2015 Event Giant panda Mei Xiang gives birth to twin cubs at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C.; the cubs appear healthy but will alternate between an incubator and nursing time with their mother 2015 Event The U.S. Internal Revenue Service reveals that hackers who stole taxpayer data in May had accessed additional databases, adding 220,000 to the previous estimate of 114,000 taxpayers who have had their information compromised 2015 Event World leaders at the latest G7 meeting reinforce their commitments to reduce carbon-based emissions, reaffirm support for sanctions against Russia in light of the Ukraine conflict, and discuss issues related to Greece's debt load 2015 Event Nobel prize winning mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr., 86, and his wife Alicia, 82, die after an accident in New Jersey in which their taxi lost control 2015 Event Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announce the name of their baby girl, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana 2015 Event Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announces that Arab leaders will be combining their military resources to combat violence in the region; Saudi Arabia has already led joint forces in airstrikes on Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen 2015 Event Shiite militia forces in Iraq boycott the fight against ISIS in Tikrit to protest U.S. airstrikes; the U.S. was responding to a request from the Iraqi government, but militias are concerned that the U.S. will receive credit for their work to date 2015 Event The New England Patriots win their fourth Super Bowl title, beating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24; Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is named MVP and is now one of only three quarterbacks to have won three Super Bowls 2014 Event The United States and allied forces end the combat mission in Afghanistan, which began in 2001 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.; about 13,000 troops will stay to train Afghan police and military forces in their fight against the Taliban 2014 Event Tension increases for New York City police after a man kills two officers to avenge the killing of two unarmed black men by police in recent weeks; police have been ordered to work in pairs and to consider their own safety first while on patrol 2014 Event Office supply company Staples announces that up to 1.16 million cards may have been affected by a data breach in October; the company is offering free identity theft protection for shoppers at the affected stores and advises all customers to monitor their credit records 2014 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station have created a specialized wrench in their 3D printer using a custom-designed blueprint emailed to the station from engineers on Earth; previously, objects have been printed from pre-loaded design files 2014 Event Almost 200 nations at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Peru join an emissions reduction accord requiring each nation to post its plan online in 2015; the public can then pressure noncompliant nations to keep and strengthen their commitments 2014 Event Six men being detained in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay facility have been released to Uruguay; the men are considered refugees and will not have restrictions on their travel 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Nagano, Japan; no deaths were reported, but dozens of people were injured or trapped in their homes, and over 80 people evacuated to a shelter 2014 Event Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been denied permission to travel to the mainland; the men sought to fly to Beijing to present their grievances to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang 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 Facebook and Apple are offering to pay the costs of freezing the eggs of female employees covered by the companies' insurance plans; the companies see the offering as a way to help women focus on their careers if they wish to delay motherhood 2014 Event Russian troops along the Ukrainian border have been ordered to withdraw to their home bases by President Vladimir Putin; the move comes ahead of meetings between Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko 2014 Event The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi for their work in advocating children's rights; 17-year-old Yousafzai, who was shot by Taliban in retaliation for her activism, is the youngest recipient in history 2014 Event Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, announce the birth of their first child, Charlotte, making grandparents of former U.S. presidential couple Bill and Hillary Clinton 2014 Event United Nation member states agree to a resolution aiming to prevent their citizens from joining or supporting militant groups, particularly the Islamic State, in Iraq and Syria 2014 Event The U.S. Treasury is issuing rules to hinder companies from moving their headquarters outside the country to save on taxes; the rules may impact pending deals, such as Burger King's plan to move to Canada after merging with Tim Horton's 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 Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announce that they are expecting their second child; baby Prince George celebrated his first birthday two months ago 2014 Event By court order, student athletes can now profit from commercial use of their names and images; NCAA had previously retained all revenues from such deals, but students will now have profits placed in trust funds to be received upon leaving school 2014 Event Two former Khmer Rouge leaders, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, have been convicted of war crimes during the period of Cambodian genocide in the 1970s; a U.N.-supported war crimes tribunal sentenced the two men to life in prison; both men are in their 80s 2014 Event The NCAA settles a lawsuit regarding concussions, paying $70 million to assess head injuries for current and past players of college sports; The fund does not cover treatment, forcing injured players to sue their colleges for compensation 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Central American leaders, asking their assistance in curbing the flood of children attempting to immigrate; Obama asserted that children without proper documentation would be returned to their home countries 2014 Event The U.S. adds new sanctions against Russia, prohibiting certain Russian international businesses from accessing U.S. capital markets; the move extends previous sanctions targeting specific individuals and their companies 2014 Event The Obama administration requests $3.7 billion to address a flood of children crossing the U.S. border unaccompanied by adults; the children are to be returned to their home countries 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 Reality star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West are married in Florence, Italy, about 7 months after the birth of their daughter, North West; the celebrities have been together since early 2012 2014 Event eBay announces that its databases were accessed by hackers in February and March of this year; despite no reports to date of illicit activity arising from the cyberattack, the company is requiring all users to change their passwords 2014 Event The Chinese and Russian state energy companies, Gazprom and CPNC, respectively, have entered a deal for Russia to supply China with natural gas; the deal provides a market for Russian gas as European countries seek to reduce their dependence due to Russia's actions 2014 Event Regions of eastern Ukraine announce that their self-organized elections show most voters to be in favor of secession; the election results aren't recognized by the Ukrainian government or its allies 2014 Event The U.S. and Japan have made progress in their joint efforts on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement; though an agreement has not been reached, both nations are interested in continuing negotiations 2014 Event Google is partnering with solar manufacturer SunPower to form a financing program to help families afford solar power for their homes 2014 Event Atlanta-based Birch Communications, Inc. and Cbeyond announce their merger; Birch will pay approximately $323 million, with Cbeyond stockholders receiving up to $10 per share 2014 Event Chelsea Clinton has announced that she and her husband Marc are expecting their first child in the fall; Chelsea is the only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton 2014 Event Afghans show up at the polls in spite of potential violence to vote for their next president; this is the third such election since the 2001 removal of the Taliban from power 2014 Event Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin announce their intention to divorce after 11 years of marriage; the announcement on Paltrow's website was titled 'Conscious Uncoupling' 2014 Event The banking industry is losing ground as non-banking companies such as Apple, Google and TMobile develop their own payment methods and financial products that circumvent the need for banking services 2014 Event Indian athletes are granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their nation's flag; the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended when Indian officials were accused of corruption in 2012 2014 Event U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry criticizes Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, for legislation he signed last week to ban same-sex marriage and criminalize gay rights groups and their activities; the law includes penalties of up to 14 years imprisonment 2013 Event The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is re-designated as a terrorist organization as part of a measure by the The Egyptian government to stop terrorists, and anyone financing the bombings and other terrorist acts that have occurred in their country 2013 Event President Barack Obama and the First Family begin their 17-day Hawaiian vacation; this is the sixth year in a row the Obama's have visited family and friends on the island of Oahu for Christmas and New Year's 2013 Event Over two dozen companies will have U.S. sanctions imposed upon them as a result of their involvement in aiding Iran with its nuclear program 2013 Event Ukraine's former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko posted messages supporting the anti-government protesters who toppled the last status of Vladimir Lenin on her website, calling on suporters to keep up their demands 2013 Event At a World Trade Organization meeting, a trade agreement called the Bali Package is reached; the agreement will lower global trade barriers and will simplify trade deals to better enable poorer states in Bali, Indonesia to sell their goods 2013 Event Palestinian investigators claim their former leader, Yasser Arafat, did not die of old age or ill health; they believe Israel killed him because his exhumed body contained high levels of the radioactive element polonium-210 2013 Event Falkland Island voters head to the polls to participate in their general election and elect Legislative Assembly members 2013 Event In Wisconsin, two planes carrying nine skydivers collide in midair; the skydivers used their parachutes to steer themselves clear of the debris, and the two pilots survived with minor injuries 2013 Event To prevent problems with airbag deployment caused by issues with their electrical system, Toyota Motor Corporation recalls 885,000 vehicles 2013 Event India's Bharatiya Janata Party names Narendra Modi as their leader in the next general election 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee elects Thomas Bach of Germany as their new President 2013 Event Upon concluding their search for chemical weapons in Syria, UN inspectors leave Damascus 2013 Event The University of Liberia reports the all 25,000 applicants to the University failed their admissions test because they lacked enthusiasm and didn't know basic English 2013 Event Congressional Republicans and the Obama administration agree that Town councils should be allowed to open their meetings with a Christian prayer 2013 Event The IMF tells Germany now to impose austerity measures that are too harsh, and that they must be prepared to miss their deficit reduction target if Greece needs extra stimulus 2013 Event Signs of deteriorating economic security are suggested by an Associated Press survey stating that four out of five U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives 2013 Event A joint report on Spain's banking system is released by the European Central Bank and the European Commission; the report indicates their system is solvent, with no further program disbursements are needed 2013 Event Instagram offers users the ability to upload videos to their service 2013 Event Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders in Vatican Square; the riders were celebrating the company's 110th anniversary with a parade 2013 Event China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama discuss cyber espionnage at the end of their two day summit 2013 Event In Rome, one hundred thousand protestors rally against their new government's austerity measures, and demand a new policy focused on job creation 2013 Event In retaliation for recently approved U.N. sanctions, generals in North Korea claim they are aiming their long range missiles at the U.S. mainland 2013 Event In the U.K., the top 50 payday loan companies were sited for "widespread irresponsible lending"; the Office of Fair Trading gives them 12 weeks to change their practices 2013 Event G20 finance ministers focus on the so-named "currency wars" during their meeting in Moscow, Russia 2013 Event Seven years after Apple Inc. submitted its request to sell their iPhone under the name "iPhone" in Brazil, regulators denied their request, favoring IBG Electronica, who filed for the trademark in 2000, and was granted permission in 2008 2013 Event Thousands of people on Australia's east coast are threatened by over 130 wildfires burning, and are forced to leave their homes 2012 Event All members of the Commonwealth of Nations, who have the British Monarch as their head of state, agree to the Succession of the Crown Bill, enabling a female child, for the first time, to become monarch 2012 Event Ballerina Natalia Makarova, blues legend Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, American television host David Letterman, and surviving members of Led Zeppelin, receive 2012 Kennedy Center Honors for their contributions to American culture 2012 Event Italian voters select center-left candidate Pier Luigi Bersani as their new Prime Minister 2012 Event U.S. voters hold their 2012 presidential election, with Democratic President Barack Obama projected to defeat Republican opponent, Governor Mitt Romney 2012 Event Standard & Poor's credit rating agency receives a ruling by an Australian judge that they misled investors in their rating of two-pre-crisis issues of structured debt 2012 Event The Coptic Orthodox Church selects Bishop Tawadros as their new 118th pope 2012 Event A customary law which prevented women from inheriting their family home, is overturned by the high court of Botswana 2012 Event The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Serge Haroche and David Wineland for their work on quantum optics 2012 Event Protestors in Iran clash with riot police during their demonstration against the collapse of the rial, the country's currency 2012 Event In Greece, trade unions call a general strike as they continue their protest against austerity measures 2012 Event Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and the MEP for Belgium voice concerns that the Flemish N-VA party and the far right are 'the same'; N-VA responds by saying their criticism is 'gratuitous' 2012 Event Demonstrations by thousands of Libyan people cause Ansar al-Sharia Islamists evacuate their headquarters 2012 Event The Non-Aligned Movement begins their 16th Summit in Tehran, Iran 2012 Event Japan wins their third title in the 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup 2012 Event Egypt's state news organization states that their President, Mohammed Morsi is going to Iran at the end of August to attend the Non-Aligned Movement meeting 2012 Event Archeologist excavating the Templo Mayor, one of the Aztec's main temples in their capital city of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico city), make an unprecedented find - the skeleton of a young woman inside a burial, surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones 2012 Event Britain has their greatest success in one day at an Olympics since 1908, winning six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event After five years of marriage, American actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes announce their plans to divorce 2012 Event In an attempt to encourage people to buy from their local bookstores, novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Russo boycotts e-books 2012 Event Egypt's voters go to the polls for a second round of voting in their first presidential election 2012 Event Organizers of the London Marathon accidentally publish the home and email addresses of 38,000 entrants in the marathon on their website 2012 Event Customers of online shoe retailer Zappos must change their passwords after Zappos reports hackers accessed up to 24 million customer accounts 2012 Event Eleven people are killed when their hot air balloon collides with a power line and crashes near Carterton, New Zealand 2011 Event North Korea states is will accept all South Korean delegations who wish to pay their respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il 2011 Event New York's Police Department clears Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zucotti Park, the public space they have occupied to stage their protest 2011 Event Millions of Muslims begin Hajj, their annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca 2011 Event In Chicago, the Chicago Cubs baseball team fires their manager, Mike Quade 2011 Event Australia's Qantas airlines and its unions are ordered to settle their industrial dispute within 21 days 2011 Event South Australia swears in their new Premier, Jay Weatherill after officially electing him as the leader of the Australian Labor Party 2011 Event Spain's credit receives a negative outlook from Standard &: Poor's, with their ranking reduced to AA- 2011 Event The Nobel Prize for Physics is awarded to Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam Riess, for their work on the accelerating expansion of the universe 2011 Event The U.S. officially ends its Don't ask, don't tell military policy, allowing gay and lesbian personnel to publicly declare their sexual orientation 2011 Event New Zealand's City Council in Christchurch announce plans to rebuild their central business district after an earthquake devastated the area 2011 Event Famed 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling leaves her agent, Christopher Little, ending their 15-year working relationship 2011 Event UK Researchers report a study showing that the use of drugs during vitro fertilization may increase the risk of Down syndrome for their baby 2011 Event In Greece, Police fire tear gas on protesters angry over cuts their government made in co-operation with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund 2011 Event In the 2011 NBA Finals, he Dallas Mavericks win their first NBA title, winning 4 - 2 over the Miami Heat 2011 Event In Shanghai, Chinese lorry drivers continue their second day of protest against rising inflation 2011 Event North Korea attests it has detained Jun Young Su, a U.S. citizen; they plan to charge him with 'committing a crime' against their country 2011 Event At a meeting in Nanjing, China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the main problem in the world's monetary system is countries that inhibit the free flow of the value of their currency 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 Newspapers report that Japan will issue over 10 trillion yen in emergency government bonds to help pay for their earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts 2011 Event Inspired by the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, nearly 5,000 of Algerians protest their regime, calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be removed 2011 Event Dubbed the 'Day of Martyrs' in honor of those killed in their fight for freedom, Egyptians continue protesting for the 13th day in Tahir Square 2011 Event Protesters continue their 12th day of nationwide protests in Cairo's Tahir Square, calling on President Hosni Mubarak to step down 2011 Event Australia and Japan win their semi-final games and will play in the AFC Asian Cup final 2011 Event Save the Children launches a campaign to help 400,000 children in Sri Lanka deal with the crisis following the worst floods in their history 2011 Event In Afghanistan, the Taliban drop their ban on education for females due to a 'cultural change' 2010 Event Three Airbus A380 planes are grounded by Singapore Airlines in order to replace their Rolls Royce engines 2010 Event The U.S. government determines China is helping Iran bypass U.N. sanctions and is helping them improve their missile technology and develop nuclear weapons 2010 Event Chileans celebrate the 200th anniversary of their independence 2010 Event Raul Castro, head of the Cuban government, declares they will lay off half a million state workers to improve their economy by the middle of 2011 2010 Event China leads an investigation into its commercial pilots upon learning over 200 of them falsified their resumes 2010 Event In Chile, 33 miners trapped half a mile beneath the surface make contact with their families for the first time in three weeks since the incidentally 2010 Event Threatened by floods, Pakistan directs nearly half a million people to evacuate their homes 2010 Event More than 5,000 people lose their homes and crops when the Niger River bursts its banks 2010 Event Entire villages are burned to the ground and 40,000 people flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2010 Event The inquiry into Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland, 1972, determined British paratroopers first the first shot without warning, and concocted lies to cover up their acts 2010 Event Over 150 members of the Justice and Equality Movement are killed by Sudanese forces in their effort to gain control of a rebel held area in Darfur 2010 Event The European Union and International Monetary Fund present Greece with 120 billion Euro bailout package to help rid them of their sovereign debt 2010 Event Rescuers search for over 200 people believed to be buried in their homes by a landslide in Murro do Bumba near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2010 Event Scientists announce the discovery of three new animal species that spent their entire lives without oxygen; the species are phylum Loricifera 2010 Event Tear gas is fired on more than 200 Palestinians and their allies protesting outside the gates of Ofer Prison over the recent detainment of colleagues 2010 Event The Vatican approves of Australian Mary MacKillop as their first saint for canonization 2009 Event Slovenia agrees to allow Russia's South Stream gas pipeline to Europe pass through their country 2004 Event Democrats nominate John Kerry as their Presidential candidate 2004 Death Lynn Cartwright, actress, A League of Their Own, dies at 76 1999 Event Two disaffected students brought guns to their high school in Columbine, Colorado and murdered twelve students, one teacher and then killed themselves 1998 Event U.S. hockey team destroys their rooms at Olympic village in Japan 1998 Event Dallas Cowboys sign Chan Gailey as their 4th head coach 1997 Event Tampa Bay Devil Rays name their 1st manager Larry Rothschild 1997 Event Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth 1996 Event Marlins sign their 6th free-agent since Nov 22, Moises Alou 1996 Event Goa upset Karnataka to win their 1st Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever 1996 Event Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton meet in their 1st debate 1996 Event Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan's #34 1996 Event Erik and Lyle Menendez found guilty of killing their parents 1996 Event Montreal Canadian's 1st game in their new arena 1996 Event Thomas Hamilton kills 16 kindergardeners, their teacher and himself 1995 Event Carolina Panthers lose their 1st NFL game (Atlanta-23 Carolina-20 OT) 1995 Event Jacksonville Jaguars lose their 1st NFL game (Houston-10, Jaguars-3) 1995 Event Carolina Panthers beat Jacksonville Jaguars in their 1st NFL exhibition game 20-14 1995 Event New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers, to go to their 1st Stanley Cup finals 1994 Event North Korea signs pact to end their nuclear projects 1994 Event Netherlands averages 21.4 degrees C; their warmest July since 1783 1994 Event Stockholms avgs 21.5 degrees C; their warmest July since 1855 1994 Event Brazil beats Italy in a shoot out, for their 4th soccer world cup 1994 Event U.S. ties Switzerland 1-1 in their 1st game of 1994 soccer World Cup 1993 Event Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game 1993 Event Indians play their last game at Cleveland Stadium, Chicago wins 4-0 1993 Event Indians win their last game at Cleveland Stadium, beating Brewers 6-4 1993 Event LA Mighty Ducks play their 1st NHL pre-season game against Penguins 1993 Event Montreal Expo retires their 1st #, #10 for Rusty Staub 1993 Event Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak 1993 Event Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their 1st spring training game 1993 Event Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy" 1993 Event Florida Marlins open their 1st spring training camp 1992 Event Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant 1992 Event Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title 1992 Event Cleveland Browns suffer their worst preseason loss, 56-3, to Vikings 1992 Event Sri Lanka make their highest cricket score ever 8-547 vs. Australia 1992 Event Florida Marlins unveil their uniform 1992 Event Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft 1992 Event Tampa Bay Lightning make goalie Wendell Young their 1st draft 1992 Event Wilson Phillips release their 2nd album "Shadows and Light" 1992 Event New York Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game 1992 Event New York Rangers wins their 1st ever 7th game of a playoff (vs New Jersey Devils) 1992 Event Martina Navratilova and Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit 1991 Event Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez 1991 Event San Jose Sharks beat Calgary for their 1st NHL win, 4-3 1991 Event New Jersey Devils begin their 10th Anniversary with a 7-2 win over the Blues 1991 Event San Jose Sharks lose 4-3 to Vancouver Canucks in their 1st NHL game 1991 Event Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their 1st WLAF game 35-34 1991 Event Barcelona Dragons beat NY/New Jersey Knights 19-7 in their 1st WLAF game 1991 Event Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital 1990 Event Ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement 1990 Event Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia hold their 1st joint session 1990 Event NFL's New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers after winning their 1st 10 games both 1990 Event Producers confirm that Milli Vanilla didn't sing on their album 1990 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs Oakland) 1990 Event East and West Germany merge their economies 1990 Event New York Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak 1990 Event Supreme Court rules family members cannot end lives of comatose relatives unless those relatives previously made their wishes known 1990 Event Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history 1990 Event Greenidge and Haynes make 298 opening stand (v Eng), their best 1989 Event Eastern Airlines pilots and flight attendants end their strike, but most are not rehired 1989 Event East Germans begin their flight to west (via Hungary and Czechoslovakia) 1989 Event Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announce their separation 1989 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play, vs. Yankees 1989 Event Pirates score 10 in 1st (their best inning since 1942), prompts Pirate Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pitts to Philadelphia if Pirates lost, Phillies beat them 15-11, Rooker walks at end of season broadcaster 1989 Event Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4 1989 Event "Entertainment Tonight" performs their 2,000th TV performance 1989 Event Critics Siskel and Ebert film their 500th TV movie-review show 1989 Event New York Yankees announce that Tom Seaver is their new TV sportscaster 1988 Event Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record 1988 Event Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest) 1988 Event New Jersey Devils raise their 1st pennant (Patrick Div Playoff Champs) 1988 Event Iran and Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war 1988 Event Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT) 1988 Event Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field 1988 Event Writers guild end their 6 months strike 1988 Event Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft 1988 Event Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their President candidate 1987 Event New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season 1987 Event Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series 1987 Event Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7-5 to Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive 1987 Event Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials 1987 Event Pakistan score their 1st innings win over England, at Leeds 1987 Event Geffen records sign their 1st artist, Donna Summer 1987 Event New York Yankees play their 13,000th game 1987 Death Peggy Bacon, author/illustrator (Off With Their Heads), dies at 91 1986 Event Baltimore loses assuring Orioles of their 1st last-place finish 1985 Death James Vance (20) and Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages 1985 Event Bret Saberhagen gives Kansas City Royals their 1st World Series win 1985 Event Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals win their league championships 1985 Event Sri Lanka score their 1st Test Cricket victory, by 149 runs vs. India 1985 Event Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula 1985 Event New Jersey Devils score their fastest hat trick in 42 seconds 1984 Event New York Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Tor Maple Leafs (6) 1983 Event New York Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Pitts Penguins 1983 Event Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record 1983 Event Chicago White Sox clinch their 1st-ever AL West championship, 1983 Event Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (Coco2) 1983 Event New Zealand score their 1st Test Cricket match victory in England 1983 Event New Jersey Devils purchase AHL Maine Mariners as their farm team 1983 Event Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, vs. Australia 1983 Event Surrey all out for 14 vs. Essex, their lowest score ever 1982 Event Prince Chuck and Lady Di name their baby "William" 1982 Event Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros) 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game 1982 Event Nicaragua suspends their citizens rights for 30 days 1981 Event Rolling Stones begin their 6th U.S. tour at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia 1981 Event 13,000 Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike 1981 Event Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike 1981 Event New York Islanders give up their most goals (11) vs Calgary Flames 1980 Event Honduras and El Salvador settle their boundary dispute 1980 Event Led Zeppelin begins their last European tour 1980 Event Phillies and San Francisco Giants end their game at 3:11 AM 1979 Event California Angels win their 1st NL West pennant 1979 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play, 5-4-3 vs. Cleveland 1979 Event Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles 1978 Event Yankees win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year 1978 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto) 1978 Event Reggie Jackson returns and helps Yankees win their 5th straight 1978 Event Rhino Records releases their 1st album "Wildmania" 1977 Event New York Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games 1977 Event Cleveland Browns play their 1st overtime game, beat Patriots 30-27 1977 Event N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship 1977 Event Texas Rangers turn their 1st triple play (vs A's) 1977 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs Kansas City Royals) 1977 Event Clash releases their 1st recording "White Riot" 1977 Event Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards 1976 Event The Cars played their 1st gig 1976 Event Sex Pistols release their debut single "Anarchy In The UK" 1976 Event New AL franchises in Seattle and Toronto fill up their rosters 1976 Event Phillies clinch their 1st NL East Division title 1976 Event 36-hour kidnap of 26 school children and their bus driver in California 1976 Event Australian band AC/DC begin their 1st headline tour of Britain 1976 Event Kiss performs their 1st concert 1976 Event Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title 1976 Event Cleveland Cavaliers clinch their 1st ever NBA playoff bearth 1976 Event New Zealand scores their 1st innings win in Test Cricket, vs. India 1975 Event Supreme Court rules teachers could spank their pupils after warning 1974 Event Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record) 1974 Event Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour 1973 Event 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices 1973 Event President Nixon tells AP "...people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook" 1973 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit) 1973 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 4th triple play, 5-4-3 vs Oakland 1973 Event Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps 1973 Event UCLA wins their 7th straight NCAA basketball title 1973 Event Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row 1973 Event KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens New York) 1972 Event In 1 of their worst trades Yankees get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen 1971 Event Wings release their 1st album "Wild Life" 1971 Event Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors win their 1st U.S. Open tennis matches 1971 Event India beat England by 4 wickets, their win against the Poms 1971 Event 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 UCLA wins their 5th consecutive NCAA basketball title 1971 Event Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet 1971 Event Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record) 1970 Event Cleveland Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92 1970 Event Baseball umpires call their 1st strike 1970 Event U.S. casts their 1st United Nations Security Council veto (Support England) 1970 Event Milwaukee Brewers make their 1st trade (with Oakland A's) 1969 Event Plastic Ono Band, play their only concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom 1969 Event Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show" 1969 Event John and Yoko release their 2nd album "Wedding Album" in UK 1969 Event Hanif, Mushtaq and Sadiq Mohammad start their only Test Cricket together 1969 Event Guernsey and Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps 1969 Event New York Jets beat New York Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season) 1969 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 3rd triple play, 5-4-3 vs Kansas City Royals 1969 Event Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon 1969 Event John and Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal) 1969 Event Paul McCartney says their is no truth to rumors he is dead 1969 Event The Band (formerly The Hawks), perform their 1st concert 1969 Event Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres and Pilots win their 1st games 1969 Event John and Yoko stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam) 1969 Event John and Yoko stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam Hilton) 1969 Event Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert 1969 Event Cream releases their last album "Goodbye" 1968 Event John and Yoko release their 1st album "Two Virgins" in UK 1968 Event Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love and Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson 1968 Event Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album 1968 Event Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game) 1968 Event Milwaukee Bucks play their 1st game losing 89-84 to Chicago Bulls 1968 Event Yankees turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins 1968 Event Beatles begin work on their only double album "Beatles" 1968 Event Rock group Genesis release their 1st record "Silent Sun" 1967 Event Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower announce their engagement 1967 Event BBC starts their own popular music radio station 1967 Event Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager 1967 Event Greek regime deprives 480 Greeks of their citizenship 1967 Event BBC starts their World Radio Club 1967 Event Monkees take home an Emmy for their Outstanding comedy Series 1967 Event Peter (Asher) and Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership 1967 Event New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker) 1966 Event Orioles beat A's 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant 1966 Event NFL and AFL announce their merger 1966 Event Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating New York Mets 8-4 1966 Birthday Stephen Mailer, born in New York City, actor, Red Meat, League of Their Own, War and Love 1965 Event Preparing a move to Anaheim, Angels change their name from LA to California 1965 Event Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their 1st #1 U.S. hit) 1965 Event Rolling Stones score their 1st #1, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" 1965 Event Kinks arrive in New York City beginning their 1st U.S. tour 1965 Event Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand" 1965 Event Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help) 1965 Event Braves offer Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier, the proposal is turned down 1965 Event The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV 1964 Event Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history 1964 Event Rolling Stones record their 12x5 album at Chess Studios in Chicago 1964 Event Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st U.S. visit 1963 Event Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in UK 1963 Event Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles and their fans at London Airport 1963 Event Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden 1963 Event Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards 1963 Event Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income 1963 Event Peter, Paul and Mary win their 1st Grammy (If I Had a Hammer) 1963 Event Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me) 1963 Event Beatles release their 1st single in U.S. "Please Please Me" 1963 Event Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs) 1963 Event Beatles tape 10 tracks for their 1st album 1962 Event Fab Four have their 1st recording session under name Beatles 1962 Event Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do" 1962 Event Peter, Paul and Mary release their 1st hit "If I Had a Hammer" 1962 Event 3 convicts used spoons to dig their way out of Alcatraz 1962 Event Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums 1962 Event Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Pstlophone 1962 Event New York Mets win their 1st game ever, after going 0-9, beat Pirates 9-1 1962 Birthday Rosie O'Donnell, comedienne, League of Their Own, Flintstones, Rosie 1962 Event Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio 1962 Event Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin" 1962 Event 2 members of Flying Wallendas' high-wire act killed when their 7-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit 1961 Event Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name 1961 Event Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games 1961 Event Trucial States (now UAE) issue their 1st postage stamps 1960 Event AFL begins placing players names on back of their jersies 1960 Event Beatles give their 1st public performance (Kaiserkeller in Hamburg) 1960 Event Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs 1960 Event Giants move their offices to Candlestick Park 1959 Event Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet 1959 Event Japanese-Americans regain their citizenship 1959 Event New York Yankees unveil their 1st message scoreboard 1959 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Washington Senators) 1959 Event San Francisco Giant's rename their stadium Candlestick Park 1958 Event Indians minority stockholders sell their stock to William Delay 1958 Event Jordan and Iraq disolve their Arab Federation, after 3 months 1958 Event Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo 1958 Event U.S. launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1 1957 Event New York Yankees appear in their 25th World Series 1957 Event New York Giants play and lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts) 1957 Event SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game 1957 Event New York Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to San Francisco in 1958 1957 Birthday Jon Lovitz, Tarzana California, actor, SNL, League of their Own, Critic 1956 Birthday Jeff Dujon, cricket wicket-keeper, WI 1981-91, their most successful 1956 Event New Zealand bowl out WI for 77 at Eden Park to score their 1st Test Cricket win 1956 Birthday Geena Davis, born in Wareham, Massachusetts, actress, film producer, appeared in 'The Accidental Tourist', 'Thelma and Louise', 'A League of Their Own' 1955 Event Washington Senators lose their 99th and 100th games of season 1955 Event Australia score 8-758 vs. West Indies at Kingston, their best ever 1955 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics) 1955 Event Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums" 1954 Birthday Bill Pullman, actor, Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day 1954 Event Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns and win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Washington 62-3 1954 Event Yankees tie a record, 3 of their pinch hitters strike out in 1 inning 1954 Event Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition 1953 Event Giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3,000 promised) 1953 Event Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply 1953 Event Supreme Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for next day their 14th anniversary 1953 Event Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St. Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee 1952 Event Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins 1952 Birthday Mahes Goonatillake, cricketer, Sri Lankan keeper in their 1st 5 Tests 1952 Event Puerto Rico approves their 1st self written constitution 1950 Event Indians make their 1st triple play at Cleveland Stadium 1950 Event New York Yankees obtain their 1st black players, Elston Howard and Frank Barnes 1949 Event U.S.S.R. explodes their 1st atom bomb 1949 Event New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks 1949 Event New York Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith 1947 Event Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists 1947 Event U.N. General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps 1946 Event University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1946 Event Indians play their final game in League Park, ending a 55-year stay 1945 Event 35 Jews sacrifice their lives to blow up Nazi rubber plant in Silesia 1945 Event Clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350,000 German army group B troops 1944 Event St. Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance 1944 Event St. Louis Browns win their only AL pennant 1944 Event Jewish survivors of Kovono Ghetto emerge from their bunker 1944 Event Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1944 Event Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats 1943 Event Denmark scuttles their warships so as not to be taken by Germany 1943 Event 4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others 1942 Event During WW II Germany completes their occupation of France 1942 Birthday Lynn Farleigh, Bristol England, actress, Lovers of Their Time 1942 Event German occupiers forbids Dutch access to their beach 1942 Event New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games 1941 Event Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years 1941 Event Jews of Vilna Poland confined to their ghetto 1941 Event Yankees beat Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant 1941 Event Jewish veterans honor their dead 1941 Event Germans made their last major air attack on Britain 1941 Event Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps 1940 Event 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings 1940 Event Batman Comics, mobsters rubbed out a circus highwire team known as the Flying Graysons, leaving their son Dick (Robin) an orphan 1940 Event Winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations would remember that "this was their finest hour" 1939 Event New York Yankees clinch their 11th and 4th successive pennant 1939 Event Yankees beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win 1938 Event Italy passes their own version of anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws 1938 Event Phil Emmett Mueller and Dodger Ernie Koy both homer in their 1st at bat 1937 Event Cleveland (Los Angeles) Rams plays their 1st NFL game, lose 28-0 1935 Event Nazi's deprive German Jews of their citizenship 1935 Event Mao Tse Tung and his Communist forces ended their "Long March" at Yan'an, in Shaanxi China 1933 Event Chicago Bears win their 1st NFL Game beating New York Giants 23-21 1932 Event New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant 1932 Event President Hoover evicts bonus marchers from their encampment 1929 Event Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps 1928 Event Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm are 1st to fly across the Pacific when they end their flight from California to Brisbane 1927 Event After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2 1927 Event Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game 1926 Event Queensland win their 1st Sheffield Shield cricket match, vs. NSW 1926 Event NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St. Pats 4-1 1926 Event U.S. defeats France for their 7th straight Davis Cup championship 1926 Event Tennis star Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills in their only match 1925 Event Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row 1924 Event Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 1924 Event Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1 1924 Event Yankees win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win 1923 Event Ban Johnson persuades AL owners to prohibit boxing in their parks 1923 Event U.S. beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup 1923 Event Firestone puts their inflatable tires into production 1923 Event Cards announce their players will wear numbers on their uniforms 1922 Event Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader 1921 Event Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted in Dedham Massachusetts, of killing their shoe company's paymaster 1919 Event Giants play their 1st legal Sunday home game, 35,000 see Phils win 4-3 1917 Event Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game 1917 Event Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday game in Brooklyn 1916 Event Cleveland Indians experiment with #s on their jerseys (one game) 1915 Event Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant 1915 Event Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series 1914 Event Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves 1914 Event Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index 1912 Event 15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break 1912 Event Argentina beat the MCC in their inaugural cricket 1st-class fixture 1909 Birthday Bruce Mitchell, cricketer, South African bat, their top run-scorer, 3471, 1908 Event Queensland beat NSW by 171 runs for their 1st cricket win at Gabba 1907 Event U.S. Congress raised their own salaries to $7,500 1906 Event Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year 1906 Event Yankees win by forfeit, for their 1st time 1906 Event South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win 1904 Event Orville and Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II 1904 Event Islands of Manu'a group (Samoa) ceded to U.S. by their chiefs 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Washington Senators 7-2 1903 Event New York Highlanders play their 1st game, with Jack Chesbro losing 3-1 to Al Orth and Washington 1903 Birthday George Dickinson, cricketer, bowled for New Zealand in their 1st 3 Tests 1902 Event New York Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw 1902 Event Orioles forfeit to St. Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL 1902 Event Australia Cricket all out 36 vs. England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever 1901 Event In their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia 12-4 1898 Birthday Tom Lowry, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in seven Tests and their 1st Test captain 1896 Birthday Cyril Allcott, cricketer, New Zealand all-rounder in their early Tests 1896 Event South Africa all out for 30 vs. England - their lowest ever 1896 Event Tasmania bowl out Victoria for 65 for their 1st ever innings victory 1895 Birthday Peggy Bacon, Ridgefield, Connecticut, author/illustrator, Off With Their Heads 1895 Event Auguste and Louis Lumiere show their 1st movie to an invited audience 1894 Event Indian chiefs from the Sioux and Onondaga tribes met to urge their people to renounce Christianity and return to their old Indian faith 1888 Event USC Trojans (then Methodists) play their 1st football game 1887 Event England all out for 45 vs. Australia SCG, their lowest total ever 1885 Event Tacoma vigilantes drive out Chinese, burn their homes and businesses 1882 Event Athletics reveal $22,000 profit in their 1st season in the American Association 1881 Event Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations 1879 Event NL owners meeting in Buffalo adopt reserve clause, giving each team exclusive rights to their players 1878 Event Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match 1876 Event Ottawa Rough Riders play their 1st game 1870 Event 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king 1869 Event Cleveland's Forest City play their 1st game, vs Cincinnati Red Stockings 1869 Event Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7 1865 Event Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" blows up 1862 Event 38 Santee Sioux Indians hanged in Mankato Minn, due to their uprising 1849 Event 1st chamber music group in U.S. gives their 1st concert (Boston) 1827 Event Creek-indians lose all their property in US 1825 Event Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west by Sept 1, 1826 1788 Event Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves 1787 Event Congress sends Constitution to state legislatures for their approval 1784 Event Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1783 Event Britain evacuates New York City, their last military position in US 1782 Event Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies 1774 Event England passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes 1766 Event London auctioneers Christie's hold their 1st sale 1752 Event This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1638 Event Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues 1526 Event Parliament of Spiers: Lutheran monarchy freed of their belief 1476 Event Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg and duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children 1349 Event 700 Jews of Basel Switzerland, burned alive in their houses 841 Event Battle at Fontenay: Louis and Charles beat their brother Lotharius I
