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2013 Event - In the U.S., a centerpiece proposal on background checks aimed at tightening gun control, fails in a Senate vote 2013 Event - NASA loses communication with the International Space Station's for three hours as a result of updating the station's command and control software 2013 Event - Bush fires burn out of control in Tasmania, Australia, leaving thousands stranded 2012 Event - The governing Worker's Party takes control of Brazil's financial capital and largest city when Fernando Haddad is elected mayor of Sao Paulo 2012 Event - Ban Ki-moon, U.N. Secretary-General, urges countries to work together to reach an agreement to control international arms sales; no agreement is reached 2012 Event - China tightens its control of monasteries following deadly protests in Tibet 2012 Event - A German government plan proposing that a eurozone 'budget commissioner' take control of Greece's economic affairs is leaked 2011 Event - Libya's military operations are now under the NATO control 2011 Event - In Libya, Anti-Gaddafi forces claim to have gained control Zuara, a town located west of Tripoli 2010 Event - U.S. voters go to the polls; Republicans win control of the House of Representatives with the largest number of seats gained since 1894 2010 Event - Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest water control and utilization project, announces its water levels have reached full capacity 2010 Event - If trends in diet and exercise continue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention project estimate 1 in 3 adult Americans will have diabetes by 2050 2010 Event - Over 150 members of the Justice and Equality Movement are killed by Sudanese forces in their effort to gain control of a rebel held area in Darfur 2010 Event - The 2010 Kyrgyzstani riots continue as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev reportedly flees the country, the government steps down and protesters control the parliament building 2008 Event - Iceland takes control of 3 banks due to the global financial crisis 1999 Event - Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama 1993 Event - President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill 1992 Event - 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 Event - House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates 1991 Event - Boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin 1991 Event - Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital 1988 Event - Military coup in Haiti: Lieutenant General Avril takes control, Henri Namphy flees 1988 Event - Namphy takes control of Haitian government 1984 Event - Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS 1983 Event - Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled 1981 Event - National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men 1981 Event - Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays, AIDS 1980 Event - Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway 1979 Birthday - Matt Nagle, born in Massachusetts, quadriplegic, first to use brain-computer interface to control movement 1977 Event - Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers 1976 Event - Congress passes Toxic Substances Control Act 1973 Event - All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels 1972 Event - New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India and Pakistan 1972 Event - Ryukyu Is and Daito Is returned to Japan after 27 years of U.S. control 1970 Event - NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins 1968 Event - Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited 1968 Birthday - Jason Patric, actor, Speed 2 Cruise Control 1966 Event - Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene" 1966 Death - Margaret Sanger, U.S. feminist/birth control pioneer, dies at 86 1966 Birthday - Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control 1965 Birthday - Kevin Dillon, New York, actor, Heaven Help Us, Remote Control, Platoon 1965 Event - Syncom 3, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, passes from civilian to military control 1963 Event - Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Netherlands 1962 Event - U.N. gives Netherlands control of New-Guinea 1962 Event - Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands for birth control 1962 Event - Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control 1960 Event - U.S. is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally 1960 Birthday - Claudia Udy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actress, Out of Control, Nightforce 1958 Event - U.S.S.R. abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany 1958 Death - Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies 1956 Event - After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control 1955 Event - Australia takes control of Cocos Islands 1955 Birthday - Nicky "Topper" Headon, English drummer, Clash-Complete Control 1954 Event - Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party 1952 Event - NFL takes control of New York Yankees 1951 Event - NFL takes control of failing Baltimore Colts 1950 Event - President Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike 1948 Event - Operation Hiram: Israelis take control of Galilee 1948 Event - Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa 1948 Event - Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia 1947 Event - U.S. control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends 1946 Event - President Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike 1946 Event - British Government takes control of Bank of England, after 252 years 1945 Event - Netherlands and Denmark liberated from Nazi control 1945 Event - Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army 1944 Event - Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Event - Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Event - Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves 1943 Event - U.S. forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island and Makin from Japanese 1941 Event - U.S. Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WW II 1941 Event - Jewish Weekly newspaper taken control by Nazis 1940 Event - Battle of Britain: Germany and Britair control of English Channel, ends 1939 Event - U.S. and U.K. agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Island in the Pacific 1938 Event - Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties 1938 Event - Hitler seizes control of German army and puts Nazi in key posts 1937 Event - Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois) 1935 Event - Goddard uses gyroscopes to control a rocket 1933 Event - Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration 1930 Event - Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control 1928 Birthday - Piero Angelo, Italian writer, Control 1925 Event - League of Nations conference on arms control and poison gas usage 1925 Event - Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office 1922 Event - Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government 1921 Event - National Birth Control League and Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League 1921 Event - After 84 years of British control, Afghanistan achieves sovereignty 1921 Event - Dr. Marie Stopes opens Britain's 1st birth control clinic (London) 1921 Event - Riza Khan Pahlevi seizes control of Iran 1916 Event - Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) 1916 Event - Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (46 Amboy St, Bkln) 1916 Event - University of Gent goes under Dutch control 1916 Event - Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control 1915 Event - U.S. takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years 1915 Event - Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army 1915 Event - Japan claims economic control of China 1912 Event - Tripoli (Libya) passes from Turkish to Italian control 1906 Event - France and Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides 1904 Event - U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million 1900 Event - Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Balt 1898 Event - Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to U.S. control 1887 Event - Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao 1879 Birthday - Margaret Sanger, feminist/nurse/birth control proponent 1871 Event - 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections 1869 Event - Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market 1862 Event - Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound 1861 Event - Battle of Corrick's Ford, Virginia (Carrick's Ford) - Union army takes total control of western Virginia CS20 US53 1858 Birthday - Benjamin Kidel, English Sudan, Control of the Tropics 1833 Event - Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic 1824 Event - Interstate commerce comes under federal control 1818 Event - U.S. and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country 1772 Event - Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720 1757 Event - Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal 1691 Event - Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania 1668 Event - England takes control of Bombay India 1654 Event - Anglo-Portuguese treaty, Portugal comes under English control 1504 Event - English guilds/corp goes under state control 636 Event - Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from Byzantine Empire |
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