2014 Event The CEO of BlackBerry Ltd. will be refocusing its business on software and services in an effort to turn around the company; once a leader in the smartphone market, the company's products now account for less than 1% of global market share 2013 Event After sustaining extensive damage from Hurricane Sandy in late October 2012, the Statue of Liberty is once again open to the public 2013 Event Once the world's fastest computer, the IBM Roadrunner, was decommissioned; advances in chip design have surpassed its capabilities 2010 Event Britain's Labor Party leader Ed Miliband launches a review of the British Labor Party, calling upon activists to help make it the 'People's Party' once again 2010 Event The Wittelsback-Graff Diamond, a 31.06-carat Fancy Deep Blue diamond, once part of the Austrian and Bavarian Crown jewels, is placed on display at the Smithsonian 1998 Death Marshall Barer, lyricist, Once Upon a Mattress, dies at 75 1997 Event "Once Upon a Matress," closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 187 perf 1996 Event "Once Upon a Matress," opens at Broadhurst New York City for 187 performances 1993 Event Uranus passes Neptune (once every 171 years) 1991 Event "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 469 performances 1990 Event "Once on this Island" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 469 performances 1990 Event Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood 1987 Event Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago" 1985 Death Reginald Beane, pianist (Starlit Time, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 63 1983 Death D Mack Reynolds, U.S. writer (Amazon Planet, Once Departed), dies 1981 Death Jean Dixon, actress (Joy of Livng, You Only Live Once), dies 1980 Birthday Matthew Thomas Carey, actor, Once You Meet a Stranger 1977 Death Ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66 1968 Event After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio 1963 Event American Bandstand moves to California, and airs once a week on Saturday 1961 Birthday Elizabeth McGovern, Evanston, Illinois, actress, Once Upon a Time in Amer 1960 Event "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 460 performances 1959 Event "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 460 performances 1959 Event Rodgers and Barer's musical "Once upon a mattress," premieres in New York City 1958 Birthday Holly Hunter, born in Conyers, Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Once Around 1957 Death Phil Hanna, singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46 1955 Birthday John Nunn, born in London, England, champion chess player, chess writer, publisher, mathematician, once ranked among the world's top ten, two-time champion in chess problem solving 1953 Death Lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73 1952 Birthday Jan Todd, woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat 1946 Birthday Maureen Anderman, actress, Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale 1946 Birthday Lasse Hallstrom, director, Once Around, My Life as a Dog, ABBA 1940 Birthday Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1938 Birthday Lee Chamberlin, New York City, actor, Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale 1934 Birthday Roger Reynolds, born in Detroit, Michigan, composer, professor, University of California at San Diego, founder, ONCE Group, won Pulitzer Prize 1989 1932 Birthday Ethel L Ennis, U.S. orchestra leader/jazz singer, Once Again 1930 Event G Kaufman and M Hart's "Once in a Lifetime," premieres in NY 1923 Birthday Alan Wharton, cricketer, England batsman once vs. New Zealand 1949, scored 7 and 13 1917 Birthday Ken Cranston, cricketer, England all-rounder captained once in 1948 1916 Birthday Johnny Morris, British broadcaster/actor, Once in a Lifetime 1910 Birthday Phil Hanna, River Forest, Illinois, singer, Once Upon a Tune 1861 Event Lincoln's cabinet declares Union government will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers
