2014 Event U.S.-Iranian citizen Jason Rezaian, the head of the 'Washington Post' bureau in Iran, has been accused of unknown charges and is being held without bail; Iran has denied requests from Switzerland to check on Rezaian's condition on behalf of the U.S. 2014 Event The Obama administration requests $3.7 billion to address a flood of children crossing the U.S. border unaccompanied by adults; the children are to be returned to their home countries 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama requests $2 billion for emergency measures to address illegal immigration and enhance security at the border with Mexico; thousands of children have been caught in the last 8 months crossing the border without adults 2012 Event Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese dissident, requests help from the U.S. Congress in his attempt to flee China with his family 2012 Event The U.S. requests New Zealand extradite Kim Dotcom and three of his MegaUpload associates, forcing them to face charges for breaching copyright 2011 Event North Korea places requests with its worldwide embassies to appeal for aid to feed its population 2010 Event Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly, Mahmoud Abbas communicates that Palestinians desire a 'comprehensive and just' peace agreement; he requests Israel cease its policy of building settlements in the West Bank 2010 Event Israel requests that Germany arrest Klaas Carel Faber, a Nazi war criminal who killed 20 Jews at Westerbork concentration camp 1982 Event Britain requests Argentina arrange for return of prisoners 1981 Event Spanish government requests membership in NATO 1980 Event Iran requests $24 billion in U.S. guarantees to free hostages 1975 Event Tennis Star Martina Navratilova requests U.S. political asylum 1970 Event President Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses 1967 Event Norway requests European Common Market membership 1959 Event Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) 1939 Event Stalin requests British, French and Russian anti-nazi pact 1929 Event French premier A Briand requests a U.S. of Europe 1928 Event Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India 1861 Event Manassas, Virginia General Beauregard requests reinforcements for his 22,000 men, General Johnston is ordered to Manassas 1861 Event In a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops 1853 Event Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan
