pitch for record 50th time in a season
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29 Sep 1971
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Oman joins the Arab League. |
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29 Sep 1972
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China–Japan relations: Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China. |
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29 Sep 1973
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"Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" by Looking Glass peaks at #33
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29 Sep 1973
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Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs. Detroit)
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29 Sep 1973
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Insurance ind announces auto racers get into more highway accidents
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29 Sep 1973
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Soyuz 12 returns to Earth
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29 Sep 1974
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5th NYC Marathon won by Norbert Sander in 2:26:30
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29 Sep 1974
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic
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29 Sep 1975
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"Three For Money, " debuts on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1975
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Jackie Wilson, slips into an irreversible coma; he dies in 1984
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29 Sep 1975
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WGPR-TV Detroit, 1st Black-owned station in US, began broadcasting
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29 Sep 1975
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WGPR in Detroit, Michigan, becomes the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station. |
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29 Sep 1976
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2nd Chamber recognizes Dutch Liberals / social democratic abortion law
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29 Sep 1976
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Boy George expelled from school
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29 Sep 1976
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Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest
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29 Sep 1976
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Syria drives Palestinian guerrillas out of Lebanon
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29 Sep 1976
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Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Dodger manager
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29 Sep 1976
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SF Giant John Montefusco no-hits Atlanta Braves, 9-0
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29 Sep 1977
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"Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band, " by Meco hits #1
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29 Sep 1977
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Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship
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29 Sep 1977
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Muhammad Ali beats Earnie Shavers in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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29 Sep 1977
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Peter Schats circus opera "Houdini, " premieres in Amsterdam
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29 Sep 1977
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Muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers
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29 Sep 1977
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Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit
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29 Sep 1978
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"Flying High, " debuts on CBS
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29 Sep 1978
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"For Richer, For Poorer, " TV Daytime Soap; last airs on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1979
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"Bad Case Of Loving You" by Robert Palmer peaks at #14
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29 Sep 1979
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"Boom Boom (Out Go Lights)" by Pat Travers peaks at #56
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29 Sep 1979
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"Born To Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez peaks at #16
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29 Sep 1979
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"Cruel To Be Kind" by Nick Lowe peaks at #12
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29 Sep 1979
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"Different Worlds" by Maureen McGovern peaks at #18
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29 Sep 1979
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"Girls Talk" by Dave Edmunds peaks at #65
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29 Sep 1979
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"Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band peaks at #6
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29 Sep 1979
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"Message In A Bottle" by Police peaks at #1 in the UK
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29 Sep 1979
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LA Dodger Manny Mota hits record 146th pinch hit
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29 Sep 1979
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Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to visit Ireland. |
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29 Sep 1979
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Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong
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29 Sep 1980
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Malcolm McDowell wed Mary Steenburgen
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29 Sep 1982
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1st broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1982
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The Chicago Tylenol murders begin when the first of seven individuals dies in metropolitan Chicago. |
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29 Sep 1982
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Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules kills 7 in Chicago
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29 Sep 1983
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"A Chorus Line" 3,389 performance to become longest running Broadway show
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29 Sep 1983
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Airport of Beirut reopens
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29 Sep 1983
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Congress authorized President Reagan to keep 1,600 US Marines in Lebanon
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29 Sep 1983
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Oakland Athletics Mike Warren no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0
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29 Sep 1983
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1st time Congress invokes War Powers Act
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29 Sep 1984
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" (What) In Name Of Love" by Naked Eyes peaks at #39
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29 Sep 1984
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"Cruel Summer" by Bananarama peaks at #9
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29 Sep 1984
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"Drive" by Cars peaks at #3
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29 Sep 1984
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"Pretty Mess" by Vanity peaks at #75
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29 Sep 1984
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"Torture" by Jacksons peaks at #17
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29 Sep 1984
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"When You Close Your Eyes" by Night Ranger peaks at #14
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29 Sep 1984
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Elizabeth Taylor, undergoing rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic
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29 Sep 1985
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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents, " returns to NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1985
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"Amazing Stories, " by Steven Spielberg, debuts on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1985
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"MacGyver, " starring Richard Dean Anderson, debuts on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1985
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Deron Cherry, Kansas City vs. Seattle, has 4 interceptions!
