* 1941 – Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws the only Opening Day no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball, beating the Chicago White Sox 1-0.

During the Orioles ' heyday in the 1970s, a club song, appropriately titled " Orioles Magic ", was composed, and played when the team ran out until Opening Day of 2008.

In 1960, Lane made the trade that would define his tenure in Cleveland when he dealt slugging right fielder and fan favorite Rocky Colavito to the Detroit Tigers for Harvey Kuenn just before Opening Day in.

Robinson served as player-manager and would provide a franchise highlight when he hit a pinch hit home run on Opening Day.

The Indians broke the Opening Day attendance record for Progressive Field with 43, 190 against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 5, 2012.

The demand for tickets was so great that all 81 home games were sold out before Opening Day on at least three separate occasions.

On April 4, 1999, the Rockies made history as they played their Opening Day game against the defending National League champion San Diego Padres at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico – marking the first time Major League Baseball opened the regular season outside the United States or Canada.

Pitcher Jim Umbricht died of cancer at the age of 33 just before Opening Day.

The Vikings won their first regular season game, defeating the Chicago Bears 37 – 13 on Opening Day.

The scoreboard was not even ready until the night before Opening Day.

Because of his injury, Smith let his now four-year-old son Nikko perform his traditional Opening Day backflip before the Cardinals ' first home game of the 1986 season.

From Opening Day through July 26, 2009, the Phillies wore 2008 World Champions patches on the right sleeve of their home uniforms.

Another uniform controversy arose in 1994 when the Phillies introduced blue caps on Opening Day which were to be worn for home day games only.

President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the ceremonial first ball on Opening Day, 1916

William Howard Taft started the tradition of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in 1910 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D. C., on the Washington Senators ' Opening Day.

Every president since Taft, except for Jimmy Carter, threw out at least one ceremonial first ball or pitch for Opening Day, the All-Star Game, or the World Series, usually with much fanfare.

2011 began on a dark note when Giants fan Bryan Stow was critically injured after being attacked by Dodgers fans in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on Opening Day.

* The third Tuesday in September: " Prinsjesdag " ( literally " Prince's Day ") is the Dutch State Opening of Parliament when the Queen reads the " speech from the throne " (" Troonrede ").

Richard Nixon throwing Opening Day ceremonial first pitch at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | RFK Stadium on April 7, 1969 with Ted Williams ( left ) and Bob Short ( right, partially obscured by Ralph Houk ).

The raising of the American flag on Opening Day in 1923

Rose made the club, and made his major league debut on April 8, 1963 ( Opening Day ) against the Pittsburgh Pirates and drew a walk.

A California Parade, a parade in Disney's California Adventure Park that ran from Opening Day to 2002

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Previously the flag was generally only flown on public buildings on days marking the birthdays of members of the Royal Family, the wedding anniversary of the monarch, Commonwealth Day, Accession Day, Coronation Day, the Queen's Official Birthday, Remembrance Sunday and on the days of the State Opening and prorogation of Parliament.

* 1483 – Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the celebration of a Mass.

* 1959 – Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.

* 1944 – Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.

* 1853 – Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.

The Underground does not run 24 hours a day ( except at New Year and major public events – such as the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002 and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London Olympics in 2012 ) because most lines have only two tracks ( one in each direction ) and therefore need to close at night for cleaning and planned maintenance work.

* 1848 – Opening of the first German National Assembly ( Nationalversammlung ) in Frankfurt, Germany.

* 1865 – Opening of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the founding member of the HSBC Group.

* 1817 – Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason ( now Friends Hospital ) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

* 1858 – Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.

* 1871 – Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi-Bahnen on Mount Rigi.

* 1814 – Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring.

* 1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.

* 1386 – Opening of the University of Heidelberg.

* 1834 – Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.

The restrictions were tightened by the Defence of the Realm Act of August 1914, which, along with the introduction of rationing and the censorship of the press for wartime purposes, restricted pubs ' opening hours to 12 noon – 2: 30 pm and 6: 30 pm – 9: 30 pm Opening for the full licensed hours was compulsory, and closing time was equally firmly enforced by the police ; a landlord might lose his licence for infractions.

Opening to mixed reviews, the film fared reasonably well at the box office – forming speculation that a sequel may be in the works.

* 1998 – Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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* October 1 – Opening of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway in Scotland.

* December 18 – Opening of first exhibition by Der Blaue Reiter group of painters, in Munich.