* 1954 – South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.

In 1973, the designated hitter ( DH ) rule was adopted by the American League, while in the National League pitchers still bat for themselves to this day.

The DH rule now constitutes the primary difference between the two leagues.

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Airco DH. 2 " pusher " scout

An alternative was to build a " pusher " scout such as the Airco DH. 2, with the propeller mounted behind the pilot.

* DH Krahn Gin-Made in Northern California.

The only position that the Braves wanted Aaron to play was as the designated hitter because the game was held in an American League park ; at that time, however, the National League prohibited use of the DH even in scrimmages.

Froemming ignored the rule, allowing Aaron to be the DH for the Braves.

The cough preparation Codiclear DH is the purest commercial US hydrocodone item, containing guaifenesin and small amounts of ethanol as active ingredients.

The cough preparation Codiclear DH is the purest US hydrocodone item, containing guaifenesin and small amounts of ethanol as active ingredients.

* 1954 – BOAC Flight 781 A de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 1 explodes into the Tyrrhenian Sea killing 35 people.

Auxiliary heat is often provided early in the schedule where the heat required may exceed the heat generated by the DH unit.

With the Brewers having joined the National League, it was now necessary for their pitchers to take batting practice, because the NL has a no DH rule.

The Tigers were managed by Sparky Anderson and featured shortstop and native San Diegan Alan Trammell and outfielder Kirk Gibson, along with Lance Parrish and DH Darrell Evans.

** The first midair collision occurs, between a Daimler Airway de Havilland DH. 18 and a Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens Farman Goliath over Poix-de-Picardie, Amiens, France.

Fitted with a developed version of this gear, the M. 5 became the Fokker Eindecker which, due to its revolutionary armament, became one of the most feared aircraft over the western front, its introduction leading to a period of German air superiority known as the Fokker Scourge until the balance was restored by aircraft such as the Nieuport 11 and Airco DH. 2.

* On June 11, 1988, New York Yankees manager Billy Martin made the unusual choice to insert a starting pitcher into the DH slot, Rick Rhoden, who was known as a superior hitting pitcher.

A prime example is John Stevenson Stubbs, an Airco DH. 9 bomber pilot credited with 11 aerial victories, including one over a German observation balloon.

* November 11 – United States Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot and Gunnery Sergeant Robert Guy Robinson become the first U. S. Marine Corps aviators to receive the Medal of Honor, for an action in an Airco DH. 4 against German fighters over Belgium on October 14, 1918.

* June 24 – In Macau, Portuguese Commander Brito Pais and Captain Sarmento de Beires give up on their eastbound attempt to circumnavigate the world in the de Havilland DH. 9A Patria II after covering 11, 000 miles ( 17, 713 km ) from Lisbon.

* March 11 – Flight Lieutenant David Cyster arrives in Darwin, Australia, completing a 32-day, 9, 000-mile ( 14, 493-km ) flight from England in the de Havilland DH. 82a Tiger Moth G-ANRF to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bert Hinklers first solo England-to-Australia flight in 1928.

On May 11, 2005, the first official English translation was released under DH Press, translated by Kevin Leahy.

On May 14, Chiefs DH Michael Aubrey went 4 for 4 ( all hits home runs ) in an 11 – 0 victory over the Durham Bulls, becoming only the second player in team history to hit four home runs in a game ( Gene Locklear hit four home runs in one game on July 14, 1977 ).

In 2011, Young batted. 338 ( 3rd in the American League ) with 11 home runs, primarily splitting his time between DH ( 69 games ), third base ( 40 games ), and first base ( 36 games ).

Felix became the first American League pitcher to hit a grand slam since Cleveland's Steve Dunning hit one on May 11,, and was the first to do so since interleague play and the DH rule began.

Lane served as the DH in the game, going 3-6 with a ninth inning grand slam setting a CWS record with 11 hits overall, and led the tournament with a. 417 batting average.

* Historic aircraft flown: de Havilland DH. 9, Avro Avian IVM, Westland Wapiti III, Airspeed Oxford, de Havilland Tiger Moth, North American Harvard

* DH. 16 ( 1919 ) – Variant of DH. 9A with cabin for four passengers.

