2014 Event Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani agree to an election vote recount to settle allegations of fraud after Ghani was declared the winner; the process could take weeks, requiring the inauguration ceremony to be postponed 2014 Event Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins his second Daytona 500 race, 10 years after his first win, in a race postponed for hours by heavy rain 1988 Event Soviets 1st scheduled shuttle launch (postponed) 1973 Event Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors 1968 Event AL games at Baltimore and Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy 1968 Event 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1968 Event Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King assassination 1965 Event 2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner) 1965 Event 1st New York Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St. Louis 1960 Event Baseball game in Milwaukee postponed due to dense fog 1945 Event Tigers and A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain 1944 Event Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June 1935 Event 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati) 1925 Event Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row 1920 Event Red Sox-Indians game postponed in Boston to allow Indian players to attend Ray Chapman's funeral in Cleveland