2015 Event The Japanese Diet enacts a defense policy allowing the nation's troops to aid allies in conflicts that also threaten Japan; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe supports the law, but it is opposed by many who wish to maintain the country's pacifist constitution 2015 Event Over 6,000 Syrian migrants arrive in Austria after being detained in Hungary in an effort to control the recent mass wave of refugees fleeing Syria and other war-torn nations; many of the migrants plan to seek asylum in Austria and Germany 2015 Event The Confederate flag is removed from the South Carolina capitol grounds after the state government enacted a law to permanently remove it; the flag, part of U.S. Civil War history, is viewed by many as a symbol of racism 2015 Event Amazon.com joins eBay and others in removing Confederate flag items from its site after last week's shooting of nine African American church members; though part of U.S. Civil War history, the flag is also seen by many as a symbol of racism 2014 Event The U.S. Senate intelligence committee releases its report on CIA interrogation methods after 9/11; the report found that the CIA hid many of its actions from Congress and former President George W. Bush and claims that little useful intelligence resulted 2014 Event Category 3-strength Hurricane Odile makes landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, destroying property and leaving many residents without electricity or potable water; the storm is expected to weaken to a tropical storm overnight as it continues north 2014 Event Legislators in California pass a ban on disposable plastic grocery bags; if approved by Governor Jerry Brown, the ban will be the first implemented across a state, though many cities across the U.S. already have such bans in place 2014 Event Microsoft announces that it will lay off 14% of its workforce, equalling approximately 18,000 employees; many of the cuts are expected to come from recently-acquired Nokia 2014 Event Bobby Womack, renowned singer and the writer of many chart-toppers, dies at age 70 2014 Event Reports of delays at U.S. Veterans Administration facilities has created temporary unity in Congress as lawmakers seek to address the scandal; thousands of veterans have waited at least three months to see a doctor; many have never been seen at all 2014 Event A memorial event was held in Hong Kong in remembrance of lives lost in Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989; authorities on the mainland tightened security and may be detaining many in order to avoid commemorative protests at the square itself 2014 Event Maya Angelou, American author of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' and many other works, dies of natural causes at age 86 2014 Event Businessman Petro Poroshenko wins the Ukraine's presidential election; election turnout was strong despite the nation's internal conflicts with separatist groups, who kept many voting locations closed in the eastern part of the country 2014 Event Italian officials announce that many of the country's public assets will be sold in an effort to reduce the country's debt; plans to sell part of the nation's air traffic control and postal services have already been approved 2014 Event Donald Sterling, L.A. Clippers owner, is banned for life after reports of his racist comments; a new CEO will be appointed, and other team owners are encouraged to pressure Sterling into selling; many parties have already expressed interest 2014 Event A flaw in OpenSSL, the encryption method for many websites, has been identified, potentially compromising user security data across the Internet; web users are urged to change login names and passwords immediately 2014 Event Major photo agency Getty Images is now allowing free embedding of millions of its images, many of famous figures 2013 Event A winter storm earlier in the week leaves thousands without power in Southern Ontario, Maine, Michigan and Vermont; below-freezing temperatures sent many to shelters for warmth 2013 Event Microsoft takes negative feedback into account, and announces plans to change many features of its Xbox One 2013 Event Heavy snowfall in Great Britain and Ireland causes Heathrow airport in London to cancel 100 flights; many passengers spend the night sleeping on the floor in the terminal 2012 Event A power blackout in Northern England causes as many as 50,000 homes to have a power blackout after heavy winds, snow and ice bring down electricity cables 2011 Event The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is recorded in Chicago, Illinois; many celebrities attend the star-studded event 2010 Event The last death row inmate in Cuba has his death sentence commuted; the nation is against capital punishment and has commuted many death sentences since 2008 2010 Event Many nations urge lower fishing rates on the Atlantic bluefin tuna; quota limits on the critically endangered fish are discussed by major fishing nations in Paris 2010 Event In San Bruno, California, a fire begins with a massive explosion in a natural gas line, kills 4 people, destroys many homes, and continues burning 2010 Event Roza Otunbayeva, interim leader of Kyrgyzstan, estimates the death toll from the country's worst ethnic battle in decades could be as many as 2,000 people 2004 Event Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa 2002 Death Mildred Wirt Benson, journalist/writer, wrote many early Nancy Drew books, dies at 96 1999 Death Desmond Llewelyn, actor, Q in many James Bond movies, dies at 85 1999 Event Cyclone/tidal surge kills as many as 10,000 in eastern India 1997 Event Orville Lynn Majors, 36, arrested for many deaths under his care 1997 Death Jacques-Yves Cousteau, oceanographer, made many documentaries about the ocean, dies of heart attack at 87 1996 Event Blackout in many areas of Queens, New York 1990 Event Saudi Arabia expels many Jordanian and Yemeni envoys 1989 Event Scandinavian Airlines System bans smoking on many flights 1988 Event Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Christ's burial cloth, is shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages 1988 Event Many killed at demonstration against general Ne Win in Rangoon 1981 Birthday Roger Federer, born in Wollerau, Switzerland, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World in March 2010, many consider him the greatest tennis player of all time 1981 Event FCC frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish 1979 Death Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63 1978 Event Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4 1973 Event After a 5 year run soap "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" ends 1971 Event Cyclone and tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 1962 Event South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes 1960 Event Johnny Cash plays 1st of many free concerts behind bars 1959 Event "Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis," debuts on CBS-TV 1956 Birthday Lance Parrish, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, catcher, played for many Major League Baseball teams, won All-Star eight times, won Silver Slugger award six times 1955 Event 2 killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack, England 1954 Event White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920 1947 Birthday Charlie Joiner, Many, Louisiana, NFL receiver, Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego 1947 Birthday Chose Alberts, Krommenhoek, vocalist, Yet Many Years 1947 Birthday Koos Alberts, Krommenhoek, Dutch vocalist, Many More Years to Come 1946 Event Communists win many seats at French parliamentary election 1945 Birthday Steve Mancha, Clyde Wilson, U.S. singer and songwriter, Too Many Cooks 1944 Birthday Troy Shondell, rocker, Many Sides of Troy Shondell 1943 Birthday John Paul Hammond, New York City, blues singer, So Many Roads 1942 Birthday Petr Kotik, born in Prague, Czech Republic, composer, flutist, minimalist style, founder, S.E.M. ensemble, wrote opera, 'Many Many Women' 1941 Birthday Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth, Ohio, country singer, Too Many Times 1940 Event British Prime Minister Churchill says of Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" 1939 Event R Rodgers and Lorenz Harts "Too Many Girls," premieres in New York City 1934 Event Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars 1931 Event 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St. Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game and 21 in 2nd game for 32 1923 Event 2-pound hailstones kill 23 and many cattle, Rostov, Russia 1922 Birthday Stan Lee, writer, editor and co-creator of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four and many more comic characters 1919 Birthday Max Shulman, novelist, Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap 1916 Birthday Sydney Tafler, born in London, England, actor, Too Many Crooks 1914 Event Frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks," premieres in New York City 1910 Birthday John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1905 Birthday Frederic Dannay, of Ellery Queen and Barnaby Ross, Cat of Many Tales 1900 Birthday Alfred Newman, born in New Haven, composer, Love is a Many Splendored Thing 1880 Birthday Helen Keller, blind-deaf author/lecturer had more sense than many 1863 Event Cliff House opens in San Francisco (1st of many on site) 1860 Birthday Lord Hawke, cricketer, England batsman 1890's, many official posts 1856 Event John Rutledge, Liverpool - New York steamer, hits iceberg; many die 1845 Event Fire in New York City destroys 1,000 homes and kills many 1834 Event Rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews 1826 Event Vilnus Lithuanian riots cause death of many Jews 1814 Event British forces captured Washington, D.C., and burned down many landmarks 1808 Death Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies 1582 Event Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days 1526 Event Heavy storm strikes Dutch coast, many die
