2015 Event Nokia announces that it will purchase Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 billion, creating the second-largest manufacturer of mobile communication products behind Ericsson 2014 Event Mobile photo sharing app Snapchat settles with the Federal Trade Commission after acknowledging that it falsely claimed that data sent through the app would disappear rather than form a permanent record, creating user privacy violations 2014 Event President Obama sends his 2015 budget to Congress, announcing that it is a 'roadmap for creating jobs with good wages and expanding opportunity for all Americans' 2012 Event IBM announces it is on the cusp of creating the world's first quantum computer 2010 Event United and Continental air lines announce that the two American companies will merge, creating the world's largest airline 1991 Event Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal and Cafe Lex in 9th race at Belmont, creating 2nd triple dead heat in New York thoroughbred racing history 1979 Event President Carter signs legislation creating Department of Education 1977 Event Radio Shack officially begins creating TRS-80 computer 1966 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill creating Department of Transportation (DOT) 1948 Birthday Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company 1942 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES) 1926 Birthday Earle Brown, born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, composer, known for reviving interest in classical music with musical improvisation, creating formal and notational systems, and open forum style of muscial construction 1899 Event President McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in U.S.) 1701 Event Great Britain and Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom
