2015 Event Former General Muhammadu Buhari defeats incumbent Goodluck Jonathan to become the new President of Nigeria; Buhari won by over 2.5 million votes 2015 Event American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson become the first to successfully free-climb the Dawn Wall face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a climb of 3,000 feet; the men started the climb on December 27th, 2014 2014 Event Music curator and headphone maker Beats Electronics will become the latest acquisition of Apple, Inc.; Apple will pay $3 billion for the music company, started by music producer Jimmy Iovine and rap artist Dr. Dre 2014 Event Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has become interim leader of Thailand in a military coup today; the military has thrown out part of the constitution, imposed a curfew and placed media and Internet communication under its control 2014 Event Electronics manufacturer Samsung is diversifying into the pharmaceutical industry; after besting Apple in the smartphone market, Samsung has now set a goal to become the leader in the growing biotechnology sector 2014 Event Oscar-winning film 'Frozen' beats 'Toy Story 3' over the weekend to become the highest-earning animated movie in history 2014 Event Royal Caribbean's cruise liner, Explorer of the Seas, returns to port after 700 of its 3,050 passengers become ill with gastroenteritis; the illness is suspected to be the Novovirus, a variant strain of the species Norwalk virus 2013 Event U.S. automaker General Motors appoints Mary Barra CEO; she becomes the first female to become CEO of an automative company 2013 Event Janet Napolitano, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, announces she will resign from her position to become the President of the University of California 2013 Event Alfred Xuereb, an Honorary Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, is selected by Pope Francis' to become his first private secretary 2013 Event In Greenland, the Siumut party wins the parliamentary election, setting up Aleqa Hammond to become the country's first female Prime Minister 2013 Event U.S. Senator John Kerry is confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the next U.S. Secretary of State 2012 Event All members of the Commonwealth of Nations, who have the British Monarch as their head of state, agree to the Succession of the Crown Bill, enabling a female child, for the first time, to become monarch 2012 Event Britain's MP Nadine Dorries is suspended from the Conservative Party after deciding to become the first politician to appear on a reality TV series 2012 Event Publishers Penguin and Random House merge to become Penguin Random House, the largest publisher in the world 2012 Event A University of Nebraska-Lincoln communication specialist predicts that future use of unmanned aerial vehicles in journalism will become widespread 2012 Event Jamaica's new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announces the country will become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state 2011 Event In Belgium, Parti Socialiste leader Elio di Rupo is set to become Prime Minister, pending approval by the parties' conventions and definition of the cabinet makeup 2011 Event The Northern Lights become visible over much of North America due to a coronal mass ejection 2011 Event Exiled Tibetans are banned from celebrating the Dalai Lama's birthday; Nepalese authorities fear the gatherings would become anti-Chinese 2011 Event In Singapore, two cabinet ministers, George Yeo and Li Hwee Hua, become the highest ranking ministers to be unseated in a general election since 1963 2010 Event A free trade accord between India and Malaysia is announced; it would become effective July 2011 2010 Event In volume, BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill has overtaken Ixtoc I to become the worst oceanic oil spill in U.S. recorded history 1997 Event Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games 1997 Event NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes 1996 Event NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes 1996 Event Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season 1995 Event Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds) 1995 Event Dodgers leading 2-1 in 9th forfeit game to Cards, fans become unruly 1995 Event CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans 1994 Event Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle) 1993 Event YokoZuna beats Hulk Hogan to become WWF champ 1992 Event Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2) 1992 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett gets 4 hits to become 18th to get 3,000 hits 1992 Event Rowdy Roddy Piper beats Mountie to become WWF Intercontinental Champ 1991 Event Hulk Hogan defeats Undertaker to become 4th time WWF champion 1991 Event Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ 1991 Event Subhana, becomes 1st Australian woman to become a Zen teacher 1991 Event Territories of Amapa and Roraima become states in Brazil 1991 Event Latvia and Estonia vote to become independent of the U.S.S.R. 1991 Event WLAF's New York Knights become NY-New Jersey Knights 1991 Event Valentin Pavlov become new premier of U.S.S.R. 1990 Event Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend 1990 Event East Germany and West Germany merge to become Germany 1990 Event Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning 1990 Event Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0 1990 Event Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ 1990 Event Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ 1989 Event Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in U.S.S.R., win 4-2 1989 Event George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose become CEO of Texas Rangers 1989 Event Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's 2nd all time scorer 1987 Event Allan Border scores 205 vs. New Zealand to become Australia's top rungetter 1986 Event IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992 1985 Event Largest swearing-in ceremony, 38,648 immigrants become U.S. citizens 1985 Event Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ 1984 Event British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships 1984 Event Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ 1983 Event "A Chorus Line" 3,389 performance to become longest running Bdwy show 1983 Event Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ 1982 Event KHJ (LA) and KFRC (SF) become 2nd and 3rd stereo AM stations 1982 Event Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season 1982 Event ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) and ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th and 6th ABC radio network 1981 Event Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance Alonzo Stagg and become college football's winningest coach 1981 Event Reds become last team to sign a free agent (Larry Biitner) 1979 Event Marshall Islands (in Pacific) become self-governing 1978 Event Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans 1978 Event On Old Timer's Day, New York Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as New York Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become General Manager 1978 Event Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ 1977 Event Billy Graham beats Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore, to become WWF champ 1977 Event Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1975 Event Terry Funk beats Jack Brisco in Miami Beach, to become NWA champ 1975 Event Nick Bockwinkle beats Verne Gagne in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1975 Event Rick and Paul Reuschel become 1st brothers to pitch a combined shut out 1974 Event Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ 1974 Event Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ 1974 Event Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day 1973 Event Bruno Sammartino beats Stan Stasiak in New York, to become WWF champ 1973 Event Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ 1973 Event John Adams and his drum - become a right-field fixture in Cleveland Stadium 1973 Event Jack Brisco beats Harley Race in Houston, to become NWA champ 1973 Event Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ 1973 Event Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th - 9th members of Common Market 1972 Event Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) 1972 Event Astronauts Cernan and Harrison become 11th and 12th on Moon 1972 Event Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become separate states of Indian union 1971 Event Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become 1st in Salyut 1 space station 1971 Event Boston Patriots become New England Patriots 1971 Event Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ 1971 Event Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote to become dictator of Uganda 1971 Event Ivan Koloff beats Bruno Sammartino in New York, to become WWF champ 1969 Event Apollo 12's Conrad and Bean become 3rd and 4th humans on Moon 1969 Event Dorey Funk, Jr. beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champ 1968 Event Borman, Lovell and Anders become 1st men to orbit Moon 1968 Event Maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic 1968 Event Verne Gagne beats Dick Beyers (Dr. X) in Minn, to become NWA champ 1968 Event Dick Beyers (Dr. X) beats Verne Gagne, to become NWA champ 1968 Event Montreal Expos officially become a member of NL 1968 Event New Jersey Americans moved to Comack and become New York Nets (ABA) 1967 Event Antigua and St. Christopher-Nevis become associated states of UK 1967 Event Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1966 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1966 Event Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1966 Event NFL and AFL announce plans to become NFC and AFC in 1970 1966 Event Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become NWA champ 1965 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ 1965 Event Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher 1965 Event The Crusher beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1965 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1965 Event Igor Vodic beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1964 Event EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who 1964 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1964 Event Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1964 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1963 Event Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1963 Event Crusher beats Verne Gagne in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1963 Event Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo, to become NWA champ 1963 Event Fritz Von Erich beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1963 Event Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1963 Event Crusher Lisowski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1963 Event Bruno Sammartino beats Buddy Rogers in New York, to become WWF champ 1963 Event AFL's New York Titan's become the New York Jets 1963 Event AFL's Dallas Texans become Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Event Verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ 1962 Event Rwanda and Burundi become independent 1962 Event Jamaica signs agreement to become independent 1962 Event Mister M (Dr. X) beats Verne Gagne in Minn, to become NWA champ 1961 Event Outer Mongolia and Mauritania become 102nd and 103rd members of UN 1961 Event 1st movie to become a TV series - How to Marry a Millionaire 1961 Event Verne Gagne beats Gene Kiniski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1961 Event Wallis and Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory 1961 Event Gene Kiniski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1961 Event Buddy Rogers beats Pat O'Conner in Chicago, to become NWA champ 1961 Event Douglas MacArthur declines offer to become baseball commissioner 1960 Event John F. Kennedy, Senator-D-Massachusetts, beats Vice President Richard Nixon to become the 35th U.S. president 1960 Event AL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins and announces franchises in LA and Washington D.C. for 1961 1960 Event Tamara and Irina Press (U.S.S.R.) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold 1960 Event Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1959 Event Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1959 Event Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL 1959 Event Pat O'Connor beats Dick Hutton in St. Louis, to become NWA champ 1958 Event Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within French Community 1958 Event Congo and Mauritania become autonomous members of French Community 1958 Event Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1958 Event Verne Gagne beats Edouard Carpentier in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1958 Event William Faulkner says U.S. school degenerated to become babysitters 1958 Event Dodgers officially become the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc 1957 Event Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1957 Event Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz, to become NWA wrestling champ 1956 Event Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St. Louis, to become NWA champ 1956 Event Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champ 1954 Event Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor 1953 Event St. Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc 1953 Event AL approves St. Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles 1953 Event Yankees become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship 1953 Event NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts) 1953 Event NFL's National and American conference become Eastern and Western conf 1953 Event J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club 1951 Event NBC extends to become a 61 station coast-to-coast network 1950 Event Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become Independent states in France Union 1949 Event Walter and John Huston become 1st father-and-son team to win 1948 Event Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ 1948 Event 6 female reservists become 1st women sworn into regular U.S. Navy 1947 Event Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Event Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Event Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ 1946 Event French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion become overseas depts 1943 Event New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series 1942 Event Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1942 Event Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ 1942 Event General Doug MacArthur arrives in Australia to become supreme commander 1942 Event Bill Longson beats Managoff and Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champ 1941 Event Nazibezetters oblige artsen member to become of Artsenkamer 1941 Event Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1941 Event Bronko Nagurski beats Ray Steele in Minn, to become wrestling champ 1940 Event Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane 1940 Event Ray Steele beats B. Nagurski in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1939 Event Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1939 Event Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1938 Event Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1937 Event Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1936 Event Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy become overnight success on radio 1936 Event Everett Marshall beats Ali Baba in Columbus, to become wrestling champ 1935 Event Danno O'Mahoney beats Ed George in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1935 Event Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1934 Event NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions 1934 Event U.S. declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945 1933 Event Rudolf Hess and Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler government 1932 Event Shaft and Thyssen demand Hitler become German chancellor 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 1932 Event Hitler refuses Von Hindenburg's proposal to become vice-chancellor 1932 Event WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa merges with WHO to become WHO-WOC 1930 Event USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine 1929 Event Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town 1929 Event Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan) 1929 Event New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers 1928 Event New York Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series 1928 Event Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland to become 1st woman (passenger) to fly Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz) 1927 Event NHL's Toronto St. Patricks become Maple Leafs 1925 Event Uzbekistan and Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics 1924 Event New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series 1923 Event New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium 1922 Event AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears 1921 Event NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10 1915 Event Boston Braves start move from last place to become world series champs 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 1908 Event Anna Jeanes bequeaths $1,000,000 to Swarthmore to become all female 1905 Event Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces 1899 Death Giovanni Segantini, Italian painter (Become his fare), dies 1891 Event Harriet Maxwell Converse is 1st white woman to become an Indian chief 1876 Event Bananas become popular in U.S., at Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia 1869 Event Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team 1867 Event Singapore, Penang and Malakka become British crown colonies 1866 Event Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada 1861 Event New York City mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N and S 1826 Event USS Vincennes leaves New York to become 1st warship to circumnavigate globe 1787 Event Ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop 1703 Event Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant 1652 Event Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki 1598 Event Arch duke Albrecht and Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands 1548 Event Emperor Charles V orders Catholics to become Lutherans 1494 Event Family de' Medici become rulers of Florence 1086 Event English barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier
