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 California officials believe that an outbreak of measles among Disneyland visitors was caused by someone with overseas exposure; Disneyland visitors account for 67 cases, with 94 total infections across the U.S. to date 2014 Event A total of 111 people have been identified as having had contact with an Ebola-infected 2-year-old girl before her death in Mali, raising concerns of a potential new epidemic; the girl was the first confirmed Ebola case in the nation 2014 Event General Motors announces the recall of almost 3.4 additional vehicles for safety issues, bringing the current year recall total to almost 6 million; GM CEO Mary Barra has been keeping the U.S. Congress informed of the company's corrective actions 2014 Event A total lunar eclipse takes place tonight; the eclipse will be visible in North and South America, New Zealand, Australia and nearby regions; the next total lunar eclipse will take place on October 8, 2014 2014 Event Nigeria rebases its GDP calculations, making its economy the largest in Africa on a total GDP basis; however, South Africa leads on a GDP per capita basis 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2014 Event Twenty-eight years after Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was ousted, the Philippine government recovers $29 million from Swiss accounts, bringing the total Marcos' secret accounts now recovered and in government hands to $712 million 2013 Event Africa, Europe and the United States experience a rare solar eclipse, with the west African nation of Gabon enjoying peak viewing when the total eclipse sweeps across a path nearly 60 kilometers wide 2012 Event Parts of Australia and the South Pacific witness a total solar eclipse, with Cairns being the most populated city to experience this rare event 2010 Event John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator announces Niger faces total crop failure worse than that of 2005 2001 Event Total solar eclipse in Madagascar-Atl Ocean (4m56s) 1999 Event Total solar eclipse in India-North -France (2m23s) 1998 Event Total solar eclipse in Venezuela-Pacific Ocean (4m09) 1995 Event Total solar eclipse in SW/S Asia (2m09s) 1995 Event Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450) 1994 Event Total solar eclipse in South America (4m23s) 1994 Event Largest U.S. Tennis Open single session (total) 23,618 1994 Event David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA - 71 1993 Event Largest U.S. Tennis Open 2 sessions (total) daily gate (43,502) 1992 Event Total solar eclipse in Uruguay (5m21s) 1991 Event Bush declares "total confidence" in nominee Clarence Thomas 1991 Event Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii 1989 Event Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze calls for total destruction of Soviet and U.S. chemical weapons 1987 Event Largest U.S. Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016 1982 Event Islanders assessed 108 penality minutes Penguins 125 (233 total) 1982 Event International Whaling Comn votes for total ban on coml whaling (starting 1985) 1980 Event Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 minutes and a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL 1979 Event Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US 1978 Event David Thompson scores ties 3rd highest total in the NBA - 73 1977 Event Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th home run to surpass Hank Aaron's total 1975 Death Paul Verhoeven, director (Robocop, 4th Man, Total Recall), dies at 73 1972 Event Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue 1970 Event New York Met Tom Seaver strikes out last 10 Padres, for a total of 19 1967 Event Yankees longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yankees win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully land the Gemini 5 in 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, breaking the record for manned spaceflight for total mission duration 1964 Event Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars 1961 Event Wilt Chamberlain scores the 2nd highest total in the NBA - 78 1958 Birthday Rachel Ticotin, New York City, actress, Grace-For Love and Honor, Total Recall 1958 Birthday Sharon Stone, born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, actress, Basic Instinct, Total Recall 1954 Event Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 home runs, 1 double) 1953 Birthday Bonnie Tyler, singer, Total Eclipse of the Heart 1951 Birthday Bonnie Tyler, Gaynor Hopkins, rocker, Total Eclipse of the Heart 1945 Event Lord Haw-Haw reports total German victory at Ardennen 1944 Event Canada/Polish offensive direction Falaise: Total Cooperation 1943 Event Hitler declares "Total War" 1940 Event Hitler orders total blockade of Great Britain 1938 Event Virgil Trucks strikes out his 418th batter, highest season total in organized ball-for Andalusia in an Alabama-Florida League game 1938 Birthday Paul Verhoeven, director, Basic Instinct, Total Recall 1937 Birthday Mirabel Morgan, author, Total Woman 1925 Event Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6, (16 total bases) 1924 Event Joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game 1904 Event Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089 1887 Event England all out for 45 vs. Australia SCG, their lowest total ever 1864 Event Battle of Wilderness ends (total losses: USA-17,666; CSA-7,500) 1861 Event Battle of Corrick's Ford, Virginia (Carrick's Ford) - Union army takes total control of western Virginia CS20 US53 1851 Event Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph 1778 Event David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia 1715 Event Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads"
