2014 Two security threats to Apple operating systems have been identified; the 'rootpipe' malware impacts OS X, including the new Yosemite version, while 'wirelurker' currently affects iOS users who have downloaded pirated apps 2014 Broadcasting company CBS is moving to web-based programming by starting a 24-hour news streaming site, offering web access to its network for a monthly fee, and partnering with Sony to provide programs for a web-based TV service 2013 Officials crackdown on foreigners working illegally in the Saudi kingdom; over 16,000 are arrested in the search 2013 Tajikistan voters head to the polls to participate in the country's presidential election 2012 U.S. voters hold their 2012 presidential election, with Democratic President Barack Obama projected to defeat Republican opponent, Governor Mitt Romney 2012 Britain's MP Nadine Dorries is suspended from the Conservative Party after deciding to become the first politician to appear on a reality TV series 2011 In Washington, D.C., thousands protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, which would carry Alberta oil sands crude through six U.S. states to Gulf Coast refineries 2011 Over 45,000 runners participate in the New York City marathon; Geoffrey Mutai and Firehiwot Dado win the mens and women's races 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in India on a tour to promote U.S. exports 2010 Swiebodzin, Poland announces the world's biggest statue of Jesus, called Christ the King, is completed 2009 U.S. Commerce Department imposes high anti-dumping tariffs up to 99% on imports of Chinese tubular goods 1997 "Proposals," opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 76 performances 1997 San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year 1996 Los Angeles Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year 1995 Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Balt 1995 Israel buries Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated by a fellow Jew who opposed peace with Palestinians 1994 24th New York City Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:27:37 1994 25th New York City Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21 1994 Emomali Rachmonov recognized as president of Tadzjikistan 1994 Woo-Soon Ko wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Golf Cup 1993 Actress Allison Angrim (32) weds Robert Schoonover (44) 1993 Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1993 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Arcangues, Brocco, Cardmania, Hollywood Wildcat, Kotashaan, Lure, Phone Chatter 1991 "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" opens at Gershwin New York City for 32 performances 1991 Grand duke Vladimir Kirillovitsj returns to St. Petersburg 1991 Keck II, biggest telescope in use at Mauna Kea Hawaii 1991 Maximus 2.0 BBS released 1991 Robert M. Gates, becomes 15th director of CIA 1991 Russian president Yeltsin outlaws Communist Party 1990 Arsenio Hall gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1990 Braves Dave Justice wins NL Rookie of Year 1990 Fire destroys some of Universal Studio's stages 1990 Guam Republican governor Joseph Ada re-elected 1988 18th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:07 1988 19th New York City Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20 1988 Japan and MLB all stars played to a 6-6 draw (Game 2 of 7) 1988 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic 1988 Steve Jones wins New York men's marathon; Grete Waitz 9th women's title 1986 Houston's Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young 1986 Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill 1986 Reverend Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern 1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB 1985 Exploratory well at Ranger Tx, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil 1985 M-19 guerrilla's occupies Palace of Justice Bogota Colombia 1985 Space shuttle Challenger lands at Edwards AFB California 1984 President Reagan (R) landslide (won 49 states) re-election over Mondale (D) 1984 Willie Hernandez wins AL MVP Award 1983 Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Sports Nippon Team Match Golf Tournament 1983 Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California 1983 Tor Bay Buccaneers James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs Minnesota Vikings 1983 Turkey Turgut zals Moederland party wins elections 1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager 1981 Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie to win a Cy Young Award 1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Ayatolla Khomeini takes over in Iran 1978 Iranian general Gholan Reza Azhari forms government 1978 Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule 1977 "Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 43 performances 1977 1st Emmy Sports Award presentation 1977 39 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Ga 1976 Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP 1976 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years 1975 "Hello, Dolly" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 51 performances 1975 1st appearance of Sex Pistols 1974 Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award 1973 Abe Beame eleceted 1st Jewish mayor on New York City 1973 Coleman Young elected mayor of Detroit 1971 "Great Harp" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 7 performances 1971 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians 1970 Boog Powell wins AL MVP 1970 Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award 1969 1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Baltimore and Denny McLain, Detroit) 1968 Nixon elected 37th President of U.S., defeating Hubert Humphrey 1968 Students of San Francisco State Counsel go on strike 1967 Bridge at Annabaai crashes on Willemstad, Curaeao, kills 15 1967 U.S. launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon Nov 9 1966 1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC) 1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Amarillo Ladies' Golf Open 1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 launched 1964 WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote 1962 Edward M. Kennedy 1st elected Senator 1962 Edward W Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts 1962 Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more 1962 Saudi Arabia proclaims abolishing slavery 1962 U.N. General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa 1961 U.S. government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith 1958 AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Belgium government of Eyskens and Lilar forms 1958 Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1957 "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 45 performances 1957 Felix Gaillard becomes premier of France 1956 Holland and Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary 1956 President Eisenhower (R) re-elected defeating Adlai E. Stevenson (D) 1955 11th Ryder Cup: U.S., 8-4 at Thunderbird Ranch and CC California 1955 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1953 French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy 1953 Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Baltimore Orioles 1953 Masao Oki's symphony "Atomic Bomb," premieres 1952 Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres 1950 Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as Vice President/General Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates 1950 Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea 1950 King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India 1949 Greeks civil war ends 1945 HUAC begins investigation of 7 radio commentators 1943 Russian troops land on Kertsj peninsula 1943 Soviet forces reconquer Kiev 1943 Stalin says: "The issue of German fascism is lost" 1942 Nazis execute 12,000 Minsk ghetto Jews 1942 Sukarno and Mohammed Hatta finds Ampat Serangkai 1941 Einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine 1941 Japanese fleet readies assault on Pearl Harbor 1941 USA lends Soviet Union $1 million 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt re-elected president 1939 WGY-TV (Schenectady, New York), 1st coml TV station, begins service 1939 WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, New York (CBS) 1st broadcast 1938 3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game 1936 RCA displays TV for press 1936 Terence Rattigans "French Without Tears," premieres in London 1935 1st test flight of British Hurricane aircraft 1935 English prince Henry (under George V) weds Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1935 Maiden flight by Canada's Hawker Hurricane military plane 1934 NFL Philadelphia Eagles beat Cincinnati Reds 64-0 1932 German election - KPD defeats NSDAP 1928 Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds 1928 Herbert Hoover (R) beats Alfred E. Smith (D) for president 1928 Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor 1924 Stanley Baldwin becomes Prime Minister of England 1923 Col Jacob Schick patents 1st electric shaver 1923 U.S.S.R. adopts experimental calendar, with 5-day "weeks" 1922 King George V proclaims Irish Free state 1919 1st Dutch radio program: Soiree Musicale with "Turf in you(r) ransel" 1918 Republic of Poland proclaimed 1918 Supreme commander of the army General Cutters resigns 1917 Bolshevik revolution begins with capture of Winter Palace 1917 New York state allows women to vote 1915 1st military flight in Netherlands East Indies (Tandjong Priok) 1915 Sophokles Skouloudis forms Greek government 1913 Mohandas K. Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa 1911 Francisco Madeiro inaugurated president of Mexico 1910 SDAP/NVV initiate campaign for general males/female suffrage 1908 Leonid Andreyevs "Dui Nashey Zhizni," premieres in St. Petersburg 1906 Charles Evans Hughes (R) elected New York Governor beats William Randolph Hearst 1903 USA recognizea independence of Panama 1900 Battle at Bothaville: general-major Charles Knox beats Boers 1900 President William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan 1897 Peter Pan opens in New York at Empire Theater 1888 Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes 1885 U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada directed to close 1884 British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea 1884 Montreal Foot Ball Club (QFRU) defeats Toronto Argonauts (ORFU) 30-0 in 1st CRFU Championship game 1883 NYAC organizes 1st American cross-country championship race 1879 Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day 1878 Henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter," premieres in Oslo 1871 Cameroon reaches coast of Angola after trip through Africa 1871 President Grant re-elected 1869 1st intercollegiate football (soccer) game (Rutgers 6, Princeton 4) 1865 Maastricht-Venlo railway in Netherlands opens 1864 Battle of Droop Mountain, WV (Averell's Raid) 1862 NY-SF direct telegraphic link forms 1861 Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate president 1860 Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky, Representative-R-Illinois 1847 - 1849, elected 16th president 1861 - 1865 1850 1st Hawaiian fire engine 1850 Yerba Buena and Angel Islands (SF Bay) reserved for military use 1844 Spain grants Dominican Rep independence 1813 Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain 1792 Battle at Jemappes: French army beats Ausrtrians 1676 King Carlos II of Spain becomes of age (at 15) 1657 Brandenburg and Poland sign unity of Bromberg 1632 Battle at Lutzen: Swedish/Saxon army beats imperial armies 1572 Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia 1534 Zealand hit by heavy storm 1153 Treaty of Wallingford signed 355 Emperor Constantine II crowns cousin Julianus keizer of Britain
