2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama bans the use of certain military equipment by police in the wake of recent deaths of unarmed black men by police officers; the move is meant to help communities see police as protectors rather than as an 'occupied force' 2014 Event Israel reopens Jerusalem's Temple Mount a day after closing it to visitors in the wake of the shooting of activist Yehudah Glick; however, security restrictions have been applied to Muslim men seeking to pray at the site 2014 Event The United Nations and the European Union have sent workers, equipment and supplies to Serbia and Bosnia in the wake of massive floods that have resulted in at least 36 deaths and a large number homeless after destruction of homes and farms 2014 Event Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel has resigned in the wake of security breaches late last year in which customer data was stolen; the company will be run by John Mulligan, the company's Chief Financial Officer, until a new president is identified 2013 Event Amidst criticism for its lack of help in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, China's 'Peace Ark', a 14,000-ton navy hospital ship, is sent to the Philippines to help its relief efforts'; the country also sent an emergency medical team and a disaster relief team from the Chinese Red Cross 2013 Event In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, Australian pledges $10 million to help with major clean-up and relief efforts in Vietnam, where over people in a single province are feared dead 2013 Event In the wake of several anti-Semitic and racist posts on Twitter, a French court orders the company to reveal personal information about its users 2003 Death Felice Bryant, Songwriter, ", Wake Up, Little Susie, ", dies at 77 1994 Death Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78 1972 Event Wake Island becomes unincorporated territory of U.S., U.S. Air Force 1962 Event Wake Forest coach "Bones" McKinney becomes 2nd person to play and coach 1957 Event Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie" reaches #1 1945 Event U.S. regains possession of Wake Island from Japan 1943 Event U.S. air raid on Wake 1941 Event American forces on Wake Island surrender to Japanese 1941 Event Japanese attack Wake Island (only failed WW II-landing) 1930 Birthday Page Johnson, West Virginia, actress, Passages from Finnegan's Wake 1929 Event Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up and Dream," premieres in New York City 1920 Event Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but ump ejects Roush for delay of game 1913 Birthday Jo Sinclair, born in Brooklyn, New York, pen name Jo Sinlair, writer, novelist, focused on race relations and the struggle of immigrant families, wrote Sing at My Wake, Anna Teller 1909 Birthday Robert Trout, Wake County, North Carolina, newscaster, ABC 1904 Birthday John Farrow, born in Sydney, Australia, director/actor, Botany Bay, Wake Island 1901 Birthday Brian Donlevy, Ireland, actor, Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island 1899 Event U.S. takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific 1898 Event U.S. flag hoisted over Wake Island (Spanish-American War) 1898 Event American troops captured deserted Wake Island 1882 Birthday James Joyce, Ire, novelist/poet, Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake 1875 Event US-Spanish relations decline in wake of Cuban rebellion