On being demobilised in England, in early 1919, he joined Tasmanian Cyril Maddocks, to form Kingsford Smith, Maddocks Aeros Ltd., flying a joy-riding service mainly in the North of England, during the summer of 1919, initially using surplus DH. 6 trainers, then surplus B. E. 2s.

The First World War ended before it became operational, as the DH. 9s were not delivered until October 1918, so 120 Squadron spent late 1918 and 1919 flying communication and mail flights in Western Europe until it was disbanded late in 1919.

One notable incident occurred on 30 July 1919, when, during an attack by C Flight DH. 9s on Bolshevik gunboats at Tcherni-Yar, the DH. 9 flown by William Elliott was shot down.

Slots were first developed by Handley-Page in 1919, and the first aircraft to fly with them was the experimental H. P. 17-a modified Airco DH. 9A.

* No. 144 Squadron RAF detachment ( 1919 ) de Havilland DH. 9

Two prototypes only built ; formed basis for later DH. 10 design

* DH. 10 Amiens ( 1918 ) – Two-engine biplane bomber.

In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6. 10, an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter ( abbreviated DH ), to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would otherwise come to home plate, rather than letting the pitcher bat.

DH at the MLB level may be used for the pitcher only as stated in Rule 6. 10.

* Pitcher Mark Langston pinch-ran for designated hitter Hubie Brooks in the top of the 9th inning, scored on a single, and then was in the remainder of the extra-inning game as the DH finishing with two strikeouts in a game at the Chicago White Sox on June 10, 1992.

* June 5-C. W. A. Scott breaks the record for the fastest solo flight from Australia to England, flying the from Wyndham, Australia to Lympne, England from May 26 to June 5, in 10 days 23 hours piloting a DH. 60 Moth ( Gipsy II ).

** The Royal Air Forces " Z Unit " – the first self-contained air unit dedicated to " aerial policing ," the use of independent air power to suppress colonial rebellions – begins operations in British Somaliland against the Dervish State of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan ( the " Mad Mullah ") using 10 Airco DH. 9s.

* July 31 – A Royal Air Force bombing raid over Germany by 12 Airco DH. 9s suffers the loss of 10 aircraft shot down.

* March 4 – Airco DH. 10

* January 10 – Airco DH. 4s of the Royal Air Forces No. 2 ( Communications ) Squadron are converted for transporting passengers and mail between London and Paris, in support of the Versailles Peace Conference.

In 126 games with the White Sox, he played on third base, first base, shortstop and outfield ( eventually was DH and relief pitcher ), batting. 245 with 10 homers and 45 RBI.

Aircraft participating were BFW M. 23c ( 10 ), BFW M. 23b ( 1 ), Klemm L. 25 ( 4 ), Klemm L. 25E ( 3 ), Klemm L 26 ( 2 ), Klemm VL 25 ( 1 ), Junkers A50 ( 3 ), Arado L II ( 4 ), Albatros L 100 ( 1 ), Albatros L 101 ( 1 ), Darmstadt D-18 ( 1 ), de Havilland DH. 60G Gipsy Moth ( 6 ), Avro Avian ( 1 ), Spartan Arrow ( 1 ), Monocoupe 110 ( 1 ), RWD-2 ( 3 ), RWD-4 ( 3 ), PZL. 5 ( 2 ), PWS-50 ( 1 ), PWS-51 ( 1 ), PWS-52 ( 1 ), PWS-8 ( 1 ), Caudron C. 193 ( 3 ), Caudron C. 232 ( 1 ), Peyret-Mauboussin PM XI ( 1 ), Saint Hubert G1 ( 1 ), Breda Ba. 15S ( 1 ), CASA C-1 ( 1 ).

The 12-cylinder DH ( 10, 5 liters ) of 1924 beat the world speed record on the highway, at.

* Delage DH ( 12 cyl DH, 10, 5L )

In 1917 the factory was adapted to produce De Havilland DH. 9 single-engined and DH. 10 twin-engined bombers.