2015 Event The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has taken back Floyd Mayweather's welterweight title belt, won after his recent victory over Manny Pacquiao; WBO stripped the title after Mayweather failed to pay a $200,000 fee and vacate his existing titles 2015 Event Israeli forces peaceably board and redirect the Swedish Marianne, a ship that was part of Freedom Flotilla III, which sought to enter the Gaza port in violation of Israel's naval blockade; the ship will be taken to the port of Ashdod and inspected 2015 Event Nigerian troops rescue 93 women and 200 girls from Boko Haram encampments in the Sambisa Forest; the 'Chibok girls', kidnapped by the militants last year and taken into the forest, were not among those rescued 2014 Event The Dow Jones Industrial Average sets a record at 18,024.17; the Dow has taken less than six months to climb from a value of 17,000 points 2014 Event A series of hidden online markets are taken down after raids by U.S. and European authorities and the arrest of 17 people; the markets were used to secretly trade illegal goods 2014 Event Ashraf Ghani is sworn in as Afghanistan's new president; Ghani will share power with runner-up candidate Abdullah Abdullah, who has taken the position of chief executive 2014 Event With help from Qatar officials, 45 U.N. peacekeepers from Fiji have been freed by their Syrian rebel captors; the troops were taken hostage two weeks ago after the rebels overtook the Syrian-controlled part of Golan Heights from government troops 2014 Event After nearly 40 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos of Spain is abdicating and installing his son Felipe; unfavorable opinion, health issues and investigation of daughter Cristina in a public funds theft scandal have taken their toll on the king 2014 Event Researchers report that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy can increase the risk of ADHD diagnoses as the babies mature; taking acetaminophen in the first trimester has the lowest risk at 9%, but there is a 63% likelihood of the condition in babies if the drug is taken in the last two trimesters 2014 Event Apple purchases SnappyLabs, a small company that makes a popular photography app; the $1 app enables smartphone users to modify how the built-in camera takes photos and how quickly the photos are taken 2013 Event One of the rarest mammals on earth, the saola, an Asian unicorn is released by WWF; the photo was taken by a camera trap in a forest in central Vietnam in September 2013, last seen 15 years ago 2013 Event A successor to the SR-71 Blackbird is being built by Lockheed Martin. The company's Advanced Development Programs, known by the alias Skunk Works, has taken on the challenge to builde the SR-72, capable of flying at mach 6 with expected delivery in 2023 2013 Event A portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protects minority voting rights, is struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, ruling that Congress has not taken into account the nation's racial progress when singling out certain states for federal oversight 2013 Event George Osborne, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, announces that G7 finance ministers and central bankers agree that coordinate action should be taken against tax evaders 2013 Event U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer breaks his shoulder on a fall from his bicycle and is taken to the hospital by ambulance 2013 Event A scientific study determines that common drugs taken for reducing cholesterol can prevent macular degeneration 2012 Event A referee lockout that has taken place since June 2012 ends as an agreement is reached between the NFL and NFL Referees Association 2012 Event Scientists create a 'magic carpet' using optical fibers to help prevent elderly people from falling by detecting when unusual footsteps are taken 2012 Event A recurrence of a bladder infection causes Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to be taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure 2012 Event An EU Accession referendum is taken in Croatia; 66% vote to join the EU, and 33% vote against joining 2011 Event The Ames Straw Poll for 2012 Presidential election candidates is taken; Michele Bachmann is the winner 2011 Event U.S. President Barack Obama chooses not release photos of Osama bin Laden following his death; photos taken at the Abbotabad compound are released by Reuters 2011 Event Peruvians reclaimed 45,000 Inca artefacts taken by Yale University from Machu Picchu over a hundred years ago, finally successful in their campaign to return of 'the dignity and pride of Peru' 2011 Event Saudi Arabia bans all protests after demonstrations have taken place east of the country 2010 Event Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao releases pictures of the moon's Sinus Iridum, or Bay of Rainbows, taken during China's Chang e-2 lunar mission 2010 Event Six Venezuelan cable television channels are taken off the air by the Venezuelan government after refusing to transmit government messages 2010 Event Australian researchers discover the first plane taken to Antarctica in 1912 1994 Event 35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field 1987 Event Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon 1985 Event David Jacobsen taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon 1985 Event Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut 1983 Event IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball 1979 Event 63 Americans taken hostage at U.S. Embassy (Teheran, Iran) 1955 Event Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight 1955 Event Armed military action taken against bureaucratic strike in Amsterdam 1953 Event British royal yacht Britannia taken out of service 1950 Event Coronation Stone, taken from Scone in Scotland by Edward I in 1296, stolen from Westminster Abbey and smuggled back to Scotland 1949 Event Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian government 1949 Event 1st photo of genes taken at University of South California by Pease and Baker 1945 Event Cologne taken by allied armies 1943 Event Denmark scuttles their warships so as not to be taken by Germany 1943 Event Argentina taken over by General Rawson and Col Juan Peron 1942 Event 999 Jews are taken from Mechelen transit camp in Belgium 1941 Event Jewish Weekly newspaper taken control by Nazis 1933 Event 1st known photo of Loch Ness monster is taken 1929 Event 1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona" 1925 Event Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island 1924 Event 1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken 1911 Event 1st photo in U.S. taken from an airplane, San Diego 1883 Event English freighter Nisero stranded at Atjeh (crew taken hostage) 1874 Birthday Robert Frost, born in San Francisco, poet, Mending Wall, Road Not Taken 1867 Event Jesse James-gang rob bank in Richmond Missouri (2 die, $4,000 taken) 1861 Event Indianola Texas - "Star of West" taken by Confederacy 1861 Event Ft. Jackson and Ft. Philip are taken over by LA state troops 1860 Event 1st aerial photo taken in U.S. (from a balloon), Boston 1807 Event Curacao is taken by English, until March, 1816 1789 Event Oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken 1781 Event Dutch West Indies island of St. Eustatia taken by British 1689 Event Montreal taken by Iroquois 1596 Event Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java 1129 Event Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II
