2015 New Zealand professional golfer Lydia Ko, age 17, becomes the youngest No. 1 ranked golfer in the world, beating the record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 at age 21 2014 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorizes federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 2014 Strong quarterly earnings cause Facebook stock to rise 16 percent; the company boasts 755 million active users, and its ad revenue increased by 76 percent year over year to $2.34 billion 2013 A court grants Iceland's Blaer Bjarkardottir the right to use her own name; after previously ruling Blaer was only a man's name, the Reykjavik court rules it could also be used as a girl's name 2013 NASA reveals the Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot (RASSOR), a lunar mining robot which could be used to produce fuel and water directly on the Moon 2012 China tightens its control of monasteries following deadly protests in Tibet 2012 Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the Cabinet of Japan approves a bill placing a 40-year cap on the life of nuclear reactors 2011 Burma opens its new parliament 2011 Egypt's people vow to continue demonstrating until President Mubarak's regime falls 2010 A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province, China, destroys at least 100 homes, injures 11 and kills one person 2006 Samuel Alito sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court 2000 Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashes off coast of southern California, killing 88, crash caused by a bad stabilizer 1999 Super Bowl XXXIII, Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons 34-19 1998 72nd Australian Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats C Martinez (63 63) 1998 STS-89 (Endeavour 12) lands 1994 Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down 1994 Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36 1993 "St. Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 49 performances 1993 81st Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats S Edberg (62 61 26 75) 1993 Superbowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, quarterback 1992 Metropolitan Transportation Authority raised tolls on most New York City bridges from $2.50 to $3.00 1992 Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires 1991 Nugget's Michael Adams becomes shortest NBA player to get a triple-double 1991 Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude 1990 1st McDonalds in Russia opens in Moscow, world's biggest McDonalds 1990 1st ever all-sports daily "National" begins publishing 1990 Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ 1988 Barge sinks near Anacortes, WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil 1988 Superbowl XXII: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego Superbowl MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, quarterback 1987 44th Golden Globes: Platoon, Marlee Matlin win 1987 United Steel workers union ratified a concessionary with USX Corp 1986 Mary Lund of Minn, is 1st female recipient of an artificial heart 1985 "Harrigan 'n Hart" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 5 performances 1985 South Africa President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence 1984 36th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-6 at New Jersey 1984 Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network 1984 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1982 10 Arabian oryx, extinct except in zoos, released in Oman 1982 12th AFC-NFC pro bowl, AFC wins 16-13 1982 32nd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 120-118 at New Jersey 1982 Gustafson skates world record 10 km (14:26.59) 1982 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek 1982 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 16-13 1982 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton 1981 "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1 1981 38th Golden Globes: Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter 1981 Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1:13.39) 1980 Police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41 1978 "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 101 performances 1978 Israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements 1977 Frenchman Francois Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad 1977 Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1976 "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1 1976 Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308 1975 Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold 1975 John Lennon releases "#9 Dream" 1975 UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship 1974 McDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres 1972 Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral 1972 Birenda, becomes leader of Nepal 1972 Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana 1972 U.S. launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) 1971 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on United Kingdom pop chart 1971 Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands 1971 Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey 1971 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1971 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich 1971 & Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1970 Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges 1969 Beatles perform last live gig (42-minute concert on roof of Apple HQs) 1969 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1968 Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 vs. India in his last Test for ten years 1968 Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia 1968 Record high barometric pressure (1083.8 mb, 32"), at Agata, U.S.S.R. 1968 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1968 Viet Cong's Tet offensive begins 1966 Belgian state police kills 2 striking mine workers 1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 9 towards Moon 1965 Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1964 U.S. report "Smoking and Health" connects smoking to lung cancer 1963 Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "What'd I Say" and "Ruby Baby" 1962 General Charles P. Cabell, USAF, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1962 Samuel Gravely assumes command of destroyer escort "USS Falgout" 1961 David Ben-Gurion resigns as premier of Israel 1961 Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2 1961 Houston voters approve bond to finance luxury domed stadium 1961 Kanhai completes twin tons (117 and 115) vs. Australia at Adelaide 1961 NATO Secretary-General Paul-Henri Spaak says he'll resign 1961 USAF launches Samos spy satellite to replace U-2 flights 1960 Songwriter Adolph Green marries actress and singer Phyllis Newman in New York City 1959 Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL 1958 "Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host 1958 James van Allen discovers radiation belt 1958 U.S. launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1 1957 Liz Taylor's 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding) 1957 Trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished 1956 French government of Mollet forms 1956 Juscelino Kubitschek becomes president of Brazil 1955 RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer 1953 "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die 1953 Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835 1953 New York, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues 1952 Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1 centuries 1952 Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1950 President Truman approves building of hydrogen bomb 1949 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) 1948 J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY 1948 Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway 1946 Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic 1945 U.S. 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath 1944 Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June 1944 U-592 sunk off Ireland 1944 U.S. forces invade Kwajalein Atoll 1943 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton) 1943 Chile breaks contact with Germany and Japan 1943 General Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad 1942 62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton) 1941 21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton) 1941 Anti-German demonstration in Haarlem Netherlands 1941 Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1940 40 U boats sunk this month (111,000 ton) 1940 C Turney and J Horwin's "My Dear Children," premieres in New York City 1936 "Green Hornet" radio show is 1st heard on WXYZ Radio in Detroit 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt devalus dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce 1933 French government of Daladier takes power 1933 Hitler promises parliamentary democracy 1932 U.S. railway unions accept 10% wage reduction 1931 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs' Joseph Malone scores a record 7 goals 1931 Philip Barry's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow," premieres in New York City 1930 1st U.S. glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst, New Jersey 1929 Erich Maria Remarques publishes "Im West nieces Neues" in Berlin 1929 Leon Trotsky expelled from Russia to Turkey 1928 Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company 1927 International allies military command in Germany disbands 1927 NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants 1925 Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angola 1920 1st Ukrainian daily newspaper in U.S. (New York City) begins publication 1920 Joe Malone, Quebec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game 1920 Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, at Howard University, incorporates 1917 Germany notifies U.S. that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship 1916 Dutch Girl Guides form 1915 1st German poison gas attack, against Russians 1911 Congress names San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site 1906 Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter 1905 1st auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach 1905 Carroll Wright appointed 1st U.S. Commissioner of Labor 1904 Bela Bartok's symphony "Kossuth," premieres 1901 Boer general John Smuts and De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal 1901 Chekhov's "Three Sisters" opens at Moscow Art Theater 1901 Winnipeg Victorias sweep Montreal Shamrocks in 2 for Stanley Cup 1895 Jose Marti and others leave New York City for invasion of Spanish Cuba 1893 "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing 1874 Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri 1871 Millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky 1865 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) 1865 General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies 1863 1st black Civil War regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, mustered into U.S. army 1862 Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius 1861 Friedrich Hebbel's "Siegfrieds Tod," premieres in Weimar 1861 State of Louisiana takes over U.S. Mint at New Orleans 1855 Western railroads blocked by snow 1854 Dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute) 1851 Gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk 1851 SF Orphan's Asylum, 1st in California, founded 1849 Corn Laws abolished in Britain 1842 John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House 1817 Franz Grillparzer's "Die Ahnfrau," premieres in Vienna 1804 British Vice-Admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Curacao 1779 Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog 1696 Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam) 1679 Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris 1675 Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft 1627 Spanish government goes bankrupt 1609 Wisselbank of Amsterdam established 1596 Catholic League disjoins 1578 Battle of Gembloers 1560 Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois 1531 Kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other 1504 By treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon 876 Charles becomes king of Italy 314 St. Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
