2015 Event Migrants in Serbia trying to enter the E.U. via Hungary attempt to break through a border gate, causing conflict with Hungarian police; Hungary has closed its border, but Serbia will send travelers to Croatia so they can then go on to northern Europe 2015 Event Hackers steal personal data for about 100,000 taxpayers after breaking into a U.S. Internal Revenue Service system that allows taxpayers to retrieve previous tax returns; the data can be used to file tax refund claims and commit identity theft 2015 Event Myanmar President Thein Sein implements a population control law requiring women to wait three years between children; critics believe the law can be used to oppress women as well as minority religion and ethnic populations in the country 2014 Event Almost 200 nations at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Peru join an emissions reduction accord requiring each nation to post its plan online in 2015; the public can then pressure noncompliant nations to keep and strengthen their commitments 2014 Event A recent study of over 11,000 people suggests that exercising three times per week can reduce depression risk by 19%, with an added risk reduction of 6% for every additional round of exercise 2014 Event Scientists Stefan Hell of Germany and Eric Betzig and William Moerner of the U.S. share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing 'super-resolved fluorescence microscopy'; the technology can be used to observe molecular activity in living cells 2014 Event The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Hiroshi Amano, Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura for developing the blue light-emitting diode (LED), which emits low-energy white light that can replace incandescents and mercury-containing fluorescents 2014 Event By court order, student athletes can now profit from commercial use of their names and images; NCAA had previously retained all revenues from such deals, but students will now have profits placed in trust funds to be received upon leaving school 2014 Event A case of bubonic plague in the Chinese province of Gansu prompts quarantines in parts of the city of Yumen; while outbreaks are rare, the disease can be contracted by contact with fleas from wild rodents 2014 Event The European Banking Authority cautions banks against accepting or trading in virtual currencies such as Bitcoin until such transactions can be regulated by the European Commission; regulators cited the risk of fraud and money laundering 2014 Event Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko initiates a 7-day cease-fire, allowing troops to defend themselves but not to attack; during the cease-fire, separatists can turn in weapons and receive amnesty; so far, rebels have rejected the offer 2014 Event Google reveals its self-driving car today; the prototype can drive 25 miles per hour and safely respond to a variety of situations; it should be road-ready sometime after 2016; Ford, Tesla and other firms are also working on self-driving technology 2014 Event Microsoft identifies a security issue in Internet Explorer that can allow hackers to take control of personal computers using the browser; the flaw affects versions 6 to 11 of the software 2014 Event 29-term U.S. Rep. John Dingell announces that he will retire at the end of his current term; the 87-year-old congressman says that his health is fine, but the hostile climate in Congress means that he can no longer do his job effectively 2014 Event Researchers report that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy can increase the risk of ADHD diagnoses as the babies mature; taking acetaminophen in the first trimester has the lowest risk at 9%, but there is a 63% likelihood of the condition in babies if the drug is taken in the last two trimesters 2014 Event The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, now the world's largest solar energy plant, opens in the Mojave Desert; the $2.2 billion plant, owned by Google, NRG Energy, and BrightSource energy, spans five square miles and can provide power to 140,000 homes 2014 Event Expansion plans for the Panama Canal are paused so Grupo Unidos por el Canal, the group behind the project, can seek more funding for the $3.2 billion project 2013 Event To avoid Obamacare penalties, today is the last day consumers in the U.S. can sign up for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2013 Event A study at New York City's Albert Einstein College of Medicine reveals that a modified version of radioimmunotherapy - the treatment for leukemia - can kill latent HIV cells 2013 Event Researchers in Vietnam completed a two-year project to use nanotechnology to produce Nano Curcumin, a substance that can help treat cancer; the substance Curcumin has a low absorption rate and does not dissolve well in water 2013 Event The World Health Organization announces that the Novel coronavirus 2012, the newly discovered coronavirus, also referred to as Saudi SARS, can be transmitted from person-to-person contact 2013 Event Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f, two planets resembling planet Earth are discovered revolving around the star Kepler-62 in the habitable zone, an area around the stars whose atmospheric pressure can suport liquid water at the surface 2013 Event A scientific study determines that common drugs taken for reducing cholesterol can prevent macular degeneration 2013 Event New findings from the University of Leicester indicate decreasing sitting time by 90 each day can result in major heath advantages, such as reducing the risk of Type 2 Diabetes 2013 Event The U.S. Army robot, BigDog from Boston Dynamics, is upgraded to include arm that can manipulate nearby objects with great force; it is able to hurl a cinderblock 15 feet 2013 Event Scientists in Illinois, announce they've developed stretchable batteries that can power a new generation of flexible electronics 2013 Event Iran releases a new Qaher-313 combat jet which they claim can evade radar detection 2013 Event Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice determines they can defer the latest inauguration of President Hugo Chavez while his cancer operation recovery continues 2012 Event The brother of Columbian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1982 Nobel Prize of Literature recipient, announces he suffers from Dementia and can no longer write 2012 Event Scientists successfully sequence the tomato genome, and announce that tastier, more pesticide-resistant tomato varieties can be engineered for use in the next five years 2012 Event U.S. scientists develop a device that can generate electricity from genetically-engineered viruses; these piezoelectric materials are a step toward the development of personal power generators 2012 Event A study finds that 90% of dropouts in Asia's major city schools suffer from myopia, or short-sightedness, with 10 - 20% having advanced, or high myopia, which can cause blindness 2011 Event Together with male and female, 'indeterminate' can now be listed as a gender on Australian passports 2011 Event Researchers reveal two studies showing the antiretroviral drugs prescribed to treat AIDS can also prevent HIV infections 2011 Event A Border Collie has reportedly learned 1022 words and can act in accordance with the citation of those words 2009 Event U.S. Scientists believe to have discovered an antibody that can miminize internal bleeding in trauma victims 2003 Death Don Gibson, songwriter/singer, I Can't Stop Loving You, dies at 75 2003 Death Barry White, man with velvet voice, ", Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe, ", dies at 58 2002 Death Signe Hasso, actress, original movie version of Heaven Can Wait, dies at 91 2002 Death Eileen Farrell, singer, Can't Help Singing: The Life of Eileen Farrell, dies at 82 2000 Death Bea Marcus, pitchwoman, famous for saying I've fallen and I can't get up!, dies at 88 1997 Death Edith Fore, pitchwoman, I've fallen and I can't get up!, dies at 81 1997 Event Mens Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1996 Event U.K. admits humans can catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease) 1995 Death Dorothy McHugh, actress (I Fallen and I Can't Get Up), dies at 87 1995 Death Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1995 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1994 Death Walter C "Dub" Taylor II, U.S. actor (You Can't Take it All), dies at 86 1994 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1993 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (CAN) 1993 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN 1992 Event Supreme Court rules fund soliciting can be banned at airports 1992 Event FCC rules companies can own 30 AM and 30 FM stations (formerly 12) 1991 Event TV show "Roc" has a gay wedding episode - Can't Help Loving that Man 1991 Death Gene Tierney, U.S. actress (Laura/Heaven can wait), dies at 70 1991 Event Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable 1991 Event A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest 1991 Event Supreme Court rules jurors can't be barred from serving due to race 1991 Event 11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane and Ghosts Can't Do It wins 1991 Event Supreme Court rules unanimously employers can't exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage fetus 1991 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1990 Event Greyhound files reoganization plan so they can be traded publically 1990 Event Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt 1990 Event Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq 1990 Event Mens Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1990 Event On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long 1989 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1988 Event WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive 1987 Birthday Aaron Carter, born in Tampa, Florida, singer, album, 'Oh Aaron' features recording with older brother Nick, recorded, 'I Just Can't Wait to Be King' for the movie, 'The Lion King' 1987 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (CAN) 1984 Event Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old "exclusionary rule"-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials 1984 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Underhill and Paul Martini (CAN) 1983 Event Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player 1983 Event Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less 1983 Event Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students 1982 Event Supreme Court rules President can't be sued for actions in office 1981 Event 1st Golden Raspberry Awards: Can't Stop the Music wins 1979 Event Supreme Court rules, 8-1, police can't randomly stop cars 1978 Event Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more 1977 Event Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released 1976 Event George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)" 1975 Event Jury can't decide on trial of Dave Forbes of Boston Bruins (1st athlete indicted for excessive violence during play) 1975 Birthday Troy Slaten, actor, Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose 1974 Death Harry Hershfield, cartoonist (Can You Top This?), dies at 89 1974 Event Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs 1974 Event "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse New York City after 1065 per 1972 Birthday Michelle Menzies, born in Barrie, Ontario, Canadian ice pairs, 1995, 96 Can champs 1972 Event "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" opens at Playhouse New York City for 1,065 performances 1972 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote 1972 Event NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall 1972 Death Maurice A Chevalier, French actor (Can Can, Gigi), dies at 83 1970 Birthday Jean-Michel Bombardier, Brantford Ont Canada, ice pairs, 1995, 96 Can 1970 Birthday Mandy Smith, England, rocker, I Just Can't Wait, wife of Bill Wyman 1970 Event Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" and "I Can Do It" 1970 Event Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years 1970 Death Ed Ford, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 72 1969 Death Jimmy McHugh, composer (Can't Give You Anything But Love), dies at 74 1969 Birthday William Jayne, actor, Mikey Randall-Parker Lewis Can't Lose 1968 Death Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31 1968 Birthday Ami Dolenz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, General Hospital, Can't Buy Me Love 1967 Event Robert Anderson's "You Know I Can't Hear You ...," premieres in New York City 1966 Death Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 1966 Event Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene" 1966 Event Supremes release "You Can't Hurry Love" 1966 Event David Bowie releases his 1st record 'Can't Help Thinking About Me' 1966 Event Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1965 Event "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in New York City for 280 performances 1965 Event Rolling Stones score their 1st #1, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" 1965 Event Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain" 1964 Birthday Rosie Perez, born in Brooklyn, actress, Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump 1964 Event Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie 1964 Event "Anyone Can Whistle" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 9 performances 1964 Event "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 9 performances 1964 Event Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks 1963 Birthday Paul Brindley, English pop bassist, Sundays, Can't Be Sure 1962 Event "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway 1962 Event "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at Shubert New York City after 300 performances 1962 Event "You Can't Judge A Book By Cover" by Bo Diddley peaks at #48 1962 Birthday Charmaine Crooks, Mandeville JAM, Can 800m runner, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1962 Event "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert New York City for 300 performances 1961 Death Moss Heart, U.S. dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 1961 Death Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84 1961 Birthday Martin Gore, rocker, Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough 1960 Birthday Rene Froger, Dutch singer, Everything Can Make a Man Happy 1960 Birthday Susan Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1960 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Vancouver won by Wagner and Paul (CAN) 1959 Birthday [Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1959 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul of CAN 1958 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Barbara Wagner/Rob Paul of CAN 1957 Birthday Ron Strykert, Australia, rock guitarist, Men At Work-Who Can it Be 1957 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul (CAN) 1957 Event Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates 1956 Birthday Patti Scialfa, singer, As Long as I Can Be, Mrs Bruce Springsteen 1956 Birthday John Cowsill, born in Newport, Rhode Island, rock drummer, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1955 Event "Can Can" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 892 performances 1955 Death Everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81 1955 Birthday Reba McEntire, born in McAlester, Oklahoma, country singer, Can't Even Get the Blues 1955 Birthday Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist, Things Can Only Get Better 1955 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Frances Dafoe and Bowden of CAN 1954 Birthday Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1954 Death Joe Laurie, Jr., comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61 1954 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN 1953 Event U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games 1953 Birthday [Toriano] Tito Jackson, singer, Jackson 5-ABC, Never Can Say Goodbye 1953 Event "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 892 performances 1953 Birthday Dave Amato, rocker for REO Speedwagon, Can't Fight this Feeling 1952 Birthday Paul Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock keyboardist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1951 Birthday Andy Fletcher, rocker, Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough 1951 Event Supreme Court rule "clear and present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech and can be a cause for arrest 1950 Birthday Dan Hartman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, record producer, known for "I Can Dream About You" 1950 Birthday Richard Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rocker, Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly 1950 Birthday Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1949 Event 1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains) 1948 Death Hiroshi "Can" Kikuchi, Japan (stage)writer (Tjitj kaeru), dies at 59 1948 Birthday Bill Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock guitarist/vocals, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1947 Birthday Ann Peebles, born in Missouri, singer, I Can't Stand the Rain 1947 Birthday Ronald Townson, rock singer, 5th Dimension-We Can Fly 1946 Birthday Dennis Dugan, born in Wheaton, Illinois, actor and director, Can't Buy Me Love, Howling 1946 Birthday Lee Oskar, born in Denmark, rock harmonicist, War-Why Can't We Be Friends 1944 Birthday Timmy Thomas, U.S. singer and songwriter, Why Can't We Live Together 1944 Event Navy says black women can join WAVES 1943 Birthday Billy Swan, Cape Giradeau, Louisiana, rocker, I Can Help 1943 Event Tin Can Drive Day 1942 Birthday Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization 1942 Event Baseball decides that players in military can't play when on furlough 1942 Birthday Frank Bonner, Little Rock AR, actor, WKRP, Hoax, You Can't Hurry Love 1940 Birthday Johnny Nash, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, I Can See Clearly Now 1940 Event Hassett's second 122 of the game for Vic can't stop a NSW win 1938 Birthday Jackie Liebesit, rocker, Can 1937 Birthday Irmin Schmidt, rocker, Can 1937 Birthday Bill Lawry, cricketer, dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit 1937 Birthday Dyan Cannon, born in Tacoma, Washington, Mrs. Cary Grant, actress, 'Heaven Can Wait' 1935 Birthday Chuck Barksdale, U.S. singer, Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow 1934 Birthday Wink Martindale, Jackson, Tennessee, TV host, Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This 1934 Birthday Gene Allison, U.S. R&B-singer, You Can Make It If You Try 1934 Birthday Jimmy Holiday, U.S. singer, How Can I Forget 1934 Birthday Tammy Grimes, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Can't Stop the Music 1933 Event Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds 1931 Event France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics 1930 Event Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" 1928 Birthday Don Gibson, born in Shelby, North Carolina, singer/writer, I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me 1927 Event NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants 1926 Birthday Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1925 Birthday Warren G. Bennis, born in New York City, New York, scholar, author, Leadership Studies pioneer, studied group behavior at MIT, prompting interest in the then-nonexistent field of leadership, published 'Revisionist Theory of Leadership', 1961, stating that humanistic, democratic-style leaders can best manage change in the leadership environment 1920 Event New York Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly 1918 Event Bela Can forms Hungarian Communist Party 1914 Birthday Laurie Lee, male poet and author, I Can't Stay Long 1911 Birthday Simone Simon, born in France, actress, All Money Can Buy, Ladies in Love 1910 Birthday John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1904 Birthday Gerhard Herzberg, Can, physicist, molecular structure-Nobel 1971 1904 Birthday Moss Hart, born in Bronx, New York, playwright, You Can't Take it With You, Act 1 1904 Birthday Jean Gabin, Alexis Moncorge, actor, Stormy Waters, French Can Can 1900 Event George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London 1899 Event Carnation processes its 1st can of evaporated milk 1897 Birthday Walter Pidgeon, New Brunswick Can, actor, Mrs Miniver, Madame Curie 1889 Birthday Edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor, You Can't Escape Forever 1888 Birthday Hiroshi "Can" Kikuchi, Japanese stagewriter, Tjitj Kaeru 1885 Birthday Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist, Can You Top This? 1883 Event U.S. Supreme Court decides Native Americans can't be Americans 1871 Event 3rd Enforcement Act (President can suspend writ of habeas corpus) 1866 Event J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener 1858 Event Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people 1849 Event Lincoln says "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and of people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time" 1848 Event Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner 1843 Event Vincenzo Soliva decrees no Jew can live outside of ghetto in Italy 1821 Birthday Nikolai Nekrasov, Russ, poet/journalist, Who Can be Happy in Russia? 1797 Event Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil! 1794 Event New York City formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect New York City from British 1787 Event Ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop
