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2009 President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, urges his armed forces to prepare for a possible war with Columbia
2009 Two mass graves relating to Columbia's long fight with the Farc, were found in northwest and south Columbia 2005 Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster 2003 David Brown, astronaut, mission specialist on the Columbia, STS-107, 2003 Ilan Ramon, astronaut, first Israeli in space, mission specialist on Columbia, STS-107, dies at 48 2003 Kalpana Chawla, astronaut, first Asian Indian woman in space, payload specialist on the Columbia, STS-107, dies at 41 2003 Laurel Clark, astronaut, physician on the Columbia mission, STS-107, dies at 41 2003 Michael Anderson, astronaut, payload specialist on the Columbia, STS-107, dies at 42 2003 Rick Husband, astronaut, commander of Columbia, STS-107 2003 William McCool, astronaut, pilot of Columbia, STS-107, dies at 41 1997 STS-87 (Columbia 24) lands 1997 STS-87 (Columbia 24) launches into orbit 1997 STS-94 (Columbia 23), lands 1997 STS-94 (Columbia 23) launches into orbit 1997 STS-83, Columbia 22, lands 1997 STS-83, Columbia 22, launches 1996 Space Shuttle STS-80 (Columbia 21), lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-80 (Columbia 21), launches into space 1996 Space Shuttle STS-78, Columbia 20, lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-78, Columbia 20, launches into space 1996 STS-75 (Columbia 19), lands 1996 STS-75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit 1995 American Flight 965 crashes in Columbia, 159 die, 5 survive 1995 STS-73 (Columbia 18), lands 1995 Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Vice President of Columbia (1982-84), assassinated 1995 STS-73 (Columbia 18), launches into orbit 1995 Columbia U beats Hartferd College to be 1st U.S. to win Henley Regatta 1994 82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Baltimore Stallions, 26-23 1994 Space shuttle STS-65: Columbia 17, lands after record 14 days 55 minutes 1994 Space shuttle STS-65 (Columbia 17), launches 1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit 1993 Kenneth Burke, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University, dies of heart failure at his home in Andover, New Jersey 1993 Evelyn Venable, model (Columbia Pictures logo), dies of cancer at 80 1993 STS-58 (Columbia) lands 1993 STS-58 (Columbia) launches into orbit 1993 STS-55 (Columbia) lands 1993 STS-55 (Columbia) launches into orbit 1992 Space Shuttle STS-52 (Columbia 13) lands (scheduled) 1992 Space Shuttle STS-52 (Columbia 13) launches into space 1992 Space Shuttle STS-50 (Columbia 13) lands 1992 STS-50 launches (Columbia) 1992 Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan, Columbia, South Carolina, sport pistol 1996 Olympics 1991 Space Shuttle STS-40 (Columbia 12) lands 1991 Space Shuttle STS-40 (Columbia 12) launched 1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS-35 (Columbia 11) returns from space 1990 Space Shuttle STS-35 (Columbia 11) lands 1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS-35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 64th manned space mission STS-32 (Columbia 10) returns from space 1990 64th U.S. manned space mission STS-32 (Columbia 10) launches into orbit 1989 Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash 1987 Chris Johnson wins Columbia Savings LPGA National Golf Pro-Am 1986 WIS-AM in Columbia South Carolina changes call letters to WVOC (now WOMG) 1986 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB 1985 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-61-C 1985 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit 1985 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Offutt AFB, Neb 1985 Refurbished Columbia moves overland from Palmdale to Dryden 1984 Betsy King wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic 1984 Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River 1983 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 - lands at Edwards AFB 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission Columbia 6 is launched 1983 Columbia moves to Orbiter Processing Facility 1983 Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games 1983 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9 1983 Pat Bradley wins Columbia Savings Golf Classic 1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia completes its 1st operational flight 1982 Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank in preparation for STS-5 1982 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic 1982 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas 1982 STS-4 Launch (Columbia) 1982 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation for STS-4 1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands 1982 Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission 1981 2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2) 1981 Columbia shuttle launch scrubbed with 31 seconds remaining 1981 Joanne Carner wins Columbia Savings LPGA Golf Classic 1981 Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank for STS-2 mission 1981 Columbia space shuttle returns 1981 Maiden voyage of space shuttle Columbia 1981 Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded 1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident 1981 Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds 1980 Columbia mated to SRBs and external tank at Vehicle Assembly Building 1980 Beth Daniel wins Columbia Savings LPGA Golf Classic 1979 Cheri Vivette Alexander, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1997 1979 Sally Little wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic 1979 Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center 1979 Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center 1979 Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale 1978 Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie" 1977 Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards 1977 Shannan McCray, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1996 1977 42 die in fire inmate causes at Maury County Jail in Columbia, Tennessee 1977 Shakira, born in Barranquilla, Columbia, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, Latin American musical prodigy 1976 La Chanda Jenkins, Miss District of Columbia USA 1996 1975 Greg Moore, born in New Westminster, British Columbia, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series 1973 Clint Peay, Columbia, Maryland, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100,000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records 1972 Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia 1971 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1971 Mark Parrish, born in Columbia, Maryland, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1971 Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike 1970 William Van Landingham, born in Columbia, Tennessee, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1969 Student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College 1968 Leftist students take over Columbia University, New York City 1966 WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Alecia Stephenson, born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, softball ss 1996 Olympics 1965 WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain, British Columbia 1964 John Leguizamo, born in Columbia, actor, Mambo Mouth, Whispers in the Dark 1964 Jeffrey Allan Maggert, Columbia, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney 1963 Patty Dodd, born in Bogota, Columbia, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-2nd-1988 1962 Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia) 1961 WOLO TV channel 25 in Columbia, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 Columbia (U.S.) beats Sceptre (England) in 18th America's Cup 1958 Harry Cohn, CEO (Columbia Pictures), dies of a heart attack 1958 Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records 1956 7 Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in middle of Cali, Columbia killing 1,100-1,200, destroying 2,000 buildings 1955 Columbia U scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years 1954 1st newspaper vending machine used (Columbia Pennsylvania) 1953 KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1952 Orhan Pamuk, born in Istanbul, Turkey, novelist, professor in the Humanities, teaching comparative literature, writing, at Columbia University, received 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature 1950 Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England 1950 David Jensen, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, David 'Kid' Jensen, popular British radio DJ, played progressive music, hosted BBC pop network, Radio 1, Top of the Pops presenter, interviewed Duran Duran, promoted The Police before they were commercially successful 1950 Stephen Chatman, born in Faribault, Minnesota, Canadian composer, received Fulbright grant for study at Hochschule fur Misik in Cologne, since 1976 has served as professor and Head of the Composition Division at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1950 Claudia de Colombia, born in Bogato, Columbia, spanish singer, Yo Creo En Ti 1948 Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo 1948 Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" 1946 Charles F Bolden, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina, astronaut, STS-61C, 31, 45, 60 1946 2 killed and 10 wounded in race riot in Columbia, Tennessee 1943 Judith Frost, British Columbia, artist, To Red, Dust Drawings 1942 Japanese submarine in mouth of Columbia River, Oregon 1941 David Puttnam, London, film producer/CEO, Columbia Pictures 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Jack Kiefer, Columbia, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Ralphs Senior Classic 1939 Uranium atom 1st split, Columbia University 1938 1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in New York City 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon) 1937 David Behrman, born in Salzburg, Austria, composer, producer, Music of Our Time series, Columbia Records, founding member, Sonic Arts Union 1937 Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power 1937 Eleanor Holmes Norton, born in Washington D.C., lawyer, Representative-D-District of Columbia 1936 Ian Hacking, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, analytic philosopher, wrote, 'The Emergence of Probability', brings historical approach to the philosophy of science, won Canda's Killam Prize for the Humanities in 2002 1933 Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame 1933 Walter E. Fauntroy, born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-District of Columbia 1971 - 1991 1932 William Smith, born in Columbia, Missouri, actor, Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii 5-0 1932 U.S. airship Columbia crashes during storm in Flushing, New York 1931 His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI 1930 WIS-AM (now WOMG) in Columbia South Carolina begins radio transmissions 1928 Floyd Spence, born in Columbia, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1971 - 2001 1926 British Columbia Rugby Football Union forms 1921 William Preston, Columbia Penn, actor, Fisher King, Waterworld 1921 25th U.S. Golf Open: Jim Barnes shoots a 289 at Columbia CC in MD 1920 James Doohan, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek 1919 1st international air mail service from U.S., Seattle-Victoria, British Columbia 1914 James William Rouse, U.S. builder, shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland 1912 Mr. Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of University of British Columbia 1912 Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer 1906 Playing as "Sullivan," Columbia U jr Eddie Collins debuts with A's 1904 John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 1903 Joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U and begins Pulitzer Prizes 1900 Barton Maclane, Columbia, South Carolina, actor, General Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie 1899 Columbia (U.S.) beats Shamrock (England) in 11th America's Cup 1897 Kenneth Burke, born in America, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University 1887 1st U.S. school of librarianship opens at Columbia University 1877 Federal troops withdrawn from Columbia, South Carolina 1876 Columbia, Harvard and Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association 1873 Columbia Princeton Rutgers and Yale set rules for collegiate football 1872 Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500) 1871 Columbia and Sappho (U.S.) beat Livonia (UK) in 3rd America's Cup 1871 British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province 1868 Major General E R S Canby removes mayor of Columbia SC 1865 Columbia South Carolina burns down during Civil War 1864 1st U.S. mines school opens in basement of Columbia University, New York 1863 Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mountain begins in Tennessee 1862 R John Hunt Morgan:Cynthiana, Kentucky CS24 US17 Skirmish at Columbia, Tennessee 1862 Slavery abolished in District of Columbia 1862 Nicholas Murray Butler, U.S., Columbia University president and pacifist, Nobel 1931 1852 Olympia Columbian is 1st newspaper published north of Columbia R 1850 Isaac L. Rice, Germany, namesake of Columbia University's Rice stadium 1839 Congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia 1828 Philadelphia and Columbia Railway (1st state owned) authorized 1803 James Douglas, father of British Columbia 1792 Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Captain Robert Gray 1790 Robert Gray's Columbia, completes 1st American around world voyage 1790 Columbia returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st ship to carry U.S. flag around the world 1790 Congress establishes District of Columbia 1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia 1787 1st U.S. voyage around the world - Columbia leaves Boston 1770 David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer, Columbia River 1763 James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies 1754 Kings College in New York City opens (renamed Columbia College) 1754 Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City) |
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