2015 Officials from North Korea and South Korea meet to discuss issues that have led to recent hostile incidents along the border; South Korea is currently conducting military exercises with the United States, which North Korea claims is a threat 2014 Continued rain in the Hiroshima province of Japan poses a risk of additional landslides, which have caused the death of at least 42 people to date India's central bank states that domestic credit cards must complete extra validation when used to buy local goods or services; some businesses have avoided the rule by using foreign payment systems, resulting in cash flows out of the country 2013 Libya's ruins of Cyrene, a World Heritage Site near Shahhat, is damaged by real estate developers CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, announces his retirement in the next 12 months 2012 Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, announces he will not contest the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency charges of doping, a result of which will include being stripped of all of his tour de France victories In a letter on a controversy in Germany over circumcision, the President of Israel, Shimon Peres stresses that circumcision is at the core of Jewish identity 2011 The Government of Syria is under investigation by the U.N. Human Rights Council for alleged human rights violations during the 2011 Syrian uprising A 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful since 1897, strikes near Mineral, Virginia, causing a shut down of a nearby nuclear reactor 2010 Heavy winds knock down the Anne Frank tree in Amsterdam, breaking off approximately one meter above the ground 2 tons of elephant ivory and five rhino horns are seized in Nairobi, Kenya, the items were disguised as avocados destined for Malaysia 1998 Minnesota LPGA Classic 1995 Indians' Jose Mesa sets record with his 38th consecutive save Larry Hagman receives a liver transplant 1993 Dow Jones index reaches record high of 3,638.96 points Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back home runs twice in same game 1992 Kris Tschetter wins LPGA Northgate Computer Golf Classic Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons 1990 Armenia declares independence East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3 U.S. begins call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 1-0, in 22 innings (Rick Dempsey home run) Lewis/Everett/Burrell/Heard run world record 4x200 m (1:19.38) 1988 Mike Tyson and Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem 1987 15-years old boy hijacks KLM B737, demands $1 billion Betsy King wins Atlantic City LPGA Golf Classic Violent rainfall/floods in Bangladesh, kills 100s 1986 "Rags" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances 1985 Said Aouita of Morocco sets 1.5k record (3:29.46) in Berlin South African attorney/UDF leader "Dulah" Omar arrested West German top counter espionage Hans Tiedge moves to East Germany Paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games 1982 Lebanese falangist leader Bechir Gemayel elected as president Seattle Mariner pitcher Gaylord Perry ejected for throwing a spitter U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1981 Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Championship of Women's Golf 1980 Charlie Finley sells A's for $127M to Haas (owners of Levi Strauss) 1979 Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City Iran army opens offensive against Kurds 1978 Iranian students occupies Iranian embassy at Wassenaar 1977 1st man-powered flight of a mile (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor) Marxist philosopher Rudolf Bahro imprisoned in East Germany Yankees leap frog over Red Soxs game in 1st place to stay 1976 Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die 1975 Classical Way wins Championship Cup at Roosevelt Raceway Communists take over Laos Ethiopian junta under Mengistu Haile Free guitarist Paul Kossoff revived from dead after heart attack Philip Kapleau conducts 1st jukai ceremony in Poland U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. 1974 John Lennon reports seeing a UFO in New York City Zaheer Abbas scores 240 Pakistan vs. England at The Cricket Oval 1973 Intelsat communications satellite launched 1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Florida) renominates Vice President Agnew but not unanimous - 1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley Chicago's Dick Allen is 4th (Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson) to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers 1971 WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 Kathy Ahern wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open Roberto Clemente compiles his record 2nd straight 5-hit game 1969 Audrey McElmory (U.S.) wins World Cycling Championships, Brno, France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912) 1968 Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily Yankees and Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 due to 1 AM curfew 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon 1964 Marilynn Smith wins Albuquerque Professional Amateur Golf Tournament St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series 1963 Beatles release "She Loves You" in UK Ringo admits he wrote a song "Don't Pass Me By" U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1962 1st Europe-U.S. live TV program (via Telstar) John Lennon weds Cynthia Powell 1961 Belgium sends troops to Rwanda-Urundi East Germany imposed new curbs on travel between West and East Berlin U.S. lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back 1960 World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea) 1959 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open 1958 China resumes fire on Quemoi and Matsoe Marie Ashton completes playing piano a female record 133 hours 1957 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1955 Betty Jameson wins LPGA White Mountain Golf Open 1954 President Getulio Vargas of Brazil resigns temporarily 1953 Braves Phil Paine is 1st former major leaguer to play in Japan Cyclist Arie Van Vliet becomes world champion sprinter Dutch DC-6 crashes near Ymuiden in North Sea, 21 die KBAK TV channel 29 in Bakersfield, California (ABC) begins broadcasting Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3 ") U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test 1952 Arab League security pact goes into effect Giants Bob Elliot is ejected for arguing a strike, Bobby Hoffman complete his at bat, he strikes out and is also ejected for arguing 1950 Jack Holden wins marathon (2:32:12) West Germany and Japan readmitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation 1948 Earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries 1947 President Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert 1946 13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97,380) 1944 94.5 degrees F (34.7 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands and 101.5 degrees F (38.6 degrees C) in Warnsvelt Allied troops capture Marseilles, France General George Leclercs troops advance towards Paris General Montgomery consults with Generals Bradley/Eisenhower King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to cease fire against Allies and dismissed the pro-Axis premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) Sammellager Drancy freed U.S. 20th Army corp enter Fontainebleau/Melun de Seine U.S. B-24 crashes into school in Freckelton England, 76 killed 1943 Red army recaptures Charkow 1942 1st U.S. flights to land on Guadalcanal Battle of Stalingrad: 600 Luftwaffers bomb Stalingrad (40,000 die) British Premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Cairo Walter Johnson pitches to Babe Ruth in pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for New York - Washington game, raises $80,000 for Army-Navy relief 1940 German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London Queen Wilhelmina fires premier De Geer 1939 John Cobb (Britain) drives 365.85 MPH (593.48 KPH) at Bonneville Flats Molotov-Ribbentrop pact: East Europe divided between Hitler and Stalin U.S.S.R. and Germany sign a non-agression pact Molotov-Ribbentrop-pact (Soviet Union neutral/Poland divided) 1938 England score 7-903 decl vs. Australia Hutton 364 1936 17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St. Louis Browns 1933 1st TV boxing match - Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri in London 1931 45th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Eileen B Whitingstall (64 61) Count Gyula Karolyi becomes premier of Hungary Philadelphia A's Lefty Grove, loses 1-0 (Browns) after winning 16 straight 1930 44th U.S. Womens Tennis: Betty Nuthall beats Anna McCune Harper (61 64) 1929 Arabs attack Jews in Israel 1926 40th U.S. Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97) 1924 Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century 1920 M R Rinehart and A Hopwood's "Bat," premieres in New York City 1919 "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune 1917 Race riot in Houston Texas (2 blacks and 11 whites killed) 1916 Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years 1915 Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army 1914 German troops plunder Belgium Battle at Mons: general von Klucks troops beat Britten General von Hausen executes 612 inhabitants of Dinant Belgium Japan declares war on Germany in World War I 1911 British premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany 1910 Fred Clarke makes a record 4 outfield assists for Pittsburgh 1907 Pitts Howie Camnitz no-hits New York Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game 1906 Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Washington Senators Cuba's 1st president Tomas Estrada Palma asks for U.S. intervention 1904 Automobile tire chain patented 1903 6th Zionist Congres, Theodor Herzl declares Jewish state 1898 18th U.S. Mens Tennis: Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight Davis (36 62 62 61) 1889 1st ship-to-shore wireless message received in U.S. (SF) 1883 Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888) 1879 Governor-general Charles Gordon of Sudan returns to Cairo 1873 Albert Bridge creossing Thames opens 1869 1st carload of freight (boots and shoes) arrives in SF, from Boston 1866 Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war 1864 Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama 1862 Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments) 1850 1st national women's rights convention convenes in Worcester Mass 1839 British capture Hong Kong from China 1838 Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) 1st graduating class 1833 Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700,000 slaves freed 1821 Mexico declares independence 1813 Battle of Grossbeeren - Prussians under Von Bulow repulse French 1796 African Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated 1784 Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1711 Admiral Hovenden Walkers fleet reach St. Lawrence 1617 1st one-way streets open (London) 1614 University of Groningen opens 1582 French van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders 1566 Beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam Land guardian Margaretha van Parma grants Calvinists rights 1553 Bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor 1542 Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code 1441 Holland and Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty 1328 Battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers King Philip VI of France, crowned 1046 King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese 476 Odoacer elected King of Byzantine 406 Battle at Florence: Stilicho's Roman army beats Radagaisus' Barbarians
