2015 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledges that the country is aiding the forces of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad with military expertise and equipment; Putin states that troops may also be sent in the future to help fight against ISIL 2015 Event Certain members of Greece's Syriza party form the Popular Unity Party, which opposes the current E.U. bailout; Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who ran on a Syriza anti-bailout platform, resigned after accepting the bailout terms against voter wishes 2015 Event Two animal rights activists are placed under house arrest, awaiting trial for acts of terrorism against the fur industry; in 2013, Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane released minks from mink farms and vandalized fur businesses across the U.S. 2015 Event Jeffrey Webb pleads not guilty to bribery charges in the FIFA corruption case brought against 14 former officials; Webb is the first to be extradited to the U.S. to face the charges 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama speaks out in defense of the recent nuclear agreement between Iran and Western nations; the deal removes economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for reductions in its technological research and its nuclear fuel 2015 Event During his visit to Bolivia, Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for the Catholic Church for its offenses against the indigenous population of the American continent during the conquest by European powers 2015 Event Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis steps down despite the outcome of a national referendum favoring his position against the bailout terms proposed by the E.U. and other creditors; economist Euclid Tsakalotos will take his place 2015 Event Health insurance company Aetna announces that it will pay $37 billion for Humana in a combination of stock and cash; the new company will be better positioned to compete against larger rivals such as Anthem 2015 Event World leaders at the latest G7 meeting reinforce their commitments to reduce carbon-based emissions, reaffirm support for sanctions against Russia in light of the Ukraine conflict, and discuss issues related to Greece's debt load 2015 Event Commercial space company SpaceX has been approved as a contractor to the U.S. military for satellite launches; SpaceX will compete for contracts against the Boeing-Lockheed Martin United Launch Alliance, currently the primary military launch provider 2015 Event The Cairo Criminal Court convicts Egyptian ex-President Mohammed Morsi for his role in illegal detentions and violent responses to protests against him three years ago; he and other Muslim Brotherhood defendants will serve a 20-year prison term 2015 Event Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi meets with U.S. President Barack Obama, focusing on the fight against ISIS militants; Obama agrees to send humanitarian aid but makes no commitment regarding military supplies or assistance 2015 Event Iran will receive an S-300 air defense system from Russia; though the move won't violate U.N. sanctions against Iran, other nations currently in negotiation with Iran over nuclear issues have expressed concern 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to speak out against the pending deal with Iran in which sanctions will be lifted in exchange for cuts in Iranian nuclear capacity; Netanyahu warns the pact may lead to nuclear arms acceleration 2015 Event Shiite militia forces in Iraq boycott the fight against ISIS in Tikrit to protest U.S. airstrikes; the U.S. was responding to a request from the Iraqi government, but militias are concerned that the U.S. will receive credit for their work to date 2015 Event The U.S. will support the Ukraine in its fight against separatist militants by providing $75 million in non-lethal aid in the form of drones, ambulances and radios; Humvees will also be sent under a separate agreement 2015 Event Smartflash, a Texas technology licensing company, has won $532.9 million in a lawsuit against Apple for infringement of data management software patents; Apple claims that the patents are invalid and that it never used the technology in question 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama will seek approval from Congress to add force in the fight against ISIS militants; the current U.S. military campaign began without Congressional approval, raising concerns that Obama exceeded the limits of his authority 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama vows to veto additional sanctions proposed by Congress against Iran, citing the delicacy of international talks currently underway with the nation regarding limitations on its nuclear program 2015 Event The Swiss National Bank has uncapped the Swiss franc against the euro, resulting in a rise in its currency value from 1.20 to 1.04 francs/euro; the bank also reduced interest rates from -.25% to -.75%, increasing costs to investors who store deposits 2015 Event Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt, may be freed after the nation's high court overturned the sole remaining verdict against him for embezzling public funds; Mubarak has been serving his three-year prison term in a hospital due to poor health 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama targets three organizations and ten officials in new financial sanctions issued against North Korea in response to the recent hacking attack on Sony Pictures 2014 Event The United States and allied forces end the combat mission in Afghanistan, which began in 2001 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.; about 13,000 troops will stay to train Afghan police and military forces in their fight against the Taliban 2014 Event The E.U. extends sanctions against Russia by banning oil and gas exploration, cruise ship activity, and investment in Russian-annexed Crimea, the annexation is considered illegitimate by E.U. member nations 2014 Event Swiss voters decide against a proposal to limit annual immigration to 0.2% of the population, or to approximately 16,000 people; the current immigration rate is about 80,000 people per year 2014 Event Protests have erupted in Cairo's Tahrir Square and in other Egyptian cities after former President Hosni Mubarak was cleared of charges stemming from deaths during the 2011 demonstrations against him that led to his resignation 2014 Event A court has ruled that Kaci Hickox, the Maine nurse who has fought against requirements to quarantine herself due to her contact in West Africa with Ebola patients, will not have to restrict her movements; Hickox has shown no signs of the virus 2014 Event A planned demonstration in Iran against recent acid attacks on women has been prevented by a show of police forces; protesters believe the women were attacked due to improper covering in accordance with the nation's dress code 2014 Event Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans held in North Korea for crimes against the state, has been released; Fowle was accused of leaving a Bible in a club for mariners 2014 Event Scottish citizens reject independence of Scotland from the U.K.; 45 percent voted for and 55 percent voted against independence in a national referendum 2014 Event In the face of signs that Russian troops and equipment are aiding rebels in eastern Ukraine, the E.U. proposes further sanctions against Russia; President Vladimir Putin denies the charges while calling for independent statehood of the region 2014 Event A U.S. lawsuit against IBM and Ford Motor Company, seeking damages for the companies' transactions with the former apartheid government, has been dismissed; the transactions were conducted by foreign units and are not under jurisdiction of U.S. law 2014 Event U.S. officials have validated claims by the Islamic State (IS) that journalist James Foley, held in captivity for two years, has been killed; President Obama vows to continue airstrikes in Iraq against IS militants 2014 Event Days after imposing additional sanctions against Russia, U.S. President Barack Obama contacts Russian President Vladimir Putin to express concern about Russia's continuing support of Ukrainian separatists 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama authorizes air strikes against Islamic State militants for situations in which the forces appear to threaten U.S. personnel; food drops were also carried out along the Syrian border to civilians trapped by the violence 2014 Event U.S. officials state that Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by test-firing a type of cruise missile; Russian officials argue against the charge 2014 Event Bose has filed a lawsuit against Beats Electronics for violating various patents related to noise-cancellation technology 2014 Event Russia retaliates against U.S. sanctions against certain individuals by denying visas to 13 Americans 2014 Event The U.S. adds new sanctions against Russia, prohibiting certain Russian international businesses from accessing U.S. capital markets; the move extends previous sanctions targeting specific individuals and their companies 2014 Event The European Banking Authority cautions banks against accepting or trading in virtual currencies such as Bitcoin until such transactions can be regulated by the European Commission; regulators cited the risk of fraud and money laundering 2014 Event Iran balks at the terms for peaceful nuclear development suggested by Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States; the nations hope to reach a deal by July 20th; in exchange, sanctions against Iran will be removed 2014 Event The World Cup opens in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Brazil matched against Croatia; Brazil wins the opening game 3 - 1 2014 Event U.S. telecom company Sprint is in talks to purchase T-Mobile U.S.; the combined company will be better able to compete against market leaders Verizon and AT&T 2014 Event General Motors announces an additional recall of 2.4 million vehicles as a proactive measure against discovery of further safety defects; in 2014 to date, the company has recalled over 13 million vehicles for safety issues 2014 Event Google, Inc. and Apple, Inc. have agreed to drop certain patent lawsuits against each other; the lawsuits revolve around Google's Motorola Mobility technology 2014 Event Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels joins an elite group of only 26 major league baseball players to have hit 500 home runs; Pujols achieved this feat during today's game against the Washington Nationals 2014 Event Pope Francis gives Easter Mass in St. Peter's square; his message included prayer for peace in Syria and Ukraine, a halt to Boko Haram attacks against Nigerian Christians, and for all to care for the hungry and the needy 2014 Event A lawsuit against Lance Armstrong is dismissed; after he admitted to doping, the plaintiffs sued, claiming that they bought energy-drink maker FRS Co. believing that the drinks endorsed by Armstrong had been the key reason for his cycling success 2014 Event The People's Bank of China widens its trading band for the yuan against the U.S. dollar to within 2% of the determined daily midpoint, moving the currency toward market-based valuation 2013 Event An $800 million lawsuit is filed by Fannie Mae against nine banks for manipulating the Libor benchmark interest rate; the banks involved include Bank of America and Citigroup 2013 Event The Indian rupee falls below 62.03 rupees against the U.S. dollar, hitting a record low 2013 Event Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, famous for her 11-hour filibuster against restricting abortion rights, announces she will run for either the Texas State Senate seat or for Governor of Texas 2013 Event The Australian dollar strikes a new, 20-month low against the U.S. dollar 2013 Event The U.S. launches ta $6 billion money laundering prosecution against Liberty Reserve, a Costa Rican currency-transfer and payment-processing company 2013 Event In Rome, one hundred thousand protestors rally against their new government's austerity measures, and demand a new policy focused on job creation 2013 Event George Osborne, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, announces that G7 finance ministers and central bankers agree that coordinate action should be taken against tax evaders 2013 Event Viacom loses its billion-dollar copyright infringement suit against YouTube 2013 Event At the 2013 Australian Open, tennis pro Victoria Azarenka wins the women's singles event, after winning three sets in the final against Li Na 2013 Event In Sri Lanka, an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake is passed by the Parliament 2012 Event Chinese authorities arrest a Tibetan monk and his nephew in Sichuan province, for inciting 8 self-immolation protests against Chinese rule 2012 Event In Dublin, an estimated crowd of 10,000 protesters demonstrated against austerity and called for a general strike to shut down the country 2012 Event Several European countries protest against unemployment and austerity measures; Spain and Portugal hold the largest protests, with Greece, Italy and Belgium holding smaller ones 2012 Event After a series of self-immolation by Tibetan monks, hundreds of Tibetan monks and students protest against education policies in China's western Qinghai Province 2012 Event Amidst protests against austerity, the Portuguese government announces details of its draft budget for 2013 2012 Event The U.S. court ruling banning the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus is overturned, winning a round for Google's Android against Apple 2012 Event Venezuelans go to the polls to vote in the country's presidential election; President Hugo Chavez competes against Henrique Capriles Radonski of the opposing Justice First party 2012 Event Protestors in Iran clash with riot police during their demonstration against the collapse of the rial, the country's currency 2012 Event In Greece, trade unions call a general strike as they continue their protest against austerity measures 2012 Event In Moscow, tens of thousands protest against Vladimir Putin, chanting, 'We are the power here!' and 'Russia without Putin!' 2012 Event Yahoo and Facebook agree to settle a patent dispute, dropping lawsuits against each other and now forming an advertising and content-sharing alliance that expands an existing partnership between the two companies 2012 Event In India, a nationwide strike against rising gas prices closes shops and interrupts public transport across the country 2012 Event Playing against the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber, pitches the 21st perfect game in MLB history and the third perfect game in team history 2012 Event Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Tahrir Square against continuing military rule in Egypt 2012 Event China allows the yuan to fluctuate up to 1% from 0.5%, in trading against the U.S. dollar 2012 Event In Montreal, Canada, over 200,000 people march to protest against post-secondary education tuition hikes 2012 Event In a retaliatory move against E.U. sanctions, Iran stops all exports to France and the United Kingdom 2012 Event Hundreds of thousands of people protest against austerity measures in Portugal's capital of Lisbon 2012 Event A U.S. gene sequencing company, Illumina, adopts a poison pill strategy, fighting against a hostile big by Roche Holding 2012 Event An EU Accession referendum is taken in Croatia; 66% vote to join the EU, and 33% vote against joining 2012 Event Nearly 2,000 Malawi women protest against attacks on women wearing trousers by unemployed youths and street vendors 2011 Event Canadian Auto Workers vote in favor of striking against Caterpillar Inc's locomotive manufacturing plant in London, Ontario 2011 Event Protestors demonstrating against the construction of a power plant in Haimen, southern China, are fired upon with teargas and arrested 2011 Event In Cairo, thousands of Egyptian women demonstrate against military police for abuse against female demonstrators in Tahir Square 2011 Event Samsung Electronics files a patent infringement claim against Apple in Germany 2011 Event In anticipation of Budget Day, students protesting against the Irish financial crisis occupy the office of Fine Gael lawmaker Anthony Lawlor 2011 Event In Cambodia, the three most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime are charged with genocide and crimes against humanity 2011 Event More sanctions are imposed against Iran's nuclear program by the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom 2011 Event Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, is captured in Libya; he will be tried for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court 2011 Event The Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou receives a no-confidence motion against him after failing to hold a referendum on a eurozone bailout 2011 Event In Major League Baseball's World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals win Game 1 against the Texas Rangers 2011 Event Higher than expected consumer price index figures and U.S. default concerns cause the Australian dollar to reach a post-float record against the U.S. dollar 2011 Event For the third straight week, hundreds of Vietnamese citizens protest outside China's embassy in Hanoi against disputed areas in the South China Sea 2011 Event The first condemnation of discrimination against gays, lesbians and transgender people is issued by the United Nations Human Rights Council 2011 Event In Vietnam, hundreds demonstrate against Chinese naval operations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea 2011 Event The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly votes against funding for ground troops in Libya 2011 Event Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye is placed under house arrest, after vowing to continue protests against the rising cost of living 2011 Event As the Australian dollar reaches new 29-year highs against the U.S. dollar, rising interest rates are predicted 2011 Event In Shanghai, Chinese lorry drivers continue their second day of protest against rising inflation 2011 Event North Korea attests it has detained Jun Young Su, a U.S. citizen; they plan to charge him with 'committing a crime' against their country 2011 Event Bolstered by strong employment figures for March, the Australian dollar reaches a 28-year high against the U.S. dollar 2011 Event Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling loses his appeal against his conviction for fraud in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2011 Event In China, the yuan reaches a record level against the U.S. dollar 2011 Event The Japanese yen hits a postwar hight against the U.S. dollar 2011 Event In China, Jia Qinglin, senior leader of the People's Republic of China, calls for controls over Tibetan Buddhism and a renewed struggle against the Dalai Lama 2011 Event Protesters stage the largest demonstration ever against the Mubarak regime; two million people gather in Tahir Square, vowing to stay until Mubarak leaves his post 2011 Event In Egypt, tens of thousands of people participate in a 'day of revolt' to protest against the government 2010 Event The last death row inmate in Cuba has his death sentence commuted; the nation is against capital punishment and has commuted many death sentences since 2008 2010 Event Political pressure and cyber-attacks directed against WikiLeaks are condemned by Reporters Without Borders 2010 Event Students in Britain plan a nationwide protest against a proposal to charge up to $9,000 pounds per year for tuition fees 2010 Event Spain protests against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI 2010 Event The Australian dollar reaches the highest level in 27 years against the U.S. dollar 2010 Event In France, over 200 protests occur in as part of the 2010 strikes to fight against plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 2010 Event The U.S. House of Representatives imposes trade sanctions against China, which is believed to be undervaluing the yuan 2010 Event Microsoft cofounder, Paul Allen's company Interval Licensing LLC, files a patent infringement suit against Google, Apple, eBay, Facebook and others 2010 Event Thousands of Venezuelan protesters demonstrate for and against President Hugo Chavez' policies surrounding energy shortages and currency revaluation 2009 Event An arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is issued for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur 2006 Event ETA terrorist group declares ceasefire against Spain 2005 Event IRA issues a statement ordering the end to the armed campaign against the British 2001 Event U.S. launches strikes against the Taleban in Afghanistan, in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. 1998 Event Paula Jones' sexual harassment case against President Bill Clinton is thrown out of court 1998 Event Pope John Paul II condemns U.S. embargo against Cuba 1997 Event New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988 1997 Event Dallas TV Station KXAS settle with Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Erik Williams for reporting false sex assault allegations against them 1997 Event Detroit Tigers bat out of order against Oakland A's in 1st inning 1997 Event Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs 1996 Event O. J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true" 1996 Event Mark Van Thillo and Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures 1996 Event Mark Waugh scores 126 in World Cup against India 1996 Event Rajindra Dhanraj takes 9-97 for Trinidad against Leeward Islands 1995 Event Naeem Akhtar takes 10-28 for Rawalpindi B against Peshawar 1995 Event Ramon Martinez pitches a 7-0 no-hitter against the Marlins 1995 Event Expos bat out of order against Mets in 6th inning 1995 Event West Indies score 5-660 against New Zealand 1995 Event Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA 1994 Event European Campaign against Racism "All different, All equal" begins 1994 Event Norway votes against joining European Union 1994 Event European Campaign against Racism confers in Austria 1994 Event U.N. votes 12-0 (2 abstentions) to authorize use of force against Haiti 1994 Event Richard Johnson takes 10-45 for Middlesex against Derbyshire 1994 Event Pre-trial hearings open in LA against OJ Simpson 1994 Event Warwickshire score 4 for 810 declared against Durham 1994 Event Sharon Stone files $12m suit against her jeweler 1994 Event Reds bat out of order against Dodgers in 2nd inning 1994 Event AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona 1994 Event President Bill Clinton lifts U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam 1994 Event Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy 1993 Event Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed 1993 Event Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st U.S. state 1993 Event U.N. authorizes arms, miltary and police supply embargo against Haiti 1993 Event U.N. lifts remaining economic sanctions against South Africa 1993 Event Cubs bat out of order against Pirates in 2nd inning 1993 Event LA Mighty Ducks play their 1st NHL pre-season game against Penguins 1993 Event Israeli offensive against terrorist bases in South Lebanon 1993 Event U.N. authorizes worldwide oil embargo against Haiti 1993 Event Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit 1993 Event 200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror 1993 Event Brazil votes against a monarchy 1993 Event Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th 1993 Event Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees 1993 Event 100,000n Europeans demonstrate against fascism and racism 1992 Event 300,000 demonstrators against racism in Berlin 1992 Event Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia 1992 Event Army refused to overturn 127 year old conviction against Dr. Mudd 1992 Event U.N. votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting 1992 Event George Steinbrenner drops his suits against baseball 1992 Event Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft 1992 Event UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc 1992 Event U.N. imposes embargo against Libya takes effect 1991 Event Rockies bat out of order against Expos in 1st inning 1991 Event Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL New England Patriots for sexual harassment 1991 Event Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa 1991 Event Court awards Peggy Lee $3 million in suit against Disney 1991 Event Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel 1991 Event U.S. Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq 1991 Event Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal against New York Islanders 1990 Event Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14 1990 Event U.N. Security Council sets Jan 15th military deadline against Iraq 1990 Event U.N. Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq 1990 Event Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West 1990 Event U.N. security council authorizes military action against Iraq 1990 Event U.N. Security Council votes 13-0 to place economic sanctions against Iraq 1989 Event Geoff Marsh completes 355* for WA against South Australia 1989 Event "Day Without Art" - Artists demonstrate against AIDS 1989 Event Pilots Union give up sympathy strike against Eastern Airlines 1989 Event Blue Jays bat out of order against Brewers in 6th inning 1989 Event A's bat out of order against White Sox in 3rd inning 1989 Event New York Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from San Diego Yacht Club for using a catamaran against New Zealand. Appeals court eventually overrules 1989 Event California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs 1989 Event U.S. authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals" 1989 Event Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the SCG 1989 Event Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet 1988 Event Chilean population agrees at referendum against Pinochet regime 1988 Event Tom Browning of Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game against LA 1988 Event Arbitrator George Nicolau rules owners conspired against free agents 1988 Event Jennifer Levin's parents file $25M suit against Dorrian Red Hand Bar 1988 Event Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning 1988 Event Netherlands soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against U.S.S.R.) 1988 Event Many killed at demonstration against general Ne Win in Rangoon 1988 Event Supreme Court upholds a law that made it illegal for private clubs to discriminate against women and minorities 1987 Event Occupied Palestinians start "intefadeh" (uprising) against Israel 1987 Event Palestinian uprising against Israel in West Bank 1987 Event Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England at Lahore 1987 Event Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials 1987 Event 1 million South Koreans demonstrate against Chun Doo Hwan regime 1987 Event Great offensive against Tamil-rebellion in Jaffra Sri Lanka 1987 Event Washington Caps score 5 goals against Toronto in 3 minutes and 3 seconds 1987 Event Reagan lifts trade boycott against Poland 1987 Event Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954 1987 Event 163 day strike against Deere and Co ends, workers accept wage freeze 1986 Event Iran offensive against Iraqi islands of Shatt al-Arab 1986 Event Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency 1986 Event SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky 1986 Event Reverend Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern 1986 Event General strike against Pinochet regime in Chile 1986 Event Argentina becomes world champion soccer team (3-2 against W-Germany) 1986 Event U.S. informs New Zealand it will not defend it against attack 1986 Event U.S. and West Europeans veto heavier sanctions against South Africa 1986 Event San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 pts, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Phoenix 1986 Event Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq 1986 Event U.S. president Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya 1985 Event President Reagan orders sanctions against South Africa 1985 Event Paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games 1985 Event U.S. president Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua 1985 Event South Africa will repeal sex and marriage laws against whites and non-whites 1985 Event India files suit against Union Carbide over Bhopal disaster 1985 Event Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Event Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period 1984 Event New Jersey Devils 1st penalty shot-Rocky Trottier scores against Edmonton 1984 Event Bob Holland takes 9-83 for NSW against South Australia, SCG 1984 Event Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Event Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers 1984 Event Blackhawk Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Event President Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa 1984 Event Iran offensive against Iraq fails 1984 Event Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Event TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV 1983 Event Islanders score 3 shorthanded goals against Caps 1983 Event Islander's Butch Goring scorings 4 goals against Oilers 1983 Event 400,000 demonstrate in Brussels, against cruise missile 1983 Event Jury in KC, Mo, awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft $500,000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV (later overturned) 1983 Event George Brett's 2 run home run against Yankees on July 24 (pine tar game) 1983 Event Pine Tar Game: Brett's home run disallowed against Yankees (overturned) 1983 Event Mariners bat out of order against White Sox in 2nd inning 1983 Event Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students 1983 Event Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral U.K. nuclear disarmament 1983 Event NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver 1983 Event Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala 1982 Death Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87 1982 Event President Reagan proclaims war against drugs 1982 Event U.S. imposes sanctions against Poland for banning Solidarity trade union 1982 Event Yankees bat out of order against Indians in 1st inning 1982 Event Iran offensive against Iraq 1982 Event President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya 1982 Event Islander's Bryan Trottier scores 5 goals against Flyers 1982 Event Justice Department withdraws antitrust suit against IBM 1982 Event Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation 1981 Event 400,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against cruise missiles 1981 Event 200,000 demonstrate in Brussel against cruise missiles 1981 Event Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical "Laborem exercens" against capitalism/marxism 1981 Event Belgian Senate accept laws against racism 1981 Event Mudjahedin uprises against Iran regime 1981 Event Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff 1981 Event U.S. ends grain embargo against U.S.S.R. 1981 Event Islanders scored 9 goals against Toronto in playoffs 1981 Event Calgary Flames scored 11 goals against the Islanders 1981 Event Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques 1980 Event Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24 1980 Event Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars 1980 Event Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1980 Event West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium) 1980 Event Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs 1980 Event Dodgers bat out of order against Phillies in 1st inning 1980 Event Rangers score 5 power-play goals against Islanders 1979 Event Strikes against price increases in Gdansk Poland 1979 Event Pittsburgh gains 606 net yards against Cleveland, winning 33-30 1979 Event Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders 1979 Event Marocco offensive against Polisario 1979 Event 100,000 demonstrate in Bonn against nuclear energy 1979 Event 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, New York 1979 Event Iran army opens offensive against Kurds 1979 Event Mets win a protested game against Astros, 5-0 1979 Event Iran Ayatollah Khomeini demands Saint War against Kurds 1979 Event Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against Flyers 1979 Event Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto 1979 Event New York Islanders didn't get a shot off in 1 period against New York Rangers 1979 Event YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song 1978 Event Islanders scored 7 goals in 1 period against New York Rangers, Trottier scores 8 points vs Rangers, 5 goals-NHL record 6 pts in 1 period 1978 Event Islanders took 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins Penguins' Ross Lonsberry failed on 7th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City 1978 Event High Council destroys judgment against war criminal Pieter Menten 1978 Event Flyers' Rick MacLeash scores on 6th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Event 50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb 1978 Event Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber votes against neutron bomb 1978 Event Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Event Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Event U.N. Security council proclaims weapon embargo against South Africa 1977 Event Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 home runs, all against Yankees 1977 Event Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law 1977 Event Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain 1977 Event Cap's H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders 1976 Event Charlie Finley's $10 million damage suit against Bowie Kuhn begins 1976 Event Denver's Rick Upchurch returns 2 punts for TDs against Cleveland 1976 Death Don Bolles, U.S. journalist (against Arizona), dies 1976 Event Viv Richards scores his 1st Test century against Australia 1976 Event Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies 1975 Event U.S. lightens trade embargo against Cuba 1975 Event Pakistani military coup against president Mujib ur-Rahman 1975 Event Trial against Baader-Meinhof-group begins in Stuttgart 1975 Event Rangers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs 1975 Event Kurds end fight against Iraqi army 1975 Event Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders 1975 Event Army offensive against rebels in Eritrea Ethiopia 1975 Event W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2 1974 Event Jim "Catfish" Hunter wins free agent claim against A's owner Finley 1974 Event Detroit Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps 1974 Event A's Mike Andrews files $25 million lawsuit against Charlie Finley 1974 Event 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by House Judiciary Committee 1974 Event House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon 1974 Event OPEC ends oil boycott against Netherlands 1974 Event Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park home run against New York Yankees 1974 Event Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US 1974 Event Glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's 1st win against Australia 1973 Event MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya 1973 Event San Diego files anti-trust against NL (stopping Padres move to DC) 1973 Event 5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against U.S. and Netherlands begins 1973 Event Johnny Unitas files $725,000 suit against Baltimore Colts 1973 Event 40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution 1972 Event "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7 1972 Event Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders 1972 Event 40,000 pilots strike against naval officer 1972 Event Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire 1971 Event India beat England by 4 wickets, their win against the Poms 1971 Event President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China 1971 Event Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by 1971 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes 1970 Event New York Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG 1970 Event Jordanian King Hussein moves against PLO guerrillas 1970 Event Curt Flood loses his $41 million antitrust suit against baseball 1970 Event 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War 1969 Event Dallas Cowboy kicker Mike Clark, attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland, missed the ball 1969 Event 250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Washington D.C. against Vietnam War 1969 Event New York Jet Steve O'Neal punts 98 yards against Denver Broncos 1969 Event Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th 1969 Event Police raid Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, New York, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against police, it lasts 3 days 1969 Event Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds 1969 Event Diana Crump becomes 1st U.S. woman jockey to ride against men, Hialelah 1969 Event France begins arms embargo against Israel 1968 Event Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors and 2 game misconducts in a game against New York Rangers in New York's MSG 1968 Event Ex-premier Papandreou buried/300,000 demonstrate against fascist junta 1968 Event Pope Paul VI encyclical against On regulation of birth 1968 Event 1st AL game played in Milwaukee, is a 4-2 California win against Chicago 1968 Event 1,000,000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle and Pompidou 1968 Event National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Comm) reports against racism and demands aid given to blacks 1968 Event 150,000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin 1968 Event 10,000 demonstrators against U.S. in Vietnam War in West-Berlin 1967 Event Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II 1967 Event Packers' Travis Williams returns 2 kickoffs for TDs against Browns, setting largest margin of Browns defeat (48), winning 55-7 1967 Event Nigeria begins offensive against Biafra 1967 Event A's drop grievance filed with National Labor Relations against C Finley 1967 Event Biafran offensive against Nigerian army 1967 Event Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages 1967 Event 10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam 1967 Death Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87 1966 Event Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage 1966 Event U.S. RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays 1966 Birthday Salma Hayek, born in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, actress, Mexican national, most prominent Mexican figure in Hollywood, fights discrimination against immigrants 1966 Event U.S. citizens demonstrate against war in Vietnam 1966 Event Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers 1965 Event British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia 1965 Event 15,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Washington D.C. 1965 Event General strike in Morocco against disappearance of Ben Barka 1965 Event Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets 1965 Event Viet Cong offensive against U.S. base Da Nang, begins 1965 Event Lawry and Simpson complete opening stand of 382 against W Indies 1965 Event U.S. confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong 1965 Event Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against South Africa, his best Test bowling 1964 Event British Labour Party installs weapon embargo against South Africa 1964 Event Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV 1964 Event Patriots' Gino Cappelletti kicks 6-of-6 field goals against Broncos 1964 Event Creighton's Paul Silas grabs Midwest record 27 rebounds against Okla 1964 Event AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville 1963 Event Trial against 21 camp guards of Auschwitz begins 1963 Event Ian Meckiff no-balled for throwing against the South Africans 1963 Event Famous cricket draw at Lord's as England hang on against the Windies 1963 Event Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools 1963 Event American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes 1963 Event John F. Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression 1962 Event Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 yrs 1962 Death Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 1962 Event Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5) 1962 Event Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win 1962 Death Nazi Adolf Eichmann hanged in Israel for crimes against Jews in WW II 1962 Event U.S. promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression 1961 Event Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel 1961 Event Houston Oiler Billy Cannon gains record 373 yards against Titans 1961 Event Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball 1961 Event Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal 1961 Event President Kennedy signs law against hijacking (death penalty) 1961 Event 250,000 West Berliners demonstrate against East Berlin 1961 Event Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox 1960 Event Coup against South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem fails 1960 Event Demonstrations against premier Lumumba 1960 Event Lew Burdette pitches to just 27 for a 1-0 no-hitter against Phillies 1960 Event San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal debuts, with a 1 hitter against Phillies 1960 Event Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as U.S.S.R. levels spy charges against US 1960 Event Algeria uprises against French president De Gaulle 1959 Event "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 Event "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1959 Event Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1959 Event Uprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Tibet 1959 Event Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers 1959 Event Swiss males vote against voting rights for women 1958 Event Test Cricket debuts against New Zealand for Dexter, Illingworth and Subba Row 1958 Event French government of Pflimlin resigns/200,000 demonstrate against De Gaulle 1958 Event President Batista opens offensive against Fidel Castro's rebellion 1958 Event French settlers riot against French army in Algeria 1958 Event 1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England) 1957 Event New York City is 1st city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) 1957 Event U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond speaks 24hrs 27m against civil rights 1957 Event Strom Thurmond, Senator-D-South Carolina, ends 24 hour filibuster against civil rights 1957 Event Senator Strom Thurmond begins 24-hour filibuster against civil rights bill 1957 Event British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman 1957 Birthday Peter Webb, New Zealand cricketer, batsman against West Indies 1980 1957 Event Trial begins in Budapest against participants october uprising 1956 Event Hungary appeals for United Nations assistance against Soviet invasion 1956 Event Revolt against Stalinist policies begins in Hungary 1956 Event Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton, Tennessee 1956 Event South African women demonstrate against pass laws 1956 Event Death penalty against KPM-director Leon Jungschlaeger 1956 Event 156-day strike against Westinghouse ends 1956 Event Pirates and Kansas City A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white 1955 Event Conference of Bandung against colonialism/for self determination, ends 1955 Event Armed military action taken against bureaucratic strike in Amsterdam 1955 Event EOKA-bomb attacks against British government buildings in Cyprus 1954 Event Algeria begins rebellion against French rule 1954 Event Algerian Revolution against French begins 1954 Event Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer 1954 Event Montreal Canadians score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Detroit 1954 Event Eisenhower warns against U.S. intervention in Vietnam 1953 Event 4-5 million French go on strike against economizations 1953 Event Fidel Castro begins rebellion, the "26th of July Movement," against Fulgenico Batista's regime 1953 Birthday Peter McEvoy, British actor, Against the Innocent 1953 Birthday Russ Feingold, born in Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S Senator from Wisconsin, co-sponsor, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, initially, the only Senator to vote against the USA Patriot Act 1952 Event Prague show trial against 14 communists (9 Jewish) begin 1952 Event General strike against overtime conscription in Belgium 1952 Event Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15-inning, 3-1 loss 1952 Event Great demonstrations against apartheid in South Africa 1952 Event General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia 1951 Event Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears 1951 Birthday Azmat Rana, cricketer, one Test for Pakistan against Australia 1980 1951 Event Swiss males votes against female suffrage 1951 Event Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java 1951 Event Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against GDR" 1951 Event Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi 1950 Event Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism" 1950 Event Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague 1950 Birthday Gary Green, born in Stroud Green, England, guitarist for Gentle Giant rock band, worked with Billy Sherwood on album, 'Back Against The Wall', 2005 1950 Event Viet Minh-offensive against French bases in Vietnam 1950 Event West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England 1950 Event French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh 1950 Event U.N. member states begin using integrated forces against North Korea 1950 Event Prague espionage trial against bishops and priests begins 1950 Birthday Anthony Lloyd, born in England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, gay rights supporter, voted against the Iraq War and against renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System 1950 Event Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb 1950 Event Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China 1949 Birthday Jeff Bridges, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Stay Hungry, Against All Odds 1949 Event Dutch court affirms death sentence against SS chief Hanns Rauter 1948 Event Operation 10 Plagues - Israeli offensive against Egyptian army 1948 Death Andrei A Zjdanov, Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52 1948 Birthday Larry Carlton, rock composer, Against All Odds, Who's the Boss 1948 Event Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason 1947 Event 15,000 demonstrate in Brussels against mild sentence of nazis 1947 Event Trial against WW II mayor of Amsterdam Edward Vonte begins 1947 Birthday James Woods, born in Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Salvador, Against All Odds 1947 Event Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" 1946 Event 1st trial against nazi war criminals in Neurenberg 1946 Event International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals 1945 Event Trial against NSB-leader Mussert begins 1945 Event Australian Services draw 1st Victory Test against India 1945 Event U.S.S.R. declares war against Japan in WW II 1945 Event Uprising against SS-occupying troops in Prague 1945 Event Lord Haw-Haw calls for crusade against the bolsheviks 1945 Event Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany 1945 Event U.S. offensive against Shuri-barrier on Okinawa 1944 Event Dutch begin railroad strike against German occupiers 1944 Event Lieutenant-general Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far" 1944 Event King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to cease fire against Allies and dismissed the pro-Axis premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu 1944 Event Paris police strike against nazi occupiers 1944 Event Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers 1944 Event Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1944 Event Von Rundstedt against Keitel: "Signs peace, idiots!" 1944 Event Universal strike against nazi terror in Copenhagen 1944 Event 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan 1944 Event Russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim 1944 Event Bomb assassination against Southern Tirol congregation in Rome, 33 die 1944 Event Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0 1943 Event Denmark, declares a universal strike against Nazi occupiers 1943 Event Dutch artsens protest against nazis 1943 Event Jews riot against Germany in Amsterdam 1943 Event Trident conference in Washington D.C. (operation plan '43 against Japan) 1943 Event Churchill pledges England's full support to U.S. against Japan 1943 Event Strike against obligatory labor camps ends, after 200 killed 1943 Event Dutch strike against forced labor in Nazi Germany's war industry 1943 Event British offensive against Mareth-line 1943 Event Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews 1943 Event Dutch churches protest at Seyss-Inquart against persecution of Jews 1943 Event Russian offensive against German 6th/4th Armies near Stalingrad 1942 Event Hitler orders combat against partisans in Russia and Balkan 1942 Event Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front 1942 Event RC churches protest, Dutch bishops stand against spread of Judaism 1942 Event Riots against Jews in Amsterdam 1942 Event U.S. air offensive against nazi-Germany begins 1942 Birthday Salvatore "the Bull" Gravano, mobster, testified against Gotti 1942 Event Los Angeles Times urges security measures against Japanese-Americans 1942 Event U.S. and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis 1941 Event Nazi manifest against the Jews in Amsterdam 1941 Event Finland enters WW II against Russia 1941 Event Estonians starts armed resistance against Soviet occupation 1941 Event Trial against resistance fighter comte d'Estienne d'Orves begins 1941 Event Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason 1941 Event Utrecht and Zaandam strike against raid on Jews 1941 Event February strike against persecution of Jews, in Amsterdam 1940 Event 500 students in Delft demonstrate against nazis 1940 Event Protestant churches protest against dismissal of Jew civil servants 1940 Event German Evangelist Church protests against euthanasia pogroms 1940 Event Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France and Britain 1940 Event Russia begins new offensive against Finland 1940 Event Finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia 1939 Event South Australia score 7-821 against Queensland 1939 Event Russian air and ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa 1939 Event Adolf Hitler denies he intends to go to war against France and Britain 1939 Event Russian offensive under General Zjoekov against Japanese invasion in Mongolia 1938 Event League of Nations declares Japan the aggressor against China 1937 Event Bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia 1937 Event Eddie Paynter scores 322 for Lancashire against Sussex 1937 Event Richard Moore scores 316 for Hampshire against Warwickshire 1937 Event Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns 1937 Event Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism 1937 Event Australia snatch series against England 3-2 after being 2-0 down 1936 Event Trial against Ljev Kamenev and Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow 1936 Event League of Nations starts sanctions against Italy 1936 Event Haile Selassie asks League of Nations for sanctions against Italy 1936 Event Victoria need 442 to win against NSW, but lose, all out for 415 They pick "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season 1935 Event 400,000 demonstrators against fascism in Madrid 1935 Event Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews 1935 Event Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies 1935 Birthday Susan Brownmiller, Brooklyn, feminist author, Against Our Wills 1935 Event 300 Dutch ice cream salesmen protest against Italian competition 1934 Event Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signs Baltic Entente, against U.S.S.R. 1934 Event Babe Ruth hits home run number 700, against Detroit 1934 Event Bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University! 1934 Event Female Babe Didrickson pitches hitless inning for Philadelphia A's in exhibition game against Brooklyn Dodgers 1934 Event France hit by a general strike against fascists and royalists 1934 Event Dutch RC Bishops warn against fascism/nazism 1933 Event 5th "extermination campaign" against communists in Nanjing China 1933 Event Trial against Marinus der Lubbe opens 1933 Event German judge Vogt signs deed of accusation against Van der Lubbe 1933 Event 50,000 demonstrate in Antwerp against fascism/war 1933 Event Catholic newspaper Germania warns against nazis/communists 1933 Birthday Susan Sontag, born in New York City, Susan Rosenblatt, New York, writer, author, filmmaker, philosopher, political activist, 'Against Interpretation' established reputation as 'the Dark Lady of American Letters' 1933 Event Amsterdam confectionery worker go on strike against wage reduction 1933 Event Bradman scores 103* against the Bodyline attack in the 2nd Test 1932 Event Gandhi begins hunger strike against treatment of untouchables 1932 Event Carlos Davila coup against President Juan Montero of Chile 1932 Birthday Wes Santee, born in Ashland, Kansas, runner, athlete, competed in 1,500-meter events, competed against Roger Bannister, John Landy 1931 Event German SPD begins Eiserne Front against fascism 1931 Birthday "Against Iain" duke of Atholl, English large landowner 1931 Event Bishop Schreiber warns against national-socialism in Berlin 1930 Event Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages 1930 Birthday Alan Oakman, cricketer, England batsman against Australia 1956 1930 Death Alois Jirasek, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone', dies in Prague, Czechoslovakia 1930 Event Bradman scores 452* for NSW against Qld, 377 minutes, 49 fours 1929 Event Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 minutes 1929 Event Bradman scores 157 for NSW against the MCC at cricket SCG 1929 Event 1st legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling and 1st reception by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton 1928 Event Bradman scores 132* for NSW against MCC 1928 Event KPD begins petition against Germany building a battle fleet 1928 Event Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees 1928 Event Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Mortalium animos (against oecumene) 1927 Event Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month 1927 Event Victoria score 793 against Queensland, Bill Ponsford 437 1927 Birthday Joe Adcock, born in Coushatta, Louisiana, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds, homered four times in a single game against Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field 1927 Event Augusto Sandino begins 5 -year war against U.S. occupation of Nicaragua 1927 Birthday George Thoms, cricketer, 1 Test Australia against WI 1952, scored 16 and 28 1927 Event General strike against British occupiers in Shanghai 1927 Event Uprising against Portuguese regime of General Carmona defeated 1927 Event Uprising against regime of general Carmona in Portugal 1926 Event Ponsford scores 352 and Ryder 295 against NSW 1926 Event Victoria all out for 1107 against NSW at the MCG Crowd 22,348 1926 Event Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos 1926 Event Uprising against Reza Shah Pahlawi in Persia 1926 Event Guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu 1925 Event NSW score 705 against Victoria, go from 8-475 to 9-701 1925 Event Stork Hendry scores 325 for Victoria against New Zealand 1925 Event Belgian episcopelian sspeaks against Flemish activism 1925 Event Cardinal Mercier warns Belgians against socialism/liberalism 1925 Event League of Nation advises against Turk/Iraqi division of Mosoelgebied 1925 Event Beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France 1925 Event Jihad-Saint war against Turkish government 1924 Event KPD points out Rote Frontkampferbund against Nazi 1924 Birthday Sheldon Allman, born in Chicago, actor, Norm-Harris Against the World 1924 Event Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut 1924 Event Trial against Hitler in Munich begins 1923 Event Textile strike in Enschede, Netherlands, against lower wages, begins 1923 Event 1st NL unassisted triple play (Ernie Padgett, Braves against Phillies) 1923 Event Stresemann Government ends resistance against occupiers in Ruhrgebied 1923 Event 80,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against Fleet law 1923 Event KPD holds struggle day against fascism, in Germany 1923 Event Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied 1923 Event German Republic day with laws against worker 1923 Event SDAP speaks out against allied occupation of Ruhrgebied 1923 Event General mine strike against wage cuts in Saar 1923 Event Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent 1923 Event Belgian Working people Party protest against occupied Ruhrgebied 1922 Event NSW all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket 1922 Event Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Phillies) 1922 Event Italy's general strike against fascist violence 1922 Birthday Jim McConnon, cricketer, England off-spinner against Pakistan 1954 1921 Event Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox 1921 Event Turk and Christian of Palestine sign a friendship treaty against Jews 1921 Birthday Cyril Poole, cricketer, England batsman against India 1951-52 1920 Event NSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81 1920 Event General Wrangel opens offensive against red Army 1920 Event U.S. Senate votes against membership in League of Nations 1920 Death Joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack 1920 Event Swiss men vote against women's suffrage 1919 Event Carl Mazes pitches a complete doubleheader against New York Yankees 1919 Event Afghanistan Emir Amanoellah begins war against Great Britain 1919 Event Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann 1919 Event Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act 1919 Event NL President John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers 1918 Event Polish soldiers organize a pogrom against Jews of Galicia Poland 1918 Event Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against Browns 1918 Event White Sox losing 5-4 against New York Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play 1917 Event Lenin speaks against Kamenev, Kollontai, Stalin and Trotsky 1917 Event Phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves 1917 Event President Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany 1916 Event Bishop speak against Catholics in trade unions 1916 Event Italy declares war against Germany during WW I 1916 Event Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins 1916 Event Germany declares war against Portugal 1916 Event Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro 1915 Event Dutch SDAP demonstrates against conscription 1915 Event 1st German poison gas attack, against Russians 1914 Event Pope Benedictus Xv's encyclical Ad beatissimi, against integrity 1914 Event British, French and Russian government sign Pact of London, against Germany 1914 Event Serbia declares war against Germany 1914 Event Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I 1914 Event Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster 1914 Event Germany offers Austria war aid to fight against Russia in Serbia 1914 Birthday Frank Lovejoy, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw 1913 Event Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against Giants (7-0) 1913 Event Pirates Max Carey goes hitless, but scores 5 runs against Phillies 1913 Event Sun Yet San calls for revolt against President Yuan Shikai in China 1912 Event Pius X encyclical Singular quadam, against interconfess unions 1911 Birthday Norman Gordon, South Africa cricket pace bowler, against England 1938-39 1910 Event Washington Red Killefer sacrifices record 4 times against Detroit 1910 Event Pope's encyclical on Editae Saepe, against church reformers 1909 Event Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs 1909 Event Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary 1908 Event Crete revolts against Turkey and aligns with Greece 1908 Event Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team 1906 Death Robert Rainy, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views, dies 1906 Event Pogroms against Jews in Oddessa 1906 Event Pogrom against Jews in Bialystok, Polish Russia 1906 Event Pope encyclical against separation of church and state 1905 Event Harbor strike against importing grain elevators in Rotterdam 1905 Event Warsaw and Lodz revolt against Russian occupation 1905 Event Pogrom against Jewish community in Brisk Lithuania 1905 Event A pogrom against Jews in Minsk Belorussia 1904 Event Field battle at Liao-Yang-200,000 Japanese against 150,000 Russian 1904 Event Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia A's (3-0) 1904 Event Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison 1903 Event In 11th an old black ball is put into play against Cleveland, Tigers' Nap Lajoie protests ignored, he hurls ball out of park and forfeits game 1903 Event Unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians against Turkey 1903 Event British government protests against abuser in Belgian Congo 1903 Event Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers 1903 Event Dr. Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid in New York City 1903 Event General railroad strike against "worgwetten" (anti-strike laws) 1902 Event 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 1901 Event Laws against phosphor matches enacted (inhibition white phosphorous) 1901 Event Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox 1900 Event China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians 1899 Event Revolt against U.S. occupation of Philippines 1896 Birthday Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer, against Pasternak, 1896 Birthday Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer, against Pasternak, 1896 Event Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire 1896 Birthday Andrei A. Zjdanov, Russian politician, against kosmopolitism 1895 Event Emperor Menelik II of Addis Ababa draws against Italians 1895 Event Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1894 Event Government obtains injunction against striking Pullman Workers 1894 Birthday Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist, War Against War! 1893 Birthday Jack Durston, cricketer, England fast bowler against Australia 1921 1891 Event Riot against tax increase in Paramaribo Suriname 1888 Event Harry Moses 297 not out for NSW against Victoria 1885 Death Louis Riel, French rebel who fought against Canada, executed at 41 1884 Birthday Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress, Genius against Violence 1883 Event Hugh Daily, a one-armed pitcher for Cleveland (Forest City), tosses 1-0 no-hitter against Philadelphia 1883 Event New York Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies 1883 Event Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888) 1881 Event Pogroms against Russian Jews start in Elisabethgrad 1879 Event Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins 1877 Event U.S. railroad builders strike against wage reduction 1874 Event 1st Chamber accept law against child labor 1873 Event Dutch socialist Samuel van Wooden demands law against child labor 1871 Event Trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) and Big Tree, begins 1870 Event Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch 1869 Event Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped 1868 Event Cuba revolts for independence against Spain 1868 Event U.S. Senate organizes to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson 1863 Birthday Andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain 1861 Event Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South 1861 Event Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union 1861 Event Warsaw Massacre: Russians fire on crowd demonstrating against Russia 1861 Event Tennessee votes against secession 1858 Event Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" 1856 Event Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery 1855 Event U.S. Court of Claims forms for cases against government 1851 Birthday Alois Jirasek, born in Czechoslovakia, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone' 1848 Birthday Joris-Karl Huysmans, France, writer, Against the Grain 1848 Birthday Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet 1847 Event Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state) 1847 Event Conspiracy in New Mexico against US 1841 Event Akbar Khan successfully revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan 1834 Death Antonius van Gils, RC theologist (against Relief), dies at 75 1831 Event Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery 1830 Event Belgium revolts against Netherlands 1826 Birthday Robert Rainy, born in Glasgow, Scotland, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views 1825 Event Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins 1821 Event Failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII 1820 Event Greece freedom revolt against anti Ottoman attack 1818 Event Netherlands and England sign treaty against illegal slave handling 1817 Event Ambonese uprising against Dutch authority, under T Matulesia 1814 Event Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris 1812 Event Failed coup against emperor Napoleon 1812 Event War of 1812 begins as U.S. declares war against Britain 1811 Event El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence 1810 Death Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French and Bavarians, shot dead 1808 Event Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid 1804 Event England mobilizes to protect against French invasion 1804 Event Conspirators against Napoleon, for restoration of Louis XVIII 1799 Event Jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered 1798 Event 1st impeachment trial against a U.S. senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins 1798 Event Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg 1798 Event Sedition Act prohibits "false, scandalous and malicious" writing against U.S. government 1794 Event Haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France 1779 Event Vice-Admiral Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada 1774 Event Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts 1765 Event Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" 1759 Birthday Wilbur Wilberforce, England, crusaded against slavery 1756 Event Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians 1738 Event France offers emperor Karel VI mediation in war against Turkey 1734 Event John Zenger, arrested for libel against New York col gov; later acquitted 1731 Event Dutch people revolt against meat tax 1718 Birthday Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/diplomat, plot against Peter III 1713 Event Pope Clemens XI publishes degree "Unigenitus" against Jansenism" 1690 Event Iroquois tribes renew allegiance to British against French 1685 Event James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic king James II 1683 Death Lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded 1683 Event Rye House-plot against English king Charles II uncovered 1683 Event Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey 1679 Event Meal Tub Plot against James II of England 1676 Death Nathaniel Bacon, rallied against Virginian government, killed at 29 1668 Event England, Netherlands and Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French 1665 Event French expedition against Barbarians in Tunis/Algiers 1657 Event France and England form alliance against Spain; England gets Dunkirk 1656 Event Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden 1656 Event U.S. colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers 1648 Event People's uprising against Anna of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin 1648 Event Moscow's people uprise against regent Boris Morozov 1647 Event French cardinal Mazarin and duke of Modena sign treaty against Milan 1647 Event People's uprising against high prices and Spanish rule in Naples 1641 Birthday Adrian "Aart" van Wijck, theologist, against jansenisme 1640 Event Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV 1630 Event Failed palace revolution against Richelieu France 1628 Event Sweden and Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein 1623 Event 1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Reverend Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he loses 1619 Event Trial against Johan van Oldenbarnevelt begins in The Hague 1610 Event Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 and Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki 1601 Death Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth 1601 Event Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth 1596 Event England, France and Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain 1593 Event Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno 1586 Event Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth 1585 Event English secret service discovers Anthony Babingtons murder plot against queen Elizabeth I 1581 Event English parliament passes laws against Catholicism 1574 Event France begins 5th holy war against Huguenots 1570 Event Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits 1568 Event Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada 1568 Event Conference of York begins: trial against Mary Stuart 1565 Event Compromise of the Nobles closes against inquisition 1563 Event League of High Nobles routes 2nd protest against King Philip II 1559 Event Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary 1554 Event Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1545 Event English earl Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland 1542 Event Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America 1542 Event Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium) 1542 Event Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard 1536 Event France and Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel 1535 Event Christians captured in Tunis in uprising against Admiral Barbarossa 1532 Event Henry VIII and Francois I signs secret treaty against emperor Karel V 1531 Event Pope Clemens VII and Francois I sign secret treaty against Karel V 1525 Event Trial against "heretic" John Pistorius ends in the Hague 1525 Event Trial against "heretic" John Pistorius at The Hague 1519 Event Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government 1508 Event League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice) 1503 Event Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against indians 1499 Event France and Venice sign treaty against Milan 1494 Event Uprising against Piero de' Medici in Florence Italy 1487 Event Citizens of Leeuwarden Netherlands rebel against ban on foreign beer 1450 Death Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI 1450 Event Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI 1431 Event England begins trial against Joan of Arc 1420 Event Pope Martinus I calls for crusade against the hussieten 1403 Event Battle of Shrewsbury fought by Percys against King Henry IV 1390 Event French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates 1382 Event French Maillotin uprises against taxes 1367 Event League of Cologne goes against Danish king Waldemar IV 1317 Event Pontifical degree "Sancta Romania" against spiritualists 1212 Event French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo 1180 Event Yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against emperor Kiyomori Taira 532 Event Nika-revolt against Justianus and Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople 335 Event Constantinople emperor Constantine the Great rules laws against Jews 65 Event Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem
