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 NASA awakens its New Horizons craft from hibernation for the last time; the vessel was launched 9 years ago to travel over 3 billion miles to Pluto and will be within range to begin data collection on the planet in January 2015 2014 Event NASA successfully tests its unmanned Orion spaceship for potential human flight over 3,500 miles from Earth; several years and more tests will be needed before the vessel is ready for human travel, potentially paving the way for manned trips to Mars 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 CEO Richard Branson says that Virgin Galactic will first determine the cause of a recent test space flight crash before deciding whether to continue developing commercial space travel 2014 Event NASA outsources its role in space travel by awarding a $4.2 billion contract to Boeing and a $2.6 billion contract to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to shuttle astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station 2014 Event The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration removes its ban on air travel to Israel after concluding that Israel will be able to prevent risks to aircraft during the conflict with Hamas 2014 Event Online travel reservation company Priceline has purchased online restaurant reservation company OpenTable, offering market expansion opportunities for both companies; Priceline paid $2.6 billion for the acquisition 2014 Event Polio is on the rise as unvaccinated refugees travel across borders; though most prevalent in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, infections are now appearing in other parts of Asia and Africa; young children are the most vulnerable 2013 Event The U.S. issues a global travel alert, claiming Al Qaeda and terrorist organizations may be planning an attack between now and the end of August 2011 Event A terrorist-related travel warning for the Philippines is issued by the United States 2011 Event Walid al-Muallem, foreign minister of Syria, denounces the European Union for the travel bans and asset freezes it has imposed on Syria 2011 Event The U.S. Department of State issues a global travel alert to all U.S. citizens, warning of enhanced potential for anti-American violence 2011 Event In Egypt, a travel ban is imposed on former President Hosni Mubarak and his family 1997 Event Discovery buys Travel Channel for $20 million 1996 Death Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer, dies at 42 1995 Death Adrienne Keith Cohen, travel editor, dies at 69 1995 Event Carlson Wagonlit Travel Agency begins charging $15 service fee 1995 Event American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets 1992 Death Jacob "Bob" de Uyl, journalist/author (Restless Travel), dies at 61 1992 Death Bob den Uyl, Dutch journalist and writer (Restless Travel), dies at 61 1992 Death Josef Neckermann, German founder mail-order firm/travel bureau, dies 1991 Death Leonardus S van Egerat, travel expert, dies at 68 1991 Event Soviet parliament approves law allowing citizens to travel abroad 1990 Death Graig Russel, Canadian travel expert/transvestite, dies 1981 Event 2 Habash terrorists attack a travel agency in Greece killing 2 1981 Death Richard Boone, actor (Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel), dies at 63 1972 Event U.S. ends 22 year travel ban to China 1969 Death Kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr. Garlund), dies at 62 1968 Event Commercial air travel begins between U.S. and U.S.S.R. 1964 Event Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam 1963 Event West and East Berlin sign accord about travel rules 1961 Birthday Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer 1961 Event East Germany imposed new curbs on travel between West and East Berlin 1960 Event CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel" 1956 Event 3rd class travel on British Railways ends 1955 Event Building of space travel center at Baikonur Kazachstan begins 1954 Death Hans Lodeizen, Johan Frederik, poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26 1950 Birthday Robyn Davidson, born in Miles, Australia, author, travel writer, wrote 'Tracks' 1946 Event Harry Truman becomes 1st U.S. president to travel in a submerged sub 1946 Event U.S. Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel 1944 Event Rommel and von Rundstedt travel to Berchtesgaden 1941 Birthday Paul Theroux, American travel book writer, Mosquito Coast 1940 Event Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane 1940 Event Nazi's forbid Polish Jews to travel on trains 1934 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt became 1st President to travel through Panama Canal 1931 Birthday Dervla Murphy, travel author, Full Tilt, In Ethiopia with a Mule 1928 Birthday Monty Sunshine, jazz bandleader, Gotta Travel On 1926 Birthday Jan Morris, travel writer, Among the Cities, Hong Kong, Journeys 1926 Birthday Adrienne Keith Cohen, travel editor 1923 Birthday Leonardus S van Egeraat, Dutch travel expert 1923 Birthday James Kirkup, travel writer/poet/novelist, African in Greenland 1918 Event President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office 1917 Birthday Richard Boone, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel 1908 Event Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across U.S. by car, they leave Los Angeles in a Packard and arrive in New York City in 32d-5h-25m 1894 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA's awarded cup by trustees as Ottawa refuses to travel to Toronto to play 1892 Death Thomas Cook, CEO (Cook Travel Bureau), dies at 83 1885 Birthday Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min, 8 km/min 1841 Event Thomas Cook opens 1st travel agency 1831 Event Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle 1831 Event John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle 1812 Birthday Ivan Goncharov, Russia, novelist/travel writer, Oblomov 1808 Birthday Thomas Cook, founder, Cook travel bureau 1801 Birthday Karl Baedeker, Germany, published travel books 1304 Birthday Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer, Travels in Asia and Africa
