2015 Event The human trafficking crisis continues in the Mediterranean, as approximately 7,000 migrants are rescued from 34 vessels intercepted over the last few days 2013 Event JPMorgan Chase tentatively settles on paying $13 billion to the U.S. Department of Justice for its role in selling bad mortgage loans to investors, which added to the Suprime mortgage crisis 2012 Event While Greece struggles to overcome its economic crisis, Antonis Samaras, leader of Greece's New Democratic party, negotiates with political rivals to form a coalition government 2012 Event Libya's National Transitional Council admits it faces a national crisis amidst and escalation of violence and militia rule 2012 Event In Lahore, Pakistan, a fake medicine crisis at a cardiology hospital leads to 112 fatalities, and rising 2011 Event After negotiations in Brussels, David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, rejects the invitation to join a European Union financial crisis accord 2011 Event In anticipation of Budget Day, students protesting against the Irish financial crisis occupy the office of Fine Gael lawmaker Anthony Lawlor 2011 Event In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigns, as an emergency government takes his place to deal with the country's economic crisis 2011 Event In the French city of Cannes, the 2011 G-20 summit commences; discussions will focus on the continuing Eurozone debt crisis 2011 Event An emergency meeting to discuss the European sovereign debt crisis is held by leaders of the European Union 2011 Event Thailand's Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, reveals it is impossible to protect Bangkok from flooding; calls the floods a 'national crisis' 2011 Event The ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe causes European and Asian stock markets to open lower 2011 Event For the second day in a row, global stock markets fall as fears of a deepening economic crisis continue 2011 Event Renewed concerns over the Eurozone debt crisis cause Asian markets to fall 2011 Event President Obama signs legislation to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, narrowly averting the debt ceiling crisis 2011 Event Following the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, Japan raises the crisis level to 7, equal to the disaster in Chernobyl 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 2010 Event In Hong Kong, 80,000 people rally in response to last week's fatal tourist coast hijacking hostage crisis in the Philippines 2010 Event A food crisis in Niger causes Nigerians to flee across the border into Nigeria 2008 Event Iceland takes control of 3 banks due to the global financial crisis 1991 Event U.S. Congress begins debate on Persian Gulf crisis 1991 Event Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva; talks fail to defuse gulf crisis 1990 Event Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in New York City 1990 Event Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories 1986 Event South Africa emergency crisis in Brabant and Limburg ends 1980 Event Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis 1980 Event ABC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline" 1979 Event ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline") 1974 Event Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis 1973 Event Greek regime calls emergency crisis due to mass protests 1972 Event President Marcos ends emergency crisis in Philippines 1972 Event British premier Heath proclaims emergency crisis due to harbor strike 1968 Event West German Parliament accepts emergency crisis law 1964 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest 1962 Event Cuban missile crisis ends, John F. Kennedy says U.S.S.R. is dismantling missile bases 1962 Event Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis 1962 Event Black Saturday - Russian nuclear missile crisis in Cuba 1962 Event Adlai Stevenson speaks at United Nations about Cuba crisis 1962 Event John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis 1962 Event Cuban missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba 1961 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack 1961 Birthday Timothy Geithner, born in Brooklyn, New York, United States Secretary of the Treasury, under President Barack Obama, served as President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, charged with directing financial crisis of December 2007 1959 Event President Somoza ends emergency crisis in Nicaragua 1959 Birthday Shelley Burch, born in Tucson, Arizona, actress, One Life to Live, Identity Crisis 1959 Event British government arrests Hastings Banda of Nyasaland, ends emergency crisis 1958 Event Ceylon emergency crisis proclaimed 1958 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria 1958 Event French government of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis 1956 Event Emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes 1956 Event French government routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis 1956 Birthday Richard Eden, actor, Brick-Santa Barbara, Solar Crisis, Robocop 1955 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Cyprus 1955 Event Great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike 1952 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya 1950 Event U.S. President Truman proclaims emergency crisis caused by communist threat 1950 Event Philippines president Quirino ends emergency crisis 1944 Birthday Hamilton Jordan, political advisor, 'Crisis - Last Days of the Carter Presidency' 1931 Event Nationally Crisis Committee forms in Hague 1931 Event Pope Pius XI encyclical On economic crisis 1925 Event State of emergency crisis in Bayern ends, NSDAP re-allowed 1917 Birthday Henderson Forsythe, Macon, Missouri, actor, Crisis at Central High 1912 Birthday Arthur Peterson, Mandan ND, actor, Major-Soap, Crisis 1910 Event 1st issue of "Crisis" published by editor W E B Du Bois 1910 Birthday Signe Hasso, actress, QB VII, Taxi 13, Black Bird, Crisis 1869 Event Tennessee Governor W. C. Brownlow declares martial law in Ku Klux Klan crisis 1776 Event Thomas Paine published his 1st "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls" 1714 Event Richard Steele publishes "Crisis," defending Hanoverian success
