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2008 160 square mile part of the Antarctic ice shelf disintegrates
2003 An Islamist terrorist is sentenced to death for his part in the Bali bombings that kill nearly 200 in 2002 1998 First Lady Hilary Clinton blames charges that President Clinton had affairs part of a vast right-wing conspiracy 1995 Quebec Referendum votes to remain part of Canada 1995 Part of Houston begins using new area code 261 1994 23rd and last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter, since July 16th 1993 Curaeaose vote to remain part of Dutch Antilles 1992 Part of Vienna Hofburg destroyed by fire 1992 Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play 1992 Part of Cruger Avenue in Bronx renamed Regis Philbin Avenue 1988 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins 1986 6th Golden Raspberry Awards: Rambo: First Blood Part II wins 1984 Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1981 Part of Hyatt Regency Hotel Kansas City caves in (113 killed) 1981 Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies 1980 Carl Sagan's 13 part "Cosmos" premieres on PBS 1980 Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins 1980 Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa 1977 "Dis-Gorilla (part 1)" by Rick Dees peaks at #56 1977 8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched entertainment show ever 1976 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter 1975 Yankees sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, and another part is set afire 1974 "Live It Up Part 1" by Isley Brothers peaks at #52 1974 "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part 1" by James Brown peaks at #31 1974 Monmouthshire renamed Gwent and becomes part of Wales 1973 Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18 -minute gap in a key Watergate tape 1972 NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle 1972 Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory 1969 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, Vice President, General Manager and head coach of Redskins 1966 Sean Kanan, actor, AJ-General Hospital, Rich Girl, Karate Kid Part 3 1963 Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard) 1962 Katanga becomes part of Democratic Republic of Congo 1961 Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) 1960 British Somaliland becomes part of Somalia 1960 Ernest Holmes, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine, dies 1959 Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic 1957 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates 1956 Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes part of Russian SFSR 1954 Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands 1954 Yankees trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal 1954 Former French possession of Chandernagore made part of West Bengal 1953 Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1952 Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada 1950 Toni Alessandrini, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vice Academy Part 2 1950 Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands 1949 Tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand 1948 Bradman's 29th and last Test Cricket century, part of winning 3-404 1947 India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan 1946 Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," premieres in New York City 1946 Part of East Prussia incorporated into Russian SFSR 1946 Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland 1945 U.S. drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki 1945 Ruthenia, formerly in Czechoslovakia, becomes part of Ukrainian SSR 1945 Tricia O'Neal, born in Shreveport Louisiana, actress, Piranha Part II 1945 U.S. 7th Army occupies last part of Westwall 1944 Bev Bevan, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England, born Beverley Bevan, rocker musician, played drums, percussion, original member of ELO, founded Electric Light Orchestra Part II, toured as a drummer for band Black Sabbath 1944 Gary Glitter, Paul Gadd, England, rocker, Rock and Roll Part II 1943 Sammi Smith, born in Orange County, California, born Jewel Faye Smith, musician, songwriter, famous hit 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' written by Kris Kristofferson, part of 1970's 'outlaw country' movement 1943 Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 were lost by Germany 1941 Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1937 Bill Cosby, born in Philadelphia, actor/comedian, I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6 1935 Arvo Part, born in Paide, Estonia, classical composer, celebrated for minimalist style, influenced by European jazz, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bartok 1935 Bob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue" 1934 Part of Khabarovsk becomes a Jewish Autnomous Region 1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair 1929 Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps 1926 2nd part of Hitler's Mein Kampf published 1926 Tony Bennett, born in Queens, New York, singer, Left a body part in SF 1924 Jose Donoso, born in Chile, writer, born Jose Donoso Yanez, part of Latin American literary boom, Magical Realism literary movement, wrote Coronacion, El lugar sin limites (The Place Without Limits) 1923 Army move SPD/KPD-government to German part of Saxon 1920 Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland 1915 Australian Survey Corps becomes part of Military Forces 1910 Cape of Good Hope becomes part of Union of South Africa 1908 Russia takes part of Poland 1908 Part of Great White Fleet arrives in Puget Sound, Washington 1905 Part of Angel Island allocated for Immigration Detention Center 1901 Cook Islands annexed and proclaimed part of New Zealand 1895 Bechuanaland becomes part of Cape Colony 1895 Georgetown became part of Washington D.C. 1891 Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer, Poor Part, Bruidstijd 1887 Ernest Holmes, born in Lincoln, Maine, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine 1863 Samuel Butler publishes 1st part of "Erewhon," Christchurch, New Zealand 1863 City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years 1851 Fire destroys part of San Francisco 1850 Congress passes Fugitive Slave Law as part of Compromise of 1850 1850 Fire destroys part of San Francisco 1829 Johann von Goethe's "Faust, Part 1," premieres 1822 Part of US-Canadian boundary determined 1820 Spain sells part of Florida to U.S. for $5 million 1770 Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname 1704 Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland |
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