2015 Event NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter detects liquid water on Mars in the form of hydrated salts; the minerals are found along flow lines on steep slopes and tend to appear during 'warm' weather (above 10 degrees F , -23 degrees C) 2015 Event Officials from North Korea and South Korea meet to discuss issues that have led to recent hostile incidents along the border; South Korea is currently conducting military exercises with the United States, which North Korea claims is a threat 2014 Event Pakistani officials have arrested suspects in the Taliban's military school attack that killed 148 people; the government has lifted a death penalty moratorium and has bombed militant strongholds along the Afghan border to address terrorist violence 2014 Event Swedish officials release a photo of U-boat tracks along the sea floor as proof that a foreign submarine breached the nation�s waters; the search began after the military detected Russian-language distress calls and spotted an unidentified vessel 2014 Event Russian troops along the Ukrainian border have been ordered to withdraw to their home bases by President Vladimir Putin; the move comes ahead of meetings between Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko 2014 Event A new front has opened along the Russian- Ukrainian border, with thousands of Russians assisting rebels in Ukraine; Russia claims that it is neither sending nor supporting these forces, but that the troops are fighting with the rebels voluntarily 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama authorizes air strikes against Islamic State militants for situations in which the forces appear to threaten U.S. personnel; food drops were also carried out along the Syrian border to civilians trapped by the violence 2013 Event Pope Francis calls for worldwide 'financial reform along ethical lines' which would curb the 'tyranny' of 'markets and financial speculation' 2013 Event A magnitude 8.0 earthquake causes significant damage to villages along the coast of the Solomon Islands 2012 Event Egypt's former president, Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life in prison, along with his former interior minister, Habib al-Adly, for being complicit in killing of demonstrators in the 2011 revolution 2012 Event A mortar in Horns, Syria, kills a friend journalist along with eight others 2010 Event A series of eight 3G wireless transmitters have been installed along the trail to base camps on Mount Everest, with coverage reaching the summit 2010 Event South Korea states that North Korea fired over 100 rounds of artillery into the Sea of Japan, signaling tension along the Korean Peninsula 2010 Event The Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens sensitive marshes and wildlife along the Gulf Coast; Admiral Thad Allan is appointed to lead the Federal response to the spill 1998 Death Walter Edmonds, writer (Drums Along the Mohawk), dies at 93 1998 Death Walter Edmonds, writer, Drums Along the Mohawk, ., dies at 94 1996 Death Murtaza Bhutto, politician, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was sentenced to death by Lahore High Court, dies at 42 in Karachi, Pakistan, shot dead along with six other activists of the Pakistan Peoples Party 1995 Event New Jersey officially dedicates the Howard Stern Rest Area along Route 295 1985 Event "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1983 Event Bridge section along I-95 in Greenwich, Ct collapsed kills 3 1981 Event "Merrily We Roll Along" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1981 Event "Merrily We Roll Along" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1975 Event 6.8 quake along Anatolian Fault kills over 2,000 in Lice Turkey 1968 Event Israeli-Egyptian artillery duel along Suez Canal 1961 Event East Germany begins erecting 5' high wall along the border with the west to replace the barbed wire put up Aug 13 1961 Event "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV 1960 Event "Take Me Along" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 448 performances 1959 Event "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 448 performances 1959 Event Bob Merrill's musical "Take me Along," premieres in New York City 1959 Event "Along Came Jones" by Coasters peaks at #9 1957 Event Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian 1952 Event "Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 4 performances 1952 Event "Shuffle Along" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 4 performances 1952 Birthday Peter Haycock, rock guitarist, All Along the Watchtower 1949 Event "Along Fifth Avenue" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 180 performances 1949 Event "Along 5th Avenue" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 180 performances 1945 Event WAAF-corporal flies along the tail of a Spitfire 1942 Event Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front 1942 Event Nightly "dim-out" begins along East Coast 1940 Event 1st Polish squadrons fight along in the Battle of Britain 1940 Birthday Diana Trask, Australia, singer, Sing Along With Mitch 1937 Birthday Sandy Stewart, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, Sing Along With Mitch, Mr. President 1936 Birthday Gloria Lambert, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, singer, Sing Along With Mitch 1934 Event G Kaufman and M Hart's "Merrily We Roll Along," premieres in New York City 1921 Event "Shuffle Along" 1st black musical comedy, opens in New York City 1919 Event Hurricane tides 16 feet above normal drown 280 along Gulf Coast 1914 Event Russia mobilize troops along Austrian boundary 1911 Birthday Mitch Miller, born in Rochester, New York, sing along with Mitch, Yellow Rose of Tx 1908 Birthday Frank Sully, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief 1883 Birthday Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological/writer, Along the water front 1874 Birthday Arthur Hoyt, born in Georgetown CO, actor, Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along 1864 Event Skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia 1861 Event Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac" 1857 Birthday Arnold Sauwen, Flemish poet, Along the Meuse 1854 Event English pirate Plumridge robs along pro-English Finnish coast 1848 Birthday Macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet, Along the Nile 1821 Event 1st colonies along Santa Fe Trail
