2015 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledges that the country is aiding the forces of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad with military expertise and equipment; Putin states that troops may also be sent in the future to help fight against ISIL 2014 Event Chocolate manufacturers state that a cocoa-pod fungus and dry weather in cocoa-growing regions has created a shortage of cocoa that may increase in the future; world chocolate demand already exceeds production capacity 2014 Event The U.N. issues a report concluding that immediate global actions are needed to prevent runaway impacts of climate change; the report claims failure to act now will result in extensive future damage which will be prohibitively expensive to control 2014 Event Celine Dion announces that she will not be performing for the indefinite future; the singer will be focusing on taking care of her husband as he recovers from throat cancer surgery; she is also recovering from an illness affecting her vocal cords 2014 Event Tennis champion Serena Williams beats Karolina Pliskova in her first game since leaving the Wimbledon games on July 1st due to illness; Williams will undergo future medical tests to confirm whether the illness was caused by a virus 2014 Event Researchers have developed synthetic nucleobases, the molecules that form the backbone of DNA; organisms successfully replicated the synthetic bases, implying that creation of new life forms with these additional bases may be possible in the future 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale strikes 58 miles northwest of Iquique, Chile; though larger than the 6.7 quake on March 16th, scientists expect an even stronger quake in this region in the future 2014 Event Dong Nguyen, creator of the 'Flappy Bird' app, announces that he will reintroduce the app sometime in the future; he removed the app in February after fearing that it was too addictive 2013 Event The U.S. State of California is experiencing the driest year on record, and rain is not expected in the near future; San Francisco is having the driest year ever since the Gold Rush began in 1849 2012 Event Four genetically different types of breast cancer are identified by researchers; the study, part of the Cancer Genome Atlas, will help scientists understand how to cure breast cancer in the future 2012 Event A University of Nebraska-Lincoln communication specialist predicts that future use of unmanned aerial vehicles in journalism will become widespread 2011 Event In London, England, international leaders take part in a conference focused on military action and the future of Libya 1994 Death Mai Zetterling, actress (Night is My Future), dies of cancer at 68 1992 Event Tipper Gore (wife of future Vice President) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink 1990 Death Robert Tessier, actor (Nightwish, Future Force), dies at 56 1987 Event Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's future president, marries Asif Ali Zardari 1967 Event Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager 1967 Event Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman 1964 Birthday Crispin Glover, actor, Back to the Future 1964 Event Ground is broken for Anaheim Stadium, future home of Angels 1961 Event Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein 1961 Birthday Michael J. Fox, actor, Family Ties, Back to the Future, Teen Wolf 1961 Birthday Lea Thompson, actress, Back to the Future, Caroline In The City 1956 Death ... Kennedy, daughter of future President Kennedy, dies same day 1955 Event Date returned to in "Back to the Future" and "Back to the Future II" 1955 Event Future Hall of Famer Oriole Brooks Robinson goes 2-4 in his 1st game 1953 Event Future New York City mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in New York City 1951 Event Future British Prime Minister Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher 1951 Event Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft 1948 Birthday Robert Zemeckis, director, Forrest Gump, Back to the Future 1947 Event Future Queen Elizabeth marries Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey 1945 Event Future president George Bush marries Barbara Pierce in Rye NY 1940 Event Winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations would remember that "this was their finest hour" 1939 Event Future Queen Elizabeth of England meets future husband Philip 1938 Birthday Christopher Lloyd, Stamford, Connecticut, actor, Taxi, Back to the Future 1933 Birthday Ann Richards, born in Lakeview, Texas, American politician, Democrat, Governor of Texas, second female governor of Texas, defeated for re-election by future U.S. President George W. Bush 1928 Birthday Alvin Toffler, author, Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave 1928 Event Record 12 future Hall of Famers take the field, as Yankees beat A's 9-7 1927 Event Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat 1914 Birthday Harold Taylor, Canada, educator, Art and the Future 1891 Event Future president Harding marries Florence K DeWolfe in Marion Ohio 1878 Birthday Carel T. Scharten, Dutch poet and writer, Forces of the Future 1876 Event Batholdi visits Bedloe Island, future home of his Statue of Liberty 1869 Death Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60 1866 Birthday Hans von Seeckt, German general, Future of the Reich 1852 Event Future president and Mrs. Rutherford B Hayes marry 1833 Event Ada Lovelace (future 1st computer programmer) meets Charles Babbage 1808 Birthday Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author, Future 1770 Event Marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France 1763 Event Samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London 1651 Event Future King Charles II flees from England 1576 Event Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris
