2013 Event 'Hareetz', Israel's oldest daily newspaper, publishes a story in which Israel admits it has administered birth-control injections to Ethiopian Jewish immigrants, without fully educating recipients of its effects 2012 Event SkyNews admits it illegally hacked emails that belonged to members of the public on two separate occasions 2012 Event Libya's National Transitional Council admits it faces a national crisis amidst and escalation of violence and militia rule 2012 Event Sunken cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino admits to navigational errors that caused the Costa Concordia to capsize 2011 Event The U.S. Department of Justice admits and defends it has probed WikiLeaks-related Twitter accounts, dismissing privacy and freedom of speech concerns 1998 Event President Bill Clinton testifies before a grand jury investigating his conduct (first president to do so), and admits an 'inappropriate relationship' with Monica Lewinsky 1997 Event Liggett admits cigarettes are addictive 1996 Event U.K. admits humans can catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease) 1995 Event Princess Di admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview 1992 Event Tipper Gore (wife of future Vice President) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink 1991 Event U.N. admits Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North and South Korea, Marshall Islands and Micronesia 1991 Event Mike Tyson admits paternity to Kimberly Scarborough's son 1989 Event Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids 1989 Event To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport, in a New Jersey court 1987 Event Gary Hart admits on "Nightline," to cheating on his wife 1987 Event Oliver North admits to shredding Iran-Contra evidence 1983 Event U.S.S.R. admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2 1981 Event Billie Jean King admits to a lesbian affair with Marilyn Barnett 1981 Event Peter Sutcliffe admits he is the Yorkshire Ripper (murdered 13 women) 1981 Event Washington Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) 1980 Event Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya 1979 Event U.S. admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange 1974 Event President Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in 1967 Event Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD 1963 Event Ringo admits he wrote a song "Don't Pass Me By" 1960 Event AL admits LA and Washington to the league 1952 Event University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student 1884 Event Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State 1874 Event Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's 1st student 1861 Event Confederate congress officially admits Missouri to Confederate Army 1852 Event Great Ormond St. Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits 1st patient 1633 Event Galileo Galilei forced to recant Earth orbits Sun by Pope (but on Oct 31, 1992, Vatican admits it was wrong) 390 Event Roman emperor Theodosius admits debt on mass murder in Thessalonica
