2014 Indonesia's search team finds plane wreckage and the remains of three people who were aboard AirAsia Flight 8501, which disappeared on December 28th; the findings confirm that the flight crashed in the waters between Indonesia and Singapore 2014 Walt Disney Company will be marketing the next Star Wars movie through a series of YouTube videos produced by its subsidiary, Maker; the videos will connect younger audiences to the characters and stories from earlier movies in the franchise 2013 Saudi Arabia's government agrees to give Lebanon $3 billion to strengthen Lebanon's army and purchase weapons from France 2013 In the U.S., 2.5 million minimum wage workers will get a raise January 1st in thirteen states including Colorado, Rhode Island and Connecticut 2012 After suffering from a concussion caused by fainting from dehydration, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is hospitalized for a blood clot 2012 'Science' magazine names Higgs boson, the confirmation of the existence of a subatomic particle, as the 2012 Breakthrough of the Year 2011 The New South Wales boat 'Loki' is proclaimed the winner of the 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2011 Canadian Auto Workers vote in favor of striking against Caterpillar Inc's locomotive manufacturing plant in London, Ontario 2010 The internet population in China reaches 450 million 2010 In Thailand, 79 pro-government 'yellow shirt' protesters are jailed for storming a state-run television station in 2008 2006 Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad 1997 An abandoned building collapses on New York's 42nd St, no one hurt 1995 Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10 1993 "Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe" closes at Palace New York City after 7 performances 1993 Singer Deni Hines (22) weds INXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly (35) 1993 Vatican recognizes Israel 1992 Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney 1992 Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian MCG win vs. West Indies 1990 "Miser" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 93 performances 1990 11th United Negro College Fund raises $10,000,000 1989 10th United Negro College Fund raises $12,000,000 1989 Dmitri Volkov swims world record 50m freestyle (27.15 sec) 1988 Canadian Senate OK's free trade pact; with US 1988 Former Soviet President Brezhnev's son-in-law sentenced to 12-yr (bribery) 1988 Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet '86 government fuel standard 1988 North subpoenas Reagan and Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial 1987 Australia hang on for draw vs. New Zealand at MCG, 1 wkt left 17 runs short 1987 Premier Mugabe elected president of Zimbabwe 1985 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 released 1985 Pakistan restores constitution 1984 Miss Elizabeth (Hulette) and Macho Man Randy Savage (Poffo) wed 1982 Anthony Shaffers "Whodunnit," premieres in New York City 1982 England defeat Australia by three runs at cricket MCG 1982 U.S. Assay Office in New York City, New York closes 1981 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season 1980 "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV 1979 Rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer break up 1979 Togo adopts constitution 1978 "King and I" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 719 performances 1978 Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach 1977 Carter holds 1st news conference by U.S. President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw) 1976 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1975 "Boccaccio" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 7 performances 1975 Constitution of Democratic Republic of Madagascar comes into force 1974 Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought) 1973 1st picture of a comet from space (Comet Kohoutek-Skylab) 1973 Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders 27-10 in AFC championship game 1973 Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in NFC championship game 1972 Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam and announces peace talks 1971 Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders) 1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1970 Paul McCartney sues his bandmates to dissolve the Beatles 1969 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1968 -48 degrees F (-44 degrees C), Mazama and Winthrop, Washington (state record) 1967 Beatles' "Hello Goodbye," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1967 Great Western Forum opens in LA 1965 Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated as president of the Phillipines 1964 Edward Albee's "Tiny Alice," premieres in New York City 1963 "Let's Make A Deal," debuts on NBC-TV 1963 Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar 1963 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship 1962 Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game 1961 Moscow: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' 4th Symphony (out 1936) 1959 George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned 1958 French franc devalued 1957 Israeli government of Ben-Gurion, resigns 1957 New York Giants win NFL championship 1956 New York Giants beat Chicago Bears 47-7 in NFL championship game 1954 "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 performances 1954 1st use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston) 1954 Harold Arlen/Truman Capotes musical premieres in New York City 1952 Tuskegee Inst reports 1952 as 1st yr in 71 with no lynchings in US 1950 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become Independent states in France Union 1949 India recognizes People's Republic of China 1948 "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 1077 performances 1947 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) 1947 King Michael of Romania, forced by communists abdicates his throne 1947 Romanian republic proclaimed 1944 King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne 1943 Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps and cash 1941 Al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach 1941 Nazibezetters oblige artsen member to become of Artsenkamer 1941 Nazis require Dutch physicians to join Nazi organization 1941 Winston Churchill addresses Canadian parliament 1940 California's 1st freeway, (Arroyo Seco Parkway), opens 1939 Bradman scores 267 SA vs. Vic, world record 34th double cricket century 1939 O'Reilly takes 14-45 (8-23 and 6-22) as NSW crush Qld in 2 days 1938 Electronic television system patented by V. K. Zworykin 1936 United Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike, at Fisher Body Plant 1935 Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia 1933 -50 degrees F (-46 degrees C) in Bloomfield, Vermont (state record) 1933 Government disallows NSB-membership for civil service 1933 Jack Badcock scores 274 vs. Victoria, Tasmania's 1st double-ton 1932 Bradman out for a duck vs. England at cricket MCG 1929 Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up and Dream," premieres in New York City 1929 Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates 1927 Japan dedicates 1st subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long) 1926 Paul Eliot Greens "In Abraham's Bosom," premieres in New York City 1926 Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substaniated) 1925 NSW score 705 against Victoria, go from 8-475 to 9-701 1924 Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galactic systems 1922 Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR and Transcaucasian SSR 1918 John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover 1917 -32 degrees F (-36 degrees C) in Mountain City, Tennessee (state record) 1917 -37 degrees F (-38 degrees C) in Lewisburg, WV (state record) 1915 Cromarty Harbour, Scot-British cruiser Natal explodes: 405 die 1913 Barnes takes 17 wickets vs South Africa (8-56 and 9-103) 1911 Crickets S F Barnes takes 5-6 in 1st 11 overs vs. Australia at MCG 1911 Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of Republic of China 1908 Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers outscore Edmonton, 13-10 in 2 game set 1907 Abraham Mills' commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball 1906 Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy 1903 American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans 1903 Fire at Chicago's Iriquois Theater kills 602 1897 Province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony 1896 Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5 1893 Russia signs military accord with France 1892 Dr. Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal 1888 Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star 1884 Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig 1879 Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres 1877 Johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna 1875 Andrassy Note calls for Christian-Muslim religious freedoms 1873 American Metrological Society forms (New York City) weights, measures and money 1869 Philadelphia Knights of Labor forms 1861 US, banks stops payments in gold 1854 Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in U.S., incorporated in New York City 1853 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico 1844 Opera "Stradella" after being rewritten is produced (Hamburg) 1836 Lehman-theater in St. Petersburg catches fire; 100s die 1835 After gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R 1835 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin sail from New Zealand to Sydney 1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona) 1813 Danzig surrenders to allied armies 1809 Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston 1794 French troops conquer Grave, Netherlands 1731 1st U.S. music concert (Peter Pelham's great room in Boston) 1703 Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die 1689 Henry Purcell and Tates opera "Dido and Aeneas," premieres in Chesea 1685 Don Francisco de Agurto installed as land guardian of S Netherlands 1672 Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden, Netherlands 1666 Abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname 1665 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople 1621 English king James I cracks Protestation of Parliament 1317 Pontifical degree "Sancta Romania" against spiritualists 987 French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king 274 St. Felix I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
