2015 A rare "blood moon" is visible tonight: the moon is in full moon phase and at its closest distance to Earth for the year, giving it a large 'supermoon' appearance; the concurrent lunar eclipse gives the large orb a red coloration 2014 Hong Kong government offices remain closed as protesters continue to demand resignation of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and an end to selection of Hong Kong candidates by the Chinese government 2014 The Spanish region of Catalonia plans to hold a referendum on independence; the Spanish government is moving to challenge the legality of such a move in the nation's Constitutional Court 2013 Pro golfer Tiger Woods is named the PGA Tour Player of the Year, the 11th time Woods has been honored as the Tour's Player of the Year 2013 The British High Commission announced they are awarding retired Paralympic swimmer Natalie du Toit an honorary MBE ( Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) 2012 For the first time, Curiosity, the Mars rover, discovers what could be determined as direct evidence of a fast-moving stream bed, a prior watersource, on Mars 2012 A referee lockout that has taken place since June 2012 ends as an agreement is reached between the NFL and NFL Referees Association 2011 In South Korea, the Financial Services Commission reveals they plan to inject more money into suspended local savings banks 2011 The Arab Gas Pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is destroyed in an explosion; the line supplies gas to Jordan and Israel 2010 Responding to a U.N report accusing the Rwandan army of genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda threatens to remove its peacekeepers from Darfur 2010 In one of Spain's biggest corruption trials, 95 people, including two former mayors and a planning chief, appear in court in Malaga 1998 Core States Betsy King Golf Classic 1996 Baltimore Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck 1993 Actor Daniel Day Lewis pleads guilty to speeding charges 1992 ASPCA stops Santeria ceremony in Bronx halts sacrifice of 42 animals 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place 1992 Military transport plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria killing 163 1992 Nancy Scranton wins Los Coyotes LPGA Golf Classic 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title 1992 Seattle's Randy Johnson ties AL record for lefties with 18 strike outs 1991 "Princesses" premieres on CBS TV 1991 President Bush decides to end full-time B-52 bombers alert 1991 1st scheduled NHL exhibition game in St. Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins) 1990 Dee Dee Ramone arrested on marijuana possession 1990 Deposed emir of Kuwait address United Nations General Assembly 1990 Gunman holds 33 people (killing 1) hostage in Berkeley California 1990 Senate Judiciary committee approves Souter's Supreme Court 1990 Tour de France champion Greg LeMond visits White House 1990 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1989 Oakland wins AL West and San Francisco wins NL West title 1989 Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash 1988 Lab tests reportedly show Shroud of Turin not Christ's burial cloth 1988 Senate votes for major federal tax code changes 1987 27th Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 15-13 at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Ohio 1987 Jan Stephens wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic 1987 NFL players' strike 1987 Phil Niekro final appearance and is pounded for 5 runs in 3 innings 1986 Senate joins House of Representatives voting for sweeping tax reforms 1985 8 killed as roof collapses in Brussel's supermarket 1985 Hurricane Gloria's 130 MPH wind hits Atlantic coast 1983 South Africa worker's union leader Curnick Ndlovu freed after 19 years 1983 Tim Raines is 1st since Ty Cobb to steal 70 and drive in 70 runs 1982 Cards clinching NL East title 1982 Filming begins on "Never Say Never Again" 1982 Jan Wolkers awarded but refuses Constantine Huygens-prize 1982 John Palmer becomes news anchor of Today Show 1981 "Day in Hollywood, A Night..," closes at John Golden New York after 588 perf 1979 Congress' final approval to create Department of Education 1979 Elton John, sick with flu, collapses at the Hollywood Universal Ampitheater 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1978 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. 1977 Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East Division title 1975 Government De Uyl recalls Dutch ambassador from Spain 1974 Austr National Gallery buys W de Kooning's "Woman V" for $850,000 1973 Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in 11 innings, for record 383 of season 1973 Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days) 1973 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. 1972 1st game at Nassau Coliseum, Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 (exhibition) 1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. 1970 Ken Boswell sets 2nd baseman record of 85 games without an error 1968 "Hair" opens in London 1968 Cardinal's super pitcher Bob Gibson's 13th shutout of year 1968 France refuses U.K. entry into common market 1967 Phillies Jim Bunning ties NL record of 5, 1-0 losses in a year 1967 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1964 Despite 3 home runs by Johnny Callison, Phils are 14-8 losers to Braves 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open 1964 Phillies 7th straight loses sends them into 2nd place 1964 Warren Commission released, finds Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone 1963 At 10:59 AM census clock, records U.S. population at 190,000,000 1962 Military uprising under Col Abdullah as-Sallal North Yemen 1962 U.S. sells Israel, Hawk anti-aircraft missiles 1961 Sandy Koufax sets NL strikeout season record at 269 1961 Sierre Leone becomes 100th member of U.N. 1960 Europe's 1st "moving pavement," (travelator), opens at Bank station 1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open 1959 Braves and Dodgers finish in a tie (86-68) 1959 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his U.S. visit 1957 Giants rent Seals Stadium until Candlestick is built 1954 School integration begins in Washington D.C. and Baltimore Md public schools 1954 Steve Allen's "Tonight Show" premieres 1953 Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal 1953 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins 1953 KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KQTV TV channel 2 in Saint Joseph, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 St. Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game 1953 Typhoon destroys 1/3 of Nagoya Japan 1953 WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, Georgia (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1951 Persian troops occupies oil refinery at Abadan 1950 Dr. Ralph Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize 1950 Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in New York City for heavyweight boxing title 1948 "Carib Song" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 36 performances 1947 "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 288 performances 1946 King George II of Greece returns from exile 1944 Helmond and Oss Netherlands liberated 1943 Anti-fascism opposition begins in Naples 1943 Dutch opposition newspaper "The Slogan" publishes KZ-Lower letter 1942 Heavy German assault in Stalingrad 1942 New York Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down 1942 Reinhard Heydrich, "butcher of Prague," appointed SS-general 1942 St. Louis Cardinals win NL pennant on last day of season 1941 1st WW II liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, launched 1940 55 German aircraft shot down above England 1940 Black leaders protest discrimination in U.S. Armed Forces 1940 Floyd Giebells, 1st game, 2-0 pennant clinching beating Bob Feller 1940 Nazi-Germany, Italy and Japan sign 10 year formal alliance (Axis) 1940 Yankees, lose to A's and eliminated from pennant for 1st time since 1935 1939 Warsaw Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance 1939 White Sox host 1st "day-night" doubleheader, lose to Cleveland, 5-2 and 7-5 1938 British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland 1938 Jewish lawyers forbidden to practice in Germany 1938 League of Nations declares Japan the aggressor against China 1938 Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched at Glasgow 1937 1st Santa Claus Training School opens in Albion, New York 1936 1st baseman Walter Alston plays in his only major league game 1936 Franco troops conquer Toledo 1936 Netherlands leave Gold Standard/devaluate guilder 1935 Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game and clinch NL pennant 1931 Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481) 1931 Closest NL batting race ends Chick Hafey (.3488) beats Bill Terry's 1930 34th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones 1930 Cub's Hack Wilson's 2 home runs give him NL record 56 home runs 1930 White Sox 1st baseman Bud Clancy didn't handle ball at all in a 9 inning game vs St. Louis Browns 1928 U.S. recognizes Nationalist Chinese government 1924 Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1 1923 Italian troops leave occupied Korfu 1923 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 home runs 1922 King Constantine I of Greece abdicates 1921 Yankees beat Indians 21-7 in Polo Grounds 1919 British troops withdraw from Archangelsk 1919 Democratic National Committee voted to allow female members 1919 Pitcher Bob Shawkey sets then Yank record with 15 strike-outs 1919 Babe Ruth's 29th home run is 1st of year in Washington (1st in every park in league in one season) 1917 Broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St. New York City 1917 EHC soccer team forms in Hoensbroek, Netherlands 1916 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians 1916 Emperor Lidj Jasu of Ethiopia flees 1914 Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th hit 1912 W C Handy publishes "Memphis Blues" 1st Blues Song, 1912 1910 1st test flight of a twin-engined airplane (France) 1909 29th U.S. Mens Tennis: W A Larned beats W J Clothier (61 62 57 16 61) 1905 1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues 1905 Boston's Bill Dinneen no-hits Chicago White Sox, 2-0 1900 Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St. New York City 1894 Aqueduct racetrack opens in NY 1892 Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company 1881 Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12 1877 John Mercer Langston named minister of Haiti 1864 Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft. Davidson), Missouri: 1700 killed/injured 1864 Jesse James' gang surprise attack train: 150 killed 1863 Jo Shelby's cavalry in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas 1855 George F Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle," 2nd American opera, opens in New York City 1854 Steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board 1852 George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, New York 1834 Charles Darwin returns to Valparaiso 1833 Charles Darwin rides horse to Santa Fe 1830 Dutch army leaves Brussels, after 100s killed 1825 Railroad transportation is born with 1st track (Stockton-Darlington) 1821 Mexican Empire declares its independence 1821 Revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw 1794 French troops conquer Crevecoeur 1787 Constitution submitted to states for ratification 1779 John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Britain 1777 Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British 1777 English General William Howe occupies Philadelphia 1694 Hurricane hits Carlisle Bay Barbados; 27 British ships sink and 3,000 die 1540 Pope Paul III recognizes Society of Jesus/Order of the Jesuits 1540 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola 1509 Storm ravages Flemish/Dutch/Friese coast, 1000s killed 1312 Duke John II of Brabant ends Charter of Kortenberg 1290 Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China, reportedly kills 100,000 70 Walls of upper city of Jerusalem battered down by Romans
