2015 Event The U.S. Navy announces that it will allow women to undergo its intensive 6-month SEAL training; female candidates who pass the course will be able to serve on SEAL teams 2015 Event 90-year-old Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president, announces that he has an unspecified cancer that has spread throughout his body; the cancer was discovered during a recent liver surgery 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 HSBC bank announces plans to let go up to 8,000 workers in the U.K. and potentially up to 25,000 around the world as it restructures itself to improve profitability 2015 Event Philippine President Benigno Aquino announces that his nation will enter a 'visiting forces' agreement with Japan, which will allow Japanese usage of Philippine military bases for activities such as refueling 2015 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, announces the formation of Tesla Energy, a producer of large batteries for storage of generated renewable energy in homes and businesses 2015 Event Nokia announces that it will purchase Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 billion, creating the second-largest manufacturer of mobile communication products behind Ericsson 2015 Event Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announces that Arab leaders will be combining their military resources to combat violence in the region; Saudi Arabia has already led joint forces in airstrikes on Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen 2015 Event Walmart announces that in April it will raise wages of 500,000 Sam's Club and Walmart workers to $9/hour, exceeding the current minimum wage by $1.75, with a further raise to $10/hour by next February 2015 Event Tiger Woods announces that he will be taking a hiatus from golf in order to recover from a recent injury and work on improving his game back to peak levels; Woods did not specify an expected return date to the game 2015 Event E-commerce company eBay announces that it will lay off 2,400 employees in advance of its plans to spin off its PayPal unit; the split is expected to take place in mid-2015 2014 Event Office supply company Staples announces that up to 1.16 million cards may have been affected by a data breach in October; the company is offering free identity theft protection for shoppers at the affected stores and advises all customers to monitor their credit records 2014 Event New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces a ban of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking; the technique, used to extract natural gas and oil, requires injection of chemicals, sand and water at high pressure underground, posing environmental concerns 2014 Event Google Inc. announces that it will be closing down its Google News site in Spain next week, ahead of rules taking effect in January that will force news aggregators to pay each publisher for using its content 2014 Event The International Space Station announces that it has successfully installed and operated a 3D printer; the printer will be used to reduce costs by manufacturing parts at the station rather than transporting them from Earth 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to delay deportation of about 4 million undocumented immigrants who have lived in the country for at least 5 years and have children who are legal residents or U.S. citizens 2014 Event The Church of England announces that it has changed its rules to allow female bishops; the church has allowed female priests for the last 20 years but has not allowed women to serve in higher positions until now 2014 Event Actor Matt Damon announces that he will return to the 'Bourne' movie franchise, starring in the next film to be released in 2016; interim star Jeremy Renner will also continue his role as Aaron Cross 2014 Event Fast food giant McDonald's announces that its third-quarter profit fell by 30 percent from the third quarter of last year; analysts attribute the trouble to greater competition and customer dissatisfaction with price increases 2014 Event Wal Mart announces that, due to the Affordable Care Act, it will increase health benefit costs for all employees and end health benefits for its 30,000 or so workers with fewer than 30 hours per week; the changes will take place in January 2015 2014 Event EBay Inc. announces that it will split its PayPal unit into a separate company, raising the possibility of a PayPal buyout by mobile payment operators such as Google 2014 Event U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces his resignation after six years of service in the Obama Administration; Holder's resignation will take effect upon selection and confirmation of a successor 2014 Event President Barack Obama announces that the U.S. will increase its support for forces fighting the advances of the Islamic State militant group; air power, military training and other aid will be provided, but U.S. troops will not be sent to battle 2014 Event Movie studio Warner Brothers announces plans to lay off employees and reduce costs in order to improve efficiency; parent company Time Warner Inc. is seeking improvements across its divisions after rejecting a buyout offer by Rupert Murdoch earlier this year 2014 Event Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces second-quarter earnings of over $1.1 billion , more than twice the combined income of U.S e-commerce giants Amazon and Ebay; Alibaba will issue its U.S. IPO in mid-September 2014 Event Celine Dion announces that she will not be performing for the indefinite future; the singer will be focusing on taking care of her husband as he recovers from throat cancer surgery; she is also recovering from an illness affecting her vocal cords 2014 Event Amazon announces its new Kindle Unlimited program, a subscription service providing borrowing rights to a large selection of books for a monthly fee; the service is drawing comparisons to movie rental company Netflix 2014 Event Microsoft announces that it will lay off 14% of its workforce, equalling approximately 18,000 employees; many of the cuts are expected to come from recently-acquired Nokia 2014 Event The U.S. Federal Reserve announces that it will end its current monetary policy of quantitative easing by ceasing bond purchases after October of this year 2014 Event General Motors announces the recall of almost 3.4 additional vehicles for safety issues, bringing the current year recall total to almost 6 million; GM CEO Mary Barra has been keeping the U.S. Congress informed of the company's corrective actions 2014 Event Tesla Motors announces that it will make hundreds of patents for its Model S electric cars open source; the company's founder, Elon Musk, seeks to encourage development of the electric car market 2014 Event The Nigerian government announces that it has located the 270-plus girls abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram, but it cannot rescue the girls yet due to fears that the abductors will kill them if the military attempts a direct confrontation 2014 Event Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman announces reduction of at least 45,000 jobs, expanding the original plan for 34,000 cuts; Whitman seeks to refocus and align HP with changing computing habits such as use of cloud services rather than servers 2014 Event eBay announces that its databases were accessed by hackers in February and March of this year; despite no reports to date of illicit activity arising from the cyberattack, the company is requiring all users to change their passwords 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 Facebook announces first-quarter profits of $642 million, an increase of nearly a factor of 3 over first-quarter profits in 2013, resulting in earnings of 25 cents per share versus the 17 cents per share expected by Wall Street 2014 Event Colombian coffee company Juan Valdez announces plans to go public in a couple of years; in the meantime, the company plans to expand its higher-end coffee shops around the globe in direct competition with Starbucks 2014 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, Inc., announces that the company will begin selling its luxury electric cars in China this month 2014 Event David Letterman announces that he will retire from the 'Late Show' in 2015 2014 Event The U.S. announces that it is on track to enroll 7 million people in government-mandated health insurance programs by the deadline at midnight 2014 Event Disney announces that it will buy Maker Studios for $500 million with an additional payout of $450 million if certain performance targets are met; purchase of the online video producer may help Disney expand marketing outlets for its media 2014 Event Mt. Gox, the Bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy, announces that it has found 200,000 of the 800,000 missing bitcoins belonging to customers; the missing bitcoins were overlooked because they had been stored in an older format in a 'wallet' presumed to be empty 2014 Event Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu announces his retirement today; he won the Emperor's Cup in 2008 and achieved the second-highest rank of ozeki during his career 2014 Event Dong Nguyen, creator of the 'Flappy Bird' app, announces that he will reintroduce the app sometime in the future; he removed the app in February after fearing that it was too addictive 2014 Event The European Central Bank announces its readiness to ensure that interest rates will remain steady or decrease as inflation rises 2014 Event The menswear industry consolidates as Men's Wearhouse announces a merger with JoS. A. Bank Clothiers 2014 Event New Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces plans to cut government spending and use the funds to decrease taxes on individuals and regional businesses; Italy's unemployment rate increased 0.2 percent in January to 12.9 percent 2014 Event NASA announces that its Kepler space telescope has discovered 715 planets in other solar systems, bringing the instrument's new-planet tally to 961; four of the latest discoveries are thought to have an orbit favorable to habitation, but the distance of these planets makes exploration impossible with current technology 2014 Event Debbie Dingell, wife of U.S. Representative John Dingell, announces her plans to run for her husband's seat after he retires; Rep. Dingell announced his retirement yesterday 2014 Event 29-term U.S. Rep. John Dingell announces that he will retire at the end of his current term; the 87-year-old congressman says that his health is fine, but the hostile climate in Congress means that he can no longer do his job effectively 2014 Event As part of its increasing move into mobile presence, Facebook announces that it will purchase WhatsApp for $19 billion; younger users seem to prefer communicating with mobile apps, which allow them to avoid cell phone texting charges 2014 Event Coca Cola Company announces that it plans to reduce its costs by $1 billion over the next few years in an effort to counteract slowing demand 2014 Event Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Opportunity rover landing on Mars; NASA announces the rover has discovered clay minerals indicating water flowed on Mars early in the planet's history 2014 Event Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announces plans to raise the price of gas to 17 cents from 6 cents; the country's annual gas subsidy's cost $12 billion, too much to bear when facing 50 percent inflation and dwindled cash reserves 2014 Event Responding to privacy concerns raised by former spy contractor Edward Snowden's NSA disclosures, U.S. President Barack Obama announces reforms to NSA phone surveillance 2014 Event Retailer J.C. Penney announces plans to restore profits by cutting 2,000 jobs and close 33 of its 1,100 mid-market department stores 2014 Event Pope Francis announces that on February 22, he will hold a Consistory and create 19 new Cardinals from 12 countries; the names of the Cardinals were released during the Holy Father's announcement 2014 Event Apple announces its holiday earnings will be announced January 27; investors will care most about the company's iPhone and iPad sales 2013 Event Author J.K. Rowling announces she is producing a play based on the life of her character Harry Potter; the play tells the previously untold story of life before the boy wizard goes to Hogwarts; the play will premiere in London's West End within the next two years 2013 Event As part of an effort to protect human rights, China's CPC Central Committee announces a plan to abolish its 'reeducation through labor system' which began in the 1950s 2013 Event For reasons of 'strategic national interest', Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announces the nation will cut its diplomatic ties with Taiwan but would remain a friend of Taiwan's people 2013 Event Concerned over weakening growth in the economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve announces plans to continue its stimulus program, which injects $85 billion a month into the the U.S. economy 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee holds its 125th Session, and announces Tokyo, Japan won the bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics 2013 Event Australia's outgoing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announces he isn't seeking re-election as the leader of the Labor Party 2013 Event CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, announces his retirement in the next 12 months 2013 Event U.S. Senator Ted Cruz ignites speculation about a 2016 Presidential run when he announces plans to renounce his Canadian citizenship 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces it will punish athletes who support Russian LGBT rights at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games 2013 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces a series of NSA reforms aimed at minimizing criticism over the NSA's electronic surveillance program 2013 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to pull out of a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month; the meeting was set to occur before the September G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg 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 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announces a plan to help settle Papua New Guinea asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat 2013 Event Janet Napolitano, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, announces she will resign from her position to become the President of the University of California 2013 Event Microsoft takes negative feedback into account, and announces plans to change many features of its Xbox One 2013 Event The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announces that online scams cost Australians of AU$93 million in 2012 2013 Event Sigmundur Davio Gunnlaugsson, the Prime Minister elect of Iceland, announces he will indefinitely extend January's freeze on European Union membership talks 2013 Event American actress Angelina Jolie announces she underwent elective double mastectomy surgery because she carried the BRCA1 gene and had a family history of breast cancer 2013 Event U.S. veteran newscaster Barbara Walters announces plans for retirement in 2014 2013 Event The World Health Organization announces that the Novel coronavirus 2012, the newly discovered coronavirus, also referred to as Saudi SARS, can be transmitted from person-to-person contact 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 New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art announces it will return two statues from northern Cambodia's archeological site Koh Ker 2013 Event Caterpillar, a heavy construction equipment manufacturer, announces plans to lay off 300 additional employees at its Decatur, Illinois facility by July 2013 2013 Event Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England announces that the 5 pound bank note, to be circulated in 2016, will feature Winston Churchill 2013 Event The U.S. TV network NBC announces Jay Leno, host of 'The Tonight Show' will leave in the spring of 2014, and be replaced by comedian Jimmy Fallon 2013 Event David Milliband announces plans to resign as Britain's Foreign Secretary and move to U.S. state of New York to head the International Rescue Committee 2013 Event Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan for over 25 years, announces he will step down in 2015 2013 Event In North Carolina, a neuroscientist at Duke University announces he has successfully connected the brains of two rats in such a way that they share information 2013 Event Drug manufacturer Roche announces that Kadcyla, a late-stage drug approved for the treatment of breast cancer, has been approved by the FDA 2013 Event Egypt's government announces the country will hold parliamentary elections in April, 2013 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces that the sport of wrestling has been dropped from the 2020 Summer Olympics 2013 Event Citing frail health, Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation effective February 28, 2013; he is the first Pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415 2013 Event The U.S. postal service announces that after August 5, 2013, it will no longer deliver first-class mail on Saturdays 2013 Event Research In Motion, the Canadian manufacturer of wireless devices, releases the Blackberry 10, its newest operating system for Blackberrys; the company also announces two smartphones, the Z10 and Q10 2013 Event Beatrix of the Netherlands announces she will abdicate her throne to her son, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, on April 30, 2013 2013 Event For the first time since the Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. announces it will officially recognize, and open diplomatic relations with, the new government of Somalia 2013 Event In efforts to turn its back on nuclear power, Japan announces plans to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in the Fukushima Prefecture, near the site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 2013 Event Ken Salazar, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, announces he will leave his post at the end of March, 2013 2013 Event The Republic of Ireland's Food Safety Authority announces horse DNA was present in some beef burgers on sale in supermarkets in Ireland and in the UK 2013 Event U.S. President announces the nomination of Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary, to replace Timothy Geithner, who is stepping down from his post 2013 Event Venezuela's government announces that President Hugo Chavez is suffering from 'respiratory deficiency', a condition he developed after having a severe lung infection 2013 Event Ray Lewis, U.S. football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League, announces plans for retirement at the end of the season 2012 Event A study conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, announces the a harmful type of space radiation may accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease 2012 Event Pakistan's government announces it will accord recognition to the Republic of Kosovo 2012 Event Philippine President Benigno Aquino, announces a state of national calamity after Typhoon Bopha claims over 450 lives 2012 Event British Prime Minister David Cameron announces Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland as the location for the 39th G8 summit in June 2013 2012 Event Rick Majerus, the head basketball coach at Saint Louis University, announces his retirement due to health issues 2012 Event New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces the cancellation of the New York City Marathon due to the damage and devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy 2012 Event Amidst protests against austerity, the Portuguese government announces details of its draft budget for 2013 2012 Event The premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, announces his resignation 2012 Event Spain announces it expects its debt levels to increase in 2013 2012 Event The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announces a successful artificial insemination as Mei Xiang gives birth to her second giant panda cub 2012 Event Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, announces he will not contest the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency charges of doping, a result of which will include being stripped of all of his tour de France victories 2012 Event As part of ongoing political reforms in Myanmar, the country announces it will end media censorship 2012 Event Deutsche Bank, the German global financial services company, announces plans to cut 1,900 jobs 2012 Event President Hugo Chavez, of Venezuela, announces he has recovered from pelvic cancer 2012 Event The brother of Columbian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1982 Nobel Prize of Literature recipient, announces he suffers from Dementia and can no longer write 2012 Event At a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Panama City, South Korea announces it's plans to begin 'scientific' whaling of minke whales 2012 Event Airbus announces it's plan to invest $600 million to open an assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama 2012 Event South Korea announces that it plans to sign a pact with Japan that encourages the sharing of sensitive military intelligence 2012 Event In an attempt to restore profitability, Air France announces plans to cut over 5,000 jobs by the end of 2013 2012 Event Australia announces its plan to create the largest marine reserve in the world 2012 Event Israel announces it is deporting its first planeload of South Sudanese illegal migrants 2012 Event Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of Argentina, announces she will switch her personal savings from the U.S. dollar to the Argentine peso 2012 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announces it will end talks with Iran; chief inspector Herman Nackaerts says there has been no progress 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul announces he will end his campaign, but that he will still try to obtain delegates before the Republican National Convention in August 2012 Event A Beijing court announces it will hear artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, held and gagged on tax evasion charges by the People's Republic of China 2012 Event The United Kingdom's government announces it will introduce a consultation process on internet measures which require online users to opt-in if they want to view adult content 2012 Event Barcelona's association football manager Josep Guardiola announces his resignation 2012 Event U.S. company Google, Inc., announces its 2012 first quarter earnings rose by more than 24%, and net profits increased to $8.14 billion 2012 Event The American company Apple, Inc. announces it is worth over $600 billion dollars, making the technology company the largest in the world by market capitalization 2012 Event China announces its plan to phase-out the practice of taking and selling organs from executed prisoners 2012 Event Despite being under house arrest in the United Kingdom, Julian Assange announces his plan to run for the Senate of Australia 2012 Event Author JK Rowling announces that the Pottermore website, her version of the Harry Potter universe will launch in early April, 2012 2012 Event The President of France, Niclas Sarkozy, announces a plan to cut immigration to France by 50 per cent 2012 Event IBM announces it is on the cusp of creating the world's first quantum computer 2012 Event New Corporation announces its launch of 'The Sun on Sunday' to replace 'News of the World' which shut down due to a phone hacking controversy 2012 Event The IAEA announces that Iran has denied access to the Parchin military complex where they believe suspicious nuclear activities are taking place 2012 Event Pope Benedict XVI announces seven new saints - including American saint Kateri Tekakwitha - and appoints 22 new cardinals 2012 Event Australia's Qantas airlines announces its plan to cut 500 jobs 2012 Event American Airlines' parent company announces it will cut 13,000 jobs or 15% of its workforce 2012 Event Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, announces that Iran is willing to discuss its nuclear program with other leaders 2012 Event fter three years in exile, Madagascar's President, Marc Ravalomanana announces he will return to the country 2012 Event Jamaica's new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announces the country will become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state 2012 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to dramatically cut defense spending 2011 Event Poland announces it will provide amnesty to illegal immigrants beginning January 1, 2012 2011 Event Cuba announces plans to release 2,900 prisoners, including political prisoners 2011 Event Japan's government announces they require a $157 billion additional budged to cover costs for recovering from the tsunami and earthquake in March 2011 2011 Event In Cupertino, California, Apple Inc. announces the release of it much-anticipated iPhone 4S 2011 Event The Tiangong 1 space laboratory announces it has scheduled to launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China's Gansu Province 2011 Event In Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah announces reforms that give women the right to vote and run in municipal elections 2011 Event The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces the 2015 UCI World Championships will be held in Richmond, Virginia 2011 Event Pakistan's government announces the arrest of Younis al-Mauritani, the senior Al-Qaeda chief 2011 Event Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway announces it will invest $5 billion in Bank of America 2011 Event The Chairman of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil announces Muammar Gaddafi's regime has collapsed 2011 Event The price of gold reaches a new record after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez announces plans to nationalize his country's gold industry 2011 Event HSBC bank announces it will cut 5,000 jobs now and 25,000 jobs by 2013 2011 Event NATO announces it destroyed three television distribution facilities in Tripoli, Libya 2011 Event BP announces plans to begin drilling for oil off the coast of Libya 2011 Event Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces the country's plan to launch a manned shuttle into space by 2019 2011 Event Iran announces it has installed faster nuclear centrifuges to enrich uranium 2011 Event The Republic of Korea announces plans to conduct midair refueling drills with the U.S. Air Force in 2011 2011 Event U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron announces an inquiry into News of the World, allegedly involved in a phone hacking scandal 2011 Event Pope Benedict XVI announces the launch of a new Vatican website, news.va; he also performs the first tweet ever made by a pope 2011 Event The coalition government announces plans to privatize Northern Rock, a British public-owned bank 2011 Event Michelle Bachmann announces she will seek the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States 2011 Event The World Health Organization announces the E. coli strain responsible for the 2011 E.coli O104:H4 outbreak had never before been isolated from patients 2011 Event The U.S. announces it will boycott an anti-racism conference at the United Nations due to concerns over anti-Semetism 2011 Event Pope Benedict XVI announces Roman Catholic bishops must obey a papal order allowing priests to say the old-style Tridentine Mass 2011 Event Microsoft announces it plans to purchase Skype, an Internet phone service, for $8.5 billion 2011 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, founder of the militant Islamist group Al-Quaeda was killed by American military operatives 2011 Event U.S. nightly news host Katie Couric announces she will will no longer host the 'CBS Evening News' 2011 Event U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, publicly announces she will retire rather than serve a second term in 2012 if President Obama is reelected 2011 Event Aretha Franklin, singer and the 'Queen of Soul', announces she has overcome medical ailments and plans to return to the stage 2011 Event Lance Armstrong announces his official retirement from professional cycling 2011 Event Ian Thorpe, an Australian swimmer, announces he will come out of retirement to compete in the London Olympics in 2012 2011 Event Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi announces he will leave politics soon after the Presidential elections are held 2011 Event Joe Lieberman, an independent U.S. Senator from Connecticut announces he will not seek re-election in 2012 2011 Event China announces it may station troops in North Korea to protect its citizens and investment projects 2010 Event The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology announces it has developed the first ever spherical robot with telescopic arms 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 China announces its plan to use its own uranium resources to meet growing demands for nuclear power 2010 Event The U.S. announces it will provide an additional $500 million to aid Pakistan to help rebuilding efforts after major floods ravaged the country 2010 Event Swiebodzin, Poland announces the world's biggest statue of Jesus, called Christ the King, is completed 2010 Event The People's Republic of China announces it is taking its first census in ten years 2010 Event Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest water control and utilization project, announces its water levels have reached full capacity 2010 Event Uganda's Wildlife Authority announces that some animals in the country's national parks and game reserves have doubled in population since 1999 2010 Event President Obama's economic advisor Lawrence Summers announces he will leave his post as head of the U.S. Economic Council 2010 Event Pastor Terry Jones announces that the Dove Outreach Center will not burn the Koran, 'not now, not ever' 2010 Event In Sudan, the People's Liberation Army announces it will demobilize its child soldiers by the end of 2010 2010 Event Director of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, announces plans to release remaining Afghan War Diary documents from War in Afghanistan 2010 Event The Stonehenge World Heritage Site announces the discovery of a possible new henge, the biggest discovery at a major monument in over 50 years 2010 Event The European Union announces that on January 1, 2011, it will make Estonia the seventeenth member of the euro 2010 Event General Stanley McChrystal, leader of the U.S. war Afghanistan announces his retirement after making controversial statements in 'Rolling Stone' magazine 2010 Event Russia announces its plan to sell Iran S-300 ground-to-air missiles, claiming that new U.N. sanctions do not cover stationary air defense weaponry 2010 Event After South Korea's ROKS Cheonan ship is sunk by North Korea, South Korea cuts off trade with North Korea and announces North Korean ships will no longer be allowed to use South Korean waters 2010 Event After serving twenty-one terms, U.S. Representative, Democrat, and Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Dave Obey, announces he will not run for re-election 2010 Event John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator announces Niger faces total crop failure worse than that of 2005 2010 Event Egypt announces the discovery of a granite head from a statue of Tutankhamun's grandfather, Amenhotep III, buried at a temple in Luxor 2010 Event Toyota announces recalls for approximately 5.2 million vehicles for a pedal entrapment and floor mat problem 2010 Event The World Food Programme announces it will suspend operations in Somalia due to increased instability in the region 2009 Event North Korea announces a successful nuclear test in North Hamgyong, the U.N. Security Council condems the test 2005 Event Apple Computer announces they will switch to Intel processors in 2006 2005 Event North Korea announces that it has nuclear weapons 1998 Event NASA announces John Glenn, 76, may fly in space again 1997 Event NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league 1997 Event WNBA announces it will add Detroit and Washington D.C. franchises 1997 Event Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000 1997 Event Microsoft announces it will invest $150 million in Apple Computer Inc 1997 Event RJR Nabisco announces it will replace Joe Camel in new ads 1997 Event NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 and Minneapolis-St. Paul and Columbus, Ohio in 2000 1997 Event Mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber 1997 Event Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion 1997 Event NFL announces it will give $3M to CFL and possible "World Classic Bowl" 1997 Event Major League Baseball announces 5 year, $50M deal with Pepsi 1997 Event South Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp 1997 Event Secretary of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish 1996 Event NASA announces that life may have existed on Mars 1996 Event Howard Stern announces he will be making the film "Private Parts" 1996 Event Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula announces his retirement 1995 Event CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31 1995 Event Attorney General Janet Reno announces she has Parkinson disease 1995 Event Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Balt 1995 Event Forbes Mag announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world, worth$12.9 billion dollars 1995 Event Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football 1995 Event Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement 1994 Event Warner Brothers announces a 5th TV network to begin on Jan 11, 1995 1994 Event Gary Larson, announces he is retiring from doing "Far Side" cartoon 1994 Event Crayola announces introduction of scented crayons 1994 Event President Clinton announces U.S. will no longer repatriate boat people 1994 Event Arsenio Hall announces he will end his show in May 1994 1994 Event Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley announces plans to divorce 1994 Event Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York governor 1994 Event Defense Department announces smoking ban in workplaces 1994 Event Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23) 1994 Event Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA 1993 Event NFL announces 30th franchise - Jacksonville Jaguars 1993 Event NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte 1993 Event Televangelist Robert Tilton announces he is divorcing Marte 1993 Event Prodigy announces it will offer Cox newspapers 1993 Event Richard Jacobs announces Chief Wahoo will go to Jacobs Field 1993 Event NBC announces Conan O'Brien to replace David Letterman 1993 Event Sears announces it is closing its catalog sales department after 97 years 1993 Event David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS 1993 Event Bill Wyman announces he will leave Rolling Stones 1992 Event Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada 1992 Event New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, and white for the 1992-93 season 1992 Event NBC announces that "Cheers" will go off the air in May, 1993 1992 Event Bradlees announces it will take over Alexander's department stores in New York City 1992 Event USPO announces young Elvis beats old Elvis stamp 1992 Event New York department store chain Alexanders announces closing of all 11 stores 1992 Event Nelson Mandela announces he will seek divorce from Winnie 1992 Event IBM announces a nearly $5B loss for 1992 1992 Event Algeria's President Chadli announces his resignation 1991 Event General Motors announces closing of 21 plants 1991 Event Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus and retires from Los Angeles Lakers 1991 Event General Motors announces 9 month loss of $2.2 billion 1991 Event Former California Governor Jerry Brown announces run for presidency 1991 Event USA Basketball announces "Dream Team" for the 1992 Olympics 1991 Event MTV announces it will split into 3 channels in 1993 1991 Event NBC announces Jay Leno will replace Johnny Carson on May 25, 1992 1991 Event Designer Mary McFadden (52) announces divorce of Kohie Yohannan (23) 1991 Event Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show 1991 Event U.S. announces closing of 31 major U.S. military bases 1991 Event Michael Landon announces he has inoperable cancer of pancreas 1991 Event U.S.S.R. announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War U.S. calls the plan unacceptable 1990 Event Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait 1990 Event NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Washington D.C. as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami and Denver win) 1990 Event Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages 1990 Event Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister 1990 Event Iraq announces it will free all German hostages 1990 Event Iraq announces release of 330 French hostages 1990 Event U.S. announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions 1990 Event NL announces plans to expand from 12 to 14 teams for 1993 season 1990 Event Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term, 1990 Event New York Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx area code 917 1990 Event Dan Quisenberry (all-time AL save king, 238) announces his retirement 1990 Event South Africa President de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be free Feb 11th 1989 Event South Africa President FW de Klerk announces scrapping of Separate Amenities Act 1989 Event Kenya announces worldwide ban on ivory to preserve its elephant herds 1989 Event AT&T announces New Jersey's 201 area code will split into 908 and 201 1989 Event Intel corp announces shipment of 80-486 chip 1989 Event Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years 1989 Event Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation 1989 Event NL announces Yankees' broadcaster Bill White will be 1st black president 1989 Event Madison Square Garden announces 2-year $100 M renovation plan 1989 Event IBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988 1989 Event U.S.S.R. announces plan for 2-yr manned mission to Mars 1988 Event Gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN 1988 Event New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority announces it may replace tokens with credit card type passes 1988 Event China announces a herbal male contraceptive 1988 Event Phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft 1988 Event IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer 1988 Event IBM announces price hike on older models 1988 Event Radio Shack announces Tandy 1000 SL computer 1988 Event Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992 1988 Event Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20% 1988 Event Pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile 1988 Event U.S.S.R. announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics 1987 Event NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte and Miami for 1988 and Minneapolis and Orlando for 1989 1987 Event Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. announces his retirement 1987 Event NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989 1986 Event UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS 1986 Event Dodgers' Bill Russell, 38, announces his retirement 1986 Event IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992 1986 Event NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics 1986 Event Pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity 1986 Event "Dallas" announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character 1986 Event George Corley Wallace, Governor, Democrat, Alabama, announces retirement plans 1986 Event Treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money 1986 Event NASA announces searchers found remains of Challenger astronauts 1986 Event Johnson and Johnson announces it no longer sell capsule drugs 1986 Event President Reagan announces formation of Commission on Challenger Accident 1985 Event Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India 1985 Event Coca-Cola Co announces it will resume selling old formula Coke 1985 Event CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover 1985 Event Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula 1985 Event "Playboy" announces end of stapling centerfolds 1984 Event John W Mercom, Jr. announces NO Saints are up for sale for $75 million 1984 Event President Reagan announces Teacher in Space project 1984 Event Kuhn announces Vida Blue is suspended due to cocaine conviction 1984 Event U.S.S.R. announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics 1984 Event President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term 