2015 Event France and the U.K. agree to share responsibility for taking in immigrants fleeing Syria and other conflict-ridden nations; France agrees to accept 24,000 people over the next two years, and the U.K. will accept 20,000 2015 Event Tiger Woods announces that he will be taking a hiatus from golf in order to recover from a recent injury and work on improving his game back to peak levels; Woods did not specify an expected return date to the game 2014 Event Google Inc. announces that it will be closing down its Google News site in Spain next week, ahead of rules taking effect in January that will force news aggregators to pay each publisher for using its content 2014 Event Loretta Lynch, U.S. attorney for Eastern New York, is nominated U.S. Attorney General to replace Eric Holder; Lynch must be confirmed before taking the position 2014 Event The Vatican issues a document indicating that the Catholic Church is taking a softer stance on relationships outside of traditional marriage, upholding the church's views but advocating respect for unmarried couples and homosexual unions 2014 Event Celine Dion announces that she will not be performing for the indefinite future; the singer will be focusing on taking care of her husband as he recovers from throat cancer surgery; she is also recovering from an illness affecting her vocal cords 2014 Event Chinese auto manufacturer FAW Group begins taking orders for its luxury Red Flag L5 custom-made auto; the vehicle is priced similarly to a Ferrari at approximately $803,000 2014 Event HealthCare.gov, the ObamaCare registration website is taking precautions in light of the Heartbleed security bug; all user passwords have been reset 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 2013 Event Australia's government plans to hold a referendum to recognize local government in its constitution; the referendum will coincide with the country's federal election taking place September 14, 2013 2013 Event An investigation is taking place over recent hacking incident involving a hacker gaining access to the email accounts of former President George H. W. Bush, his friends and relatives 2012 Event In a move to demonstrate promised reforms are taking place, Thein Sein, President of Burma, changes nine cabinet ministers 2012 Event China announces its plan to phase-out the practice of taking and selling organs from executed prisoners 2012 Event The IAEA announces that Iran has denied access to the Parchin military complex where they believe suspicious nuclear activities are taking place 2011 Event Iranian students storm the British Embassy in Tehran, taking six hostages; the U.N. security council condemns the attack 2010 Event The People's Republic of China announces it is taking its first census in ten years 1996 Event "Taking Sides" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City 1996 Event "Taking Sides," opens at Atkinson Theater New York City 1992 Event Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play 1991 Event "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 78 performances 1991 Event "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 78 performances 1989 Event Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games 1988 Event New Jersey Devils beat Caps 3-2 taking 7th game of Patrick Division final 1977 Event England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Australia 1976 Event East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to 1975 Event Ed Bullins' "Taking of Miss Jane," premieres in New York City 1974 Birthday Natalie Maines, born in Lubbock, Texas, singer, songwriter, the Dixie Chicks, alternative country band, Grammy-Award winning album, 'Taking the Long Way' 1970 Event Peter Yarrow arrested for taking "immoral liberties" with girl, 14 1970 Event Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) plead guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl 1960 Event Alan Freed and eight other DJ accused of taking radio payola 1958 Event Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII 1955 Event Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st 1953 Event Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment 1944 Event Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol 1938 Birthday John Guare, U.S. writer, 6 degrees of Separation, Atlantic City, Taking Off 1923 Event Allies accepts Vilnus taking East-Galicie in Poland 1918 Event Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play" 1913 Event Hamilton Alerts apply for ORFU reinstatement, taking the name Hamilton Rowing Club 1912 Event U.S. Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion 1904 Event England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs. Australia 1885 Death Thomas A Hendricks, 21st Vice President, dies at 66, 8 months after taking office 1878 Event 1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground 1861 Event Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state 1834 Event Senate censure President Jackson for taking federal deposits from Bank of U.S. 1815 Event U.S. declares war on Algiers for taking U.S. prisoners and demanding tribute 1775 Event Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent 1527 Event Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions
