2015 Shiite militia forces in Iraq boycott the fight against ISIS in Tikrit to protest U.S. airstrikes; the U.S. was responding to a request from the Iraqi government, but militias are concerned that the U.S. will receive credit for their work to date 2014 Beijing issues air pollution warnings, advising limited outdoor activity as particulate concentration (PM 2.5) measures 309, over 12 times the World Health Organization standard 2014 A second dwarf planet is discovered between the Oort cloud and the Kuiper belt, an area previously considered a no-man's land; the planet, 2012 VP-113, measures about 280 miles across; the first, Sedna, about 600 miles across, was discovered in 2003 2013 David Milliband announces plans to resign as Britain's Foreign Secretary and move to U.S. state of New York to head the International Rescue Committee 2013 Days after a new U.S.-South Korea military pact, North Korea issues new threats to strike targets in Hawaii, Guam, South Korea and the U.S. mainland 2012 London-based Tullow Oil discovers oil in Kenya 2012 Following a landslide victory, Campbell Newman is sworn in as Australia's new Premier of Queensland 2011 Tokyo reports that levels of radiation in its water supply have returned to normal 2011 In London, England, hundreds of thousands march in Trafalgar Square to protest government budget cuts 2010 Iran calls upon Muslims around the world to act in protest in response to Israel's plans to build in East Jerusalem 2006 Smoking is banned in restaurants and bars in Scotland 2000 72nd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, American Beauty wins Best Picture, Kevin Spacey and Hilary Swank win lead acting awards 1997 "Annie," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 NHL announce Might Ducks and Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 in Japan 1996 Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Qld vs. Vic) 1995 "Defending the Caveman," opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 671 perf 1995 "Moliere Comedies" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 56 performances 1995 15th Golden Raspberry Awards: Color of Night wins 1995 24th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nanci Bowen 1995 Mashonaland beat Mashonaland U-24 by 165 runs to win Logan Cup 1994 Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 m ladies (38.99 sec) 1994 Gunda Niemann skates world record 5 km ladies (7:03.26) 1994 Gunda Niemann skates un-official world record 10 km ladies (14:22.60) 1994 Talk show hostess Ricki Lake weds Rob Sussman 1994 Yuka Sato of Japan wins world figure skating championship in Tokyo 1992 NHL New York Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years 1991 Fuel pipe explodes under 58th street and Lexington Ave, New York City 1991 Marc Camoletti's "Don't Dress for Dinner," premieres in London 1991 Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their 1st WLAF game 35-34 1991 Victoria beat NSW by 7 wickets to win Sheffield Shield Final 1990 62nd Academy Awards - "Driving Miss Daisy," D Day-Lewis, J Tandy win 1989 1st free elections in U.S.S.R.; 190 M votes cast; Boris Yeltsin wins 1989 Allison Finney wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic 1988 Janet Evans swims 1500m freestyle female world record (15:52.10) 1987 August Wilson's "Fences," premieres in New York City 1987 Hyderabad beat Delhi on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy 1987 NASA launches Fltsatcom-6, it failed to reach orbit 1987 National Federation of High School adopts college 3 point shot (21 feet) 1986 Geffen records signs Guns and Roses 1983 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1982 Ground-breaking in Washington, D.C. for Vietnam Veterans Memorial 1982 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release "Ebony and Ivory" in the U.K. 1982 Soap opera "Capitol" premieres 1981 Police and Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia 1981 Soyuz T-4 lands 1980 Bombay gets its 1st rock concert in 10 years (The Police) 1979 Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat sign peace treaty in Washington D.C. 1979 41st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Michigan State beats Indiana State. 75-64 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt 1979 Michigan State Spartans snaps Indiana State's 33-game win streak 1979 Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it 1977 Elvis Costello releases his 1st record "Less Than Zero" 1976 AL approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M 1976 Wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" album 1975 "Tommy" premieres in London 1975 Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win and NHL record of 17 straight loses 1974 George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1974 Romanian Communist Party names party leader Ceausescu president 1973 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76 1973 Soap "Young and Restless" premieres 1973 Susan Shaw, is 1st woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange 1973 UCLA wins their 7th straight NCAA basketball title 1972 "Only Fools Are Sad" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 144 performances 1972 Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic 1972 Los Angeles Lakers broke NBA record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13) 1971 "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings 1971 "Cannon" with William Conrad premieres on CBS-TV 1971 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares its independence 1970 "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 80 performances 1970 500th nuclear explosion announced by the U.S. since 1945 1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark 1970 Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) plead guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl 1969 Marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV 1969 Nuclear reactor Dodewaard Netherlands goes into use 1969 Soviet weather satellite Meteor 1 launched 1967 21st Tony Awards: Homecoming and Cabaret win 1967 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Venice Ladies' Golf Open 1967 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Populorum progressio 1964 "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1,348 performances 1962 Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature 1961 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Golden Circle of Golf Festival 1960 Iraq executes 30 after attack on President Kassem 1960 Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami 1960 USC captures NCAA swimming title 1959 Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs. WI age 15 years 124 days 1958 30th Academy Awards-"Bridge over River Kwai," Woodward and Guinness win 1958 U.S. Army launched America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III" 1956 Medic Alert Foundation forms 1956 Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One 1955 "Ballad of Davy Crockett," becomes the #1 record in US 1954 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio 1952 14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St. Johns 80-63 1952 F Durrenmatt's "Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi," premieres in Munich 1951 Patty Berg wins LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open 1951 USAF flag approved 1949 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36 1945 Kamikazes attack U.S. battle fleet near Kerama Retto 1945 British premier Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg) 1945 De Paul wins NIT basketball championship, George Mikan scores 34 1945 Generals Eisenhower/Bradley/Patton attack at Remagen the Rhine 1945 Japanese resistance ends on Iwo Jima 1945 U.S. 7th Army crosses Rhine at Worms 1945 Venray soccer team forms 1944 705 British bombers attack Essen 1943 Battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean 1943 Elsie S. Ott becomes 1st woman awarded U.S. Air Force Medal 1942 1st "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz and Birkenau Camps 1942 1st 700 Jews from Polish Lvov-district reach concentration camp Belzec 1942 20 tons of gelignite in a stone quarry at Easton Pennsylvania, kills 21 1942 German offensive in North-Africa under Colonel General Rommel 1940 Ernest Hemingway and Benjamin Glazer premiere in New York City 1938 NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony 1937 Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replace his 40 with 36 oz bat 1937 Spinach growers of Crystal City, Texas, erect statue of Popeye 1937 William H. Hastie becomes 1st black federal judge (Virgin Islands) 1936 1st parliamentary debate on New Zealand radio 1936 200" telescope lens shipped, Corning Glass Works, New York-Cal Tech 1936 Mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska 1935 "RvJ" Mitchell and Major Sorley discuss armament of Spitfire 1934 Driving tests introduced in Britain 1931 Iraq and Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty 1931 Leo Bentley bowls 3 consecutive perfect games in Lorain, Ohio 1931 New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies 1930 Congress appropriates $50,000 for Inter-American highway 1927 Alfred Hugenberg purchases German film company UFA 1927 Gaumont-British Film Corporation forms 1926 ACD de Graeff appointed Governor-General of Dutch East-Indies 1926 The 1st lip-reading tournament held in America 1924 Premiere of Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan," in London 1923 Stanley Cup: Ott Senators beat Vanc Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 1 1917 Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 - Seattle is 1st U.S. team to win Stanley Cup 1916 Birdman of Alcatraz receives solitary 1915 Stanley Cup: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Ottawa Senators 1913 Bulgaria captures Adrianople, ending the 1st Balkan War 1913 Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously 1910 U.S. forbid immigration to criminals, anarchists, paupers and the sick 1910 William H. Lewis appointed asst attorney general of U.S. 1909 August Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti," premieres in Stockholm 1903 American Hotel opens in Amsterdam 1895 King Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day 1889 Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! South Africa vs. England 1889 Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 and 8-11) vs. South Africa at Newlands 1889 South Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs. England 1886 1st cremation in England 1885 Eastman Film Co. manufactures 1st commercial motion picture film 1885 Louis Riel's forces defeat Canadian forces at Duck Lake, Sask 1878 Hastings College of Law founded 1878 Sabi Game Reserve, world's 1st official designated game reserve, opens 1872 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California 1872 Thomas J. Martin patents fire extinguisher 1871 Paris Commune founded 1863 Voters in West Virginia approve gradual emancipation of slaves 1862 Battle of La Glorieta Pass, New Mexico Territory (Apache Canyon, Pigeon's Ranch) 1859 1st sighting of Vulcan, a planet thought to orbit inside Mercury 1856 NSW's 1st 1st-class game, vs. Victoria at Melbourne NSW won 1845 Joseph Francis, New York City, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat 1845 Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precusor of bandaid 1839 1st Henley Royal Regatta 1824 1st performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" 1821 Franz Grillparzer's "Das Goldene Vliess," premieres in Vienna 1812 Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 die 1804 Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana 1804 Territory of Orleans organizes in Louisiana Purchase 1799 Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine 1793 Pro-royalist uprising in Vendee region of France 1790 Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency 1780 1st British Sunday newspaper appears (British Gazette and Sunday Monitor) 1692 King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands 1668 England takes control of Bombay India 1636 University of Utrecht opening ceremony 1534 Lubeck accept free Dutch ships into East Sea 1526 King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France 1150 Tichborne family of Hampshire England started tradition of giving a Gallon of flour to each resident to keep deathbed promise 1147 Jewish community in Cologne fast to commemorate anti-Jewish violence 1027 John XIX crowns Conrad II the Salier Roman German emperor
