2015 The death toll rises to 104 from a massive explosion three days ago at a warehouse containing hazardous chemicals in the port of Tianjin, China; 720 were also injured in the disaster 2014 Texas Governor Rick Perry has been convicted of felony for threatening to block state funds from the office of District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg unless she resigned; the threat stemmed from Lehmberg's arrest for drunk driving 2014 The European Union will assist Iraq in fighting Islamic State militants; European nations and the Union are sending arms in addition to humanitarian aid 2013 The olinguito becomes the first mammal to be discovered in the past 35 years; the adorabel creature is described as a mini-raccoon with a teddy bear face 2013 A controversial bill passes in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies; the bill regulates the distribution of royalties generated from oil exploration, with 75% of funds directed to education only 25% of the funds going to health 2012 A recurrence of a bladder infection causes Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to be taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure 2012 Australia's High Court upholds legislation providing for cigarettes to have plain packaging 2011 Snow on New Zealand's North and South Islands disrupts power supplies, causes road closures and closure of the Wellington International Airport 2011 The trial of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarek and sons, Alaa and Gamall is adjourned and merged with that of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly 2010 China commemorates victims of the Zhouqu landslide with a day of mourning 2010 Philip Markoff, accused Craigslist killer, commits suicide and is found dead in Nashua Street jail prison 2007 8.0 Earthquake in Peru kills over 500 people, injures over 1,500 1998 Bill Clinton confesses to Hilary about the Monica Lewinsky affair 1998 Twenty nine murdered by Irish terrorists in Omagh, Northern Ireland 1997 Dan Wilson hits Seattle Mariners 3,000th home run 1997 Dow Jones drops 247.37 pts 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers retire Tommy Lasorda's #2 1995 Keylee Sue Sanders, 18, of Kansas, crowned 13th Miss Teen USA 1994 South African President Nelson Mandela receives Anne Frank Penning 1994 Terrorist, Carlos the Jackal, captured in Khartoum, Sudan 1993 "Goodbye Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 188 performances 1993 75th PGA Championship: Paul Azinger shoots a 272 at Inverness Club Oh 1993 Cindy Schreyer wins LPGA Sun-Time Challenge Golf Tournament 1993 New York City radio (WFAN) personality Don Imus' lung collapes for 2nd time 1993 Nolan Ryan, 324th and final victory, Rangers 4, Indians 1 1993 Televangelist Robert Tilton announces he is divorcing Marte 1992 Actress Susan Anton marries actor Jeff Lester 1992 Colombo '92 closes in Genoa, Italy 1991 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park 1991 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1990 51st PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player 1990 Mark McGwire is 1st to hit 30 home runs in each of his 1st 4 seasons 1990 Phils Terry Mulholland no-hits Giants 6-0 (8th no hitter of 1990) 1989 Cancer sufferer/San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky breaks arm on mound 1989 Frederik de Klerk becomes president of South Africa 1989 Giorgio Lamberti swims world record 200m free style (1:46.69) 1989 U.S. Venus probe Magellan launched from Space shuttle 1989 In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines 1988 "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 176 performances 1988 At 4PM LILCO consumers used a record 3,813 megawatts 1988 New York City begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments 1987 U.S. beats Cuba in Pan-Am baseball 1986 President Reagan decides to support a replacement for Challenger 1985 Anti-apartheid lawyer Bulelani Ngcuka marries in South Africa 1985 Iraqi air raid on Iran oil-island Kharg 1983 Ramones guitarist Joey Ramone, beaten in fight-undergoes brain surgery 1982 Beth Daniel wins LPGA WUI Golf Classic 1982 Equatorial Guinea adopts constitution 1981 Botham scores a century in 86 balls vs. Australia at Old Trafford 1981 Robin Leamy of U.S. swims record 7.98 kph for 50 m 1979 Andrew Young resigns as United Nations ambassador 1978 House of Representatives approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA 1977 England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Australia 1977 SS chief Kappler escapes from prison hospital in Rome 1976 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic 1975 Bangladesh military coup under Khondakar Moustaque Ahmed 1975 Joanne Little acquitted of murder charges 1974 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1974 Hurricane/floods ravage Bangladesh, 4,000 killed 1974 Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours (52 days)) 1974 South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination 1973 Black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens 1973 David Storey's "Cromwell," premieres in London 1973 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test 1971 Charles Lismont wins Helsinki marathon (2:13:09.0) 1971 KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins 1971 President Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents 1971 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Len Immke Buick Golf Open 1970 Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player (Orlando) 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in New York State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm) 1968 Romanian president Ceausescu visits Prague 1968 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. 1967 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae 1966 Radio Free Asia (South Korea) begins radio transmission 1965 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1965 Beatles play to 55,000 at Shea Stadium 1965 Mary Mills wins LPGA St. Louis Golf Open 1965 Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 1964 Fred Trueman takes 300th Test Cricket wicket (Neil Hawke) 1964 Mayor Daley declares "Ernie Banks Day" in Chicago 1964 Phillies triple-play New York Mets 1964 Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 3" 1963 Fulbert Youlou, resigns as President of Congo-Brazzaville 1962 Netherlands and Indonesia signs accord about New Guinea 1962 Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia 1960 CFL's Calgary Stampeders move into McMahon Stadium 1960 Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 16-7 in Toronto (NFL expo) 1960 Congo (formerly Congo/Brazzaville) declares Independence from France 1960 Mil Brave Lew Burdette no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 1958 25th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 35, Detroit 19 (70,000) 1958 Buddy Holly weds Maria Santiago 1958 Marshal Boelganin resigns as director of Staatsbank 1958 Soviet Marshal Bulganin resigns as director of State Bank 1957 David Simons reaches 30,942 m in Man High 2 balloon 1955 WXEX TV channel 8 in Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia (ABC) begins 1954 Alfredo Stroessner names himself president of Paraguay 1954 WCHS TV channel 8 in Charleston-Huntington, WV (ABC) begins 1952 19th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Los Angeles 10, All-Stars 7 (88,316) 1952 9" of rain fall creates a 20' wave in Lynmouth, England killing 34 1950 8.6 earthquake in India kills 20,000 to 30,000 1950 Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Indians make their 1st triple play at Cleveland Stadium 1950 Indies Constitution goes into effect 1950 Joseph Pholien becomes Belgian premier 1950 President Sukarno proclaims unity of Indonesia 1950 Rotterdam harbor strike begins 1949 WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 3rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1948 Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day) 1947 India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan 1947 Pakistan, formerly West Pakistan, declares independence from UK 1945 A riot ensued in San Francisco while the city was celebrating the end of WW II 1945 South Korea liberated from Japanese rule 1945 U.S. wartime rationing of gasoline and fuel oil ends 1945 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually 1944 Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed 1944 German field marshal von Kluge vanishes for one day 1944 Operation Anvil: Allies land on French Mediterranean sea coast 1944 Operation Dragoon: Allied troops land in Provence 1944 U.S. 12 Army corp enters Le Mans through Orleans 1944 U.S. 7th Armour division reaches Chartres 1943 Allies land on Kiska Aleutians 1942 5 hostages executed by Nazis in St-Michielsgestel 1941 Kovono Lithuanian Jews are herded into Slobodka ghetto 1940 1st edition of Jewish Weekly newspaper in Amsterdam (under Nazi) 1940 Heavy dogfights above England: 75 German aircrafts damaged 1939 "Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood 1939 In 1st night game at Comiskey Park, Sox beat Browns 5-2 1931 Ernest Lassy completes longest canoe journey without port (6,102 mi) 1931 Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as Assistant Secretary 1931 Spakenburg soccer team forms 1925 Norway annexes Spitsbergen 1925 White Sox Dickie Kerr, 1st appearance since winning 2 world series games in 1919 1923 Eamon de Valera arrested in Irish Free State 1923 Mexico and U.S. reaches accord over oil concession of 1917 1918 1st full length cartoon (Sinking of Lusitania) 1918 Russia severs diplomatic ties with U.S. 1915 Journalist Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, convicted of murder in Georgia 1914 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2) 1914 Dinant Belgium destroyed by German bombs 1914 German assault at Dinant: Lt Charles de Gaulle (24), injured 1914 Japan joins side of allies 1914 Panama Canal opens (under cost) 1912 Yankee Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game 1911 Procter and Gamble unveils its Crisco shortening 1906 1st freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago 1905 Philadelphia A's Rube Waddell no-hits St. Louis Browns, 2-0 in 5 innings 1901 Arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitro 1899 Louisville's Henry Dowling struck out 5 times in a game 1893 U.S. no longer allowed exclusive rights in Bering Sea 1892 4th and last British government of Gladstone forms 1886 Guy Hecker scores 7 runs in 1 game 1876 U.S. law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find 1870 Transcontinental Railway actually completed in Colorado 1867 2nd Reform Bill extends suffrage in England 1864 Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners 1863 Submarine "HL Hunley" arrives in Charleston on railroad cars 1858 Regular mail to Pacific coast begins 1848 M Waldo Hanchett patents dental chair 1843 National black convention meets (Buffalo New York) 1843 Tivoli Park in Copenhagen opens 1832 Gregory XVI encyclical On liberalism and religious indifferentism 1824 Freed American slaves forms country of Liberia 1795 Joseph Haydn leaves England forever 1785 French cardinal De Rohan arrested 1760 Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria and Russia 1748 United Lutheran Church of U.S. organized 1741 French troops attack the Rhine 1684 Spain and Germany sign cease fire with France 1668 Rijnbond disbands 1658 France/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond 1653 Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea 1635 1st recorded U.S. hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony 1620 Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims 1549 Portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan 1548 Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France 1535 Asuncion, Paraguay founded 1534 Ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits 1519 Panama City founded 1457 Earliest dated book, "Mainz Psalter," completed 1308 Johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece 778 Battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the 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