2015 Negotiations continue between Iran and a group of six nations regarding limits on Iran's nuclear program, with the end of March approaching as an initial deadline; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expresses optimism that an agreement will be reached 2014 Vladimir Putin ratifies laws today annexing Crimea, defying sanction threats by the U.S. and the E.U. 2014 Exxon Mobil takes the initiative among energy companies to disclose its plans for dealing with climate change in response to a 2013 shareholder resolution; the company's move may set a standard for other energy companies to follow 2013 The U.S. military used B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea; in response, North Korea threatens to attack America's military bases in Japan 2013 Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard formally apologizes to people affected by forced adoptions during the 1950s through 1970s 2012 The Parliament of Greece votes in favor of an international bailout deal 2012 Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne reveals the 2012 British budget which cuts the top rate of income tax 2011 In Tripoli, the compound of leader Muammar Gaddafi is targeted with more bombing raids during the third night of international intervention in Libya 2011 The first full face transplant is performed by surgeons at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts 2010 A suicide bomb attack in Geresh, Helmand Province, Afganistan kills ten people and injures 7 1999 71st Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture, Roberto Benigni and Gwyneth Paltrow win lead acting awards 1997 Ice Dance won by Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov (Rus) 1997 Wrestlemania XIII 1996 "Night of the Iguana" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances 1995 New Jersey officially dedicates the Howard Stern Rest Area along Route 295 1995 New York City agrees to sell it's 2 owned radio stations (WNew York City AM and FM) 1994 66th Academy Awards - "Schindler's List," Tom Hanks and Holly Hunter win 1994 Anne P. Sidamon-Eristoff named chairwoman of Museum of National History 1994 Dudley Moore arrested for hitting girlfriend 1994 Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals 1993 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament 1993 Pope John Paul II declares Duns Scotus, a saint 1993 South Africa White Wolves kill 5 year old black girl 1992 2nd WLAF season begins 1992 Pakistan scores 6-264 to overhaul New Zealand in exciting World Cup semi 1991 27 lost at sea when 2 U.S. Navy anti-submarine planes collide 1991 Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome 1991 Tatsumi Fujinami beats Ric Flair for NWA wrestling championship 1991 U.N. Security Council panel decided to lift the food embargo on Iraq 1990 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 149 performances 1990 "Normal Life" starring Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa premieres on CBS-TV 1990 "Sydney" starring Valerie Bertinelli premieres on CBS-TV 1990 Namibia becomes independent of South Africa, Sam Nujoma becomes president 1989 1st sea test of Trident 2 missile self-destructs, Cape Canaveral 1988 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams, Jr. 1986 199.22 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1986 Kania skates ladies world record 500 m (39.52 sec) and 3 km (4:18.02) 1986 Pittsburgh Associates buy Pittsburgh Pirates for $218 million 1985 Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame 1985 Bloodbath at Langa (Uitenhage) South Africa, 19 killed 1984 Border scores 100* vs. WI Trinidad after 98* in 1st cricket innings 1984 NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule 1984 Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1984 Soviet sub crashes into USS aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off Japan 1983 Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled 1982 "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City 1982 Jerry Pate celebrates golf win by jumping into the water hazard 1982 Movie "Annie" premieres 1982 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament 1980 On TV show Dallas, J.R. is shot 1979 Egyptian Parliament unanimously approve peace treaty with Israel 1978 Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training) 1975 Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years 1974 Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall 1973 Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals 1972 U.S. Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote 1971 Gavaskar scores 1st of his 34 Test Cricket tons, 116 at Georgetown 1971 Jan Ferraris wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1971 Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2" 1971 WCPB TV channel 28 in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville 80-69 1969 John and Yoko stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam Hilton) 1969 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1968 "Royals" chosen as the name of new Kansas City AL franchise 1968 Hill, Hawkins and Coghill's musical premieres in London 1968 Israeli forces cross Jordan River to attack PLO bases 1968 Portuguese socialist Mario Soares banished to Sao Tome 1966 Supreme Court reverses Mass ruling that "Fanny Hill" is obscene 1965 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 1965 U.S. Ranger 9 launched; takes 5,814 pictures before lunar impact 1964 26th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Duke 98-83 1964 Beatles' "She Loves You," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 UCLA completes undefeated NCAA basketball season (30-0) 1963 Alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed 1963 David Hendon and Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London 1962 A bear becomes the 1st creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds 1962 Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands for birth control 1962 Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control 1962 Philadelphia retires pitcher Robin Roberts' # 36 1961 Art Modell purchases Cleveland Browns for then record ($3,925,000) 1961 Beatles' 1st appearance at the Cavern Club 1960 Sharpeville Massacre: Police kill 72 in South Africa and outlaws ANC 1959 "Juno" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 21st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California beats West Virginia 71-70 1958 1st presentation of West Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award 1958 U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test 1957 Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending," premieres in New York City 1956 28th Academy Awards - "Marty," Anna Magnani and Ernest Borgnine win 1955 Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus desires Cyprus joining Greece 1955 Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums" 1954 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, Montana (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 NBA record 106 fouls and 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse) 1952 "3 Wishes for Jamie" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 94 performances 1952 Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths 1952 31 storms crosses 6 states killing 340 in South-Central U.S. 1952 Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever 1951 2,900,000 U.S. soldiers in Korea 1951 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage 1949 WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, Florida (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio 1947 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgens radiatur 1947 President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States 1947 Test Cricket debut of Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand vs. England at Christchurch 1946 Kenny Washington signs with Rams, 1st black NFLer since 1933 1946 U.N. set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx) 1945 1st Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa 1945 During WW II Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany 1945 Dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested by Nazi police 1944 General Eisenhower postpones South France invasion until after Normandy 1943 Assassination attempt on Hitler fails 1943 British 8th army opens assault on Mareth line, Tunisia 1942 Convoy QP9 departs Great Britain to Murmansk 1942 Heavy German assault on Malta 1941 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Nazi-Germany demands Gdansk (Danzig) from Poland 1937 Ponce massacre, police kill 19 at Puerto Rican Nationalist parade 1935 Jean Anouilh's "Y avait un presonnier," premieres in Paris 1935 Persia officially renamed Iran 1934 Fire destroys Hakodate Japan, killing about 1,500 1934 Babe Didrikson pitches an inning in an A's-Dodgers exhibition game Walks 1, hits the next guy, 3rd guy hits into triple-play 1933 Hitler, Goring, Prince Ruprecht, Bruning and top army meet in Berlin 1931 KRO-broadcast studio initiated in Hilversum Holland 1931 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1931 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1927 Guomindang Army conquerors Shanghai as British marines flee 1925 Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens 1925 Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar 1924 1st foreign language course broadcast on U.S. radio (WJZ, New York City) 1924 Mass Investors Trust becomes 1st mutual fund set up in US 1923 U.S. foreign minister Charles Hughes refuses U.S.S.R. recognition 1922 KGW-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions 1921 Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St. New York City 1918 During WW I Germany launches Somme offensive 1917 1st female U.S. Navy Petty Officer is Loretta Walsh 1916 JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies 1914 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld 1914 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Norman M Scott 1913 Flood in Ohio, kills 400 1909 Moran and MacFarland (U.S.) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin) 1907 U.S. invades Honduras 1899 British and French accord about West-Africa 1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years 1890 Austrian Jewish communities are defined by law 1888 Arthur Pinero's "Sweet Lavender," premieres in London 1885 2nd French government of Ferry resigns 1874 U.S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House 1871 Journalist Henry M. Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa 1871 Otto von Bismarck elevated Furst 1868 1st U.S. professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in New York City 1866 Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes 1865 Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to stop Sherman 1864 Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana 1863 Naval Engagement at Havana Cuba-USS Henrick Hudson vs BR Wild Pigeon 1860 U.S. extradition treaty with Sweden 1859 1st Zoological Society incorporates in Philadelphia 1859 Scottish National Gallery opens in Edinburgh 1859 Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1st in U.S., incorporated 1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die 1851 Yosemite Valley discovered in California 1844 Origin of Baha'i Era-Baha'i calendar starts here (Baha 1, 1) 1843 Preacher William Miller of Mass predicts the world will end today 1835 Charles Darwin and Mariano Gonzales meet at Portillo Pass 1826 Beethoven's Quartet #13 in B flat major (Op 130) premiered in Vienna 1824 Fire at Cairo ammunitions dump kills 4,000 horses 1804 French civil Code of Napoleon adopted 1791 Captain Hopley Yeaton of New Hampshire becomes 1st commissioned officer in Revenue Cutter Service 1790 Thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington in New York as Secretary of State 1788 Fire destroyed 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana 1788 Gustavus Vassa petitions Queen Charlotte, to free enslaved Africans 1702 Queen Anne Stuart addresses English parliament 1697 Czar Peter the Great begins tour through West-Europe 1681 3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London 1610 King James I addresses English House of Commons 1492 Alonzo Pietro, pilot, sailed with Columbus 1421 Battle of Beauge-French beat British 1349 3,000 Jews killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany
