2015 Event The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves net neutrality rules, which guarantee equal Internet access to all users; broadband companies had been seeking the ability to sell faster access to certain customers while slowing access for others 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama states his support for 'net neutrality', urging federal lawmakers to regulate internet service providers in a manner similar to utility companies in order to ensure open access to all internet users 2014 Event The Federal Communications Commission moves away from the idea of net neutrality, in which all Internet users are able to equally access and view content; the agency instead proposes to allow large companies to pay Internet service providers for access to faster-streaming 'lanes' 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 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 According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the net worth of the 300 richest people in the world collectively increased by $524 billion; the group has an aggregate net worth of $3.7 trillion 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 1991 Event New Jersey Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games 1989 Event Browns allow Pittsburgh only 53 net yards, a team defensive record 1989 Event Flyers, scores short-handed into an empty net beating Caps 8-5 1979 Event Pittsburgh gains 606 net yards against Cleveland, winning 33-30 1979 Event Roscoe Tanner fires 11 aces, breaks the net with his bullet serve and upsets top-seeded Bjorn Borg in U.S. Tennis Open quarterfinals 1974 Death Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77 1970 Event "NET Festival," last aired 1967 Event "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS) 1965 Birthday J. K. Rowling, born in Yate, England, author, 'Harry Potter' series of fantasy novels, listed as the 12th richest woman in Britain, 2008, with a net worth of $798 million 1964 Birthday Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1964 Birthday Sandra Bullock, born in Washington D.C., actress, Speed, Net, Love and War 1962 Event Netherlands telephone net becomes completely automated 1950 Event General Motors reports net earnings of $656,434,232 (record) 1940 Event "Double or Nothing," a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net 1938 Birthday Ja'net Dubois, born in Philadelphia, actress, Willona-Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210 1911 Birthday Guus Jansen, jazz pianist, Net als Toen 1890 Death Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, Governor-General (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84
