2015 Event The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turns polluter by accidentally releasing a million gallons of heavy-metal-laden mining wastewater into Colorado's Animas River while investigating a Superfund site 2015 Event Commercial space company SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon 9 rocket, which has released the Dragon cargo ship into orbit to the International Space Station; the rocket returned to Earth after releasing the Dragon but had a rough landing 2012 Event Wikileaks begins releasing 5 million emails from Stratfor, a private intelligence company 2007 Event Earthquake in Japan damages nuclear power plan releasing 300 gallons of radioactive water 1963 Event Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans 1952 Event Sun Records of Memphis begins releasing records
