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 Zhou Yongkang, China's former security chief, has been arrested on corruption charges and ousted from the Communist Party; Zhou is the highest-ranking official to be arrested in Chinese leader Xi Jinxing's campaign to reduce government corruption 2014 Event The World Health Organization reports that the rate of Ebola infection is slowing in Liberia, with hospitals now at less than full capacity; the slowdown is attributed to a campaign to educate citizens on safe burial practices 2014 Event Hillary Clinton has rented out her 2008 campaign email list to a prominent group of supporters urging her to run for President in 2016 2012 Event Former U.S. Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty resigns from Mitt Romney's Presidential campaign, planning instead to work for the Financial Services Roundtable in Washington, D.C. 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul announces he will end his campaign, but that he will still try to obtain delegates before the Republican National Convention in August 2012 Event 2012 U.S. presidential candiate, Newt Gingrich suspends his campaign for the Republican nomination 2012 Event The trial over illegal use of campaign funds by U.S. Presidential candidate John Edwards begins in North Carolina 2011 Event 2012 Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty withdraws from his campaign to win the Republican Party nomination 2011 Event In Libya's capitol of Tripoli, Muammar Gaddafi calls on NATO to stop its bombing campaign or else European homes offices and families will be targeted 2011 Event Former North Carolina Senator and U.S. Presidential Candidate John Edwards is indicted on charges of conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws 2011 Event Peruvians reclaimed 45,000 Inca artefacts taken by Yale University from Machu Picchu over a hundred years ago, finally successful in their campaign to return of 'the dignity and pride of Peru' 2011 Event Save the Children launches a campaign to help 400,000 children in Sri Lanka deal with the crisis following the worst floods in their history 2005 Event IRA issues a statement ordering the end to the armed campaign against the British 1996 Death David Michael Ifshin, British political campaign organiser, dies at 46 1994 Event European Campaign against Racism "All different, All equal" begins 1994 Event European Campaign against Racism confers in Austria 1990 Death Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1986 Event Reverend Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern 1984 Death Rosser Reeves, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby, dies 1983 Event Jesse Jackson launches his 1st campaign for presidency 1976 Event Belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals 1973 Event Senate createse Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities 1968 Event 50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign 1968 Event Robert F. Kennedy announces presidential campaign 1968 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign 1967 Event U.S. Senate censures Thomas J Dodd (D-Ct) for misusing campaign funds 1966 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. opens campaign in Chicago 1964 Event ML King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign 1963 Event American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes 1962 Event Maryland Campaign (Antietam Campaign) 1962 Event U.S. unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week 1961 Event Producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman announce expensive publicity campaign to make Sean Connery (James Bond) a star 1960 Birthday Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign 1960 Event John F. Kennedy makes missile gap the presidential campaign issue 1956 Birthday James Talent, born in Des Peres, Missouri, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Missouri, senior advisor to Mitt Romney's 2008 Presidential campaign 1956 Birthday Mark Daniel Gearan, born in Gardner, Massachusetts, campaign manager, Al Gore 1954 Event U.S. Senate admonishes Joseph Mccarthy because of slander campaign 1953 Birthday Russ Feingold, born in Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S Senator from Wisconsin, co-sponsor, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, initially, the only Senator to vote against the USA Patriot Act 1951 Event Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against GDR" 1950 Birthday Patty Murray, born in Bothell, Washington, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Washington, chairwoman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 2001 - 2003 1950 Death Charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54 1947 Event Arab terrorist campaign opens in Palestine 1942 Event Mahatma Gandhi and 50 others arrested in Bombay after passing of a "quit India" campaign by the All-India Congress 1941 Event British Prime Minister Winston Churchill launched his "V for Victory" campaign 1936 Event Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign 1934 Event In India, Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience 1933 Event 5th "extermination campaign" against communists in Nanjing China 1910 Event SDAP/NVV initiate campaign for general males/female suffrage 1910 Birthday Rosser Reeves, born in Danville, Virginia, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby 1906 Birthday Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1891 Birthday Erwin Rommel, German Field Marshal, WW II-African campaign 1887 Birthday Bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall, WW II-African campaign 1865 Event Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) 1865 Event Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) 1864 Event Battle of Tom's Brook-Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign is wipped by Custer and Merrit's cavalry divisions 1864 Event Grant approves Sheridan's plan for Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1864 Event Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign 1864 Event Skirmish at Marksville (Avoyelles) (Red River Campaign) 1864 Event Atlanta Campaign: Sever fighting near Dalton 1864 Event Campaign in Northern Georgia - Chattanooga Georgia to Atlanta GA 1864 Event Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) 1864 Event Red River campaign LA 1864 Event Miridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek and Wyatt, Mississippi 1863 Event Skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign) 1863 Event Skirmish at Catlett's Station, Virginia (Bristoe Campaign) 1863 Event Chickamauga campaign GA 1863 Event Battle of Little Rock AK and Start of Chattanooga campaign 1863 Event Cavalry action near Brandy Station-End of Gettysburg Campaign 1863 Event Tullahoma campaign, Tennessee 1863 Event Battle of Champion's Hill, MS-bloodiest action of Vicksburg Campaign 1862 Event Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell Va 1862 Event U.S. begins Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond 1862 Event Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA 1862 Event Battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign 1862 Event Ulysses S. Grant begins military campaign in Mississippi 1861 Event Western Virginia campaign 1831 Death Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51 1831 Event Ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium 1797 Birthday W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, 10 day campaign 1795 Birthday Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, 10 day campaign 1311 Event General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India
