2014 Event A bill to restore jobless benefits for the unemployed fails in the U.S. Senate; the benefits, a 3-month extension for 1.3 million unemployed will cost $6 billion; Democrats did not satisfy Republican request for a solid plan on how to pay for it 2014 Event The U.S. Senate votes to renew jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans; the bill,calling for a three-month extension, will not be approved unless House Democrats agree to deal to cover $6 billion dollar cost without adding to the federal debt 2011 Event In Berlin, Social Democrats do well in a state election; the Pirate Party enters a state parliament for the first time, with the Free Democrats achieving 2% of the vote 2004 Event Democrats nominate John Kerry as their Presidential candidate 1996 Death Kurt Schmucker, member (Union of Christian Democrats), dies 1989 Event Ron Brown chosen 1st black chairman of a major U.S. party (Democrats) 1987 Event Belgium Christian Democrats (CVP) loses parliamentary election 1981 Event Christian Democrats looses Belgium parliamentary election 1974 Event Christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election 1964 Event Southern Democrats filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked 1958 Event Democrats win U.S. congressional election 1955 Birthday Mary Landrieu, born in Arlington, Virginia, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana, considered among most conservative Democrats in the Senate 1939 Event 2nd Dutch De Geer government forms (1st with Social Democrats) 1926 Birthday Hans-Jochen Vogel, leader of West Germany's Social Democrats, SPD 1924 Event German election (Social Democrats win/Nazis and Communists lose) 1888 Event Democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president 1875 Event White Democrats kill several blacks in terrorist attacks in Vicksburg 1874 Event Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction
