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2009 Norman Borlaug, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, dies
2008 President George W. Bush signs the 700 billion dollar TARP program into law 2006 Google buys YouTube.com for $1.6 billion 2006 Warren Buffett donates $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2004 Hurricane Frances hits Florida, causing $40 billion in damage. 1998 U.S. movie box office hits record $6.24 billion for year 1998 U.S. movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days) 1998 CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years 1997 For 1st time U.S. movie box office receipts pass $6 billion 1997 Ted Turner gives $1 billion to the United Nations 1997 Dow Corning provides $295 billion to settle breast implant suits 1995 Forbes Mag announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world, worth$12.9 billion dollars 1995 Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion 1995 Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (est 15 billion light years away) 1993 Mars Observer takes 1st photo of Mars, from 5 billion km 1992 Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing 1 billion dollars worth of damage 1992 John Myhers, director/actor (Billion Dollar Hobo), dies at 70 1991 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery (#47996) 1991 General Motors announces 9 month loss of $2.2 billion 1991 U.S. forgives $2 billion in loans to Poland 1990 Matsushita purchases MCA for $6.6 billion 1990 Cost of rescuing savings and loan failures is put at up to $130 billion 1989 Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash 1989 U.S. bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 Billion street value) 1988 Phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft 1988 U.N. estimates Asia's population hits 3 billion 1988 FDIC bails out 1st Republic Bank, Dallas, with $4 billion 1988 Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank 1988 4 Billion tv-viewers watch Mandela's 70th Birthday Tribute 1987 15-years old boy hijacks KLM B737, demands $1 billion 1987 Chrysler Corp offered to buy American Motors Corp for $1 billion 1987 Japan 1st exceeds military spending cap of 1% of GNP ($23 billion) 1983 U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign $10 billion grain pact 1983 Washington Public Power Supply System defaulted $2.25 billion 1983 President Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue 1982 IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankrupcy 1982 China announces its population at 1 billion people plus 1982 AT and T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day 1981 U.S. furnish $1 billion in arms to Saudi-Arabia 1981 Iran accepts U.S. offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets 1980 Iran requests $24 billion in U.S. guarantees to free hostages 1979 Federal government makes a $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler 1979 Sid Bernstein offers $ billion for a Beatle reunion 1976 Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage, 14 die 1975 University of California reports galaxy 3C123 at 8 billion light years distance 1975 House of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill 1971 South Africa national debt hits 5.45 billion 1964 IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion 1964 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion 1962 U.N. announces Earth population has hit 3 billion 1962 U.S. stock market drops $20.8 billion in 1 day 1961 Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion 1961 Largest check issued, National Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion) 1955 Hurricane Diane kills 200 and 1st billion $ damage storm (N.E. U.S.) 1955 Hurricane Diane, following hurricane Connie floods Connecticut River killing 190 and doing $1.8 billion damage 1955 Salk polio vaccine safe and effective; 4 billion dimes marched 1951 Israel demands DM 6.2 billion compensation from Germany 1946 "Billion Dollar Baby" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 219 performances 1945 "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 219 performances 1945 Gould/Comden/Green's "Billion Dollar Baby," premieres in New York City 1938 German and Austrian Jewish suffer 1 billion Mark damage in nazi 1933 2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire 1930 U.S. tobacco industry produced 123 billion cigarettes in 1930 1914 Norman Borlaug, born in Cresco, Iowa, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1910 U.S. tobacco industry produced 9 billion cigarettes in 1910 1891 52nd Congress (1st to appropriate $1 billion) holds 1st session |
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