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On This Day In History
Displayed is Thursday, March 11
In 1997:
3rd Blockbuster Entertainment AwardsAshes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into spaceBeatle McCartney knighted Sir Paul by QueenSF Giant J T Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch
In 1996:
Chris Harris scores 130 in losing NZ side v Australia, World CupMark Waugh scores 110 v NZ for his third century of the World Cup
In 1995:
-36.8øF (-38.2øC) in Chosedachar, Komi-district, on 67øNPres Nazarbajev disbands Kazachstan parliamentSinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in USYolanda Chen hop-skip-jumps world indoor record 15.03m
In 1994:
Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as president of Chile
In 1993:
Mens Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN
In 1991:
Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin recordsJohn Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan AwardMonica Seles ends Steffi Grafs streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1
In 1990:
16th Peoples Choice AwardsLithuania declares its IndependenceMaggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International
In 1988:
Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fireœ note ceases to be legal tender, replaced by œ coin
In 1987:
Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point
In 1986:
1 million days since traditional foundation of Rome, 4/21/753 BC12th Peoples Choice Awards187.27 million shares traded in NY Stock ExchangeIslander Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasonsJapanese probe Sakigake flies by Halleys Comet at 6.8 million kmNFL adopts instant replay rule
In 1985:
Mikhail S Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader
In 1984:
Chris Johnson wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic
In 1983:
Ice Dance Championship at Helsinki Finland won by Torvill and Dean (GRB)Ice Pairs Championship at Helsinki won by Valova and Vasiliev (URS)Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA)Mens Fig Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
In 1982:
Thora Birch was bornFailed military coup under Rambocus/Hawker in SurinameHarrison Williams (Sen-D-NJ) resigned rather than face expulsionMenachem Begin and Anwar Sadat sign peace treaty in Wash DC
In 1981:
LeToya Luckett was bornChile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term beginsJohnny Mize and Rube Foster elected to baseball Hall of Fame
In 1980:
Rod Marsh bowls 10 overs for 51 runs in dull Aust v Pak cricket draw
In 1979:
Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sunstar Golf ClassicRandy Hold receives 67 min in penalties in a 60 min NHL hockey game
In 1978:
Terrorists attack mail truck at Tel Aviv, 45 killedUSF-led Bill Cartwright scores 23 points as the Dons oust NC
In 1977:
Moslems hold 130 hostages in Wash DC
In 1975:
Portugal military coup under general Spinola failsUSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
In 1974:
Mount Etna in Sicily eruptedRhino Store gives people 5› to take home Danny Bonaduces Album
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