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On This Day In History
Displayed is Tuesday, March 9
In 1997:
Senior Golf SlamSteve Elkington wins Doral-Ryder Golf Open
In 1996:
Javed Miandads last international in Paks WC QF loss to IndiaJayasuriya hammers 82 off 44 balls (13x4 3x6) v England in WC QFSTS 75 (Columbia 19), lands
In 1995:
Baseball awards a franchise to Tampa Bay Devil RaysMexican peso worth 7.55 pesos to a dollar (record)President Konstantine Karamanlis -88 of Greece, resigns
In 1994:
IRA launch 1st of 3 mortar attacks on Londons Heathrow Airport
In 1993:
19th Peoples Choice Awards7th Soul Train Music AwardsPittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streakRodney King in court says he thinks he heard cops yell racial slurs
In 1991:
Les Miserables, opens at Lyric Theatre, Brisbane5th American Comedy AwardJoe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 gamesUS 70th manned space mission STS 39 (Discovery 12) launches into orbit
In 1990:
Dr Antonia Novello sworn-in as 1st hispanic/female US surgeon general
In 1989:
Eastern Airlines files for bankruptcyRoger Kingdom runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.36 sec)Senate rejects Bushs nomination of John Tower as Defense SecretarySoviet Union officially submits to jurisdiction of the World CourtUS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1988:
President Reagan presides at unveiling of Knute Rockne stamp
In 1987:
Bow Wow was bornChrysler Corp offered to buy American Motors Corp for $1 billion
In 1986:
16th Easter Seal Telethon raises $30,100,000Juli Inkster wins LPGA Womens Kemper Golf OpenNASA announces searchers found remains of Challenger astronautsSoviet probe Vega 2 flies by Halleys Comet at 8,030 km
In 1985:
Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Katarina Witt (GDR)Laura Johnson (Falcon Crest) and Harry Hamlin (LA Law) wed
In 1984:
Emile Gumbs Anguilla National Alliance wins electionsJohn Lennon releases Borrowed TimePhila 76ers block 20 Seattle shots tying NBA regulation game recordTim Witherspoon beats Greg Page in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
In 1983:
Caryl Churchills Fen, premieres in LondonZimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo flees to Botswana
In 1981:
Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News
In 1980:
Flemish/Walloon battles in Belgium, 40 injuredJoanne Carner wins LPGA Sunstar 80 Golf Tournament
In 1979:
Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reportersFrance performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
In 1978:
Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa Canada won by Linichuk and KarponosovIce Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Rodnina and Zaitsev (URS)Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Anett Potzsch (GDR)Mens Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Charles Tickner (USA)
In 1977:
Hanafi Moslems invade 3 buildings in Wash DC, siege ended Mar 11thAdm Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), becomes 12th director of CIA replacing acting director Knoche
In 1976:
1st female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy
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