2015 Event Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina resigns after a warrant is issued for his arrest on bribery charges; Vice President Alejandro Maldonado will take Perez Molina's place 2015 Event Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis steps down despite the outcome of a national referendum favoring his position against the bailout terms proposed by the E.U. and other creditors; economist Euclid Tsakalotos will take his place 2015 Event CVS Health will pay $1.6 billion to take over the pharmacy and clinic business of Target; CVS will continue existing operations within the Target stores 2015 Event E-commerce company eBay announces that it will lay off 2,400 employees in advance of its plans to spin off its PayPal unit; the split is expected to take place in mid-2015 2015 Event The National Baseball Hall of Fame elects four players: Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Smoltz, and Craig Biggio; the induction ceremony will take place in July 2014 Event Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, a key member of the military arm of the al-Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabab, surrenders to police; the group seeks to take over the U.N.-supported Somali government 2014 Event Japan launches an explorer that will take samples and collect data from the surface of an asteroid; the six-year trip will include eighteen months of study and data collection 2014 Event The G-20 summit in Australia ends with a commitment by leaders of the 20 nations to take steps to raise their collective GDP by $2 trillion over the next four years; critics say that proposed measures are not specific enough to achieve this goal 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 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces his resignation after six years of service in the Obama Administration; Holder's resignation will take effect upon selection and confirmation of a successor 2014 Event Pakistani protesters seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif briefly take over the state television station and shut it down; soldiers and paramilitary forces later regained control and restored operation 2014 Event Rob Manfred has been elected as the new commissioner of Major League Baseball; Manfred will take the position after current commissioner Bud Selig retires early next year 2014 Event Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani agree to an election vote recount to settle allegations of fraud after Ghani was declared the winner; the process could take weeks, requiring the inauguration ceremony to be postponed 2014 Event Microsoft identifies a security issue in Internet Explorer that can allow hackers to take control of personal computers using the browser; the flaw affects versions 6 to 11 of the software 2014 Event A total lunar eclipse takes place tonight; the eclipse will be visible in North and South America, New Zealand, Australia and nearby regions; the next total lunar eclipse will take place on October 8, 2014 2014 Event President Obama promises that the U.S. will not take military action in Ukraine in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea 2013 Event The launch of the 'Yu Tu', China's first lunar vehicle, is scheduled to take place at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center before December 10, 2013 2013 Event When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke leaves office, U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Janet Yellin to take his place 2013 Event The first federal health study reporting on the use of sleeping pills reveals that 8.6 million Americans take prescription sleeping pills 2013 Event New Zealand's first same-sex marriages take place since the country's parliament passed the Marriage Equality Bill in April 2013 Event U.S. Republicans unveil a series of bills designed to prevent government abuse, including the 'STOP IRS Act,' which would allow IRS employees to be fired when they take actions for political purposes 2013 Event Russia's parliament passes bills banning homosexual 'propaganda'; police near the Duma take gays into custody after they anti-gay extremists hit them with eggs 2013 Event Founder Michael Dell leads a consortium that announced plans to take Dell private with a $24.4 billion leveraged buyout deal - the largest buyout seen since the recession 2012 Event Mass protests take place in Tamil Nadu, India, as opposition to the Kudankulam nuclear power project grows 2012 Event After thousands protest Brett Murray's controversial painting 'The Spear', the gallery that exhibited his painting agrees to take the image of the artwork down from its website 2012 Event Sarah West, a British naval officer Commander is appointed commander of HMS Portland, the Royal Navy frigate; she is the first female officer to take command of a major British warship 2012 Event A German government plan proposing that a eurozone 'budget commissioner' take control of Greece's economic affairs is leaked 2011 Event The host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics will be Pyeongchang, South Korea; the winter multi-sport event will take place between the 9th and 24th of February, 2018 2011 Event Crewmembers of the Endeavour space shuttle Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff take what is potentially the last spacewalk ever conducted by a space shuttle crew 2011 Event Burial services for Claude Choules, aged 110, the last living veteran of World War I, take place in West Australia's port of Fremantle 2011 Event In London, England, international leaders take part in a conference focused on military action and the future of Libya 2011 Event The peak of Brazil's main carnival processions take place in Rio de Janeiro 2011 Event Tunisians take part in a demonstration urging the interim government to step down 2010 Event After a weeklong battle with 43 people killed, Somalia's al-Shabaab rebel group called for reinforcements to take over the capital Mogadishu 2010 Event Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, responds to a fiscal state of emergency by requiring most state employees to take three days of unpaid leave per month 2010 Event Presidential elections take place in Poland after the death of President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash April 10, 2010 2010 Event Iraqi voters take part in parliamentary elections and a referendum on the Status of Forces Agreement 2003 Event Tony Awards, Hairspray, Take Me Out, Long Day's Journey Into Night revival and Nine revival won major awards 2003 Death Johnny Paycheck, singer, Take This Job and Shove It, dies at 65 1998 Death Henny Youngman, comedian (Take my wife please), dies at 92 1998 Death Henny Youngman, comedian, ", Take My Wife, Please!: Henny Youngman's Giant Book of Jokes, ", dies at 91 1994 Death Walter C "Dub" Taylor II, U.S. actor (You Can't Take it All), dies at 86 1994 Event South African Government/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland 1994 Event 3 Afghans take 70 Pakistani children hostage 1993 Death Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies 1992 Event Bradlees announces it will take over Alexander's department stores in New York City 1992 Event Brave's Charlie Leibrandt 1,000th strikeout and decides to keep the ball He rolls it to the dugout, allows Ricky Jordan to take 2nd on error 1992 Event Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs 1992 Event U.S. Air New York to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die 1990 Event U.S. Ambassador tells Iraq, U.S. won't take sides in Iraq - Kuwait dispute 1989 Event Australia take 3-0 series lead over England to regain Cricket Ashes 1989 Event Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China 1988 Event Devils 6-5 over Islanders-Devils take 1st round 4-2 1987 Event 1st heart-lung transplant take place (Baltimore) 1987 Event No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings 1985 Event "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1984 Event A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation 1984 Event Moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army 1982 Event Prince Chuck and Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital 1982 Event Paul McCartney releases "Take it Away" 1981 Event Barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage 1980 Event Phils rally from 4-0 deficit to beat the Royals, 7-6 to take WS opener 1980 Death Ray Walker, actor (Baby Take a Bow), dies 1980 Event Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game 1979 Event 500 Iranian "students" seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days) 1979 Event Nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza 1975 Event Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu" 1975 Event Communists take over Laos 1975 Event W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2 1974 Event "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part 1" by James Brown peaks at #31 1974 Event Mail truck terrorists take school in Maalot, 30 killed 1974 Event Rhino Store gives people 5 cents to take home Danny Bonaduce's Album 1973 Event Mushtaq Mohammad follows up 201 to take 5-49 vs. New Zealand Dunedin 1971 Event 11 guards and 31 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison 1971 Event Apollo 15 astronauts take 6 hour electric car ride on Moon 1969 Death Vernon Duke, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', dies at 65 1968 Death Estelle Hemsley, actress (Leech Woman, Take aGiant Step), dies at 81 1968 Event Leftist students take over Columbia University, New York City 1967 Event ATS-3 launched by U.S. to take 1st pictures of full Earth disk 1967 Event Yankees longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yankees win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes 1967 Event Yankees take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yankees beat them 6-3 1967 Event Monkees take home an Emmy for their Outstanding comedy Series 1966 Event Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" 1961 Death Moss Heart, U.S. dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 1961 Birthday Teri Nunn, California, rock vocalist, Berlin-You Take my Breathe Away 1960 Event "Take Me Along" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 448 performances 1960 Death Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66 1960 Birthday John Crawford, Palo Alto California, bass, Berlin-You Take My Breath Away 1959 Event "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 448 performances 1959 Event Bob Merrill's musical "Take me Along," premieres in New York City 1959 Birthday A J Pero, Staten Is, drummer, Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It 1959 Event Dodgers win game 2 of playoff, 6-5, and take NL pennant 1959 Birthday Lonny Price, born in New York City, actor, Muppets Take Manhattan 1958 Birthday Carlos Cavazo, rocker, Quiet Riot-We're Not Gonna Take It 1956 Birthday Bob Brill, New York City, drummer, Berlin-You Take My Breath Away 1955 Event Atkinson and Depeiaza take WI from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs. Australia 1955 Birthday Dee Snider, born in Massapequa, New York, Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It 1954 Birthday Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Bx, New York, Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It 1954 Birthday Jay Jay French, born in New York City, guitarist, Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It 1953 Event Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr 1953 Event "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway 1952 Event Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada 1951 Death Margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40 1950 Birthday Heidi Schuller, born in Germany, 1st woman to take olympic oath, 1972 1949 Birthday Eddie Money, Mahoney, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and guitarist, Take Me Home Tonight 1948 Event Operation Hiram: Israelis take control of Galilee 1946 Event Henry Morgan is 1st to take off shirt on TV 1945 Event U.S. Marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa 1945 Event British troops take Ramree Island, Burma 1944 Event Chinese/U.S. armed forces take Myitkyina Airport, Burma 1943 Event U.S. forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island and Makin from Japanese 1943 Birthday Janet Margolin, born in New York City, actress, Take the Money and Run, David and Lisa 1943 Event Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 were lost by Germany 1942 Event French Navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them 1942 Event German occupiers take silver anniversary coins in battle 1942 Event Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah" 1941 Event Germany's drive to take Moscow halted 1941 Birthday Johnny Paycheck, born in Greenfield, Ohio, singer, Take This Job and Shove It 1941 Event Duke Ellington 1st records "Take the A Train" 1940 Event 1st $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It," on CBS Radio 1940 Birthday Dick Motz, cricketer, 1st New Zealander to take 100 Test wickets 1939 Birthday Bob James, born in Marshall, Missouri, rocker, smooth jazz, fusion, arranger, producer, wrote "Nautilus" and "Take Me To Mardi Gras", two of the most sampled songs in hip hop history 1939 Event Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion 1937 Birthday Warren Berlinger, Brooklyn, actor, Larry-Joey Bishop Shop, Take Two 1929 Birthday Elaine Stewart, Montclair, New Jersey, actress, Take the High Ground 1928 Event Record 12 future Hall of Famers take the field, as Yankees beat A's 9-7 1926 Event Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant 1926 Event England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0 1924 Event Wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca 1917 Event After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1916 Event German troops under Lt Rackow take Fort Vaux 1914 Event Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court 1914 Event German troops take Antwerp in World War I 1914 Event Russian troops take East-Prussia and occupy Marggrabowa 1913 Event Turkish troop take Adrianopel and Erdine from Bulgaria 1910 Birthday Margaret Lindsay, Dubuque Iowa, actress, Take a Guess 1908 Event Billy Murray hits the charts with "Take Me Outto the Ball Game" 1908 Birthday Rosalind Russell, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, actress, Mame, Take a Letter Darling 1906 Event Hugh Jennings resigns as Baltimore manager to take over at Detroit in 1907 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, born in London, England, comedian, Take my wife please 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, American Comedian, "Take my wife - please" 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, England, comedian, Take my wife please... 1904 Birthday Moss Hart, born in Bronx, New York, playwright, You Can't Take it With You, Act 1 1904 Event Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913 1903 Birthday Vernon Duke, born in Parafianovka, Belarus, Vladimir Dokelsky, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', music was performed by Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra 1900 Event Boer army under General Kritzinger take Cape colony 1899 Birthday Duke Ellington, Washington D.C., Edward Kennedy, bandleader, Take A Train 1866 Event 1st train robbery in U.S. (Reno Brothers take $13,000) 1861 Event Battle of Cape Hatteras SC-Union troops take Ft. Clark 1861 Event President-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington D.C. to take office 1861 Event MS troops take Ft. Massachusetts an Ship Island 1845 Event H L Fizeau and J Leon Foucault take 1st photo of Sun 1839 Event Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad 1832 Event French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium 1813 Event British take Ft. Niagara in War of 1812 1809 Event French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege 1809 Event British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814) 1782 Event Spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from English 1775 Event Battle of Quebec; Americans unable to take British stronghold 1762 Event British take Grenada, West Indies, from French 1687 Event Venetians take Athens from the Turks 1576 Event Spanish defeat Walloons and take Antwerp Belgium 1520 Event Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs 1291 Event Sultan of Egypt and his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre
