2015 Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to address the African Union, which includes 54 nations as members; the president emphasized the importance of growing economies, reducing corruption, increasing education, and instituting democracy 2014 The U.S. and the European Union impose additional sanctions on Russia, focusing on restrictions related to the nation's military, energy, and financial sectors 2014 U.S. officials state that Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by test-firing a type of cruise missile; Russian officials argue against the charge 2013 In Mali, voters head to the polls for a presidential election 2013 Teresa Heinz Kerry, 74, wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, was discharged from the hospital after suffering a seizer nearly three weeks ago; she is expected to make a full recovery 2012 The U-550, a sunken German U-Boat, is discovered off the cost of Massachusetts 2012 A new Olympic Record in the men's 100m breaststroke is set at the 2012 Summer Olympics, by Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa 2011 Astronomers identify a Trojan asteroid orbiting on the same path as the Earth around the Sun; it poses to danger to Earth because it sits in a gravitational 'sweet spot' 2011 U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte sets a new world record for the 200-meter individual medley, winning gold at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2010 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, responds to a fiscal state of emergency by requiring most state employees to take three days of unpaid leave per month 2005 IRA issues a statement ordering the end to the armed campaign against the British 2004 Democrats nominate John Kerry as their Presidential candidate 1998 After months of wrangling, Lewinsky and Starr announce a full immunity agreement for Lewinsky and her parents 1997 Mark Messier signs with Vancouver Canucks 1997 Peter Graf, father of Steffi, enters German jail for tax evasion 1996 New York Yankee Darryl Strawberry hits his 300th home run 1996 Vicki Fergon wins LPGA Micelob Light Heartland Golf Classic 1995 Art Modell's rep begins secrets talks to move team to Baltimore 1994 Baseball players decide to strike on Aug 12, 1994 1994 Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994 Texas Ranger Kenny Rogers pitches baseball's 12th perfect game 1993 Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1992 Ground breaking of Florida Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium 1991 "Gypsy" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 105 performances 1991 12th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus 1991 29th Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Nottingham England (2-1) 1991 Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl in Wembley 1991 Dennis Martinez pitches the 15th perfect game in baseball history 1991 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Bay State Golf Classic 1991 Miguel Indurain of Spain wins Tour de France bicycle race 1990 Alberto Fujimoro installed as president of Peru 1989 Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 home runs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning 1989 Cards' Vince Coleman is caught stealing ends record streak at 50 1989 NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, announce new high-temperature superconductors able to operate at 33 to 37 Gigahertz 1988 IBM announces price hike on older models 1988 Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for 1st visit in 21 years 1988 Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank 1988 Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa destroyed by arson 1988 Yankees' Tommy John makes 3 errors on 1 play yet beats Brewers 16-3 1987 42nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Laura Davies 1987 Angel Cordero, Jr. becomes 4th jockey to win 6,000 races 1986 Bomb attack in East Beirut, 25 killed 1986 NASA releases transcript from doomed Challenger, pilot Michael Smith could be heard saying, "Uh-oh!" as spacecraft disintegrated 1985 13th du Maurier Golf Classic: Pat Bradley 1985 Alan Garcia sworn in as president of Peru 1985 L Brock, Slaughter, A Vaughan, and H Wilhelm inducted into Hall of Fame 1984 23rd modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles 1983 AL President Lee MacPhail threw out umpire's decision and allows 1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1983 George Brett's 2 run home run against Yankees on July 24 (pine tar game) 1983 NASA launches Telstar-3A 1980 Peru adopts constitution, Fernando Belaunde Terry becomes president 1979 Dave Kingman becomes 6th to have a 2nd 3 home run game 1979 France performs nuclear Test 1978 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in New York 1978 At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees 1978 Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1977 1st oil through the TransAlaska Pipeline System reach Valdez, Alaska 1977 Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks 1977 Test Cricket debut of Ian Botham vs. Australia Trent Bridge, 5-74 1st innings 1976 242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake 1976 8.2 and 7.4 earthquake devastate Tangsha, China (240-750,000 die) 1976 Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph 1976 White Sox John Odom (5 inn) and Francisco Barrios (4 inn) no-hits A's 1974 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil 1974 Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA Wheeling Ladies Golf Classic 1973 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1973 Jane Blalock/Sandra Palmer wins Lady Angelo's 4-Ball Golf Tournament 1973 Skylab 3's astronauts, Bean, Garriott and Lousma, launched 1972 39th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Dallas 20, All Stars 7 (54,162) 1971 16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning 1971 Dutch ends censorship of "Blue Movie" 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson sends 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam 1964 England all out 611 in reply to Australia's 8-656 Match a draw 1964 Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures 1963 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open 1962 19 die in a train crash in Steelton, Pennsylvania 1962 Mariner I launched to Mars falls into Atlantic Ocean 1960 Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate 1959 Great Britain starts using postal codes 1959 Hawaii's 1st U.S. election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance, Steve Allen Show 1957 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open 1957 White Sox' James Landis struck out 5 times in a game 1954 Ernest Blochs 4th string quartet, premieres 1952 Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell, as Cincinnati Reds manager 1951 "Kiss Me, Kate" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 1077 performances 1951 Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released 1948 I G Farben chemical plant explodes in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 182 die 1947 Iuliu Maniu's Boer party becomes forbidden in Romania 1945 Airplane crashes into the Empire State Building 1945 Japanese premier Suzuki disregards U.S. ultimatum to surrender 1945 U.S. Army B-25 crashes into 79th floor of Empire State Building, 14 die 1945 U.S. Senate ratifies United Nations charter 89-2 1944 Hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy 1944 U.S. 8th Army corp occupies Coutances France 1943 Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns 1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces end of coffee rationing in U.S. 1942 Nazis liquidate 10,000 Jews in Minsk Belorussia Ghetto 1942 Zionists partisans ZOB forms in Poland 1940 Radio Orange, London begins 1940 Yankee Charlie Keller hits 3 home runs to beat White Sox 10-9 1939 5th Dutch government of Colijn falls 1938 34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead 1938 Bradman scores 202 Australia vs. Somerset, 225 minutes, 32 fours 1937 Eddie Paynter scores 322 for Lancashire against Sussex 1937 Richard Moore scores 316 for Hampshire against Warwickshire 1935 Belgium's Romain Maes, wins Tour de France 1934 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Orofino, Idaho (state record) 1933 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy Vallee), New York City 1933 NFL divides into (2) 5 team divisions 1933 Spain recognizes the U.S.S.R. 1932 Battle between unemployed war veterans and federal troops, 4 die 1932 President Hoover evicts bonus marchers from their encampment 1931 Congress makes "Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem 1931 White Sox score 11 in 8th to beat Yankees 14-12 1930 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Greensburg, Kentucky (state record) 1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan) 1928 9th Olympic Games open in Amsterdam 1926 U.S. and Panamanian pact about safeguard of Panama Canal 1919 Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam 1917 Silent Parade in New York City to protest murders of blacks in race riots 1915 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (New York City) protesting lynchings 1915 U.S. forces invade Haiti, stays until 1924 1914 Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox) 1914 Minister of Navy W Churchill routes British fleet to Scapa Flow 1914 World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 1913 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2) 1911 96 degrees F (35.6 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands 1906 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 1900 Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut 1898 Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender 1898 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Retired Colourman" 1896 City of Miami incorporated 1886 English Salisbury government forms 1883 Shocks triggered by volcano Epomeo (Isle of Ischia, Italy) destroyed 1,200 houses at Casamicciola killing 2,000 1882 Opera "Parsifal" is produced (Beirut) 1868 14th Amendment ratified, grants citizenship to ex-slaves 1866 Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in U.S. 1864 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia 1864 Battle of Atlanta Georgia (Ezra Church)-second sortie US700 CS4642 1862 Confederate forces defeated at More's Hill, Mo 1858 Nadar takes 1st airborne photo, in a balloon 1858 William Herschel of the Indian Civil Service in India 1851 Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph 1849 Memmon is 1st clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of New York 1830 Revolution in France replaces Charles X with Louis Philippe 1821 Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1808 Mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey 1742 Prussia and Austria sign peace treaty 1741 Captain Bering discovers Mount St. Elias, Alaska 1717 Prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs 1708 Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC 1696 De Croissy succeeds Le Plectia as French minister of Finance 1683 Anne Stuart marries prince Georges of Denmark 1635 Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans 1609 Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda 1588 Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I 1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe 1579 Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid 1540 English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife 1434 Navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon 1402 Battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I 1148 Crusaders attack Damascus 754 Pope Stephen II, III, makes Pippin de Korte, King of France 388 Battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis
