2015 Event Researchers discover a biofluorescent hawksbill sea turtle in waters off of the Solomon Islands; though biofluorescence has been observed in captive reptiles, this is the first occurrence seen in a wild reptile 2013 Event The brightest lunar meteor impact ever observed is recorded by NASA 2012 Event Ceremonies commemorating the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il were held outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun mausoleum in Pyongyang; the nation observed three-minutes of silence to honor him 2010 Event Astronomers discover the new galaxy UDFy-38135539, the most distant object observed from earth 1993 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time 1976 Event 1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China 1964 Event Underground America Day is 1st observed 1956 Event Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted 1950 Event Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London 1948 Event A flash of light is observed in crater Plato on Moon 1947 Event Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed 1946 Event Largest solar prominence, 300,000 mi/500,000 km, observed 1945 Event International Women's Day is 1st observed 1933 Event 112 foot ocean wave observed near Manila 1921 Event National Hospital Day 1st observed 1916 Event Native American Day is 1st observed 1908 Event 1st Mother's Day observed 1901 Event Memorial Day 1st observed in U.S. 1899 Event Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings 1868 Event Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves 1864 Event Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati 1845 Event 1st nationally observed uniform election day in US 1724 Event 1st Easter observed 1631 Event 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed 1572 Event Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia 1181 Event Supernova observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers 1006 Event Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus 834 Event 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints
