2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama will seek approval from Congress to add force in the fight against ISIS militants; the current U.S. military campaign began without Congressional approval, raising concerns that Obama exceeded the limits of his authority 2014 Event The United States and allied forces end the combat mission in Afghanistan, which began in 2001 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.; about 13,000 troops will stay to train Afghan police and military forces in their fight against the Taliban 2014 Event Swedish officials release a photo of U-boat tracks along the sea floor as proof that a foreign submarine breached the nation�s waters; the search began after the military detected Russian-language distress calls and spotted an unidentified vessel 2014 Event Craig Spencer, a U.S. doctor who served with Doctors Without Borders, is now in stable condition after contracting Ebola; Spencer began showing symptoms of the virus a day after commuting to various locations around New York City 2014 Event American doctor Craig Spencer has been diagnosed with Ebola after recently returning to New York from Sierra Leone; Spencer rode the subway, went bowling, and took a taxi the day before he began displaying symptoms 2014 Event Flight schedules will return to normal at Air France by September 30th after the pilots' union agreed to end a strike that began on September 15th; negotiations to settle contested issues are still ongoing 2014 Event The New York Knicks fire coach Mike Woodson after a season in which the Knicks began as champions and ended with elimination 2013 Event The U.S. State of California is experiencing the driest year on record, and rain is not expected in the near future; San Francisco is having the driest year ever since the Gold Rush began in 1849 2013 Event As part of an effort to protect human rights, China's CPC Central Committee announces a plan to abolish its 'reeducation through labor system' which began in the 1950s 2011 Event It is determined that the 20111 E. coli O104:H4 bacterial outbreak that began in Germany in May 2011 resulted from a combination of two dangerous E. coli strains 2011 Event Thousands march in Mexico City to protest the 38,000 people who have died since the Mexican Drug War began in 2006 2011 Event Russia began searching for a missing military satellite that was launched into the wrong orbit 1995 Event "Broadway Limited" last train ride (began in 1902) 1990 Event Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate 1990 Event Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws 1989 Event Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since U.S. open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price) 1989 Event Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981 1988 Event Moscow began withdrawing its 115,000 troops in Afghanistan 1987 Event U.S. began escorting re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in Persian Gulf 1987 Event Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing 1985 Event U.S. began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti 1982 Death Hans Selye, endocrinologist, first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress, began stress research in 1926, published 7 popular books, 1,700 research papers, 15 monographs, dies in Montreal, Canada 1982 Event Israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut 1980 Event Pope John Paul II began 5 day visit to West Germany, 1979 Event CompuServe began operation as 1st computer information service 1979 Event Ted Coombs began a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City 1978 Event Sadat, Begin and Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md 1975 Event WGPR-TV Detroit, 1st Black-owned station in U.S., began broadcasting 1971 Event New York Times began publishing "Pentagon Papers" 1969 Event Expanded 4 party Vietnam peace talks began in Paris 1968 Event Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the U.S. and North Vietnam 1968 Event 1st ABA basketball championship began 1966 Event The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper" 1965 Event Airlift of refugees from Cuba to U.S. began 1963 Event Toledo, OH newspaper strike began 1963 Event Beatles began 1st British tour, supporting Tommy Roe and Chris Montez 1962 Event Cuban missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba 1961 Event 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South 1958 Event Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor 1954 Event Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began 1952 Event 1st scheduled jet airliner passenger service began with a BOAC Comet 1951 Event Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong 1949 Event USAF plane began 1st nonstop around-the-world flight 1947 Event WW II sugar rationing finally endd in U.S., began May 28, 1942 1942 Event In World War II, battle of Guadalcanal began 1942 Event Operation "Torch" began as U.S. and British forces land in French N Afr 1942 Event Women's Army Auxiliary Corps began basic training at Fort Des Moines 1942 Event Construction of the Alaska Highway began 1942 Event Battle of Java Sea began 13 U.S. warships sunk - 2 Japanese 1941 Event Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II 1940 Event Nazi Germany began walling off the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw 1940 Event Battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks 1940 Event Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces attacked by air, 114 days 1940 Event Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Muese River 1939 Event NY's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight 1938 Event GM began mass production of diesel engines 1934 Event Tunisia began its move for independence 1934 Event TWA began commercial service 1934 Event 1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Georgia 1933 Event Wiley Post began 1st solo flight around world 1933 Event Germany began mandatory sterilization of those with hereditary illness 1933 Event Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days" 1933 Event Mutiny on "7 Provinces" ends (began Feb 4th), 23 killed 1930 Event 1st scheduled transcontinental air service began 1930 Event 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay 1925 Event NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began 1923 Birthday Dika Newlin, born in Portland, Oregon, composer, child prodigy, began composing music at age 7, completed high school at 12, studied with Schoenberg at University of California at Los Angeles 1922 Event BBC Radio began daily newscasts 1920 Event 1st U.S. coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting 1918 Event Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (New York Globe) 1918 Event 2nd Battle of Marne began during WW I 1914 Event World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 1914 Birthday Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman 1913 Event Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week 1907 Event Taxis 1st began running in New York City 1907 Birthday Hans Selye, born in Vienna, Austria, endocrinologist, first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress, began stress research in 1926, published 7 popular books, 1,700 research papers, 15 monographs 1904 Event Russian-Japanese war began 1900 Event 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1900 Event "The Billboard" began weekly publication 1896 Event Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece 1889 Event New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1887 Birthday Marcus Garvey, began back-to-Africa movement among U.S. blacks 1880 Event Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed (began in 1248) 1871 Event Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in SC 1865 Event Secret Service began operating under the Treasury Department 1861 Event Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Virginia 1860 Event Pony Express began between St. Joseph Missouri and Sacramento California 1853 Event Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape 1841 Event 1st continuous filibuster in U.S. Senate began, lasting until March 11 1807 Event 1st railway passenger service began in England 1806 Event Zebulon Pike began his journey to explore the Southwest 1700 Event William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation 1689 Event Russia began taxing men's beards 1656 Death Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 1642 Event Civil War in England began between Royalists and Parliament
