2013 Event The trial for ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi begin in Cairo; Morsi's behavior during the session prompts the judge to postpone the trial until January 8, 2014 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee holds its 125th Session, and announces Tokyo, Japan won the bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics 2012 Event Voters in Alexandria, Egypt clash during the evening of the second voting session on the highly charged constitutional referendum 2011 Event The Pope, Benedict XVI, becomes the first pontiff to participate in a televised interview session, pre-recorded for Italian television 2011 Event As part of a crackdown on dissent in China, 169 Chinese Christians attempting to hold an outdoor prayer session were detained, then released 1997 Death Floyd Cramer, pianist, session player, architect of the 'Nashville Sound', played piano on Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel, dies of lung cancer at age 64 1994 Event Largest U.S. Tennis Open single session (total) 23,618 1990 Event Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia hold their 1st joint session 1990 Event 1st Zen winter session in Sydney Zen Center's Gorrick's Run Zendo 1987 Event Largest U.S. Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016 1982 Event Reagan addresses joint session of British Parliament 1970 Event Jimi Hendrix 1st recording session (New York City) 1970 Event Nationalists disrupt United Nations session on Congo 1970 Event Beatles last recording session at EMI studios 1969 Event 2nd U.S. Tennis Open smallest session - 3708 (men's singles final-rain) 1963 Event Pope Paul VI closes 2nd session of 2nd Vatican Council 1963 Event 2nd session of Ecumenical council, 'Vatican II,' opens in Rome 1962 Event Fab Four have their 1st recording session under name Beatles 1961 Birthday David Huff, born in America, David Lyndon Huff, drummer, songwriter, producer, session musician, founder, Giant, 1980's hard rock band, member of White Heart, a Christian rock band 1960 Event Frank Sinatra's 1st session with Reprise Records (Ring-A-Ding-Ding) 1960 Event Aretha Franklins 1st recording session 1956 Event Buddy Holly's 1st formal recording session 1952 Birthday Eddie Manion, born in America, Eddie 'Kingfish' Manion, saxophonist, tenor and baritone sax, session musician, member of Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Tour, recorded and performed with Diana Ross, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, The E Street Band 1949 Event 1st session of Knesset (Jerusalem Israel) 1947 Event 1st opening session of Congress to be televised 1946 Event U.N. General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st New York City-Flushing Meadows) 1944 Birthday Chris Spedding, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, born Peter Robinson, rocker, jazz guitarist, rock and roll, considered the most versatile session guitarist in the U.K. 1937 Event 1st congressional session in air-conditioned chambers 1937 Event Only unicameral state legislature in U.S. opens 1st session (Nebr) 1933 Birthday Floyd Cramer, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, pianist, session player, architect of the 'Nashville Sound', played piano on Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel 1933 Event Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days" 1928 Event 1st recording session in Nashville (Warmack's Gully Jumpers) 1923 Event 1st Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Washington D.C.) 1891 Event 52nd Congress (1st to appropriate $1 billion) holds 1st session 1864 Event 2nd session of congress of Confederate States of America reconvenes 1861 Event In a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops 1800 Event Congress held 1st session in Washington D.C. in incompleted Capitol building 1794 Event 1st session of U.S. Senate open to the public 1791 Event 1st session of new French legislative assembly 1791 Event President Washington calls the U.S. Senate into its 1st special session 1653 Event British Barebones Parliament goes into session 1614 Event 2nd parliament of King James I begin session (no enactments) 1563 Event Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years 1265 Event 1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester
