2015 Nigerian troops rescue 93 women and 200 girls from Boko Haram encampments in the Sambisa Forest; the 'Chibok girls', kidnapped by the militants last year and taken into the forest, were not among those rescued 2014 Microsoft identifies a security issue in Internet Explorer that can allow hackers to take control of personal computers using the browser; the flaw affects versions 6 to 11 of the software 2014 Dubai International Airport beat London Heathrow Airport in the first quarter of this year as the world's busiest international airport; Dubai Airport hopes to retain this position after a series of expansion projects are completed 2013 During the new swearing in ceremony of Enrico Letta, an Italian man shoots and wounds two policemen outside Palazzo Chigi 2013 Iceland's center-right opposition party is set to return to power after the country's parliamentary election results are finalized 2012 In recognition of democratic reforms, the European Union opens an office in Burma 2012 Syria accuses Ban Ki-moon, Secretary of the United Nations, of 'encouraging attacks on the government' 2011 According to the WHO, leading causes of death in the world include chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes 2011 Panasonic Corporation reportedly plans to announce it will cut 40,000 jobs 2010 John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator announces Niger faces total crop failure worse than that of 2005 2001 Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist by paying $20 million to fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station. 1997 "Jekyll and Hyde" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City 1996 "Big," opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 193 performances 1996 Martin Bryant shoots and kills 35 in Port Arthur Tasmania 1996 Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1995 Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die 1995 Sri Lankaan BAE748 crashes at Palaly, 52 die 1994 1st multi-racial election in South Africa ends [3 days] 1994 Aldrich Ames, former CIA officer and wife Rosario plead guilty to spying 1994 Freddy Thielemans sworn in as mayor of Brussels Belgium 1994 Lisa Marie Presley separates from Danny Keough 1993 "Tango Passion" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 5 performances 1993 Carlo Ciampi forms Italian government with ex-communists 1993 Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die 1993 New York Islanders beat Washington Caps 4 to 1 in playoffs, Caps Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot 1992 Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings 1992 Italian President Francesco Cossiga formally resigns 1991 "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 105 performances 1991 "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 78 performances 1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) launched 1990 "Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 6,137 performances 1990 Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat New York Knicks 157-128 1990 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Dave Ferraro 1990 Guns and Roses' Axl marries Erin Everly (annulled same year) 1990 Last issue of Dutch communist daily De Waarheid (The Truth) 1989 Argentina, hit by rocketing inflation, runs out of money 1989 Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie 1988 "Chess" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 68 performances 1988 Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; kills stewardess 1988 Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row 1988 New Jersey Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes 1987 NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989 1986 Chernobyl, U.S.S.R. site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster 1985 Alice Miller wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic 1985 Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time 1985 Fernando Valenzuela sets record of 41 scoreless inn to start season 1984 "La Tragedie de Carmen" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 187 performances 1983 Argentine government declares all 15-30,000 missing persons dead 1983 Bruins 4-Isles 1-Wales Conference Championship-Series tied 1-1 1983 NASA launches Geos-F 1980 Cyrus Vance, Carter's Secretary of State, resigns 1980 Reunion Arena in Dallas opens 1977 Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets 1977 Andreas Baader and members of Baader-Meinhoff jailed for life after a trial lasting nearly 2 years in Stuttgart, Germany 1975 John Lennon appears on "Tonight" and Ringo on "Smother Brothers" 1975 South-Vietnam General Duong Van Minh sworn in as president till April 30 1974 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic 1972 Courts awarded Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because winner was given drugs before race 1971 Dutch social democratic party/D'66/DS'70 win parliamentary election 1971 Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes 1st black Admiral in U.S. Navy 1969 Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France 1969 King Crismson with Greg Lake and Ian McDonald debuts 1968 11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old 1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies' Golf Invitational 1967 Expo 67 opens in Montreal 1967 Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title 1966 20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1966 38th Academy Awards - "Sound of Music," Julie Christie and L Marvin win 1966 Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day 1966 OCAM, Common Afro-Mauritian Organization forms 1965 Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS 1965 Lindsey Nelson broadcasts game at Astrodome from a hanging gondola 1965 Richard Helms replaces Marshall S. Carter as deputy director of CIA 1965 U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966 1965 William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA 1964 Japan joins OECO 1963 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1963 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win 1961 Lieutenant Colonel Gueorgui Mossolov takes E-66A to 34,714 m altitude 1961 Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 beats San Francisco Giants, 1-0 1960 "Christine" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 12 performances 1960 WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KPLR TV channel 11 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1958 Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Vice President Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America 1957 Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open 1957 WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 Last French troop leave Vietnam 1956 Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 home runs 1955 WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Patty Berg wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open 1952 St. Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan 1952 WW II Pacific peace treaty takes effect 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki sail from Peru to Polynesia 1945 British commands attack Elbe and occupies Lauenburg 1945 U.S. 5th army reaches Swiss border 1944 Stalin meets Polish/U.S. priest S Orlemanski 1944 Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats 1943 1st performance of Marc Blitzstein's "Freedom Morning" 1943 German-Italian counter offensive in North-Africa 1943 U.S. 34th Division occupies Djebel el Hara North Tunisia 1942 "WW II" titled so, as result of Gallup Poll 1942 Nightly "dim-out" begins along East Coast 1941 Last British troops in Greece surrenders 1940 Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000" 1940 Rudolf Hess becomes commandant of concentration camp Auschwitz 1939 Hitler claims German-Polish non-attack treaty still in effect 1938 King Zog of Albania marries Countess Geraldine of Hungary 1937 1st animated cartoon electric sign displayed (New York City) 1937 1st commercial flight across Pacific, Pan Am 1935 Moscow underground opens (81 km long) 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Home Owners Loan Act 1934 Soccer team Blue White '34 forms 1934 Spanish government of Samper forms 1934 Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays 1932 1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC-radio 1932 Yellow fever vaccine for humans announced 1931 Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track and field 1930 1st night organized baseball game Independence. Kansas 1925 Kurd rebels surrender to Turkish army 1925 Netherlands and Great Britain return to gold standard 1924 119 die in Benwood West Virginia coal mine disaster 1923 Wembley Stadium opens-Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup) 1922 WOI (Ames, Iowa) country's 1st licensed educational radio station 1920 Azerbaijan SSR joins U.S.S.R. (1st time) 1919 1st jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin) 1914 181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles, West Virginia 1914 W. H. Carrier patents air conditioner 1910 1st night air flight (Claude Grahame-White, England) 1901 1st soccer game between Belgium (8) and Netherlands (0) 1901 Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1 1892 1st performance of Antonin Dvorak's overture "Carneval" 1865 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine," premieres in Paris 1865 Opera "L'Africaine" is produced (Paris) 1855 1st veterinary college in U.S. incorporated in Boston 1848 Free last slaves in French colonies 1847 George B. Vashon becomes 1st black to enter New York State Bar 1829 Dutch parliament accepts new press laws 1818 Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes and Lake Champlain 1804 31 English ship sail Suriname river demand transition colony 1796 Cease fire of Cherasco 1789 Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty and Captain William Bligh 1788 Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution 1770 Captain James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia 1655 English Admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet 1635 Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office 1550 Powers of Dutch inquisition extends 1521 Treaty of Worms: Emperor Charles names his brother Ferdinand Arch duke of Netherlands-Austria 1503 Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France 1376 English parliament demands supervision on royal outlay 1202 King Philip II throws out John without Country, from France 585 War between Lydia and Media ended by solar eclipse 357 Emperor Constantius II visits Rome
