2015 Event Animal rights activists lose a case to free two chimpanzees being held for research purposes; the activists argued that the animals are highly intelligent and should be treated as humans with similar legal rights 2015 Event Jeffrey Webb pleads not guilty to bribery charges in the FIFA corruption case brought against 14 former officials; Webb is the first to be extradited to the U.S. to face the charges 2015 Event Venture capital company Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has successfully defended itself in a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by former junior partner Ellen Pao; the case was monitored by Silicon Valley firms, which tend to be male-dominated 2014 Event Scottish health officials report the nation's first case of Ebola after diagnosing a health care worker returning from Sierra Leone; the worker did not manifest symptoms until her arrival in Scotland and is currently in stable condition 2014 Event A total of 111 people have been identified as having had contact with an Ebola-infected 2-year-old girl before her death in Mali, raising concerns of a potential new epidemic; the girl was the first confirmed Ebola case in the nation 2014 Event A 2-year-old girl is the first case of Ebola in Mali; the girl was brought to the country from Guinea after her mother's death 2014 Event An independence referendum for the Spanish region of Catalonia has been cancelled after the nation's constitutional court accepted the case for legal decision, effectively suspending the move until a ruling is given 2014 Event A Liberian man has been identified as the first U.S. case of Ebola; the man was initially misdiagnosed at a hospital in Dallas, Texas, but the virus was found after he was hospitalized for his worsening condition 2014 Event A 21-year-old man is the first reported case of Ebola in Senegal; the man had recent contact with Ebola victims from Guinea 2014 Event U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder flies to Ferguson, MO to inform residents that the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown will be investigated by the federal government; a separate county-appointed grand jury has already begun reviewing the case 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 Rebekah Brooks has been declared not guilty, and Editor Andy Coulson has been pronounced guilty in the 'News of the World' phone hacking case 2014 Event Prominent Chinese legal activist, Xu Zhiyong, is sentenced to four years in prison; convicted of 'gathering a crowd to disturb public order,' the case is seen as evidence that Communist Party leaders wish to expunge any challenges to the power or leadership 2014 Event A day before the U.S. Senate will vote on extending emergency unemployment benefits, Gene Sperling, Director of the White House National Economic Council publicly promoted the case for extending benefits 2013 Event In the case of AEG Live v. Michael Jackson Estate, the court determines that AEG live is not guilty of negligence for hiring Michael Jackson physician Conrad Murray 2013 Event Investigators on the case of the October 2012 Kunsthal gallery theft of paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Monet, discover paint, canvas and nails in the oven of a woman whose son has been charged with the crime 2013 Event Defendant George Zimmerman is found not guilty in the case regarding the fatal shooting of Treyvon Martin 2013 Event Reports that Pope John Paul II will be canonized are confirmed as his case awaits approval from Pope Francis, and confirmation of an alleged second miracle from the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints 2013 Event In the state of California, the 2008 Proposition 8 ballot measure is upheld in an appeals case, allowing same-sex marriage to continue 2013 Event The first human case of the H6N1 virus is discovered in Taiwan 2013 Event The first case of the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome conavirus is announced in Italy 2013 Event 'Panorama,' a BBC documentary series airing unseen footage from the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, casts doubt on medical evidence provided from testimony in the case 2013 Event After pleading guilty to a U.S. case of tax evasion, Wegelin and Co., the oldest bank in Switzerland, closes; the bank faces a fine of $57.8 million 2012 Event After a case of mad cow disease is reported in South Korea, retailers cease selling U.S. beef 2011 Event According to the U.S. Department of Energy, 2010 greenhouse gas levels are higher than a worst case scenario set by climate experts in 2007 1999 Event Senate acquits President Clinton of lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewinski case 1999 Event Senate begins to try President Clinton on lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewisnky case 1998 Event Linda Tripp begins to testify before a grand jury about the Lewinsky case 1998 Event Federal rules that the Secret Service must testify in the Lewinsky case 1998 Event Federal court rules President Clinton does not have executive privilege in the Lewinsky case so he must testify 1998 Event Paula Jones' sexual harassment case against