2015 Event The death toll rises to 104 from a massive explosion three days ago at a warehouse containing hazardous chemicals in the port of Tianjin, China; 720 were also injured in the disaster 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 government of the U.K. has announced that it will put 11 million pounds into the funding of the Square Kilometer Array project, a radio telescope that will collect massive amounts of data from space, requiring immense computing resources 2014 Event Amidst massive security including 160,000 soldiers and over 200,000 policemen, Egyptians go to the polls to vote on a draft constitution which would strengthen the military-backed leadership of the country 2012 Event Ahead of court martial, suspect U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning is formally charged with turning over a massive cache of classified documents to Wikileaks 2010 Event In San Bruno, California, a fire begins with a massive explosion in a natural gas line, kills 4 people, destroys many homes, and continues burning 2010 Event In Sichuan, China, massive flooding sweeps two passenger train carriages into the river 2004 Event Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa 1999 Event During a bombing run over Belgrade, NATO accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy, killing four which launches massive protests throughout China 1994 Event Cab Calloway suffered massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY 1993 Event Massive Moslem demonstrate in Xining China PR, 12 killed 1988 Death Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52 1986 Event 30,000,000 watch "Live Aid," a massive benefit concert 1985 Event Massive anti-ETA demonstration in Basques 1979 Event Iran press censors start massive book burnings 1975 Event French press reports massive deportation from Cambodia 1966 Birthday Graeme Hick, cricketer, in Zimbabwe Massive run-scorer for Worcs 1965 Event 5:16 PM, massive power failure in New Engl, and Ontario (New York blackout) 1951 Event Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines 1950 Event Massive arrests of communists in France 1947 Event Massive explosion and fire kills 522 in Texas City, Texas 1945 Event Massive kamikaze-attack on U.S. battle fleet near Okinawa 1944 Event Massive strikes in Northern Italian towns 1941 Event 1st massive German raid in Paris, 3,600 Jews rounded up 1914 Event Massive German assault on forts around Luik 1900 Event German Navy Law calls for massive increase in sea power
