2013 Event A partial shutdown of government agencies occurs after the U.S. House and Senate files to agree on a spending bill to keep government operations running 2013 Event A 6.2 earthquake occurs near the Philippine island of Mindanao, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries 2013 Event A power outage occurs during the Super Bowl XLVII at New Orleans' Superdome; the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34 - 31 2012 Event Clashes between Buddhists and Muslims occurs in western Burma, causing the area to declare a state of emergency 2012 Event The Vietnamese government asks for help from the World Health Organization after an outbreak of an unidentified fatal disease occurs in Quang Ngai Province 2011 Event A 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Japan, setting off a series of aftershocks 2011 Event Severe damage to homes and infrastructure occurs as wildfires sweep through the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas 2011 Event The funeral for the final heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Otto von Habsburg, occurs in Vienna, attended by monarchs and members of the political elite 2011 Event A clash occurs in the disputed border region of Cambodia and Thailand; thousands evacuate 2010 Event The first snowfall in the last 128 years occurs in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia; 500 flights are affected 2010 Event A stampede occurs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during the Khmer Water Festival celebrations, killing at least 339 people 2010 Event In the Swiss Alps, final breakthrough occurs on the east bore of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, now the world's longest railway tunnel 2003 Event After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America 1979 Event U.S.'s 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs at University of Minnesota Hospital 1974 Event Never-to-be-repeated 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland Stadium occurs 1968 Event My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die 1901 Event 1st use of "getaway car" occurs after holding up a shop in Paris 1900 Event Solar eclipse occurs 1896 Event 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (New York City) 1861 Event Riot occurs between prosecessionist and Union supporters in Knoxville TN 1774 Event Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) 1679 Event Great panic occurs in Europe over close approach of a comet
