Historical Events for 7th September 2023

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1652 - Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English
1800 - Zion AME Church dedicated (NYC)
1897 - George Davis (Giants) HR off Sport McAllister (Spiders) in DH
1916 - Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch NY's record 26-game winning streak
1923 - Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia A's, 4-0
1987 - Netherlands sends 2 minesweepers to Persian Gulf
1990 - New York City Opera's production of Kurt Weill and Langston Hughes' "Street Scene" opens at NY State Theater, NYC; runs for 6 performances
1993 - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Mark Whiten hits 4 HRs and 12 RBIs in 15-2 win at Cincinnati Reds
2015 - British archaeologists announce the discovery of a Neolithic "superhenge" under 3ft of earth at Durrington Walls
2019 - US Open Women's Tennis: Bianca Andreescu becomes first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title; stuns Serena Williams 6-2, 7-5

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