2015 Event Greek judge Vassiliki Thanou is sworn in as the nation's interim prime minister after last week's resignation of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras; new elections for the position will be held in September 2015 Event The German government approves the Greek bailout deal, which was also approved by the Greek parliament earlier this week; German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that chaos would result if the deal did not go through 2015 Event Amazon.com joins eBay and others in removing Confederate flag items from its site after last week's shooting of nine African American church members; though part of U.S. Civil War history, the flag is also seen by many as a symbol of racism 2015 Event A rally calling for removal of the Confederate flag forms at the capitol building of the U.S. state of South Carolina in response to a shooting earlier this week of nine African-Americans by white supremacist Dylann Storm Roof 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling Likud party have retained victory in this week's election; Netanyahu will now focus on forming a coalition government 2014 Event Google Inc. announces that it will be closing down its Google News site in Spain next week, ahead of rules taking effect in January that will force news aggregators to pay each publisher for using its content 2014 Event A recent study of over 11,000 people suggests that exercising three times per week can reduce depression risk by 19%, with an added risk reduction of 6% for every additional round of exercise 2014 Event Wal Mart announces that, due to the Affordable Care Act, it will increase health benefit costs for all employees and end health benefits for its 30,000 or so workers with fewer than 30 hours per week; the changes will take place in January 2015 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 Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has agreed to stop challenging Haider al-Abadi as the new Prime Minister; President Fuad Masum selected al-Abadi for the position earlier this week 2014 Event Tiger Woods has announced that he will begin golfing again after a three-month hiatus he took to recover from back surgery; he will play in the Quicken Loans National in Maryland next week 2014 Event China's slowing growth and plans for tapering by the Fed cause investors to withdraw money from emerging markets; as a result, the Dow Jones loses over 300 points, ending its worst week since 2011 2014 Event Initial U.S. jobless claims remained essentially unchanged at 326,000, following 325,000 the previous week 2014 Event U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry criticizes Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, for legislation he signed last week to ban same-sex marriage and criminalize gay rights groups and their activities; the law includes penalties of up to 14 years imprisonment 2014 Event The Midwest experiences life threateningly low temperatures and forces over 2,500 flight cancellations; the tunnel of arctic air called the "polar vortex" should head eastward during the week 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 2012 Event In Tibet, a Tibetan teenager dies of self-immolation in Gansu, China; this is the seventh incident this week and the 70th self-immolation since 2009 2012 Event Russians stage protests in response to last week's election of Vladimir Putin as President for a third term 2012 Event The failed Fobos-Grunt spacecraft is expected to re-enter the earth's atmosphere and crash into earth in the next week 2011 Event The Libyan National Transitional Council will move to Tripoli from Benghazi next week 2011 Event For the third straight week, hundreds of Vietnamese citizens protest outside China's embassy in Hanoi against disputed areas in the South China Sea 2010 Event In Hong Kong, 80,000 people rally in response to last week's fatal tourist coast hijacking hostage crisis in the Philippines 2010 Event At least 80 schoolgirls attending different Kunduz schools are poisoned this week; an inquiry is launched and the Taliban, opposed to female education, deny any involvement 2010 Event Rescuers in Shanxi, China, enter a flooded mine to help over 153 workers who have been trapped for over a week 2010 Event Afghan officials remove 150 bodies of people killed by avalanches in the Salang Pass in the Hindu Kush mountains earlier in the week 2010 Event A week after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, a 6.1 magnitude aftershock strikes Haiti 2009 Event Phillipine police arrest a new terror suspect one week after the head of the militant Rajah Solaiman Movement is captured 1998 Event Week of Fed Cup 1998 Event Mongolia switches from a 46 hour to 40 hour work week 1995 Event Dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59) 1994 Event Star Trek The Next Generation, finale airs this week in syndication 1993 Event Inkhata leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi begins 2 week speech 1992 Event NFL decides to stay with 17 week sched instead of expanded 18 games 1992 Event Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $300 per week 1991 Event New York City Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" 1991 Event Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week 1991 Event 6 week Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreated and Kuwait is liberated 1990 Event Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week 1989 Event Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $245 per week 1987 Event "Washington Week In Review," 20th anniversary on PBS 1986 Event Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia release from hospital after 3 week coma 1985 Event National Union of Mine Workers in England end a 51 week strike 1984 Event National Union of Mine Workers in England begin a 51 week strike 1983 Event AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1983 Event 1st National Coin Week begins 1982 Event Rangers Larry Parrish hits his 3rd grand slam of the week 1982 Event Dark Side of the Moon, is on charts for 402nd week 1981 Event "Nightline" extends from 4 nights to 5 nights a week (Friday) 1979 Death Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51 1978 Event TV show "Dallas" premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series) 1977 Event Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" is #1 for 19th straight week 1975 Death Doro Merande, actress (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 77 1974 Event England begins 3 day work week during mine strike 1972 Event John and Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show 1972 Event John and Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week 1969 Event Edward Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving scene of an accident a week after the Chappaquiddick car accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne 1967 Birthday Tabitha Soren, born in San Antonio, Texas, MTV reporter, This Week in Rock 1967 Event Shortwave Radio New York Worldwide goes back on the air after a week off 1965 Event Borman and Lovell Splash down in Atlantic ends 2 week Gemini VII mission 1965 Event Beatles' "Eight Days a Week," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Event U.S. version of "That Was The Week That Was," premieres 1963 Event American Bandstand moves to California, and airs once a week on Saturday 1963 Birthday Joel Osteen, born in Houston, Texas, pastor, Lakewood Church, ministry reaches over seven million viewers per week in the U.S., author of 'Your Best Life Now' 1962 Event U.S. unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week 1959 Event West Germany introduces 5 day work week 1955 Event Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) 1955 Event Strike in Belgium for 5 day work week 1955 Event West German unions protest for 40-hour work week and more wages 1953 Event WEEK TV channel 25 in Peoria, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Event NFL becomes 1st sport televised as sport of week 1947 Event 1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii 1943 Event German occupiers impose 72-hour work week 1943 Event Meat rationed in U.S., 784 gram/week, 2 kilogram for GI's 1943 Event Dutch work week extended to 54 hour 1943 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry 1942 Event SS exterminates 3,500 Jews in Zelov Lodz Poland in 6 week period 1940 Event 40 hour work week goes into effect (Fair Labor Standards of 1938) 1940 Birthday Mireille Darc, Toulo,n France, actor, Week End, Hurried Man 1939 Birthday David Frost, born in Tenterdon, England, TV host, That Was the Week That Was 1937 Event Henry Ford initiates 32 hour work week 1936 Event 40 hour work week law approved 1934 Birthday Diana Wynne Jones, UK, sci-fi author, Drowned Ammet, Witch Week 1933 Birthday Louis Rukeyser, financial whiz, Wall Street Week 1932 Death Anna Dickinson, dies just a week shy of her 90th birthday 1932 Event President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week 1930 Event Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week 1930 Birthday Bryan Magee, born in Hoxton, England, broadcaster, author, politician, presented current affairs television show This Week, made philosophy accessible with his 'Men of Ideas' television series 1929 Event 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) 1928 Birthday Tom Lehrer, parody and folk singer, That Was The Week That Was 1927 Birthday Vin[ce] Scully, sportscaster, NBC Baseball Game of the Week 1926 Event Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work week 1922 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hours) 1921 Birthday Frankie Howerd, actor, That Was The Week That Was, Runaway Bus 1920 Event Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist; $40 week with Kansas City Slide Co. 1919 Event Labor conference committee in U.S. urges 8-hour work day and 48-hour week 1919 Event 1st observance of National Book Week 1919 Event British Parliament passes a 48-hour work week with minimum wages 1919 Event Semana Tragica (Tragic Week): Bloodbath in Buenos Aires 1918 Event Spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in U.S. in 1 week 1915 Event Franklin K Mathiews, presents idea of "Book Week" 1914 Event Belgium: German army begins 6 week plundering of Leuven Belgium 1913 Event Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week 1913 Event Train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week" 1913 Event Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1 1907 Birthday Richard Harkness, Artesian, South Dakota, newscaster, Story of the Week, NBC 1899 Event British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa 1879 Birthday Frederick G. Melcher, U.S., publisher/editor/founded children book week 1844 Event 1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) 1839 Event Prussian government limits work week for children to 51 hours
