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Sporting Events on April 21

1988 : 1st four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence
1968 : 22nd Tony Awards: Rosencranz & Guilderstern & Hallelujah Baby! win
1974 : 28th Tony Awards: River Niger & Raisin win
1948 : 2nd NBA Championship: Balt Bullets beat Phila Warriors, 4 games to 2
1951 : 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
1982 : Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game
1836 : Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico
1955 : Bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season
1995 : Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, NY Knicks win 98-92
1987 : Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games
1996 : Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)
1910 : Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0
1967 : Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)
1994 : Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit HRS in a games (11 times)
1913 : German passenger ship Imperator runs aground
1985 : Ingrid Kristiansen wins London Marathon in a record 2:21:06
1991 : Jakov Tolstikov wins 4th World Cup marathon (2:09:17)
1975 : Liane Winter wins world record female Boston marathon (2:42:24)
1649 : Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship
1996 : Matabeleland beat Mashonaland Country Dist to win Logan Cup
1934 : Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game
1944 : NFL Chic Cardinals & Pitts Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3)
1925 : No baseball games played in NL due to Charles Ebbets' funeral
1921 : Ottawa Senators beat Vanc Millionaires 3 games to 2 for Stanley Cup [or 4/4]
1984 : perfect 5 inn game
1964 : Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5
1990 : Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history
1991 : Rosa Mota wins 4th World Cup female marathon (2:26:14)
1951 : Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 1
1976 : Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing

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