2015 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, announces the formation of Tesla Energy, a producer of large batteries for storage of generated renewable energy in homes and businesses 2015 Event Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale calls for aid after Cyclone Pam decimates homes throughout this nation of over 60 islands, resulting in at least 8 deaths; the full impact of the Category 5 storm is not yet known 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Nagano, Japan; no deaths were reported, but dozens of people were injured or trapped in their homes, and over 80 people evacuated to a shelter 2014 Event The United Nations and the European Union have sent workers, equipment and supplies to Serbia and Bosnia in the wake of massive floods that have resulted in at least 36 deaths and a large number homeless after destruction of homes and farms 2014 Event Google is partnering with solar manufacturer SunPower to form a financing program to help families afford solar power for their homes 2014 Event The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, now the world's largest solar energy plant, opens in the Mojave Desert; the $2.2 billion plant, owned by Google, NRG Energy, and BrightSource energy, spans five square miles and can provide power to 140,000 homes 2013 Event Major bushfires that have endangered lives and destroyed homes cause Barry O'Farrell, the Premier of Australia's New South Wales to declare a state of emergency 2013 Event Thousands of people on Australia's east coast are threatened by over 130 wildfires burning, and are forced to leave their homes 2012 Event Heavy rain and high winds across England and Wales kill two people and flood 800 homes 2012 Event Winds in southwestern Western Australia of up to 140km/h batter the area and leave more than 170,000 homes without power 2012 Event In China, violent rainfalls and flooding in the Hunan Province destroy a bridge and 3,500 homes, causing Pinhjiang County to evacuate 28,000 people 2012 Event A power blackout in Northern England causes as many as 50,000 homes to have a power blackout after heavy winds, snow and ice bring down electricity cables 2011 Event Severe damage to homes and infrastructure occurs as wildfires sweep through the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas 2011 Event The Israeli interior ministry grants its final approval for building 1,600 settler homes in the disputed East Jerusalem 2011 Event Illinois experiences heavy thunderstorms with 75 mph winds, cutting power to 868,000 homes and businesses 2011 Event In Libya's capitol of Tripoli, Muammar Gaddafi calls on NATO to stop its bombing campaign or else European homes offices and families will be targeted 2011 Event More than 100,000 homes in Michigan lose power after powerful storms hit the state 2011 Event Thousands of homes are ordered evacuated as the Spring 2011 Mississippi River Floods continue 2010 Event Plans to build 625 more homes in close to the West Bank, adjacent to Arab East Jerusalem, were announced 2010 Event Authorities searching two homes near Escondido, California, find the largest cache of homemade explosives ever discovered in the U.S. 2010 Event In San Bruno, California, a fire begins with a massive explosion in a natural gas line, kills 4 people, destroys many homes, and continues burning 2010 Event At least 54 homes are destroyed and 8 people are missing after wildfires hit Boulder County, Colorado 2010 Event Threatened by floods, Pakistan directs nearly half a million people to evacuate their homes 2010 Event More than 5,000 people lose their homes and crops when the Niger River bursts its banks 2010 Event Entire villages are burned to the ground and 40,000 people flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2010 Event Rescuers search for over 200 people believed to be buried in their homes by a landslide in Murro do Bumba near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2010 Event Northern Ireland's electricity is knocked out; nearly 25,000 homes remain powerless 2010 Event Somali troops demolish 500 homes near the airport in Mogdishu 2010 Event A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province, China, destroys at least 100 homes, injures 11 and kills one person 1977 Death William E. Vaughan, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms, died age 61 from lung cancer 1942 Event Race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit 1940 Event Nazi decree forbids gentile woman to work in Jewish homes 1915 Birthday William E. Vaughan, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms 1885 Event Tacoma vigilantes drive out Chinese, burn their homes and businesses 1866 Event Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes 1845 Event Fire in New York City destroys 1,000 homes and kills many 1774 Event England passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes 1750 Event Decree issued in Paderborn Prussia allows for annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods
