2015 Event Delta Airlines states it will no longer transport wildlife trophies after the recent killing of a lion, Cecil, by an American who was reportedly unaware that the hunt was illegal; Delta formerly shipped such trophies if they were obtained legally 2015 Event The Cairo Criminal Court convicts Egyptian ex-President Mohammed Morsi for his role in illegal detentions and violent responses to protests against him three years ago; he and other Muslim Brotherhood defendants will serve a 20-year prison term 2015 Event A federal U.S. judge orders a halt to an executive order issued by President Barack Obama that allows approximately 5 million illegal immigrants to remain in the country; Obama expects to overcome this hurdle to implement the order as planned 2014 Event Texas and 16 other U.S. states are suing the Obama administration regarding an executive order that will postpone deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants; the states claim the order is illegal 2014 Event A series of hidden online markets are taken down after raids by U.S. and European authorities and the arrest of 17 people; the markets were used to secretly trade illegal goods 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama requests $2 billion for emergency measures to address illegal immigration and enhance security at the border with Mexico; thousands of children have been caught in the last 8 months crossing the border without adults 2014 Event President Barack Obama exchanges 5 Guantanamo Bay prisoners for the lone U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl; some lawmakers protest that the secret exchange was illegal because Congress was not notified in advance 2014 Event Crimean voters support seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia in a referendum deemed illegal by the E.U. and the U.S. 2014 Event Eleven illegal gold miners are rescued from a collapsed shaft; the remaining men refuse to surface upon learning that the rescued men have been immediately arrested; over 200 miners may still remain in the shaft 2013 Event The Rim Fire at Yosemite National Park, which burned over 371 square miles and is now 80% contained, is being blamed on a hunter's illegal campfire 2013 Event France's former President, Nicolas Sarkozy is investigated over claims of illegal donations made by Liliane Bettencourt of L'Oreal, the country's richest woman 2012 Event President Barack Obama states that the U.S. will stop deporting some illegal immigrants 2012 Event Israel announces it is deporting its first planeload of South Sudanese illegal migrants 2012 Event Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells his cabinet that Israel's identity is threatened by hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from Africa 2012 Event The trial over illegal use of campaign funds by U.S. Presidential candidate John Edwards begins in North Carolina 2011 Event Poland announces it will provide amnesty to illegal immigrants beginning January 1, 2012 1995 Event Amendment to make it illegal to physically desecrate the flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 2/3 vote) 1991 Event Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes 1991 Event Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested in Argentina for possession and distribution of illegal narcotics 1990 Event In Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding becomes illegal 1990 Event It becomes illegal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers 1990 Event Fire in illegal New York City social club, kills 87 1989 Event President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon 1988 Event Supreme Court upholds a law that made it illegal for private clubs to discriminate against women and minorities 1986 Event U.S. Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens and offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982 1986 Event World Court rules U.S. aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal 1985 Event West German Parliament ruled it illegal to deny the holocaust 1983 Event Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program 1983 Event Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians 1981 Death Isobel Elsom, actress (Unseen, Jane Eyre, Illegal), dies at 87 1978 Death Jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79 1975 Event Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans 1975 Event Vice President Rockefeller finds no pattern of illegal activities at CIA 1973 Event Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme 1972 Event Illegal fireworks factory explodes killing 15 (Rome Italy) 1972 Death John A H J S Bruins Slot, co-founder/editor in chief (illegal), dies 1969 Event George Harrison and Patti Boyd are fined 250 pounds each for illegal drugs 1967 Birthday Sandra Reinhardt, born in Pittsburgh, actress, Another World, Illegal in Blue 1966 Death Henk [Hendrik M] of Randwijk, poet/editor in chief (illegal), dies 1963 Death Jan Schouten, Dutch founder (illegal Trouw)/chairman (ARP), dies 1961 Event Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal 1955 Event LSD made illegal in U.S. 1951 Event Racial segregation in Washington D.C. restaurants ruled illegal 1946 Event Britain transfers illegal immigrants bound to Palestine, to Cyprus 1944 Event 12 workers of Dutch illegal paper "Trouw," executed at Camp Vught 1944 Death Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 1944 Death Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau 1944 Event Smith vs. Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal 1943 Event 1st printing of illegal "Warheid" 1943 Event J Postma, C Schalker, D Goulooze arrested for leading illegal CPN 1943 Death Jan Dieters, leader of illegal Dutch political party (CPN), executed 1943 Death Lou Jansen, leader of illegal Dutch political party (CPN), executed 1943 Event 1st edition of illegal "The Free Artist" appears in Amsterdam 1943 Event Lou Jansen and Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland 1943 Event Lou Jansen, leader of illegal Dutch political party (CPN) arrested 1943 Event Jan Dieters (leader of illegal CPN) arrested 1943 Event Illegal opposition newspaper Loyal begins publishing 1942 Event Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters 1942 Event Bronx magistrate rules all pinball machines illegal 1940 Event Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die 1940 Event 1st edition of illegal "The Truth" publishes 1940 Event 1st edition pf illegal opposition newspaper Free Netherlands 1940 Event 1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands 1940 Event Nazi's bombs Middelburg/B IJzerdrat begins illegal defiance 1933 Event 1st Sunday football game in Philadelphia (previously illegal) 1924 Event California legalizes pro boxing (illegal since 1914) 1920 Event U.S. President Wilson makes Communist Labor Party illegal 1908 Event New York City regulation makes it illegal for a woman to smoke in public 1906 Birthday Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP, ARP 1852 Event Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day 1818 Event Netherlands and England sign treaty against illegal slave handling 1652 Event Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal
