2006 United States population reaches 300 million people
2006 United Airlines emerges from bankruptcy
2005 John G. Roberts, Jr. is nominated to the United States Supreme Court
2005 George W. Bush is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States
2003 United States, Briain, Australia and Poland invade Iraq without United Nations sanction
2003 United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said there is no evidence that Iraq has any weapons of mass destruction
2003 The United Nations reported that there is no link between al Queda and Iraq
2001 George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States
1998 18th United Negro College Fund raises (rebroadcasted Jan 17th)
1996 Erskine Childers, United Nations official/civil servant, dies at 67
1996 Kim LaPlante of Washington state crowned Mrs. United States
1996 16th United Negro College Fund raises $12,600,000
1995 15th United Negro College Fund raises $12,200,000
1994 United Center in Chicago opens - Bulls beat Charlotte Hornets, 89-83
1994 Arthur Krim, U.S. director (United Artists, Orion Pictures), dies
1994 United Arab Emirates' 1st official ODI, losing to India
1994 United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 2 wickets to win ICC Trophy
1994 Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United), dies at 84
1994 14th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000
1994 United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5
1993 Cesar Chavez, U.S. farm worker (United Farm Workers), dies at 66
1992 13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000
1991 12th United Negro College Fund
1991 Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam
1991 25 die as United Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in Colorado Springs
1991 United Airlines crashes near Colorado Springs, kills 25
1990 United Somali Congress seizes Presidential Palace
1990 11th United Negro College Fund raises $10,000,000
1990 Deposed emir of Kuwait address United Nations General Assembly
1989 10th United Negro College Fund raises $12,000,000
1989 United Airlines DC-10 crashes at Sioux City Iowa, kills 112
1988 Arafat addresses United Nations in Geneva
1988 Lebanese terrorists kidnap United Nations truce observer Lt Col William Higgins
1988 United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36h54m15s
1987 I. W. Able, CEO (United Steel Workers of America, 1965-77), dies at 87
1987 Jody Rosentha wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
1987 United Steel workers union ratified a concessionary with USX Corp
1986 New York City jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet United Nations employee) of spying
1986 Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
1985 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
1985 20 countries (but not U.S.) sign United Nations treaty outlawing torture
1984 5th United Negro College Fund
1984 Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
1984 John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71
1983 U.S.S.R. vetoes United Nations resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane
1983 Lenore Muraoka wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
1983 1 pound coin introduced in United Kingdom
1982 Shultz warns U.S. will withdraw from United Nations if they vote to exclude Israel
1982 U.S. vetos United Nations Security Council resolution for a limited withdrawal from Beirut of Israeli and Palestine Liberation Organization forces
1982 President Reagan 1st United Nations Gen Assembly address, "evil empire" speech
1982 Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
1981 Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
1981 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
1980 1st United Negro College Fund
1979 Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
1979 Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador
1979 Andrew Young resigns as United Nations ambassador
1977 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic and Concert for United Way
1976 Rev Joseph Evans elected president of United Church of Christ
1976 Uganda asks United Nations to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe
1975 PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses United Nations in New York City
1974 [Sithu] U Thant, United Nations Sec-General (1961-72), dies in New York of cancer at 65
1974 South Africa suspended from United Nations General Assembly over racial policies
1972 United Airlines crashes at Chicago's Midway Airport killing 45
1972 Last train run between Penrith to Keswick United Kingdom
1972 Ras al Khaima joins United Arab Emirates
1971 Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) form Jesse Jackson
1971 People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic
1971 Ralph J Bunche, United Nations delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in New York City
1971 United Arab Emirates, (Trucial States) declares independence from UK
1971 Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form United Arab Emirates
1971 China People's Republic seated in United Nations Security Council
1971 General Meeting of United Nations agrees to admit China PR
1971 United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership
1970 Arshad Laiq, cricket all-rounder, United Arab Emirates World Cup 1996
1970 Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways
1970 U.S. casts their 1st United Nations Security Council veto (Support England)
1970 Nationalists disrupt United Nations session on Congo
1970 Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered
1968 Manchester United wins 13rd Europe Cup 1 in London
1968 United Methodist Church forms
1967 United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL
1967 LA Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in OT to be United Soccer Ass champs
1967 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with United Nations help
