2015 Event Certain members of Greece's Syriza party form the Popular Unity Party, which opposes the current E.U. bailout; Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who ran on a Syriza anti-bailout platform, resigned after accepting the bailout terms against voter wishes 2015 Event Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to address the African Union, which includes 54 nations as members; the president emphasized the importance of growing economies, reducing corruption, increasing education, and instituting democracy 2015 Event Members of the E.U. have agreed to relocate 40,000 of the recent migrants to Italy and Greece; over 120,000 of the 150,000 migrants to Europe so far this year have landed in these two countries 2015 Event Amazon.com joins eBay and others in removing Confederate flag items from its site after last week's shooting of nine African American church members; though part of U.S. Civil War history, the flag is also seen by many as a symbol of racism 2014 Event Russia sends roughly 215 trucks of humanitarian supplies into Ukraine without permission from Kiev; the truck contents were inspected by neither Ukrainian officials nor Red Cross members as agreed to by Ukraine and Russia, but Kiev did not protest 2014 Event Iraqi troops and Shiite militia members, aided by U.S. air strikes, free the town of Amerli from Islamic State control; the rebel group seized the town two months ago, blocking access to food and supplies; rations were air-dropped after the victory 2014 Event Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dissolves the country's Supreme Council, which has been stymied by pro-separatist members; new elections will be held on October 26th 2014 Event The cast has been announced for the next film in the "Star Wars" series, due out in 2015; the cast includes some original cast members as well as actors new to the franchise 2014 Event African Story wins the Dubai World Cup with 12-1 odds, overtaking favored Mukhadram with 14-1 odds; both horses are owned by members of Dubai's Al Maktoum family 2014 Event Prince Harry initiates The Invictus Games, a sporting competition for wounded members of the military 2014 Event For the first time in history, millionaires made up the majority of Congress in 2012; The Center for Responsive Politics study reveals that of the 534 members, 268 had a net worth of $1 million or more 2013 Event The International Space Station suspends some of its non-critical systems after an ammonia cooling pump fails; the station and six crew members aboard were not in danger 2013 Event Falkland Island voters head to the polls to participate in their general election and elect Legislative Assembly members 2013 Event Crew members from the International Space Station prepare for a contingency spacewalk required to stop the anticipated leakage of ammonia coolant 2013 Event In Birmingham, United Kingdom, eleven members of a terror cell are jailed for planning an attack to exceed the atrocities committed on July 7 and 9/11 2013 Event The Astronaut Hall of Fame inducts three new members: Curtis Brown, Eileen Collins, and Bonnie Dunbar 2013 Event Australian diplomat Peter Woolcott's draft for the first-ever treaty to regulate the conventional arms trade is discussed by members of the United Nations 2013 Event In preparation for the Scottish independence referendum, the Scottish Government agrees to alter the wording in its referendum because members expressed concerns that it might lead people to vote for it 2012 Event All members of the Commonwealth of Nations, who have the British Monarch as their head of state, agree to the Succession of the Crown Bill, enabling a female child, for the first time, to become monarch 2012 Event Ballerina Natalia Makarova, blues legend Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, American television host David Letterman, and surviving members of Led Zeppelin, receive 2012 Kennedy Center Honors for their contributions to American culture 2012 Event The Chicago Teachers Union leadership votes to suspend the strike; teachers go back to school as union members review a tentative pact with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel 2012 Event Mexico's drug war continues in Monterey, when alleged members of the Gulf Cartel storm a bar in Monterey, killing 10 people 2012 Event News that European Union members agree on a deal to help some struggling Eurozone members causes world stock markets to soar 2012 Event SkyNews admits it illegally hacked emails that belonged to members of the public on two separate occasions 2012 Event The credit ratings of European Union members including Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain are downgraded by Moody's Investors Service 2011 Event Jacques Chirac, former President of France, is declared guilty of embezzlement and violating trust for filling non-existent jobs with party members while serving as Mayor of Paris 2011 Event The cargo ship MV Swanland sinks off of north wales due to gale force weather, with two of eight crew members are rescued 2011 Event In Cambodia, the three most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime are charged with genocide and crimes against humanity 2011 Event Two police officers and five alleged members of the Taliban are indicted in Pakistan for murdering Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto 2011 Event The funeral for the final heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Otto von Habsburg, occurs in Vienna, attended by monarchs and members of the political elite 2011 Event Two suspected Al-Quaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb members are arrested in Tunisia for carrying bombs and explosives near the city of Ramada 2011 Event Exiles in Tibet vote for a new Prime Minister, and also for 43 members of the Tibetan parliament 2011 Event Palestinian Authority cabinet members resign and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will select new ministers at the request of President Mahmoud Abbas 2011 Event In Vietnam, 1,400 members of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam gather to vote for new leaders 2010 Event Hezbollah members are indicted for killing Lebanon�s former prime minister, Rafiq Hariri, in a car bombing 2010 Event In China, 23 elder members of the Communist Party of China call for ending the country's restrictions on free speech 2010 Event After four Israeli settlers are shot at the Israeli settlement Beit Hagai, the Palestinian Authority arrested 250 members of Hamas 2010 Event A U.S. federal investigation results in 47 foreign-born gang members arrested in New England, half are arrested in the state of Maine 2010 Event Over 150 members of the Justice and Equality Movement are killed by Sudanese forces in their effort to gain control of a rebel held area in Darfur 2005 Event New York City union members shut down subway and bus services for 3 days 2003 Event Space Shuttle Columbia destroyed over Texas when returning to Earth, 7 crew members are killed 2001 Event The heir to the Nepalese throne killed his parents and eight other family members before shooting himself, after an argument over his choice of a bride 1994 Event 52 members of Zonnetempel, murdered 1994 Event Members of the Major League Baseball Players Association strike 1994 Event President guard at Kigali Rwanda, chops 1,200 church members to death 1991 Event 7 of Reba McEntire band members are killed in a plane crash 1991 Event Members of Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization march in New York City parade 1991 Death 7 members of Reba McIntire's band, killed in a plane crash 1990 Event 3 members of 2 Live Crew acquitted on obsenity charges in Florida 1990 Event 5 Bank of Credit and Commerce members found guilty of money 1990 Event Members of 2 Live Crew formally charged with obscenity in Florida 1990 Event Supreme Court rules family members cannot end lives of comatose relatives unless those relatives previously made their wishes known 1990 Event Rap group 2 Live crew members arrested in Florida for obscenity 1990 Event 2 Bank of Credit and Commerce members plea guilty to money laundering 1989 Event Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players 1988 Event Britain bans broadcast interviews with IRA members 1986 Event 4 French TV crew members are abducted in Beirut Lebanon 1985 Event 248 U.S. soldiers and 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash 1984 Event 11 members of Colombo crime family arrested 1984 Event Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members 1984 Event Southern Baptist convention decide on no women clergy members 1982 Event Battle of Sultan Yakoub - 3 IDF members captured 1982 Event 4 Dutch TV crew members shot dead in El Salvador 1981 Event Members of Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier 1981 Event 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery 1980 Event Former Buggles members Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in Yes 1978 Death Leo J. Ryan, (Rep-Cal) and 4 killed in Jonestown, Guyana by members of Peoples Temple, followed by ritual mass suicide of 914 members 1978 Event 3 PFLP members kill a cop near El Al airlines in Orly Airport, Paris 1977 Event All 4 Kiss members release solo albums 1977 Event Andreas Baader and members of Baader-Meinhoff jailed for life after a trial lasting nearly 2 years in Stuttgart, Germany 1973 Event Members of American Indian Movement begin occupation of Wounded Knee 1973 Event Senate names 7 members to investigate Watergate scandal 1973 Event Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th - 9th members of Common Market 1972 Event 1st women FBI members sworn in (Susan Lynn Roley and Joanne E Pierce) 1970 Event Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges 1969 Event 25 members of U.S. aircraft carrier Enterprise die during maneuvers 1968 Event 82 members of U.S. intelligence ship 'Pueblo' released by North Korea 1967 Event Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents 1967 Event 2 Moby Grape members arrested for contributing to deliquency of minors 1963 Event Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen 1962 Event 2 members of Flying Wallendas' high-wire act killed when their 7-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit 1961 Event Outer Mongolia and Mauritania become 102nd and 103rd members of UN 1961 Event U.S. members of Communist Party obliged to report themselves to Police 1960 Event 16 California Poly football team members die in plane crash in Toledo 1958 Event Congo and Mauritania become autonomous members of French Community 1958 Event 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash 1952 Birthday Boris Blank, born in Switzerland, composer, musician, member of Yello, responsible for unique sound, influenced by Yello members Carlos Peron, Deiter Meier 1951 Event Dutch Communist Party members forbidden to be civil servants 1951 Birthday Jorge Santana, born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, musician, member of band Malo, recorded with Malo members to produce solo albums Jorge Santana, It's All About Love, plays green Frender Stratocaster guitar, recorded Santana Brothers album with brother, Carlos Santana, 1994 1950 Event North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict 1949 Birthday Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1948 Event Trial of 11 U.S. Communist party members begins in New York City 1948 Event 35 Haganah members are ambushed and killed in Gush Etzyon 1938 Event Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing 1934 Event Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Sat Review of Lit" Males who solved puzzle became members of Baker Street Irregulars 1932 Birthday Graham Arnold, born in England, artist, founder of Brotherhood of Ruralists, other members include Jann Haworth, Sir Peter Blake, worked with oil and mixed media, realistic and surrealistic elements 1919 Event Democratic National Committee voted to allow female members 1919 Event Petlyura's Ukrainian Army kills 35 members of a Jewish defense group 1917 Event Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members 1917 Event After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL 1890 Event President of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned 1882 Event Toba-indians killed 20 members of French expedition 1875 Event 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-U.S. activities 1864 Event Knights of Pythias form 1st lodge in Washington D.C. (12 members) 1830 Event Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament members 1796 Event Boston African Society establishes with 44 members 1644 Event 200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide
