2014 A second round of heavy snow hits the northeastern U.S., with the Buffalo, New York region accumulating over five feet of snow; seven related deaths have been reported and at least 20 travelers have been stranded 2014 Mike Nichols, director of a long list of successful productions in TV, film and theater, dies at age 83 of a heart attack; Nichols was one of very few directors to earn all four major industry awards: the Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony 2013 The 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's 'Gettysburg Address' considered one of the greatest political speeches, is commemorated in the U.S. on the battlefield and by the Library of Congress 2013 The Philippines receives a $500 million emergency loan from the World Bank to help the country recover and rebuild in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan 2012 Burmese President Thein Sein and National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet U.S. President Barack Obama, the country's first visit from a sitting U.S. President 2012 Expedition 33 ends and Expedition 34 begins as astronauts Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams, and Akihiko Hoshide return to Earth with spacecraft Soyuz TMA-05M 2011 Part of the Prompt Global Strike program, a U.S. hypersonic weapon system undergoes a successful test, proving capable of striking targets 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away in under 30 minutes 2011 Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, is captured in Libya; he will be tried for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court 2010 The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, says cultural genocide is happening as a result of the Chinese law requiring Mandarin as the language of instruction in Tibetan schools 2010 Many nations urge lower fishing rates on the Atlantic bluefin tuna; quota limits on the critically endangered fish are discussed by major fishing nations in Paris 2008 Claudia Castillo has a successful trachea transplant from stem-cell created organ 1997 "Eugene Onegin," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 "Old Neighborhood," opens at Booth Theater New York City 1997 STS-87 (Columbia 24) launches into orbit 1996 "God Said, Ha!," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 22 performances 1996 "Sex and Longing" closes at Cort Theater New York City 1996 Albert Belle, signs record five-year, $55 million with White Sox 1996 Space Shuttle STS-80 (Columbia 21), launches into space 1995 "Beatle Anthology" premieres on ABC-TV 1995 "Sacrilege" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 21 performances 1995 "School for Scandal" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 23 performances 1995 83rd CFL Grey Cup: Baltimore Stallions defeats Calgary Stampeders, 37-20 1995 Keelin Curnuck, 23, Ms Venus Swimwear 1994, crowned Miss New York USA 1995 Suicide bomber blasts into Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, kills 16 1994 Aishwarya Rai, 21, of India, crowned 44th Miss World 1994 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson 1993 Algerian Moslem fundamentalists uprising, 27 killed 1993 Curaeaose vote to remain part of Dutch Antilles 1992 "3 From Brooklyn" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 45 performances 1991 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP 1990 Greyhound files reoganization plan so they can be traded publically 1990 Iraq announces it will free all German hostages 1990 Pittsburgh's Barry Bonds wins NL MVP 1989 U.S. beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950 1988 LA Law's Corbin Bernsen marries actress Amanda Pays 1987 France performs nuclear test 1986 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP 1986 Tina Howe's "Coastal Disturbances," premieres in New York City 1985 Herb Gardner's "I'm Not Rappaport," premieres in New York City 1985 President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for 1st time 1984 Liquid gas tank in Mexico City explodes; 334 die 1984 New York Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year 1983 Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization" 1980 CBS TV bans Calvin Klein's jean ad featuring Brooke Shields 1979 Astros sign Nolan Ryan, to record 4 year, $4.5 million contract 1978 Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for 2nd time 1977 Egyptian president Sadat visits Israel 1977 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel 1977 Libya drops diplomatic relations with Egypt 1976 George Harrison releases "This Song" 1976 Patty Hearst is freed on $15 million bail 1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP 1973 Elections in Suriname, premier Sedney's PNP doesn't win a chair 1972 "Ambassador" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 9 performances 1972 "Dear Oscar" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 5 performances 1972 Gershwin Theater (Uris) opens at 1633 Broadway New York City 1972 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, WI suspends broadcasting 1972 Willy Brandts SPD wins West German election 1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark 1970 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1969 Apollo 12's Conrad and Bean become 3rd and 4th humans on Moon 1969 WENY TV channel 36 in Elmira, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1968 Mali military coup, president Modibo Keita flees 1968 Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year 1967 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational 1966 Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1965 ABC radio begins weekly "Vietnam Update" report 1965 Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created 1963 Worst Canadian air disaster kills 118 in Montreal 1962 Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons 1962 KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 SN Behrman's "Lord Pengo," premieres in New York City 1962 Todor Zjivkov becomes premier of Bulgaria 1961 Houston George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns vs New York Titans (49-13) 1960 Mickey Vernon is hired as 1st manager of new Washington team 1959 "Rocky and His Friends" debuts on ABC 1959 Ford cancels Edsel 1958 First 2 F-27 Fokker's Friendships delivered on Aer Lingus 1957 Antonin Novotny appointed president of Czechoslovakia 1955 KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 U.S. Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business 1953 U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits Hanoi 1952 North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH 1952 Spain joins UNESCO 1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday 1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1950 U.S. General Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of NATO-Europe 1949 Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco 1948 Belgian government of Spaak, forms 1947 200" mirror arrives at Mount Palomar 1946 Bradman scores 119 South Australia vs. Victoria, 183 minutes, 8 fours 1943 U-536 sinks in Atlantic Ocean 1942 Joseph Goebbels visits "German Theatre in the Niederlanden" 1942 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front 1940 Belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler 1940 German air raid on Birmingham fails 1939 Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship 1933 Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing) 1932 Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game 1932 Shaft and Thyssen demand Hitler become German chancellor 1928 1st issue of Time magazine, Japanese Emperor Hirohito on cover 1926 British mine strikes after 28 weeks ends 1923 Bela Bartok's "Tancsuite," premieres 1922 Demonstration for a French Language University in Ghent 1919 U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations 1911 New York receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy 1910 Ferenc Moln rs "Tester," premieres in Budapest 1909 Former Dutch premier Abraham Kuyper denies corruption 1906 London selected to host 1908 Olympics 1903 Carrie Nation attempts to address Senate 1896 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Sussex Vampire" 1895 Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil 1894 1st mushroom on a stamp (China 1 and 5 Ap) 1894 Dutch troops occupy and plunders palace of Tjakra Negara, Lombok 1893 1st newspaper color supplement (New York World) 1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dying Detective" 1879 National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter 1874 William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall in New York City convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment 1863 Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score and 7 years..." 1861 Julia Ward Howe committed "Battle Hymn of the Republic" to paper 1850 Lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate 1837 Floridsdorf-Deutsch Wagram railway in Austria opens 1824 Storm causes St. Petersburg flood, killing 10,000 1794 Jakobonen Club forms in Paris 1794 Jay Treaty, 1st U.S. extradition treaty, signed with Great Britain 1700 Battle at Narva: Swedish king Karel XII beats Russians 1644 1st protestant ministry society in New England 1621 Rabbi Isaiah b Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel 1620 Mayflower reaches Cape Cod and explores the coast 1544 Pope Paul III opens council of Trente 1523 Giulio de' Medici chosen as Pope Clemens VII 1521 Battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France and occupy Milan 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his 2nd voyage 1367 League of Cologne goes against Danish king Waldemar IV 1302 Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree "Unam sanctam" 615 Pope Deusdedit/Adeodatus I elected to succeed Boniface IV 498 Anastasius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 461 St. Hilary begins his reign as Catholic Pope
