2015 Puerto Rico fails to make a $58 billion debt payment on bonds issued by the Public Finance Corporation; Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla warned creditors in June that debt restructuring will be needed to keep the government afloat 2014 Days after imposing additional sanctions against Russia, U.S. President Barack Obama contacts Russian President Vladimir Putin to express concern about Russia's continuing support of Ukrainian separatists Apple Inc. will be required to pay $450 million in settlements if found guilty of antitrust violations concerning e-book price fixing; the outcome of an appeal by Apple is pending 2013 Russia grants NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden one year of temporary political asylum; Snowden leaves Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport Republican Representative Ted Cruz urged grass-roots activists join him in the fight to defund The Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare 2012 A poll by the British Film Institute's 'Sight and Sound' magazine lists Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 thriller 'Vertigo' as the greatest film of all time In India, an earlier blackout that left over 600 million people without power ends when power is restored 2011 HSBC bank announces it will cut 5,000 jobs now and 25,000 jobs by 2013 Tropical storm warnings are issued as Tropical Storm Emily forms in the Atlantic Ocean 2010 Hawaii's Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and Sri Lanka's central highlands are added to the World Heritage List The U.S. pledges $10 million in foreign aid money to help victims of the Pakistan floods 2009 Buddhist Treasures buried during the 1930's Mongolian Communist Purge, were discovered in the Gobi desert 2005 King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies and is succeeded by Prince Abdullah 2004 Paraguay supermarket fire kills at least 300 1998 Gay and Lesbian Games #5 open in Amsterdam 1996 M2, MTV's second TV channel is launched 1995 Westinghouse purchases CBS-TV network 1994 99.9 degrees F (37.7 degrees C) in Berlin-Dahlem: record The Rolling Stones begin Voodoo Lounge world tour Train crash in Havana Cuba, 6 killed 1993 "In the Summer House" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 25 performances "She Loves Me" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances Missie Berteott wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York Walter Koenig, Checkov of Star Trek, suffers a heart attack 1992 "Salome" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 9 performances NBC's "Saturday Today" premieres USA/U.S.S.R. Around World Air Race begins at Santa Monica 1991 Actress Hedy Lamarr, 77, arrested for shoplifting in Florida Italian/Argentine Soccer star Diego Maradona retires 1990 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 149 performances Indians' Alex Cole sets club record with 5 stolen bases in one game Iraq pulls out of talks with Kuwait Soyuz TM-10 launches Stanton Cook becomes CEO of Chicago Cubs 1989 Australia take 3-0 series lead over England to regain Cricket Ashes 1988 Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon 1987 Bananarama's Siobhan Fahey marries Eurythmics Dave Stewart Crossbow flight record (2,005 yards 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title Nurse Mary R. Stout chosen chairperson of Vietnam Veterans of America 1986 Bert Blyleven becomes 10th pitcher to strike out 3,000 Cleveland sets AL attendance record for twi-night doubleheader, 65,934 Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia release from hospital after 3 week coma Tennis ace John McEnroe marries actress Tatum O'Neal 1985 15.4 cm rainfall at Cheyenne, Wyoming (state record) Emmy 12th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 6th time Vince Coleman steals 2 bases in 1st inning, for NL rookie record 74 1983 New Zealand score their 1st Test Cricket match victory in England 1982 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic Greg Louganis, U.S. becomes 1st diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives Heavy Israeli air bombardment on Beirut Petra Schneider swims world record 400m medley (4:36.10) 1981 MTV premieres at 12:01 AM Poland premier Jagielski resigns 1980 Gerd Wessig of East Germany set high jump record Waldemar Cierpinski wins 19th olympics marathon 2:11:03 1979 Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo forms government in Portugal 1978 Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games Commandos occupy Iraqi embassy in Paris, 1 dead Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44 game hitting streak (ties NL) 1977 San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer 1976 21st Olympic games close at Montreal Canada Flash flood in Big Thompson Canyon Colorado on Route 34, kills 139 Liz Taylor's 6th divorce (re-divorces Richard Burton) Seattle Seahawks play 1st (preseason) game (SF 27, Seattle 20) 1975 38 government leaders signs Helsinki accord 41st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Pittsburgh 21, All-Stars 14 (54,103) Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees Helsinki Pact guaranteeing boundaries, rights signed by 35 nations 1974 Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr. J" Erving to New York Nets 1973 H. 