2015 Event Migrants in Serbia trying to enter the E.U. via Hungary attempt to break through a border gate, causing conflict with Hungarian police; Hungary has closed its border, but Serbia will send travelers to Croatia so they can then go on to northern Europe 2015 Event Delta Airlines states it will no longer transport wildlife trophies after the recent killing of a lion, Cecil, by an American who was reportedly unaware that the hunt was illegal; Delta formerly shipped such trophies if they were obtained legally 2015 Event The U.S. Internal Revenue Service warns of an increase in taxpayer phone scams threatening victims unless they pay a given amount with a debit or prepaid credit card; over 366,000 people have been swindled of over $15 million since 2013 2014 Event Two boys in a New York town are rescued early this morning after being inadvertently buried in snow by a snow plow; the plow operator did not see the children as he cleared snow from a parking lot in which they were building a snow fort 2014 Event Facebook and Apple are offering to pay the costs of freezing the eggs of female employees covered by the companies' insurance plans; the companies see the offering as a way to help women focus on their careers if they wish to delay motherhood 2014 Event Demonstrators block Wall Street as they demand action on climate change in advance of a U.N. climate change forum tomorrow 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 Internet retailer Amazon, Inc. releases its own 'Fire' smart phone; the phone will allow users to connect directly to Amazon.com to shop for items they scan or identify in video and audio clips on the device 2014 Event The European Commission (EC) is examining the tax status of Fiat in Luxembourg; Starbucks in the Netherlands; and Apple in Ireland to identify potential unfair tax advantages; the companies say they are in compliance with financial laws 2014 Event A lawsuit against Lance Armstrong is dismissed; after he admitted to doping, the plaintiffs sued, claiming that they bought energy-drink maker FRS Co. believing that the drinks endorsed by Armstrong had been the key reason for his cycling success 2014 Event Mt. Gox, the Bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy, announces that it has found 200,000 of the 800,000 missing bitcoins belonging to customers; the missing bitcoins were overlooked because they had been stored in an older format in a 'wallet' presumed to be empty 2014 Event Google and Microsoft report that the National Security Agency ordered them to provide information on 10,000 accounts over a six-month period in 2012 and 2013, and Yahoo reported they complied with government request for information on more than 40,000 accounts 2014 Event Apple releases earnings for the fourth quarter of 2013; its stock price drops eight percent because they sold 51 million iPhones, falling short of analyst expectations that they would sell 55 million iPhones 2013 Event In the U.S., two winners are believed to have won the Mega Millions lottery; they will share a jackpot of $636 million 2013 Event Six banks are fined $2.3 billion after the European Commission determines they rigged interest rates 2013 Event Angola's Ministry of Justice and Human Rights deny the country has banned Islam and is dismantling mosques in an effort to stop the spread of Muslim extremism; they claim mosques are closed because Islam has not gone through the process of approval or legalization 2013 Event Palestinian investigators claim their former leader, Yasser Arafat, did not die of old age or ill health; they believe Israel killed him because his exhumed body contained high levels of the radioactive element polonium-210 2013 Event The British High Commission announced they are awarding retired Paralympic swimmer Natalie du Toit an honorary MBE ( Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) 2013 Event The University of Liberia reports the all 25,000 applicants to the University failed their admissions test because they lacked enthusiasm and didn't know basic English 2013 Event Japan reports on the International Nuclear Event Scale that they've upgraded the leak of radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear disaster site to Level 3, a 'serious incident' 2013 Event The IMF tells Germany now to impose austerity measures that are too harsh, and that they must be prepared to miss their deficit reduction target if Greece needs extra stimulus 2013 Event U.S. Republicans unveil a series of bills designed to prevent government abuse, including the 'STOP IRS Act,' which would allow IRS employees to be fired when they take actions for political purposes 2013 Event Scientists in Britain identify the mechanism causing human allergy to cats; they believe a general cure for the condition could be available in the next five years 2013 Event In an effort to curb obesity rates, the United Arab Emirates offers its citizens one gram of gold for every kilogram of weight they lose 2013 Event Russia's parliament passes bills banning homosexual 'propaganda'; police near the Duma take gays into custody after they anti-gay extremists hit them with eggs 2013 Event Russia's President, Vladimir Putin and his wife appear on live television to announce they have divorced after thirty years of marriage 2013 Event An agent in Zephyrhills, Florida confirms they located the winner of a record-high Powerball jackpot of $590 million 2013 Event The FBI reports they have discovered who stole $580 million in masterpieces from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990, the greatest art heist in American history 2013 Event Lazarus Project scientists reveal that they successfully recovered frozen tissue from the 1970's and rejuvenated the cells of Rheobatrachus silus, a species of frog that has been extinct since 1983 2013 Event In retaliation for recently approved U.N. sanctions, generals in North Korea claim they are aiming their long range missiles at the U.S. mainland 2013 Event Venezuela holds a funeral for former President Hugo Chavez; following the funeral, they swear in Vice President Nicolas Maduro as Interim President 2013 Event In North Carolina, a neuroscientist at Duke University announces he has successfully connected the brains of two rats in such a way that they share information 2013 Event Scientists in Illinois, announce they've developed stretchable batteries that can power a new generation of flexible electronics 2013 Event At a University of Leicester media conference, it is announced that during a 2012 archeological dig in Leicester, the skeleton they unearthed is confirmed to be the remains of King Richard III of England 2013 Event Iran releases a new Qaher-313 combat jet which they claim can evade radar detection 2013 Event Austria holds a national referendum on whether or not to retain its system of conscription for the army and social service for young men; they vote to keep military service compulsory 2013 Event NASA scientists achieve a first in laser communication when they successfully beam a picture of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft orbiting the Moon 2013 Event Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice determines they can defer the latest inauguration of President Hugo Chavez while his cancer operation recovery continues 2013 Event Developers at Apple, the U.S. creators of the iphone, claim they gave Apple sufficient warning concerning issues with iOS maps 2012 Event In Oklahoma, airport workers discover a painted golden object with a hole in the bottom in the luggage of musician Wayne Coyne; they mistake the object for a live grenade and shut down the Will Rogers World Airport 2012 Event Standard & Poor's credit rating agency receives a ruling by an Australian judge that they misled investors in their rating of two-pre-crisis issues of structured debt 2012 Event The novel coronavirus alert is lifted by the World Health Organization after they determine the virus, which originated in Saudi Arabia, is not highly contagious 2012 Event In Greece, trade unions call a general strike as they continue their protest against austerity measures 2012 Event Japanese automakers announce plans to cut output in China; they announce plans to suspend operations in the country until after National Day 2012 Event The United Communist Party of Nepal is removed from the U.S. terror list citing they have made a 'credible commitment to pursuing peace and reconciliation.' 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 Ending an extensive study on the wooly mammoth, scientists conclude that they were wiped out by multiple things, including climate change, human hunters, and shifting habitats 2012 Event The United Kingdom's government announces it will introduce a consultation process on internet measures which require online users to opt-in if they want to view adult content 2012 Event Three widows and two daughters of Osama bin Laden were charged with illegally living in Pakistan; they were sentenced with 45 days in jail and fined $114 each 2012 Event The IAEA announces that Iran has denied access to the Parchin military complex where they believe suspicious nuclear activities are taking place 2012 Event As a cost-saving measure during bankcruptcy, Eastman Kodak Co. reports they will no longer make digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames 2011 Event Iran refuses to return the RQ-170 Sentinel that Iran captured after it crash landed in the country; Iran reports they are extracting data from the aircraft 2011 Event New York's Police Department clears Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zucotti Park, the public space they have occupied to stage their protest 2011 Event Japan's government announces they require a $157 billion additional budged to cover costs for recovering from the tsunami and earthquake in March 2011 2011 Event Over 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested when they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic 2011 Event In South Korea, the Financial Services Commission reveals they plan to inject more money into suspended local savings banks 2011 Event At the Zekiah Swamp in Charles County, Maryland, archeologists believe they found a fort from 1680 built to protect the 'friendly' Piscataway Indians 2011 Event The Foreign Ministry of Iran calls for Musa al-Sadr to be released; they claim he has been held in Libya since 1978 2011 Event Australian travelers are warned they may face more disruption from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordon Caulle eruption in Chile 2011 Event North Korea attests it has detained Jun Young Su, a U.S. citizen; they plan to charge him with 'committing a crime' against their country 2011 Event James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis calls for the Federal Reserve to limit its purchase of U.S. Treasuries because they 'feed the fire' of inflation 2011 Event Wisconsin AFL-CIO assemble hundreds of union supporters claiming they will risk arrest to prevent police from clearing the Wisconsin State Capitol building 2011 Event North Korea raises concerns regarding nuclear testing; reports show they have dug tunnels at a nuclear test site located in Punggye-ri, North Hamgyong Province 2010 Event Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad publicly declares Palestinians have changed; they are now fully committed to non-violence 2010 Event Floodwaters rise throughout New South Wales; they cause thousands to evacuate the Australian town of Wagga Wagga 2010 Event Pablo Picasso's electrician reveals 271 previously unknown works by the artist, claiming they were gifts 2010 Event Somali pirates seized Indian crewmen and the Panamanian-flagged ship they were sailing off the coast of Tanzania 2010 Event Raul Castro, head of the Cuban government, declares they will lay off half a million state workers to improve their economy by the middle of 2011 2010 Event Mexican marines arrest seven gunmen they believe were involved in the massacre of 72 migrants at Tamaulipas 2010 Event Muslims across the world begin the holy month of Ramadan where they must fast between sunrise and sunset 2010 Event Scientists at the Craig J. Venter Institute announce they have successfully created the world's first artificial lifeform by transplanting a synthesized genome into an existing cell 2010 Event The U.S. Senate investigates Goldman Sachs, finding that they made billions of dollars at the expense of clients during the housing market collapse 2005 Event Apple Computer announces they will switch to Intel processors in 2006 1998 Event Russia buries tsar Nicholas II and family, 80 years after they died 1998 Event Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st game they host Detroit Tigers 1998 Event President Bill Clinton says he would never resign, 'I would never walk away from the of this country and the trust they've placed in me', during a press conference 1997 Event Compaq testifies Microsoft threaten to break Windows 95 agreement if they showcased a Netscape icon 1997 Event Donald Trump and Marla Maples announce they are separating 1997 Event Smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US 1997 Event Scientists in Scotland announced they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly" 1996 Death Francois Chaumette, actor (They Never Slept, Christine), dies at 72 1995 Event New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign 1995 Event Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0 1995 Event Los Angeles Rams announce that they are moving to St. Louis 1994 Event Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere announce they are seperating 1993 Event Deadline for Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, they don't 1993 Death John Holland, actor (They Saved Hitler's Brain), dies at 65 1992 Event New York Giants announce they will quit WNEW Radio after 32 years for WOR 1992 Event New York Jets announce they are moving from WABC to WFAN radio 1992 Event President candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair 1991 Event Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17 1991 Event Roseanne Arnold and Tom Arnold wed again, they divorced later 1991 Event Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable 1991 Event St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 1991 Event Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers 1991 Event Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital 1991 Event Syria tells Germany they are ready to recognize Israel 1991 Event UN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait (they don't) 1990 Event Greyhound files reoganization plan so they can be traded publically 1990 Event 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0 1990 Event East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3 1990 Event The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games 1990 Event Los Angeles Raiders announce they were returning to Oakland 1989 Event Cincinnati Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in 1st inning 1989 Event Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing 1989 Event H. J. Heinz, Van Camp Seafood and Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins 1989 Event 2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature 1988 Event U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren't racist 1986 Event Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs 1985 Event Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract 1985 Event Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula 1983 Event U.S. say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984 1983 Event New York Jets announce they are leaving Shea for Meadowlands 1983 Event IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball 1982 Event Shultz warns U.S. will withdraw from United Nations if they vote to exclude Israel 1982 Event 30 Something stars Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry 1981 Event "They're Playing Our Song" closes at Imperial New York City after 1082 performances 1981 Death Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79 1981 Event FCC frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish 1979 Event "They're Playing Our Song" opens at Imperial New York City for 1082 performances 1979 Event Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in New York City 1978 Event Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days 1978 Death Faith Baldwin, U.S. author (They Who Love), dies at 84 1977 Event James Brown's band walks out claiming they were underpaid and overworked 1977 Event Randy Bachman quits BTO, they disband 1977 Event Toronto Blues Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5 1976 Event 1st NBA playoff game for Cleveland Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash 1976 Event India set 403 to win by WI They get them, 6 wkts 7 overs spare 1975 Event Cher files for divorce from Gregg Allman, 10 days after they married 1974 Event 1st time Washington Caps are shutout as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota 1974 Event Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic" 1973 Event Yankee pitchers Peterson and Kekich announce they swapped wives 1972 Event NBA's Cincinnati Royals announce they are moving to KC 1971 Event New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975 1970 Event "(They Long to Be) Close to You" reaches #1 1970 Event John and Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations 1969 Event Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yankees 8-4 1967 Event New Orleans Saints 1st NFL game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 27-13 1967 Event New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 16-77 1966 Event Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" 1966 Event Dave Clark 5 set record as they appear for 12th time on Ed Sullivan 1964 Event EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who 1964 Event WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th 1964 Event Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend 1964 Event Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1962 Event Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 yrs 1962 Event Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums 1962 Event 1st baseball game at LA's Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Reds 1962 Death Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62 1961 Event Phillies overcome 9-0, losing 11-2 they score 4 in 8th and 6 in 9th 1960 Death Maude Eburne, actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman), dies at 84 1960 Event Lionel Bart's musical "Fings ain't wot they used t'be," premieres 1958 Event President Eisenhower sends U.S. troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months 1958 Event Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo 1956 Event Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group They agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961 1955 Birthday Margaux Hemingway, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce 1954 Event White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920 1954 Event BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0 1954 Birthday Joe Jackson, English singer/pianist/composer, The Harder they Come 1954 Event Cards losing 8-1 to Phillies begin stalling in 5th, they forfeit game 1953 Event Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply 1953 Event 1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cincinnati Reds 2-0 1952 Event Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty 1950 Birthday David Jensen, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, David 'Kid' Jensen, popular British radio DJ, played progressive music, hosted BBC pop network, Radio 1, Top of the Pops presenter, interviewed Duran Duran, promoted The Police before they were commercially successful 1950 Event Marshall Voroshilov of U.S.S.R. announces they developed atomic bomb 1949 Event Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners 1949 Event Charley Lupica begins stay on 4' platform atop a 60' pole, vowing to stay until Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and stays 117 days) 1949 Event "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) 1947 Event Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists 1946 Birthday Edgar Winter, Beaumont, Texas, rocker, They Only Come Out at Night 1946 Event University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1945 Event Premier Gerbrandy on Radio Orange tells Dutch they are liberated 1944 Event Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1944 Event Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans 1943 Event Jewish quarter of Rome surrounded by Nazis, they are sent to Auschwitz 1943 Event Soviets announce they broke long Nazi siege of Leningrad 1942 Event 2 black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out 1942 Event Congress advises Franklin D. Roosevelt that, Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the U.S. war effort 1941 Event Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin 1941 Event Germans invade Dubno Poland, giving permission to Ukrainians to do whatever they want to 12,000 Jews living there 1941 Birthday Terence Hill, born in Venice, Italy, actor, Super Fuzz, They Call Me Trinity 1940 Birthday Michael Sarrazin, actor, Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They 1936 Birthday Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor, Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs 1936 Event Victoria need 442 to win against NSW, but lose, all out for 415 They pick "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season 1934 Event Four centuries for SA as they make 7-644 vs. Qld before 6,180 1931 Event France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics 1931 Birthday Bill Gilbert, born in Washington D.C., sports author, They Also Served, Big E 1929 Event Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field 1929 Event Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in SF 1928 Event Cleveland Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yankees 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game 1928 Event Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm are 1st to fly across the Pacific when they end their flight from California to Brisbane 1924 Event Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand 1923 Birthday Francois Chaumette, actor, They Never Slept, Christine 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 1918 Event Players on both sides threaten to strike the World Series unless they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners and $1,000 each for the losers 1917 Event 10 suffragists arrested as they picket White House 1917 Event Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Dodgers 1917 Event After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1913 Birthday Gig Young, St. Cloud, Minnesota, actor, They Shoot Horses Don't They 1912 Event AL President Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball 1912 Birthday Helen Craig, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Snake Pit, They Live by Night 1908 Event Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across U.S. by car, they leave Los Angeles in a Packard and arrive in New York City in 32d-5h-25m 1904 Birthday Jean Helion, artist/author, They Shall Not Have Me 1904 Birthday Kurt G. Kiesinger, German chancellor, Wherever They May Be 1903 Birthday Dorothy Stickney, Dickinson ND, actress, And So They Were Married 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St. and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Washington Senators, 6-2 1902 Event Orioles forfeit to St. Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL 1901 Birthday Allyn Joslyn, born in Milford, Pennsylvania, actor, They Won't Forget, Cafe Society 1900 Event NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee) 1899 Birthday Elliot Nugent, director, And so They were Married 1897 Event After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" 1893 Birthday Faith Baldwin, New Rochelle, New York, author/novelist, They Who Love 1881 Event Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) 1875 Birthday Maude Eburne, Canada, actress, Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman 1870 Event 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king 1803 Event Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy La 1800 Event Malta surrenders to British after they blockade French troops 1797 Event Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil! 1794 Event New York City formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect New York City from British 1285 Event 180 Jews refuse baptism in Munich Germany, they are set on fire