2015 Cuban President Raul Castro meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican as a gesture of gratitude for the pontiff's role in facilitating renewed diplomatic ties between Cuba the U.S.; Pope Francis will visit both countries in September 2014 Unidentified remains of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack are put to rest in a private depository next to the museum at the World Trade Center Memorial site; the remains will not be accessible or viewable to the public 2014 Brazilian police distribute pamphlets to World Cup visitors with instructions on how to behave in the event of a robbery; the advice is meant to protect victims from injury or death during crime 2013 Crew members from the International Space Station prepare for a contingency spacewalk required to stop the anticipated leakage of ammonia coolant 2013 Savar, Bangladesh celebrates a woman found alive in the rubble 17 days after after a garment factory building collapsed and killed over 1,042 people 2012 Roy Lichtenstein's picture, 'Sleeping Girl', sells at auction for $44.9 million, a new record for Lichtenstein's artwork 2012 More than 700 writers, academics and others send a letter to protest the planned spending of $300 million on the Fifth Avenue Branch of the New York Public Library 2011 April exports for the People's Republic of China reach an all-time monthly hight of $155.69 billion 2011 Microsoft announces it plans to purchase Skype, an Internet phone service, for $8.5 billion 2010 Solicitor General Elena Kagan is the youngest Justice and third woman nominated for the Supreme Court of the United States 1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs San Francisco Giants) 1996 "Twister" premieres 1996 2 U.S. Marine helicopters collided during joint U.S. and British war games 1995 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins 1995 Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein 1995 In South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident 1994 "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font New York City for 16 per 1994 Barbra Striesand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years 1994 Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31) 1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president 1994 Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian government with 5 neo-fascists 1993 Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145 1993 Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman 1993 Paul Cezannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in New York City 1993 Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol 1992 "Hamlet" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Bible Lands Museum opens in Jerusalem, Israel 1992 Jennifer Wyatt wins LPGA Crestar-Fresh Farm Golf Classic 1991 Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving Madonna's apt 1990 "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 45 performances 1990 French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph 1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella 1989 FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II 1989 General Manuel Noriega's government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin 1988 Edgar Degas' "Danseresje of 14" sold for $10,120,000 1987 Jody Rosentha wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1986 "Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1986 Tommy Lee, drummer of Motley Crue, marries Heather Locklear 1985 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1984 International Court of Justice rules on U.S. blockade of Nicaragua 1983 "Laverne and Shirley," last airs on ABC-TV 1983 Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul 1983 Oilers 0-Isles 2-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead 1982 WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine 1982 WABC joins ABC's All Talk radio network 1981 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament 1981 Francois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 1981 Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits San Francisco Giants, 4-0 1980 "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 17 performances 1979 Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing 1979 John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros 1979 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1978 "Angel" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 5 performances 1978 Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I 1975 Brian Oldfield of U.S. put shot 75', an unofficial record 1974 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1 1973 27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 1973 9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 8-4 1973 Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania 1973 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2 1972 Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77 1972 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1971 U.S. special delivery rates go from 45 cents to 60 cents 1970 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open 1970 Brave's Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5 1970 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1969 Turtles play White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times 1969 U.S. troop begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill 1968 Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the U.S. and North Vietnam 1967 Foundation Arizona soccer team forms in Alkmaar 1967 Hank Aaron only inside the park home run vs Jim Bunning 1967 Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges 1967 Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares U.S. aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia 1967 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Squirt Ladies' Golf Open Invitational 1963 Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison 1961 "Beyond the Fringe," premieres in London 1960 John F. Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia 1960 USS Nautilus completes 1st circumnavigation of globe under water 1959 Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Howard Johnson Golf Invitational 1959 Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1957 1st meeting of legislative of Cameroon 1957 Dmitri Sjostakovitsch 2nd Piano concert, premieres in Moscow 1956 French government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria 1956 KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, California (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris 1953 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open 1953 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 "Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 4 performances 1951 Z Alexander Looby elected to Nashville City Council 1948 1st attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel 1948 Winston Churchill visits The Hague 1947 "Chocolate Soldier" closes at Century Theater New York City after 69 performances 1947 73rd Preakness: Doug Dodson aboard Faultless wins in 1:59 1946 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yankees 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam 1946 Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy 1945 Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese 1945 Russian troops occupied Prague 1944 Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan 1944 Smith vs. Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal 1941 67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8 1941 Adolph Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland 1941 England's House of Commons and Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz 1941 Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason 1940 British Local Defense Volunteers (Home Guard) forms 1940 Dutch torpedo boat Johan van Galen sinks 1940 Dutch-Indies Governor Van Starkenborch proclaims end to state of siege 1940 French marines stationed on Aruba 1940 French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands 1940 Nazi armies attack Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg 1940 Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister 1938 Banning speech on anti-fascism demonstration in Amsterdam 1937 Busmen strike in London 1936 Manuel Azana elected president of Spain 1936 Nahas Pasja becomes premier of Egypt 1933 Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms 1933 Nazis stage public book burnings in Germany 1933 Paraguay declares war on Bolivia 1933 Suriname worker's union leader A de Come banish to Netherlands 1932 Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem 1932 Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes president of France 1931 Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington, New Jersey 1930 Adler Planetarium, 1st U.S. planetarium, opens in Chicago 1930 Clarrie Grimmett takes 10 for 37 vs. Yorkshire at Sheffield 1929 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr. Freeland wins in 2:01.6 1929 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane 1928 WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming 1926 52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8 1924 J. Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBI 1922 Dr. Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar 1922 WHB-AM in Kansas City Missouri begins radio transmissions 1921 Luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore," premieres 1919 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8 1919 Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina, 2 blacks killed 1918 HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor 1917 Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks 1916 Disastrous fire in Ellendale, North Dakota 1916 Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam 1915 Zeppelin drops hundred of bombs on Southend-on-Sea 1913 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8 1913 Yankees commit 8 errors and still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings 1910 1st aircraft air display held (Hendon, England) 1910 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4 1910 Comet Halley's closest approach to Earth in 1910 pass 1909 Winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning 1908 1st Mother's Day observed 1907 Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris 1906 Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time 1905 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75 1893 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39 1893 Imperial Institute in London opens 1889 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17 1881 Lighthouse on Ameland begins operation 1880 General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria 1879 Meteor falls near Estherville, Iowa 1876 Centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia 1872 Victoria Woodhull becomes 1st woman nominated for U.S. president 1871 German-French peace treaty signed: France cedes Elzas 1871 Peace of Frankfurt-am-Main concluded between France and Germany 1870 Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch 1869 Golden Spike driven, completes Promontory Pt Ut-Transcontinental RR 1865 Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville, Georgia 1865 Surrender of Sam Jones 1864 Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia 1864 Skirmish at Ny River Virginia 1862 Battle of Plum Run Bend, Tennessee (Plum Point Bend) 1861 Union troops march on state militia in St. Louis, Missouri 1857 Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerut 1857 Sepoy-revolt in Meerutkazerne, Delhi 1849 Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in New York City (22 killed) 1823 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft. Snelling 1816 English steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor 1797 1st Navy ship, the "United States," is launched 1796 French government arrest 10 utopists 1796 Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge 1796 Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam 1787 Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings 1775 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Pennsylvania issues paper currency for 1st time 1775 2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander 1775 Green Mountain Boys capture Ft. Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution 1774 Louis XVI ascends to throne of France 1752 Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod 1676 Bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia government begins 1655 Jamaica captured by English 1652 John Johnson, a free black, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Va 1624 Jacob Willekens and Piet Heyn conquer Salvador, Civil rights activist 1570 Czar Ivan IV becomes Protestant 1559 Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary 1534 French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland 1525 Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague 1503 Columbus discovers Cayman Islands 1497 Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for 1st voyage to New World 1427 Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland 1291 Scottish nobles recognize authority of English king Edward I 1278 Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining 1267 Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb
