2014 Event Movie studio Warner Brothers announces plans to lay off employees and reduce costs in order to improve efficiency; parent company Time Warner Inc. is seeking improvements across its divisions after rejecting a buyout offer by Rupert Murdoch earlier this year 1987 Event Senate debate begins rejecting Robert Bork's Supreme Court nomination 1964 Event Indians' directors vote to keep franchise in Cleveland, rejecting bids by Seattle, Oakland and Dallas 1949 Event AL votes 7-1 rejecting legalizing the spitball 1898 Event Spain declares war on U.S. rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba