2014 Event The International Olympic Committee will recognize the Olympic committee of Kosovo despite the country's lack of U.N. membership, setting an unusual precedent and raising protests from Serbia; Kosovo broke away from Serbia in 2008 2013 Event Sigmundur Davio Gunnlaugsson, the Prime Minister elect of Iceland, announces he will indefinitely extend January's freeze on European Union membership talks 1991 Event NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning and Ottawa Senators 1990 Event NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning 1981 Event Spanish government requests membership in NATO 1977 Event Vietnam and Djibouti ask for membership in U.N. 1975 Event British population agrees to European Common Market membership 1972 Event Danish population votes for European Common Market membership 1972 Event Norway rejects membership in European Common Market 1970 Event U.N. General Assembly accepts membership of China PR 1967 Event Norway requests European Common Market membership 1967 Event Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark apply for Common Market membership 1961 Event U.S.S.R. vetoes Kuwaits application for United Nations membership 1961 Event England applies for membership in European Common Market 1954 Event Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs 1954 Event U.S., Great Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO 1953 Event U.S. Senate rejects China membership to U.N. 1950 Event U.N. reject membership of China's People Republic 1949 Event Security Council of United Nations recommends membership for Israel 1944 Event Bishop forbids membership in non Catholic unions 1942 Event Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber 1939 Event Membership in Hitler Youth becomes obligatory 1936 Event Dutch bishops forbid membership of Nazi party 1933 Event Dutch bishops forbid membership in non-catholic unions 1926 Event German Reichstag decides to apply for League of Nations membership 1923 Event U.S. Senate rejects membership in International Court of Justice, The Hague 1920 Event U.S. Senate votes against membership in League of Nations 1907 Event Bishop forbids Christian membership in Dutch Textile Union 1837 Event Congress increases Supreme Court membership from 7 to 9
