2015 British Petroleum (BP) reaches a settlement with U.S. federal, state and local government entities regarding damages from its Deepwater Horizon rig explosion five years ago; BP will pay USD $18 billion through the year 2030 2014 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has accepted a role as economic advisor to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in order to help Egypt reform its economy and develop new business opportunities 2014 A survey by Consumer Reports reveals that diners prefer restaurants that use higher quality ingredients and allow for customization of the meal; Chipotle Mexican Grill led the survey in the fast-casual category 2013 Reports that Pope John Paul II will be canonized are confirmed as his case awaits approval from Pope Francis, and confirmation of an alleged second miracle from the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints 2013 Planet Pluto receives names for its fourth and fifth moons; the International Astronomical Union names them Kerberos and Styx 2012 Airbus announces it's plan to invest $600 million to open an assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama 2012 The first space-bound Orion spacecraft is unveiled in Cape Canaveral, FloridaFlorida by NASA and Lockheed Martin 2011 Due to a range of safety concerns, all Tiger Airways flights in Australia are grounded until July 9th by the country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority 2011 In Bordeaux, France, and elderly woman becomes the first person to die from the recent e.coli outbreak 2010 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel states he will not apologize to Turkey for the Gaza flotilla clash, and that the injured will not receive any compensation 2008 Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages are rescued from FARC by Colombia 1995 "Rose Tattoo" closes at Circle in the Square New York City after 80 performances 1995 16th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf 1995 Michelle McGann wins Youngstown-Warren LPGA Golf Classic 1995 Thailand: Banharn Silpa-Archa's party wins election 1994 101st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: C Martinez beats Navratilova (64 36 63) 1994 37 dies in U.S. Air DC-9 crash in NC 1994 John Wayne Bobbitt and Kristina Elliot arrested for domestic battery 1994 Richard Johnson takes 10-45 for Middlesex against Derbyshire 1994 U.S. Air DC-9 crash in North Carolina, 37 killed 1993 Boat sinks at Bocaue Philippines, 325 die 1993 F-28 crashes at Sorong Irian Barat, 41 die 1993 Kansas Royals rename stadium Ewing Kaufman Stadium after founder 1993 Moslem fundamentalists in Sivas Turkey, set hotel on fire, kill 36 1993 New York Met Anthony Young loses a record 25th straight game (goes to 27) 1993 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for Cat Scan test 1992 Braniff Airlines goes out of business 1991 Riot at Guns N' Roses concert in St. Louis 1990 Imelda Marcos and Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering 1990 Panic in tunnel of Mecca, 1,426 pilgrims trampled to death 1989 10th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Orville Moody 1989 17th du Maurier Golf Classic: Tammie Green 1988 95th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Navratilova (57 62 61) 1987 Jim Eisenreich, comeback after nervous disorder in 1984 1986 After 14 wins, Roger Clemens suffer his 1st loss of year 1986 General strike against Pinochet regime in Chile 1986 Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in 2 rulings 1985 Andrei Gromyko appointed president of U.S.S.R. 1985 European Space Agency launches Giotto (Halley's Comet Flyby) 1983 90th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats A Jaeger (60 63) 1982 Larry Walters using lawn chair and 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000' 1982 Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth 1980 Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement 1980 Julie Marie Bryan, 18, of Georgia, crowned America's Young Woman of Year 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar is issued, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman 1978 Pitcher Ron Guidry sets Yankee record of 13-0 start 1977 91st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Connors (36 62 61 57 64) 1976 83rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats E Goolagong (63 46 86) 1976 Formal reunification of North and South Vietnam 1976 Supreme Court rules death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual 1974 Fernando Mameda of Portugal sets record for 10,000 m (27:13.81) 1973 James R. Schlesinger, ends term as 9th director of CIA 1973 Nation Black Network begins operation on radio 1972 "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 3242 performances 1972 27th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning 1972 Bob Seagren pole vaults world record 5.63m 1972 India and Pakistan sign peace accord 1971 78th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats M Smith (64 61) 1971 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test 1970 1st Boeing 747 to land in Amsterdam and Brussels 1970 New York Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days 1969 Ireland bowl out WI for 25 at Londonderry, win by 9 wkts 1969 Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain 1967 22nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Catherine Lacoste 1967 Catherine Lacoste becomes youngest (22), 1st foreigner (France) and 1st amateur to U.S. Women's open golf tournament 1966 73rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Frasier (63 36 61) 1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1965 79th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle (62 64 64) 1964 Cilla Black records Beatle's "Its For You," McCartney plays piano 1964 Grand jury indicts Beckwith in murder of Medger Evers 1964 President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law 1963 Giant Willie Mays' home run in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves 1963 Juan Marichal (Giants) beats Warren Spahn (Braves), 1-0 in 16 innings 1962 Cubans minister of Foreign affairs Raul Castro arrives in Moscow 1962 Fidel Castro visits Moscow 1961 Maris hits 29th and 30th en route to 61 homers 1960 "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 460 performances 1959 "Plan 9 From Outer Space," one of the worse films ever, premieres 1959 Prince Albert marries Princess Paola in Brussels 1958 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1957 1st submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback 1957 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Le pelerinage De Lourdes 1956 Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" 1956 U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) 1955 "7th Heaven" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 44 performances 1955 "Almost Crazy" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 16 performances 1955 "Lawrence Welk Show" premieres on ABC 1955 10th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Fay Crocker 1955 62nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats B Fleitz (75 86) 1955 Desmond Tutu marries Leah Nomalizo Shinxani 1954 68th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Drobny beats K Rosewall (13-11 46 62 97) 1954 Denis Compton scores 278 in 290 minutes vs. Pakistan 1952 Princess Beatrice opens miniature city of Madurodam 1952 Zulu-leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi marries Irene Mzila 1951 Bill Veeck buys St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt 1951 Bob and Ray show premieres on NBC radio 1951 Hugo Yarnold stumps 6 at Dundee, Worcester vs. Scotland 1951 Leidse astronomers discover radio signal out of Milky Way system 1950 Indian Bob Feller, wins his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit 1949 "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater New York City after 727 performances 1949 "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV 1949 56th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: L Brough beats M duPont (10-8 16 10-8) 1948 62nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Falkenburg beats Bromwich (75 06 62 36 75) 1947 Military coup discovered in France 1946 Dutch Beel government forms 1946 Harbor workers end strike at Rotterdam and Amsterdam 1944 Marshal von Kluge replaces General von Rundstedt 1943 Gulf of Biskaje: Liberator bombers sinks U-126 1943 Indians score 12 runs in 4th inning and beat Yankees 12-0 1943 Lt Charles Hall, becomes 1st black pilot to shoot down Nazi plane 1941 DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56) 1941 Earthquake hits Palestine 1941 Nazi mass murder in Lvov/Lemberg (7,000 dead) 1941 Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit," premieres in London 1940 Dutch Prime Minister Colijn publishes "Borders of 2 Worlds" (German victory) 1940 Hitler orders invasion of England 1940 Lake Washington (Seattle) Floating bridge dedicated 1938 51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60) 1937 57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62) 1937 Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean 1935 Great Britain boxers beat U.S. team in 1st International Golden Gloves 1934 General Lazaro Cardenas elected president of Mexico 1933 Carl Hubbell shuts-out Cards 1-0 in 18 innings without a walk 1932 52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60) 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt makes 1st presidential nominating conventional acceptance speech 1928 British parliament accept female sufferage 1927 40th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (62 64) 1927 Earthquake hits Palestine 1921 41st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: B Tilden beats B Norton (46 26 61 60 75) 1921 Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier) 1917 Riots in East St. Louis Mo 1916 Lenin says Imperialism is caused by capitalism 1916 Russian offensive in Armenia 1906 Yankees win by forfeit, for their 1st time 1903 AL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, found dead days later 1903 Pitcher Jack Doscher, 1 son of a major leaguer debuts with Cubs 1902 John McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years) 1901 Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid rob train of $40,000 at Wagner Montana 1900 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin 1st airship LZ-1, flies 1900 Sibelius' "Finlandia," premieres in Helsinki 1894 Government obtains injunction against striking Pullman Workers 1890 Congress passes Sherman Antitrust Act 1885 Canada's North-west Insurrection ends with surrender of Big Bear 1881 President Garfield shot by Charles J Guiteau a disappointed office-seeker 1867 1st U.S. elevated railroad begins service, New York City 1865 William Booth founds Salvation Army (Army of the Salvation) 1864 General Early and Confederate forces reach Winchester en route to Washington D.C. 1864 Statuary Hall in U.S. Capitol forms 1863 Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day) 1862 Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges 1861 Battle of Hoke's Run, West Virginia - small Union victory 1858 Partial emancipation of Russian serfs 1850 Benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus 1849 Garibaldi in Rome begins hunger strike 1847 Envelope bearing 1st U.S. 10 cents stamps, still exists today 1843 An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston South Carolina thunderstorm 1808 Simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam 1794 2nd Battle of Seneffe: France-Austria 1787 De Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered 1777 Vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery 1776 Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States" 1687 King James II disbands English parliament 1681 Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason 1644 Battle of Marston Moor: Parliamentary forces defeat royalists 1600 Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army 1576 Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea 1298 Battle on Hasenbuhl (Gollheim) between German kings Adolf and Albrecht I 1214 Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers) 1214 English king John begins siege around Lille France 1140 Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht 311 St. Militiades begins his reign as Catholic Pope
