2015 Taylor Swift receives eight awards at the Billboard Music Awards; Pharrell Williams, Meghan Trainor, One Direction, and Sam Smith were also multiple winners at the ceremony 2014 African leaders meet in Paris to discuss ways to fight Boko Haram, the Islamist group that kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls over a month ago in Nigeria; the country's president, Goodluck Jonathan, has been seen as slow to respond to the situation 2014 Google, Inc. and Apple, Inc. have agreed to drop certain patent lawsuits against each other; the lawsuits revolve around Google's Motorola Mobility technology 2013 Former President of Argentina, Jorge Rafael Videla dies in a jail in Marcos Paze, Buenos Aires 2013 The brightest lunar meteor impact ever observed is recorded by NASA 2012 U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Daniel B. Shapiro, says America 'is ready' to attack Iran to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons 2012 Security chief Zhou Yongkang is asked to be removed by a group of Chinese Communist Party veterans 2011 The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is recorded in Chicago, Illinois; many celebrities attend the star-studded event 2011 The oldest panda in the world, Ming Ming, dies at the age of 34 in Guangdong, China 2010 Iceland's volcano causes Britain's two busiest airports to close in addition to Dublin Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 1998 44th McDonald's LPGA Championship 1997 123rd Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 1:54 1997 Sylvester Stallone weds Jennifer Flavin in London 1997 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Jo Shiery-Odom 1996 Alicia Machado, 18, of Venezuela crowned 45th Miss Universe 1996 Habib and Whitaker make 320 for 5th Cricket wkt, Leics vs. Worcs 1994 Bakili Muluzi's UDF wins Malawi presidents/parliamentary election 1993 Intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled 1992 38th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Betsy King 1992 Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone and Fisk) 1991 Lupita Jones, 23, of Mexico, crowned 40th Miss Universe 1990 Cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI 1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,831.71 1990 European court rules pension rights for both men and women 1990 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Patty Ann 1989 Longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000! 1989 Napoli wins 18th UEFA Cup in Stuttgart 1989 Nelson Mandela receives a BA from University of South Africa 1989 Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" auctioned for $825M 1987 "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 102 performances 1987 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic 1987 USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die 1986 "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the U.K. pop chart 1986 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8 1985 Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska 1984 Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning 1984 Mai Shanley, 21, (NM), crowned 33rd Miss USA 1983 Israel and Lebanon sign a peace treaty 1983 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games 1981 "Inacent Black" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 14 performances 1981 Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff 1981 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic 1980 106th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2 1980 Kumar Anandan balanced on one foot for 33 hours 1980 Major race riot in Miami Florida - 16 killed, 300 injured 1980 Paul and Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live 1979 12 degrees F, on top of Mauna Kea, Hawaii (state record) 1979 Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation 1979 Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 home runs 1978 Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit home run 1977 Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel 1976 28th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson and M Learned 1976 Earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed 1975 "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79 1975 101st Preakness: Darrel McHargue aboard Master Derby wins in 1:56.4 1975 10cc releases "I'm Not in Love" 1975 Mick Jagger punches a restaurant window, gets 20 stitches 1975 NBC paid $5M for rights to show 'Gone with the Wind' one time 1974 Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels 1974 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 15th String quartet 1973 "Nash at Nine" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 21 performances 1973 Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger home run 1973 Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings 1973 Stevie Wonder releases "You are the Sunshine of my Love" 1973 U.S. performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle, Colorado 1973 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's 1972 Netherlands and China exchange ambassadors 1972 Tottenham Hotspur wins 1st UEFA Cup in London 1971 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Godspell," premieres off-Broadway 1971 Washington State bans sex discrimination 1970 Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits 1970 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Golf Tournament 1970 Thor Heyerdahl crosses Atlantic on reed raft 1969 "My Wife, My Dog, My Cat," by Maskman and The Agents hits #92 1969 95th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Majestic Prince wins in 1:55.6 1969 Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL 1969 Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus 1968 European Space Research Org launches 1st satellite 1968 Frank Howard belts record 8th home run in 5th straight game 1968 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site 1967 Dylan's 1965 U.K. Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back" 1966 KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open Invitational 1963 Bruno Sammartino beats Buddy Rogers in New York, to become WWF champ 1963 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site 1962 Marin County withdraws from BART district 1961 Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers 1960 1st atomic reactor system patents, J W Flora of Canoga Park, California 1959 Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122 1958 84th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2 1958 Emergency crisis proclaimed in Algeria 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage, biggest civil rights demonstration to date (DC) 1955 Dutch Government of Drees resigns 1954 Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision 1954 School desegregation law, Brown vs. Board of education 1953 Patty Berg wins LPGA Reno Golf Open 1953 Yankees and Browns use record 41 players in a game 1952 78th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Blue Man wins in 1:57.4 1949 British government recognizes Republic of Ireland 1948 Israel liberates Acre, Nebi Yusha and Telel-Kadi 1948 Soviet Union recognized Israel 1947 "Street Scene" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 148 performances 1946 KVP Labor/Communists win 1st post-WW2 Dutch parliamentary elections 1946 President Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike 1945 2 U.S. P-47 Thunderbolts bomb Kiushu 1944 Allied air raid on Surabaja, Java 1944 Chinese/U.S. armed forces take Myitkyina Airport, Burma 1944 General Eisenhower sets D-Day for June 5th 1944 Operation Straightline: Allies land in Netherlands New-Guinea 1942 Dutch SS vows loyalty to Hitler 1941 Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1940 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium and begins invasion of France 1940 Nazi's bombs Middelburg/B IJzerdrat begins illegal defiance 1939 1st sports telecast-Columbia vs Princeton-college baseball 1938 Congress approves Vinson Naval Act, which funds a two-ocean navy 1938 Radio quiz show "Information Please!" debuts on NBC Blue Network 1937 Juan Negrin succeeds Largo Caballero as Spain's premier 1932 Congress changes name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico" 1930 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6 1928 9th modern Olympic games opens in Amsterdam 1927 Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings 1926 Chiang Kai-shek is made supreme war lord in Canton 1926 German government of Marx takes power 1925 Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit 1924 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2 1923 Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC) 1921 Belgian-Luxembourg sign customs union 1921 President Harding opens (via telephone) 1st Valencia Orange Show 1920 1st De Havilland double-decker flight (London) lands in Schiphol 1920 1st flight by Dutch airlines KLM (Koninklijke-Luchtvaart-Maatschappij) 1916 British Summer Time (Daylight Savings), 1st introduced 1915 40th Preakness: Douglas Hoffman aboard Rhine Maiden wins in 1:58 1915 Last liberal British government of Asquith falls 1915 National Baptist Convention chartered 1911 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51 1910 Canada sets the designs for the 1 cent -50 cent coins 1909 White firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks 1906 Switzerland's Simpion Tunnel open to rail traffic 1905 Waseda University of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball 1904 Maurice Ravel's "Sheherazade," premieres in Paris 1903 Cleveland Indians beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio 1900 British troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony) 1899 Victoria and Albert Museum foundation laid England 1898 Camp Merritt forms in Presidio 1895 W G Grace completes his 100th 100 vs. Somerset at Bristol 1894 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee wins in 1:49 1890 Clyde Fitch's "Beau Brummel," premieres in New York City 1890 Comic Cuts, 1st weekly comic paper, published in London 1890 Pietro Costanzi's opera "Rustic Chivalry," premieres in Rome 1884 Alaska becomes a U.S. territory 1883 Buffalo Bill Cody's 1st wild west show premieres in Omaha 1881 7th Kentucky Derby: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hindoo wins in 2:40 1881 Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for Washington D.C. 1881 Revised version of New Testament 1877 Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st telephone switchboard burglar alarm 1876 7th U.S. Cavalry under Custer leaves Ft. Lincoln 1875 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75 1872 Bohemian Club incorporated 1871 Indians fighter General Sherman escapes in ambulance vs Comanches 1864 Battle of Adairsville Georgia, Union forces Confederates to retreat 1863 Battle of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi 1862 Battle of Princeton, West Virginia, ends, about 128 casualities 1853 Thorbeckes liberals win 2nd-Parliamentary election 1849 Fire destroy Centrum in St. Louis Missouri 1848 Premier earl Schimmelpenninck resigns 1846 Saxophone is patents by Antoine Joseph Sax 1845 Rubber band patents 1814 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day) 1814 Norwegian constitution passed by constitutent assembly at Eidsvoll 1809 Papal States annexed by France 1804 Lewis and Clark begin exploration of Louisiana Purchase 1803 John Hawkins and Richard French patent the Reaping Machine 1794 Hard frost in southern New England 1792 24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street 1787 English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes 1756 Britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French and Indian War) 1750 Tax revolt in Gorinchem 1744 French army takes Austrian Netherlands 1742 Frederick great (Emperor of Prussia) beats Austrians 1733 England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions 1712 Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands" 1678 King Charles II and Louis XIV sign secret treaty 1673 Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi 1672 Frontenac becomes governor of New France (Canada) 1648 Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria 1631 Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg 1630 Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, 1st to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface 1620 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey) 1579 Artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian 1544 Scottish earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII 1536 Anne Boleyns 4 "lovers" executed 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez departs to explore Florida 1525 Battle at Zabern: duke of Lutherans beats rebels 884 St. Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 352 Liberius begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Julius I 218 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
