2015 Event Myanmar President Thein Sein implements a population control law requiring women to wait three years between children; critics believe the law can be used to oppress women as well as minority religion and ethnic populations in the country 2014 Event A grand jury in St. Louis County reaches the decision that police officer Darren Wilson will not be indicted in the shooting death of Ferguson teenager Michael Brown; the decision sparked protests, looting and businesses being burned to the ground in St. Louis, as well as protests across the U.S. 2014 Event Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies in a congressional hearing to investigate the recent intrusion of the White House as well as other security breaches under her leadership; Pierson stated that such incidents will not happen again 2014 Event The cast has been announced for the next film in the "Star Wars" series, due out in 2015; the cast includes some original cast members as well as actors new to the franchise 2014 Event A report on the U.S. economy shows 113,000 jobs were added in January, well below the expected 180,000 new jobs 2013 Event An error on the Delta Air Lines website allows thousands of customers to buy tickets for super-low fares, some 90% below regular ticket prices; Delta takes responsibility for the error, and will honor ticket purchases as well as frequent flier miles earned on the reduced-fare flights 2013 Event Researchers in Vietnam completed a two-year project to use nanotechnology to produce Nano Curcumin, a substance that can help treat cancer; the substance Curcumin has a low absorption rate and does not dissolve well in water 2012 Event The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is attacked by terrorists; U.S. Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, was killed as well as three others; the Cairo embassy was also attacked 2011 Event In Berlin, Social Democrats do well in a state election; the Pirate Party enters a state parliament for the first time, with the Free Democrats achieving 2% of the vote 2004 Death "Paul ""Red"" Adair", Oil well fire expert, Hellfighters, dies at 88 1987 Event Jessica McClure rescued 58 hours after falling 22' into a well shaft 1987 Event In Midland, Texas 1 -year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well 1986 Birthday Jessica McClure, baby trapped in Texas well in 1988 1985 Event Exploratory well at Ranger Tx, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil 1975 Death T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 1973 Event President Nixon tells AP "...people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook" 1972 Event Rod Stewart's 1st #1 hit (You Wear it Well) 1962 Birthday Terrence Trent D'Arby, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Wishing Well 1957 Birthday Steve Davis, born in Plumstead, London, snooker player, nine-ball pool player, won six World Championships in the 1980's, performed well in Mosconi Cup, World Pool Championships 1951 Birthday Dougie Thompson, rocker, Supertramp-Bloody Well Right 1948 Birthday Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 1948 Birthday Jeremy Spencer, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well 1948 Birthday Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1946 Birthday Bob Welch, rock vocalist and guitarist, Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well 1944 Birthday Jack L[aurence] Chalker, U.S., sci-fi author, Saga of Well World 1910 Birthday T-Bone Walker, Linden, Texas, blues guitarist, Funky Town, Well Done 1904 Event John Millington Synges "Well of Saints," premieres in Dublin 1859 Event 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake 1819 Birthday Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive U.S. oil well 1818 Death John van Well, choreographer/mime (Pierrot), dies at 44 1815 Event 1st natural gas well in U.S. is discovered
