2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama vetoes the Keystone XL project, which would extend the existing Keystone pipeline and connect Canadian oil directly to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries; environmentalists claim the pipeline extension will add to climate change 2014 Event A U.S. aircraft carrier is being repositioned in the Persian Gulf in the event that President Barack Obama decides to authorize military aid in the current internal Iraqi conflict; the president has stated that he will not send in ground troops 2013 Event Hercules 264, a Gulf of Mexico natural gas drilling rig, partially collapses off the coast of Louisiana; the rig remains standing but sustained extensive damage to the derrick package as a result of a continuing fire 2012 Event Mexico's drug war continues in Monterey, when alleged members of the Gulf Cartel storm a bar in Monterey, killing 10 people 2012 Event While conducting military exercises in the Persian Gulf, Iran successfully test-fires two long-range missiles 2011 Event In Washington, D.C., thousands protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, which would carry Alberta oil sands crude through six U.S. states to Gulf Coast refineries 2011 Event A state of emergency is declared by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal after Tropical Storm Lee in the northern Gulf of Mexico 2010 Event Somali pirates seize a freighter from Syria with 24 crewmembers in the Gulf of Aden 2010 Event The U.S. Government estimates the Deepwater Horizon oil spill dumped nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico 2010 Event BP CEO Tony Hayward testifies before the U.S. about the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster at the Deepwater Horizon rig that has caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history 2010 Event In response to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, BP agrees to finance a $20 billion fund to compensate those whose livelihood has been damaged 2010 Event The Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens sensitive marshes and wildlife along the Gulf Coast; Admiral Thad Allan is appointed to lead the Federal response to the spill 2010 Event BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico 2005 Event Hurricane Katrina causes sever damage to the Gulf Coast killing 1836 2000 Event Gulf Air flight 72 crashes near Bahrain, killing 143 1991 Event Victory parade held in Washington D.C., Persian Gulf War 1991 Event U.N. Security Council adopts Gulf War truce resolution 1991 Event Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured 1991 Event Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over" 1991 Event 6 week Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreated and Kuwait is liberated 1991 Event Bush and U.S. Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal 1991 Event U.S.S.R. announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War U.S. calls the plan unacceptable 1991 Event CBS News correspondant Bob Simon captured by Iraqis in Persian Gulf 1991 Event U.S. Congress begins debate on Persian Gulf crisis 1991 Event Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva; talks fail to defuse gulf crisis 1990 Event Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in New York City 1990 Event 100,000 additional U.S. troops are sent to Persian gulf 1990 Event U.S. forces reach 200,000 in Persian Gulf 1990 Event France announce it will send 4,000 troops to Persian Gulf 1990 Event U.S. begins call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf 1990 Event Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories 1990 Event U.S. announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions 1990 Event U.S. warships in Persian Gulf placed on alert after Iraq masses nearly 30,000 troops near its border with Kuwait 1990 Event Perez de Cuellar says he has lost all hope for peace in Gulf 1988 Event U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290 1987 Event U.S. warships destroy 2 Iranian oil platforms in Persian Gulf 1987 Event 3 Belgian minesweepers depart to Persians Gulf 1987 Event Netherlands routes 2 minesweepers to Persian Gulf 1987 Event France and Great Britain send minesweepers to Persian Gulf 1987 Event U.S. began escorting re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in Persian Gulf 1987 Event U.S. offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf 1986 Event U.S. and Libya clash in Gulf of Sidra 1985 Event Hurricane Juan ravages U.S. Gulf states and east coast, 49 die 1979 Event Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt 1979 Event Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled, world's worst oil spillage 1979 Event Costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time 1978 Death Enoch Light, orchestra leader (Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith), dies at 70 1973 Event 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices 1970 Event Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history 1970 Event Senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 1967 Event Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134 1966 Event U.S. aircraft carrier Oriskany catches fire at Gulf on Tonken, 43 die 1965 Birthday Glen Hnatiuk, Selkirk Manitoba, Nike golfer, 1992 Mississippi Gulf 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational 1964 Event U.S. Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution 1964 Event North Vietnamese torpedos U.S. ships Gulf of Tonkin 1964 Event North Vietnam fires on a U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin 1964 Event Iranian motor launch catches fire and sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf) 1963 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational 1963 Birthday John Elliot, Bristol CT, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Miss Gulf Coast 1961 Event British liner "Dara" explodes in Persian Gulf, kills 236 1960 Event Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die 1960 Event Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 4000 die 1957 Birthday Jim Woodward, Wilmington, Delaware, Nike golfer, 1994 Miss Gulf Coast-50th 1956 Event Israel liberates Sharm-el-Sheikh, reopening Gulf of Aqaba 1951 Birthday Dick Mast, born in Bluffton, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1990 Mississippi Gulf Coast 1947 Event Greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard 1945 Event British troops occupy Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal 1944 Event U.S. Captain David Mccampbell shoots down 9-11 Japanese planes in Gulf of Leyte 1944 Event Gulf of Leyte battle begin 1944 Event U-955, U-970, U-629, U-373 sink in Gulf of Biskaje 1943 Event Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel kills 45 (Houston Texas) 1943 Event Battle of Kolombangara (2nd battle of Gulf of Kula) 1943 Event Battle of Gulf of Kula 1943 Event Liberator bombers sink U-535 in Gulf of Biskaye 1943 Event Gulf of Biskaje: Liberator bombers sinks U-126 1943 Event U-441 shoots Sunderland seaplane down over Gulf of Biskaje 1942 Event British troops vacate the Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal 1934 Birthday Norman Schwarzkopf, born in Trenton, New Jersey, nicknamed, Stormin' Norman, The Bear, Commander, Coalition Forces in the Gulf War, 1991, retired U.S. Army General 1919 Event Hurricane tides 16 feet above normal drown 280 along Gulf Coast 1907 Birthday Enoch Light, Canton Ohio, orchestra leader, Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith 1879 Event British battleship Thunder explodes in Gulf of Ismid, 9 die 1870 Event Ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die 1865 Event Battle of Grand Gulf, Mississippi 1863 Event Battle of Grand Gulf MS and Dinwiddie Court House VA 1857 Event Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die 1849 Event British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras 1837 Event "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico) 1515 Event Persian Gulf: Portugese fleet occupies Ormuz 1290 Event Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China, reportedly kills 100,000
