* 1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.

After receiving the Austrian letter, Serbia arrested Major Voja Tankosić ( a member of the Black Hand committee who had been pointed out by the assassins ) but then promptly released him and returned him to his unit.

Major and his government were responsible for the United Kingdom's exit from the Exchange Rate Mechanism ( ERM ) after Black Wednesday on 16 September 1992, after which his government never gained a lead in the opinion polls.

After the release of Black Wednesday government documents, it became apparent that Major came very close to stepping down from office at this point, having even prepared an unsent letter of resignation addressed to the Queen.

Major kept his economic team unchanged for seven months after Black Wednesday before he replaced Norman Lamont with Kenneth Clarke as Chancellor of the Exchequer, after months of press criticism of Lamont and disastrous defeat at a by-election in Newbury.

In February 2005, it was reported that Major and Norman Lamont delayed the release of papers on Black Wednesday under the Freedom of Information Act.

* 1921 – Acting to restore confidence in baseball after the Black Sox Scandal, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is elected as Major League Baseball's first commissioner.

Major rivers draining into Lake Ontario include the Don River ; Humber River ; Trent River ; the Cataraqui River ; the Genesee River ; the Oswego River ; the Black River ; and the Salmon River.

Luthor even attempted to send a team of heroes after them under the leadership of Captain Atom-the team consisting of Major Force, Black Lightning, Power Girl, Starfire, Katana and Green Lantern, but this plan failed when Katana and Power Girl quickly sided with Superman and Batman and Major Force was apparently killed, Power Girl noting that Luthor had assumed in his arrogance that the heroes would obey him simply because he was President.

The episode was called ' Major Effects ', and was aired to coincide with the release of Disney's ' The Black Hole ' in 1979.

* April 15 – Isaiah Stillman, U. S. Army Major in the Black Hawk War ( b. 1793 )

* September 30 – Outside Berlin, Major Ernst von Buchrucker, the leader of the Black Reichswehr attempts a putsch by seizing several forts.

Major watersheds: Black River, Budd / Deschutes, Chehalis River, Eld Inlet, Henderson Inlet, Nisqually River, Skookumchuck River, Totten Inlet and West Capitol Forest.

In May 1993, seven months after the impact of ' Black Wednesday ' had terminally damaged Norman Lamont's credibility as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Major forced Lamont to resign and appointed Clarke in his place.

Major General Samuel Holden Parsons, commander in the Continental Army under Gen. Israel Putnam, later chief judge of the Northwest Territory, lived on Black Rock Turnpike.

Major facilities include a Solo Cup Company plant, CareFirst, T. Rowe Price, Lion Brothers, The Baltimore Life Companies, Black & Decker, and the Baltimore Ravens team headquarters facility.

Major ancestry groups reported by Hope Mills residents include Black or African American-18 %, German-13 %, Irish-10 %, English-8 %, Scots-Irish-4 %, Italian-3 %, Scottish-3 %, Puerto Rican-3 %, French-2 %, American Indian tribes, specified-2 %, Polish-2 %, Mexican-2 %, European-1 %, Other Hispanic or Latino-1 %, Korean-1 %, Lumbee-1 %, Norwegian-1 %, West Indian ( excluding Hispanic groups )-1 %, Dutch-1 %, French Canadian-1 %, Cherokee-1 %

When the winter finally broke the residents were able to harvest tremendous amounts of shad in Black Hole Creek and in the West Branch Susquehanna River with a seine that was delivered to them by the father-in-law of Major Ten Brook, Mr. Emmons.

Major employers include Ellsworth Air Force Base, home of the 28th Bomb Wing flying the B-1B long-range bomber ; the Army National Guard based at Camp Rapid and hosting annual exercises in the Black Hills drawing troops from five to ten states ; and various federal agencies including the National Park Service, US Forest Service, and Indian Health Service.

Originally known as Reno Junction ( descendants of Major Reno from Custer's troop resided in the area ), the town was renamed " Wright " after the owner of the Long Branch Bar, Dale Wright, who agreed to sell land to Atlantic Richfield Corporation, the developer of the Black Thunder Mine, who planned to build the town to accommodate the work force that would be hired to operate the mine.

Major criminal gangs that were founded in Detroit and dominated the drug trade at various times included The Errol Flynns ( east side ), Nasty Flynns ( later the NF Bangers ) and Black Killers and the drug consortiums of the 1980s such as Young Boys Inc., Pony Down, Best Friends, Black Mafia Family and the Chambers Brothers.

Sugar Minott continued to record on his Black Roots label, Youth Promotion Label and for Major and Independent labels.

On the evening of Black Wednesday and for days after, Major contemplated resigning, drafting a statement to that effect, but wrote Lamont a note instructing him not to resign.

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Willie Stargell, Major League Baseball

* ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Willie Stargell, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Ron Guidry, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Fred Lynn, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Maury Wills, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Mark McGwire, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Orel Hershiser, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Dwight Gooden, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Tom Seaver, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Denny McLain, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Carl Yastrzemski, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Frank Robinson, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Sandy Koufax, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Sandy Koufax, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Roger Maris, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Ted Williams, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Mickey Mantle, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Willie Mays, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Lou Boudreau, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball

* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Dizzy Dean, Major League Baseball

During the season, Howard purchased a million-dollar disability insurance policy approved by the NCAA under the Exceptional Student Athlete Disability Insurance Program available to student-athletes who are projected to be chosen high in the NBA, National Football League ( NFL ), and Major League Baseball drafts.

Major awards already bestowed on Mathison include 2004 Australian Female MTB Cyclist of the Year ; 2003 Sport Industry Australia Young Female Athlete of the Year ; Australian Female Junior MTB of the Year for 2002 and 2003 ; and Queensland Cyclist of the Year for 2003.