2014 Event Spain will increase spending in an $8.2 billion program aimed to stimulate economic growth; the country has been working to overcome an unemployment rate of 25%, but recent reports have shown an encouraging decline in jobless claims 2013 Event After being elected to the UN Security Council, Saudi Arabia reports it will decline its seat because the UN failed to end the Ghouta chemical attack 1986 Event Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded 1955 Event NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 1880 Birthday Oswald Spengler, Germany, philosopher, Decline of West 1875 Event US-Spanish relations decline in wake of Cuban rebellion 1794 Death Edward Gibbon, historian (Decline and Fall), dies in London at 56 1776 Event 1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of Roman Empire" published 1737 Birthday Edward Gibbon, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Empire 1737 Birthday Edward Gibson, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Emp 1380 Event Russians defeat Tatars at Kulikovo, beginning decline of Tatars
