2015 Event Pope Francis continues Catholic reforms by changing the marriage annulment process to make it faster and less expensive; earlier this month, the pope also declared that priests may forgive the sin of abortion during next year's Year of Mercy 2015 Event The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves net neutrality rules, which guarantee equal Internet access to all users; broadband companies had been seeking the ability to sell faster access to certain customers while slowing access for others 2011 Event Iran announces it has installed faster nuclear centrifuges to enrich uranium 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 1986 Event Russian TU-144 flies for 1st time faster than sound 1980 Death Jacqueline Cochrane, U.S. pilot/1st female faster than sound, dies at 70 1979 Event George Harrison releases "Faster" 1967 Birthday Brent Muscat, rocker, Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over 1963 Birthday Greg Steele, rocker, Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over 1948 Event British De Havilland 08-fighter flies faster than sound
