2015 Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi meets with U.S. President Barack Obama, focusing on the fight against ISIS militants; Obama agrees to send humanitarian aid but makes no commitment regarding military supplies or assistance 2014 'The Washington Post' and 'The Guardian' win the Pulitzer Prize for reporting of surveillance programs by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA); the investigations relied on thousands of documents leaked by Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor 2014 Colombian coffee company Juan Valdez announces plans to go public in a couple of years; in the meantime, the company plans to expand its higher-end coffee shops around the globe in direct competition with Starbucks 2013 The Liberal Political Party of Canada choses Justin Trudeau, son of Pierre Trudeau, as its new leader 2013 The first-ever European MP's of Croatia are determined in an election held in anticipation of Croatia gaining formal entry into the European Union 2012 The U.S., Russia and China, begin talks about Iran's nuclear program 2012 In Ireland, anti-austerity protesters use a coffin draped in the Irish tricolor 2011 Rejean Hinse, a Quebec man wrongly convicted of a crime in the 1960s and acquitted 30 years later, receives $13.1 million in compensation 2011 North Korea attests it has detained Jun Young Su, a U.S. citizen; they plan to charge him with 'committing a crime' against their country 2010 Ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano drifts towards Europe, causing air traffic to close over Northern Norway 2002 66th Golf Masters Championship: 1996 "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 1 performance 1996 60th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 276 1996 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games 1995 India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah 1995 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Pinewild Women's Golf Championship 1994 Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley announces plans to divorce 1994 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis operated on for a bleeding ulcer 1994 New Jersey Devils end best regular season, 47-25-12 record for 106 points 1994 U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 U.S. helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die 1994 Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript 1992 "Guys and Dolls" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 1143 performances 1992 "Les Miserables," opens at Palace Theatre, Manchester 1992 Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft 1992 UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc 1992 U.N. imposes embargo against Libya takes effect 1991 "Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City after 67 performances 1991 "Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1991 55th Golf Masters Championship: Ian Woosnam wins, shooting a 277 1991 Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars) 1989 1,100,000,000th Chinese born 1989 In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury 1988 "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 36 performances 1988 Devils 6-5 over Islanders-Devils take 1st round 4-2 1988 U.S.S.R., U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan sign Afghanistan treaty 1987 Turkey asks to join European market 1986 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire 1986 Desmond Tutu elected Anglican archbishop of Capetown 1986 Double-decker ferry sinks in stormy weather in Bangladesh killing 200 1986 U.S. aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya 1985 "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1985 49th Golf Masters Championship: Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 282 1985 Ahmed Salah wins 1st World Cup marathon (2:08:09) 1985 Alan Garcia wins elections in Peru 1985 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic 1985 Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Washington Caps 1st playoff penalty shot 1985 Caps 4-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Series tied at 2-2 1985 Jack C Burcham is 5th to receive "Jarvik 7" permanent artificial heart 1984 Farewell concert of "Doe Maar" in Den Bosch, Netherlands 1983 Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Ranger 1983 President Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue 1983 Rangers 1-Isles 4-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 1-0 lead 1981 1st Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth 1980 1st Cubans of the Mariel boatlift sail to Florida 1980 52nd Academy Awards - "Kramer vs Kramer," D Hoffman and Sally Field win 1980 Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Executioner's Song) 1979 Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year 1978 David Hare's "Plenty," premieres in London 1978 Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia 1978 WRR-AM in Dallas Texas changes call letters to KAAM 1977 Supreme Court says people may refuse to display state motto on license 1974 38th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 278 1973 Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal 1972 "That's Entertainment" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 4 performances 1971 Fort Point, San Francisco dedicated as a national historic site 1971 President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China 1971 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in New York City 1971 Supreme Court upheld busing as means of achieving racial desegregation 1970 "Boy Friend" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 119 performances 1969 1st major league baseball game outside U.S. played (Montreal Canada) 1969 41st Academy Awards - "Oliver," C Robertson and K Hepburn/Striesand win 1969 KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 Student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College 1969 Tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540 1968 1st NBA game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks beat SD Clippers 1968 32nd Golf Masters Championship: Bob Goalby wins, shooting a 277 1968 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA O'Sullivan Golf Open 1968 Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card 1967 General Gnassingbe Eyadema becomes president of Togo 1967 In the Vietnam War, U.S. planes bombed Haiphong for 1st time 1967 Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at 1967 Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch 1965 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1964 Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk 1963 George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones" 1962 Demonstration for sovereign status of New-Guinea in Amsterdam 1962 Georges Pompidou becomes president of France 1961 1st live television broadcast from Soviet Union 1961 Cuban-American invasion army departs Nicaragua 1961 U.S. element 103 (Lawrencium) discovered 1960 "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 607 performances 1960 1st underwater launching of Polaris missile 1960 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 games 1959 KDIN TV channel 11 in Des Moines, IA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Sputnik 2 (with dog Laika) burns up in atmosphere 1957 Leah Neuberger wins her 8th women's singles ping pong championship 1957 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open 1956 "Plain and Fancy" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 476 performances 1956 Ampex Corp demonstrates 1st commercial videotape recorder 1955 Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform 1955 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 1955 WBRZ TV channel 2 in Baton Rouge, LA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov asks for politics asylum in Canberra 1953 Viet-Minh offensive in Laos 1953 WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins 1950 1st edition of British strip "Eagle" 1950 Doorne's Auto factory opens in Netherlands 1949 International Military Tribunal at Neurenberg's last judgment 1948 A flash of light is observed in crater Plato on Moon 1948 New York City subway fares jump from 5 cents to 10 cents 1948 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1948 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak 1946 "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater New York City after 167 performances 1946 Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final home run 1945 American planes bombed Tokyo and damaged the Imperial Palace 1945 Arnhem/Zwolle freed from nazis 1945 U.S. 7th Army and allies forces captured Nuremberg and Stuttgart in Germany 1945 U.S. forces conquered Motobu peninsula on Okinawa 1945 U.S. Marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa 1944 1st Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz 1944 Freighter "Fort Stikene" explodes in Bombay India, killing 1,376 1944 General Eisenhower becomes head commander of allied air fleet 1944 Greek Colonel Venizelos forms government 1943 General Alexander, Eisenhower, Anderson and Bradley discuss assault on Tunis 1943 James Gow and A d'Usseau's "Tomorrow the World," premieres in New York City 1942 Destroyer Roper sinks German U-85 of U.S. east coast 1941 1st massive German raid in Paris, 3,600 Jews rounded up 1941 King Peter leaves Yugoslavia 1940 Allied troops land in Norway 1940 RCA demonstrated its new electron microscope in Philadelphia 1939 John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" published 1935 Sandstorm ravages U.S. midwest (Dust Bowl) 1932 Bizet, Massine and Miro's "Jeux d'Enfants," premieres in Monte Carlo 1931 Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII 1931 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 3 games to 2 1930 Philip Barry's "Hotel Universe," premieres in New York City 1928 Maddus Airlines starts 1st regular passenger flights between San Francisco and LA 1928 Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Montreal Maroons, 3 games to 2 1925 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN) 1923 Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters 1922 Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin 1921 NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St. Patricks in 2 games 1921 Prince Henry opens Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Bremen-Hamburg air route 1920 Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama and Mississippi 1918 Douglas Campbell is 1st U.S. ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane) 1917 Chicago White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St. Louis Browns, 11-0 1915 A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter 1915 Dutch merchant Navy ship Katwijk sunk by Germany torpedo 1914 Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern 1913 Belgium begins general strike for voting rights 1912 Pan American Union forms 1912 The RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg at 11:40pm about 375 miles south of Newfoundland; it was the fourth day of her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City 1910 President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day 1909 Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in U.S. press 1904 George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London 1903 Dr. Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid in New York City 1902 Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium 1900 President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris 1900 Veteran's Hospital at Ft. Miley forms 1896 John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (New York City) 1895 1st performance of Gustav Mahler's (incomplete) 2nd Symphony 1894 1st public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures) 1894 Thomas Edison presents "peep show" device 1890 Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Washington D.C.) 1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" 1883 Leo Delibes' opera "Lakme," premieres in Paris 1872 Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act 1872 San Francisco organizes Bar Association 1871 Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, and mills 1868 South Carolina voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228 1865 Mobile, Alabama is captured 1865 President Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth 1863 William Bullock patents continuous-roll printing press 1862 Battle of Ft. Pillow Tennessee 1861 Formal Union surrender of Ft. Sumter 1861 Robert E Lee resigns from Union army 1860 1st Pony Express rider arrives in San Francisco from St. Joseph, Missouri 1859 Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" published 1853 Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape 1847 Persia and Osmaanse sign 2nd Treaty of Erzurum 1841 Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," published 1836 Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin 1828 18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard 1828 1st edition of Noah Webster's dictionary published 1818 U.S. Medical Corp forms 1814 Napoleon abdicated and was banished to Elba 1809 Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria 1799 Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews 1792 France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars 1777 New York adopts new constitution as an independent state 1775 1st abolitionist society in U.S. organizes in Philadelphia 1756 Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians 1671 Cosaks capture Russian boer leader Stenka Razin 1629 England and France sign Peace of Susa 1614 Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan, marries planter John Rolfe 1611 Word "telescope" is 1st used (Prince Federico Cesi) 1574 Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau 1570 Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits 1544 Battle at Carignano: French troops under Earl d'Enghien beat Swiss 1536 English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries 1471 Battle of Barnet-King Edward IV vs Earl of Warwick 1191 85-year old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Coelestinus III 1028 German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king 979 Challenge to throne of King Aethelred II of England 972 Notger becomes bishop of Liege 754 Pact of Quierzy: between Pope Stephen II, III, and Pippin the Korte 193 Lucius Septimus Severus crowned emperor of Rome
