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 Commercial space company SpaceX has been approved as a contractor to the U.S. military for satellite launches; SpaceX will compete for contracts against the Boeing-Lockheed Martin United Launch Alliance, currently the primary military launch provider 2014 Event U.S. telecom company Sprint is in talks to purchase T-Mobile U.S.; the combined company will be better able to compete against market leaders Verizon and AT&T 2014 Event Indian athletes are granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their nation's flag; the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended when Indian officials were accused of corruption in 2012 2012 Event South Africa's Oscar Pistorius becomes the first amputee to compete at the Olympic Games in the 400 meters 2011 Event Ian Thorpe, an Australian swimmer, announces he will come out of retirement to compete in the London Olympics in 2012 2010 Event Over 40,000 runners compete in the New York Marathon; Gebre Gebremariam wins the men's marathon and Edna Kiplagat wins the women's marathon 1988 Event Women are allowed to compete in Little 500 bicycle race (Indiana) 1976 Event Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33 1975 Event Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports 1922 Event Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922) 1919 Birthday Erik Elmsater, Sweden, 1st to compete in summer and winter Oly, 1948
