2015 Event Water pollution in Rio de Janeiro may pose health hazards to participants in the Summer 2016 Olympics; the World Health Organization has asked the International Olympic Committee to expand its list of tested substances to protect the athletes 2014 Event The U.S. Senate intelligence committee releases its report on CIA interrogation methods after 9/11; the report found that the CIA hid many of its actions from Congress and former President George W. Bush and claims that little useful intelligence resulted 2014 Event A U.S. House Intelligence Committee investigation into the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, agrees with the Obama administration that U.S. response to the attack was appropriate; miscommunication caused critics to suspect a coverup 2014 Event The International Olympic Committee will recognize the Olympic committee of Kosovo despite the country's lack of U.N. membership, setting an unusual precedent and raising protests from Serbia; Kosovo broke away from Serbia in 2008 2014 Event The U.S. House Judiciary Committee finds that there are no grounds for impeachment of President Barack Obama, despite calls for such action from political opponents 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 The International Olympic Committee elects Thomas Bach of Germany as their new President 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee holds its 125th Session, and announces Tokyo, Japan won the bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics 2013 Event A resolution authorizing limited U.S. military intervention in Syria is approved by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces it will punish athletes who support Russian LGBT rights at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games 2013 Event An NBA league committee recommends NBA owners reject the big from a group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to purchase the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle 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 U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee, Jack Lew, begins his confirmation hearing by testifying before the U.S. Senate's financial committee 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces that the sport of wrestling has been dropped from the 2020 Summer Olympics 2012 Event The United Kingdom's Treasury Committee of the House of Commons releases the first of two volumes reporting on the LIBOR fixing scandal 2011 Event John Corzine, former CEO of MG Global, testifies before a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, stating he doesn't know where hundreds of millions of dollars of his customers' money has gone 2011 Event The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee recalls four News International executives for further examination of phone hacking within the organization 2011 Event In Cuba, Fidel Castro resigns from the Communist Party's central committee 2011 Event The U.S. Democratic National Committee appoints Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Chairwoman 2010 Event After new allegations of torture, the International Committee of the Red Cross reports a second U.S. secret prison exists at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan 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 2009 Event U.S. Senate Committee passes healthcare reform bill, hailed as a 'critical milestone' by President Obama 2009 Event The International Olympic Committee awards the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro 2000 Death Frank Wills, often unemployed security guard, he the Democratic National Committee office in the Watergate Building had been burgled in June 1972, dies at 52 1998 Event House Judiciary Committee recommends a full impeachment inquiry 1998 Event Bill Gates testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee 1997 Death Mary Louise Smith, first woman to chair the Republican National Committee, dies at 82 1997 Death Zdenek Mlynar, Secretary of Czechoslovakian Communist Central Committee (1968), dies 1996 Death Robert J. Morris, lawyer, served New York State Assembly committee investigating Communist activities, dies at 81 1995 Event Senate Ethics committee votes 6-0 to ask for expulsion of Bob Packwood 1995 Event Jacques Santer succeeds Jacques Delors as chairman of Euro Committee 1994 Event South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police 1992 Death Ida Oosterbaan, Dutch founder (Women Action Committee), dies 1992 Event Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks 1991 Event Robert Helmick resigns as President of U.S. Olympic Committee 1991 Event Senate Committee begins hearings on Clarence Thomas' nomination 1990 Event Senate Judiciary committee approves Souter's Supreme Court 1989 Death Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies 1988 Event Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to U.S. Supreme Court 1988 Event Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham 1987 Event Congressional committee reports on Iran-Contra affair 1986 Event U.S. Congress forms Irangate committee 1985 Event Senate judiciary committee begins Robert Bork confirmation hearings 1985 Event U.S. Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of Moscow games 1985 Death John B Kelly, Jr., chairman U.S. Olympic Committee, dies at 57 1983 Event House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with U.S.S.R. 1981 Event U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor 1981 Death Herman Talmadge, Senator-D-Georgia 1957 - 1981, Governor of Georgia 1948 - 1955, Watergate Committee, died at age 88 1979 Event International Olympic Committee votes to readmit China 1977 Event U.S. House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 1976 Event Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 1975 Death Avery Brundage, CEO (International Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd and last charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up 1974 Event 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by House Judiciary Committee 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment 1974 Event Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee 1973 Event John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list" 1973 Event John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee 1973 Event Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings 1973 Event Senate createse Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities 1972 Event International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia 1972 Event Jean Westwood is 1st woman chosen to head Democratic National Committee 1972 Event North Vietnamese troops occupy Quang Tri Activities Committee 1972 Event S Mansholt succeeds Malfatti as chairman of European Committee 1972 Event Sicco Mansholt becomes chairman of European Committee 1970 Event Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation 1968 Event U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony 1967 Event Provo disbands in Netherlands Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963 Event ML Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965 1963 Event Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone 1961 Event Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball 1961 Event Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta 1960 Event Hall of Fame allows veteran committee to vote annually 1960 Event House investigating committee, looking into payola questions 1960 Event Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), organizes at Shaw U 1959 Event U.N. Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established 1959 Event Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts 1958 Birthday John Ensign, born in Roseville, California, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Nevada, former chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee 1957 Event NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers and Giants 1953 Event President Eisenhower establishes Government Contract Compliance Committee 1952 Birthday John Cornyn, born in Houston, Texas, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Texas, Chairman, National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 111th U.S. Congress 1951 Event Ty Cobb testifies before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes peons of baseball players 1951 Event International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics 1951 Event Senate committee reports of at least 2 major U.S. crime syndicates 1951 Birthday Lee Atwater, Republican National Committee Chairman, 1989-91 1950 Birthday Patty Murray, born in Bothell, Washington, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Washington, chairwoman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 2001 - 2003 1950 Event International Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany and Japan in '52 1947 Event Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists 1947 Event William Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committee 1946 Event President Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Executive Order 9808 1944 Event Soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation 1943 Event National Committee Freies Deutschland forms 1941 Birthday Elizabeth Holtzman, Brooklyn DA, D-Rep-NY, Watergate Committee 1941 Event President Roosevelt appointed FEP Committee 1940 Event Rear Admiral Joseph Taussig testifies before U.S. Senate Naval Affairs Committee that war with Japan is inevitable 1936 Event Watchfulness Committee forms in Amsterdam 1933 Event Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936 1932 Event 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, New York City 1932 Event International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam 1932 Birthday Raymond Illingworth, CEO, England committee, TCCB 1931 Event Nationally Crisis Committee forms in Hague 1931 Event Suriname Work Committee under Louis Doedel forms in Paramaribo 1931 Event Stalin throws Krupskaya Lenin out of Central Committee 1931 Birthday Nigel Vinson, born in England, Baron Vinson, businessman, served in Queen's Royal Regiment, Member of National Parks and Countryside Committee, Member of Foundation of Science and Technology 1930 Event Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book 1927 Birthday Marcus Fox, conservative MP/chairman, 1922 Committee 1925 Event Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of International Olympic Committee 1925 Birthday Jacques Delors, French economist/chairman European Committee, 1985-95 1923 Event Senate committee publishes 1st report on Teapot Dome scandal 1921 Birthday Paul Daels, president, Flemish Iron Pilgrimage committee 1920 Birthday Juan Antonio Samaranch, chairman, International Olympic Committee 1919 Event Labor conference committee in U.S. urges 8-hour work day and 48-hour week 1919 Event Democratic National Committee voted to allow female members 1919 Birthday Lord Aberdare, committee chairman, House of Lords 1919 Event Moscow's Politburo/Central Committee forms 1918 Birthday LeRoy Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, CEO, US Olympic Committee 1917 Event Petrograds garrison accepts Revolutionary Military Committee 1917 Event Russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets 1917 Event Russian Duma sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets 1915 Event National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA forerunner) created 1914 Birthday Robert J. Morris, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, lawyer, served New York State Assembly committee investigating Communist activities, credited for efforts attributed to Senator Joseph McCarthy 1913 Birthday Herman Talmadge, born in McRae, Georgia, Senator-D-Georgia 1957 - 1981, Governor of Georgia 1948 - 1955, Watergate Committee 1912 Event Dutch Olympian Committee forms (NOC) 1912 Event Netherland Olympic Committee forms 1908 Event Mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday 1906 Birthday Andrei P Kirilenko, Russian member of Central Committee of CP 1906 Event Football rules committee legalizes forward pass 1904 Event Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panama Canal 1901 Event Fawcett committee visits Mafeking concentration camp in Cape Colony 1901 Event NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes 1898 Birthday Hendrik J Pos, Dutch philosopher/CEO, Committee of Watchfulness 1893 Birthday Edward J. Hart, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1935 - 1955, 1st chairman of Committee on Un-American Activities 1887 Birthday Avery Brundage, born in Detroit, Michigan, CEO, International Olympic Committee, 1952-72 1856 Event 2nd San Francisco Vigilance Committee organized 1843 Event Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country 1843 Event U.S. and British settlers in Oregon Country choose government committee 1820 Death Pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63 1793 Event Georges Couthon chosen member of French Committee the Salut Public 1776 Event Continental Congress create a committee to draft Declaration of Independence 1776 Event Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Declaration of Independence 1772 Event Boston: anti-English Committee of Correspondence forms 1756 Birthday Pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public
