2015 Event Scientists announce discovery of a planet in the Kepler-452 solar system that closely resembles Earth in size and orbit; the planet, Kepler 452-b, has a diameter 60% larger than Earth's but an orbit that is 385 days, close to Earth's 365 days 2015 Event Health insurance company Aetna announces that it will pay $37 billion for Humana in a combination of stock and cash; the new company will be better positioned to compete against larger rivals such as Anthem 2014 Event The E.U. plans to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent compared to 1990 levels and increase renewables to 27 percent of all energy sources; environmentalists claim larger targets are needed 2014 Event Apple announced the Apple Watch, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus; the phones will be larger than previous models and have an improved camera; all three devices use Near Field Communication (NFC) to allow instant payments in stores without credit cards 2014 Event Apple Inc. forecasts greater demand for its new iPhone6 models than for the iPhone 5S and 5C; in response to consumer demand, the new phones will have larger screens 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale strikes 58 miles northwest of Iquique, Chile; though larger than the 6.7 quake on March 16th, scientists expect an even stronger quake in this region in the future 2013 Event A near-earth asteroid, called 99942 Apophis, passes close to Earth; astronomers in Europe estimate 99942 Apophis is larger than previously thought 2011 Event The moon appears 30% brighter and 14% larger than at its furthest point; it reaches its closest point to Earth since 1993 1970 Event New York City transit fare rises from 20 cents to 30 cents, new larger tokens used 1955 Birthday Mark Mitchell, actor, Larger than Life, Lift Off, Ground Zero 1915 Event Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series 1897 Event After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" 1714 Event Battle of Aland, Russian fleet overpowers larger Swedish fleet
