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1962 Buck O'Neil is recorded as becoming the inaugural black coach in major league baseball, accepting a job with the Chicago Cubs. 
1962 Barbra Streisand appears on "Garry Moore Show"
1965 Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' HR out of Connie Mack Stadium.
1966 In this year, Carol Mann claims LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational.
1967 Australian Paul McManus waterskis barefoot for 1 30 19.
1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II
1967 Geronimo Baqueiro Foster, composer, dies at 69.
1968 Manchester United become the inaugural English team to win European Championship soccer tournament beating Benfica of Portugal 4-1 at Wembley after an added 30 minutes 1968 Truth in Lending Act signed into law.
1968 UN resolves sanctions on white-minority-ruled Rhodesia
1968 In this year, Manchester United claims 13rd Europe Cup 1 in London
1969 Britain's Trans-Arctic expedition makes inaugural crossing of Arctic Sea ice
1969 Britain's Trans-Arctic expedition makes 1st crossing of Arctic Sea ice
1970 John Gunther, author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68
1971 "Court Room" by Clarence Carter hits #61
1971 Max Trapp, composer, dies at 83.
1973 Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records
1973 Tom Bradley is elected the inaugural black mayor of Los Angeles
1973 Eric Applewhite, entertainer, dies.
1974 Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster.
1976 "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29.
1977 Janet Guthrie is recorded as becoming inaugural woman to drive in the Indianapolis 500.
1977 NBC News and Information Service (24 hour news) ends on radio
1977 Sue Press is inaugural woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one
1977 Goddard Lieberson, composer, dies at 66
1978 A 1 oz letter costs 15-cents to mail today, as the US post office raises the old rate by two cents
1978 Bob Crane, actor (Donna Reed Show, Hogan-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 49
1979 Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's inaugural black PM.
1979 Mary Pickford, actress (Coquette, Suds, Secrets), dies at 86
1980 In this year, 53rd National Spelling Bee Jacques Bailly claims spelling elucubrate.
1980 Attempted assassination of Vernon Jordan Jr, National Urban League president
1980 J Turners "Juliet and Her Nurse" sold for $6400000 in NYC
1980 Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year
1982 "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses hits #62.
1982 The inaugural papal visit to Britain since 1531
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