2015 Event The World Health Organization declares Liberia free of the Ebola virus after a period of 42 days with no new cases, which is twice the normal quarantine duration; over 4,700 people perished in the nation during the epidemic 2015 Event France has outlawed the hiring of models who do not meet new Body Mass Index (BMI) minimums for a certain period of time before and during a modeling job; the law aims to prevent promotion of anorexia among models and people who emulate them 2014 Event Two former Khmer Rouge leaders, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, have been convicted of war crimes during the period of Cambodian genocide in the 1970s; a U.N.-supported war crimes tribunal sentenced the two men to life in prison; both men are in their 80s 2014 Event U.S. Girl Scout Katie Francis breaks the record for selling cookies for the organization's annual fundraiser, selling 18,107 boxes over a seven-week period 2014 Event Google and Microsoft report that the National Security Agency ordered them to provide information on 10,000 accounts over a six-month period in 2012 and 2013, and Yahoo reported they complied with government request for information on more than 40,000 accounts 2013 Event The Pentagon will furlough 650,000 civilian employees without pay for six days this year after receiving warnings that mandatory budget cuts might idle defense workers for a longer period of time 2011 Event In South Dakota, Governor Dennis Daugaard signs an abortion bill that requires women to undertake counseling and wait 72 hours, the longest period in the U.S. 2011 Event Chinese prosecutors claim over 600 people were killed in Yunnan over a seven year period from official misconduct 2010 Event Scientists announce the discovery of Inkayacu, an extinct genus of prehistoric penguin that lived in the Late Eocene period 1993 Event Brady bill passes establishing 5-day waiting period for handgun sales 1992 Event 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period 1990 Event Edmonton Oiler Klima beats Boston Bruins in 6th period 1989 Event Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period 1987 Event Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954 1986 Event Chicago Blackhawks Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of 3rd period 1984 Event Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period 1983 Event New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 seconds of 3rd period 1983 Event Arbitrator Raymond Goetz rules 43 players who are on Disabled List during 1981 players' strike not entitled to salaries for that period 1983 Event NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period 1983 Event Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period 1982 Event Los Angeles Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton in 3rd period, win in OT 6-5 1981 Event Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto) 1980 Event Sabres and Islanders play to 1:20 of 5th period in a playoff 1980 Event Islander Potvin's 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings and set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period 1980 Event Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 minutes and a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL 1979 Event 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period 1979 Event New York Islanders didn't get a shot off in 1 period against New York Rangers 1978 Event Islanders scored 7 goals in 1 period against New York Rangers, Trottier scores 8 points vs Rangers, 5 goals-NHL record 6 pts in 1 period 1978 Event Islanders took 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins Penguins' Ross Lonsberry failed on 7th penalty shot against Islanders 1975 Event Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders 1973 Event Flyers score 8 goals in 1 period vs. Islanders, on 60 shots 1971 Event New York Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period 1970 Event Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank 1969 Event Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period 1968 Event Jim Dorey sets Toronto Maple Leaf penalty records (48 minutes on 9 penalties in a game and 44 minutes on 7 penalties in a period) 1966 Event Period of relative peace following WW II exceeds that following WW I 1963 Event Official 30-day mourning period for President John F. Kennedy ends 1943 Event Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period 1942 Event SS exterminates 3,500 Jews in Zelov Lodz Poland in 6 week period 1939 Event NHL record 10 goals in 1 period-New York Rangers (7), New York Americans (3) and a record 26 points in the 3rd period 1936 Event Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in 16 minutes and 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 minutes), ends 1-0 1935 Birthday Peter Frankl, born in Hungary, pianist, performs classical music, Romantic period, early Modern, recorded the complete solo piano music of Debussy, performed with world class orchestras throughout America and Europe 1934 Event Tornoto Maple Leaf Harvey Jackson is 1st to score 4 goals in 1 period 1931 Event Chicago Cy Wentworth beats Mont Canadiens at 13:50 of 6th period 1858 Event Origin of Modified Julian Period 1609 Death Joseph Justus Scaliger, French inventor of "Julian Period", dies at 68
