2015 Event A continued rise in cases of dengue fever has alarmed officials in the Dominican Republic and in Delhi, India; Delhi is requiring suspension of all surgeries to make 1,000 additional beds available for victims of the disease 2015 Event Pope Francis continues Catholic reforms by changing the marriage annulment process to make it faster and less expensive; earlier this month, the pope also declared that priests may forgive the sin of abortion during next year's Year of Mercy 2015 Event Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi encounters resistance to proposed labor reforms as 150 million workers go on strike for a day in protest; Modi is seeking to make the Indian business environment more attractive to investment by foreign companies 2015 Event Puerto Rico fails to make a $58 billion debt payment on bonds issued by the Public Finance Corporation; Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla warned creditors in June that debt restructuring will be needed to keep the government afloat 2015 Event The Japanese parliament votes to lower the nation's voting age to 18 from 20; the change will make about 2.4 million people eligible to vote 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi make progress in the areas of defense and nuclear trade; the countries plan to cooperate on defense issues, military manufacturing initiatives and nuclear power development 2014 Event Ford Motor Company begins using aluminum instead of steel in the body of its most popular truck, the F-150; the change has cost the company time and money in conversion of production lines but will make the vehicle more fuel efficient 2014 Event Facebook reports that over 90% of its tech employees are Asian or white, while women make up only 15% of tech employees and 31% of all employees; COO Cheryl Sandberg notes that more women are also needed in leadership roles at the company 2014 Event Tesla Motors announces that it will make hundreds of patents for its Model S electric cars open source; the company's founder, Elon Musk, seeks to encourage development of the electric car market 2013 Event Britain agrees to help Syria destroy over 165 tons of chemical weapons; the stockpile includes substances that could be used to make highly toxic nerve agents 2013 Event American comedian Don Rickles receives treatment for a flesh-eating disease, necrotizing fasciitis, he contracted in his leg; the 87-year old is expected to make a full recovery 2013 Event The St. Jude storm, predicted to be the worst since 1987, is expected to make landfall in the U.K. 2013 Event The east coast of India expects Cyclone Phailin to make landfall today 2013 Event Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, states he will grant international weapons inspectors access to chemical weapons sites, but rebels may make the sites unreachable 2013 Event Teresa Heinz Kerry, 74, wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, was discharged from the hospital after suffering a seizer nearly three weeks ago; she is expected to make a full recovery 2012 Event NASA's Curiosity rover continues to make small discoveries as the organization works to discredit rumors of evidence of life on Mars 2012 Event Archeologist excavating the Templo Mayor, one of the Aztec's main temples in their capital city of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico city), make an unprecedented find - the skeleton of a young woman inside a burial, surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones 2012 Event Typhoon Haikui, expected to make landfall in Zhejiang early tonight or early tomorrow, prompts the People's Republic of China to evacuate 200,000 people form Shanghai 2012 Event Pope Benedict XVI says Cuba needs to find ways to move away from Communism, and that he will help them find a peaceful way to make the transition 2012 Event As a cost-saving measure during bankcruptcy, Eastman Kodak Co. reports they will no longer make digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames 2010 Event Booksellers object to plans for the UK and Ireland to make more than a million free books available March 5, 2011 2010 Event Britain's Labor Party leader Ed Miliband launches a review of the British Labor Party, calling upon activists to help make it the 'People's Party' once again 2010 Event University students in England and Wales protest the government's plan to increase tuition fees and make higher education funding cuts 2010 Event In Chile, 33 miners trapped half a mile beneath the surface make contact with their families for the first time in three weeks since the incidentally 2010 Event The European Union announces that on January 1, 2011, it will make Estonia the seventeenth member of the euro 2003 Death Robert McCloskey, writer/illustrator, Make Way for Ducklings, dies at 78 1996 Event Habib and Whitaker make 320 for 5th Cricket wkt, Leics vs. Worcs 1996 Event Martin Moxon and Michael Vaughan make 362 1st wkt Yorks vs. Glam 1995 Event Amendment to make it illegal to physically desecrate the flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 2/3 vote) 1995 Event Rockies are 1st team to make postseason before 7th year in existence 1995 Event Andy and Grant Flower make 269 stand vs Pak, brotherly record 1994 Event Sohail and Inzamam make world record ODI partnership of 263 1992 Event Sri Lanka make their highest cricket score ever 8-547 vs. Australia 1992 Event Astros begins 26-game road trip to make room for Rep National Convention 1992 Event Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft 1992 Event Tampa Bay Lightning make goalie Wendell Young their 1st draft 1991 Death Yves Montand, actor (Lets Make Love, Z), dies at 70 1991 Event Charlotte Hornets make Larry Johnson of UNLV, NBA's #1 draft pick 1991 Event Willy T. Ribbs becomes 1st black driver to make Indianapolis 500 1991 Event Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make 467 stand vs. SL, world record 1991 Event Jan Stenerud becomes 1st pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame 1990 Event Pakistan make 3-0 drubbing of New Zealand, Waqar Younis 29 series wkts 1990 Death Athene Seyler, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 101 1990 Event Greenidge and Haynes make 298 opening stand (v Eng), their best 1989 Death Jay Stewart, annoucer on Lets Make a Deal, commits suicide 1987 Event Alan and Colin Wells make 303* partnership for Sussex vs. Kent 1987 Event Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start (Young and Sutton) 1987 Event David Hookes (306*) Wayne Phillips make 462 stand for South Australia 1986 Event Rutan and Yeager make 1st around-the-world flight without refueling 1985 Event Qasim Omar (206) and Javed Miandad (203*) make 397 stand vs. SL 1984 Event Arnold Palmer fails to make U.S. Open golf tournament 1st time in 32 yrs 1983 Event Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand vs. India 1982 Death Elsie Randolph, actress (That'll Make You Whistle), dies 1982 Event Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats 1982 Death Hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 64 1980 Event McCosker (168) and Dyson (152) make 319 opening stand cricket, NSW vs. WA 1980 Death Hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56 1980 Death Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49 1977 Event Dusty Baker 30th home run joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-home run hitters 1976 Event Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium 1975 Event Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 make 1st US/U.S.S.R. linkup in space 1974 Event Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs 1974 Event Ian and Greg Chappell make 264 partnership vs. New Zealand cricket at Wellington 1973 Event 3-man crew of Skylab 3 make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days 1973 Event Mushtaq and Asif Iqbal make 350 stand for 4th wicket vs. New Zealand 1972 Event Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand vs. WI 1971 Event Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet 1970 Event PLO leader Arafat threatens to make a cemetery of Jordan 1970 Event Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand 1970 Event Milwaukee Brewers make their 1st trade (with Oakland A's) 1968 Event Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love and Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson 1968 Event Supremes and Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" 1968 Event CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA 1967 Event U.S.S.R. Kosmos 186 and 188 make 1st automatic docking and Venmera 13 launch 1967 Event Asif Iqbal and Intikhab Alam make 190 stand for 9th wkt vs. Eng 1967 Death Pauline Brooks, actress (Make a Million), dies of cancer at 54 1967 Event Who and Cream make U.S. debut at Murray the K's Easter Show 1965 Event Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand" 1965 Event The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV 1965 Event Senator Everett Dirksen introduces a bill to make marigold the national flower 1964 Event New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series 1964 Event Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit 1963 Event "Let's Make A Deal," debuts on NBC-TV 1962 Event New York Mets make a losing debut 1961 Event Producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman announce expensive publicity campaign to make Sean Connery (James Bond) a star 1960 Birthday Rene Froger, Dutch singer, Everything Can Make a Man Happy 1958 Event "Make Me Laugh," TV Game Show; last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979 1957 Event May and Cowdrey make 411 stand vs. WI Ramadhin bowls 98 overs 1956 Event To make room for Enos Slaughter, New York Yankees release Phil Rizzuto 1955 Event Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax 1955 Event Atkinson and Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt WI vs. Australia 1955 Event 7th Emmy Awards: Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas and Loretta Young 1953 Event "Make Room for Daddy," starring Danny Thomas, premieres on ABC-TV 1953 Event Walcott Worrell and Weekes all make centuries in innings vs. India 1952 Birthday Angela Cartwright, England, Make Room for Daddy, Lost in Space 1951 Event "Make a Wish" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 102 performances 1951 Event "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 102 performances 1951 Event Belgium refuses to allow communists to make speeches on radio 1951 Birthday Crystal Gayle, born in Kentucky, country singer, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1950 Event Indians make their 1st triple play at Cleveland Stadium 1950 Birthday James Dunn, U.S. vocalist, Stylistics-You make me feel Brand New 1949 Event "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 429 performances 1948 Event Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start and goes 7 innings 1948 Birthday Leo Sayers, rocker, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 1947 Event Compton and Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt vs. South Africa 1946 Event "Three to Make Ready" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 323 performances 1946 Event "Three to Make Ready" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 323 performances 1945 Event "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 429 performances 1944 Event Nazi occupiers make it punishable to give aid to allied pilots 1943 Birthday Sammi Smith, born in Orange County, California, born Jewel Faye Smith, musician, songwriter, famous hit 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' written by Kris Kristofferson, part of 1970's 'outlaw country' movement 1943 Event British and U.S. troops make contact at Wadi Akarit, South-Tunisia 1943 Event German occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier 1940 Event 2 German officers make emergency landing in Belgium 1939 Event British parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949 1937 Birthday Emile Ford, born in Saint Lucia, West Indies, rocker, singer, guitarist, produced UK chart-topper 'What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?,' recorded for Pye Records 1937 Event Fingleton and Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wkt 1936 Event Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player 1934 Event Four centuries for SA as they make 7-644 vs. Qld before 6,180 1934 Event Grimmett takes 9-180 for SA as Queensland make 430 1934 Birthday Gene Allison, U.S. R&B-singer, You Can Make It If You Try 1934 Event Ponsford and Bradman make 451 partnership in 316 minutes vs. Eng 1933 Event Packers make 5 1st downs, Giants make 0, but still win 10-7 1932 Event "Make Mine Music," debuts 1932 Event Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorks vs. Essex 1931 Event Piccard and Knipfer make 1st flight into stratosphere, by balloon 1930 Event West Indies make 1st Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England 1927 Birthday Pat Carroll, Shrevport, Louisiana, comedienne/actress, Make Room for Daddy 1926 Event Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North Pole 1923 Event Bill Ponsford and Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict 1923 Birthday Monty Hall, Winnipeg Canada, TV game show host, Lets Make a Deal 1920 Event NSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81 1918 Event Wilson, becomes 1st to make a foreign visit as president (France) 1917 Birthday Hans Conried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy 1914 Birthday Johnny Johnston, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Make that Spare 1912 Event Hobbs and Rhodes make 323 cricket opening stand vs. Australia at MCG 1911 Event Nan Aspinwall is 1st woman to make solo transcont trip by horse 1910 Birthday David Lichine, Lichtenstein, Russian/US dancer, Make Mine Music 1908 Event C Hill and R J Hartigan make 8th wkt partnership 243 for Australia 1906 Event C W Gregory out for 383 as NSW make 763 vs. Queensland 1903 Event Wright Bros make 1st flight at Kittyhawk 1903 Event Baseball's National and American Leagues make peace 1902 Event Enrico Caruso becomes 1st well-known performer to make a record 1895 Event George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) 1889 Birthday Athene Seyler, London, actress, Make Mine Mink 1887 Event Oregon becomes 1st U.S. state to make Labor Day a holiday 1883 Event Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888) 1871 Event Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) 1869 Event John Menard is 1st black to make a speech in Congress 1868 Event Great Train Robbery-7 men (Reno Brother) make off with $98,000 in cash 1866 Event 1st U.S. company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated, Connecticut 1864 Event Approx 25 Confederates make surprise attack on St. Albans, Vermont 1859 Event R C Carrington and R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare 1809 Event 1st U.S. steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves New York for Philadelphia 1783 Event Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st free balloon flight 1783 Event Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight 1775 Event 1st U.S. joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents 1765 Event Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"
