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On This Day In History
Displayed is Sunday, May 20
In 1997:
Cosmos Zenit-2 Launch (Russia), FailedThor-2A Delta 2 Launch (Norway/USA), SuccessfulWhite Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time
In 1995:
121st PreaknessCBS News fires co-anchor Connie ChungTwins Marty Cordova ties rookie record of HRs in 5 consecutive games
In 1994:
Bobcat Goldthwait charged with misdemeanors for fire on Tonight ShowMiss India (Sushmita Sen) selected Miss UniverseSony Theaters and Cineplex (NYC) hike movie ticket prices to $8.00
In 1993:
10m meteor comes within 150,000 km of Earth (1993KA)274th and final Cheers on NBCUkraine Premier Leonid Koetsjma resigns
In 1992:
FC Barcelona wins 373 Europe Cup 1 at LondonIndia launches its 1st satellite independentlyRap singer raps 597 syllables in under 60 secondsVP Quayle attacks Murphy Brown for being a single mother
In 1991:
Chic Bull Michael Jordan, named NBAs MVPJeff Reardon gains his 300th career saveSoviet parliament approves law allowing citizens to travel abroad
In 1990:
Truly Blessed closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 33 performancesCindy Rarick wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Golf InternationalHubble Space Telescope sends 1st photographs from space
In 1989:
115th PreaknessChina declares martial law in BeijingToonces The Cat takes the wheel on Saturday Night LiveWalter McConnel, 57, is oldest to reach 27,000 Mt Everest top
In 1988:
Howard Stern fans disrupt WMMRs and John DeBellas Louie Louie paradeMike Schmidt hits his 535th HR, moving into 8th place
In 1987:
G”tenborg wins 16th UEFA Cup at DundeeWrestler Jerry Lawler sues WWF and Harley Race for trademark name king
In 1986:
Christy Fichtner, 23, (Texas), crowned 35th Miss USAFlintstones 25th Anniversary Celebration airs on CBS-tv
In 1985:
1150 Lebanese/Palestinian prisoners exchanged for 3 IsraelisDow Jones industrial avg closes above 1300 for 1st timeFBI arrests John A Walker Jr, convicted of spying for USSRIndians-Brewers game at Cleve Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-outIsrael exchanges 1,100+ Arab prisoners for 3 Israeli soldiersLarry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing titleUS began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti
In 1984:
On Your Toes closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 505 performancesBarb Bunkowsky wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf ClassicBostons Roger Clemens beats Twins, 5-4, for his 1st victory
In 1983:
Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing titleMichael Dokes and Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for hw boxing titlePhillies Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with 2nd most strike outs
In 1981:
Ipswich Town wins 10th UEFA Cup at Amsterdam
In 1980:
710 families in Love Canal area (Niagara Falls NY) are evacuatedDrummer Peter Criss quits KissFire in nursing home in Kingston Jamaica, kills 157In a referendum, 59.50% of Qu‚bec voters reject separatism
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