1967 Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player, RKC, Sparta, West Ham United
1966 Trygve Halvdan Lie, 1st United Nations Secretary-General (1946-53), dies at 72
1966 Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church
1965 General Meeting of United Nations refuses admittance of China PR
1965 West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II
1964 United Rep of Tanganyika and Zanzibar renamed United Rep of Tanzania
1964 Last United Nations troops leave Congo
1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar form United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
1963 Vijay Mehra, cricketer, United Arab Emirates batsman 1996 World Cup
1963 Kuwait is 111th member of the United Nations
1962 U Thant of Burma elected 3rd Secretary-General of United Nations unanimously
1962 110th member of United Nations admitted (Uganda)
1962 Adlai Stevenson speaks at United Nations about Cuba crisis
1962 Sultan Zarawani, cricketer, United Arab Emirates capt 1996 World Cup
1962 Libya, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb
1961 U.S.S.R. vetoes Kuwaits application for United Nations membership
1961 General Meeting of United Nations debates about New-Guinea
1961 Congolese soldiers murder 13 Italian United Nations pilots
1961 Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic
1961 Dag Hammarskjold, United Nations Secretary General, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56
1961 Battles between United Nations and Katanga troops in Congo
1960 Carolyn Seaward, Devonshire England, Miss United Kingdom, 1979
1960 General Meeting of United Nations condemns apartheid
1960 TWA 266 and United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134
1960 Belgium threatens to leave United Nations due to criticism on it's Congo-policy
1960 Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at United Nations General Assembly
1960 Longest speech in United Nations history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)
1960 1st United Nations troops reach Congo
1960 Argentina complains to United Nations about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichmann
1958 UP and International News Service merge into United Press International
1958 Yemen announces it would join the United Arab Republic
1958 Egypt and Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR)
1958 John Paul Morse, Marshall, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1995 United Airlines
1958 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash
1958 7 soccer players of Manchester United, die in an aircrash at Munich
1958 Gamel Abdel Nasser nominated 1st president of United Arab Republic
1958 Syria joins Egypt in United Arab Republic
1958 Egypt and Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic
1958 9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition United Nations for nuclear test ban
1957 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA United Voluntary Services Golf Open
1957 Sarah McGuire, born in Springfield, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank-5th
1957 United Nations adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt
1956 Hungary appeals for United Nations assistance against Soviet invasion
1956 Jordan attacks United Nations Palestine force
1956 United DC-7 and TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 128
1956 Azhar Cachalia, Scottish/South Africa leader, United Democratic Front
1956 1st British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United
1955 Lenore Rittenhouse, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank
1955 Time bomb aboard United DC-6 kills 44 above Longmont Colorado
1955 United States and Panama sign canal treaty
1954 Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian United Nations ambassador, dies at 70
1954 Charles Mahoney becomes 1st U.S. black to serve as a full United Nations delegate
1954 CIA exile army lands in Guatemala, JF Dulles and United Fruit Co
1953 North Korea and United Nations sign armistice
1953 Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden elected 2nd United Nations general-secretary
1952 SS United States crosses Atlantic in 84:12 (record westward)
1952 SS United States cross Atlantic in record 82:40
1952 Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of Netherlands which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers
1951 United Kingdom of Libya gains independence from Italy via UN
1951 United Nation publishes its 1st postage stamps
1951 Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager, Newcastle United
1951 United Nations condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea
1950 During Korean conflict, United Nations forces land at Inchon in South Korea
1950 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines
1950 1st U.S. Negro delegate to United Nations appointed-ES Sampson
1950 Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, United Nations forces in Korea
1950 North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict
1949 United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands
1949 United Nations' permanent New York City headquarters is dedicated
1949 Security Council of United Nations recommends membership for Israel
1948 Ralph J. Bunche confirmed as acting United Nations mediator in Palestine
1948 Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations mediator for Palestine, assassinated
1948 Ground breaking ceremony for United Nations world headquarters
1948 Walter P Reuther, President (United Auto Workers), shot at his home
1947 United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL
1947 Day after United Nations decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked
1947 Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to United Nations pressure
1947 Demolition begins for United Nations HQ in New York City
1947 President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States
1947 Judy Loe, born in Urmston Manchester, United Kingdom, actress, Singles, Meaning of Life
1947 NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established
1946 U.N. General Assembly votes to establish United Nations HQs in New York City
1946 U.S. government asks United Nations to order dictator Franco out of Spain
1946 United flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (NY) 42 die
1946 League of Nations dissolves, 3 months after United Nations starts
1946 United Mine Workers union rejoins American Federation of Labor
1946 United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting
1945 Ratification of United Nations Charter completed
1945 President Harry S. Truman signs United Nations Charter
1945 U.S. Senate ratifies United Nations charter 89-2
1945 Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept United Nations Charter
1945 45 countries convene United Nations Conference on International Organization in SF
1945 San Francisco selected for site of United Nations Conference
1944 United Negro College Fund incorporates
1944 United Negro College Fund incorporates
1943 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration forms
1942 U.S. and British government announce establishment of United Nations
1942 US and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis
1941 United Service Organization, USO, founded
1936 United Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike, at Fisher Body Plant
1935 Ruth Clarke, Moderator, General Assembly of the United Reform Church
1934 Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] and United Air Lines
1932 United Cigar Stores shuts 800 shops
1932 David Bolton, director, British Royal United Service for Defense
1932 Andrew Young, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, 1977-79, /, Mayor-D-Atlanta
1932 Donald Hilton, Moderator, General Assembly of United Reformed Church
1930 Bank of the United States opens in New York City
1930 Ellen Church becomes 1st airline stewardess, United (San Francisco to Cheyenne)
1929 Owen Bieber, United Auto Workers president
1927 Cesar Chavez, born in Yuma, Arizona, farm labor leader, United Farm Workers
1926 Jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Oklahoma, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, R
1924 Jackie Milburn, English soccer star, Newcastle United
1923 Wembley Stadium opens-Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup)
1923 United States signs friendship treaty with Central American countries
1922 Boutros Boutros Ghali, Egyptian Secretary-General of United Nations, 1992-
1920 1st U.S. postage stamps printed without the words United States or US
1920 Javier Perez de Cuellar, Lima Peru, 5th sec-gen of United Nations, 1982-91
1919 United Parcel Service forms
1918 Kurt Waldheim, Nazi/4th United Nations Sec-Gen, 1972-81, /Austrian President, 1986-92
1918 United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed
1916 Lloyd McBride, union president, United Steelworkers
1915 Lord Huntingfield, British agent to United Nations Secreteriat
1914 Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria
1913 Max Youngstein, born in New York City, producer, United Artists
1911 United Dutch Diamond workers get 8-hr day
1909 1st NAACP conference (United Charities Building, New York City)
1909 Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach, Manchester United
1909 [Sithu] U Thant, Burma, 3rd United Nations sec-genl, 1962-72
1908 Arthur J Goldberg, Illinois, United Nations ambassador/Supreme Court justice, 1962-65
1908 Max Abramovitz, U.S. architect, Lincoln Center, United Nations Building
1907 United Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle
1907 E. W. Scripps founded United Press
1905 Dag Hammarskjold, Sweden, 2nd United Nations Secretary-General, 1953-61, Nobel 1961
1904 W A "Tony" Boyle, United Mine Workers president
1902 Blue-White United soccer team of Amsterdam forms
1896 Trygve Halvdan Lie, born in Norway, 1st United Nations secretary general, 1946-52
1894 United States Golf Association forms (New York City)
1893 Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, President of United Nations General Assembly, 1962-63
1890 United States Polo Association forms, New York City
1890 United Mine Workers of America forms
1888 Clinton Golden, Penn, founder, United Steelworkers of America
1888 James E. Casey, founder, United Parcel Service
1887 Benegal Narsing Rau, India, President of United Nations Security Council, 1950
1886 Alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman, President United Nations security council-1948
1885 Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united
1878 Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam
1877 John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63
1862 United army officially divides corps
1847 United Shakespeare Company buys his home in Stratford-upon-Avon
1843 United Free Church of Scotland forms
1823 United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico
1821 Spain sells eastern Florida to United States for $5 million
1812 US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian
1801 Ireland and Great Britain (England and Scotland) form United Kingdom
1797 1st U.S. frigate, the "United States," is launched in Phila
1797 1st Navy ship, the "United States," is launched
1776 Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "US"
1776 Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States"
1775 United Colonies change name to United States
1766 Willem V (18) becomes governor of United Provinces
1748 United Lutheran Church of U.S. organized
1701 Great Britain and Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom
1654 England, Ireland and Scotland united
1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England
1641 United East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7,000 killed
1602 United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) forms
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