2015 Event UNESCO has added new sites to its World Heritage list, including the regions of Champagne and Burgundy in France, both Susa and the cultural setting of Maymand in Iran, and the Singapore Botanical Gardens, among others 2015 Event American skier Lindsey Vonn wins her 63rd World Cup, setting a new record after 35 years; the previous record of 62 wins was held by Austrian skier Annemarie Moser-Proell 2014 Event A ship carrying 900 Syrians is intercepted and safely brought to shore by the Italian coast guard; the ship had been manned by human traffickers who abandoned the vessel after setting the navigation system on a collision course with the Italian coast 2014 Event The U.S. and China have agreed to cut greenhouse gases, with U.S. President Barack Obama setting a goal of at least a 26 percent reduction over 2005 levels by 2025; China's Xi Jinping is making the nation�s first commitment 2014 Event The International Olympic Committee will recognize the Olympic committee of Kosovo despite the country's lack of U.N. membership, setting an unusual precedent and raising protests from Serbia; Kosovo broke away from Serbia in 2008 2013 Event The Indian rupee falls to 65.85 rupees to the U.S. dollar- setting a new record low 2013 Event In Greenland, the Siumut party wins the parliamentary election, setting up Aleqa Hammond to become the country's first female Prime Minister 2011 Event A 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Japan, setting off a series of aftershocks 2010 Event In the U.S., Senators from the Republican Party adopt a bill to ban earmarks, a process of setting aside money in bills for specific purposes specified by legislators 2009 Event A magnitude 7.0 quake strikes off the coast of Indonesia, setting off a tsunami alert which is then withdrawn 2006 Event Al-Askari Mosque is bombed, setting off protests and violence across Iraq 1982 Event Los Angeles Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record 1980 Event Detroit blocks 21 Atlanta shots setting NBA record (double OT) 1967 Event Packers' Travis Williams returns 2 kickoffs for TDs against Browns, setting largest margin of Browns defeat (48), winning 55-7 1962 Event Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104 1962 Event South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes 1960 Event Francis Chichester arrive in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing 1950 Event Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th home run, off Tom Zachary 1921 Event Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system 1861 Event Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army 1846 Event Oregon Treaty signed, setting US-British boundary at 49 degrees N
