2002 The Euro becomes the official currency for most of Europe
1998 Europe beats U.S. in Ryder Cup, 14 -13
1998 NFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season
1996 4th Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe 17-11 at St. Pierre Wales
1995 31st Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 14 -13 at Oak Hill CC (NY)
1995 Sicco Mansholt, President Commission of Europe (1972-1973), dies
1994 3rd Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 13-7 at Greenbrier WV
1994 AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona
1994 Arsenal wins 34th Europe Cup II
1993 Storm hits West Europe, 11 killed in England
1993 30th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 15-13 at The Belfry, England
1993 Olympique Marseille wins 38th Europe Cup I at Munich
1993 Parma wins 33rd Europe Cup II
1993 Erik Mork, Danish actor (Europe), dies at 67
1992 Target date for Europe's single market
1992 2nd Solheim Cup: Europe beats U.S., 11 -6 at Dalmahoy CC Scotland
1992 FC Barcelona wins 373 Europe Cup 1 at London
1992 Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II
1992 Europe breaks down trade barriers
1991 Franco Malfatti, president of Commission of Europe (1970-1972), dies
1991 29th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 14 -13 at Ocean Course (SC)
1991 Crevena Zvezda wins 36th Europe Cup I
1991 Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam
1991 Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa
1990 1st Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe 11 -4 at Lake Nona CC FLA
1990 A. C. Milan wins 35th Europe Cup 1 at Vienna
1990 Sampdoria wins 30th Europe Cup II
1989 28th Ryder Cup: U.S. and Europe draw, 14-14 at The Belfry, England
1989 Eastern Europe's 1st somewhat free election in 40 years held in Poland
1989 A. C. Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona
1989 FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II
1988 Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades
1988 PSV wins Europe Cup
1988 KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II
1987 27th Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 15-13 at Muirfield Village GC (Ohio)
1987 Ira C Eaker, commandant USAF in Europe (WW II), dies at 91
1987 Postage wins 32nd Europe Cup 1 in Vienna
1987 Ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II
1986 Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I
1986 Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II
1986 European Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade
1985 26th Ryder Cup: Europe beat U.S., 16 -11 at The Belfry, England
1985 Juventus wins 30th Europe Cup 1 in Brussels, 39 die in riot
1985 Everton wins 25th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam
1984 Europe and 64 developing countries sign Lome III treaty
1984 England's MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe
1984 Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome
1984 Juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel
1983 Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens
1983 Aberdeen wins 23rd Europe Cup II
1983 Soviet leader Andropov decreases nuclear weapons in Europe
1982 Carlos Lopes runs Europe record 10k (27:34.39)
1982 Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam
1982 FC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II
1981 Liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris
1981 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II
1980 Nottingham Forrest wins 25th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1980 Valencia wins 20th Europe Cup II
1979 Nottingham Forrest wins 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich
1979 FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel
1978 Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I
1978 Anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II
1977 Carter holds 1st news conf by U.S. President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw)
1977 Regular Concorde passenger service between New York and Europe begins
1977 Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome
1977 Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II
1976 President Ford says there is "no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe"
1976 Bayern Munich wins 21st Europe Cup 1
1976 Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II
1975 Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris
1975 Dynamo Kiev wins 15th Europe Cup II
1974 U.S. General Haig becomes NATO-supreme commander in Europe
1974 Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels
1974 FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II
1973 Ajax wins 3rd Europe Cup
1973 AC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki
1972 Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam
1972 Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona
1971 19th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 18 -13 at Old Warson CC Mo
1971 Ajax wins 16th Europe Cup 1
1971 Chelsea wins 11th Europe Cup II in Athens
1971 Conrad Van Emde Boas becomes West Europe's 1st sexology professor
1970 Tom Europe, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes
1970 Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II
1969 Tine Moberg-Parker, born in Oslo, Norway, Canada Europe class yachter 1996 Olympics
1969 A. C. Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1969 Slovan Bratislava wins 9th Europe Cup II in Basel
1969 Dominique G Pire, clergyman, (Europe village Nobel 1958), dies at 58
1968 Manchester United wins 13rd Europe Cup 1 in London
1968 A. C. Milan wins 8th Europe Cup II in Rotterdam
1968 CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA
1967 Bayern Munchen wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg
1967 Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon
1966 Jim Hogan wins Europe marathon (2:20:04.6)
1966 Salazarbrug over Tag opens (longest suspension bridge of Europe)
1966 Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I
1966 Borussia Dortmund wins 6th Europe Cup II
1966 Anit Vietnam war demonstrations in U.S., Europe and Australia
1965 Inter Milan wins 10th Europe Cup 1 in Milan
1965 West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II
1965 Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe
1965 Courtenay Becker-Dey, Greenwich Conn, Europe yachter, Oly-bronze-1996
1964 Longest bridge in Europe opens (Scottish 4th Road Bridge)
1964 Inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna
1964 Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp
1963 A. C. Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London
1963 Tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam
1962 Atletico Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup II
1962 Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I
1961 Benfica wins 6th Europe Cup 1 at Bern
1961 Fiorentina wins 1st Europe Cup II in Florence
1960 Europe's 1st "moving pavement," (travelator), opens at Bank station
1960 Real Madrid wins 5th Europe Cup 1
1959 Real Madrid wins 4th Europe Cup 1
1958 Real Madrid wins 3rd Europe Cup 1 in Brussels
1957 Real Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1956 Real Madrid wins 1st Europe Cup
1955 West Europe Union established
1952 Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title
1950 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC
1949 8th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 7-5 at Ganton GC, England
1949 Council of Europe forms
1949 Statue of Council of Europe drawn
1948 Congress passes Marshall Aid Act to rehabilitate war-torn Europe
1947 Rula Lenska, St. Neots England, actress, Friends from Europe are here
1946 Churchill argues for a "US of Europe"
1945 V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe
1944 New York archbishop Spellman flies to Europe
1943 Germany begins withdrawing U-boats from North Atlantic in anticipation of the Allied invasion of Europe
1943 General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe
1942 1st US/8th Air Force bombs Europe
1942 U.S. bombers staged 1st independent raid on Europe attack Rouen, France
1942 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II)
1942 Gen Dwight Eisenhower appointed commander of U.S. forces in Europe
1942 1st U.S. force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland
1942 Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews
1941 1st mass deportation of German Jews to Eastern Europe
1940 Jermyn P Brooks, CEO, Price Waterhouse Europe
1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe
1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares U.S. neutrality at start of WW II in Europe
1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop pact: East Europe divided between Hitler and Stalin
1939 Sergei Rachmaninovs last appearance in Europe
1939 Dixie Clipper completes 1st commercial plane flight to Europe
1935 Jeffery Bowman, CEO, Price Waterhouse Europe
1934 Brian Kenny, deputy supreme allied commander, Europe
1931 Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe
1930 6 West europe lands signs Convention of Oslo
1930 1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to U.S. (37 hrs)
1929 French premier A Briand requests a U.S. of Europe
1929 Michael Beavis, deputy cmdr-in-chief, Allied Forces Central Europe
1928 Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in New York City
1921 Bernard Rogers, supreme Allied commander Europe
1916 Gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe
1914 Mexican president Huerta flees with 2 million pesos to Europe
1913 Frenchman Pegoud makes 1st parachute jump in Europe
1909 Kenneth Darling, Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, Northern Europe
1909 Moran and MacFarland (U.S.) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin)
1906 1st airplane flight in Europe
1900 South African President Paul Kruger departs for Europe
1897 Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll)
1893 Joseph W. Krutch, U.S. naturalist, Was Europe a Success?
1893 Joseph W. Krutch, U.S. naturalist (Was Europe a Success?), dies
1885 Eugen Herrigel, Germany, philosopher/early pioneer of Zen in Europe
1883 Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail
1882 Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist, Polish Peasant in Europe
1859 Paul Morphy returns from 10-month chess tour of Europe, retires
1858 Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe
1792 Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, History of Europe
1697 English king Willem III travels through northern Europe
1679 Great panic occurs in Europe over close approach of a comet
1661 1st banknotes in Europe were issued by Bank of Stockholm
1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe
1558 Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes
1348 Prague University, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV
1071 Battle at Manzikert Armenia, Venetian Byzantine brings islam to Europe
1071 Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe
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