2015 Event Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi encounters resistance to proposed labor reforms as 150 million workers go on strike for a day in protest; Modi is seeking to make the Indian business environment more attractive to investment by foreign companies 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama proposes 'The Clean Power Plan' to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent of 2005 levels; the plan is more stringent than the 30% reductions proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency 2015 Event British Prime Minister David Cameron is re-elected for five more years in a decisive victory that upset predictions of a close election and resulted in the first Conservative majority government since 1992 2015 Event NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft ends its three-year orbit around Mercury with a planned crash into the planet's surface; originally, the probe was to orbit and collect data for one year, but fuel saving efforts extended its mission for two more years 2015 Event Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., reaches a new snowfall record of 108.6 inches and may receive even more snow this season; the city's previous record of 107.6 inches was set in the winter of 1995-1996 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address, promoting free community college education, increased capital gains taxes on the rich, more paid time off for employees, and greater tax credits for the middle class 2014 Event U.S. officials return four Afghan prisoners to Afghanistan after more than ten years of detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the Obama administration is working to clear and release remaining prisoners in order to close the facility 2014 Event NASA successfully tests its unmanned Orion spaceship for potential human flight over 3,500 miles from Earth; several years and more tests will be needed before the vessel is ready for human travel, potentially paving the way for manned trips to Mars 2014 Event Ford Motor Company begins using aluminum instead of steel in the body of its most popular truck, the F-150; the change has cost the company time and money in conversion of production lines but will make the vehicle more fuel efficient 2014 Event The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) project that Ebola cases could reach between 550,000 and 1.4 million by January if more isn't done to control spread of the disease; infections are doubling about every 3 weeks in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014 Event Thomas Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cautions that the Ebola epidemic will soon be uncontrollable unless more workers are found to aid in treatment of victims and burial of contagious bodies 2014 Event Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces second-quarter earnings of over $1.1 billion , more than twice the combined income of U.S e-commerce giants Amazon and Ebay; Alibaba will issue its U.S. IPO in mid-September 2014 Event Amazon Inc. reports a $126 million loss for the second quarter, its second-highest loss on record; the company has been investing in new services to attract and retain more customers 2014 Event Facebook reports that over 90% of its tech employees are Asian or white, while women make up only 15% of tech employees and 31% of all employees; COO Cheryl Sandberg notes that more women are also needed in leadership roles at the company 2014 Event Lesotho has received funding from the World Bank to continue improving its water supply by enhancing the Metalong Dam and providing water to more areas; the project benefits around 30,000 residents 2014 Event Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, files plans for a U.S. IPO; the offering is expected to be one of the largest in the U.S. and may raise more funding than the Facebook IPO in 2012 2014 Event China updates its environmental laws, providing more legal framework for addressing violations; the laws were last changed in 1989, prior to the nation's accelerated growth and rate of environmental degradation 2014 Event Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp. is ranked the highest-paid U.S. executive for the second year in a row; Ellison's 2013 compensation of $78.4 million is more than twice that of runner-up Robert Iger of Walt Disney Corp, with $34.3 million 2014 Event Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrests more anti-government protestors and now holds 19 people suspected of attempting to undermine him 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 2014 Event Google and Microsoft report that the National Security Agency ordered them to provide information on 10,000 accounts over a six-month period in 2012 and 2013, and Yahoo reported they complied with government request for information on more than 40,000 accounts 2014 Event Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, wins a record fifth Associated Press MVP award; the award has never been won more than three times by a single NFL player 2014 Event Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung erupts on Sumatra Island, shooting toxic clouds of ash into the air; 15 people die, and the search continues for more victims and survivors 2014 Event Expansion plans for the Panama Canal are paused so Grupo Unidos por el Canal, the group behind the project, can seek more funding for the $3.2 billion project 2014 Event Social security numbers and credit cards details of more than 20 million South Koreans are stolen by an IT contractor 2013 Event A security news site reports that the credit and debit card account stolen from 40 million Target Corporation customers are up for sale on the black market; cards are being sold from around $20 to more than $100 each 2013 Event The worst monsoon season in 50 years rages on as Northern India prepares for more rain 2013 Event Three months after $50 million in diamonds is stolen at the Brussels Airport, more than 24 people in France, Switzerland and Belgium were detained, and a significant stash of the diamonds and stash recovered 2013 Event In China, more than 9,000 pigs were found rotting in the Huangpu river, threatening to contaminate Shanghai's drinking supply; the government said the water quality in the city tested as normal 2013 Event More than 100 Catholic cardinals meet in Rome, Italy, to begin the process of selecting the successor to Pope Benedict XVI 2013 Event After more than seven weeks of treatment for bronchitis, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is released from The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas 2012 Event Severe weather hits the U.S. on Christmas Day; more than 30 tornadoes are reported in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana 2012 Event Winds in southwestern Western Australia of up to 140km/h batter the area and leave more than 170,000 homes without power 2012 Event Madonna begins her MDNA Tour in Tel Aviv, Israel, the first of more than 65 cities she will perform at worldwide 2012 Event Scientists successfully sequence the tomato genome, and announce that tastier, more pesticide-resistant tomato varieties can be engineered for use in the next five years 2012 Event More than 700 writers, academics and others send a letter to protest the planned spending of $300 million on the Fifth Avenue Branch of the New York Public Library 2012 Event More than 1,000 birds, mostly pelicans and hundreds of dolphins die off the coast in the north of Paru, under unexplained circumstances 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 U.S. company Google, Inc., announces its 2012 first quarter earnings rose by more than 24%, and net profits increased to $8.14 billion 2012 Event Responding to Iran's nuclear program, more sanctions are imposed upon Iran's banking and oil industries by the European Union 2012 Event Fears over bioterrorism cause top international virologists agree to halt work on a more virulent strain of H5N1 influenza virus 2011 Event If Western nations impose more sanctions, Iran threatens to close down the key oil route of the Strait of Hormuz 2011 Event In the Philippines, flash floods from Tropical Storm Washi killed at least 400 people, with more missing 2011 Event More sanctions are imposed against Iran's nuclear program by the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom 2011 Event In South Korea, the Financial Services Commission reveals they plan to inject more money into suspended local savings banks 2011 Event Australian travelers are warned they may face more disruption from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordon Caulle eruption in Chile 2011 Event More than 100,000 homes in Michigan lose power after powerful storms hit the state 2011 Event Tornadoes hit Joplin, Missouri, and a state of emergency is declared; more tornadoes hit Minneapolis, Minnesota and warnings are announced in states from Texas to Michigan 2011 Event A bill banning the abortion of a fetus more than 20 weeks old passes in the Idaho House of Representatives 2011 Event In Tripoli, the compound of leader Muammar Gaddafi is targeted with more bombing raids during the third night of international intervention in Libya 2011 Event In Morocco, thousands rally to demand and end to corruption and more civil rights for the Moroccan people 2011 Event The Tokyo Stock Exchange falls more than five percent on the first day of trading following the 2011 Sendai earthquake 2011 Event More than 1,000 people are estimated to have been killed during the unrest in Libya 2011 Event As more people are detained, the online call for a 'Jasmine Revolution' continues 2011 Event In Malaysia, Islamic morality police arrest more than 80 muslims to prevent them from celebrating Valentine's Day 2011 Event According to the Catholic Church on the island, Cuba plans free to two more dissidents 2010 Event Booksellers object to plans for the UK and Ireland to make more than a million free books available March 5, 2011 2010 Event Plans to build 625 more homes in close to the West Bank, adjacent to Arab East Jerusalem, were announced 2010 Event More than 5,000 people lose their homes and crops when the Niger River bursts its banks 2010 Event Ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan's city of Osh and Jalal-Abad left more than 100 people dead and over 1,400 injured after three days of four days of fighting 2010 Event Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda sign an agreement seeking more water from the Nile; Kenya issues support while Egypt and Sudan remain opposed 2010 Event Tear gas is fired on more than 200 Palestinians and their allies protesting outside the gates of Ofer Prison over the recent detainment of colleagues 2010 Event Residents of Mogadishu are instructed to leave the war zone after more than 50 are killed in three days of violence 2010 Event The second day of conflict between Somali government troops and opposition forces in Mogadishu results in more than 20 civilian deaths 2010 Event At least 33 people are killed, more than 50 wounded, by multiple suicide bombers in Baquoba, Iraq 2009 Event More than 2,000 people found in Poland's largest mass grave during World War II are reburied in a military cemetary 2008 Event 8.0 Earthquake in southwest China kills more than 69,000 2007 Death Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century, died of intestinal cancer 2006 Death Eileen Caddy, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries, dies at age 89 in Findhorn, Scotland 2006 Event Java, Indonesia suffers a 6.3 magnitue earthquake, killing more than 6,000 2004 Event Tropical Storm Jeanne kills more than 550 during flooding in Haiti 2003 Event Earthquake kills more than 30,000 in Bam, Iran 1998 Event India resumes underground nuclear tests after more than a 20 year gap 1998 Event Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record 1997 Event More Swedes died than were born in 1997, 1st time since 1809 1996 Death Ivan V. Lalic, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages, dies at 65 1995 Event New York City bans smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more 1995 Event Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1994 Death Frederik "Frits" van der More, archaeologist/art historian, dies at 87 1994 Event "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 30 performances 1994 Event "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 30 performances 1993 Event Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits, 4th time in 1993 a Padre gets 5 or more hits 1990 Birthday Emma Watson, born in Paris, France, British actress, model, known for role as Hermione in 'Harry Potter' film series, earning her more than $10 million pounds 1990 Event FCC implements "SYNDEX" giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs 1989 Event NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 and 1989 N24 1989 Event Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since U.S. open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price) 1988 Event Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades 1988 Event NBC signs lease to stay in New York City, 33 more years 1988 Event Jeff Reardon becomes 1st to record 40 or more saves in both AL and NL 1988 Event Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US 1988 Event Kiran More stumps five WI batsman at Madras, world Test record 1987 Event New York Giant Raul Allegre kicks 2, 50 or more yard field goals in a game 1987 Event Dow Jones for 1st time falls more than 100 pts (108.35) 1987 Event Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline" 1986 Event Discovery moves to OPF where more than 200 modification are made 1986 Death Paul Tournier, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings, dies from carcinoma, Troinex, Switzerland 1986 Event New York Met Dwight Gooden is 1st to strike out 200 or more in 1st 3 seasons 1985 Event Tornados in Penn, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injured more than 1,000 1984 Event Paul McCartney release "No More Lonely Nights" 1982 Event U.S. budget deficit reaches more than $110 trillion for fiscal year 1982 1982 Event Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats 1982 Death Kenneth More, British actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67 1982 Event Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men 1982 Event Earl Anthony becomes 1st pro bowler to win more than $1 million 1981 Birthday Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Event Largest U.S. bank robbery in Tucson, Arizona, more than $33 million stolen 1981 Event Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey 1981 Birthday Kelly Rowland, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, actress, founding member of group, Destiny's Child, sold more than 50 million albums, collaborated with Nelly on 'Dilemma' single 1979 Birthday Norah Jones, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, singer, jazz artist album, 'Come Away with Me', won five Grammy awards, sold more than 40 million albums worldwide 1978 Event Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 1978 Event RR clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service 1978 Event Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more 1977 Event Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more 1977 Event "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Fat Woman)" by Joe Tex hits #12 1976 Death Lotte (Krause-)Lehmann, German soprano (More than singing), dies at 88 1976 Death Percy Julian, holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78 1973 Event Insurance industry announces auto racers get into more highway accidents 1967 Birthday Erik van der More, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1967 Birthday Vijay Yadav, cricketer, Indian wicket-keeper between More and Mongia 1966 Birthday Ronna Reeves, born in Big Spring, Texas, female country music singer, albums titled, 'Only the Heart', 'The More I Learn', 'What Comes Naturally' 1966 Birthday Nan Woods, actress, 1 More Saturday Night 1966 Event John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" 1965 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson sends 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam 1964 Event "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 15 performances 1964 Event "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 15 performances 1964 Event Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1963 Birthday Billy Gould, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist, Faith No More 1962 Birthday Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer, Faith No More 1962 Birthday Chuck Finley, born in Monroe, Louisiana, pitcher, Major League Baseball, played for California Angels, won more than 15 games six times between 1986 and 1999 1962 Event Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more 1962 Event U.S. mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million 1962 Event 3 more Cleveland home run set AL record for most home runs (26) over 8 games 1962 Event West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album 1961 Event Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion 1961 Event Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more home runs twice in a season 1961 Event Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba 1961 Event British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive 1958 Birthday Leo Kenter, Dutch drummer, Trockener Kecks-More! More! More! 1958 Birthday Carmel, McCourt, England, rocker, Storm, More More More 1958 Event Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times 1955 Birthday Jane Siberry, born in Toronto, Canada, singer, songwriter, also known as 'Issa', hits include, 'I Muse Aloud', 'One More Color', 'Calling All Angels' 1955 Event West German unions protest for 40-hour work week and more wages 1953 Event French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy 1947 Birthday Koos Alberts, Krommenhoek, Dutch vocalist, Many More Years to Come 1945 Event Noel Coward's revue "Sigh no More," premieres in London 1944 Event Personnel and executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food 1944 Event Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans 1944 Event In occupied Rome, Nazis execute more than 300 civilians 1943 Event Shoe rationing begins in U.S. (may purchase up to 3 more pairs in 1942) 1941 Birthday Barbet Schroeder, director, Barfly, Single White Female, More 1939 Birthday Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1937 Death Paul Elmer More, American Critic 1935 Event H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses and sinks 371 more 1931 Birthday Hikaru Hayashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, conductor, pianist, wrote more than 30 operas, over 100 film scores, authored more than 20 books 1931 Death Ivan V. Lalic, born in Belgrade, Serbia, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages 1930 Event Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" 1929 Event 1st time New York curb stock exchange transacts more business than New York Exch 1927 Birthday Raaj Kumar, born in Balochistan, Pakistan, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', starred in more than 70 Bollywood films, had an iconic, gravelly voice 1927 Birthday Mstislav Rostropovich, born in Russia, Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, nickname "Slava", cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century 1925 Event U.S. Congress makes Surpreme Court appeal more difficult 1925 Birthday Lee Van Cleef, New Jersey, actor, For a Few Dollars More, Escape from New York 1923 Event Hitler demands "hatred and more hatred" in Berlin 1922 Birthday Stan Lee, writer, editor and co-creator of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four and many more comic characters 1922 Birthday Kai Winding, born in Aarhus, Denmark, jazz composer, trombonist, worked with J.J. Johnson, Benny Goodman, Paul Chambers, recorded "More" from "Mondo Cane" movie with Verve records 1918 Event 7 U.S. soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more 1918 Birthday Joe Carveth, NHL forward, scored 20 or more goals in 3 seasons 1917 Birthday Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries 1916 Birthday Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, winner of more than 141 U.S. tennis titles 1914 Birthday Kenneth More, born in England, actor, 39 Steps, Doctor in the House 1912 Birthday Edgar Evans, born in Cardiganshire, Wales, tenor, singer, founder of Covent Garden Opera Company, performed more than 45 roles 1904 Event 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes 1904 Birthday Leslie French, actor/singer, More than a Miracle 1900 Birthday Bruno Apitz, born in Leipzip, Germany, writer, published poems in Communist newspapers, novel 'Nackt unter Wolfen', Naked Among the Wolves, translated into more than thirty languages 1898 Birthday Paul Tournier, born in Geneva, Switzerland, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings 1896 Birthday Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1888 Event Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes 1888 Event "Jack the Ripper" butchers 2 more women, Liz Stride and Kate Eddowes 1888 Birthday Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose 1880 Birthday Helen Keller, blind-deaf author/lecturer had more sense than many 1864 Birthday Paul Elmer More, American Critic 1863 Event U.S. General George Meade replaces General Hooker to be more aggressive 1862 Event Confederate forces defeated at More's Hill, Mo 1852 Event Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day 1845 Event More than 1,000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh Pa 1833 Death Hannah More, English Writer 1828 Event More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar 1815 Birthday Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Johnstown, New York, suffragist, 80 Years and More 1791 Event Samuel Mulliken, Philadelphia, is 1st to obtain more than 1 U.S. patent 1755 Event Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 1745 Birthday Hannah More, English Writer 1570 Event Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye, more freedom for huguenots 1535 Death Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 1535 Event Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason 1532 Event Sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor 1529 Event Thomas More appointed English Lord Chancellor 1478 Birthday Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint, Utopia 1242 Event Battle on the More of Pskov Estonia
