2014 Event In an effort to address the flood of unaccompanied immigrant children crossing the Texas border, Governor Rick Perry sends 1,000 National Guard troops to provide border security 2014 Event The Obama administration requests $3.7 billion to address a flood of children crossing the U.S. border unaccompanied by adults; the children are to be returned to their home countries 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama requests $2 billion for emergency measures to address illegal immigration and enhance security at the border with Mexico; thousands of children have been caught in the last 8 months crossing the border without adults 2009 Event A gun battle between U.S. agents and suspected people smugglers shuts down San Ysidro U.S. Mexico border crossing 1997 Event Brickyard Crossing Senior Golf Championhsip 1993 Death Reizl Bozyk, Polish/U.S. actress (Crossing Delancey), dies at 79 1987 Event Philip Rush of New Zealand, set record for triple crossing English Channel his time 28:21, 10 hours faster than 1st man to do it 1985 Event Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m) 1984 Event Joe Kittinger completes 1st solo balloon crossing of Atlantic 1981 Event 1st balloon crossing of Pacific is completed, Double Eagle V 1981 Event British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles) 1980 Event 1st trans-U.S. balloon crossing 1980 Event 1st nonstop crossing of U.S. via balloon (Maxie Anderson and son Chris) 1980 Death Floyd Taliaferro Alderson, actor (Crossing Trails), dies 1979 Birthday Evan Ferrante, actor, Owen-Swan's Crossing 1978 Event 1st successful crossing of the Atlantic by balloon (3 Americans) 1978 Birthday Eddie Robinson, actor, Neil Atwater-Swan's Crossing 1978 Birthday Devin Doherty, actor, Jimmy Clayton-Swan's Crossing 1976 Birthday Shane McDermott, actor, Garrett Booth-Swan's Crossing 1975 Birthday Tom Carroll, actor, J T Adams-Swan's Crossing 1974 Birthday Alex Tanaka, actor, Saja-Swan's Crossing 1971 Birthday Josh Charles, actor, Crossing the Bridge, Cooperstown 1969 Event Britain's Trans-Arctic expedition makes 1st crossing of Arctic Sea ice 1966 Birthday Teresa Zarzeczny Bell, born inWashington Crossing, New Jersey, rower, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1965 Event 1st nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford 1961 Event Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at 42, completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hours 10 min 1960 Event Francis Chichester arrive in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing 1958 Event USS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap 1958 Event 1st surface crossing of Antarctic continent is completed in 99 days 1957 Birthday Ethan Coen, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, producer, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink 1953 Birthday Amy Irving, Palo Alto, California, actress, Yentl, Carrie, Crossing Delancy 1953 Birthday Marilyn Jones, born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, actress, Carey-King's Crossing 1951 Event 1st North Pole jet crossing 1950 Event U.S. forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel 1947 Birthday Peter Riegert, born in New York City, actor, Animal House, Crossing Delancey 1945 Event U.S. 76th/5th Infantry divisions begin crossing Sauer 1940 Event Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Muese River 1936 Birthday Betty Rollin, actress, Crossing Delancey, author, Last Wish 1935 Event 1st commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper) 1935 Event French Normandie sets Atlantic crossing record of 1,077 hours 1927 Event Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic 1926 Event Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic Ocean 1923 Birthday Larry Rivers, Grossberg, New York City, painter, Washington crossing Delaware-1953 1919 Event 1st nonstop air crossing of Atlantic (Alcock and Brown) 1919 Event NC-4 aircraft commanded by AC Read completes 1st crossing of Atlantic 1918 Birthday Bert [Lambertus H] Voeten, Dutch journalist/poet, Crossing 1914 Event Belgium rejects demand to allow free crossing for German army 1911 Event Calbraith Rogers completes 1st crossing of U.S. by airplane (84 days) 1907 Event Lusitania arrives in New York City after 5 day crossing of Atlantic (record) 1863 Event Battle of Franklin's Crossing, Virginia, Deep Run 1838 Event English steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in New York City 1838 Event English steamship "Sirius" docks in New York City after Atlantic crossing 1835 Event Charles Darwin departs Valparaiso for Andes crossing 1816 Birthday Emanuel Leutze, U.S., painter, Washington Crossing the Delaware 1520 Event Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean
