2014 Event American freelance videographer Ashoka Mukpo tests positive for Ebola while working in Liberia; the cameraman has been working in the country for the past three years but became symptomatic the day after beginning an assignment for NBC News 2014 Event Hospitals are beginning to use genetic profiling of tumors in order to identify the most effective treatments for various cancers; tumor genetics is thought to be of greater significance than the place of origin in the body 2014 Event Jay Leno, entertainer and host of 'The Tonight Show', says goodbye after 22 years of hosting the show; he will be replaced with Jimmy Fallon beginning February 17 2014 Event Shanghai and Hong Kong halt live poultry sales after a third death from to the H7N9 bird flu is reported in Hong Kong; China has reported 19 deaths and 96 infections from the bird flu at the beginning of 2014 2013 Event The UN Security Council elects Lithuania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Chad and Chile to a two-year term beginning January 1, 2014 2012 Event European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi, confirms the design overhaul of euro banknotes, beginning with the 5 euro note 2012 Event The planet Venus makes its last transit of the 21st century beginning at 22:09 UTC June 5, and ending 4:49 UTC June 6 2011 Event Poland announces it will provide amnesty to illegal immigrants beginning January 1, 2012 2010 Event U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavor launches from the Kennedy Space Center, successfully beginning a two-week mission to the International Space Station 1997 Event New York Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak 1990 Event Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die 1988 Event Baltimore Orioles win record 14th straight from beginning of season 1987 Event "Bobro 400," a barge carrying 3,200 tons of garbage, set sail from NY, beginning an unsuccesful 8-week search for a dumping site 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season 1979 Event Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" 1968 Event Beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam 1965 Event Kinks arrive in New York City beginning their 1st U.S. tour 1965 Event Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations 1962 Event John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis 1961 Event Beginning of a trend, a U.S. commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba 1957 Event Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X": "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until X-Files) 1948 Birthday Priscilla Lopez, born in Bronx, New York, actress, In the Beginning, Kay O'Brien 1944 Event Beginning of harsh winter 1937 Event Britains Lord Halifax visits Germany, beginning of appeasement 1931 Event Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe 1912 Birthday Alois Blommaert, Flemish literary, Difficult Beginning 1912 Event Beginning of 1st Balkan War 1912 Event Montenegro declares war on Turkey, beginning 1st Balkan War 1892 Event Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite 1846 Event Beginning of Mormon march to west US 1817 Event U.S. soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War 1756 Event Prussian Libya occupies Saxson: beginning 7 years War 1743 Event Prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War 1622 Event Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) 1618 Event 2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War 1579 Event Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic 1380 Event Russians defeat Tatars at Kulikovo, beginning decline of Tatars
