2014 Event The People's Bank of China widens its trading band for the yuan against the U.S. dollar to within 2% of the determined daily midpoint, moving the currency toward market-based valuation 2012 Event U.S. scientists develop a device that can generate electricity from genetically-engineered viruses; these piezoelectric materials are a step toward the development of personal power generators 2011 Event After airstrikes destroy 30 - 40 per cent of Libya's ground forces, U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen states the war is moving toward a stalemate 2010 Event Hurricane Earl shifts toward the east coast of the U.S., placing most of North Carolina's coast on hurricane watch 1978 Event Pioneer-Venus 2 with 5 atmospheric probes launched toward Venus 1977 Event Voyager 1 (U.S.) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn 1973 Event Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter and Saturn 1969 Event Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit 1966 Event U.S. Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23 1965 Event Venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus 1964 Event U.S. launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned 1964 Event Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures 1961 Event U.S.S.R. launches Venera 1 toward Venus 1941 Event Japanese carrier force left its base and moves east toward Pearl Harbor 1914 Event Battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow 1861 Event General McDowell advances toward Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia with 40,000 troops
