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** and Kangaroos
** Sunbury Kangaroos Junior Football Club ( Riddell District Football League ) Official Site

** and win
** Major sports championship since the 49ers win in Super Bowl XXIX.
** If O plays a corner or side-middle first, X is guaranteed to win:
** France defeats Italy 2-1 after extra time in the final of the European Championships, becoming the first team to consecutively win the World Cup and European Championships.
** Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first First Lady of the United States to win public office.
** The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 109 – 107 to win the National Basketball Association finals four games to two.
** Spain beats the Soviet Union 2 – 1 to win the 1964 European Nations Cup.
** The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the visiting New York Yankees, 7 – 5 to win the World Series in 7 games ( 4 – 3 ), ending a long run of 29 World Series appearances in 44 seasons for the Bronx Bombers ( also known as the Yankee Dynasty ).
** Harold Wilson becomes British Prime Minister after leading the Labour Party to a narrow election win over the Tory government of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, which had been in power for 13 years and had four different leaders during that time.
** John Paxson's 3-point shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals helps the Chicago Bulls secure a 99 – 98 win over the Phoenix Suns, and their third consecutive championship.
** Ohio State defeats USC in the Rose Bowl to win the national title for the 1968 season.
** Judith Keppel, first person to win £ 1, 000, 000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
** The Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan to win the WWF Championship in a Title for Title, winner takes all match at WrestleMania VI in front of nearly 68, 000 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario
** First round of the Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election sees the Bulgarian Socialist Party win a majority.
** Steffi Graf defeats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the longest ever women's final at the French Open, to win her 19th Grand Slam title.
** U. S. presidential election, 1996: Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton defeats Republican challenger Bob Dole to win his second term.
** The New York Islanders win their first Stanley Cup, from a goal by Bobby Nystrom in overtime of game six of the Stanley Cup playoffs's final round.
** Swedish pop group ABBA win the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo.
** The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season.
** Czechoslovakia beats West Germany 5 – 3 on penalties to win Euro 76, when the game had ended 2 – 2 after extra time.
** In French regional elections, the conservative Rally for the Republic and the centre-right Union for French Democracy win in a landslide, capturing 20 of 22 metropolitan regional presidencies.
** Denmark beats Germany 2 – 0 to win the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
** West Germany beats the Soviet Union 3 – 0 to win Euro 72.
** The Pittsburgh Steelers win their first ever post-season NFL game, defeating the Oakland Raiders 13 – 7, on a last second play that becomes known as The Immaculate Reception.
** The Minnesota Twins win the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.
** North-West Rebellion – Battle of Cut Knife: Cree and Assiniboine warriors win their largest victory over Canadian forces.

** and 103rd
** Texas dropped its claim to land north of the 32nd parallel north and west of the 103rd meridian west in favor of New Mexico Territory, and north of the 36 ° 30 ' parallel north and east of the 103rd meridian west which became unorganized territory.
** 103rd Street ( IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line ) in Manhattan ; serving the train
** 103rd Street ( IND Eighth Avenue Line ) in Manhattan ; serving the trains
** 103rd Street ( IRT Lexington Avenue Line ) in Manhattan ; serving the trains
** 103rd Street – Corona Plaza ( IRT Flushing Line ) in Queens ; serving the train
** 103rd ( Gun ) Battery
** S / P Field Artillery Brigade ( 103rd )
** 8 S / P Artillery Brigades ( 101st, 103rd, 105th, 107th, 109th, 111th, 113th, 115th )
** 4 Mechanized Battalions ( 100th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd )
** 1st and 103rd Infantry Divisions

** and AFL
** AFL Grand Final: Hawthorn Hawks defeat West Coast Eagles by 53 points at Waverley Park, the final score 20. 19. 139 – 13. 8. 86.
** 7mate ( southern states only during the AFL season )
** Port Adelaide wins the 108th AFL premiership ( Port Adelaide 17. 11 ( 113 ) d Brisbane Lions 10. 13 ( 73 ))
** See also 2004 AFL season
** The Brisbane Lions win the 105th AFL premiership ( Brisbane Lions 15. 18 ( 108 ) d Essendon 12. 10 ( 82 ))
** The Brisbane Lions win the 106th AFL premiership ( Brisbane Lions 10. 15 ( 75 ) d Collingwood 9. 12 ( 66 ))
** Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership ( Essendon 19. 21 ( 135 ) d Melbourne 11. 9 ( 75 ))
** The Adelaide Crows win the 102nd VFL / AFL premiership and second premiership in a row by 35 points ( Adelaide Crows 15. 15 ( 105 ) d North Melbourne 8. 22 ( 70 ))
** North Melbourne wins the 100th AFL premiership ( North Melbourne 19. 17 ( 131 ) d Sydney Swans 13. 10 ( 88 ))
** Carlton wins the 99th AFL premiership ( Carlton 21. 15 ( 141 ) d Geelong 11. 14 ( 80 ))
** The West Coast Eagles win the 98th AFL premiership ( West Coast Eagles 20. 23 ( 143 ) d Geelong 8. 15 ( 63 ))
** The West Coast Eagles win the 96th AFL premiership ( West Coast Eagles 16. 17 ( 113 ) d Geelong 12. 13 ( 85 ))
** Hawthorn wins the 95th AFL premiership ( Hawthorn 20. 19 ( 139 ) d West Coast Eagles 13. 8 ( 86 ))
** Collingwood wins the 94th AFL premiership ( Collingwood 13. 11 ( 89 ) d Essendon 5. 11 ( 41 ))
** The Brisbane Lions win the 107th AFL premiership ( Brisbane Lions 20. 14 ( 134 ) d Collingwood 12. 12 ( 84 ))
** American Football League ( 1926 ) ( a. k. a. " AFL I ")-first rival of the National Football League ( NFL ) that competed in 1926
** American Football League ( 1936 ) ( a. k. a. " AFL II ")-second rival of the NFL that competed in 1936 and 1937
** American Football League ( 1940 ) ( a. k. a. " AFL III ")-third rival of the NFL that competed in 1940 and 1941
** Informal merger talks, held as early as 1964, were rejected by the AFL when the older league wanted the Jets and Raiders relocated — to Memphis and Portland, respectively.
** The Sydney Swans win the 109th AFL Premiership, defeating West Coast Eagles 8. 10 ( 58 ) to 7. 12 ( 54 ), the club's first premiership in 72 years
** Holsworthy Tigers Junior Australian Rules Football Club, one of the local Junior AFL clubs
** Geelong kick the highest VFL / AFL score against the Brisbane Bears of 37. 17. 239

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