2015 Event The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves net neutrality rules, which guarantee equal Internet access to all users; broadband companies had been seeking the ability to sell faster access to certain customers while slowing access for others 2015 Event The four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta have been put on display at the British Library in London; access is limited to scholars and to 1,215 viewers from all over the world who were selected by lottery 2015 Event Divers have retrieved one of two black boxes from Air Asia Flight 8501, which crashed on December 28th during its flight from Indonesia to Singapore; the second black box has been found nearby, but debris must first be moved in order to access it 2014 Event Apple Inc. wins an antitrust lawsuit accusing it of blocking competing music providers in its iTunes 7.0 update; the company proved that its upgrades were product improvements and that consumers were still able to access music purchased elsewhere 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama states his support for 'net neutrality', urging federal lawmakers to regulate internet service providers in a manner similar to utility companies in order to ensure open access to all internet users 2014 Event Broadcasting company CBS is moving to web-based programming by starting a 24-hour news streaming site, offering web access to its network for a monthly fee, and partnering with Sony to provide programs for a web-based TV service 2014 Event Apple Inc. is putting new security notifications in place after hackers gained access to celebrity iCloud accounts; the company denies any iCloud security compromises, stating that hackers used other methods to gain entry to the accounts 2014 Event Iraqi troops and Shiite militia members, aided by U.S. air strikes, free the town of Amerli from Islamic State control; the rebel group seized the town two months ago, blocking access to food and supplies; rations were air-dropped after the victory 2014 Event Telecom company Vodafone reports that certain nations allow authorities direct access to citizen communications data without a warrant; the company is prohibited from revealing the names of these nations 2014 Event The Federal Communications Commission moves away from the idea of net neutrality, in which all Internet users are able to equally access and view content; the agency instead proposes to allow large companies to pay Internet service providers for access to faster-streaming 'lanes' 2013 Event Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, states he will grant international weapons inspectors access to chemical weapons sites, but rebels may make the sites unreachable 2013 Event In Paris, hundreds of thousands of people protest the legalization of same-sex marriage in France; the protest turns violent after access to the Champs-Elysees is denied 2013 Event An investigation is taking place over recent hacking incident involving a hacker gaining access to the email accounts of former President George H. W. Bush, his friends and relatives 2012 Event A temporary fix to the Internet Doomsday virus created by the Federal Bureau of Investigation expires, causing thousands of computer users across the globe to lose Internet access 2012 Event On the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, China blocks internet access to terms related to the event 2012 Event The IAEA announces that Iran has denied access to the Parchin military complex where they believe suspicious nuclear activities are taking place 2011 Event Egypt partially restores Internet access after a five-day blackout 2011 Event Responding to anti-government protests in Egypt, the government cuts off access to the internet, cell phones, and imposes a curfew 2010 Event The U.S. announces it has no clear record of ownership or records of access for over 119,000 private planes 2010 Event Film confirms Sarah, Duchess of York's involvement in a scandal showing she asked for a $40,000 handshake in cash and for 500,000 pounds to be paid in return for access to Prince Andrew 1998 Event AOL raises monthly flat rate internet access from $19.95 to $21.95 1991 Event Court rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret U.S. documents 1991 Event Manuel Noriega is given access to assets frozen by U.S. government 1988 Event Robin Givens demands full access to husband Mike Tyson's money 1979 Event Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters 1972 Event Access credit cards introduced in Great Britain 1961 Event Equal access rule, political parties get TV broadcasting time 1961 Event James Meredith refused access as a student in Mississippi 1960 Event East Germany limits access to East-Berlin for West Berliners 1959 Event Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland 1953 Birthday Judi Spiers, born in Britain, Judith Marilyn Spiers, British radio and television presenter, hosted Mr TSW and Miss TSW local beauty contests for new south-west station TSW, appeared in six editions of daytime chat show, presented on Open Air, a BBC1 access television program, in 1986, and Pebble Mill program 1992- 1995, presenter, BBC Radio Devon since 2005 1948 Event U.S.S.R. blocks access road to West Berlin 1946 Birthday Michael Milken, born in Los Angeles, California, partner, International Capital Access Group 1942 Event German occupiers forbids Dutch access to their beach 1941 Event German occupiers forbids Jews access to beach and swimming pools 1941 Event Nazi's forbid Jews access to cafes 1647 Event Massachusetts disallows priest access to colony 1582 Event Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic
