Sporting Events on April 24
1960 : 14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker & Fiorello! win
1963 : 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2
1901 : 1st AL game, Chic beats Cleve Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out
1967 : 21st NBA Championship: Phila 76ers beat SF Warriors, 4 games to 2
1949 : 3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman & Kiss Me Kate win
1956 : AL ump Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game
1978 : Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game
1994 : Armando Calder˘n Sol wins El Salvador presidential election
1966 : Atlanta Braves win NL-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee)
1981 : Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey
1982 : Cards win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Phillies
1996 : Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11
1961 : JFK accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs
1974 : NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Bucaneers
1965 : NY Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager
1994 : NY Rangers sweep NY Islanders in NHL playoffs
1979 : Rhodesian bishop Muzorewa wins general election
1981 : San Antonio blocks 20 Golden State shots to set NBA reg game record
1962 : Sandy Koufax's 2nd 18-strikeout game