2014 Event Office supply company Staples announces that up to 1.16 million cards may have been affected by a data breach in October; the company is offering free identity theft protection for shoppers at the affected stores and advises all customers to monitor their credit records 2014 Event The U.S. government will recognize and provide finances to the new Palestinian government, formed by a coalition of Islamist groups Fatah and Hamas; the U.S. considers Hamas a terrorist group, but officials plan to monitor the new government's actions to ensure neutrality and commitment to achieving peace with Israel 2014 Event The U.S. will accept and provide finances to the new Palestinian government, formed jointly by Fatah and Hamas; the U.S. labels Hamas a terrorist group but will monitor the new government's actions to ensure commitment to achieving peace with Israel 1987 Event Monitor, Civil War warship, is discovered by a deep sea robot 1974 Event "Monitor" (U.S. Civil War Ship) restored at Cape Hatteras North Carolina 1960 Event "Flair" (CBS' answer to Monitor) premieres on radio with Dick Van Dyke 1938 Birthday Steve Delaney, Dobbs Ferry, New York, newscaster, Monitor 1910 Death Mary Baker Eddy, founder Christian Science Monitor, dies 1862 Event Union ironclad ship "Monitor" sank off Cape Hatteras, NC 1862 Event "Monitor" (Union) and "Merrimack" (Rebel) battle in Hampton Roads 1862 Event Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia CSS Virginia, Jamestown and Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress and Monitor 1862 Event U.S. Navy's 1st ironclad warship, the Monitor, launched 1803 Birthday John Ericsson, U.S., inventor, screw propeller, shipbuilder-USS Monitor 1796 Event 1st U.S. newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor) 1780 Event 1st British Sunday newspaper appears (British Gazette and Sunday Monitor)
