2014 Event A recent study of over 11,000 people suggests that exercising three times per week can reduce depression risk by 19%, with an added risk reduction of 6% for every additional round of exercise 2014 Event A water-embedded rock layer is found deep inside the earth; the layer stores three times the water found in all the earth's oceans, suggesting that oceans developed through seepage of this water and not from striking comets as previously believed 2014 Event The 'New York Times' fires its first female executive editor Jill Abramson after three years in the position; Abramson has been replaced by Dean Baquet, the newspaper's first African-American executive editor 2014 Event Beijing issues air pollution warnings, advising limited outdoor activity as particulate concentration (PM 2.5) measures 309, over 12 times the World Health Organization standard 2014 Event Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, wins a record fifth Associated Press MVP award; the award has never been won more than three times by a single NFL player 2013 Event The famous final New Year's Eve countdown in Times Square will be lead by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; she will have the honor of pushing he ceremonial countdown button to start the descent of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball 2012 Event At the National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the U.S. Democratic Party vote three separate times in order to approve putting the terms, 'God', 'Jerusalem', and 'Israel' back into the platform 2012 Event The United States space agency NASA reveals it had its security compromised by hackers 13 times in the past year 2012 Event Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and the Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, dies at 43 of an acute asthma attack 2011 Event A report submitted to the United Nations states Iran has been caught attempting to transfer weaponry to terrorists including Hamas and the Taliban 10 times 2011 Event The Financial Times finds computer hackers may have accessed details on Citigroup bank card customers 2011 Event The U.S. government 'condemns' international media outlets, including 'The New York Times' for publishing confidential files 2011 Event In Tokyo, the Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks reports that radioactive iodine in city tap water is two times the recommended level for infants 2011 Event The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant reports radiation levels 1600 times normal levels are present 20km from the plant 2010 Event A car bomb is discovered and deactivated in New York City's Times Square 2010 Event Two men on motorcycles fatally shot Pedro Alcantara de Souza, a Brazilian land reform activist, five times in the head while he tried to ride his bicycle in Para 2000 Death Craig Claiborne, food author, New York Times, dies at 79 1998 Death Esther Rolle, actress, Good Times, dies at 78 1997 Death Richard Berry, musician, singer, songwriter, wrote, 'Louie Louie', sold copyright in 1959, song has since been recorded over 1,000 times, dies at 61 1996 Event NFL/Heisman Trophy Winner Mike Rozier, is shot several times 1996 Event Sony does not renew lease on megatron in Times Square 1995 Event Sunday New York Times raises price from $2.00 to $2.50 1994 Event Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit home runs in a games (11 times) 1993 Death Sam Zolotow, U.S. theater critic (New York Times), dies at 94 1993 Event Croupier of casino in Bristol England, shoots a 4, a record 8 times 1993 Death Harrison E. Salisbury, U.S. journalist (New York Times), dies at 84 1993 Death Will Weng, Sunday Times crossword puzzle editor (1968-78), dies at 86 1990 Event 500 pound Hershey Kiss is displayed in Times Square 1990 Event Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times 1987 Event "Black Monday"-Dow Jones down 508.32, 4 times previous record 1987 Event Donald Trump takes out a full page New York Times ad lambasting Japan 1987 Event Brewers' Rob Deer struck-out 5 times in a game 1986 Event London Sunday Times reports Israel is stocking nuclear arms 1986 Event Robby Thompson (SF) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game 1986 Event San Francisco Giant Robby Thompson is caught stealing record 4 times 1986 Event Mariners strike out 16 times, set record of 36 in 2 consecutive games 1986 Event Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game at the Rose Bowl 1985 Event Houston quarterback Warren Moon sacked NFL tying record 12 times (by Cowboys) 1984 Event Cyndi Lauper's 1st #1 "Time After Times" 1983 Event Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times 1982 Death John C Gardner, U.S., writer (Life and Times of Chaucer High), dies at 49 1982 Event California catches A's Rickey Henderson stealing 3 times 1982 Event New York Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA's budget 1982 Event New York Times raises it's price from 25 cents to 30 cents 1981 Event Browns' quarterback Brian Sipe sets club record by being intercepted 6 times 1980 Event St. Louis Cardinals sack Baltimore Colt quarterbacks an NFL record tying 12 times 1979 Event British newspaper "Times" resumes publishing after 1 year 1978 Event Al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500, 3 times 1978 Death Aldo Moro, 5 times Prime Minister of Italy, assassinated by terrorists 1977 Death Charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88 1975 Event Expos' Jose Mangual struck out 5 times in a game 1974 Event Cards beat Mets, 4-3, in 25 (7h4m), record 202 plate appearances, Felix Milan and John Milner come to bat 12 times each 1974 Event "Good Times," debuts on CBS TV 1974 Event "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV 1973 Event New York Times reports almost all Superfectas run at Yonkers, Roosevelt and Monticello from Jan-Mar of 1973 were fixed 1972 Event Yankees score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10 1972 Event "Different Times" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 24 performances 1972 Event "Different Times" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 24 performances 1971 Event Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times 1971 Death Chester Conklin, actor (Greed, Modern Times), dies at 83 1971 Event New York Times reports growing interest of white youth in black gospel music 1971 Event Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game 1971 Event New York Times began publishing "Pentagon Papers" 1970 Event Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 2nd of 3 times in 28 days 1970 Event Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 1st of 3 times in 28 days 1970 Event New York Times falsely reports U.S. Army has ended domestic surveillance 1969 Event New York Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause 1969 Event Turtles play White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times 1968 Birthday Mika Hakkinen, born in Vantaa, Finland, racing driver, Formula One World Champion, seven times world champion 1967 Event Naomi Sims is 1st black model on U.S. cover (Fashion of the Times) 1967 Event Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana 1967 Birthday Melora Hardin, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Family Tree, Best Times 1967 Birthday Paul Gascoigne, born in Dunston, England, professional soccer player, nicknamed Gazza, midfielder, capped 57 times for the England national soccer team 1967 Event New York Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments 1966 Event Dallas sacks Pittsburgh quarterbacks an NFL record 12 times 1966 Event Newspaper magnate Thomson purchases "The Times" 1966 Birthday Patrick Dempsey, Lewiston Me, actor, Mike-Fast Times 1965 Event Largest newspaper-Sunday New York Times at 946 pages (50 cents ) 1965 Event Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game and 6 times in one season 1965 Birthday Lennox Lewis, born in West Ham, England, professional boxer, won World heavyweight championship three times, 1988 Olympic Games gold medalist 1964 Death Don Redman, orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64 1964 Death Jim Koethe, Dallas Times Herald reporter, killed by karate chop 1964 Event Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section 1964 Event Supreme Court issues New York Times vs. Sullivan decision, public officials must prove malice to claim libel and recover damages 1964 Death Willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55 1964 Birthday Richard Dunwoody, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, British jockey in National Hunt Racing, won King George VI Chase four times on the famous grey Desert Orchid in 1989 and 1990 1963 Birthday Phoebe Cates, born in Manhattan, New York, actress, Fast Times at Ridgemount High 1963 Event Valery Bykovsky in Vostok 5 orbits earth 81 times in 5 days 1963 Event Pirate's Bob Friend balks 4 times in a game 1962 Birthday Chuck Finley, born in Monroe, Louisiana, pitcher, Major League Baseball, played for California Angels, won more than 15 games six times between 1986 and 1999 1962 Event Scott Carpenter orbits Earth 3 times in U.S. Aurora 7 1962 Event Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inn game 1962 Event Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives 1961 Birthday Ralph Carter, New York City, actor, Michael Evans-Good Times 1960 Birthday Sean Penn, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1960 Birthday Richard Roeper, born in Chicago, Illinois, film critic, columnist, 'Chicago Sun Times' newspaper, co-host of 'At the Movies' television series with Roger Ebert 1959 Death Harold Huber, actor (I Cover Times Square), dies at 49 1959 Birthday Sammy Lee, born in Liverpool, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, played for Liverpool, represented England fourteen times 1958 Event Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times 1958 Event Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times 1957 Birthday Cindy Nicholas, Canada, swimmer, swam English Channel 19 times 1957 Event White Sox' James Landis struck out 5 times in a game 1957 Birthday Cameron Crowe, director, Jerry Maguire, Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1957 Birthday Judge Reinhold, Wilmington, Delaware, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1956 Birthday Lance Parrish, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, catcher, played for many Major League Baseball teams, won All-Star eight times, won Silver Slugger award six times 1956 Birthday Lynda Barry, born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, cartoonist, author, known for comic strip, 'Ernie Pook's Comeek', wrote 'The Good Times are Killing Me', 'What It Is' 1955 Birthday Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, born in Hokkaido, Japan, sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna, greatest, highest ranked sumo in recent times, won 31 tournament championships, coming in second to Taiho, noted as lightest yokozuna since Tochinoumi in the 1960's, head coach for Kokonoe stable 1955 Birthday Buster Mottram, born in Kingston upon Thames, in south-west London, English tennis player, ranked 15th best tennis player in the world, represented Great Britain in Davis Cup eight times 1953 Birthday Bernnadette Stanis, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Thelma-Good Times 1953 Event Willie Thrower becomes 1st black NFL quarterback in modern times 1953 Birthday Anna Quindlen, American author, journalist, and New York Times columnist 1953 Birthday Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1953 Birthday Paul Krugman, born in New York, economist, liberal, political columnist, author, op-ed columnist for 'The New York Times', wrote, 'The Conscience of a Liberal' 1953 Birthday Joe Bob Briggs, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, film critic, wrote for 'Texas Monthly' and 'Dallas Times Herald' 1952 Birthday John Francome, born in Swindon, England, jockey, National Hunt Champion Jockey seven times, apprenticed with Fred Winter, presenter for horseracing broadcasts on Channel 4 1952 Birthday Jan Raas, born in Heinkenszand, Zeeland, Dutch professional cyclist, won 10 stages in the Tour de France, won Amstel Gold Race five times 1952 Birthday Amy Heckerling, Bronx, dir, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless 1952 Event Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds 1951 Birthday Mark McCumber, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Randall McCumber, golfer, won PGA tour ten times, won World Cup of Golf for the United states with Ben Crenshaw, golf analyst for Fox Sports, golf course architect 1951 Birthday Martin Brest, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1951 Event New York Times reports the New York City subway will auction off things found 1950 Event Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight 1950 Event New York Times reports of worlds smallest and dumbest mechanical brain 1949 Birthday Jimmie Walker, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, JJ-Good Times, At Ease 1949 Birthday Andrew Nell, editor, Sunday Times 1949 Birthday Joao Botelho, Lamego Portugal, director, Trafico, Hard Times 1949 Birthday Milan Williams, U.S. keyboardist, Commodores-Three Times a Lady 1947 Event Jackie Robinson swipes home for 1st of 19 times in his career 1943 Event New York City's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater 1943 Birthday Burt Rutan, born in Estacada, Oregon, Elbert Leander Burt Rutan, inventor, aerospace engineer, created the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which entered space two times in fourteen days 1943 Birthday Simon Jenkins, editor, Times 1943 Birthday Terry Pavey, editor, TV Times 1942 Event Robert Sullivan becomes 1st pilot to fly Atlantic 100 times 1942 Event Los Angeles Times urges security measures against Japanese-Americans 1941 Birthday Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth, Ohio, country singer, Too Many Times 1941 Birthday Jim McBride, born in New York City, director/actor, Hot Times, Breathless, Big Easy 1940 Birthday Stan Mikita, NHL center, led NHL in scoring 4 times 1939 Birthday John Amos, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Good Times, Coming to America 1939 Birthday David Hobbs, born in Royal Leamington Spa, England, auto racer, commentator for Speed, raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans twenty times 1938 Event Indian Bob Feller strikes out record 18 Tigers (Chester Laabs 5 times) 1938 Birthday Ja'net Dubois, born in Philadelphia, actress, Willona-Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210 1938 Event Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns 1938 Event St. Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx 6 times in a row 1937 Birthday Johnny Brown, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, comedian, Good Times, Leslie Uggams 1937 Birthday Seymour Hersh, award winning investigative reporter, New York Times 1937 Event 1st Charlie Chaplin talkie, "Modern Times," released 1936 Event Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 hits for 7 times 1936 Birthday Floyd Abrams, born in America, attorney, constitutional law expert, argued for famous cases, including the New York Times in the Judith Miller in CIA leak grand jury investigation 1936 Birthday Leonard Lee, U.S. vocalist, Shirley and Lee-Let the Good Times Roll 1936 Event Tony Lazerri 2 grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching 1st 7 times safely, Yankees beat A's 25-2 1936 Event Tennis champs Helen Moody and Howard Kinsley volley 2,001 times (1h18m) 1935 Birthday Ken Taylor, cricketer, England opening batsman three times 1959-64 1935 Birthday Richard Berry, born in Extension, Louisiana, musician, singer, songwriter, wrote, 'Louie Louie', sold copyright in 1959, song has since been recorded over 1,000 times 1935 Birthday Mickey Wright, born in San Diego, California, LPGA golfer, 4 times LPGA champ 1934 Event William Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour 1934 Event New York Times erroneously declares Ruth 700 home run record to stand for all time 1934 Event Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times 1934 Birthday Geoffrey Owen, British editor, Financial Times 1933 Birthday Eric Salzman, born in America, author, composer, record producer, music critic, wrote for the New York Times, New York Herald Tribune 1931 Birthday Gregg Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, directed The Gregg Smith Singers, a mixed chorus of 16 singers who toured the U.S. 40 times, recorded over 100 albums, received three Grammy Awards 1931 Birthday Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1930 Event Sarnoff reports in New York Times "TV would be a theater in every home" 1930 Event Joe Sewell, strikes out twice of his 3 times in 1930, by Pat Caraway 1929 Birthday William Safire, political columnist, New York Times, speech writer, Nixon 1929 Birthday Moses Gunn, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Amityville II, Good Times, Shaft 1927 Birthday Joe Adcock, born in Coushatta, Louisiana, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds, homered four times in a single game against Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field 1927 Birthday Clive Barnes, drama critic, New York Times, New York Post 1927 Birthday Anthony Lewis, columnist New York Times and author, Gideon's Trumpet 1926 Birthday Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1926 Birthday Tom Wicker, columnist, New York Times 1926 Birthday Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, New York City, publisher, New York Times 1926 Birthday Ray Price, country singer, Good Times 1925 Birthday Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times 1925 Event Philadelphia A's go into bottom of 8th inning trailing 15-4, then score 13 times to defeat Cleveland 17-15 1925 Birthday John Simon, theater critic, New York Times 1924 Birthday Vincent Canby, critic, New York Times 1924 Birthday Paul Conrad, comic strip cartoonist, LA Times 1923 Event Radio Times 1st published 1922 Event Mrs Theres Vaughn, 24, confessed in court to being married 62 times 1922 Birthday Esther Rolle, Pompano Beach, Florida, actress, Florida-Good Times, Maude 1922 Event Longest attack of hiccups begins Charlie Osborne, 98 hiccupped over 435 million times before it stops, He dies 11 months after it stops 1922 Event St. Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times 1922 Birthday Abraham Rosenthal, editor, New York Times 1920 Birthday Stan Musial, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ 1920 Birthday Craig Claiborne, food columnist, New York Times Cookbook 1920 Event New York Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly 1919 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a game for his 1st of 72 times 1919 Birthday Pauline Kael, movie critic, New York Times, For Keeps 1918 Birthday Arthur McIntyre, cricket wicket-keeper, England 3 times early 50's 1916 Birthday Marshall Field IV, publisher/editor, Chicago Daily News, Sunday Times 1913 Event Carl Weilman strikes out 6 times in a 15 inning game 1913 Event Bert Daniels set AL mark, being hit-by-pitch 3 times in a doubleheader 1913 Event Rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times 1912 Birthday David Raksin, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Modern Times 1912 Birthday Arthur Crook, British editor, Times Literary Supplement 1911 Event New York Giant Christy Mathewson loses after beating Reds 22 straight times 1910 Event Explosion at Los Angeles Times kills 21 1910 Event Washington Red Killefer sacrifices record 4 times against Detroit 1909 Birthday James "Scotty" Barrett Reston, Clydebank Scotld, journalist, New York Times 1909 Birthday Hermann Bengtson, German historian, Greeks Ancient Times 1908 Birthday Willie Bryant, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Sugar Hill Times 1908 Event 1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square 1907 Event For 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal new year 1904 Event Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader 1900 Birthday Don Redman, Piedmont, West Virginia, orchestra leader, Sugar Hill Times 1899 Event Louisville's Henry Dowling struck out 5 times in a game 1898 Death Hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire 1897 Event N.Y. Times begins using slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print" 1896 Event Adolph Ochs (39) buys New York Times 1894 Death Rafael Nunez, Colombia, 3 times president (188?..94), dies at 68 1892 Birthday Olafur Thors, Icelandic PM, 6 times, 1942-63 1886 Event London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad 1885 Birthday Virginia Pope, New York Times 1871 Event Boss Tweed (William Macy Tweed), Democratic leader of Tammany Hall, arrested after New York Times exposed his corruption 1870 Event New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game" 1863 Birthday John Huston Finley, Illinois, editor of the New York Times, 1937-38 1854 Event The Times give precise British positions in Krim 1854 Birthday Richard T. Ely, U.S. economist, Hard Times 1853 Event Northern Daily Times, 1st provincial daily newspaper, starts in London 1852 Birthday [James] Burner Matthews, U.S. playwright/critic, New York Times 1851 Event New York Times starts publishing at 2 cents a copy 1837 Event Thomas Morris of Australia skips rope 22,806 times 1831 Event "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet) 1825 Birthday Rafael Nunez, Colombia, 3 times president, 188?..94 1822 Event 1st edition of London Sunday Times 1788 Event London's Daily Universal Registrar becomes the Times 1786 Birthday Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter, Waiting for The Times 1785 Event John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times 1785 Event "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue 1776 Event Thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls" 1776 Event Thomas Paine published his 1st "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls" 1776 Birthday John Walter II, London, chief proprietor, The Times, 1812-47
