2015 Event Flooding from recent heavy rains in Texas has resulted in over 200 rescues and at least 27 deaths to date; several people have also been reported missing 2015 Event A second major earthquake, magnitude 7.3, hits Nepal less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the nation and caused thousands of deaths and injuries; at least 48 people are known to have perished in this second event 2015 Event A 6.7-magnitude aftershock sets off new avalanches on Mt. Everest and frightens victims of yesterday's devastating earthquake in Nepal; Google executive Dan Fredinburg was one of at least 17 climbers on Mt. Everest who died in yesterday's disaster 2015 Event Italian authorities arrested the captain and a crewman of a vessel that shipwrecked in the Mediterranean, drowning at least 800 people; the passengers were migrating from North Africa to Europe 2015 Event The U.S. Federal Reserve has cut its 2015 inflation and economic growth predictions for the U.S. and will likely wait until at least June of this year to raise interest rates 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 Flooding in Malaysia has caused evacuations of over 100,000 people and has resulted in at least 10 deaths 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to delay deportation of about 4 million undocumented immigrants who have lived in the country for at least 5 years and have children who are legal residents or U.S. citizens 2014 Event A second round of heavy snow hits the northeastern U.S., with the Buffalo, New York region accumulating over five feet of snow; seven related deaths have been reported and at least 20 travelers have been stranded 2014 Event The U.S. and China have agreed to cut greenhouse gases, with U.S. President Barack Obama setting a goal of at least a 26 percent reduction over 2005 levels by 2025; China's Xi Jinping is making the nation�s first commitment 2014 Event Continued rain in the Hiroshima province of Japan poses a risk of additional landslides, which have caused the death of at least 42 people to date 2014 Event Reports of delays at U.S. Veterans Administration facilities has created temporary unity in Congress as lawmakers seek to address the scandal; thousands of veterans have waited at least three months to see a doctor; many have never been seen at all 2014 Event Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman announces reduction of at least 45,000 jobs, expanding the original plan for 34,000 cuts; Whitman seeks to refocus and align HP with changing computing habits such as use of cloud services rather than servers 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 The death toll from a landslide covering Hobo Barik, Afghanistan is estimated to be at least 2,000; though only 350 are confirmed deceased, authorities lack the equipment needed to attempt a full rescue 2013 Event The roof of a Maxima superstore collapses in Latvia's capital, Riga; a least six are killed and 35 injured 2013 Event At least 328 people are killed in a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Balochistan, Pakistan on the 24th of September 2013 Event Typhoon Usagi passes through southern China, killing at least 25 people in Hong Kong 2013 Event In southwestern China, at least four people are killed by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake 2013 Event In Cebu, Philippines, 200 are missing and at least 26 are dead after a cargo ship and the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas collide 2013 Event Signs of deteriorating economic security are suggested by an Associated Press survey stating that four out of five U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives 2013 Event A heat wave settles over the U.S.; at least one fatality is reported 2013 Event Muslim terrorists set off two explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing 3, injuring 183 people, and at least 15 requiring amputations 2013 Event The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics estimates at least 17 billion planets exist that are comparable to the size of the Earth and the Milky Way 2012 Event Typhoon Bolaven hits South Korea. leaving at least four Chinese fishermen dead and another twelve missing 2012 Event At least 20 people due from the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2012 Event Dallas, Texas Mayor Mike Rawlings declares a state of emergency after an outbreak of West Nile Virus kills at least 17 people; the city plans to combat the mosquitoes with aerial spraying of pyrethroid insecticides 2012 Event Mexico's state, Veracruz, experiences a natural disaster when Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall, killing at least three people 2012 Event At least one person is killed from an explosion in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya 2012 Event Northern Italy, near Bologna, experiences a 5.8-magnitude earthquake; at least 24 people are killed 2011 Event A string of 35 fires in Hollywood burn within a 5-hour timeframe, causing at least $350,000 in damage 2011 Event In the Philippines, flash floods from Tropical Storm Washi killed at least 400 people, with more missing 2011 Event At least 20 Navy SEALs and 17 others die when a NATO Chinook helicopter crashes after being shot down by the Taliban in Afghanistan 2011 Event An extremist explodes a car bomb in Oslo, Norway, killing at least seven people; he then opens fire at a Labour Party youth camp in Utoya, Norway, killing 84 2011 Event In China, a fire in a coal mine in Shandong Province leaves at least 36 people trapped underground 2011 Event In Germany, at least 10 people die from cucumbers infected with the deadly bacteria E. coli 2010 Event A stampede occurs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during the Khmer Water Festival celebrations, killing at least 339 people 2010 Event At least 47 people die in northern India from heavy monsoon rains and landslides in Uttrakhand state, Pitthoragarh, Chapawat and Uttarkashi regions 2010 Event Rival political parties clash in Guinea ahead of a presidential run-off election; at least 24 people are injured 2010 Event At least 54 homes are destroyed and 8 people are missing after wildfires hit Boulder County, Colorado 2010 Event In Guatemala, heavy rains and landslides kill at least 18 people and a state of emergency is declared 2010 Event At least 40 people are killed by a bomb blast at a solidarity rally with the Palestinian people in Quetta, Pakistan 2010 Event NATO airstrikes on August 5 resulted in the deaths of at least 32 Afghan civilians 2010 Event At least 70 people are killed and 300 wounded in a series of bombings over the three-day Shia pilgrimage to the Musa Kadhim mausoleum in Iraq 2010 Event Rival clashes between nomadic groups in the Darfur region of Sudan kills at least 48 people 2010 Event Flash floods on the Little Missouri River kill at least 20 people near a campground in the Ouachita Mountains, west of Little Rock, Arkansas 2010 Event At least 80 schoolgirls attending different Kunduz schools are poisoned this week; an inquiry is launched and the Taliban, opposed to female education, deny any involvement 2010 Event At least 38 are killed and 60 injured when two female suicide bombers carry out two separate terrorist attacks at Moscow Metro stations Lubyana and Park Kultury 2010 Event At least 33 people are killed, more than 50 wounded, by multiple suicide bombers in Baquoba, Iraq 2010 Event Suicide bombers carry out a number of attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people 2010 Event At least 32 people are dead and 68 injured from floods and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal 2010 Event A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province, China, destroys at least 100 homes, injures 11 and kills one person 2009 Event The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index reports declares Somalia the most corrupt, New Zealand is least corrupt, among 180 countries 2009 Event At least 99 people are killed after flash flooding and the failure of the Situ Gintung dam in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia 2004 Event Paraguay supermarket fire kills at least 300 2004 Event Train fire and explosion in Ryongchon, North Korea kills at least 160 and levels several buildings 2004 Event At least 170 die in train bombings in Madrid 2004 Event At least 250 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia 2003 Event Earthquake kills at least 2,266 in northern Algeria 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 260 in western Iran 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 1,000 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 150 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2001 Event Terrorists break into parliament building in New Delhi, murder at least 12 2001 Event Timothy McVeigh executed for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed at least 168 2000 Event At least 700 died in flooding in Mozambique 1998 Event U.S. embassies bombed in Kenya and Tanzania killing at least 200 1998 Event Tornadoes in Florida kills at least 31 1998 Event At least 119 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia 1997 Event Typhoon Linda kills at least 208 in southern Vietnam 1997 Event Indonesian ferry sinks, killing at least 77 1997 Event Tornado in Jarrell Texas kills at least 28 1996 Event Blizzard buries eastern U.S. causing at least 50 deaths 1995 Event Algiers police kill at least 99 prison rioters 1994 Event Pinatubo volcano in Philippines erupts, kills at least 14 1994 Event B737 collides with Ilyushin-86 in New Dehli, at least 8 killed 1993 Event Chinese B737 crash at Yinchuan, at least 66 killed 1992 Event 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die) 1992 Event New York Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games 1991 Event Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris home run record and determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings 1991 Event Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die 1985 Event Cold front strikes U.S., at least 40 die (-27 degrees F (-33 degrees C) in Chicago) 1985 Event Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428 1971 Event Jim Palmer is 4th Oriole to win at least 20 games this season 1967 Event FCC requires AM-FM sister stations to be at least 50% different 1965 Event Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal Philippines) 1964 Event U.S. diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in Moscow embassy 1960 Event Typhoon Mary in China killed at least 1,600 1956 Event Violent clashes in Algeria, kills at least 380 1955 Event Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive home runs of at least 463' 1951 Event Senate committee reports of at least 2 major U.S. crime syndicates 1942 Birthday Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization 1921 Event Police in Sunbury Penn issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee 1888 Death Mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper 1871 Birthday Maria do Carmo Geronimo, Brazilian lives to be at least 126 1855 Event Hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4 degrees C avg) 1852 Event Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4 degrees F (20.2 degrees C) avg) 1850 Event At least 626 ships lie at anchor around San Francisco Bay 1787 Event Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old
