2015 Event Migrants in Serbia trying to enter the E.U. via Hungary attempt to break through a border gate, causing conflict with Hungarian police; Hungary has closed its border, but Serbia will send travelers to Croatia so they can then go on to northern Europe 2015 Event Survivors of the Ebola virus in West Africa are now experiencing medical problems, such as joint pain and eye inflammation, which are sometimes so severe that the survivors are unable to work 2015 Event Members of the E.U. have agreed to relocate 40,000 of the recent migrants to Italy and Greece; over 120,000 of the 150,000 migrants to Europe so far this year have landed in these two countries 2015 Event An outbreak of an unknown disease in Nigeria has so far resulted in 17 deaths, each occurring within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms; while tests show that the disease is not viral, the cause has not yet been identified 2014 Event Wal Mart announces that, due to the Affordable Care Act, it will increase health benefit costs for all employees and end health benefits for its 30,000 or so workers with fewer than 30 hours per week; the changes will take place in January 2015 2014 Event The state of Washington legalizes recreational marijuana, becoming the second U.S. state to do so after Colorado 2014 Event Toyota is seeking to sell fuel-cell vehicles in the U.S. but must receive an exemption from certain safety requirements to do so; Toyota states that its car meets safety requirements through a different mechanism than that specified in the rules 2014 Event Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko initiates a 7-day cease-fire, allowing troops to defend themselves but not to attack; during the cease-fire, separatists can turn in weapons and receive amnesty; so far, rebels have rejected the offer 2014 Event Russia seeks to intimidate Finland out of thoughts of joining NATO; a representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that any moves by Finland to do so could potentially trigger World War III 2014 Event Expansion plans for the Panama Canal are paused so Grupo Unidos por el Canal, the group behind the project, can seek more funding for the $3.2 billion project 1998 Event President Bill Clinton testifies before a grand jury investigating his conduct (first president to do so), and admits an 'inappropriate relationship' with Monica Lewinsky 1998 Event Federal court rules President Clinton does not have executive privilege in the Lewinsky case so he must testify 1992 Event Tipper Gore (wife of future Vice President) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink 1990 Event Greyhound files reoganization plan so they can be traded publically 1990 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Bayakoa, Fly So Free, In The Wings, Meadow Star, Royal Academy, Safely Kept, Unbridled 1990 Event Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt 1990 Event Romania bans Communist party (1st Warsaw Pact member to do so) 1989 Event Penn is 1st to restrict abortions after Supreme Court gave states the right to do so 1988 Event Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Fla 1987 Event Imran Khan takes 300th Test Cricket wicket, only Pakistani to do so 1984 Birthday Mandy Moore, born in Orlando, Florida, singer, songwriter, actress, films include 'A Walk to Remember', teen pop albums include 'So Real, I Wanna Be with You' 1984 Birthday Emily Ann Lloyd, actress, Sarah Kramer-Something So Right 1982 Event U.S. submarine Thomas Edison collides with U.S. Navy destroyer in So China Sea 1981 Event George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine" 1980 Event "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" closes at Martin Beck New York City after 8 performances 1980 Event "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" opens at Martin Beck New York City for 8 performances 1980 Birthday Billy L Sullivan, LI, New York, actor, Will Pacino-Something So Right 1980 Birthday Marne Patterson, born in Sherman Oaks, California, actress, Nicole-Something So Right 1979 Birthday Claire Danes, New York City, actress, Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo and Juliet 1978 Birthday Devon Gummersall, born in Colorado, actor, 'Relativity', Brian in 'My So Called Life' 1976 Event U.S. courts find George Harrison guilty of plagiarism for 'He's So Fine' 1976 Event "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 16 performances 1976 Event "So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 16 performances 1975 Event 6 So Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days 1974 Birthday Devon Odessa, actor, Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost 1973 Birthday Wilson Cruz, actor, My So Called Life, Ally McBeal 1972 Birthday Jared Leto, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, actor, Jordan-My So Called Life 1971 Birthday Chesney Lee Haskes, England, singer, Feels So Alive 1969 Birthday Mica Paris, born in South London, England, born Michelle Wallen, rocker, singer, actress, radio and television presenter, known for 1988 debut platinum-selling album 'So Good' 1969 Event "Turn-On," debuts and cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly 1968 Birthday Des'ree, born in Barbados, born Desiree Annette Weeks, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, hit songs, 'You Gotta Be', 'Feel So High' 1968 Birthday Sinitta, born in Seattle, Washington, born Sinitta Renet Malone, singer, actress, known for hit records, 'So Macho', 'Toy Boy', in the 1980's 1968 Event Start of Colin Cowdrey's 100th Test, 1st person to do so 1968 Event Ralph Aberbathy elected to head So Christian Leadership Conference 1963 Death Stark Young, U.S. writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81 1961 Death Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 and 10), dies of cancer at 64 1957 Event "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra peaks at #2 1954 Birthday June Pointer, singer, Pointer Sisters-I'm So excited 1954 Birthday Jere Burns, Cambridge MS, actor, Something So Right, Kirk-Dear John 1951 Birthday Peabo Bryson, born in Greenville, South Carolina, R&B vocalist, I'm So into You 1950 Birthday Bonnie Pointer, singer, Pointer Sisters-Jump, I'm So Excited 1948 Birthday Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 1948 Birthday Anita Pointer, Oakland, rock vocalist, Pointer Sisters-She's So Shy 1947 Birthday Barbara Lee, U.S. singer, Chiffons, He's So Fine 1947 Birthday Patricia Bennett, U.S. singer, He's So Fine 1946 Birthday Sylvia Peterson, U.S. vocalist, Chiffons-He's So Fine 1946 Birthday Mirelle Mathieu, born in Acignon, France, singer, So Ein Schoner Abend 1946 Birthday Ruth Pointer, singer, Pointer Sisters-I'm So Exicted 1945 Birthday Carly Simon, born in New York City, singer, Anticipation, You're So Vain 1944 Birthday Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter, Traffic-Something So Strong 1944 Birthday Frederick Knight, U.S. singer, I've been lonely so long 1943 Birthday John Paul Hammond, New York City, blues singer, So Many Roads 1943 Event Denmark scuttles their warships so as not to be taken by Germany 1942 Event French Navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them 1942 Event "WW II" titled so, as result of Gallup Poll 1942 Event Congress advises Franklin D. Roosevelt that, Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the U.S. war effort 1940 Birthday Sammy Strain, U.S. singer, Imperials-Hurt So Bad 1940 Event British Prime Minister Churchill says of Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" 1940 Event Winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations would remember that "this was their finest hour" 1939 Event Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I 1939 Birthday Richard Kiel, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, So Fine, Jaws-Moonraker, Skidoo 1939 Birthday Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer, Daddy don't run so fast 1936 Birthday Shirley Goodman, U.S. R&B singers, Shirley and Lee-Feels so Good 1933 Event Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds 1933 Birthday Joan Weldon, SF, actress, So This is Love, Them 1933 Event Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games 1931 Event Lord Cecil of British Government says War was never so improbable 1930 Event Phillies trailing 10-5, score 5 in 9th, then Pirates score 4 in top of 10th, so Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14 1930 Birthday Johnny Preston, Port Arthur, Texas, rocker, Feel So Fine 1927 Birthday Richard Johnson, actor, Never So Few, Restless, Beyond the Door 1926 Event JB Fagan's "And So to Bed," premieres in London 1925 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Edna Ferber for "So big" 1925 Event James Gleason and Richard Tabers "Is zat so?," premieres in New York City 1917 Event Cincinnati Fred Tooney and Chicagos's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in 10th, so Cincinnati wins 1-0 1914 Birthday Julio Cortazar, Argentina, writer, We Love Glenda So Much 1911 Death Stephanus J du Toit, So Afr theologist/journalist (Afr Bond), dies 1910 Birthday John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1903 Birthday Dorothy Stickney, Dickinson ND, actress, And So They Were Married 1900 Event Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers 1900 Death Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (So [Lonely]), dies at 32 1899 Birthday Elliot Nugent, director, And so They were Married 1896 Event 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!) 1889 Birthday Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist, Zimbabwe, So Arabia 1887 Birthday Joe Jackson, black sox player, Say it aint so, Joe 1881 Birthday Stark Young, U.S. critic/writer, So Red the Rose 1849 Event Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent; only U.S. president to do so 1794 Event New York City formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect New York City from British 1713 Birthday Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, astronomer who mapped the So Hemisphere 1540 Event Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so