President Bill Clinton is thrown out of court 1993 Event Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th 1992 Event 4 cops in Rodney King beating case indicted on civil rights charge 1992 Event Jury deliberations begin in Noriega case 1992 Event Last defendant in St. John sex assault case sentenced to 3 years prob 1992 Event Jury selection begins in the Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King case 1992 Death Irving R Kaufman, federal judge (Rosenberg Case), dies at 81 1991 Event U.S. Supreme Court begins to hear Joseph Doherty case 1991 Event U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Joseph Doherty case 1990 Event Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later 1990 Event New York court of appeals ends 2 year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case 1989 Event In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury 1989 Event 1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex 1988 Event New York City 1st case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (9 year old Bronx boy) 1988 Event Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case 1988 Event System Enhancement Assoc settles case with PKware (ARC vs PKARC) 1988 Event Women sentenced to 90 years in 1st product tampering murder case 1987 Event Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack, New Jersey 1986 Death Allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51 1984 Event 1st documented case of a robot killing a human in U.S. 1984 Event TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV 1982 Death Clifford P. Case, Senator-R-New Jersey 1955 - 1979, Representative-R-New Jersey 1945 - 1953 1982 Event Aust-WI one-day game that produced a Privy Council libel case 1981 Event 12-bottle case of 1979 Napamedoc Cabernet wine auctioned for $24,000 1979 Event "Bad Case Of Loving You" by Robert Palmer peaks at #14 1976 Death Nelson Case, TV host (Trash or Treasure), dies at 66 1972 Birthday Stoney Case, NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals 1972 Event U.S. Supreme Court, 5-3, confirms lower court rulings in Curt Flood case, upholding baseball's exemption from antitrust laws 1971 Death Terence De Marney, actor (Case Thomas-Johnny Ringo), dies at 62 1971 Birthday Sharon Case, Det, Michigan, actress, Sharon Collins-Young and Restless 1970 Birthday Neko Case, American Musician 1968 Event 1st U.S. case of space motion sickness 1966 Birthday Paula Jones, born in Lonoke, Arkansas, sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment, case was dismissed but while on appeal Clinton paid Jones $850,000 1966 Event Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again 1964 Death Russ Case, orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at 52 1963 Event 3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die 1962 Birthday Scott Case, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys 1961 Event 1st case of motion sickness in space reported 1958 Birthday Steve Case, born in McLean, Virginia, co-founder and chief executive officer of America Online, AOL, founder of Revolution LLC holding, chairman of the Case Foundation 1957 Event B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of U.S.S.R. attack 1955 Event President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war 1954 Birthday Karen Anne Quinlan, born in New Jersey, famous comatose patient, right to die case 1953 Birthday Marcia Clark, Kleks, born in Berkeley, California, LA DA, OJ Simpson Case 1952 Birthday Ed Case, born in Hilo, Hawaii, politician, Democratic party, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district 1945 Birthday Alton Maddox, New York black activist/attorney, Tawana Brawley case 1945 Death Roland Freisler, German Nazi judge (July 20th plotter case), dies 1933 Birthday F Lee Bailey, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, attorney, Sam Shepard case, OJ case 1928 Event Alfred Hitchcock's 1st film, "Case Of Jonathan Drew," is released 1915 Birthday Lona Andre, actress, Case of Baby Sitter 1912 Birthday Russ Case, born in Hamburg, Iowa, orchestra leader, Julius La Rosa Show 1911 Event British premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany 1911 Event Generals Henry Wilson/Auguste Dubail sign plan for British Expeditionary army in case of war with Germany 1910 Birthday Nelson Case, born in Long Beach, California, TV host, Trash or Treasure 1909 Birthday Terence De Marney, born in England, actor, Case Thomas-Johnny Ringo 1909 Birthday Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress, Paradine Case, 7th Veil 1904 Birthday Clifford P. Case, born in Franklin Park, New Jersey, Senator-R-New Jersey 1955 - 1979, Representative-R-New Jersey 1945 - 1953 1899 Event 1st case of plague on Oahu, Hawaii 1895 Event Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1888 Birthday S S Van Dine, William Huntingdon Wright, author, Canary Murder Case 1887 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" 1881 Event Holmes and Watson begin "A Study in Scarlet," 1st case together 1875 Birthday Emma Dunn, actress, Dr. Monica, Dr. Kildare's Strange Case, Hideaway 1656 Event All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her)