1984 Event NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams 1983 Event Spokesperson for The Who announces the group is disbanding 1983 Event Radio Shack announces Tandy Model 2000 computer (80186 chip) 1983 Event Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (Coco2) 1983 Event Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin announces resignation 1983 Event U.S. announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge 1983 Event Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax) 1983 Event Bjorn Borg announces his retirement from tennis 1982 Event China announces its population at 1 billion people plus 1982 Event Britain announces it is returning 593 Argentine POWs 1982 Event Apollo Computer announces DN400, DN420, and landscape display 1982 Event New York City Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful) 1982 Event DEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people 1981 Event National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men 1981 Event Britain's Prince Charles announces engagement to Lady Diana Spencer 1980 Event U.S.S.R. formally announces death of Alexei Kosygin 1980 Event President Jimmy Carter announces U.S. boycott of Olympics in Moscow 1980 Event President Carter announces U.S. boycott of Moscow Olympics 1979 Event ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage 1979 Event Ronald Reagan in New York announces his candidacy for president 1979 Event President Carter announces immediate halt to all imports of Iranian oil 1978 Event 1st daughter Susan Ford announces engagement to Charles F. Vance 1978 Event Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus 1977 Event Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announces that 3.4-billion-year-old one-celled fossils, the earliest life forms, had been discovered 1977 Event Princess Anne announces she's expecting her 1st child (Peter) 1977 Event President Carter announces U.S. foreign aid will consider human rights 1975 Event Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba 1974 Event President Ford announces conditional amnesty for U.S., Vietnam War deserters 1974 Event President Richard M Nixon announces he'll resign his office 12PM Aug 9 1974 Event George Harrison announces his concert tour of U.S. in November 1974 Event Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic" 1973 Event Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal 1973 Event Insurance industry announces auto racers get into more highway accidents 1973 Event Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season 1973 Event ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics 1973 Event Ray Davies, announces retirement from Kinks then attempts suicide 1973 Event Nixon announces resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman 1973 Event President Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end Vietnam War 1972 Event Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam and announces peace talks 1972 Event NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall 1972 Event NASA announces development of space shuttle 1971 Event Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement 1971 Event New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975 1971 Event President Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents 1971 Event Paul McCartney announces formation of his group Wings 1971 Event President Nixon announces he would visit China 1971 Event CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show" 1971 Event Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks 1971 Event Berkeley chemists announces 1st synthetic growth hormones 1970 Event IBM announces System 370 computer 1970 Event Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon 1970 Event Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles 1969 Event U.S. Army announces investigating William Calley for alleged massacre of civilians at Vietnamese village of My Lai in March, 19 1969 Event Spanish General Franco announces state of emergency 1968 Event Yale University announces it is going co-educational 1968 Event Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby 1968 Event Janis Joplin announces she's leaving "Big Brother and Holding Co" 1968 Event Albania announces it is withdrawing from the Warsaw Pact 1968 Event Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion 1968 Event NL announces break into 2 divisions for 1969 1968 Event Canada announces it will replace silver with nickel in coins 1968 Event AL announces it is splitting into 2 divisions 1968 Event Czechoslovakian government announces liberalizing reforms under Alexander Dubcek 1968 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson announces he will not seek re-election 1968 Event Robert F. Kennedy announces presidential campaign 1968 Event Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept," but wouldn't prohibit rock and roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri 1968 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign 1968 Event Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000 1968 Event Former Vice President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for presidency 1968 Event NBA announces it will expand to Milwaukee and Phoenix 1967 Event Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball 1966 Event Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to arthritic left elbow 1966 Event U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver bullion price at Philadelphia and Denver mints 1966 Event Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin 1966 Event Selective Service announces college deferments based on performance 1965 Event Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball 1965 Event Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam 1965 Event Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting 1965 Event France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold 1964 Event Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., announces a baseball team is moving there 1964 Event Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move Kansas City A's to Louisville 1963 Event Stan Musial announces he will retire at end of year 1962 Event American Basketball League announces suspension of operation 1962 Event John F. Kennedy announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled 1962 Event U.N. announces Earth population has hit 3 billion 1962 Event Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia 1962 Event AEC announces 1st atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation 1962 Event John F. Kennedy announces U.S. will resume above ground nuclear testing 1961 Event Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies 1961 Event Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) 1961 Event Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba 1960 Event AL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins and announces franchises in LA and Washington D.C. for 1961 1960 Event Israel announces capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina 1960 Event U.S.S.R. announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy 1960 Event NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises 1960 Event John F. Kennedy announces run for U.S. Presidency 1960 Event Senator John F Kennedy, announces his candidacy for president 1959 Event De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond 1959 Event Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US 1959 Event William Shea announces he plans to have a baseball team in New York City in 1961 1958 Event AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9 1958 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League 1958 Event AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event Minn announces $9 million bond issue to improve Metropolitan Stadium 1958 Event Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958 1958 Event Yemen announces it would join the United Arab Republic 1958 Event Baseball announces players and coaches rather than fans pick all stars 1957 Event U.S. announces manufacture of Borazon (harder than diamond) 1957 Event U.S.S.R. announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile 1956 Event President Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term 1955 Event WINS radio, announces it will not play "copy" white cover versions of R&B (DJs must play Fats Domino's "Ain't It A Shame," not Pat Boone's) 1954 Event IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour 1954 Event Bell labs announces 1st solar battery 1953 Event General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired 1953 Event Einstein announces revised unified field theory 1953 Event Dr. Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio 1953 Event President Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb 1952 Event Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces Britain has its own atomic bomb 1951 Event Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement 1950 Event Marshall Voroshilov of U.S.S.R. announces they developed atomic bomb 1949 Event 20th Century Fox announces it would produce TV programs 1949 Event Truman announces evidence of U.S.S.R.'s 1st nuclear device detonation 1949 Event President Truman announces his point 4 program 1948 Event U.S. State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit 1947 Event Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series 1946 Event Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god 1945 Event U.S. government announces end of shoe rationing 1945 Event Japan announces willingness to surrender to Allies provided status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged 1945 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt announces success of Yalta Conference 1944 Event U.S. Army announces end of excluding Japanese-Americans from West Coast 1944 Event Sweden announces intention to stay neutral and refuse sanctuary in WW II 1944 Event Bulgaria announces withdrawal and German troops are to be disarmed 1944 Event Air Force announces production of 1st U.S. jet fighter, the Bell P-59 1943 Event Yankee 2nd baseman Joe Gordon announces retirement (hates New York) 1943 Event President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces end of coffee rationing in U.S. 1943 Event Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WW II 1942 Event Queen Wilhelmina announces Dutch Commonwealth 1942 Event Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters 1941 Event Japan announces surrender of British-Canadian garrison at Hong Kong 1939 Event Hitler announces plans to regulate Jewish problem 1938 Event George Cukor announces Vivien Leigh will play Scarlett O'Hara 1938 Event Hermann Goering announces he wants Madagascar as a Jewish homeland 1938 Event DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon" 1935 Event Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player 1934 Event Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player 1933 Event Nazi Germany announces withdrawal from League of Nations 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt announces U.S. will leave gold standard 1932 Event Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators 1931 Event France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics 1930 Event Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory 1929 Event AL announces it will discontinue MVP award 1928 Event Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming 1926 Event Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work week 1926 Event James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hour day and $5 daily minimum wage 1925 Event Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays 1925 Event Albanian parliament announces itself a republic; Ahmed Zogoe president 1924 Event Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies 1924 Event Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galactic systems 1919 Event Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1919 Event Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act 1919 Event Communist Party in Germany announces a general strike 1918 Event Dutch SDAP leader Troelstra announces revolution 1917 Event Admiral Tirpitz announces unlimited submarine war 1915 Event Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season 1912 Event Roald Amundsen announces discovery of the South Pole 1911 Event Brooklyn Dodgers President Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000 1908 Event Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council and announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles" 1905 Event Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara 1902 Event AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY 1896 Event Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays 1884 Event Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion 1877 Event Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph) 1867 Event President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska 1863 Event Abraham Lincoln announces plan for Reconstruction of South 1861 Event Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with South 1861 Event Queen Victoria announces England's position of neutrality 1851 Event Gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk 1785 Event Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals 1783 Event William Herschel announces star Lambda Herculis as apex 1744 Event James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) 1672 Event New York Governor Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston 1582 Event Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar 1492 Event Spain announces it will expels all Jews
