2015 Event World leaders at the latest G7 meeting reinforce their commitments to reduce carbon-based emissions, reaffirm support for sanctions against Russia in light of the Ukraine conflict, and discuss issues related to Greece's debt load 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro meet at the Summit of the Americas in Panama for talks aimed at thawing relations; the historic meeting marks the first interaction in decades between top leaders of the two nations 2014 Event Private car scheduling service Uber has been meeting with opposition as it rapidly expands into cities around the world; complaints range from insufficient driver background checks to violation of rules protecting existing transportation services 2014 Event A meeting between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan has been canceled following a Pakistani official's meeting with separatists in Kashmir province, a disputed territory claimed by both nations 2014 Event President Obama pays his respects in a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican; Obama has stated that he is 'a great admirer' of the new pope 2014 Event President Obama meets with the Dalai Lama for the third time despite protests from China and warnings that the meeting could threaten diplomatic relations 2013 Event At a World Trade Organization meeting, a trade agreement called the Bali Package is reached; the agreement will lower global trade barriers and will simplify trade deals to better enable poorer states in Bali, Indonesia to sell their goods 2013 Event A meeting between Pope Francis and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, is held at the Vatican; discussions include Iran's nuclear program among other global affairs 2013 Event Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Bucharest, Romania. The Premier will attend the China-Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) leaders' meeting as a guest of the Prime Minister 2013 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to pull out of a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month; the meeting was set to occur before the September G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg 2013 Event Despite differences with the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Barack Obama affirms that the U.S. will attend the G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg 2013 Event A meeting of the U.N. General Assembly organized by former Serbian foreign minister, Vuk Jeremic, is boycotted by the United States, Jordan and Canada 2013 Event G20 finance ministers focus on the so-named "currency wars" during their meeting in Moscow, Russia 2012 Event United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II attends a meeting of the Cabinet for the first time, receiving a gift honoring her Diamond Jubilee; this was first time a Cabinet meeting was attended by a British monarch since the reign of Queen Victoria 2012 Event Egypt's state news organization states that their President, Mohammed Morsi is going to Iran at the end of August to attend the Non-Aligned Movement meeting 2012 Event At a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Panama City, South Korea announces it's plans to begin 'scientific' whaling of minke whales 2011 Event U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promotes democratic reforms in her meeting with Burma's top pro-democracy activist, Aung San Suu Kyi 2011 Event An emergency meeting to discuss the European sovereign debt crisis is held by leaders of the European Union 2011 Event In a meeting with President Barack Obama, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not fully withdraw to the pre-1967 borders as Obama requested 2011 Event At a meeting in Nanjing, China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the main problem in the world's monetary system is countries that inhibit the free flow of the value of their currency 2010 Event In a dispute over the use of rare earth metals, China cancels a meeting with Japan and South Korea 1995 Event 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81 1995 Event NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47) 1994 Event MPAA chief Jack Valenti holds meeting to determine new movie ratings 1990 Event Bush proposes U.S. - Iraq meeting to avoid war 1990 Event 1st meeting of East German democratically elected parliament, acknowledges responsibility for Nazi holocaust and asks for forgivenesss 1989 Event Yankees beat Mets 6-4 in exhibition game (1st meeting since 1985) 1989 Event Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, St. Louis 1988 Event 5th meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets win and eliminate Giants from playoffs 1987 Event Gorbachev arrives in U.S. for a summit meeting 1987 Event "Nightline" presents it's 1st "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS and the show runs until 3:47 AM 1984 Event 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win 1982 Death Sarah Churchill, actress (Royal Wedding, Spring Meeting), dies at 67 1981 Event 3rd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win 1977 Event Egyptian President Anwar Sadat 1st meeting with President Jimmy Carter 1976 Event Final meeting between Mao tse Tung and Richard Nixon 1974 Event 2nd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets even series at 1 with 26-20 OT win 1971 Event General Meeting of United Nations agrees to admit China PR 1969 Event New York Jets beat New York Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season) 1966 Event 1st official meeting after 400 years of Catholic and Anglican Church 1965 Event General Meeting of United Nations refuses admittance of China PR 1965 Event 4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened 1963 Event J. Edgar Hoover last meeting with president John F. Kennedy 1961 Event General Meeting of United Nations debates about New-Guinea 1960 Event General Meeting of United Nations condemns apartheid 1960 Event French National Meeting decide to build own nuclear weapons 1957 Event 1st meeting of legislative of Cameroon 1954 Event Kleffens appointed chairman of General Meeting U.N. 1954 Event James E. Wilkins is 1st black to attend a U.S. cabinet meeting 1953 Event French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy 1953 Birthday Jay O Sanders, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski 1947 Event A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon 1946 Event United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting 1945 Event Potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting 1941 Event Winston Churchill becomes 1st British Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress, warning that Axis would "stop at nothing" 1941 Event 2nd meeting partisans Tito and Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia 1941 Event 1st meeting of partizans Tito and Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia 1941 Event Last meeting of resistance fighter Comte d'Estienne d'Orves 1941 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia Newfoundland 1941 Event Anti nazi meeting at Noordermarkt Amsterdam 1940 Event Meeting between Hitler and Mussolini in Florence 1940 Event Dutch nazi collaborator Mussert's 1st meeting with Hitler 1940 Event General Charles de Gaulle's 1st meeting with Winston Churchill 1934 Event 1st formal meeting of Baker Street Irregulars (New York City) 1933 Event Social-Dem meeting in Berlin "As thousands cheer" Marxism is dead 1931 Event Reinhard Heydrichs 1st meeting with Himmler 1927 Event After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2 1925 Event Mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg 1925 Event NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began 1920 Event League of Nations holds 1st meeting, in Geneva 1920 Event Baseball meeting to depose Ban Johnson is set for Nov 12th 1920 Event Preliminary meeting in Akron to form American Pro Football League 1919 Event Austrian National Meeting affirms Anschluss (incorporate into Germany) 1919 Event German National Meeting accepts Anschluss: incorporation of Austria 1919 Event League of Nations 1st meeting (Paris) 1919 Event Founding of League of Nations, 1st meeting 1 year later 1918 Event American Jewish Congress holds its 1st meeting 1917 Event Board of Commissioners of Cleveland Metroparks has its 1st meeting 1911 Event British premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany 1906 Event 1st annual meeting of American Sociological Society, Providence, RI 1904 Event American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting 1891 Event 1st Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting held (in Boston) 1889 Event Washington state constitutional convention holds 1st meeting 1889 Event Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in San Francisco 1885 Event Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united 1879 Event NL owners meeting in Buffalo adopt reserve clause, giving each team exclusive rights to their players 1878 Event Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent and Henry Morton Stanley 1874 Birthday Sidney Toler, Warrensburg, Missouri, actor, Madame X, Meeting at Midnight 1871 Event Meeting of Alabama claims commission 1868 Event 1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California 1867 Event Ontario and Quebec legislatures hold 1st meeting 1861 Event 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America 1856 Event 1st national meeting of Republican Party in Pittsburgh 1854 Event 1st meeting of Republican Party in Michigan 1851 Event 1st meeting of anti-revolutionary "Netherlands and Orange" 1843 Event Boston conducts its 1st town meeting (Faneuil Hall) 1822 Event Secret meeting of Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin 1797 Event 2nd National Meeting in Hague 1796 Event 1st National Meeting in the Hague 1793 Event 1st cabinet meeting at George Washington's home 1789 Event French National Meeting declares all citizens equal under law 1789 Event French National Meeting ending feudal system 1789 Event House of Representives 1st meeting 1789 Event House of Representatives 1st full meeting, New York City, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker 1763 Event James Boswell's 1st meeting with Samuel Johnson 1743 Event 1st American town meeting (Boston's Faneuil Hall) 1672 Event 1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in U.S. held, Sandwich, Mass 1529 Event Meeting between Maarten Luther and Huldrych Zwingli 1519 Event 1st meeting of Montezuma and Hernando Cortes in Mexico 1464 Event 1st meeting of States-General of Netherlands 1431 Event 1st meeting of Order of Guilder Flies 661 Death Ali ibn Abi Talib, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad, dies at age 62 599 Birthday Ali ibn Abi Talib, born in Mecca, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad