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 Facebook and Apple are offering to pay the costs of freezing the eggs of female employees covered by the companies' insurance plans; the companies see the offering as a way to help women focus on their careers if they wish to delay motherhood 2014 Event Record-low temperatures are expected in the U.S. due to a 'polar vortex'; forecasters anticipate this tunnel of cold air funneling all the way from the North Pole to the U.S. could bring temperatures as low as 15 degrees in Chicago and 25 below zero in Fargo, North Dakota 2013 Event The mission of the NASA Curiosity Mars rover begins as it makes way to its destination and drives to Mount Sharp 2013 Event Former President George W. Bush's airplane, a Gulfstream IV, on its way to Dallas' Love Field , was diverted safely to Louisville International AIrport when the pilot smelled smoke 2013 Event In North Carolina, a neuroscientist at Duke University announces he has successfully connected the brains of two rats in such a way that they share information 2013 Event The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics estimates at least 17 billion planets exist that are comparable to the size of the Earth and the Milky Way 2012 Event The U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavor inches through the streets of Los Angeles on a trolley, making its way to a museum 2012 Event Pope Benedict XVI says Cuba needs to find ways to move away from Communism, and that he will help them find a peaceful way to make the transition 2011 Event The music video for the single, 'Marry the Night' is released by pop singer Lady Gaga; the song is from her 2011 album 'Born This Way' 2011 Event The IAEA releases a report stating Iran has performed activities relating to the development of a nuclear device, and that the project is likely still under way 2010 Event Eastern Japan braces itself as Typhoon Chaba heads its way, carrying winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour near its center 2004 Event Ukraine re-elects Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich. but the election results were thrown out after large protests about the way the election was conducted 2003 Death Robert McCloskey, writer/illustrator, Make Way for Ducklings, dies at 78 1996 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority raises New York City bridge tolls to $3.50 each way 1995 Death Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (aviator), dies 1995 Death Ida Lupino, actress/director (Hard Way, High Sierra), dies at 77 1995 Event New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign 1994 Event Dwingeloo 1, near milky way system, discovered 1994 Death Eileen Way, actress (Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings), dies at 82 1993 Death James Donald, actor (In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies at 76 1993 Death Daniel Fuchs, U.S., screenwriter (Hard Way), dies at 84 1993 Event New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st 1993 Death Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84 1991 Death Peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies 1989 Death Dort Clark, actor (In Harm's Way), dies 1988 Death Clifford D[onald] Simak, sci-fi author (Hugo, Way Station), dies at 83 1987 Event Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1986 Death Helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies 1985 Event "Every Step Of The Way" by John Waite peaks at #25 1985 Event Met Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 on way to his 13th consecutive win 1985 Event Viv Richards scores 300 in a day on the way to 322 vs. Warwicks cricket 1982 Birthday Ryan Cabrera, born in Dallas, Texas, musician, pop rock, hit singles include, 'On the Way Down', '40 Kinds of Sadness', 'True', albums include, 'You Stand Watching' 1981 Death Frank McHugh, actor (Dawn Patrol, Going My Way), dies at 83 1979 Event 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey wins 1979 Event 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey 1978 Event New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away 1978 Event New York Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season) 1978 Event Gunman shoots his way into Iraqi Embassy in Paris 1977 Death Bing Crosby, singer and actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74 1977 Event Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic and Concert for United Way 1976 Death Michael Goodliffe, actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61 1975 Event Classical Way wins Championship Cup at Roosevelt Raceway 1974 Birthday Natalie Maines, born in Lubbock, Texas, singer, songwriter, the Dixie Chicks, alternative country band, Grammy-Award winning album, 'Taking the Long Way' 1974 Death Dorothy Fields, U.S. singer (Way you Look Tonight), dies at 68 1974 Event Barbra Striesand's 1st #1 hit, "The Way We Were" 1972 Birthday Charles Way, NFL fullback for the New York Giants 1970 Death Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr. Bobbins), dies at 68 1969 Birthday Joey Restivo, born in Brooklyn, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies 1968 Birthday Wyatt Pauley, Ecuador, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies 1967 Death Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48 1967 Birthday Charlie Pennaelino, Queens, New York, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way 1966 Death Harold Burrage, U.S. singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35 1964 Birthday Lenny Kravitz, singer/guitar, 911 is a Joke, Are You Gonna Go My Way? 1964 Event Demolition begins on Polo Grounds to clear way for housing project 1963 Death Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53 1963 Event 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win 1963 Birthday Paul Way, born in Kingsbury, Middlesex, British golfer, won Brabazon Trophy, 1981, turned pro in 1982, won KLM Dutch Open while on the European Tour, second youngest Ryder Cup player in 1983, and 1985, finished in the top 100 in 1993, on the Order of Merit, after 1997, his participation in tournament golf waned 1962 Birthday Eric Olson, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Apple's Way 1962 Event Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104 1962 Event 3 convicts used spoons to dig their way out of Alcatraz 1962 Birthday Richard Coles, rocker, Communards-Don't Leave Me This Way 1961 Birthday Franny Michel, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Patricia-Apple's Way 1961 Death Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 1960 Event Tad Mosels "All the Way Home," premieres in New York City 1960 Event 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4 1958 Death Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies 1957 Death Frederick Burton, actor (One Way Passage), dies at 86 1957 Birthday Vincent Van Patten, Belrose, New York, actor, Apple's Way, 3 for the Road 1957 Death Gene Lockhart, New York City actor (Going My Way), dies at 65 1955 Death Carmen Miranda, singer and actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42 1954 Birthday Will Patton, born in Charleston, South Carolina, actor, No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun 1954 Birthday Richard Finch, rock bassist, KC and Sunshine-That's the Way I Like It 1954 Event Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio and records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" 1953 Birthday Derek Pellicci, rock drummer, Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way 1952 Birthday Lisa Eichhorn, Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Cutter's Way, Yankees 1951 Event Leidse astronomers discover radio signal out of Milky Way system 1951 Birthday David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way 1950 Birthday Joe Perry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Walk this Way 1950 Event NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense and defense) 1950 Death Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 1949 Birthday Victor Ostrovsky, Canadian/Israel, Mossad agent, By Way of Deception 1949 Death G. I. Gurdjieff, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way, dies at age 83, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 1948 Birthday Jim Bonfanti, rocker, Raspberries-Go All the Way 1948 Event 75 scientists ambushed on way to Mount Scopus 1946 Birthday Ranger Doug, Douglas Green, Illinois, singer, Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way 1946 Death Countee Cullen, U.S. poet (Black Christ, One Way to Heaven), dies at 42 1945 Event 17th Academy Awards - "Going my Way," Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win 1945 Birthday John Heard, actor, Cat People, Cutter's Way, CHUD 1944 Birthday Hywel Bennett, born in South Wales, actor, Family Way, Shelley 1942 Birthday Mick Fleetwood, born in London, rock drummer, Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way 1941 Event Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak 1940 Birthday Dionne Warwick, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer, Solid Gold, Way to San Jose 1939 Event George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "American Way," premieres in New York City 1938 Event Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left New York for California 1938 Event Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves New York for LA, wound up in Ireland 1938 Death Louis EJM de la Vallee-Poussin, (The Way to Nirvana), dies at 69 1934 Event Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars 1933 Birthday Mary Ure, England, model/actress, Reflection of Fear, Windom's Way 1929 Event Roy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery 1925 Event French psychologist Emil Coue brings his self-esteem therapy to U.S. "Every day in every way I am getting better and better" 1923 Event Canton Bulldogs win 1st on way to 17-0 season 1921 Birthday Jerome Hines, Heinz, born in Hollywood, California, basso, I am The Way 1921 Birthday Milos Jancso, Vac Hungary, director, My Way Home 1920 Birthday Viveca Lindfors, Uppsala Sweden, actress, Way We Were, Welcome to LA 1920 Birthday Dolph Sweet, born in New York City, actor, Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up 1920 Birthday Georges Marchal, Nancy France, actor, Evil Eden, Gina, Milky Way 1919 Birthday Lee Krieger, born in Maryland, actor, Clambake, One Way Wahini 1919 Birthday Norman F Simpson, British playwright, One Way Pendulum 1917 Birthday Jessica Mitford, author, American Way of Death 1916 Birthday Peter Finch, London, actor, Network, Windom's Way, Raid on Entebbe 1913 Birthday Carmen Miranda, singer and actress, 4 Jills in a Jeep, Down Argentine Way 1913 Birthday Rise Stevens, New York City, mezzo-soprano, Met Opera, actor, Going My Way 1912 Event 1st Stanley Cup game to be played in 3 20-minute periods, formerly played in 30-minute halfs, Quebec beats Moncton 9-3 on way to sweep 1912 Birthday Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor, Windom's Way, Young Winston 1911 Birthday Eileen Way, actress, Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings, Assassin 1910 Birthday Sharon Lynn, born in Weatherford, Texas, actress, Way Out West, Big Broadcast 1909 Event Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs 1909 Event Eugene Walter's "Easiest Way," premieres in New York City 1907 Birthday Malcolm Atterbury, Philadelphia, actor, Jonas-Thicker than Water, Apples Way 1906 Birthday Bartholomeus J "Bart" Bok, Dutch/U.S. astronomer, Milky Way 1905 Birthday Constance Bennett, New York City, actress, Easiest Way, Ladies in Love 1904 Birthday Clifford D[onald] Simak, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Empire, Way Station 1903 Birthday Bing Crosby, born in Tacoma, Washington, singer, White Christmas, Going My Way 1902 Birthday Nydia Westman, New York City, actress, Going My Way, Young Mr. Bobbins 1901 Event Clyde Fitch' "Way of the World," premieres in New York City 1895 Birthday Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer, Milky Way system 1891 Birthday Gene Lockhart, New York City, actor, Going My Way, Christmas Carol 1888 Birthday Barry Fitzgerald, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Academy Award-Going My Way 1884 Birthday Apie Prince, Dutch author, Me Own Way 1882 Birthday Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor, Gorilla Man, Way Down East 1880 Event NY's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" 1871 Birthday Frederick Burton, Indiana, actor, One Way Passage 1866 Birthday G. I. Gurdjieff, born in Alexandropol, Armenia, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way 1865 Event Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" blows up 1855 Birthday Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals, Post Cereals 1835 Birthday Samuel Butler, England, author, Erewhom, Way of All Flesh 1835 Event Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass 1670 Birthday William Congreve, England, writer, Old Bachelor, Way of the World 1660 Event General Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London 1568 Event Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral perfects a way to bottle beer