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29 Sep 1985
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Houston QB Warren Moon sacked NFL tying record 12 times (by Cowboys)
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29 Sep 1985
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First of 5 cyanide-laced Tylenol victims dies
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29 Sep 1986
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"Airwolf, " TV Adventure; moves to USA
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29 Sep 1986
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"Designing Women, " TV Comedy, debuts on CBS
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29 Sep 1986
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Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a HR on 1st major league pitch he sees
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29 Sep 1986
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Mary Lou Retton retires as a gymnast
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29 Sep 1986
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Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (1st rookie brothers)
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29 Sep 1986
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USSR releases US journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges
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29 Sep 1987
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"thirtysomething, " debuts on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1987
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8th Emmy Sports Award presentation
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29 Sep 1987
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NY Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of the year
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29 Sep 1988
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Union Station reopens in Washington DC
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29 Sep 1988
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Space Shuttle: NASA launches STS-26, the return to flight mission, after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. |
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29 Sep 1988
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26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched
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29 Sep 1988
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Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets the 200m woman's record (21.34)
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29 Sep 1988
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UN peacekeeping forces win Nobel Peace prize
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29 Sep 1989
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Glenn Frey joins Don Henley on-stage (for 1st time since 1981)
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29 Sep 1989
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Zsa Zsa Gabor convicted of slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills
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29 Sep 1990
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"Love & Affection" by Nelson peaks at #1 on pop singles chart
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29 Sep 1990
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"Street Scene" closes at New York State Theater NYC after 6 performances
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29 Sep 1990
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Brook Yeaton weds Traci Lords
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29 Sep 1990
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Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year
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29 Sep 1990
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Construction of the Washington National Cathedral is completed. |
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29 Sep 1990
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The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time. |
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29 Sep 1990
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Washington National Cathedral construction is completed after 83 years
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29 Sep 1991
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"My Own Private Idaho" premieres
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29 Sep 1991
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Pat Bradley wins MBS LPGA Golf Classic
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29 Sep 1991
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Military coup in Haiti (1991 Haitian coup d'état). |
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29 Sep 1991
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US beats Europeans 14
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29 Sep 1992
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Atlanta Braves wins 2nd straight NL West title
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29 Sep 1992
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Parliament suspends President Fernando Collor
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29 Sep 1992
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Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached. |
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29 Sep 1993
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"Grace Under Fire, " starring Brett Butler debuts on ABC-TV
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29 Sep 1993
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27th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill wins
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29 Sep 1994
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1st phase of OJ Simpson murder trial jury selection ends (304 chosen)
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29 Sep 1994
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House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress
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29 Sep 1994
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Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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29 Sep 1995
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OJ Simpson trial sent to the jury
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29 Sep 1995
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Saleem Elahi scores century on ODI debut, Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka
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29 Sep 1995
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US space probe Ulyssus completes 2nd passage behind Sun
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29 Sep 1995
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The United States Navy disbands Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84), nicknamed the "Jolly Rogers". |
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29 Sep 1996
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"Delicate Balance" closes at Plymouth Theater, New York City
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29 Sep 1996
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34th Tennis Federation Cup: USA beats Spain in Atlantic City USA (5-0)
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29 Sep 1996
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Alanis Morissette ends her 1st US tour (Houston Texas)
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29 Sep 1996
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Baltimore Orioles end season with record 257 HRs
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29 Sep 1996
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Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan)
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29 Sep 1996
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Orioles Brady Anderson is 14th to hit 50 HRs
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29 Sep 1996
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SD Padres sweep LA Dodgers in race for NL West title
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29 Sep 1996
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Trish Johnson wins LPGA Fieldcrest Cannon Golf Classic
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29 Sep 1996
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US wins Federation Cup over Spain
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29 Sep 1997
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Jury selection in Terry Nichols Okla bombing trial begins
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29 Sep 2004
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The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth. |
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29 Sep 2004
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The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize. |
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29 Sep 2006
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Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collides in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 154 total people, and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis. |
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29 Sep 2007
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Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion. |
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29 Sep 2008
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Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history. |
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29 Sep 2009
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An 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami. |
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29 Sep 2013
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Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Nigeria. |
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