2015 Event Over 6,000 Syrian migrants arrive in Austria after being detained in Hungary in an effort to control the recent mass wave of refugees fleeing Syria and other war-torn nations; many of the migrants plan to seek asylum in Austria and Germany 2013 Event UN inspectors arrive in Damascus to determine whether chemical weapons were used in the Syrian conflict 2012 Event Astronauts, Sunita Williams of the United States, Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Aki Hoshide of Japan, arrive at the International Space Station for a three-month long mission 2010 Event Delegates from 120 nations worldwide arrive in China for the 60th Miss World 2010 pageant 1991 Event Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured 1990 Event 52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq 1990 Event 3,500 peacekeepers arrive in Liberia 1988 Event Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for 1st visit in 21 years 1987 Event Soviet filmmakers arrive in Hollywood for an entertainment summit 1983 Event 1st U.S. cruise missiles arrive in Great Britain 1980 Event Cubans begin to arrive in U.S. from Mariel boatlift 1972 Event 2 giants pandas arrive in U.S., from China 1966 Event Beatles arrive in New York City 1965 Event Kinks arrive in New York City beginning their 1st U.S. tour 1965 Event 1st large-scale U.S. Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam 1965 Event 1st U.S. combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3,500 Marines) 1964 Event Beatles arrive in San Francisco, 2nd U.S. visit 1964 Event Beatles arrive in netherlands 1964 Event U.N. troops arrive on Cyprus 1964 Event Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st U.S. visit 1962 Event U.S. Marines arrive in Laos 1960 Event Francis Chichester arrive in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing 1944 Event Russian troops arrive at Austria-Prussia border 1944 Event Russian troops arrive in Weichsel 1944 Event 1st Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz 1943 Event Final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz 1943 Event Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa 1941 Event Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima arrive in Pearl Harbor 1940 Event French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands 1934 Event 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay 1917 Event 1st U.S. Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I 1916 Event Last British-Indian contract workers arrive in Suriname 1914 Event Arizonian is 1st vessel to arrive in San Francisco via Panama Canal 1908 Event Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across U.S. by car, they leave Los Angeles in a Packard and arrive in New York City in 32d-5h-25m 1907 Event Ellis Island, New York - 11,745 immigrants arrive 1900 Event U.S. troops arrive in Beijing, help put down Boxer Rebellion 1896 Event 1st auto (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands 1890 Event 1st 44 Javans arrive in Suriname, to work 5 year on sugar plantations 1885 Event 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii 1882 Event 14 Russian Jews of Bilu, arrive in Jaffa Palestine 1878 Event Settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel 1878 Event 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii 1856 Event Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island 1852 Event 1st Chinese arrive in Hawaii 1849 Event 1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to California 1848 Event 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF 1848 Event 1st ship load of Chinese arrive in San Francisco 1847 Event Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah 1834 Event HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin arrive in Port San Julian, Patagonia 1829 Event Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker arrive in Boston to be exhibited 1811 Event 1st U.S. colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA 1809 Event 70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine) 1803 Event 1st horses arrive in Hawaii 1788 Event English settlers arrive in Australia's Botany Bay to setup penal colony 1773 Event Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada) 1736 Event Methodists John and Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia 1733 Event James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC 1718 Event Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans, found 1716 Event 1st slaves arrive in Louisiana 1700 Event Rabbi Judah Hasid and Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem 1664 Event 4 British ships to drive Dutch out of New York, arrive in Boston 1654 Event 1st Jewish colonist arrive in U.S. (Jacob Barsimson in Manhattan) 1610 Event 1st Dutch settlers arrive, from New Jersey, to colonize Manhattan Island 1099 Event 1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem 1097 Event 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch
