2015 Event A second major earthquake, magnitude 7.3, hits Nepal less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the nation and caused thousands of deaths and injuries; at least 48 people are known to have perished in this second event 2015 Event Scientists discover a huge magma reservoir under Yellowstone National Park that feeds the magma chamber heating the park's geothermal features; though no volcanic eruption is likely for thousands of years, such an event would dwarf all others to date 2014 Event Thousands of protesters march in Washington, D.C., to protest recent killings of unarmed black men by policemen; the marchers called for an end to police brutality and racial injustice in the U.S. legal system 2014 Event Home Depot may be the source of a new data breach, resulting in theft of thousands of customer credit card numbers; the company was indicated as the source by various banks after the data appeared for sale online 2014 Event A new front has opened along the Russian- Ukrainian border, with thousands of Russians assisting rebels in Ukraine; Russia claims that it is neither sending nor supporting these forces, but that the troops are fighting with the rebels voluntarily 2014 Event U.S. air strikes, in combination with Kurdish forces, pushed back an assault by Islamic State militants upon Yazidi minorities trapped on Mt. Sinjar in Iraq; the action allowed thousands to escape 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama requests $2 billion for emergency measures to address illegal immigration and enhance security at the border with Mexico; thousands of children have been caught in the last 8 months crossing the border without adults 2014 Event Reports of delays at U.S. Veterans Administration facilities has created temporary unity in Congress as lawmakers seek to address the scandal; thousands of veterans have waited at least three months to see a doctor; many have never been seen at all 2014 Event 'The Washington Post' and 'The Guardian' win the Pulitzer Prize for reporting of surveillance programs by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA); the investigations relied on thousands of documents leaked by Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor 2013 Event An error on the Delta Air Lines website allows thousands of customers to buy tickets for super-low fares, some 90% below regular ticket prices; Delta takes responsibility for the error, and will honor ticket purchases as well as frequent flier miles earned on the reduced-fare flights 2013 Event A winter storm earlier in the week leaves thousands without power in Southern Ontario, Maine, Michigan and Vermont; below-freezing temperatures sent many to shelters for warmth 2013 Event In the U.S., record snowfall leaves hundreds of thousands without power; Dallas-Fort Worth experiences an ice storm causing traffic accidents, power outages and airport delays 2013 Event In Colorado, thousands are evacuated due to heavy floods in Boulder County; four people are reported dead and 80 missing 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 The 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation is commemorated by thousands at Westminster Abbey 2013 Event In Paris, hundreds of thousands of people protest the legalization of same-sex marriage in France; the protest turns violent after access to the Champs-Elysees is denied 2013 Event In Rome, Italy, the papal inauguration ceremony for Pope Francis is held in St. Peter's Square; hundreds of thousands attend 2013 Event Thousands of people on Australia's east coast are threatened by over 130 wildfires burning, and are forced to leave their homes 2013 Event Bush fires burn out of control in Tasmania, Australia, leaving thousands stranded 2012 Event Thousands of union employees protest outside of the capital building in Lansing, Michigan, as Michigan's government passes legislation, becoming the nation's 24th right-to-work state, and most highly unionized state in the U.S. to have such laws 2012 Event Riot police are sent out to greet thousands of protesters in Madrid, Spain, who demand that the government quit 2012 Event Anti-austerity protests in Greece attract tens of thousands of workers 2012 Event Demonstrations by thousands of Libyan people cause Ansar al-Sharia Islamists evacuate their headquarters 2012 Event In Moscow, tens of thousands protest against Vladimir Putin, chanting, 'We are the power here!' and 'Russia without Putin!' 2012 Event In crowded Ginowan, Okinawa, tens of thousands of Japanese people protest, demanding closure of the Futenma airbase (MCAS) and halting the deployment of twelve MV-22 Osprey aircraft 2012 Event Ghana's state funeral, held in Accra for President John Atta Mills, attracts tens of thousands 2012 Event A refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo experiences an outbreak of cholera; thousands have fled there due to fighting between government troops and M23 rebels 2012 Event In China, thousands protest plans to introduce national patriotism lessons in Hong Kong school, labeling it Chines propaganda 2012 Event A temporary fix to the Internet Doomsday virus created by the Federal Bureau of Investigation expires, causing thousands of computer users across the globe to lose Internet access 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 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells his cabinet that Israel's identity is threatened by hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from Africa 2012 Event Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Tahrir Square against continuing military rule in Egypt 2012 Event In Mexico, thousands in Guanajuato, come out to greet Pope Benedict XVI at the start of his first visit to Spanish-speaking Latin America 2012 Event In New Zealand's city of Christchurch, thousands of people commemorate the first anniversary of the earthquake where 185 people died last year 2012 Event Hundreds of thousands of people protest against austerity measures in Portugal's capital of Lisbon 2011 Event In Cairo, thousands of Egyptian women demonstrate against military police for abuse against female demonstrators in Tahir Square 2011 Event In London, a rise in university tuition fees leads thousands of students to march in protest 2011 Event In Washington, D.C., thousands protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, which would carry Alberta oil sands crude through six U.S. states to Gulf Coast refineries 2011 Event In Australia, thousands of Toyota workers go on strike over a pay dispute 2011 Event In Santiago, the Chilean capitol, tens of thousands of students protest for increased education expenditure 2011 Event In Texas, wildfires continue burning, destroying tens of thousands of acres of land 2011 Event A large dust storm strikes Phoenix, Arizona, leaving thousands without power and grounding flights at the Phoenix Airport 2011 Event Aftershocks from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, leaving tens of thousands without power 2011 Event In Hong Kong, tens of thousands gather in Tiananmen Square to remember victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests 2011 Event Thousands march in Mexico City to protest the 38,000 people who have died since the Mexican Drug War began in 2006 2011 Event Thousands of homes are ordered evacuated as the Spring 2011 Mississippi River Floods continue 2011 Event In Yafran, Libya, thousands risk potential death and starvation after Muammar Gaddafi's forces shut off water and block food supplies 2011 Event A clash occurs in the disputed border region of Cambodia and Thailand; thousands evacuate 2011 Event Pro- and anti-carbon tax rallies are attended by thousands in Sydney, Australia 2011 Event In London, England, hundreds of thousands march in Trafalgar Square to protest government budget cuts 2011 Event In Morocco, thousands rally to demand and end to corruption and more civil rights for the Moroccan people 2011 Event Japan's Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant suffers a radiation leak after the earthquake; thousands of nearby residents are evacuated 2011 Event In Egypt, tens of thousands of people participate in a 'day of revolt' to protest against the government 2011 Event In Canada's Arctic regions, scientists study an outbreak of avian cholera responsible for killing thousands of eider ducks 2011 Event All bullet trains in northern and central Japan were temporarily halted due a computer glitch; thousands of passengers are affected 2010 Event Floodwaters rise throughout New South Wales; they cause thousands to evacuate the Australian town of Wagga Wagga 2010 Event A funeral for 65 Shia Muslim suicide attack victims in Quetta, Pakistan attracts thousands 2010 Event Sumatra's Sinabung volcano erupts for the first time in 400 years, killing one and causing Indonesia to evacuate thousands of people 2010 Event Thousands of Kyrgyzstani's rally in response to rumors that Osh's mayor was fired by Kyrgyzstan's interim government 2010 Event Tens of thousands of Poles line the streets to witness the procession of President Kaczynski, en route to the Presidential Palace, Warsaw, where he will lie in state 2010 Event Thousands of 'red shirt' protesters demand fresh elections, causing Thai troops to retreat 2010 Event One year after thousands of children became ill from melamine in milk, new traces of melamine in milk products is discovered in China 2010 Event Thousands of Venezuelan protesters demonstrate for and against President Hugo Chavez' policies surrounding energy shortages and currency revaluation 2009 Event Tens of thousands in Rome, Italy, participate in a demonstration demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Burlusconi 1995 Event Thousands of people in Hiroshima tribute on 50th anniversary of bomb 1991 Event Condoms are handed out to thousands of New York High School students 1989 Event Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany 1989 Event 10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China 1989 Event Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom 1986 Event Thousands of Egyptian military police riot, destroy 2 luxury hotel 1978 Event Thousands of mourners file past body of Pope Paul VI 1977 Event Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered 1969 Event USAF closes Project Blue Book, concluding no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings 1967 Event Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm Pentagon 1957 Event Thousands of soccer fans riot in Italy 1948 Birthday Robert Braunwart, who added thousands of dates to this database 1945 Event Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by secret police in Hungary 1933 Event Berlin/Hart/Heyman/Myers ballet "As Thousands Cheer," premieres in New York City 1933 Event Social-Dem meeting in Berlin "As thousands cheer" Marxism is dead 1931 Event Grasshoppers in Iowa, Nebr and SD destroyed thousands of acres of crops 1921 Event Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die) 1896 Event Tornado hit St. Louis, killing 255 and leaving thousands homeless 1837 Event Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands 1804 Event Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti 1666 Event Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique and St. Christopher; thousands die 1572 Event King Charles IX orders massacre of thousands of French Protestants
