2014 Event The Pyu Ancient Cities in Myanmar and the Shahr-i-Sokhta (Burnt City) in Iran have been named World Heritage sites; the Myanmar cities were active from 200 B.C. to 900 A.D.; the Iranian city was active primarily from 3200 B.C. to about 1800 B.C. 2014 Event Strong quarterly earnings cause Facebook stock to rise 16 percent; the company boasts 755 million active users, and its ad revenue increased by 76 percent year over year to $2.34 billion 2013 Event New Zealand's most active volcano - the White Islands' Whakaari, erupts, sending ash 4 kilometres into the air 2011 Event The most active volcano in Iceland, Grimsvotn, erupts and triggers 50 small earthquakes 1980 Event Mount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years 1960 Event Courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit 1952 Event Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty 1929 Birthday Amitai W. Etzioni, U.S. sociologist, Active Society 1923 Event ZR-1 (biggest active dirigible) flies over New York's tallest skyscraper, Woolworth Tower 1916 Event Norway approves active and passive female suffrage 1897 Event New York City Jewish newspaper "Forward" begins publishing (still active)
