2014 Event As the Ebola epidemic spreads, the World Health Organization (WHO) has requested Ebola vaccine doses from GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo); the company offered the vaccine to WHO in March, but the offer was rejected because the vaccine had not been tested on humans 2014 Event President Barack Obama exchanges 5 Guantanamo Bay prisoners for the lone U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl; some lawmakers protest that the secret exchange was illegal because Congress was not notified in advance 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 U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urges Congress to increase the debt ceiling because the U.S government debt is expected to hit $17.2 trillion soon 2014 Event Apple releases earnings for the fourth quarter of 2013; its stock price drops eight percent because they sold 51 million iPhones, falling short of analyst expectations that they would sell 55 million iPhones 2013 Event Angola's Ministry of Justice and Human Rights deny the country has banned Islam and is dismantling mosques in an effort to stop the spread of Muslim extremism; they claim mosques are closed because Islam has not gone through the process of approval or legalization 2013 Event Palestinian investigators claim their former leader, Yasser Arafat, did not die of old age or ill health; they believe Israel killed him because his exhumed body contained high levels of the radioactive element polonium-210 2013 Event After being elected to the UN Security Council, Saudi Arabia reports it will decline its seat because the UN failed to end the Ghouta chemical attack 2013 Event The University of Liberia reports the all 25,000 applicants to the University failed their admissions test because they lacked enthusiasm and didn't know basic English 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 In preparation for the Scottish independence referendum, the Scottish Government agrees to alter the wording in its referendum because members expressed concerns that it might lead people to vote for it 2012 Event A proposal for a statue to George Orwell is flatly turned down by the BBC, who said Orwell resigned from the organization, 'because for some time past I have been conscious that I was wasting my time and the public money on doing work that produces no results.' 2012 Event Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, the four thousand year-old ridge-top monastery in Bhutan catches fire and is destroyed; no relics were lost in the fire because the monastery was under renovation 2011 Event Canada declares that because its country would face large penalties for treaty violations, it is withdrawing itself from the Kyoto Protocol 2011 Event Astronomers identify a Trojan asteroid orbiting on the same path as the Earth around the Sun; it poses to danger to Earth because it sits in a gravitational 'sweet spot' 2011 Event James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis calls for the Federal Reserve to limit its purchase of U.S. Treasuries because they 'feed the fire' of inflation 2010 Event Dhaka's University of Engineering and Technology in Bangladesh is shut down after a student rampage injures four people because of 2010 FIFA World Cup fever 2010 Event Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls for the US to be expelled from the international nuclear system because religion prohibits the use of nuclear weapons 1997 Event 5 sue Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, because his smoking has violated the country's constitution guaranteeing a wholesome life 1994 Event Supreme Court outlaws excluding people from juries because of gender 1990 Event Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt 1989 Death Guido de Moor, actor (Flanagan, Because of the Cats), dies 1989 Death Yusef Hawkins, shot by 30 whites in Bensonhurst because he's black 1989 Event Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players 1986 Event STS-61-C mission scrubbed T -9m because of bad weather at Kennedy 1986 Event STS-61-C mission scrubbed at T -9m because of weather problems 1986 Event STS-61-C scrubbed at T-31sec because of liquid oxygen valve problem 1985 Event STS-61-C scrubbed at T -13s because of SRB auxiliary power problem 1985 Event STS-51-I scrubbed at T -9m because of an onboard computer problem 1985 Event STS-51-I mission scrubbed at T -5m because of bad weather 1985 Event STS-51-F launch scrubbed at T -3s because of main engine shutdown 1984 Event STS-51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds 1984 Event STS-41-D launch attempt scrubbed because of computer problem 1983 Event Attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "because food is free and that's easier than paying for it" 1982 Birthday Kelly Clarkson, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, winner of first season of 'American Idol' television series, hits include, 'Thankful', 'Because of You' 1980 Event Gabriella Brum, 18, of W Germany crowned 30th Miss World, she resigns the next day, because she wants to marry her 52 year old boyfriend 1973 Event Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors 1972 Event Courts awarded Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because winner was given drugs before race 1970 Event Ray Davies of Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC coml reference ban 1969 Event Don Drysdale retires because of damage to his right shoulder 1969 Event Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems 1968 Event Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King assassination 1968 Event CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA 1968 Death Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 1966 Event Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act 1965 Event Hank Aaron loses a home run, because he hit it out of batter's box 1965 Event At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die 1964 Event South Africa banned from Olympic Games because of apartheid policies 1962 Event U.N. General Assembly censures Portugal (because of Angola) 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 1956 Event University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) 1954 Event U.S. Senate admonishes Joseph Mccarthy because of slander campaign 1950 Event Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England 1947 Event Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists 1946 Event University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1946 Event Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats 1944 Event Amsterdam: Vondelpark closed because of kappen of trees 1939 Event Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning 1937 Birthday Guido de Moor, Dutch actor, Apart, Because the Cats 1936 Event Trial against Ljev Kamenev and Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow 1933 Birthday Lloyd Price, born in Kenner, Louisiana, singer, Just Because 1927 Birthday Doretta Morrow, New York City, actress, Because You're Mine 1926 Event Theodor Lessing laid-off "because he is a Jew" in Hanover 1923 Event Belgium's Theunis government falls because of mine, post and railroad strike 1903 Event Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought 1903 Event President T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black 1886 Birthday George Mallory, England, mountain climber, "because it is there" 1886 Event President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence 1882 Event Because of anti-monopoly laws, Standard Oil is organized as a trust 1821 Event Monroe is 1st President inaugurated on March 5th, because 4th was Sun 1749 Event General fast because of drought in MA 1570 Event Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew" 1416 Event Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay 1307 Event French king Philip IV convicts templars because of heresy 661 Death Ali ibn Abi Talib, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad, dies at age 62 599 Birthday Ali ibn Abi Talib, born in Mecca, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad
