2014 Event Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces second-quarter earnings of over $1.1 billion , more than twice the combined income of U.S e-commerce giants Amazon and Ebay; Alibaba will issue its U.S. IPO in mid-September 2014 Event Obamacare renders confusion as two appeals courts issue conflicting rulings regarding the legality of subsidies offered through federal versus state-run insurance exchanges; the ruling will likely to to the U.S. Supreme Court 2014 Event Microsoft identifies a security issue in Internet Explorer that can allow hackers to take control of personal computers using the browser; the flaw affects versions 6 to 11 of the software 2013 Event An 7.3-magnitude earthquake off of Japan's east coast prompts the country's emergency agencies to issue a tsunami warning 2013 Event A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is grounded by Qatar Airways; a minor technical issue is reported, increasing pressure on Boeing to address possible electrical problems with its lastest new jet 2013 Event Sediments found in the reservoir of a major treatment plant in Montreal, Canada, lead authorities to issue a warning to boil the water before drinking it 2012 Event An issue with airbag deployment causes U.S. automaker Ford to recall 154,000 Fiestas 2012 Event The 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran, closes with a 60-page final document focusing on Iran's nuclear energy program and the Palestinian issue, with no mention of the civil war in Syria 2011 Event Newspapers report that Japan will issue over 10 trillion yen in emergency government bonds to help pay for their earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts 2011 Event Leaders from the G8 pass the issue of military intervention in Libya onto the United Nations Security Council 1992 Event After 151 years Britain's "Punch Magazine" final issue 1991 Event Last issue of Dutch Newspaper "Vroe Folk" (Free People) 1990 Event Last issue of Dutch communist daily De Waarheid (The Truth) 1985 Event "USA Weekend's" 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers 1982 Event 1st issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc 1981 Event Executive Board of Baseball Players Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved 1978 Event Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue 1976 Birthday Yamila Diaz, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, model, cover model for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 1972 Birthday Rebecca Romijn, born in Berkeley, California, model, actress, appeared in 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue' and played role of Mystique in film, 'X-Men' 1971 Event Last issue of "Look" magazine is published 1967 Event Philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium 1962 Event BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote 1961 Event Trucial States (now UAE) issue their 1st postage stamps 1960 Event John F. Kennedy makes missile gap the presidential campaign issue 1958 Event Minn announces $9 million bond issue to improve Metropolitan Stadium 1953 Event "TV Guide" publishes 1st issue 1951 Death Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65 1950 Event U.N. gets U.S. government approval to issue postage stamps 1946 Event 1st issue of Franklin Roosevelt dime 1945 Event 1st issue of Ebony magazine published by John H. Johnson 1943 Event Stalin says: "The issue of German fascism is lost" 1941 Event 1st issue of "Parade" goes on sale 1940 Event German occupiers issue identity cards 1939 Birthday Liselot Beekmeyer, actress, Issue Blum 1938 Event Superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1 1936 Event 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce 1936 Event Federal Register, 1st magazine of the U.S. government, publishes 1st issue 1933 Event 1st issue of Newsweek magazine published 1929 Event Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps 1928 Event 1st issue of Time magazine, Japanese Emperor Hirohito on cover 1925 Event 1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published 1922 Birthday Vasko Popa, Yugoslavia/Serbian poet, Heaven is a Side Issue 1921 Event Police in Sunbury Penn issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee 1910 Event 1st issue of "Crisis" published by editor W E B Du Bois 1905 Event Robert S. Abbott published 1st issue of newspaper "Chicago Defender" 1890 Event 1st issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper 1886 Event Weekly Herald, 1st Vancouver, BC newspaper, publishes 1st issue 1878 Event 1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper 1847 Event Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star" 1847 Event Post Office Department authorized to issue postage stamps 1842 Event 1st illustrated weekly magazine in U.S. publishes 1st issue, New York City 1831 Event William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal 1806 Event 1st U.S. college magazine, Yale Literary Government, publishes 1st issue 1794 Event 1st issue of Herald of Rutland, VT published 1785 Event John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times 1785 Event "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue
