2014 Event Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been denied permission to travel to the mainland; the men sought to fly to Beijing to present their grievances to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang 2013 Event All living former U.S. Presidents, including George W. Bush and current President Barack Obama, are present for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas 2013 Event The Republic of Ireland's Food Safety Authority announces horse DNA was present in some beef burgers on sale in supermarkets in Ireland and in the UK 2012 Event U. K. government officials announce that Viaspan, a solution used to preserve some donor organs, could be contaminated with bacteria after tests identified Bacillus cereus was present in the solution used to test Viaspan's sterility 2011 Event The robotic Mars Science Laboratory, the largest rover ever sent to Mars, is launched by NASA; the goal is to find evidence of past or present life on Mars 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 The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant reports radiation levels 1600 times normal levels are present 20km from the plant 2010 Event The European Union and International Monetary Fund present Greece with 120 billion Euro bailout package to help rid them of their sovereign debt 1997 Event "Present Laughter," closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1996 Event "Present Laughter" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1991 Event NHL owners present contract to players, leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike 1974 Event U.S. ambassador to India Daniel Moynihan present $2,046,700,000 check 1951 Event Supreme Court rule "clear and present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech and can be a cause for arrest 1943 Event Noel Coward's "Present Laughter," premieres in London 1942 Event Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present, Amsterdam 1941 Event Florey and Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures, Penicillin 1940 Event Nazi occupiers present "New Dutch Culture" in German 1932 Event Ratification of present San Francisco City Charter 1921 Event Present constitution of Liechtenstein comes into effect 1917 Event Present Mexican constitution adopted 1897 Event Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York 1874 Event Present constitution of Switzerland takes effect 1859 Event Present seal of San Francisco adopted (its 2nd) 1837 Event Queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace 1814 Event 1st match at the present Lord's, MCC vs. Herefordshire
