2015 Event Greece misses its $1.8 billion debt payment to the IMF after a bailout extension request was denied; Greek leaders had rejected making reforms in exchange for the funds, but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is now willing to negotiate 2015 Event Golfer Jordan Spieth, 21 years old, wins the U.S. Open, making him the youngest to win since Bobby Jones over 90 years ago 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 Shamil Tarpischev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation, has been suspended for a year and fined $25,000 by the Women's Tennis Association Tour for making derogatory gender-based remarks about tennis champion sisters Serena and Venus Williams 2014 Event Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, announce the birth of their first child, Charlotte, making grandparents of former U.S. presidential couple Bill and Hillary Clinton 2014 Event India has successfully launched a space probe into orbit around Mars on its first attempt, making it the first Asian country to orbit the planet; at $74 million, the spacecraft cost about 11% of the U.S. Maven, which reached Mars orbit two days prior 2014 Event Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is seeking to buy U.S. online rebate service Ebates Shopping.com Inc. for $950 million; in recent years, Rakuten has been making acquisitions to expand its interests outside of Japan 2014 Event Apple's new iPhone will include a near-field communication chip, making mobile payments easier; the phone will be released for sale later this September 2014 Event 25-year-old Rory McIlroy wins the British Open, making history with his third championship win 2014 Event Donald Sterling, the L.A. Clippers owner banned from the NBA after making racist remarks, has dropped a lawsuit fighting the forced sale of the team; the pending sale to former Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer must now be approved by the NBA 2014 Event Nigeria rebases its GDP calculations, making its economy the largest in Africa on a total GDP basis; however, South Africa leads on a GDP per capita basis 2014 Event Holcim Ltd of Switzerland and Lafarge SA of France, the two largest cement companies, are making plans to merge 2012 Event The U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavor inches through the streets of Los Angeles on a trolley, making its way to a museum 2012 Event The American company Apple, Inc. announces it is worth over $600 billion dollars, making the technology company the largest in the world by market capitalization 2012 Event Lehman Brothers exits its bankruptcy protection, making it free to sell remaining assets and distribute its funds to creditors 2011 Event In an effort to stop the growth of household debt, South Korean banks temporarily stop making household loans 2010 Event U.S. television pundit, Keith Olbermann, is indefinitely suspended from MSNBC for making three political donations to Democratic Party candidates 2010 Event General Stanley McChrystal, leader of the U.S. war Afghanistan announces his retirement after making controversial statements in 'Rolling Stone' magazine 2002 Death Kevyn Aucoin, make-up artist/writer, Making Face, dies at 40 1997 Death Thalassa Cruso, gardening expert, Making Things Grow, dies of Alzheimer's at 87 1996 Event India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in cricket 1st inning 1996 Event Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917 1996 Event Howard Stern announces he will be making the film "Private Parts" 1995 Event Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0 1991 Event Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriat comments to her 1990 Event Federal judge sentenced former national security adviser John M Poindexter to 6 months for making false statements to Congress 1987 Event James Jefferson of Winnipeg scores 2 TDs on interception returns without making an interception. (He scored on laterals) 1987 Event Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline" 1986 Event Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment 1986 Death Theodore H White, U.S. journalist (Making of President, Pulitzer), dies at 71 1984 Event Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-77-3-4 1984 Event Orel Hershiser begins string of making every sched start until 1990 1983 Event Reagan certifies El Salvador human-rights abuses have decreased making country eligible for U.S. military aid 1978 Event Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1 1962 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Theodore H White (Making of President 1960) 1958 Event Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid 1955 Event Austrian state treaty signed making Austria independent again 1955 Birthday Glenne Headly, born in New London, Connecticut, actress, Dick Tracy, Making Mr. Right 1955 Event Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance 1952 Event India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 earlier in the day 1947 Birthday Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor, Vic-Another World, Making Mr. Right 1942 Event New York Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down 1940 Birthday Marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress, Making It, Peyton Place 1937 Birthday Nancy Wilson, Chillicothe Ohio, jazz vocalist, Feel Like Making Love 1933 Birthday Edward de Bono, physician, inventor, consultant, author, invented term lateral thinking, promoted deliberate teaching of thinking as a subject in public schools, advanced applied psychology, making theories about creativity, perception into usable tools 1915 Birthday Theodore H White, historian and writer, Making of President 1894 Event Enforcement Act repealed, making it easier to disenfranchise blacks 1886 Birthday Louis Hazeltine, inventor, neutrodyne circuit, making radio possible 1882 Event 1st demonstration of pancake making (Department store in New York City) 1870 Event California legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible 1863 Event Patent granted for a process of making color photographs 1860 Birthday Will Keith Kellogg, born in America, vegetarian, founder of Kellogg Company, pioneered process of making flaked cereal, promoted corn flakes as a healthy breakfast cereal 1813 Event David Melville, Newport, Rhode Island, patents apparatus for making coal gas 1790 Event U.S. passes Assumption bill making U.S. responsible for state debts 1681 Event English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania 1534 Event English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope 1521 Event Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine
