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2013 Event - In Japan, optimism for economic revival sparked Bank of Japan's stimulus plan, impacts Japan's stock market index; following its release, the Nikkei 225 hits its highest level in nearly five years 2013 Event - The European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, reveals that the EU is planning regulatory action to facilitate consolidation of the telecommunications market across national borders 2012 Event - The New York Stock Exchange is reopened after a two-day closure due to Hurricane Sandy; this was the market's first weather-related two-day closure since the late 19th century 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 2011 Event - Health authorities begin slaughtering 17,000 chickens after a carcass infected with H5N1 is found at a poultry market in Hong Kong 2011 Event - Tunisia's youth protest for several days over political grievances and social problems including the job market and purchase power 2010 Event - The Leaf, one of the first mass market electric cars is launched by Nissan 2010 Event - Sony takes its original cassette Walkman off the market 2010 Event - The U.S. Senate investigates Goldman Sachs, finding that they made billions of dollars at the expense of clients during the housing market collapse 2010 Event - A suicide bomber kills 20 people at a market in Afghanistan's Oruzgan Province 2009 Event - Nearly 100 people are killed by a runaway truck at a market in Kogi State, Nigeria 1994 Death - Mark Alexander Abrams, market Researcher, dies at 88 1993 Event - Sydney Australia Stock Market index above 2000, for 1st time 1993 Death - John Frost, English lt-kol (operation Market Garden 1944), dies at 80 1992 Event - Target date for Europe's single market 1991 Event - Howard Stern adds a 4th radio market (KLSX FM-97.1 Los Angeles) 1990 Event - Supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market 1989 Event - Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya form common market 1989 Event - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and North Yemen form common market 1987 Event - Turkey asks to join European market 1986 Event - Bronze pig statue unveiled at Seattle's Pike Place Market 1982 Event - Streetcars stop running on Market St. after 122 years of service 1979 Event - IRA bomb explodes on Brussels Great Market 1979 Event - European Market accepts Greece as member 1978 Event - European market and China signs trade agreement 1978 Event - Velcro was 1st put on the market 1978 Event - Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm and Market, SF, dedicated 1977 Event - Army shoots on market vendor women in Conakry Guinee 1975 Event - British voters decide to remain in Common Market 1975 Event - British population agrees to European Common Market membership 1975 Event - Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market 1974 Event - 1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121 1974 Event - Market Square Arena in Indianapolis opens 1973 Event - CARICOM - Caribbean Community and Common Market, forms 1973 Event - Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th - 9th members of Common Market 1972 Event - Danish population votes for European Common Market membership 1972 Event - Norway rejects membership in European Common Market 1972 Event - Norway votes to join common market 1972 Event - British Parliament votes to join European Common Market 1968 Event - France refuses U.K. entry into common market 1967 Event - Construction begins on San Francisco MUNI METRO (Market Street subway) 1967 Event - Norway requests European Common Market membership 1967 Event - Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark apply for Common Market membership 1966 Event - Construction crews begin tearing up Market St. to build BART 1966 Event - -27 degrees F (-33 degrees C), New Market, Alabama (state record) 1964 Event - Guinee, Liberia and Ivory Coast form joint market 1964 Event - Egypt/Iraq/Jordan/Kuwait/Syria form common market 1962 Event - Greece enters European Common Market 1962 Event - U.S. stock market drops $20.8 billion in 1 day 1961 Event - England applies for membership in European Common Market 1959 Event - Sony brings transistor TV 8-301 to the market 1958 Event - European Economic Community, known as the Common Market, starts operation 1957 Event - New York City is 1st city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) 1957 Event - Treaty of Rome establishes European Economic Community, known as the Common Market 1956 Birthday - Denise Jannah, Zeefuik, Suriname jazz singer, Farmer's Market 1955 Event - "Scrabble" debuts on board game market 1952 Event - Woolworth's at Powell and Market (SF) opens 1944 Event - Archbishop De Young and bishop Huibers condemn black market 1944 Event - M-Ocean View streetcar resumes service and is extended to Market St 1944 Event - Operation Market Garden: Polish paratroopers land at Driel 1944 Event - Operation Market Garden: British airborne division lands Arnhem, Netherlands 1939 Event - Municipal Railway and Market St. RR begin service to Transbay Terminal 1935 Event - Market Street Railway starts using trackless trolley coaches 1931 Birthday - Boris Yeltsin, born in Russia, first President of the Russian Federation, endorsed free market economies 1929 Event - Black Tuesday, Stock Market crashes triggers Great Depression 1929 Event - "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8% 1923 Birthday - Arthur C Nielsen, market researcher, TV's Nielsen's Ratings 1916 Event - Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time 1916 Event - Coca-Cola brings current coke formula to the market 1907 Event - Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle 1906 Event - "Temporary" permit to erect overhead wires on Market St. SF 1906 Birthday - Mark Alexander Abrams, market researcher 1905 Event - Albert Cuypstrat street market in Amsterdam inaugurated 1898 Event - San Francisco Ferry Building at foot of Market St. opens 1897 Event - Paul Dukas "L'Apprenti Sorcier Pruimtabak on the Market," premieres 1885 Death - Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42 1875 Event - Palace Hotel on Market Street, San Francisco opens 1875 Event - Lotta's Fountain (Kearny and Market) dedicated 1873 Event - Sultan Bargash closes slave market of Zanzibar 1873 Event - 1st livestock market newspaper published, Drover's Journal, Chicago 1869 Event - Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market 1864 Event - Battle of Waynesboro and New Market Heights VA 1864 Event - Battle of New Market, Virginia 1863 Event - City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years 1860 Event - Workmen start laying track for Market Street Railroad, San Francisco 1859 Event - Grading started for Market Street RR 1850 Event - Paul Julius Reuter, use 40 pigeons to carry stock market prices 1842 Birthday - Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter, Slave Market 1283 Event - Albrecht I van Habsburg becomes ruler of Austrian/Bull market |
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