2015 Event Pope Francis continues Catholic reforms by changing the marriage annulment process to make it faster and less expensive; earlier this month, the pope also declared that priests may forgive the sin of abortion during next year's Year of Mercy 2015 Event Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian journalist Baher Mohamed are released on bail in Cairo while awaiting trial for allegedly assisting the Muslim Brotherhood; a third journalist, Australian Peter Grest, was deported earlier this month 2014 Event Sony Corporation's gaming service is back online after a hacking attack disrupted its PlayStation Network; the company is probing whether this incident is related to the attack on its Sony Pictures Division earlier this month 2014 Event African leaders meet in Paris to discuss ways to fight Boko Haram, the Islamist group that kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls over a month ago in Nigeria; the country's president, Goodluck Jonathan, has been seen as slow to respond to the situation 2014 Event Football players at Northwestern University cast votes on whether to form a union; the players were ruled last month to be university employees by the National Labor Relations Board, giving the students the right to organize 2014 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, Inc., announces that the company will begin selling its luxury electric cars in China this month 2014 Event Over 300 books related to Anne Frank are donated to Tokyo libraries by the embassy of Israel after a mass vandalism incident earlier this month that destroyed hundreds of the library system's existing copies; police are still investigating 2013 Event During the first month of its release in October, the U.S. government reports that 106,185 people signed up for health insurance; only 26,794 signed up using the failed website, HealthCare.gov 2013 Event Concerned over weakening growth in the economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve announces plans to continue its stimulus program, which injects $85 billion a month into the the U.S. economy 2013 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to pull out of a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month; the meeting was set to occur before the September G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg 2013 Event U.S. growth in imports outpaces its growth in exports, causing the U.S. trade deficit to widen 8.5% during the month of April 2012 Event U.S. Governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, emboldened by the passage of a voter-approved amendment to the state constitution last month, declared marijuana legal for recreational use 2012 Event Following political reforms in Myanmar, Australia relaxes sanctions on the country, including by-elections earlier this month where opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's party won more than a dozen seats 2012 Event Mali swears in Dioncounda Traore, an interim president, marking the country's transition back to civilian rule following last month's coup 2012 Event Greece Prime Minister Lucas Papademos resigns, calling for a new election within a month 2011 Event One month after the Tohoku earthquake shook Japan, a 6.6 magnitude aftershock hit Japan, lasting nearly an hour 2010 Event Muslims across the world begin the holy month of Ramadan where they must fast between sunrise and sunset 2010 Event Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, responds to a fiscal state of emergency by requiring most state employees to take three days of unpaid leave per month 2010 Event The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced foreign direct investment into China has risen for the sixth consecutive month, up $8.3 billion year-on-year 1995 Event "Month in the Country" closes at Roundabout Theater New York City after 79 performances 1995 Event "Month in the Country" opens at Roundabout Theater New York City for 79 performances 1995 Event Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement 1994 Death Peter Hebblethwaite, English editor-in-chief (The Month), dies at 64 1992 Event Joan Lunden ordered to pay her ex-husband $18,000 a month support 1992 Event UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc 1991 Event General Motors announces 9 month loss of $2.2 billion 1991 Event Argentine soocer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 month by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use 1990 Event Ms. Magazine hits newstands again after an 8 month hiatus 1988 Event Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service 1988 Event Cincinnati Red pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month 1987 Event Less than a month after re-signing, A's pitcher Vida Blue retires 1970 Event U.S. ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia 1967 Event Minn Twin Dean Chance 2nd no-hitter of month beats Cleveland, 2-1 1967 Event Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Keith Richards end 1 month jail sentence 1965 Event Willie Mays sets NL record for home runs in a month with his 17th of August 1965 Event 2nd of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000, Ganges R India 1965 Event 1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India) 1964 Event FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City 1964 Event Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence 1963 Birthday Gina Goldberg, born in Turku, Finland, born Tina Verienius, model, actress, singer, Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month, May, 1981 1957 Event "DuPont Show of the Month," debuts on CBS-TV 1949 Event Israel's 19 month war of independence ends 1946 Event TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run 1943 Event German occupiers forbid flying of kites (6 month jail sentence) 1943 Event 63 U Boats (359,300 ton) sinks this month 1943 Death Frieda Reiss, French 11 month old baby, murdered in Auschwitz 1943 Event 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton) 1942 Event 60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton) 1942 Event 109 U boats sunk this month (729,000 ton) 1942 Event 94 U boats sunk this month (619,000 ton) 1942 Event 98 U-boats sunk this month (485,000 tons) 1942 Event U boats sunk this month 108 ships (544,000 ton) 1942 Event U boats sank 96 allied ships this month: 476,000 ton 1942 Event 144 U boats (700,000 ton) sunk this month 1942 Event 62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton) 1941 Event 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) 1941 Event 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) 1941 Event 53 U-boats sunk this month (202,000 tons) 1941 Event 23 U-boats sunk this month (80,000 ton) 1941 Event U boats sink 21 allied ships this month: 94,000 ton 1941 Event 61 U-boats (310,000 ton) sunk this month 1941 Event 41 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) 1941 Event 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month 1941 Event 21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton) 1940 Event 37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton) 1940 Event 32 U boats sunk this month (147,000 ton) 1940 Event 63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) 1940 Event 59 U-boats sunk this month (295,000 tons) 1940 Event 56 U-boats sunk this month (268,000 ton) 1940 Event 38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton) 1940 Event 58 U-boats (284,000 ton) sunk this month 1940 Event 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton) 1940 Event 40 U boats sunk this month (111,000 ton) 1939 Event 25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton) 1939 Event 21 U boats sunk this month (52,000 ton) 1939 Event 27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton) 1939 Event 41 U-boats sunk this month (153,000 ton) 1929 Death Mary MacLane, author, individualistic style included feminist rhetoric, raw admissions, first book, 'The Story of Mary Mac Lane' published in 1902, sold 100,000 copies in the first month, dies at age 48, in Chicago, Illinois 1927 Event Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month 1926 Event Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice California She showed up a month later and said she had been kidnapped 1926 Event Book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" and "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner 1924 Event 8 month Twenste textile strike ends 1920 Event 1st flight from London to South Africa lands (1 month) 1919 Event Ross and Keith Smith start a 1 month flight from London to Australia 1918 Event Due to WW I, 15th World Series begins a month early 1912 Event Robert Scott expedition arrives at South Pole, 1 month after Amundsen 1905 Event Swedish mine workers win 5 month strike for minimum wages 1903 Event Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader of month 1888 Event Ndebele-king Lobengula grants Cecil Rhodes, Mashonaland 100 pounds per month 1881 Birthday Mary MacLane, born in Winnipeg, Canada, author, individualistic style included feminist rhetoric, raw admissions, first book, 'The Story of Mary Mac Lane' published in 1902, sold 100,000 copies in the first month 1872 Event U.S. cargo ship Mary Celeste set sail from New York on a journey which ended when it is found mysteriously abandoned the following month 1858 Event 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month 1853 Death William King, U.S. Vice President, dies a month after his inauguration 1831 Event Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather 1697 Event Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night 1630 Event 16,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague
