2015 Event North Korea reverts its time zone to that used prior to Japanese colonialization in 1910 in order to commemorate 70 years of liberation from the �wicked Japanese imperialists� 2014 Event Flight recorder signals from the missing Malaysia Air jet are no longer detectable; the flight, which disappeared on March 8th, may be located in a zone of over 57,000 square km of water about 2,200 km to the northwest of Perth, Australia 2014 Event Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts again, with pyroclastic flows streaming down the volcanic slope; the activity has caused the evacuation of 22,000 people from the danger zone around Sinabung 2013 Event After the People's Republic of China expands its air zone, South Korea responds by expand its air defense zone, causing rising tensions in the region 2013 Event Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f, two planets resembling planet Earth are discovered revolving around the star Kepler-62 in the habitable zone, an area around the stars whose atmospheric pressure can suport liquid water at the surface 2012 Event European Union Finance Ministers agree to give the European Central BAnk new powers to supervise euro zone banks 2012 Event The Euro zone experiences the highest unemployment level in its history: 10.7 per cent 2012 Event Euro zone finance ministers agree on a second bailout for Greece 2011 Event Each household within the exclusion zone of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant will receive 1 million yen from the Tokyo Electric Power Company 2011 Event After no-fly zone was imposed on Libya, its government announced a ceasefire, which it immediately violated, killing 25 civilians in Misrata 2011 Event Tropical cyclone Anthony lands in Bowen in Queensland, Australia, forcing a disaster zone declared in areas still recovering from the 2010-2011 Queensland floods 2010 Event Residents of Mogadishu are instructed to leave the war zone after more than 50 are killed in three days of violence 1998 Death Jerome Bixby, screenwriter/writer, Twilight Zone, dies at 75 1994 Death Nick Cravat, midget (Gremlin-Twilight Zone), dies of lung cancer at 81 1993 Event 12 member European Economic Community sets up vast free trade zone 1989 Event Mike Tyson is ticketed for driving 71 MPH in 30 mile zone in Albany 1988 Death William Cagney, actor (Torrid Zone), dies of a heart attack at 82 1987 Event "Twilight Zone" director John Landis found innocent in death of actor 1984 Event "Welcome To Fun Zone" hosted by Dr. Demento airs on NBC-TV 1982 Death Vic Morrow, actor (Cimmaron), killed during "Twilight Zone" at 53 1982 Event U.S. formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama 1979 Event Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone) 1979 Event U.S. returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years 1978 Death Lucius D. Clay, general and Governor U.S. zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 1977 Event U.S. and Panamana sign Panama Canal Zone accord 1977 Event Ireland sets fishing zone at 50 mile 1975 Death Rod Serling, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery), dies at 50 1968 Event Pitcher's mound drops from 15" to 10" and strike zone reduced from knees to shoulders to top of knees to armpits, to help hitters 1967 Event Latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up 1966 Event U.S. airplanes bombs demilitarized zone in Vietnam 1964 Birthday Victoria Sellers, born in London, England, actress, Crime Zone, Warlords 1964 Event Anti-U.S. rioting broke out in Panama Canal Zone 1963 Event U.S. postal service institutes zip code system, Zone Improvement Plan 1963 Event Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone 1959 Event Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS-TV 1956 Event International zone of Tangier returns to Morocco 1952 Event Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs. N Zone (Ind) his 1st fc cricket tons 1952 Event British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone 1951 Event Cease-fire and demarcation zone accord signed in Panmunjon Korea 1949 Event German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) 1946 Birthday Joe Dante, director, Matinee, Twilight Zone, Police Squad, Gremlins 1943 Event Postmaster General Frank C Walker invents Postal Zone System 1942 Event Jews in Free Zone of France ordered to wear yellow star of David 1937 Birthday Gary Lockwood, born in Van Nuys, California, actor, 2001, Survival Zone, Lieutenant 1931 Birthday Vic Morrow, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie 1929 Birthday Jerry Goldsmith, pianist/composer, Twilight Zone 1927 Event Interstate Commerce Commission transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone 1925 Birthday Charles Aidman, Frankfort, Indiana, narrator, New Twilight Zone 1924 Birthday Rod Serling, born in Syracuse, New York, writer/host, Twilight Zone, Night Gallery 1923 Event International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco 1923 Birthday Linda Christian, Tampico, Mexico, actress, Athena, VIPs, Battle Zone 1917 Event Eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in New York City 1914 Event U.S. declares Panama Canal Zone neutral 1914 Birthday Kenneth B Clark, Canal Zone, civil rights activist, Dark Ghetto 1914 Event U.S. and Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone 1904 Event U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million 1863 Event Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired
