2015 Event Seth Blatter, president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), resigns five days after his re-election to a fifth term; several FIFA officials were recently arrested in a corruption scandal, but Blatter has not been charged 2015 Event The Cairo Criminal Court convicts Egyptian ex-President Mohammed Morsi for his role in illegal detentions and violent responses to protests against him three years ago; he and other Muslim Brotherhood defendants will serve a 20-year prison term 2015 Event Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt, may be freed after the nation's high court overturned the sole remaining verdict against him for embezzling public funds; Mubarak has been serving his three-year prison term in a hospital due to poor health 2014 Event Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has announced his resignation; the 89-year-old president indicated after reelection in 2013 that he would retire before the end of the 7-year term 2014 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will step down when he has reached constitutional term limits; Putin has served as either president or prime minister continually since the year 2000 and may run for a final presidential term in 2018 2014 Event Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been elected to her second term, winning with 51.6% of the vote over Aecio Neves 2014 Event South African President Jacob Zuma is sworn into office for his second 5-year term 2014 Event 29-term U.S. Rep. John Dingell announces that he will retire at the end of his current term; the 87-year-old congressman says that his health is fine, but the hostile climate in Congress means that he can no longer do his job effectively 2013 Event The UN Security Council elects Lithuania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Chad and Chile to a two-year term beginning January 1, 2014 2013 Event President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, ends his five year term and will be replaced by Mamnoon Hussain 2013 Event Rafael Correa wins an unprecedented third term as President of Ecuador 2013 Event President Barack Obama is inaugurated in the Blue Room of the White House; this is his second term in office 2012 Event Votes in Florida are finalized, giving Barack Obama the winning number of electoral votes; this will be his second term as President of the United States 2012 Event Russia swears in Vladimir Putin for his third, six-year term as President 2012 Event Russians stage protests in response to last week's election of Vladimir Putin as President for a third term 2012 Event With over 42% of the vote, the island nation of Kiribati re-elects President Anote Tong to a third and final term 2011 Event Amid protests, the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, is sworn in for a fourth term 2011 Event U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, publicly announces she will retire rather than serve a second term in 2012 if President Obama is reelected 2005 Event George W. Bush is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States 2004 Event George W. Bush wins a second term as U.S. president, winning 51% of the popular vote 2001 Death Sir Fred Hoyle, "astronomer, science fiction writer", ", coined the term ""big bang"", ", dies at 86 2000 Death Robert Trout, radio Methuselah, ", coined the term ""fireside chat"" to describe FDR's informal speeches, ", dies at 91 1998 Death Dick Higgins, composer, coined term 'intermedia', founder, Something Else Press, dies of a heart attack in Quebec, Canada 1994 Death Sammy Taft, Canadian businessman (coined term "hat trick"), dies at 81 1993 Event Admiral Studeman, ends term as acting director of CIA 1993 Event Robert M Gates, ends term as 15th director of CIA 1991 Event Richard J. Kerr, ends term as acting director of CIA 1991 Event Richard J. Kerr, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1991 Event William H. Webster, ends term as 14th director of CIA 1990 Event Pete Rose begins 5-ms prison term at Marion (IL) Federal prison camp 1990 Event Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term, 1990 Event Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6 year term as Nicaragua's president 1988 Event Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager 1987 Event Margaret Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win 3rd term 1987 Event William J Casey, ends term as 13th director of CIA 1986 Event John N. McMahon, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1984 Event President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term 1982 Event Margaret Thatcher begins her 2nd term as British prime minster 1981 Event Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins 1981 Event Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), ends term as 12th director of CIA 1981 Event Frank C Carlucci, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1977 Event E Henry Knoche, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1977 Event George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA 1976 Event U.N. Security Council endorses Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General for 2nd 5 yr term 1976 Event Vernon A. Walters, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1976 Event William E. Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA 1975 Event Commissioner Bowie Kuhn is reelected for a 7-year term 1973 Event General Walters, ends term as acting director of CIA 1973 Event James R. Schlesinger, ends term as 9th director of CIA 1973 Event Richath Helms, ends term as 8th director of CIA 1971 Event Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman,, Jr., USMC, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1971 Event President Nixon commutes Jimmy Hoffa's jail term 1969 Event Temp Commissioner Bowie Kuhn elected for 7-year term by unanimous vote 1969 Event Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1966 Event Vice Admiral William F Raborn, Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA 1964 Event Time Magazine uses term "op art" for 1st time 1964 Event Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner 1962 Event General Charles P. Cabell, USAF, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1960 Birthday Jaron Lanier, born in New York City, New York, visual artist, author, computer scientist, popularized the term, 'virtual reality' 1958 Event Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France 1956 Event Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister 1956 Event President Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term 1953 Event Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek" 1953 Event General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA 1951 Event William H. Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1949 Event Brigadier General Edwin K. Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1948 Event Bernard M. Baruch introduces term "Cold War" 1948 Event President Truman nominated for another term 1947 Event Lt General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA 1946 Event Kingman Douglass, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1946 Event Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, ends term as 1st director of CIA Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, becomes 2nd director of CIA 1945 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as president 1944 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R) 1944 Event President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention 1944 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt says he would run for a 4th term 1940 Event President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R) 1940 Event Democratic Convention nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for a 3rd term 1938 Birthday Dick Higgins, born in Cambridge, England, composer, coined term 'intermedia', founder, Something Else Press 1933 Birthday Edward de Bono, physician, inventor, consultant, author, invented term lateral thinking, promoted deliberate teaching of thinking as a subject in public schools, advanced applied psychology, making theories about creativity, perception into usable tools 1933 Event 20th Amendment goes into effect: President term begins in Jan not March 1925 Event Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo 1924 Event 3rd term of Belgium Theunis government begins 1922 Birthday Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" 1922 Event German Reichs Chancellor Joseph Wirth term ends 1916 Birthday Forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi" 1911 Event President/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends 1906 Event President Theodore Roosevelt uses term "muckrake" 1901 Event President William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as president 1901 Event Term of George H. White, last of post-Reconstruction congressmen, ends 1900 Event The term "orienteering" is 1st used for an event 1893 Event Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th U.S. president (2nd term) 1884 Event Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for 1st President term 1870 Event Hiram R. Revels elected to fill unexpired term of Jefferson Davis 1865 Event President Lincoln inaugurated for his 2nd term as president 1864 Event Abraham Lincoln (R) elected to his 2nd term as president 1861 Event Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate president 1861 Birthday William Bateson, English biologist, originator of term "genetics" 1849 Event U.S. had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (President pro tem) term ended March 3rd 1839 Event 1st known use of term OK (Boston) 1698 Event Russian czar Peter the Great begins term 1377 Event Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term 1294 Event Pope Coelestinus V ends term
