2015 Event Apple reports higher earnings than expected by Wall Street, at $2.33 per share for the second quarter versus the projected $2.16 per share; earnings were boosted by strong sales of the latest iPhone models and increased sales in China 2015 Event A powerful blizzard covers Boston and nearby New England areas with over two feet of snow under winds that reach over 70 miles per hour; New York City had expected the same weather effects but was spared 2014 Event Swiss voters decide against a proposal to limit annual immigration to 0.2% of the population, or to approximately 16,000 people; the current immigration rate is about 80,000 people per year 2014 Event Pahoa, a town of about 1,000 people on Hawaii's Big Island, must evacuate due to a stream of lava flowing at 20 yards per hour from the Kilauea volcano; Red Cross Hawaii is assisting residents with temporary shelter 2014 Event A recent study of over 11,000 people suggests that exercising three times per week can reduce depression risk by 19%, with an added risk reduction of 6% for every additional round of exercise 2014 Event Wal Mart announces that, due to the Affordable Care Act, it will increase health benefit costs for all employees and end health benefits for its 30,000 or so workers with fewer than 30 hours per week; the changes will take place in January 2015 2014 Event Google reveals its self-driving car today; the prototype can drive 25 miles per hour and safely respond to a variety of situations; it should be road-ready sometime after 2016; Ford, Tesla and other firms are also working on self-driving technology 2014 Event Voters in Switzerland reject a proposal to raise the minimum wage to about $25 per hour; if passed, the rate would have been the highest minimum wage in Europe 2014 Event Union backers and California legislators are seeking to raise the state's minimum wage to $13 per hour; Governor Jerry Brown ratified a law only 8 months ago to raise the wage to $10 an hour by 2016 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 Atlanta-based Birch Communications, Inc. and Cbeyond announce their merger; Birch will pay approximately $323 million, with Cbeyond stockholders receiving up to $10 per share 2014 Event Nigeria rebases its GDP calculations, making its economy the largest in Africa on a total GDP basis; however, South Africa leads on a GDP per capita basis 2014 Event The 2011 abortion rate reportedly is at its lowest in 30 years; the rate of 16.9 abortions per thousand women of childbearing age was 19.4 per thousand in 2008, and 29.3 per thousand in 1981 2013 Event In Camp Nou, located in Barcelona, Catalonia, over 90,000 people attend the 'Concert per la llibertat' (Concert for freedom) for the independence of Catalonia 2013 Event For the first time since 2010, gold falls below $1,200 per ounce 2012 Event The People's Republic of China economic growth rate experiences to its lowest level in three years, 7.6 per cent 2012 Event The President of France, Niclas Sarkozy, announces a plan to cut immigration to France by 50 per cent 2012 Event In 2012, the People's Republic of China will increase its defense spending by 11.2 per cent 2012 Event The Euro zone experiences the highest unemployment level in its history: 10.7 per cent 2011 Event Gold hits a record price of $1,826 per ounce 2011 Event Oil prices hit $93 per barrel, a four-month low 2011 Event According to the UN, 2 million adolescents in the world live with HIV; 86 per cent of them live in sub-Saharan Africa 2011 Event Interest rates at the Reserve Bank of India are increased by 50 basis points to 7.25 per cent 2011 Event After airstrikes destroy 30 - 40 per cent of Libya's ground forces, U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen states the war is moving toward a stalemate 2010 Event Italy's plan to ban plastic bags goes into effect; the country was using 20 billion plastic bags a year - about 300 per person 2010 Event Students in Britain plan a nationwide protest against a proposal to charge up to $9,000 pounds per year for tuition fees 2010 Event According to Fudan University's survey results, 72.6% of Shanghai residents attended the Shanghai Expo; an average of 2.31 visits per resident 2010 Event Eastern Japan braces itself as Typhoon Chaba heads its way, carrying winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour near its center 2010 Event Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, responds to a fiscal state of emergency by requiring most state employees to take three days of unpaid leave per month 2008 Event Oil reaches $100 per barrel for the first time 1995 Event U.S. international postage rates rise to 60 cents per ounce 1995 Event Russian ruble drops to 3,947 per dollar (record) 1994 Event "What's Wrong With this Picture?" opens at Circle in Sq New York City for 12 per 1994 Event Russian ruble decreases to 3,926 rubles per dollar 1994 Event Value of Russian ruble decreases, 3081 rubles per dollar 1994 Event "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font New York City for 16 per 1992 Event "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song and Dance Act" opens at Gershwin New York City for 10 per 1992 Event Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $300 per week 1991 Event Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week 1991 Event U.S. minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour 1991 Event Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract 1990 Event Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in New York City 1990 Event Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel 1990 Event Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract 1990 Event Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week 1990 Event Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's contract 1989 Event Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract 1989 Event Mark Langston signs record $3.2 million per year California Angels contract 1989 Event Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract 1989 Event Kirby Pucket signs record $3,000,000 per year Minnesota Twins contract 1989 Event Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract 1989 Event Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $245 per week 1988 Event John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute 1987 Event Don Mattingly wins highest salary arbitration ($1,975,000 per year) 1974 Event "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse New York City after 1065 per 1971 Event "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" opens at Barrymore for 325 per 1970 Event Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to avg 100+ pts per game 1969 Event Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris 1968 Event Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London 1967 Event Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price 1966 Event Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour) 1966 Event San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year 1965 Event CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year 1963 Birthday Joel Osteen, born in Houston, Texas, pastor, Lakewood Church, ministry reaches over seven million viewers per week in the U.S., author of 'Your Best Life Now' 1963 Event Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants signs a record $100,000 per year contract 1962 Event Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year 1959 Birthday Per Gessle, rocker, Roxette-Joy Ride 1959 Birthday Per Helmstad Gessle, Sweden, singer, Roxette-Must Have Been Love 1955 Birthday Eric Money, born in Detroit, Michigan, athlete, former pro basketball player for the NBA, averaged 12.2 points per game 1947 Birthday Julie Driscoll, rocker/actress, 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee 1944 Event Allied aircrafts bombard per accident Fishing, Overijssel 1938 Event Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour 1937 Event It's revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads 1934 Event NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) 1934 Birthday Per Olov Enquist, Swedish writer, Hour of the Lynx 1934 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt devalus dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce 1933 Event Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour) 1932 Birthday Per Norgard, born in Gentofte, Denmark, composer, famous 20th century Danish composer, music features use of infinity series for serializing melody, harmony, rhythm in musical composition 1929 Event 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) 1927 Event Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year) 1926 Event Land at Broadway and Wall Street sold at a record $7 per sq inch 1925 Birthday PER Bailey, director, Gatwick and Stansted Airports 1919 Event Oregon is 1st state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon) 1917 Event 1st class mail now costs 3 cents per ounce 1904 Death Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer, dies at 61 1888 Event Ndebele-king Lobengula grants Cecil Rhodes, Mashonaland 100 pounds per month 1886 Death Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 1863 Event Free city delivery of mail begins in 49 U.S. cities; postage 3 cents per oz 1844 Event 1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) 1843 Birthday Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer 1824 Birthday Per August Olander, composer 1801 Birthday William Henry Seward, Secretary of State, 1861 - 1869, buys Alaska at 2 cents per acre 1790 Birthday Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet, Blommorna 1790 Birthday Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet, Lycksalighetens 1686 Event Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe)
