2015 Event Serbian Novak Djokovic beats Swiss Roger Federer to win his second U.S. Men's Open title; a day earlier, Italian Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci in the U.S. Women's Open to win her first Grand Slam, then announced her retirement 2015 Event Australian golfer Jason Day wins the PGA Championship with a score of 20 under par; American Jordan Spieth wins second place, resulting in a rank of #1 in the world, replacing Northern Irish golf champ Rory McIlroy 2015 Event 'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy Award drama nominations with 24, giving network HBO the lead with 124 nominations overall; ABC ranks second with 42 total nominations for this year's awards, to be held in September 2015 Event A second major earthquake, magnitude 7.3, hits Nepal less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the nation and caused thousands of deaths and injuries; at least 48 people are known to have perished in this second event 2015 Event Apple reports higher earnings than expected by Wall Street, at $2.33 per share for the second quarter versus the projected $2.16 per share; earnings were boosted by strong sales of the latest iPhone models and increased sales in China 2015 Event Harper Lee will release her second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' after 55 years; Lee wrote this novel first, presenting Scout as an adult, but editors convinced Lee to write instead about Scout as a child, resulting in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' 2015 Event Divers have retrieved one of two black boxes from Air Asia Flight 8501, which crashed on December 28th during its flight from Indonesia to Singapore; the second black box has been found nearby, but debris must first be moved in order to access it 2015 Event The Ezadeen, an abandoned ship carrying 450 Syrians, is rescued from choppy waters and brought safely to shore in Italy; the ship is the second to be abandoned by human traffickers off the nation's coast in the last four days 2014 Event A second round of heavy snow hits the northeastern U.S., with the Buffalo, New York region accumulating over five feet of snow; seven related deaths have been reported and at least 20 travelers have been stranded 2014 Event Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been elected to her second term, winning with 51.6% of the vote over Aecio Neves 2014 Event The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffers its second largest dip since September 2011, dropping 458 points before regaining much of the loss to close down 173 points at just above 16,141 2014 Event A second Dallas nurse, Amber Vinson, is diagnosed with Ebola a day after flying from Cleveland to Dallas; the Centers for Disease Control gave her approval to fly despite her symptoms 2014 Event Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announce that they are expecting their second child; baby Prince George celebrated his first birthday two months ago 2014 Event India has put the INS Kolkata into service; the battleship, built locally, is the second to be commissioned this year and signals the nation's intent to update its military in response to concern regarding China's growth 2014 Event Medical worker Nancy Writebol, the second of two Americans to contract the Ebola virus in Liberia, joins Dr. Kent Brantly at Emory University Hospital for treatment; both patients are receiving an experimental drug that has not been tested on humans 2014 Event Amazon Inc. reports a $126 million loss for the second quarter, its second-highest loss on record; the company has been investing in new services to attract and retain more customers 2014 Event Orbital Sciences Corp. launches its second cargo rocket to the International Space Station; Orbital and competitor Space X each have contracts for space supply delivery 2014 Event The state of Washington legalizes recreational marijuana, becoming the second U.S. state to do so after Colorado 2014 Event Last year's World Cup victor Spain is defeated by Chile in the tournament today, eliminating the champion team's chances for a second title 2014 Event South African President Jacob Zuma is sworn into office for his second 5-year term 2014 Event Vladimir Putin visits Crimea today for the first time since annexing the region; the visit coincides with a holiday celebrating the U.S.S.R. victory in the Second World War 2014 Event Bubba Watson, American golfer, wins the Masters Tournament for the second year in a row 2014 Event Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp. is ranked the highest-paid U.S. executive for the second year in a row; Ellison's 2013 compensation of $78.4 million is more than twice that of runner-up Robert Iger of Walt Disney Corp, with $34.3 million 2014 Event The University of Connecticut achieves a second championship as the women's basketball team takes home the NCAA championship title after a 79-58 victory over Notre Dame; the men's basketball team won the NCAA title this season 2014 Event A second dwarf planet is discovered between the Oort cloud and the Kuiper belt, an area previously considered a no-man's land; the planet, 2012 VP-113, measures about 280 miles across; the first, Sedna, about 600 miles across, was discovered in 2003 2014 Event Penang, Malaysia officially opens the Penang Second Bridge, the longest bridge over water in Southeast Asia; it stretches for 15 miles, with 10.5 miles over the water 2014 Event Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins his second Daytona 500 race, 10 years after his first win, in a race postponed for hours by heavy rain 2013 Event Breaking with long-standing tradition among Russian heads of state, President Vladimir Putin delivered two New Year's speeches rather than one; he made his second stres from Khaborovsk, a city that experienced devastating floods this summer 2013 Event In an effort to hunt for terrorists 'hiding in plain sight' online, spies at U.S. surveillance agencies may have spent time playing online games such as 'World of Warcraft', 'Second Life', and may have gathered information on the gaming network, Xbox Live 2013 Event Authorities at Los Angeles International Airport investigate the explosion of the second dry ice bomb in two days on the premises; no one was injured and no arrests were made 2013 Event For the second year in a row, Novak Djokovic is the winner of the Shanghai Masters Tennis competition 2013 Event Astronaut Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit the earth on Mercury 7, dies of complications from a stroke at the age of 88 2013 Event Reports that Pope John Paul II will be canonized are confirmed as his case awaits approval from Pope Francis, and confirmation of an alleged second miracle from the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints 2013 Event Three astronauts begin a 15-day mission on the Shenzhou 10, the fifth manned spaceflight mission and the second and final one to space laboratory Tiangong-1 2013 Event President Barack Obama is inaugurated in the Blue Room of the White House; this is his second term in office 2012 Event Voters in Alexandria, Egypt clash during the evening of the second voting session on the highly charged constitutional referendum 2012 Event UBS becomes the second bank after Barclays, to be fined for attempting to manipulate the Libor interbank lending rate; the company is fined $1.5 billion 2012 Event For the second time in four months, New Zealand's Mount Tongariro volano erupts; the volcano is located on the country's North Island 2012 Event Votes in Florida are finalized, giving Barack Obama the winning number of electoral votes; this will be his second term as President of the United States 2012 Event The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announces a successful artificial insemination as Mei Xiang gives birth to her second giant panda cub 2012 Event Egypt's voters go to the polls for a second round of voting in their first presidential election 2012 Event In the second round of the French presidential election Francois Hollande is elected President of France 2012 Event During the second day of evidence at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdock reveals there was a 'cover-up' at 'News of the World' but that he had no knowledge of it 2012 Event Wendy's overtakes Burger King as the second best-selling hamburger chain in the USA 2012 Event Euro zone finance ministers agree on a second bailout for Greece 2012 Event A painting by Francis Bacon sells at Christies for 21.3 million pounds; 'The Portrait of Henrietta Moraes' is the second most valuable post-war contemporary art sold at the auction house 2012 Event U.S. 2012 Presidential contender Mitt Romney wins the New Hampshire Republican primary; Ron Paul places second, Jon Huntsman places third 2012 Event NASA's second Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory spacecraft is in orbit around the moon 2011 Event Protesters in Cario's Tahir Square are beaten by Egyptian Army soldiers in a second day of skirmishes resulting in 10 deaths and hundreds of injured 2011 Event In a second consecutive mandate, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is sworn in as President of Argentina 2011 Event At the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Danedream wins with a record racing speed of 2:24.49, the second German horse to win since 1975 2011 Event For the second day in a row, global stock markets fall as fears of a deepening economic crisis continue 2011 Event Australia's economy achieves 1.2% second quarter growth after floods initially let to a .9% contraction in the second quarter 2011 Event Concerns about the European economy are heightened as Germany reports second quarter growth of only 0.1% 2011 Event In Shanghai, Chinese lorry drivers continue their second day of protest against rising inflation 2011 Event U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, publicly announces she will retire rather than serve a second term in 2012 if President Obama is reelected 2011 Event After winning a Liberal Party of British Columbia ballot, Canadian politician Christy Clark becomes the second woman to be Premier of British Columbia 2010 Event In Beijing, the minimum wage is raised by 20%, the second time in six months 2010 Event Georgia changes its second language to English; Russian was originally its second language 2010 Event After new allegations of torture, the International Committee of the Red Cross reports a second U.S. secret prison exists at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan 2010 Event The second day of conflict between Somali government troops and opposition forces in Mogadishu results in more than 20 civilian deaths 2008 Event One leap second is added to the end of the year 2005 Event Sumatran earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7, the second largest earthquake since 1965 2005 Event George W. Bush is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States 2004 Event George W. Bush wins a second term as U.S. president, winning 51% of the popular vote 2004 Death Charlotte Benkner, the world's second oldest person for a few years, dies at 114 2001 Death Deborah Walley, actress, the second movie Gidget, dies at 57 1997 Event Leap Second to synchronize atomic clocks 1996 Event Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57 1996 Event M2, MTV's second TV channel is launched 1995 Death Severn Darden, comedian (Second City), dies at 65 1993 Event 1 second is added to the clock 1993 Event "Scrabble," second run," TV Game Show; last airs on NBC-TV 1992 Death Danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83 1991 Event New York Islander Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with second left 1991 Event NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute 1990 Birthday Princess Eugenie of York, born in Portland Hospital, London, the sixth and the second female in the succession line to the thrones of sixteen independent Commonwealth states 1990 Death Mary Jane Carr, actress (Forbidden Trail, Second Wife), dies 1989 Event For one second this morning, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89 1987 Event Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954 1986 Death Robert Helpmann, actor (Second Time Lucky, Patrick), dies at 77 1986 Event Spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second 1986 Event David Boon's second Test century, 131 vs. India at Adelaide 1985 Event Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (v England) 1981 Event Doug Small (Winnipeg Jets) ties NHL record scoring at 5 second mark 1981 Event SCTV Network 90, sequel to Second City Television debut on NBC 1981 Birthday Hayden Christensen, born in Vancouver, Canada, actor, appeared in 'Jumper', famous role, Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) in the second and third 'Star Wars' prequel trilogy 1980 Event Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, and home in one inning for Phillies 1977 Death Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 1976 Event "Honeymooners Second Honeymoon" airs on TV 1975 Event "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass 1972 Event Leap second day; also in 1973-79, 1987 1972 Event "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7 1972 Event 1st leap second day; also 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 1971 Event Neil Simons "prisoner of Second Avenue," premieres in New York City 1971 Birthday Jari Litmanen, born in Hollola, Finland, professional soccer player, attacking midfielder, second striker, played for Lahti, considered Finland's greatest player ever 1966 Event Doug Walters scores second Test century in his second Test 1963 Birthday Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990 1963 Birthday Paul Way, born in Kingsbury, Middlesex, British golfer, won Brabazon Trophy, 1981, turned pro in 1982, won KLM Dutch Open while on the European Tour, second youngest Ryder Cup player in 1983, and 1985, finished in the top 100 in 1993, on the Order of Merit, after 1997, his participation in tournament golf waned 1961 Event "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 87 performances 1961 Event "From the Second City" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 87 performances 1960 Birthday Harold Reynolds, born in Eugene, Oregon, professional baseball player, second baseman, played for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels 1960 Birthday Jim Reilly, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, second drummer for Stiff Little Fingers, a Northern Ireland punk band, played for U.S. bands Red Rockers and The Raindogs 1959 Birthday Stephen Roche, born in Dundrum, Ireland, racing cyclist, second ever to win Triple Crown victories, 58 professional career wins 1957 Death Reginald Sheffield, actor (Second Chance), dies at 55 1957 Birthday Chico Walker, born in Jackson, Mississippi, professional baseball player, second base, played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, California Angels, New York Mets 1957 Event "Dollar A Second," last airs on NBC-TV 1955 Birthday Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, born in Hokkaido, Japan, sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna, greatest, highest ranked sumo in recent times, won 31 tournament championships, coming in second to Taiho, noted as lightest yokozuna since Tochinoumi in the 1960's, head coach for Kokonoe stable 1955 Event Columbia U scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years 1954 Event 12 second shock kills 1,460 in Orleansville Algeria 1952 Birthday John Lynch, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, politician, Democrat, 90th Governor of New Hampshire, second most popular Governor in the nation 1952 Birthday Vladimir Putin, born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, second President of the Russian Federation, Prime Minister of Russia 1951 Event Second Chamber accept plan-Schuman 1951 Event Philip Barry's "Second Threshold," premieres in New York City 1950 Birthday Jorge Orta, born in Mazatlan, Mexico, professional baseball player, played second baseman, third baseman, outfield, played for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays 1950 Birthday Janez Drnovsek, born in Slovenia, Yugoslavia, liberal politician, second President of Slovenia 1950 Birthday Vic Harris, born in Los Angeles, California, baseball player, second baseman for Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball teams 1949 Birthday Shulamit Ran, born in Tel Aviv, Israel, composer, second woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music, for Symphony, 1990 1949 Event Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz wed for the second time 1949 Event Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" 1948 Event Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia 1945 Event Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs. India at Calcutta 1945 Event England win the second Victory test cricket at Bramall Lane by 41 runs 1942 Birthday Christopher Howes, Crown Estate Second Commissioner 1940 Event Hassett's second 122 of the game for Vic can't stop a NSW win 1938 Event Second Chamber agrees to return Jews to nazi-Germany 1938 Birthday Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis 1938 Event Bradman scores a second innings 113 vs. Qld after a ton in the 1st 1935 Birthday Monte Markham, born in Manatee, Florida, actor, Second Hundred Years, Dallas 1933 Birthday Ann Richards, born in Lakeview, Texas, American politician, Democrat, Governor of Texas, second female governor of Texas, defeated for re-election by future U.S. President George W. Bush 1933 Event Bradman takes second Test wicket, Hammond, bowled 1931 Event Victoria score 7 for 435 in second innings to beat NSW 1924 Event Ponsford scores second 110 of the game in Vic win over NSW 1917 Event 1st NHL championship game ever played, Toronto Arenas beats Montreal Canadiens 7-3 in 1st of 2 game set (second game on March 13) 1916 Event Second Chamber accept initial impetus to general males/female suffrage 1914 Birthday Jan Kapr, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, pupil of Jaroslav Ridky, second half of the 20th century's most prolific Czech composer 1913 Birthday Stephen McNally, New York City, actor, Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo 1909 Birthday Hilde Domin, born in Cologne, Germany, lyric poet, writer, German-language poet, wrote Das zweite Paradies (The Second Paradise), volume of prose 1909 Birthday Robert Helpmann, born in Mount Gambier, Australia, actor, Second Time Lucky 1908 Birthday Arthur O'Connell, born in New York City, actor, Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years 1902 Death Charles Kendall Adams, historian, educator, served as second President of Cornell University 1885 - 1892, President, University of Wisconsin 1892 - 1901, dies at age 67, in Redlands, California 1901 Birthday Reginald Sheffield, born in London, England, actor, Second Chance 1870 Event Second Chamber abolishes capital punishment 1863 Event Battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina - Second assault US1500 CS174 1862 Event Battle at Lexington, Tennessee (Forrest's Second Raid) 1835 Birthday Charles Kendall Adams, born in Derby, Vermont, historian, educator, served as second President of Cornell University 1885 - 1892, President, University of Wisconsin 1892 - 1901 1799 Event Russia leaves second anti-French Coalition 1798 Event Russia and England sign Second anti-French Coalition
