2015 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei emphasizes that the country's recent nuclear agreement with the West does not change its opposition to the U.S. and to American policies in the Middle East 2014 Forbes Media, controlled by the Forbes family, is selling a majority interest in the business to Integrated Whale Media Investments, based in Hong Kong; the deal is expected to provide Forbes with greater international exposure 2014 Amazon announces its new Kindle Unlimited program, a subscription service providing borrowing rights to a large selection of books for a monthly fee; the service is drawing comparisons to movie rental company Netflix 2013 Detroit, Michigan files the largest municipal bankruptcy in history; the city of Detroit seeks CHapter 9 bankruptcy protection and is $18.5 billion in debt 2013 Investigators on the case of the October 2012 Kunsthal gallery theft of paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Monet, discover paint, canvas and nails in the oven of a woman whose son has been charged with the crime 2012 The 'immediate and severe' fiscal emergency declared by the U.S. city San Bernardino, California, allows it to declare bankruptcy without negotiating with creditors 2012 King Jong-un, son of King Jong-il, is announced the official Supreme Leader of North Korea; he also now holds the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army 2011 Command of the NATO forces in Afghanistan transfers from U.S. General David Petraeus to U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Genreal John R. Allen 2011 Phoenix, Arizona is hit by a dust storm, also known as a haboob 2010 The U.K. will increase aid to poor nations, including a 40% increase in Afghanistan, while reducing aid to 'powerhouses' like Russia, China and other eastern European countries 1999 128th British Golf Open: at Camoustie Scot 1995 DC3 crashes at Antananarivo Madagaskar, 34 die 1994 Bomb attack on Jewish center AMIA in Buenos Aires, 86 killed 1994 Comet Shoemaker-Levy collides with Jupiter 1994 Court upholds NBA salary cap and draft rights 1994 Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan, 22, weds Don Burton, 32 1994 Crayola announces introduction of scented crayons 1994 Houston Astros tie NL comeback record, trailing 10-0, beat Cards 15-12 1994 New York Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker 1993 122nd British Golf Open: Greg Norman shoots a 267 at Royal St. George 1993 Afghanistan president Ishaq Khan and premier Nawaz Sharif resign 1993 Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (51,596 K) 1993 Hiromi Kobayash wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1993 Liberal-Democratic Party loses Japan's parliamentary election 1992 Film critic Roger Ebert marries Chaz Hammel-Smith 1992 Helen Windsor (daughter of English prince Edward) weds Timothy Taylor 1992 Sharon Belden, of Fla, 25, crowned Miss World USA 1992 Singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown marry 1991 Florida Marlins' logo unveiled 1991 Mike Tyson meets Miss Black America contestants 1989 48 cm rainfall at Rockport, West Virginia, state record 1988 Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on City of Poros cruise ship 1988 Shooting begins on "License to Kill" 1987 Molly Yard elected new President of National Org for Women 1987 New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games 1986 115th British Golf Open: Greg Norman shoots a 280 at Turnberry Scotld 1986 Royals announce manager Dick Howser, 50, has a brain tumor 1986 Videotapes released showing Titanic's sunken remains 1985 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear Test 1984 James Huberty kills 21 McDonald's patrons in San Ysidro California 1984 Walter F. Mondale wins Democratic presidential nomination in San Francisco 1983 Despite being in 1st place in NL East, Phils fire manager Pat Corrales 1982 "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 53 performances 1982 111th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 284 at Royal Troon 1982 Sally Little wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic 1981 Part of Hyatt Regency Hotel Kansas City caves in (113 killed) 1981 Poland Communist Party selects ex-party leader Edward Gierek 1980 Billy Joel's Glass Houses album tops charts 1980 Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France 1980 Federal court voids Selective Service Act as it doesn't include women 1980 Quett Masire installed as president of Botswana 1980 Rohini 1, 1st Indian satellite, launches into orbit 1979 Gold hits record $303.85 an ounce in London 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1978 Egyptian and Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks 1977 Hugh Leonard's "Da," premieres in London 1977 Vietnam becomes member of U.N. 1976 "Something's Afoot" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 61 performances 1976 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Borden Golf Classic 1976 Lucien van Impe wins Tour de France 1976 Stockhausens "Sirius," premieres in New York City 1976 Thiokol conducts 2-minute firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Utah 1975 Jury can't decide on trial of Dave Forbes of Boston Bruins (1st athlete indicted for excessive violence during play) 1974 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site 1974 World's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed 1972 200,000 attend Mount Pocono rock festival in Pennsylvania 1972 Egypt president Sadat throws 20,000 Russian military aids out 1972 Mike Procter 8-73 with hat-trick, plus 51 and 102, Gloucs vs. Essex 1971 Eddy Merckx wins his 3rd Tour de France 1970 "Boy Friend" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 119 performances 1970 Arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily 1970 Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time 1970 WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1969 Joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL 1968 Intel incorporates 1967 Silver hits record $1.87 an ounce in New York 1966 Gemini 10 launched (John Young and Michael Collins) 1965 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Yankee Golf Open 1965 Zond 3 launched to fly by Moon, enters solar orbit 1963 Failed military coup in Syria 1962 Minn Twins Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew hit grand slams in 1st inn and Harmon Killebrew connect in a club-record, 11-run 1st inning 1961 Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games 1960 1st United Nations troops reach Congo 1960 Baseball's NL votes to add Houston and New York franchises 1960 Premier Kishi of Japan, resigns 1959 1st black to win a major golf tournament, William Wright 1956 Erno Gero succeeds Matyas Rakosi as party leader of Hungary 1955 1st electric power generated from atomic energy sold commercially 1955 280 mm rain in Martinstown, Dorset, UK-record 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament 1954 Cards losing 8-1 to Phillies begin stalling in 5th, they forfeit game 1952 KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, CO (IND) begins broadcasting 1951 Uruguay accepts its constitution 1951 Jersey Joe Walcott at 37 becomes oldest to win heavyweight champion 1948 "Marinka" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 168 performances 1948 Pat Seerey of Chicago White Sox hits 4 home runs in a game 1947 British seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine 1947 King George VI signs Indian Independence Bill 1947 President Truman signs Presidential Succession Act 1947 Tigers shut out Yankees 2-0, end 19 game win streak 1947 U.S. begins administering Trust Territory of Pacific Islands 1944 Allies air raid railways at Vaires Paris 1944 Arne Andersson runs world record 1 mile (4:01.6) 1944 British Mosquito's attack Cologne and Berlin 1944 British air raid on German convoy SW of Helgoland 1944 British troops occupy Bourquebus hill range Normandy 1944 Polish troops under General Anders occupy Ancona Italy 1943 British assault on Catania Sicily 1943 Giants and Phillies strand record 30 baserunners, New York wins, 10-6 1942 1st legal New Jersey horse race in 50 years; Garden State Park track opens 1942 Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe, 1st jet fighter, takes 1st flight 1941 SS drowns 40 Jews in Dvina River, Belorussia 1940 1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Connecticut 1940 British government signs Bruma law under Japanese pressure 1940 Democratic Convention nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for a 3rd term 1938 Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left New York for California 1936 Spanish Civil War begins, General Francisco Franco led uprising 1935 Amsterdam city council accept city growth plan through the year 2000 1932 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands sign Unity treaty 1932 U.S. and Canada sign a treaty to develop St. Lawrence Seaway 1931 1st air-conditioned ship (Mariposa) launched 1930 SHO soccer team forms in Old Beijerland 1927 Ty Cobb's 4,000th career hit 1925 Hitler publishes Mein Kampf 1924 KPD points out Rote Frontkampferbund against Nazi 1923 England's House of Lords accepts new divorce law 1921 Black Sox trial begins in Chicago 1918 U.S. and French forces launch Aisne-Marne offensive in WW I 1915 2nd Battle of Isonzo begins and ends with loss of 280,000 men 1915 Boston Braves start move from last place to become world series champs 1914 U.S. Army air service 1st comes into being, in Signal Corps 1913 After 68 straight innings Christy Mathewson gives up a walk 1912 Chicago Cubs get 21 hits but lose to Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings 1907 Florenz Ziegfeld's "Follies of 1907," premieres in New York City 1907 French troops occupy Casablanca 1897 3rd U.S. Golf Open: James Foulis wins 1897 Cap Anson, is 1st to get 3,000 hits 1896 2nd U.S. Golf Open: James Foulis shoots a 152 at Shinnecock Hills NY 1896 George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket 1896 Ranjitsinhji completes 154* on Test Cricket debut vs. Australia, Old Trafford 1893 Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia vs. England, Lord's 1882 Louisville Tony Mullane is 1st to pitch righty then lefty 1872 Britain introduces secret ballot voting 1870 Pontifical infalliability proclaimed 1864 President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for military service 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina - Second assault US1500 CS174 1862 Battle of Newburgh, IN - captured by Union forces 1861 Battle of Blackburn's Ford, Virginia US57 CS68 - Manassas - 1853 Completion of Grand Trunk Line, trains begin running over 1st North American railroad between Portland, Maine and Montreal 1814 British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc) 1768 Boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song 1766 Society of the Dutch Literary forms 1753 Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass 1743 1st half-page newspaper ad is published (New York Weekly Journal) 1737 Battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians 1716 Decree orders all Jews expelled from Brussels 1696 Czar Peter I's fleet occupies Azov at mouth of Don River 1656 Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir and occupies Warsaw 1630 Spanish troops occupy Mantua 1588 Admiral Howard beats Spanish Armada 1572 Willem van Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht 1536 Pope's authority declared void in England 1330 Battle of Velbuzd 1290 King Edward I of England orders expulsion of Jews 64 Great Fire of Rome begins (Nero didn't fiddle)
