2012 Event India puts an end to a plan to re-introduce cheetahs to the country with shipments from Africa 2012 Event At the London Book Fair, Ma Jian, Chinese author of the banned novel 'Beijing Coma,' puts red paint over his face and calls Chinese publishers, 'the mouthpiece of the Chinese communist party' 1994 Event Fire Department puts out smokey electrical fire in White House 1989 Event Burma government puts author Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest 1989 Event New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2 1979 Event Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman, puts job in jeopardy 1979 Event Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale 1975 Event Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m (world record) 1973 Event Udo Beyer of East Germany puts the shot a record 20.47 m 1970 Event British newspaper Sun puts 1st pinup girl on pg 3 (Stephanie Rahn) 1952 Event Catholic church puts Andre Gides "Labor" on the index 1944 Event Mussert puts Seyss-Inquart plan for small Nazi-Europe 1944 Event Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die 1942 Event Time puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich on its cover 1942 Event Germany puts 4 saboteurs on Long Island 1940 Event Nazi collaborator Mussert puts the fate of Netherlands in Hitler's hands 1938 Event Hitler seizes control of German army and puts Nazi in key posts 1926 Event Vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index 1923 Event Firestone puts their inflatable tires into production 1920 Event Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats New York Giants 3-0 1914 Event Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index 1907 Event Romanian Army puts down Moldavian farmers' revolt 1906 Event New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all game balls 1580 Event Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange 1555 Event Emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan
