2015 Event The four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta have been put on display at the British Library in London; access is limited to scholars and to 1,215 viewers from all over the world who were selected by lottery 2014 Event In the U.S., today's Mega Millions multistate lottery drawing has two winning tickets; the $400 million jackpot is the third largest in the game's history 2013 Event In the U.S., two winners are believed to have won the Mega Millions lottery; they will share a jackpot of $636 million 2012 Event Hackers replace the homepage of the Euromillions lottery website with a passage from the Quran condemning gambling 2012 Event The Mega Millions jackpot in the U.S. reaches a world record in lottery history - $500 million dollars 2007 Event Mega Millions has the highest lottery jackpot ever, $370 million dollars 1998 Event Matt Beck, an angry lottery accountant kills 4 at Connecticut state lottery 1996 Event Record $65.2 million British lottery won by 3 people (2-3-4-13-42-44) 1991 Event 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery (#47996) 1990 Event Florida lottery goes over $100,000,000 1989 Event Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois 1984 Event 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery 1976 Birthday Keri Russell, actress, Mickey Mouse Club, Lottery, Daddy Girls 1969 Event U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II 1969 Event Lottery for Selective Service draftees bill signed by President Nixon 1940 Event Lottery for 1st U.S. WW II draftees held; #158 drawn 1st 1917 Event WW I draft lottery held; #258 is 1st drawn 1839 Event Jem Mason on Lottery wins 1st Grand National Steeplechase (Britain) 1714 Birthday Rainieri De Calzabigi, Italian's literary, 1st European Lottery 1569 Event 1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St. Paul's Cathedral