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Witteveen appointed as director of IMF Munson and Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park 1972 1st article exposing Wategate scandal (Bernstein-Woodward) Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record tying 5 home runs in a double header 1971 CBS presents Masterpiece Theatre's 6 Wives of Henry VIII George Harrison's concert for Bangladesh takes place in New York City Joanne Carner wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational 1970 EAA Convention moves from Rockford Illinois to Oshkosh, Wi KTSD TV channel 10 in Pierre, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting Willie Stargell (Pirates) ties record of 5 extra base hits in a game 1969 110,000 attend Atlantic City Pop Festival 36th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: New York Jets 26, All-Stars 24 (74,208) Mariner 6 sends close-up photo's of Mars 1968 Canada begins replacing silver with nickel in coins Cleveland Metroparks begins operating Zoo WXIX TV channel 19 in Cincinnati-Newport, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 Izaak Samkalden becomes mayor of Amsterdam WBRA TV channel 15 in Roanoke, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Charles Whitman climbs University of Texas tower and shoots 12 dead Former marine Charles Whitman kills 13 and wounds 31 at University of Texas 1965 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open 1964 ALM (Antillian Airlines) begins operation Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1963 Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale Germany FR annexes Elten village WQAD TV channel 8 in Moline, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 Boston Red Sox Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0 Failed assassination on president Nkrumah of Ghana 1961 Benaud rips through England team for Aussie win at Old Trafford East Germany limits traffic to West Berlin New San Francisco Hall of Justice opens Whitney Young, Jr. named executive director of National Urban League 1960 Aretha Franklins 1st recording session Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France Chubby Checker releases "The Twist" 1959 New Continental baseball league formed Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Sacerdotii nostri primordia WAAY TV channel 31 in Huntsville, AL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 1st class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years) U.S. atomic sub USS Nautilus 1st dives under North Pole 1957 1st coml building heated by Sun (Albuquerque NM) Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln) Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10") U.S. and Canada create NORAD 1956 KRCR TV channel 7 in Redding-Chico, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 1st microgravity research begins Tengku Abdul Rahman forms Malacca government WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Louison Bobet wins his 2nd Tour de France WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 California introduces sales tax, for education Fidel Castro arrested in Cuba KMBC TV channel 9 in Kansas City, Missouri (MET/ABC) begins broadcasting KOBI TV channel 5 in Medford, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief 1951 David Ben-Gurion's Mapai-party wins Israeli parliamentary election 1950 1st Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons) American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule Guam adopts constitution (Organic Act) King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes King 1947 "Medium and The Telephone" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 211 performances Valleivogels soccer team forms in Scherpenzeel 1946 President Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) 1945 Japanese city Toyama destroyed by B-29's Mel Ott is 1st in NL to hit 500th home run (joins Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx) SVBO soccer team forms in Barger-Oosterveld 1944 Adam Clayton Powell elected 1st black congressman from East Anne Frank's last diary entry; 3 days later she is arrested General Montgomery takes command of 12th and 21st army U.S. 90th division occupies St. Hilaire-du-Harcourt U.S. troops enter Tessy-sur-Vir 1943 Japan declares Burma Independence under U Ba Maw Race riot in Harlem New York City Sunderland seaplanes sink U-454 and U-383 1942 Deurne soccer team forms German occupier demands listing of all Dutch telephone subscribers Race riots in Harlem, New York 1941 Luftwaffe bombs German 23rd division New York Yankee Lefty Gomez walks most (11) in a shutout (Yankees 9, St. L 0) 1936 Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin Benjamin E. Mays named president of Morehouse College 1933 Carl Hubbell sets record of consecutive scoreless innings (45 1/3) Death penality for anti fascists in Germany Dutch colonial regime in Batavia arrest ir Sukarno 1928 Babe Ruth hits home run number 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace 1927 Earliest date for a film to be considered for the Academy Awards 1926 Battles between Druzen and French in Damascus Failed assassination on General Primo de Rivera in Barcelona 1925 Shortwave-radio link between Kootwijk and Netherland East-Indies 1922 Hendrikus Colijn becomes political editor-in-chief of The Standard 1920 Papendrecht soccer team forms Peace of Riga-Independence of Latvia 1919 Queen Wilhelmina opens 1st Air Fair in Amsterdam Treffers soccer team forms in Groesbeek 1918 British troops enter Vladivostok Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston Braves, 2-0, in 21 innings 1916 Hawaii National Park forms 1914 British fleet reaches Scapa Flow Emperor Wilhelm II declares war on his nephew tsar Nicolas II (WW I) France and Germany mobilize Trois Vierges: German 69th infantry regiment enter Luxembourg Germany declares war on Russia in WW I 1911 Omar N Bradley (18) begins education in West Point 1909 British SS Waratah disappears on Sydney to London, 300 killed 1907 Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street, SF Signal Corps of U.S. Army starts aircraft division 1906 Bkln Dodger Harry McIntire no-hits Pitts for 10 2/3 loses in 13th 1903 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed 1902 Building begins on Dutch public housing Mine accident in Wollongong, Australia, 100 die 1901 Burial within San Francisco City limits prohibited 1896 George Samuelson completes rowing Atlantic (New York to England) 1893 Henry Perky and William Ford patent shredded wheat 1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Lundi 1886 Great Britain annexes Kermadec-Island near New Zealand 1883 A papyrus offered to British Museum for 10,000 pounds, forgery Amsterdam's Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky gets electric lights Inland postal service begins in Great Britain 1881 U.S. Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, San Francisco Bay 1876 Colorado becomes 38th state 1873 San Francisco's 1st cable car begins service 1869 1st voyage down Colorado River 1867 Blacks vote for 1st time in a state election in South 1864 Battle of Petersburg, Virginia 1863 Battle of Little Rock AK and Start of Chattanooga campaign Cavalry action near Brandy Station-End of Gettysburg Campaign 1861 Brazil recognizes Confederacy 1855 Castle Clinton in New York City opens as 1st U.S. receiving station for immigrants 1852 San Francisco Methodists establish 1st black church, Zion Methodist 1842 Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens 1838 Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas 1836 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin return to Bahia, Brazil 1834 Slavery abolished through out the British Empire 1831 London Bridge opens to traffic 1814 Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat 1812 Rare tornado hits Westchester County, New York 1798 Battle of Abukir on the Nile-Nelson defeats French fleet 1794 Whiskey Rebellion begins 1793 France becomes 1st country to use the metric system 1790 1st U.S. census, population of 3,939,214 1789 U.S. Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act 1785 Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet 1781 English army under general Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia 1780 Sweden declares neutrality 1774 Priestly discovers oxygen 1759 Battle at Minden, Westfalen: Ferdinand van Brunswick beats France 1732 Foundation laid for Bank of England 1716 1st sculling race (London Bridge to Chelsea) Waterman's race on Thames 1st rowed 1714 Monarch Georg Ludwig becomes king George I of England 1711 Surrounded Czar Peter the Great flees Azov 1690 Battle at Staffarda: French army beats Victor Amadeus van Savoye 1664 Battle at St. Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Koprulu 1628 Emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestant convert to Catholicism 1626 Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal 1619 1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia 1589 Murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III 1588 English Admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada 1498 Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" near Venezuela 1485 Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England 1404 Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland 1291 Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence) 1203 Alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium 1177 Peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I and Pope Alexander III 1086 English barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier 1021 Synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest 902 Aghlabidisch emir Ibrahim II destroys Taormina, Sicily 860 Peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bare, Louis the German and Lotharius II
