2015 The remains of Richard III, King of England from 1483 to 1485, are escorted in a royal funeral procession; the remains were discovered in Leicester in 2012 and will be reburied at the Leicester Cathedral 2014 Mt. Gox, the Bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy, announces that it has found 200,000 of the 800,000 missing bitcoins belonging to customers; the missing bitcoins were overlooked because they had been stored in an older format in a 'wallet' presumed to be empty 2014 The Brazilian government is auctioning part of the nation's television bandwidth spectrum to mobile phone companies, providing much-needed capacity to meet wireless demand 2013 The British Food Standards Agency reports a discovery in Lancashire of 100kg of horse meat imported from Hungary labelled as beef 2013 France's former President, Nicolas Sarkozy is investigated over claims of illegal donations made by Liliane Bettencourt of L'Oreal, the country's richest woman 2012 In Montreal, Canada, over 200,000 people march to protest against post-secondary education tuition hikes 2012 In Portugal, trade unions hold a 24-hour strike to protest austerity measures 2011 In South Dakota, Governor Dennis Daugaard signs an abortion bill that requires women to undertake counseling and wait 72 hours, the longest period in the U.S. 2011 The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant reports radiation levels 1600 times normal levels are present 20km from the plant 2010 The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 2006 ETA terrorist group declares ceasefire against Spain 1998 18th Golden Raspberry Awards 1997 "Sunset Boulevard," closes at Minskoff New York City after 977 performances 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU) 1997 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Tara Lipinski (USA) 1996 Cheryl Depew, of Florida, crowned 13th Miss Hawaiian Tropic International 1996 STS-76 (Atlantis 16), launches into orbit 1995 Deputy Governor of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, resigns following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist 1994 Dutch Ambassador to U.S. christens a new tulip (the Hillary Clinton) 1994 Mark Foster swims world record 50m butterfly (23.68 sec) 1994 South African Government/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland 1994 Soyuz TM-21 lands 1993 Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS 1992 "Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 37 performances 1992 Danielle Ammaccapane wins Standard Register Ping Golf Championship 1992 England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final 1992 Joseph A. Molloy elected New York Yankee general partner 1992 Record producer Lou Adler weds Paige Hannah (Daryl's sister) 1992 U.S. Air New York to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die 1991 Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginia seizing drugs 1991 New York Daily News begins using motto "Forward with NY" 1991 Pamela Smart (High School teacher) found guilty in New Hampshire of manipulating her student-lover to kill her husband 1990 "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 188 performances 1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Shunert Theatre, Boston 1990 Anchorage jury finds Captain Hazelwood innocent of Valdez oil spill 1990 The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games 1989 Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years 1989 U.S. Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of New York City Board of Estimate 1988 Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill 1988 WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final 1987 Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open 1986 Ehrig skates ladies world record 5 km (7:20.99) 1986 HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament 1986 Heart's "These Dreams," single goes #1 1986 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS) 1986 Kania skates ladies world record 1500m (1:59.30) 1986 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA) 1986 Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA 1984 Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game 1983 Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president 1982 3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched 1982 Iran offensive against Iraq 1981 1st class postage raised to 18 cents from 15 cents 1981 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Golf Tournament 1981 Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6 1981 Toshihiko Seko runs world record 25k (1:13:55.8)/30k (1:29:18.8) 1979 Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt 1979 NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers) 1978 France performs nuclear test 1978 Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm and Market, SF, dedicated 1978 Rutle's "All You Need is Cash" is show on NBC-TV 1977 Dutch Den Uyl government falls 1977 Indira Gandhi resigns as Prime Minister of India 1977 Uyl government falls 1975 "Dinge-competed" wins Eurovisie Song festival 1975 "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 18 performances 1975 Delta State beats Immaculata for the women's AIAW championship 1975 Teach-In wins Eurovision Song Festival with "Dinge-Dong" 1975 Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens 1972 "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 5 performances 1972 Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified) 1972 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP 1972 Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for $9 million 1972 Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle 1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1970 "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater New York City 1970 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1969 "Billy" opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 1 performance 1969 "Come Summer" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 7 performances 1969 31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years 1968 Jarmila Novotna resigns presidency of Czechoslovakia 1968 Lynda Johnson ordered off San Francisco cable car for eating an ice cream cone 1968 Student riot in Nanterre near Paris 1967 Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1965 U.S. confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong 1964 Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section 1964 Carol Mann wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open Invitational 1963 Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me" 1963 British Minister of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler 1963 Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st and only Heisman Trophy winner 1962 "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert New York City for 300 performances 1960 1st patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes 1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament 1958 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72 1958 Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi-Arabia 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. 1957 Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian 1956 "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 383 performances 1956 Death penalty against KPM-director Leon Jungschlaeger 1956 Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City 1954 1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan 1953 Antonin Zapotocky chosen as president of Czechoslovakia 1953 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open 1952 Dutch DC-6 crashes near Frankfurt, killing 44 1947 President Truman signs executive order calling for loyalty 1946 1st U.S. rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up) 1946 Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan 1945 Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt 1945 U.S. 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein 1944 600+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin 1943 Dutch work week extended to 54 hour 1943 Obligatory work for woman ends in Belgium 1943 SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children 1942 Heavy German assault on Malta 1941 Grand Coulee Dam in Washington goes into operation 1939 Lithuania state, forced to give Memel territory to Germany 1935 Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases (New York) 1934 1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Georgia 1934 Fire destroys Hakodate Japan (kills 1,500, injures 1,000) 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt makes wine and beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal 1929 66 horses run in Irish Grand National Sweepstakes 1929 KIT-AM in Yakima WA begins radio transmissions 1929 USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor 1928 Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London 1927 Federico Garcia Lorca's "El Maleficio," premieres in Madrid 1922 British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison 1914 World's 1st airline, St. Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line, begins 1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale 1903 Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought 1896 Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18) 1895 Auguste and Louis Lumiere show their 1st movie to an invited audience 1894 Stanley Cup: Mont AAA beat Ottawa Generals, 3-1 (1st Cup game ever) 1888 English Football League established 1882 Edmunds Act adopted by U.S. to suppress polygamy in the territories 1874 Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City 1873 Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico 1872 Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment 1871 William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment 1865 Raid at Wilson's: Chickaswas, Alabama to Macon, Georgia 1862 San Marino and Italy conclude treaty of friendship and cooperation 1861 1st U.S. nursing school chartered 1841 Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones) 1822 Gioacchino Rossini marries Isabella Colbran in Bologna 1822 New York Horticultural Society founded 1794 Congress bans U.S. vessels from supplying slaves to other countries 1790 Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st U.S. Secretary of State 1778 Captain Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state 1775 Edmund Burke presents his 13 articles to the English parliament 1765 Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists 1733 Joseph Priestly invents carbonated water (seltzer) 1692 Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king 1680 Parliament of Breisach accept French sovereignty over Elzas 1638 Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony 1630 1st colonial legislation prohibiting gambling enacted (Boston) 1622 1st Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites Jamestown, Virginia; 347 slain 1621 Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Netherlands 1594 French King Henri IV festival in Paris 1556 Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury 1457 Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book 1349 Townspeople of Fulda Germany massacre Jews (blamed for black death) 752 Stephen II elected Catholic Pope (or 23rd)
