2014 Event Ukrainian rebels honor the government's week-long cease-fire; peace talks were also initiated between the separatists, the ambassador to Russia and an ex-president of the Ukraine standing in for the current administration 2014 Event President Obama awards 24 Medals of Honor to veterans originally overlooked due to ethnic or racial bias 2013 Event The famous final New Year's Eve countdown in Times Square will be lead by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; she will have the honor of pushing he ceremonial countdown button to start the descent of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball 2013 Event An error on the Delta Air Lines website allows thousands of customers to buy tickets for super-low fares, some 90% below regular ticket prices; Delta takes responsibility for the error, and will honor ticket purchases as well as frequent flier miles earned on the reduced-fare flights 2013 Event Former U.S. President Bill Clinton earns $500,000 for a speech given to honor Israel's President Shimon Peres 2012 Event Ceremonies commemorating the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il were held outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun mausoleum in Pyongyang; the nation observed three-minutes of silence to honor him 2012 Event In a gesture to honor North Korean founder Kim II-Sung's birthday in April, North Korea plans to launch a new satellite that reportedly will be used to study crops and natural resources 2011 Event Dubbed the 'Day of Martyrs' in honor of those killed in their fight for freedom, Egyptians continue protesting for the 13th day in Tahir Square 2010 Event China creates a new 'Confucius peace prize' to honor its former Taiwanese Vice President, Lien Chan, who refused to collect it 2010 Event The Medal of Honor is awarded for the first time since the Vietnam War; U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta received the medal for his actions during the War in Afghanistan 2010 Event A crowd of 500,000 people attend a 'Restoring Honor' rally hosted by Glenn Beck at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 2010 Event Nepal declares a national day of mourning in honor of Girija Prasad Koirala, the 'elder statesman of South Asia' who dies in Kathmandu at age 86 2004 Death John Randolph, actor, Prizzi's Honor, dies at 88 1997 Death William Hickey, actor, Prizzi's Honor, dies of emphysema at 68 1993 Event Last honor guard at Lenin's mausoleum 1992 Death John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack 1992 Death Avonne Taylor, actress (My Best Girl, Honor Among Lovers), dies at 93 1992 Death Boris Arapov, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986 1989 Event Machinists strike Eastern Airlines; pilots honor picket lines 1989 Death Kenneth McMillan, actor (Our Family Honor, Malone), dies at 67 1988 Death Richard Castellano, aqctor (Honor thy Father), dies at 55 1987 Event Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson 1979 Event Susan B. Anthony dollar is issued, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman 1978 Event Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued 1978 Death James G Cozzens, U.S. writer (Guard of Honor, Pulitzer), dies at 74 1977 Event Yehonathan Netanyou Lane in the Bronx named in honor of Bronx-born 1974 Event Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary" 1970 Event New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there) 1968 Event Marine James Anderson, Jr. is 1st black Medal of Honor winner 1967 Death Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 1966 Birthday Daphne Ashbrook, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Liz-Our Family Honor 1965 Event Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 1960 Death Emory Johnson, director (Phantom Express, Shield of Honor), dies at 66 1958 Birthday Sheree J Wilson, Rochester, Minnesota, actress, Our Family Honor, Dallas 1958 Birthday Rachel Ticotin, New York City, actress, Grace-For Love and Honor, Total Recall 1957 Birthday Cynthia Rothrock, born in Wilmington, Delaware, actress, Lady Dragon, Honor and Glory 1956 Event Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher 1953 Birthday John Mengatti, New York City, actor, Nick-White Shadow, For Love and Honor 1952 Birthday Maria Schneider, born in Paris, actress, Last Tango in Paris, Crime of Honor 1951 Birthday Anjelica Huston, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Prizzi's Honor, Alien 1947 Event Boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover 1945 Death Major Courtney, U.S. medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf 1944 Event Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. receives congressional medal of honor 1942 Death Douglas Munro, only U.S. Coast Guard with WW II-Med of Honor, dies 1941 Event Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young 1941 Event Jewish veterans honor their dead 1941 Event Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1940 Birthday Jeffrey Archer, born in England, Tory-Commons, author, Matter of Honor 1938 Birthday Dick Anthony Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Family Honor 1935 Birthday Alain Delon, France, actor, Honor Among Thieves, Return of Zorro 1933 Event Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young 1932 Birthday Gay Talese, author, Honor Thy Father 1931 Event Charlie Chaplin receives France's distinguished Legion of Honor 1931 Event Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager 1928 Birthday William Hickey, actor, Prizzi's Honor 1926 Birthday Honor Blackman, London, actress, Pussy Galore in Goldfinger 1926 Birthday Paul Bocuse, France, great chef, Legion of Honor 1924 Event Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated (SF) 1915 Event F F Fletcher is 1st Admiral to receive Congressional Medal of Honor 1906 Event Shields/Cobbs musical "His honor, the Mayor," premieres in New York City 1905 Birthday Boris Arapov, born in Poltava, Ukraine, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986 1905 Birthday Lili Krus, born in Budapest Hungary, pianist, Austrian Cross of Honor 1978 1903 Birthday James Gould Cozzens, U.S., novelist, 1949 Pulitzer-Guard of Honor 1900 Event Henry O. Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition 1899 Event Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor 1865 Event Mary Edward Walker, 1st Army female surgeon, awarded Medal of Honor 1864 Event Black Soldiers given Medal of Honor 1863 Event 1st Army Medal of Honor awarded 1862 Event Congress authorizes Medal of Honor 1861 Event 1st military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor 1857 Birthday Hermann Sudermann, German writer, Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge 834 Event 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints
