1999 Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama
1993 President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill
1992 New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train
1992 House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates
1991 Boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin
1991 Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital
1988 Military coup in Haiti: Lieutenant General Avril takes control, Henri Namphy flees
1988 Namphy takes control of Haitian government
1984 Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS
1983 Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled
1981 National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men
1981 Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays, AIDS
1980 Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway
1977 Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers
1976 Congress passes Toxic Substances Control Act
1973 All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels
1972 New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India and Pakistan
1972 Ryukyu Is and Daito Is returned to Japan after 27 years of U.S. control
1970 NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins
1968 Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited
1968 Jason Patric, actor, Speed 2 Cruise Control
1966 Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene"
1966 Margaret Sanger, U.S. feminist/birth control pioneer, dies at 86
1966 Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control
1965 Kevin Dillon, New York, actor, Heaven Help Us, Remote Control, Platoon
1965 Syncom 3, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, passes from civilian to military control
1963 Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Netherlands
1962 U.N. gives Netherlands control of New-Guinea
1962 Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands for birth control
1962 Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control
1960 U.S. is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally
1960 Claudia Udy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actress, Out of Control, Nightforce
1958 U.S.S.R. abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany
1958 Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies
1956 After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control
1955 Australia takes control of Cocos Islands
1955 Nicky "Topper" Headon, English drummer, Clash-Complete Control
1954 Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party
1952 NFL takes control of New York Yanks
1951 NFL takes control of failing Baltimore Colts
1950 President Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike
1948 Operation Hiram: Israelis take control of Galilee
1948 Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa
1948 Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia
1947 U.S. control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends
1946 President Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike
1946 British Government takes control of Bank of England, after 252 years
1945 Netherlands and Denmark liberated from Nazi control
1945 Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army
1944 Albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day)
1944 Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day)
1944 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves
1943 U.S. forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island and Makin from Japs
1941 US Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WW II
1941 Jewish Weekly newspaper taken control by Nazis
1940 Battle of Britain: Germany and Britair control of English Channel, ends
1939 U.S. and U.K. agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Island in the Pacific
1938 Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties
1938 Hitler seizes control of German army and puts Nazi in key posts
1937 Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois)
1935 Goddard uses gyroscopes to control a rocket
1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration
1930 Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control
1928 Piero Angelo, Italian writer, Control
1925 League of Nations conference on arms control and poison gas usage
1925 Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office
1922 Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government
1921 National Birth Control League and Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League
1921 After 84 years of British control, Afghanistan achieves sovereignty
1921 Dr. Marie Stopes opens Britain's 1st birth control clinic (London)
1921 Riza Khan Pahlevi seizes control of Iran
1916 Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control)
1916 Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (46 Amboy St, Bkln)
1916 University of Gent goes under Dutch control
1916 Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control
1915 U.S. takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years
1915 Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army
1915 Japan claims economic control of China
1912 Tripoli (Libya) passes from Turkish to Italian control
1906 France and Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides
1904 U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
1900 Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Balt
1898 Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to U.S. control
1887 Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao
1879 Margaret Sanger, feminist/nurse/birth control proponent
1871 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections
1869 Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market
1862 Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound
1861 Battle of Corrick's Ford, Virginia (Carrick's Ford) - Union army takes total control of western Virginia CS20 US53
1858 Benjamin Kidel, English Sudan, Control of the Tropics
1833 Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic
1824 Interstate commerce comes under federal control
1818 U.S. and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country
1772 Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720
1757 Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal
1691 Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania
1668 England takes control of Bombay India
1654 Anglo-Portuguese treaty, Portugal comes under English control
1504 English guilds/corp goes under state control
636 Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from Byzantine Empire
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