2014 Event Wal Mart announces that, due to the Affordable Care Act, it will increase health benefit costs for all employees and end health benefits for its 30,000 or so workers with fewer than 30 hours per week; the changes will take place in January 2015 1973 Death Libbe de Wal, founder of Humanistic Covenant, dies at 72 1971 Birthday Ian Van Der Wal, Darwin Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics
