2015 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledges that the country is aiding the forces of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad with military expertise and equipment; Putin states that troops may also be sent in the future to help fight against ISIL 2015 Event The U.S. will support the Ukraine in its fight against separatist militants by providing $75 million in non-lethal aid in the form of drones, ambulances and radios; Humvees will also be sent under a separate agreement 2014 Event A live Ebola sample is mistakenly sent to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control laboratory that does not meet safety and security standards for handling the virus; a laboratory worker is being monitored for 21 days due to potential exposure 2014 Event Discount retailer Wal-Mart says that it is sorry for labeling women's plus-sized Halloween costumes as 'Fat Girl Costumes' on its website; the company retitled the shopping category and has sent individual apologies to offended customers on Twitter 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama provides authorization for military reserves to be sent to West Africa if needed to help respond to the Ebola epidemic; the president also does not see the need to ban travelers from West Africa from entering the U.S. 2014 Event Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to develop Ebola in the U.S., dies after 11 days in a Dallas hospital; he was sent home after an initial hospital visit despite stating he had been in West Africa, but he was admitted upon his return two days later 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 Bruce Levenson will sell his stake in the Atlanta Hawks after stating earlier this week that he sent a racially biased email two years ago; Levenson is freely following the path of Don Sterling, who was forced to sell the Clippers for similar reasons 2014 Event The Washington, D.C. zoo is holding a Chinese first-birthday ceremony for celebrity giant panda baby Bao Bao; the cub will be sent to China when she turns 4 2014 Event 705 military troops will be sent to Iraq by the U.S. to assist in planning assistance to groups affected by the advance of Islamist State militants; President Barack Obama states that the troops will not be involved in combat 2014 Event The U.S. may cooperate with Iran in identifying options to address the violence in Iraq, though such options would not include military aid; President Barack Obama has sent 257 troops to Baghdad to provide additional security for the U.S. embassy 2014 Event The United Nations and the European Union have sent workers, equipment and supplies to Serbia and Bosnia in the wake of massive floods that have resulted in at least 36 deaths and a large number homeless after destruction of homes and farms 2014 Event Mobile photo sharing app Snapchat settles with the Federal Trade Commission after acknowledging that it falsely claimed that data sent through the app would disappear rather than form a permanent record, creating user privacy violations 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 Amidst criticism for its lack of help in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, China's 'Peace Ark', a 14,000-ton navy hospital ship, is sent to the Philippines to help its relief efforts'; the country also sent an emergency medical team and a disaster relief team from the Chinese Red Cross 2013 Event The PSLV-XL rocket carrying the Mars Orbiter Mission probe is launched by India's Space Research Organization; the will eventually be sent to Mars 2013 Event In a report sent to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Syria claims it has fully disclosed information regarding its chemical weapons program 2013 Event Japan set Patriot missiles in central Tokyo and Okinawa Island and sent two warships to patrol the Sea of Japan 2012 Event Riot police are sent out to greet thousands of protesters in Madrid, Spain, who demand that the government quit 2012 Event Vice foreign minister to Japan, Chikao Kawai, is sent to China to help improve the status of relations between the two countries 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 For the first time since 1979 Iranian Revolution, two ships from the Iran Navy are sent through the Suez Canal 2011 Event China places new controls on text messages sent on mobile phones containing references to democracy, human rights and corruption 2010 Event Wikileaks releases 250,000 classified documents and sensitive national security information sent by U.S. embassies; the U.S. condemns the unauthorized disclosure 2003 Event China sends Yang Liwei into orbit, the third country to have successfully sent a person into space 1995 Event O. J. Simpson trial sent to the jury 1992 Event Billionaire Leona Helmsly is sent to jail for tax evasion 1990 Event 100,000 additional U.S. troops are sent to Persian gulf 1980 Event U.S. spacecraft Voyager I sent back 1st close-up pictures of Saturn 1974 Event 1st intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away 1974 Event 1st extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space 1967 Event 45,000 U.S. soldiers sent to Vietnam 1964 Event Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures 1959 Event U.S.S.R. Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side 1955 Event 1st radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent 1949 Event Freak heat wave sent central coast of Portugal to 158 degrees F for 2 minutes 1944 Event German riots in Rotterdam/Schiedam 52,000 men sent to Germany 1944 Event 6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru 1944 Event Holocaust diarist Anne Frank was sent to Auschwitz 1943 Event Jewish quarter of Rome surrounded by Nazis, they are sent to Auschwitz 1942 Event Warsaw Ghetto Jews (300,000) are sent to Treblinka extermination Camp 1942 Event 1st deportation camp at Westerbork, Jews sent to Auschwitz 1942 Event German-Netherlands press reports, 3 million Dutch sent to East-Europe 1941 Event Nacht and Nebel Erlass, resistance fighter sent to concentration camps 1936 Event Pacifist/anti fascist writer Carl Von Ossietzky sent to concentration camp, award Nobel Peace Prize 1935 Event 1st greeting telegram sent in Britain 1932 Event Al Capone sent to prison 1927 Event Using phone lines TV is sent from Washington D.C. to New York City 1927 Event U.S. Marines sent to Nicaragua 1926 Event 1st check sent by radio facsimile transmission across Atlantic 1924 Event 1st photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, U.S. - England 1919 Event Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1915 Event 1st transcontinental radio telephone message is sent 1915 Event 1st wireless message sent from a moving train to a station received 1912 Event U.S. Marines sent to Nicaragua 1911 Event U.S. sent 20,000 troops to Mexican border 1869 Event 15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states 1861 Event 1st transcontinental telegram sent ending Pony Express 1861 Event 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft. Sumter 1838 Event 1st telegraph message sent using dots and dashes in New Jersey
