2013 Event Engineers working off of Italy's Tuscan coast pull the MS Costa Concordia cruise ship upright after it ran aground in early 2012 2013 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to pull out of a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month; the meeting was set to occur before the September G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg 1994 Event Russian troops pull inside Tsjetsjenia 1990 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs Oakland) 1989 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play, vs. Yankees 1988 Event Minnesota Twins pull 2nd triple-play of year and beat Cleveland 6-2 1988 Event Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war 1979 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play, 5-4-3 vs. Cleveland 1978 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto) 1977 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs Kansas City Royals) 1973 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit) 1973 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 4th triple play, 5-4-3 vs Oakland 1971 Event International Court of Justice asks South Africa to pull out of Namibia 1969 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 3rd triple play, 5-4-3 vs Kansas City Royals 1959 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Washington Senators) 1956 Event England and France pull troops out of Egypt 1955 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics) 1945 Event British troops pull into Utrecht, Netherlands 1944 Event Nazis pull out of Rome 1943 Event German troops pull back through Kasserine-pass Tunisia 1935 Event Yankees pull a 1st inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia A's 9-8 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugrated as 32nd president, pledges to pull U.S. out of Depression and says "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." 1933 Event League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria 1896 Event Harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain 1891 Event Strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses 1864 Event Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia 1861 Event Martinsburg, Virginia - Confederate forces pull out before U.S. advance 1838 Death Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40 1831 Event 1st US-built locomotive to pull a passenger train makes 1st run 1797 Birthday Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer, Great Pull 1688 Event Prince Willem III's troops pull into London 1665 Event English rename New Amsterdam, New York, after Dutch pull out 1618 Event Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht