2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama proposes 'The Clean Power Plan' to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent of 2005 levels; the plan is more stringent than the 30% reductions proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency 2015 Event Philae, the comet lander that was deposited on Comet 67P last year, has awoken after several months in hibernation due to low power; scientists hope that the lander's power will last long enough for them to download data 2015 Event GM issues a recall of over 81,000 vehicles due to potential power steering problems; 2006 and 2007 models of the Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Malibu, and Malibu Maxx are affected 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi make progress in the areas of defense and nuclear trade; the countries plan to cooperate on defense issues, military manufacturing initiatives and nuclear power development 2014 Event Ashraf Ghani is sworn in as Afghanistan's new president; Ghani will share power with runner-up candidate Abdullah Abdullah, who has taken the position of chief executive 2014 Event Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah have agreed to share power in a unity government, with Ghani as president and Abdullah as chief executive officer of Afghanistan; both men claimed fraud after the election, prompting a U.N.-monitored recount 2014 Event President Barack Obama announces that the U.S. will increase its support for forces fighting the advances of the Islamic State militant group; air power, military training and other aid will be provided, but U.S. troops will not be sent to battle 2014 Event President Barack Obama proposes a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants up to 25% over 15 years in order to address climate change; the legislation would give states the freedom to determine how to implement the emission reductions 2014 Event German company Linde begins constructing a facility to convert wind power to hydrogen; the plant will help Germany in its efforts to increase reliance on renewable energy sources 2014 Event The World Bank reports that India is now the third-largest economy behind the U.S. and China on the basis of purchasing power parity; India replaces Japan, though Japan remains in third place when GDPs are compared on an exchange-rated basis 2014 Event Google is partnering with solar manufacturer SunPower to form a financing program to help families afford solar power for their homes 2014 Event Afghans show up at the polls in spite of potential violence to vote for their next president; this is the third such election since the 2001 removal of the Taliban from power 2014 Event GE is focusing on development of wind power in Japan, seeing an opportunity for the nation to expand its renewable energy portfolio after Fukushima; GE has designed a wind turbine capable of weathering the country's distinct weather challenges 2014 Event The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, now the world's largest solar energy plant, opens in the Mojave Desert; the $2.2 billion plant, owned by Google, NRG Energy, and BrightSource energy, spans five square miles and can provide power to 140,000 homes 2014 Event Prominent Chinese legal activist, Xu Zhiyong, is sentenced to four years in prison; convicted of 'gathering a crowd to disturb public order,' the case is seen as evidence that Communist Party leaders wish to expunge any challenges to the power or leadership 2013 Event A winter storm earlier in the week leaves thousands without power in Southern Ontario, Maine, Michigan and Vermont; below-freezing temperatures sent many to shelters for warmth 2013 Event In the U.S., record snowfall leaves hundreds of thousands without power; Dallas-Fort Worth experiences an ice storm causing traffic accidents, power outages and airport delays 2013 Event Giorgi Margvelashvili wins a landslide victory in Georgia's election, ending a decade of power by pro-Western President Mikheil Saakashvili 2013 Event In Gamla Uppsala, Sweden, archeologists discover mysterious posts in perfect alignment for the length of a kilometre in what is believed to be a display of power from a fifth century chieftain 2013 Event Two million people lose power and five people are killed when Typhoon Nari strikes the Philippines 2013 Event Central Vietnam is hit by Tropical Storm Wutip; over 1,000 houses are damaged, trees are uprooted and power lines are cut 2013 Event The Northern Philippines are hit by Typhoon Usagi, causing flooding, landslides and disruptions in power, communication and transportation 2013 Event The new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, is sworn in by Vice President, Joe Biden 2013 Event Iceland's center-right opposition party is set to return to power after the country's parliamentary election results are finalized 2013 Event Scientists in Illinois, announce they've developed stretchable batteries that can power a new generation of flexible electronics 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 2013 Event In efforts to turn its back on nuclear power, Japan announces plans to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in the Fukushima Prefecture, near the site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 2012 Event Half of the population of New York City, and millions of others in the Northeastern United States continue to deal with power outages, gas shortages and limited public transportation after Hurricane Sandy struck; the death toll rises to 90 2012 Event A report from the European Commission on the need for increased safety at Europe's 134 power station nuclear reactors will cost 10 to 25 billion euros 2012 Event Mass protests take place in Tamil Nadu, India, as opposition to the Kudankulam nuclear power project grows 2012 Event In Moscow, tens of thousands protest against Vladimir Putin, chanting, 'We are the power here!' and 'Russia without Putin!' 2012 Event In India, an earlier blackout that left over 600 million people without power ends when power is restored 2012 Event Over 300 million people are left without power in Delhi, India, due to a power grid failure 2012 Event President of France, Francois Holland finalizes a deal with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara to forgive $4.7 billion dollars in debt incurred by the Ivory Coast when it was a French Colonial Power 2012 Event In an apparent effort to keep his contract, a subcontractor at Japan's defunct Fukushima's nuclear power plant shielded dosimeters with lead plates to ensure they did not reach radiation limits, and workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure 2012 Event Winds in southwestern Western Australia of up to 140km/h batter the area and leave more than 170,000 homes without power 2012 Event U.S. scientists develop a device that can generate electricity from genetically-engineered viruses; these piezoelectric materials are a step toward the development of personal power generators 2012 Event The last nuclear reactor in Japan is shut down, leaving the country without nuclear power since 1970 2012 Event A power blackout in Northern England causes as many as 50,000 homes to have a power blackout after heavy winds, snow and ice bring down electricity cables 2012 Event An internal investigation is launched by Pope Benedict XVI involving leaks of confidential documents that allege corruption, financial mismanagement and power struggles among senior church officials 2012 Event The largest solar flare in five years, occurring March 6, 2012, nears the Earth, threatening to disrupt airline flights, GPS systems and power grids 2012 Event After losing power three days ago due to an engine room fire, the Costa Allegra cruise ship arrives at the Seychelles 2012 Event After a power struggle within his government, Haiti's prime minister Garry Conille resigns 2012 Event Millions are left without power when a trasformer malfunctions in Bursa, Turkey 2012 Event Eleven people are killed when their hot air balloon collides with a power line and crashes near Carterton, New Zealand 2012 Event Vice-President of Argentina Amado Boudou assumes temporary power as President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has surgery for thyroid cancer 2011 Event Protestors demonstrating against the construction of a power plant in Haimen, southern China, are fired upon with teargas and arrested 2011 Event Four states and 1.5 million people in the Eastern U.S. still have no power after a 2011 Halloween nor-easter hit the area with unusually early snowfall 2011 Event Millions lose power after the northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic United States are struck by a rare October snow storm 2011 Event Snow on New Zealand's North and South Islands disrupts power supplies, causes road closures and closure of the Wellington International Airport 2011 Event Illinois experiences heavy thunderstorms with 75 mph winds, cutting power to 868,000 homes and businesses 2011 Event A large dust storm strikes Phoenix, Arizona, leaving thousands without power and grounding flights at the Phoenix Airport 2011 Event Tests show radioactive cesium is present in small quantities in residents of Iitate and Kawamata, Fukushima, towns located 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2011 Event Over 270,000 people in Illinois experience a power failure due to thunderstorms and funnel clouds 2011 Event Aftershocks from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, leaving tens of thousands without power 2011 Event Secret documents on Egypt's nuclear power plant are released by WikiLeaks 2011 Event In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel pledges to end all nuclear power by 2022 2011 Event More than 100,000 homes in Michigan lose power after powerful storms hit the state 2011 Event About 193,000 people are without power after severs storms struck the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia 2011 Event The Tokyo Electric Power Company claims three Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant reactors partially melted down during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami 2011 Event The Tokyo Electric Power Company together with the Government of Japan will not cap compensation payments resulting from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents 2011 Event Each household within the exclusion zone of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant will receive 1 million yen from the Tokyo Electric Power Company 2011 Event Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak and sons, Alaa and Gamal, are detained for 15 days of questioning regarding charges of corruption and abuse of power 2011 Event Following the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, Japan raises the crisis level to 7, equal to the disaster in Chernobyl 2011 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency calls for a summit to discuss concerns about nuclear safety following radiation leaks at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant 2011 Event The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant reports radiation levels 1600 times normal levels are present 20km from the plant 2011 Event Over 200,000 people are evacuated from Japan as fear of nuclear contamination from the power plants grows 2011 Event Analysts report a nuclear meltdown may be occurring at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant; a state of emergency is declared at five plants 2011 Event Japan's Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant suffers a radiation leak after the earthquake; thousands of nearby residents are evacuated 2011 Event President Hosni Mubarak relinquishes power to the head of the Higher Military Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi 2011 Event The North American winter storm causes persistent cold temperatures in Mexico and power outages in the U.S. 2011 Event After 41 years in power, Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi is less than 24 months away from being world's longest-serving leader 2011 Event Tunisia's youth protest for several days over political grievances and social problems including the job market and purchase power 2010 Event China announces its plan to use its own uranium resources to meet growing demands for nuclear power 2010 Event Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il, states his opposition to North Korea's succession plan to transfer power to his younger brother, Kim Jong-un 2010 Event An employee at ABB Power building in St. Louis, Missouri, commits suicide after shooting eight people, 3 fatally 2009 Event Morgan Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister of Zimbabwe after agreeing to share power with President Robert Mugabe 2007 Event Earthquake in Japan damages nuclear power plan releasing 300 gallons of radioactive water 2007 Death Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., dies of caridac arrest at 89, newspapers remembered him as a historian of power 2003 Event After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America 2001 Death Thuy Trang, actress, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, dies at 27 2000 Event After years of preparation for Y2K, only minor computer-related problems were reported (a problem with Hotmail, with a nuclear power plant in Japan and with apartment heating in Korea) 1997 Event Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China 1994 Event South African Government/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland 1994 Death Stuart Berger, doctor (Immune Power Diet), dies from obesity at 40 1993 Death Norman Vincent Peale, Reverend, 'Power of Positive Thinking', dies at 95 1991 Death Vicky Brown, U.S. singer (Power of Love), dies 1990 Event Pentagon warns Saddam that U.S. air power is ready to attack on 1/15 1990 Event "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13 1988 Event 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins 1988 Event Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals 1986 Event Tass reports Chernobyl nuclear power plant mishap 1986 Event Chernobyl, U.S.S.R. site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster 1986 Event Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Ariz) 1985 Event STS-61-C scrubbed at T -13s because of SRB auxiliary power problem 1983 Event Washington Public Power Supply System defaulted $2.25 billion 1981 Event Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff 1981 Event Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques 1979 Event Iran's premier Bakhtiar resigns, Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power 1977 Event Pakistan's army, led by General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power 1977 Death E Power Biggs, English organist/composer (CBS), dies at 70 1975 Event Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain 1975 Birthday Karan Ashley Jackson, Odessa, Texas, actress, Aisha-Mighty Power Rangers 1975 Death Vivien Kellems, TV hostess (The Power of Women), dies at 78 1973 Event Former Argentine President Juan Peron returns to power 1972 Event 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating 1971 Event Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure 1971 Event John and Yoko record "Power to the People" 1970 Death Thomas S Power, USAF-General (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65 1970 Birthday Adam Keefe, born in Irvine, California, professional basketball player, power forward, played in the National Basketball Association with the Utah Jazz for nine years 1969 Event Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon 1968 Event President Da Costa e Silva disbands parliament/grabs power 1968 Event U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony 1968 Event During Olympics Tommie Smith and John Carlos give black power salute 1968 Death Robert Arthur Ley, sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X), dies at 47 1968 Event France became world's 5th thermonuclear power, explodes on Mururoa 1968 Event Gary Puckett and Union Gap release "Lady Will Power" 1966 Event 1st major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France 1966 Birthday Kensuke Sasaki, wrestler, WCW/NJPW/Calgary, Power Warrior 1966 Event Stokely Carmichael launches "Black Power" movement 1966 Birthday Sophia Crawford, born in London, England, actress, Power Rangers 1966 Event Ba'ath-party takes power in Syria 1966 Event Premier Obote grabs power in Uganda 1965 Event 5:16 PM, massive power failure in New Engl, and Ontario (New York blackout) 1965 Event Morocco King Hassan suspends constitution, grabs power 1964 Event China becomes world's 5th nuclear power 1964 Event Papandreou Government takes power in Greece 1962 Death C Wright Mills, U.S. sociologist (Power Elite), dies at 45 1962 Event AEC announces 1st atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation 1962 Event U.S.S.R. swaps spy Francis Gary Power to U.S. for Rudolph Abel 1961 Event Launch of Transit 4a, with 1st nuclear power supply (SNAP-3) 1961 Event Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins producing power 1960 Event King Saudi of Saudi-Arabia takes power 1960 Event USS Enterprise, 1st nuclear power aircraft carrier, launches 1959 Birthday Tyrone Power, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Shag 1959 Birthday Bob Rosenberg, rocker, Will To Power 1958 Death Tyrone Power, actor (Mark of Zorro), dies of a heart attack at 44 1958 Event Dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez flees Venezuela, Larrazabal takes power 1957 Event Shippingport Atomic Power Stn, 1st nuke plant to generate electricity 1957 Event 1st U.S. large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn) 1957 Birthday Stephen Fry, born in Hampstead, England, actor, comedian, film director, starred in comedy series, 'Absolute Power', film 'Wilde' 1957 Event 1st military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir Va 1956 Event England's 1st large scale nuclear power station opens 1956 Event 1st atomic power clock exhibited-NYC 1955 Event 1st electric power generated from atomic energy sold commercially 1955 Event Arco, Idaho becomes 1st U.S. city lit by nuclear power 1955 Event East Germany granted full sovereignty by occupying power, U.S.S.R. 1954 Event 1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) 1954 Event Colonel Nasser seizes power and becomes Prime Minister of Egypt 1953 Birthday Taryn Power, born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Tyrone Power/actress, Maria 1952 Event General Neguib seizes power, Monarchy overthrown in Egypt (National Day) 1952 Birthday Jan Todd, woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat 1951 Birthday Romina Power, born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Tyrone Power/actress, Justine 1951 Event Government of Drees takes power 1949 Birthday Robert Palmer, born in Batley, England, singer, Power Station 1947 Event Communists grab power in Hungary 1947 Event Senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions 1945 Birthday John Carlos, track star, Olympic bronze 1968, ; gave black power salute 1944 Event 1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Philadelphia 1943 Birthday Joe Simon, U.S. singer, Power of Love 1941 Event Pro-German Rashid Ali al-Ghailani grabs power in Iraq 1940 Event Hungary joins 3 Power pact 1937 Event Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power 1936 Event 1st alcohol power plant forms, Atchison, Kansas 1936 Birthday Wally Amos, born in Tallahassee, Florida, actor, speaker, co-wrote, 'The Power in You', founder, 'Famous Amos' chocolate chip cookie brand, first African-American talent agent, represented Diana Ross & the Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel 1936 Event Polish parliament gives President Ignacy Moscicki dictatorial power 1934 Event Churchill tells Premier Baldwin not to under estimate German air power 1934 Event 1st contract for TVA power, Tupelo, Miss 1933 Event Spanish president Zamora takes power 1933 Event German Republic gives power to Hitler 1933 Event French government of Daladier takes power 1932 Birthday Nigel Lawson, British government official, The Power Game 1931 Death Tyrone Power Sr, actor (Big Trial, Test of Donald Norton), dies at 62 1928 Birthday Alvin Toffler, author, Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave 1928 Event King Fuad of Egypt grabs power/disbands parliament 1927 Birthday Trevor Holdsworth, CEO, National Power 1927 Birthday Donald Miller, CEO, Scottish Power 1926 Birthday Robert Schuller, televangelist, Glass Cathedral, Hour of Power 1926 Event Belgian government of Jaspar takes power 1926 Event German government of Marx takes power 1923 Event In Germany, Adolf Hitler is arrested for attempt to sieze power 1922 Event 1st electric power line commercial carrier in U.S., Utica, New York 1921 Birthday Robert Arthur Ley, UK, sci-fi author, Telepath, Power of X 1919 Event Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland) 1917 Event October Revolution (Oct 26 OS) in Russia, Lenin seizes power 1917 Event In Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power 1913 Birthday Tyrone Power, Cleveland, actor, Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band 1913 Event Mexican General V Huerta takes power with U.S. support 1912 Event Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power 1911 Event Parliament Act reduces power of House of Lords 1909 Event 16th Amendment approved, power to tax incomes 1907 Birthday Charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power 1906 Birthday E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer, CBS 1903 Event American Power Boat Association forms 1900 Event German Navy Law calls for massive increase in sea power 1900 Death John Power, Irish baronet/whiskey manufacturer, dies in battle 1898 Birthday Norman Vincent Peale, Ohio, clergyman, Power of Positive Thinking 1897 Birthday Karl H Waggerl, Austria writer, Power of Love 1896 Event Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation 1896 Birthday Vivien Kellems, TV hostess, Power of Women 1888 Birthday Robert Moses, power broker, built Long Island and New York City parks and roads 1886 Event 1st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo 1886 Event 1st AC power plant in U.S. begins commercial operation, Massachusetts 1886 Event 1st U.S. alternating current power plant starts, Great Barrington, MA 1880 Event 1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1874 Birthday Gerald du Maurier, born in London, England, actor, Power, Escape, Masks and Faces 1869 Birthday Tyrone Power Sr, born in London, England, actor, Alexanders Ragtime Band 1869 Event Steam power brake patented (George Westinghouse) 1865 Birthday Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author, Will Power 1862 Event Battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confederate superior power driven out 1851 Event Louis Napoleon takes power in France 1846 Event Jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal 1843 Birthday Gleb Uspensky, Russia, author, Power of the Soil 1840 Birthday Alfred Thayer Mahan, U.S., naval officer, Influence of Sea Power 1809 Event Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state 1804 Event 12th amendment to U.S. constitution, regulating judicial power 1795 Event 11th Amendment to U.S. Constitution ratified, affirms power of states 1789 Event 1st American novel, WH Brown's "Power of Sympathy," is published 1772 Event Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720 1762 Event Russian tsarina Catharina II grabs power 1743 Birthday Edmund Cartwright, England, cleric, inventor, power loom 1697 Event Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen van Savoye beats Turkish superior power 1594 Birthday Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power, 1611-32 1528 Event Treaty of Dordrecht between emperor and ecclesiastical power 1382 Event Conservative "Popolo Grasso" regain power in Florence Italy 1312 Event Power of Luik Patriarch murders over 200 1212 Event Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa; end of Moslem power in Spain 502 Event Bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power
