2013 Event China's first lunar rover, the Yutu, makes the first 'soft' landing on the moon since 1976; Yutu is the third robotic rover in existence 2012 Event 'Science' magazine names Higgs boson, the confirmation of the existence of a subatomic particle, as the 2012 Breakthrough of the Year 1995 Event Rockies are 1st team to make postseason before 7th year in existence 1994 Event South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police 1991 Event U.S.S.R., last day of existence 1988 Event PLO proclaims State of Palestine, recognizes Israeli existence 1982 Death Hans Selye, endocrinologist, first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress, began stress research in 1926, published 7 popular books, 1,700 research papers, 15 monographs, dies in Montreal, Canada 1973 Event During Watergate hearings, Butterfield reveals existence of tapes 1970 Event Premier Kosygin affirms existence Russian military advisors in Egypt 1960 Event International Development Association (U.N. agency) comes into existence 1945 Event UN's Food and Agriculture Organization comes into existence 1924 Event Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies 1924 Event Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galactic systems 1907 Birthday Hans Selye, born in Vienna, Austria, endocrinologist, first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress, began stress research in 1926, published 7 popular books, 1,700 research papers, 15 monographs 1683 Event Antonie van Leeuwenhoek reports existence of bacteria 1576 Event Dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence
