2011 Event The U.S. officially ends its Don't ask, don't tell military policy, allowing gay and lesbian personnel to publicly declare their sexual orientation 2010 Event Foreign ministers of the Arab League meet in Cairo and agree to ask the U.N. Security Council to force Israel to end its blockade of Gaza 1995 Death Nancy LaMott, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, dies at 43 1995 Event Senate Ethics committee votes 6-0 to ask for expulsion of Bob Packwood 1979 Event Russian ice skaters Protopopov and Beloussova ask for asylum in Switzerland 1977 Event Vietnam and Djibouti ask for membership in U.N. 1967 Event 113 East Europeans attending World Amateur hockey championships in Vienna, ask for political asylum 1964 Event Braves ask NL to allow them to leave Milwaukee for Atlanta 1963 Event Beatles release "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" 1962 Event Beatles tape "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" 1955 Event Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums" 1951 Birthday Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton 1943 Birthday Spencer Dryden, born in New York City, rock drummer, Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice 1936 Event New owners of Boston Braves ask newspapermen to pick a new nickname 1922 Event Mussolini ask Vatican for support of fascist party program 1915 Event Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series 1899 Event Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid 1799 Death Galib Dede/Seyh Galib, Turkish poet (Husn u Ask), dies at about 40