2014 Event After nearly 40 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos of Spain is abdicating and installing his son Felipe; unfavorable opinion, health issues and investigation of daughter Cristina in a public funds theft scandal have taken their toll on the king 2014 Event Facebook announces first-quarter profits of $642 million, an increase of nearly a factor of 3 over first-quarter profits in 2013, resulting in earnings of 25 cents per share versus the 17 cents per share expected by Wall Street 2014 Event It is revealed that the National Security Agency, NSA, is using software to spy on nearly 100,000 computers around the world; most of the software is implanted by accessing the Internet, but some technology enables data to be entered or altered through radio wave transmission 2013 Event Africa, Europe and the United States experience a rare solar eclipse, with the west African nation of Gabon enjoying peak viewing when the total eclipse sweeps across a path nearly 60 kilometers wide 2013 Event Nearly 500,000 people been evacuated from India's Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states in preparation for Cyclone Phailin 2013 Event Indonesia's Mount Sinabung explodes, causing nearly 6,000 people in the country's North Sumatra province to flee 2013 Event In one of the largest jewelry heists in recent years, nearly 103 million euros in diamonds and other jewels were stolen from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel diamond show in Cannes, France 2013 Event Teresa Heinz Kerry, 74, wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, was discharged from the hospital after suffering a seizer nearly three weeks ago; she is expected to make a full recovery 2013 Death Helen Thomas, an American Journalist who reported on the White House for nearly fifty years, dies at the age of 92 2013 Event The 1998 QE2, an asteroid measuring nearly 1.7 miles across, and its moon, pass within 3.6 million miles of the earth 2013 Event In Japan, optimism for economic revival sparked Bank of Japan's stimulus plan, impacts Japan's stock market index; following its release, the Nikkei 225 hits its highest level in nearly five years 2012 Event The nearly finished One World Trade Center overtakes the Empire State Building as the tallest building in New York City 2012 Event For the first time in nearly 17 years, Spain's unemployment number passes five million 2012 Event On Australia Day nearly 200 indigenous protesters surround a restaurant in Canberra, trapping Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, opposition leader inside 2012 Event Nearly 2,000 Malawi women protest against attacks on women wearing trousers by unemployed youths and street vendors 2011 Event A report claiming nearly all research on chimpanzees is scientifically unjustified causes the U.S. National Institute of Health to place a moratorium on new studies using chimpanzees 2011 Event In Koblenz, Germany, 45,000 citizens wait to return home after bomb squads diffuse World War II bombs that were hidden under the Rhine River for nearly 65 years 2011 Event One month after the Tohoku earthquake shook Japan, a 6.6 magnitude aftershock hit Japan, lasting nearly an hour 2011 Event Lawmakers successfully pass the vote to remove nearly all collective bargaining from Wisconsin state employees 2011 Event Inspired by the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, nearly 5,000 of Algerians protest their regime, calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be removed 2011 Event In a referendum based on official figures, nearly 99% of South Sudanese voted for independence from the north 2010 Event Threatened by floods, Pakistan directs nearly half a million people to evacuate their homes 2010 Event The U.S. Government estimates the Deepwater Horizon oil spill dumped nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico 2010 Event Senior Rwandan opposition politician Andre Kagwa Rwisereka is found, after reported missing, with his head nearly severed off 2010 Event Northern Ireland's electricity is knocked out; nearly 25,000 homes remain powerless 2009 Event Nearly 100 people are killed by a runaway truck at a market in Kogi State, Nigeria 2009 Event Nearly 300 people are killed and 1,500 injured near L'Aquila, Italy, after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes 2004 Event Hurricane Ivan hits Alabama and Florida killing nearly 30 2003 Event An Islamist terrorist is sentenced to death for his part in the Bali bombings that kill nearly 200 in 2002 2003 Event Fire at the Station rock club in Rhode Island kills nearly 100 2003 Event Arsonist set a fire in a trian station in Daegu, South Korea kills nearly 200 2002 Event Nearly 200 tourists murdered by Islamist terrorist bombs in Bali 2001 Event 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania 2000 Death David Brower, ecological activist, executive director of the Sierra Club for nearly 20 years, dies at 88 1996 Event Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play and nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension 1992 Event IBM announces a nearly $5B loss for 1992 1990 Event U.S. warships in Persian Gulf placed on alert after Iraq masses nearly 30,000 troops near its border with Kuwait 1989 Event President Bush orders nearly 2,000 troops to Panama 1988 Event Avalanche at Klosters, a Swiss Ski resort, nearly kills Prince Charles 1981 Birthday Josh Groban, born in Los Angels, California, singer, songwriter, actor, sold nearly 20 million albums, album, 'Josh Groban' went from gold to double-platinum 1978 Event Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington D.C. for ERA 1977 Event Andreas Baader and members of Baader-Meinhoff jailed for life after a trial lasting nearly 2 years in Stuttgart, Germany 1964 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion 1928 Event Notre Dame finally lost a football game after nearly 25 years 1923 Event U.S. unemployment has nearly ended 1921 Birthday Ernest Gold, born in Vienna, Austria, Ernst Gold, composer, wrote nearly 100 film and television scores, including It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, On the Beach, four Academy-Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations 1908 Event Messina, Italy struck by an earthquake (nearly 80,000 died) 1906 Event San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 and destroys 75% of city 1900 Event Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds' grandstand 1886 Event Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver 1872 Event Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston
