2014 Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and several former government officials have been cleared of murder charges stemming from the killing of over 200 protesters during uprisings in 2011 that resulted in Mubarak's resignation Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, is re-elected as head of the Union for a Popular Movement; Sarkozy intends to pursue the presidency again in 2017 2013 Experts observing the Comet ISON sweep 730,000 miles over the surface of the sun believe that that part of the comet survived the close encounter; images suggest a small nucleus may have remained intact A $3.4 billion takeover bid by American global food-processing giant Archer Daniels Midland for GrainCorp, an Australian agribusiness, is rejected by Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey 2012 New findings from MESSENGER, NASA's space probe, indicate almost definitively, that the north pole of Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, has water ice buried beneath the surface A new species of freshwater fish are discovered; the new species of darter fish, Etheostoma obama, are named after U.S. President Barack Obama 2011 Iranian students storm the British Embassy in Tehran, taking six hostages; the U.N. security council condemns the attack In Bangkok, Thailand's Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is hospitalized with suspected food poisoning 2010 Pablo Picasso's electrician reveals 271 previously unknown works by the artist, claiming they were gifts Indonesia's Mount Bromo spews ash, forcing the closure of a nearby airport 2009 Pirates from Somalia capture the Maran Centaurus, a Greek-owned oil tanker, off the coast of Somalia 1997 USAir Arena closes, hosting Washington Wizards 1995 "Garden District" closes at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City CNN/fn, the financial network by Turner Enterprises, launched 1994 Seoul, Korea, celebrated the 600th anniversary of its founding 1993 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 40 performances 1992 "Sea Gull" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 48 performances "Solitary Confinement" closes at Nederlander New York City after 25 performances 80th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 24-10 1991 TV show "Roc" has a gay wedding episode - Can't Help Loving that Man Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, vs. Australia at the Gabba 1990 "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 72 performances Expos President Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman U.N. Security Council sets Jan 15th military deadline against Iraq 1989 8th Largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) India president Rajiv Gandhi, resigns 1987 "Dreamgirls" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 177 performances 75th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Toronto Argonauts, 38-36 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island Joe Montana of 49ers completes NFL record 22 consecutive passes Korean Air jetliner disappears off Burma, all 115 lost New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs Isles) It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal 1984 Javed Miandad completes twin Test Cricket tons, vs. New Zealand, Hyderabad 1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1982 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test 1981 "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 119 performances Greg Chappell scores 201 vs. Pakistan at Gabba 1979 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1978 U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1976 Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees 1975 Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii President Ford requires states to provide free education for handicapped 1971 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1970 Charles Ives' "Yale-Princeton," premieres Colin Cowdrey becomes Test Crickets' leading run scorer (7,250) 1969 Beatles' "Come Together/Something" reaches #1 1968 John and Yoko release their 1st album "Two Virgins" in UK 1967 British troops withdraw from Aden and South Yemen Robert McNamara elected president of World bank 1966 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101 1965 "Anya" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 16 performances Dale Cummings does 14,118 consecutive sit-ups 1964 Roman Catholic Church in U.S. replaces Latin with English 1963 Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand" Lyndon Baines Johnson sets up Warren Commission to investigate assassination of John F. Kennedy 1962 Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year Great Britain and France decide to jointly build Concorde 1961 Freedom Riders attacked by white mob at bus station in Miss John A McCone replaces Allen W Dulles as 6th director of CIA Mercury-Atlas 5 carries a chimp (Enos) to orbit 1960 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy (HB) 1958 46th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 35-28 1957 NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers and Giants 1956 "Bells Are Ringing" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 925 performances 1955 Turkish government of Menderes resigns 1953 American Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service WSIX TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1952 40th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 21-11 President-elect Eisenhower visits Korea to assess war 1951 1st underground atomic explosion, Frenchman Flat Nevada Winston Churchill re-elected British premier 1950 National Council of Church of Christ in U.S. forms 1949 Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa Uranium mine explosions in East Germany kills 3,700 1948 "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie" debuted on NBC 1st opera to be televised, "Othello," broadcast from the Met (New York City) KOB TV channel 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 35th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 10-9 U.N. General Assembly partitions Palestine between Arabs and Jews 1946 Minister Drees begins emergency rule of old age facilities 1945 Yugoslavian Socialist Republic proclaimed 1944 Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) John Hopkins hospital performs 1st open heart surgery 1943 Partisan Tito forms temporary government in Jajce Bosnia U-86 sinks in Atlantic Ocean U.S. aircraft carrier Hornet launched 1942 U.S. rations coffee during WWII 1941 29th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 18-16 Passenger ship Lurline sends radio signal of sighting Japanese war fleet 1939 Cor Klint swims world record 200 m backstroke (2:38.8) U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with Finland 1938 Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Netherlands-Germany 1937 Prince Bernhard injured in auto accident in Netherlands 1935 Michael Savage becomes 1st Labour premier of New Zealand 1934 Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally English King George V weds princess Marina of Greece/Denmark 1933 1st state liquor stores authorized (Pennsylvania) Japan begins persecution of communists 1932 Cole Porters musical "Gay Divorcee," premieres in New York City France signs non-agression pact with Soviet Union U.S.S.R. and France sign no attack treaty 1929 Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Byrd sends "My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of South Pole" 1926 Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager W Somerset Maughams "Constant Wife," premieres in New York City 1924 12th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3 NHL's Montreal Forum opens 1921 Coldest day in Nov in Netherlands -14.0 degrees C Z Parenteau and Schuyler Green's musical "Kiki," premieres in New York City 1918 Serbia annexes Montenegro 1916 Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin U.S. declares martial law in Dominican Republic 1913 5th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Parkdale, 44-2 1902 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Der arne Heinrich," premieres in Vienna 1901 East 182nd Street in Bronx is paved and opened 1900 Lord Kitchener succeeds lord Roberts up as supreme commander in South Africa 1897 1st motorcycle race (Surrey England) 1890 1st Army-Navy football game, Score: Navy 24, Army 0 at West Point 1887 U.S. receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrates hand-cranked phonograph 1870 Compulsory education proclaimed in England 1864 4th and last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee (Thomason's Station) Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians 1863 Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee (Ft. Loudon), 8-900 casualities 1847 Indians kill Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, 11 settle in Walla Walla Ore 1825 1st Italian opera in U.S., "Barber of Seville" premieres (New York City) 1813 Elias Canneman (Lib) becomes minister of Finance 1812 Napoleon's Grand Army crosses Berezina River in retreat from Russia 1803 Dessalines and Christophe declare St. Domingue (Haiti) independent 1775 Sir James Jay invents invisible ink 1760 French commandant Belatre surrenders Detroit to Major R Rogers 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies army moves into Manchester and occupy Carlisle 1596 King Philip II devalues Spanish currency 1581 Doornik surrenders to duke of Parma 1573 Don Luis de Requesensy Zuniga succeeds duke of Alva as land guardian of Netherlands 1561 Lofland subjects himself on Sigismund August II of Poland 1516 Treaty of Freiburg French/Swiss "eternal" peace treaty 1349 Jews of Augsburg Germany massacred 799 Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome
