2015 Duke University defeats the University of Wisconsin to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship; the game, with a 68-63 score, resulted in Duke's fifth title 2014 Storied American actor Mickey Rooney dies at age 93 of natural causes 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 2013 The recent meat adulteration scandal prompts Swedish furniture megastore IKEA to stop sales of its moose meat lasagna in its worldwide stores After being hospitalized for nine days for pneumonia, former South African President Nelson Mandela, age 94, was released from the hospital 2012 In England, lawmakers ban the display of tobacco products, hoping the move will lead to a reduction in the number of youths who smoke In the U.S. city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, a U.S. Navy FA-18 Superhornet crashes into an apartment complex 2011 Amid criticism from rebel fighters, NATO pledges to protect the besieged town of Misrata, Libya Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling loses his appeal against his conviction for fraud in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2010 Scientists announce the discovery of three new animal species that spent their entire lives without oxygen; the species are phylum Loricifera 2009 Nearly 300 people are killed and 1,500 injured near L'Aquila, Italy, after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes 1997 "3 Sisters" closes at Criterion Theater New York City 9th Seniors Golf Tradition: Gil Morgan wins Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge Brad Faxon wins Freeport-McDermott Golf Classic Progress M-34 Launch (Russia) Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic 1996 Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game 1995 "Having Our Say" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 308 performances 1994 1st scheduled Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out Chuck Jones found guilty of breaking into Marla Maples home Liberal Supreme Court Justice Blackmun (Roe vs. Wade) resigns Palestinian suicide bomber kills 7 Israelis and himself Rockwell B-1B Lancers break 11 world speed records 1993 1st test flight of Ilyushin IL-96M (Moscow) Florida Marlins 1st lost ever (4-2 to Los Angeles Dodgers) 1992 1st game at Camden Field, Baltimore Orioles beat Indians 2-0 54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Michigan 71-51 Britain Radio Authority licenses Virgin and TV-AM radio licenses Microsoft announced Windows 3.1, upgrading Windows 3.0 Oriole Park at Camden Yards opens, beating Cleveland 2-0 Serbian troops begin siege of Sarajevo Voting begins on choice of Elvis postage stamps 1991 Former child actor Adam Rich arrested for breaking into a pharmacy New York - New Jersey Knights 1st home game (Giant Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17 Subhana, becomes 1st Australian woman to become a Zen teacher Argentine soocer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 month by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use 1989 Orel Hershiser ends his record 59 consecutive scoreless streak 1988 Black pole explorer M Henson buried next to R Peary in Arlington New Jersey Devils' 1st playoff game; lose to Isles 4-3 (OT) in 1st round 1987 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler Al Campanis appears on Niteline saying blacks may not be equiped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy 1986 15th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hours 1985 Atlantis (OV-104) rollout at Palmdale Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final Sudan suspends constitution after coup under general Swarreddahab U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1984 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched 1st time 11 people in space 1983 Caps 2-Isles 5-Patrick Div Semifinals- Isles hold 1-0 lead 1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands Largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minnesota 52,279 1981 Yugoslav government sends troops to Kosovo 1980 9th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young Gordie Howe completes a record 26th season Post It Notes, introduced 1979 Rod Stewart and Alana Collins wed 1978 Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by inn and 193 to win Ranji Trophy 1977 Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released Kingdome opens, Seattle Mariners 1st game, loses to Angels 7-0 1976 1st quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones" 1975 "Night... Made America Famous" closes at Barrymore New York City after 75 performances "Rocky Horror Show" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 45 performances Fastest hat trick by a Washington Capitals 3 minutes 26 seconds (Stan Gilbertson) 1974 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 11/16 Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, beat Indians 6-1 1973 Harbor strike in Gent/Antwerp, Belgium Indies troops invade Sikkim Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter and Saturn Roberto Clemente Day, Pirates retire his number Yankee Ron Blomberg becomes 1st designated hitter, he walks 1972 Egypt drops diplomatic relations with Jordan 1968 94.5% of East German voters approve new socialist constitution Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Dave Davis Gunpowder stocks at a sporting-goods store explode, killing 43 (Va) HemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas 1967 Premier Pompidou forms new French government 1966 Mihir Sen swims Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India 1965 Intelsat 1 ("Early Bird") 1st coml geosynchronous communication satellite 1964 Egypt and Belgium restore diplomatic relations 1959 31st Academy Awards - "Gigi," Susan Hayward and David Niven win 1958 Arnold Palmer wins 1st major golf tournament-Masters 1957 New York City ends trolley car service U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests) 1956 Polish communist Gomulka freed from prison 1955 "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 85 performances U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Yemen: failed coup by Abdullah Seif el-Islam 1954 Montreal Canadians score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Detroit TV Dinner was 1st put on sale by Swanson and Sons U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1952 16th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 286 1950 John F. Dulles becomes advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Acheson 1947 11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281 1st Tony Awards: Arthur Miller, David Wayne and Patricia Neal win 1945 Coevorden freed from nazis Japanese giant battleship Yamato heads to Okinawa Massive kamikaze-attack on U.S. battle fleet near Okinawa U.S. Marines explore Tsugen Shima near Okinawa 1944 Jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis 1943 British and U.S. Army link up in Africa during WW II British offensive at Wadi Akarit, South-Tunisia Lou Jansen, leader of illegal Dutch political party (CPN) arrested 1941 8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280 Begin oper Bestrafung-Germany bomb attacks Belgrade (17,000 die) British general Gambier-Parry caught in North Africa German bombardment on Piraeus (munitions ship explodes) Italian held Addis Ababa surrenders to British and Ethiopian forces 1939 Great Britain and Poland sign military pact U.S. and U.K. agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Island in the Pacific 1938 Teflon invented by Roy J Plunkett 1936 3rd Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 285 ANP begins telex service in Amsterdam Tornado, kills 203 and injuring 1,800 in Gainesville Georgia 1935 H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses and sinks 371 more 1934 418 Lutheran ministers arrested in Germany 1931 1st broadcast of "Little Orphan Annie" on NBC-radio 1930 1st transcontinental glider tow completed Hostess Twinkies invented by bakery executive James Dewar 1926 Stanley Cup: Montl Maroons beat Victoria Cougars (WHL), 3 games to 1 1925 1st film shown on an British Air flight 1924 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight Italy fascists receives 65% of vote of parliament Volkische Block (Nazi's) receives 17.8% of vote in Bayern 1920 French troop attacks Main/Darmstadt/Hanau 1917 U.S. declares war on Germany, enters World War I 1916 German parliament OKs unrestricted submarine warfare 1912 Electric starter 1st appeared in cars 1909 1st credit union forms in US North Pole reached by Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson 1906 1st animated cartoon copyrighted 1903 General railroad strike against "worgwetten" (anti-strike laws) 1900 James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece, American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history 1893 Andy Bowen and Jack Burke box 7 hours 19 minutes to no decision (111 rounds) Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah dedicated 1890 French troops under captain Archinard occupy Segu, West-Sudan 1889 George Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time 1886 City of Vancouver BC incorporated Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga 1883 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Speckled Band" 1869 1st plastic, Celluloid, patented 1868 Brigham Young marries his 27th and final wife 1865 Battle of Sayler's Creek, 1/3rd of Lee's army cut off 1862 Battle of Shiloh, Union defeats Confederacy in SW Tennessee 1859 U.S. recognizes Liberal government in Mexico's War of Reform 1849 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "Le Prophete," premieres in Paris 1848 Jews of Prussia granted equality 1841 Cornerstone laid for 2nd Mormon temple, Nauvoo, Missouri 1830 Joseph Smith and 5 others organizes Mormon church in Seneca Co, New York 1815 English militia shoots prisoners, 100's killed 1789 1st U.S. Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, New York City 1757 English king George II fires minister William Pitt, Sr. 1727 Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover 1724 Duke of Newcastle becomes English minister of Foreign Affairs 1722 Peter the Great ends tax on men with beards 1672 France declares war on Netherlands 1664 France and Saksen sign alliance 1663 King Charles II signs Carolina Charter 1652 Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in South Africa, established John of Riebeeck lands/establishes VOC-post in Capetown 1634 Heeren XIX asks "to secure Eylands Curaeao" 1516 A Willaert installed as singer of cardinal Ippolito I d'Este 1362 Robber bastion Tard-Venus strikes at Brignais France 1327 Italian poet Petrarch 1st sets eyes on his beloved Laura 774 Charles the Great affirms Pippins promise of Quiercy 610 Lailat-ul Qadar, night koran descended to Earth 402 Battle at Pollentia: Roman army under Stilicho beats Visigoten
