2014 Event The European Space Agency makes history by landing a probe named Philae on the surface of a comet; scientists report that the probe anchors did not fire and that the vessel appears to have made two landings 2012 Event Jamaican runner Usain Bolt wins his third gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, anchors the sprint relay team to a world record; Bolt is 25 years old and now holds six Olympic gold medals 1996 Death Tom Mees, ESPN sports anchors (NHL), drowns at 46 1993 Event U.S. warship Harlan County anchors off Port-au-Prince Haiti 1993 Event Connie Chung joins Dan Rather as anchors of CBS Evening News 1957 Birthday Faith Daniels, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, news anchor, CBS News, at age 27 was one of the youngest national news anchors ever, first journalist to host daily talk show, A Closer Look, 1991 1956 Event Jacques Cousteau's Calypso anchors in 7,500 m of water (record) 1943 Event Italian fleet anchors at Malta 1923 Birthday Kathryn Grayson, born in North Carolina, vocalist/actress, Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate 1911 Event Roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay 1901 Birthday Joseph Pasternak, film producer, Anchors Aweigh, Date With Judy 1836 Event HMS Beagle anchors at St. Michael 1836 Event HMS Beagle anchors in Postage Praia, Cape Verde Islands 1836 Event HMS Beagle anchors at Angra Azores 1836 Event HMS Beagle anchors in Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope 1835 Event HMS Beagle anchors off Valparaiso, Chile 1835 Event HMS Beagle anchors off Chonos Archipelago 1834 Event HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile 1834 Event HMS Beagle anchors in Bay of Valparaiso 1834 Event HMS Beagle anchors at river mouth of Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia 1834 Event HMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands 1833 Event HMS Beagle anchors at Goeree Tierra del Fuego 1832 Event HMS Beagle anchors in Wigwam Bay at Cape Receiver 1832 Event HMS Beagle anchors in Montevideo 1778 Event Captain Cook anchors at Alaska 1588 Event Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors 1492 Event Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas 1492 Event Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas)
