2014 Event A water-embedded rock layer is found deep inside the earth; the layer stores three times the water found in all the earth's oceans, suggesting that oceans developed through seepage of this water and not from striking comets as previously believed 2012 Event Typhoon Bopha, striking New Bataan and parts of the southern Philippines, leads to the deaths of 283 people with 339 injured, over 300 missing, and over 87,000 evacuated from the area 2011 Event Canadian Auto Workers vote in favor of striking against Caterpillar Inc's locomotive manufacturing plant in London, Ontario 2011 Event Part of the Prompt Global Strike program, a U.S. hypersonic weapon system undergoes a successful test, proving capable of striking targets 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away in under 30 minutes 2010 Event South Korea develops a long-range cruise missile reportedly capable of striking North Korea, Japan, Russia and China 1995 Event NBA referees return to work after striking 1991 Event New York Met David Cone ties NL record by striking out 19 Phillies 1986 Event White Sox Joe Cowley sets record striking out 1st 7 Rangers he faces 1984 Event Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, San Diego Padres win pennant 1981 Event President Regan fires 11,500 striking air traffic controllers 1980 Event Expos Bill Gullickson, sets rookie record of striking out 18 1978 Event Memphis, Tennessee settles with striking police officers and firefighters 1974 Event 1st general striking in Ethiopia 1973 Event 1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942 1969 Event Cards Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 New York Mets in a game 1966 Event Cleveland pitchers set AL record striking out 19 batters in 1st 9 innings 1966 Event Belgian state police kills 2 striking mine workers 1958 Event Nellie Fox sets record for consecutive games without striking out (98) 1947 Event Tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300 1943 Birthday Lou Christie, Lugee Sacco, Penn, vocalist, Lightning Striking Again 1934 Event U.S. Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down government's attempt to ban controversial James Joyce novel "Ulysses" 1934 Event Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times 1932 Event Frank Crosetti ties record, striking out twice in 1 inning 1929 Event A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs 1912 Event Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia 1897 Event Police shoot at striking mine workers in Penns, kills 20 1894 Event Government obtains injunction against striking Pullman Workers 1892 Event Striking steel workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania fire on scabs, killing 7
