2014 Event An independence referendum for the Spanish region of Catalonia has been cancelled after the nation's constitutional court accepted the case for legal decision, effectively suspending the move until a ruling is given 2014 Event Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has accepted a role as economic advisor to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in order to help Egypt reform its economy and develop new business opportunities 1986 Event NBC's Ahmad Rashad marriage proposal is accepted by Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of Det Lions-New York Jets football game 1976 Event 1st female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy 1962 Event President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted an honorary degree from Yale 1962 Event Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France 1946 Event Constitution accepted in Taiwan 1940 Event Lithuanian SSR is accepted into U.S.S.R. 1930 Event Nakagawa Soen accepted as a student of Katsube Keigaku Roshi 1922 Birthday Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" 1871 Event William Hammond Hall's maps and surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted 1811 Event French Civil Code of Criminal law accepted by Netherlands Mamelukes in Cairo's Citadel
