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 2013 Event A strike intended to shut down Nepal's general elections November 19th, is orchestrated by an alliance of 33 opposition parties 2013 Event Parliamentary elections are held in Monaco, with the the Horizon Monaco alliance winning 50.3% of the vote, securing 20 of 24 seats in the country's National Council 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 1994 Event Italy's right-wing alliance under Silvio Berlusconi wins election 1984 Event Emile Gumbs' Anguilla National Alliance wins elections 1981 Event Spain becomes a member of the NATO alliance 1966 Event KTNE TV channel 13 in Alliance, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Event Kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress 1961 Event John F. Kennedy sets up the Alliance for Progress 1961 Event John F. Kennedy asks for an Alliance for Progress and Peace Corp 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Machine International Golf Open Alliance 1955 Event Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance 1954 Birthday Jeffrey Sachs, born in Detroit, Michigan, Jeffrey David Sachs, economist, founder, co-President of the Millennium Promise Alliance to end extreme poverty and hunger, Senior Advisor to the Global Poverty Project 1948 Birthday Perry King, Alliance, Ohio, actor, Andy Warhol's "Bad" 1940 Event Nazi-Germany, Italy and Japan sign 10 year formal alliance (Axis) 1939 Event Germany and Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis 1936 Event Mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "axis" 1934 Event Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Romania) 1932 Birthday David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire 1925 Birthday Fred Catherwood, born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, politician, writer, Conservative member of the European Parliament, president of Evangelical Alliance 1915 Event Italy drops Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungaryb and Germany 1914 Event World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through Churches forms 1894 Event France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia 1893 Event Russia ratifies Duple Alliance with France 1892 Event Russian/French generals Obruchev/Boisdeffre signs Duple Alliance 1892 Event Triple Alliance between Germany, Italy and Austria forms 1887 Event Germany, Austria-Hungary and France end Triple Alliance 1882 Event Germany/Austria-Hungary/France sign Triple Alliance 1840 Event England, Russia, Austria and Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance 1816 Event Bavarian joins Saint Alliance 1815 Event Russia, Prussia, Austria and England signs Great Alliance 1815 Event Russia, Prussia and Austria sign Holy Alliance 1796 Event Spain and France sign anti-English alliance 1788 Event Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 1756 Event Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles 1756 Event France and Austria sign alliance 1751 Event England signs Austrian and Russian alliance 1745 Event England, Austria, Netherlands and Saxon sign anti-Prussian Quadruple Alliance 1742 Event Sardinia and Austria sign alliance 1718 Event Austrian joins Triple Alliance 1717 Event Netherlands, England and France sign Triple Alliance 1716 Event England and Netherlands renew alliance 1709 Event Battle at Malplaquet: England/Austria/Dutch Great Alliance beat France 1708 Event Great Alliance captures Bridge 1708 Event Great Alliance occupies Gent 1708 Event Great Alliance occupies Brussels 1708 Event Great Alliance occupies Rijsel 1708 Event Battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France 1701 Event France, Cologne and Bavaria sign alliance 1674 Event Spain, France and Netherlands form Triple Alliance 1668 Event England, Netherlands and Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French 1666 Event Brandenburg/Brunswick/Denmark/Netherlands form anti-French Quadruple Alliance 1664 Event France and Saksen sign alliance 1657 Event France and England form alliance against Spain; England gets Dunkirk 1579 Event England signs an offensive and defensive alliance with Netherland 1552 Event Mauritius van Saksen begins alliance with Karel Anikita Stroganov 1373 Event Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance, world's oldest, signed in London
