Historical Events for 1st September 2023

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1255 - Königsberg (modern day Kaliningrad) founded by Teutonic Knights and named in honor of the Bohemian King Ottokar II
1906 - New York Highlanders win their 6th consecutive MLB game in 3 days from Washington Senators; sweep AL record 3 straight double headers
1911 - Anthony Fokker famously flies his aircraft "Spin" around the tower of the Grote Kerk in Haarlem
1971 - Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein
1972 - Welshman Richard Meade representing Great Britain and riding Laurieston grabs the equestrian individual and team 3-day event gold medals at the Munich Olympics
1979 - LA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask
1986 - Henri Debehogne discovers asteroid #8265 La Silla
1989 - Chris Evert becomes the first player ever to win 100 matches in the US National/Open Tennis Championship by beating Patricia Tarabinia 6-2, 6-4
2007 - In one of the biggest upsets in college football history, 109,218 fans see Appalachian State's Corey Lynch block a Jason Gingell 37-yard field goal attempt with 6 seconds remaining to inspire an epic 34-32 win v Michigan at Ann Arbor
2021 - South America's second-longest river, the Paraná, at its lowest levels for 77 years due to drought

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