2015 Event Parts of the U.S. Patriot Act, including authorization of bulk phone data collection by the National Security Administration, expire due to lack of agreement in the Senate regarding extension 2014 Event The International Space Station announces that it has successfully installed and operated a 3D printer; the printer will be used to reduce costs by manufacturing parts at the station rather than transporting them from Earth 2014 Event General Motors (GM) issues its 71st recall this year, affecting over 500,000 Cadillac SUVs, Saab SUVs and Chevy Spark cars that may have defective or loose parts; GM is also halting sales of GMC Canyons and Chevy Colorados due to air bag concerns 2014 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have agreed to a peace plan that would retain rebel control of parts of eastern Ukraine; the two presidents hope to continue negotiations on Friday 2014 Event A case of bubonic plague in the Chinese province of Gansu prompts quarantines in parts of the city of Yumen; while outbreaks are rare, the disease can be contracted by contact with fleas from wild rodents 2014 Event Polio is on the rise as unvaccinated refugees travel across borders; though most prevalent in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, infections are now appearing in other parts of Asia and Africa; young children are the most vulnerable 2013 Event In Kiev, Russia, anti-government protesters topple the last surviving monument of Vladimir Lenin; the monument fell in Bessarabska Square; it was was pounded with hammers and only some parts of the Soviet hero's legs remained 2013 Event Signs of deteriorating economic security are suggested by an Associated Press survey stating that four out of five U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives 2012 Event Typhoon Bopha, striking New Bataan and parts of the southern Philippines, leads to the deaths of 283 people with 339 injured, over 300 missing, and over 87,000 evacuated from the area 2012 Event Parts of Australia and the South Pacific witness a total solar eclipse, with Cairns being the most populated city to experience this rare event 2012 Event Twenty inches of rainfall in Escambia County, Florida damages roadways and bridges, and leaving parts of the Florida Panhandle and coastal Alabama under water 2010 Event Large parts of the United Kingdom are treated to a rare sighting of a meteor fireball 2010 Event Archaeologists at a site on the Egypt-Gaza border unearth parts of a possible hidden city believed to be over 2,000 years old 2009 Event A solar eclipse, the longest in history, lasts up to 6 minutes and 38.8 seconds, over parts of Asia and the Pacific Ocean 1996 Event Howard Stern announces he will be making the film "Private Parts" 1994 Event Major parts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter (July 16th-22nd) 1994 Event 1st parts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hits Jupiter (until July 22nd) 1993 Event Howard Stern releases his 1st book "Private Parts" 1989 Event U.S. Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die 1985 Event "Michael Nesmith In Television Parts" premieres on NBC-TV 1979 Event Sanista occupies parts of Managua 1978 Event Snowstorm hits New England, parts of RI (54" (137cm)) 1969 Birthday Mary McCormack, actress, Murder One, Private Parts 1964 Birthday Theresa Lynn, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actress, Orgasm Girl-Private Parts 1962 Event Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" 1960 Birthday Carol Altman, born in Queens, New York, Mrs Ron Greshner, actress, Private Parts 1955 Event 1st separation of virus into component parts reported 1954 Event Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being 1954 Birthday Alison Stern, wife of radio personality Howard Stern, Private Parts 1946 Birthday Ivan Reitman, director/producer, Private Parts, Ghostbusters, Dave 1944 Event German occupiers forbid use of electricity in parts of Holland 1944 Event Nazi's give parts of Paris to Resistance 1943 Event Presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts 1924 Birthday Thomas Berger, U.S., novelist, Vital Parts, Little Big Man 1920 Event Ireland divided into 2 parts, each with its own parliament 1920 Event Last day of Julian civil calendar (in parts of Bulgaria) 1916 Event French troops occupy parts of Fort Douaumont Verdun 1897 Event Premiere of (parts of) Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony (Berlin) 1854 Event Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million 1848 Event Mexico ratifies treaty giving U.S.; New Mexico, California and parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado in return for $15 million 1701 Event Parts of Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar 1584 Event Parts of Switzerland adopt Gregorian calendar (& parts in 1812) 1558 Event Czar Ivan IV gives parts of North-Russia to fur traders 1511 Event Portugese troops occupy parts of Malakka
