2015 Event Over 6,000 Syrian migrants arrive in Austria after being detained in Hungary in an effort to control the recent mass wave of refugees fleeing Syria and other war-torn nations; many of the migrants plan to seek asylum in Austria and Germany 2015 Event Animal rights activists lose a case to free two chimpanzees being held for research purposes; the activists argued that the animals are highly intelligent and should be treated as humans with similar legal rights 2015 Event Hackers steal personal data on up to 80 million customers of health insurance provider Anthem, Inc.; though free credit monitoring is being offered to victims, such monitoring won't detect or prevent medical identity theft 2015 Event Despite finding no wreckage to date, Malaysian officials announce that the March 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is being ruled an accident; the ruling lets families of the missing passengers seek compensation for the tragedy 2014 Event A live Ebola sample is mistakenly sent to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control laboratory that does not meet safety and security standards for handling the virus; a laboratory worker is being monitored for 21 days due to potential exposure 2014 Event A 219-year-old time capsule is being excavated from beneath the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House in Boston; the capsule, first found in 1855 and reburied, is likely the oldest in the U.S. 2014 Event Six men being detained in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay facility have been released to Uruguay; the men are considered refugees and will not have restrictions on their travel 2014 Event U.S.-Iranian citizen Jason Rezaian, the head of the 'Washington Post' bureau in Iran, has been accused of unknown charges and is being held without bail; Iran has denied requests from Switzerland to check on Rezaian's condition on behalf of the U.S. 2014 Event A gunman attempts to set fire to the Mexican consulate and shoots at police headquarters, the federal court building, and other structures in Austin, Texas before being shot by police; the attack may have been motivated by anti-immigration sentiments 2014 Event Two boys in a New York town are rescued early this morning after being inadvertently buried in snow by a snow plow; the plow operator did not see the children as he cleared snow from a parking lot in which they were building a snow fort 2014 Event A grand jury in St. Louis County reaches the decision that police officer Darren Wilson will not be indicted in the shooting death of Ferguson teenager Michael Brown; the decision sparked protests, looting and businesses being burned to the ground in St. Louis, as well as protests across the U.S. 2014 Event Hong Kong pro-democracy protest sites are being cleared on a court order; demonstrations have been held since September in an effort to attain greater political freedom for Hong Kong 2014 Event Martin Salia, a U.S. doctor working in Sierra Leone, is being stabilized for transport to a Nebraska hospital after contracting the Ebola virus; Salia was not working in a hospital treating the virus, and the source of his infection is not clear 2014 Event The Buffalo Bills are being sold to businessman Terry Pegula for $1.4 billion, the highest price paid in history for an NFL team; previously owner Ralph Wilson, now deceased, paid $25,000 in 1959 2014 Event A large number of children across ten U.S. states are being hospitalized due to Enterovirus, EV-D68; children with asthma are particularly at risk for complications 2014 Event Sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer has gone through, despite attempts by former owner Donald Sterling to stop the transaction; Sterling was forced to sell after being banned from the NBA for his racist remarks 2014 Event The U.S. is pressing Iraq to put a new government into place as soon as possible in order to keep the nation from being torn apart by sectarian violence; the U.S. plans to send military advisors but not direct military assistance at this time 2014 Event A U.S. aircraft carrier is being repositioned in the Persian Gulf in the event that President Barack Obama decides to authorize military aid in the current internal Iraqi conflict; the president has stated that he will not send in ground troops 2013 Event A security news site reports that the credit and debit card account stolen from 40 million Target Corporation customers are up for sale on the black market; cards are being sold from around $20 to more than $100 each 2013 Event Syria's chemical weapons arsenal requires an eradication site; Belgium rejected being a candidate for the destruction, suggesting the stockpile should be destroyed close to Syria 2013 Event A successor to the SR-71 Blackbird is being built by Lockheed Martin. The company's Advanced Development Programs, known by the alias Skunk Works, has taken on the challenge to builde the SR-72, capable of flying at mach 6 with expected delivery in 2023 2013 Event Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray is released from prison, two years after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter 2013 Event After being elected to the UN Security Council, Saudi Arabia reports it will decline its seat because the UN failed to end the Ghouta chemical attack 2013 Event The Rim Fire at Yosemite National Park, which burned over 371 square miles and is now 80% contained, is being blamed on a hunter's illegal campfire 2013 Event Prior to being transferred to house arrest, former Egyptian President is released from prison and transferred to a military hospital 2013 Event After being hospitalized for nine days for pneumonia, former South African President Nelson Mandela, age 94, was released from the hospital 2012 Event Parts of Australia and the South Pacific witness a total solar eclipse, with Cairns being the most populated city to experience this rare event 2012 Event After being convicted of corruption, Jordan's former spy chief, Mohammad al-Dahabi, is sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment 2012 Event Israel launches four airstrikes in response to multiple rockets being fired across the border. The airstrikes kill two Salafist jihadist militants and wound one other in the northern Gaza strip 2012 Event Only two days after being named to his new post, Shinichi Nishimiya, the newly-appointed Japanese ambassador to China is hospitalized after collapsing in Tokyo 2012 Event The Pakistani government accuses the Save the Children NGO as being linked to a fake vaccination program used in the hunt for Osama bin Laden; Pakistan orders foreign nationals working for the organization to leave the country within four weeks 2012 Event Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, announces he will not contest the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency charges of doping, a result of which will include being stripped of all of his tour de France victories 2012 Event After not being seen for weeks, Ethiopia's long-term Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi dies of a mystery illness 2012 Event Top executive Marissa Mayer, leaves Google after being appointed Yahoo! Inc.'s new CEO 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 Sybrand van Haersma Buma becomes the top candidate for 2012's Dutch general election after being elected as the new party leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal 2012 Event After two decades of being closed due to civil war, the Somali National Theater reopens in Mogadishu 2012 Event Despite being under house arrest in the United Kingdom, Julian Assange announces his plan to run for the Senate of Australia 2012 Event After a year of being held hostage by pirates, 15 Georgian soldiers are released through efforts of the Somalian government 2011 Event In Mexico, Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson opens the world's first commercial spaceport, Spaceport America, with flights expected to being by 2013 2011 Event At least 20 Navy SEALs and 17 others die when a NATO Chinook helicopter crashes after being shot down by the Taliban in Afghanistan 2011 Event Rebel leader Yoweri Museveni continues his 30-year rule after being re-elected President of Uganda; the opposition claims the election was a 'sham' 2011 Event After 41 years in power, Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi is less than 24 months away from being world's longest-serving leader 2010 Event A Japanese salmon subspecies, the black kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka kawamurae) is discovered after being declared extinct in 1940 2010 Event U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal a cable from Hillary Clinton accusing Saudi Arabia's rich of being the largest source of funding for Sunni terrorist groups 2010 Event Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus claims innocence while being investigated for diverting millions of dollars of aid money from Grameen Bank 2010 Event Santiago, Nuevo Leon's mayor, Edelmiro Cavazos is found dead, handcuffed and blindfolded after being abducted Sunday night 2010 Event Planes return to the air in Germany, France and Italy after being grounded by ash clouds from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano 2010 Event Hossein Marashi, former Vice-President of Iran, is put in jail after being accused of spreading propaganda 2010 Event After being delayed by the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine, Victor Yanukovych is sworn in as the 4th President of Ukraine 2000 Death Kenneth Waller, actor, Are You Being Served?, dies at 72 1998 Event Supreme Court rules attorney-client privilege extends beyond the grave, exempting Vince Foster's conversations with his lawyers from being used as evidence by Kenneth Starr 1997 Event Jerold Mackenzie awarded $266M for being fired from Miller Brewing for sexual harrassment for relaying a Seinfeld episode to a co worker 1995 Death Benny Lee, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder, dies at 84 1994 Event Actor Jackson Pinckney awarded $487,000 for being partially blinded by Jean-Claude Van Damme during filming of "Cyborg" 1993 Event Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" to President Clinton 1992 Event Joan Lunden, breaks her left shoulder after being thrown from a horse 1992 Event Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st crick Test wkt 1991 Event Irene the Icon of Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen 1991 Event Wrestler Rip Oliver forced to retire after being injured by Crush 1991 Event Major league umpire Steve Palermo and former NFL defensive lineman Terence Mann were shot trying to help 2 waitresses from being robbed 1991 Death Jersy Kosinski, author (Being There), dies at 57 1991 Event Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd 1991 Event Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame 1990 Event Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times 1990 Event A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch 1989 Event Buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in San Francisco earthquake 1989 Event Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women 1987 Death Ruth Attaway, actress (Porgy and Bess, Conrack, Being There), dies 1987 Death Alfie Bass, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served), dies at 66 1987 Event John Demjanjuk, accused of being "Ivan the Terrible" trial begins 1986 Death Ruth Polsky, record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30 1986 Event It is reported Boy George is being treated for heroin addiction 1986 Event Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to U.S. 1985 Event Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out 1983 Event Despite being in 1st place in NL East, Phils fire manager Pat Corrales 1983 Event IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball 1983 Event Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out 1982 Event Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch 1981 Event Browns' quarterback Brian Sipe sets club record by being intercepted 6 times 1980 Event Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya 1980 Event Vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50 1979 Event K-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste" 1977 Event Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being "Son of Sam" 44 caliber killer 1976 Event West German Gens Krupinski/Franke admit to being Nazis 1976 Event Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers 1975 Event Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consec base without being caught 1973 Event Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out 1972 Event "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 6 performances 1972 Event "Hard Job Being God" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 6 performances 1970 Event New York Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out 1970 Event UCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist 1969 Event Joe Pepitone quits Yankees after being fined $500 for leaving the bench 1967 Death Helen Flint, actress (Sea Devils), dies after being hit by a car at 69 1965 Event "Vinland Map" is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn between 1423 and 1445 1964 Event Phillies Jim Bunning pitches perfect game (Mets) on Fathers day, in 2nd game of DH, Mets get 3 hits, 3 being fewest hits in NL DH 1964 Event Rep Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act 1963 Event Frank Sinatra, Jr. returned after being kidnapped 1962 Event John F. Kennedy announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled 1960 Event U.S.S.R. announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy 1954 Event Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being 1954 Event Robert Oppenheimer accused of being a communist 1950 Event Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army 1948 Event Alger Hiss denies ever being a Communist agent 1946 Event Wash's Cecil Travis gets 6 straight hits before being stopped 1945 Birthday Stacy Johnson, U.S. singer, Sharpees-Tired of Being Alone 1943 Event German paratroopers, on orders of Adolf Hitler, seize former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini who was being held prisoner by the government 1943 Birthday Ian Watson, born in UK, sci-fi author, Book of Being, Whores of Babylon 1943 Event Poon Lim found after being adrift 133 days 1941 Event Concentration camp Birkenau begins being built 1938 Event Germany bans Jews being lawyers 1937 Event Australia snatch series against England 3-2 after being 2-0 down 1936 Event Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track 1933 Event Newfoundland reverts to being a crown colony 1933 Birthday Jerzy Kosinski, novelist, Painted Bird, Being There 1930 Birthday Dorothy Tutin, born in London, actress, Importance of Being Ernest, Cromwell 1929 Birthday Milan Kundera, Czechoslovakian poet and writer, Joke, Unbearable Lightness of Being 1922 Event Mrs Theres Vaughn, 24, confessed in court to being married 62 times 1921 Birthday Alfie Bass, born in London, England, actor, Moonraker, Are You Being Served 1918 Birthday T Berry Brazelton, doctor, On Being a Father 1915 Birthday Michael Denison, York England, actor, Importance of Being Ernest 1914 Event U.S. Army air service 1st comes into being, in Signal Corps 1913 Event Bert Daniels set AL mark, being hit-by-pitch 3 times in a doubleheader 1913 Event Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro 1911 Birthday Benny Lee, born in Glasgow, Scotland, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder 1895 Event Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite 1895 Event Oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest," opens in London 1889 Birthday Martin Heidegger, Germany, Existentialist, Being and Time 1884 Event Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel" 1865 Event Trans Atlantic Cable being laid by SS Great Eastern snaps and is lost 1844 Event Opera "Stradella" after being rewritten is produced (Hamburg) 1829 Birthday Charles Dudley Warner, Massachusetts, newspaperman/author, Being a Boy 1787 Event De Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered 1709 Event British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe" 1688 Death Reverend James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian 1539 Event St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning 1508 Event Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned 1370 Event Bastille begins being built in Paris 1138 Event English defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard
