2015 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to U.S. Congress on his concerns with current negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear program, portraying the deal as dangerous; U.S. President Barack Obama dismissed the speech content as 'nothing new' 2014 Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion The world's largest virus to date is discovered in 30,000-year-old Siberian ice; the ancient virus is still able to infect amoebae, its target hosts 2013 As a precautionary measure, Queen Elizabeth II is admitted to the hospital for observation after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis A 2-year old Mississippi girl born with HIV/AIDS is pronounced HIV negative after receiving treatment for the virus within 30 hours after her birth 2012 U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins the caucus in Washington state Australia's Nepean-Hawkesbury River system floods after the Warragamba Dam overflows, causing evacuations in the Sydney suburbs Richmond, Pitt Town and Grono Point 2011 The United Nations releases a report stating world food prices are at the highest in 20 years U.S. airlines continue increasing fares as a result of the high cost of jet fuel 2010 At least 33 people are killed, more than 50 wounded, by multiple suicide bombers in Baquoba, Iraq 2005 Steve Fossett flies the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer to a world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world Garry Kasparov retires professionally from chess 2002 Earthquake kills at least 150 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 1998 Bill Gates testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fayetteville, North Carolina on WRCQ 103.5 FM 1996 26th Easter Seal Telethon Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final 1995 Camilla Parker Bowles and her husband Andrew divorce 1994 "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 510 performances "Philoktetes Variations," with Ron Vawter, premieres in Brussels IRS investigates Darryl Strawberry 1992 Gas explodes in coal mine at Zonguldak Turkey, 100s die Mike Bossy's #22 is 2nd # retired by New York Islanders 1991 "Big Love" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 41 performances 25 die as United Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in Colorado Springs Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109* vs. WI at Kingston Iraqi generals and General Schwarzkopf meet to discuss cease fire Four Los Angeles Police severly beat Rodney King, captured on amateur video Latvia and Estonia vote to become independent of the U.S.S.R. Merlene Ottey runs world record 200m indoor (22.24 sec) Miguel Trovoada installed as president of Sao Tome e Principal Switzerland votes on lowering voting age from 20 to 18 United Airlines crashes near Colorado Springs, kills 25 1990 Carole Gist, 20, (Michigan 1st black), crowned 39th Miss USA 1989 Machinists strike Eastern Airlines; pilots honor picket lines Robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 years probation for Iran-Contra 1985 "Moonlighting" with Cybill Shepard and Bruce Willis, premieres "My One and Only" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 767 performances Betsy King wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic Bill (Willie) Shoemaker is 1st jockey to surpass $100 million National Union of Mine Workers in England end a 51 week strike 1984 New York Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Tor Maple Leafs (6) Peter Ueberroth elected baseball commissioner (Effective Oct 1) 1982 Senate begins debate on expulsion of Senator Harrison Williams D-New Jersey 1981 Isle's Mike Bossy 9th and final hat trick of season-4 goals New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie 1980 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1978 1st day of Test cricket for Desmond Haynes (WI vs. Australia) Charles Chaplin's remains are stolen in Switzerland 1977 Ice Pairs Champs at Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (URS) Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA) 1976 Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia 1975 "Goodtime Charley" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 104 performances Linda McCartney is charged in U.S. with possession of marijuana 1974 "Sextet" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 9 performances Despite Billy Harris' hat trick Islanders lose 3-4 George Foreman KOs Ken Norton Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic World's worst air disaster, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris (346 die) 1973 "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 31 performances White Sox Dick Allen signs 3 year contract for record $750,000 1972 Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain Georgia 1971 South African Broadcasting lifts its ban on the Beatles Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa 1969 Apollo 9 launched for 151 Earth orbits (10 days) 1968 "Here's Where I Belong" opens/closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City Greece, Portugal and Spain's embassies bombed in the Hague Jean Beliveau (Mont) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 pts 1967 Grenada gains partial independence from Britain U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site White Sox given permission to use semi-DH in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game) 1966 Buffalo Springfield form, Steven Stills, Neil Young James Goldman's "Lion in Winter," premieres in New York City Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinee Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms Twister hits Jackson, Mississippi; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1965 Temptations' "My Girl" reaches #1 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1963 Senegal adopts constitution 1962 British Antarctic Territory forms 1961 King Hassan II's ascends to throne of Morocco 1960 9th largest snowfall in New York City history, 14.5" 1959 1st U.S. probe to enter solar orbit, Pioneer 4, launched British government arrests Hastings Banda of Nyasaland, ends emergency crisis San Francisco Giant's rename their stadium Candlestick Park 1958 KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast Nuri ash Said becomes premier of Iraq 1957 Corry Brokken wins Eurovision Song festival with "Just as then" Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham and Jones (GRB) Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul (CAN) Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA) Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (U.S.) 1956 Cockie Gastelaars swims world record 100 m freestyle (1:04.2) Indonesian government of Harahap resigns Morocco gains independence from France (Anniversary of throne) Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack makes plans for a new 110,000-seat stadium to entice Giants to stay in NY 1955 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show 1953 Canadian Comet crashes at Karachi, 11 killed Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St. Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee 1952 Puerto Rico approves their 1st self written constitution 1951 Bill Mlkvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 pts 1950 3 months as National-American Football League takes back NFL name 1946 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1945 Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarters RAF bombing error hits The Hague killing 511 U.S. and Philippine forces recaptures Corregidor U.S. 7th Army occupies last part of Westwall 1944 1st performance of corporal Samuel Barber's 2nd Symphony 1943 Bomb fleeing crowd falls into London shelter; 173 die F Ryerson and Cohn Claues' "Harriet," premieres in New York City U.S. defeats Japan and wins Battle of Bismark Sea 1942 1st combat flight for Canada's Avro Lancaster military plane 1941 Netherlands NSB-leader Mussert visits Goring in Berlin 1940 Artie Shaw records "Frenesi" on RCA Victor label 1938 American Bowling Congress' largest tournament (24,765 competitors) 1937 Australia snatch series against England 3-2 after being 2-0 down 1936 Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wkts in 5th Test vs. South Africa 1935 Dutch Revolutionary Socialist Worker's party (RSAP), forms 1934 John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol 1933 German presidential candidate Earnest Thalmann (KPD) arrested Mount Rushmore dedicated New York City premiere of "King Kong" 1931 "Star Spangled Banner" officially becomes U.S. national anthem Cab Calloway records "Minnie Moocher" (Jazz's 1st million seller) 1926 International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Florida) 1924 German and Turkish friendship/trade treaty signed Sean O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock," premieres in Dublin 1923 U.S. Senate rejects membership in International Court of Justice, The Hague 1922 Italian fascists occupy Fiume and Rijeka WWJ-AM in Detroit Michigan begins radio transmissions 1921 Toronto's Dr. Banting and Dr. Best announce discovery of insulin 1920 Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Quebec Bulldogs 1919 1st international air mail service from U.S., Seattle-Victoria, British Columbia Communist Party in Germany announces a general strike 1918 Richard Goring's "Seeschlacht," premieres in Berlin Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: Germany, Austria and Russia sign 1917 Congress passes 1st excess profits tax on corporations Great monarch Michael resigns after 1 day as czar Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, abdicates (OS) 1915 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA forerunner) created 1913 Ida B Wells-Barnett demonstrates for female suffrage in Washington D.C. 1911 1st U.S. federal cemetery with Union and Rebel graves opens, Missouri 1909 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Wanderers, 8-3 1906 Vuia I aircraft built by Romanian Traja Vuia tested in France 1905 U.S. Forest Service forms 1903 North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses 1901 Congress creates National Bureau of Standards, in Department of Commerce 1900 U.S. Steel Corporation organizes 1899 Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar George Dewey becomes 1st in U.S. with rank of Admiral of the Navy 1894 1st Greek-language publication in U.S. begins, "NY Atlantis" 4th and last British government of Gladstone resigns 1893 Columbian Isabella silver quarter authorized Congress authorizes 1st federal road agency, in Department of Agriculture 1892 1st cattle tuberculosis test in U.S. made, Villa Nova, Penn 1891 Congress creates U.S. Courts of Appeal Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Department) created 1887 American Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller 1885 1st U.S. state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government) U.S. Post Office offers special delivery for 1st-class mail 1883 Congress authorizes the 1st steel vessels in U.S. navy 1882 New York Steam Corp begins distributing steam to Manhattan buildings 1879 1st female lawyer heard by Supreme Court (Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood) U.S. Geological Survey director authorized in Department of the Interior 1878 Bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano) 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes is sworn in as the 19th president 1875 1st recorded hockey game (Montreal) Congress authorizes 20 cent coin, lasts only 3 years Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" premieres (Paris) 1873 Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps U.S. Congress and government raise own salary, retroactively 1871 Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent Congress establishes the civil service system 1869 University of South Carolina opens to all races 1865 Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands established Freedmen's Bureau is created to help destitute free blacks 1863 1st U.S. wartime military conscription bill enacted Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at Carson City, Nevada Federal ironclad ships bomb Fort McAllister Georgia Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired Gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress Idaho Territory forms Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences 1862 Battle of New Madrid MO-captured by Union forces General Pope lays siege in front of New Madrid 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom 1855 Congress approves $30,000 to test camels for military use Congress authorizes registered mail 1853 Transcontinental railroad survey is authorized by Congress U.S. Assay Office in New York City authorized 1851 Congress authorizes smallest U.S. silver coin (3 cent piece) 1849 Gold Coinage Act authorizes $20 Double Eagle gold coin Home Department (Interior Department), forms Minnesota Territory is organizes Territory of Minnesota organizes U.S. Department of the Interior established by Congress 1847 Post Office Department authorized to issue postage stamps 1845 1st time, U.S. Senate overrides presidential (Tyler) veto Congress authorizes ocean mail contracts for foreign mail delivery Florida becomes 27th state 1843 Congress appropriates $30,000 "to test the practicability of establishing a system of electro-magnetic telegraphs" by the US 1842 1st U.S. child labor law regulating working hours passed (Mass) 1st performance of Felix Mendelssohn's 3rd "Scottish" Symphony 1838 Rebellion at Pelee Island, Ontario Canada 1837 Congress increases Supreme Court membership from 7 to 9 U.S. president Andrew Jackson and Congress recognizes Republic of Texas 1835 Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at New Orleans Louisiana 1820 Missouri Compromise passes, allowing slavery in Missouri 1817 Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory and Mississippi 1815 U.S. declares war on Algiers for taking U.S. prisoners and demanding tribute 1813 Office of surgeon general of the U.S. Army forms 1812 U.S. passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims) 1805 Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms 1803 1st impeachment trial of a federal judge, John Pickering, begins 1801 1st U.S. Jewish governor, David Emanuel, takes office in Georgia 1794 1st performance of Joseph Haydn's 101st Symphony in D Richard Allen founded AME Church 1791 1st internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits and carriages) Congress establishes U.S. Mint 1776 U.S. commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau Bahamas 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness 1638 Duke Bernard van Saksen-Weimar occupies Rheinfelden 1634 1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole) 1627 Piet Heyn conquerors 22 ships in Bay of Salvador Brazil 1431 Bishop Gabriele Condulmer elected as Pope Eugene IV 1409 Austrian civil war ends 493 Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker 468 St. Simplicius elected to succeed Catholic Pope Hilarius 78 Origin of Saka Era (India)
