2014 Event The NCAA settles a lawsuit regarding concussions, paying $70 million to assess head injuries for current and past players of college sports; The fund does not cover treatment, forcing injured players to sue their colleges for compensation 2013 Event A wildfire near Yosemite National Park burns over 25 square miles, forcing residents of the Pine Lake community to evacuate 2012 Event The U.S. requests New Zealand extradite Kim Dotcom and three of his MegaUpload associates, forcing them to face charges for breaching copyright 2011 Event The U.N. reports 10 million people are effected by the worst drought in 60 years, forcing Somalians to flee to Kenya and Ethiopia to avoid starvation 2011 Event Tropical cyclone Anthony lands in Bowen in Queensland, Australia, forcing a disaster zone declared in areas still recovering from the 2010-2011 Queensland floods 2011 Event Japan experiences its fifth outbreak of bird flu, forcing the slaughter of 150,000 chickens 2010 Event Indonesia's Mount Bromo spews ash, forcing the closure of a nearby airport 1997 Event U.S. accuses Microsoft of violating pact forcing IE browser on computers 1978 Event Yankees lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox 1953 Event New York, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues 1322 Event Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence
