2015 Event Airplane debris is found off the coast of France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean; officials believe the debris is from a Boeing 777 and may be part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared over a year ago without a trace 2015 Event Myanmar President Thein Sein implements a population control law requiring women to wait three years between children; critics believe the law can be used to oppress women as well as minority religion and ethnic populations in the country 2015 Event California officials believe that an outbreak of measles among Disneyland visitors was caused by someone with overseas exposure; Disneyland visitors account for 67 cases, with 94 total infections across the U.S. to date 2014 Event A planned demonstration in Iran against recent acid attacks on women has been prevented by a show of police forces; protesters believe the women were attacked due to improper covering in accordance with the nation's dress code 2014 Event French judicial officials are investigating IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde for her alleged role in fraudulent payments during her time as France's finance minister; LaGarde believe that the charges are unfounded 2013 Event Experts observing the Comet ISON sweep 730,000 miles over the surface of the sun believe that that part of the comet survived the close encounter; images suggest a small nucleus may have remained intact 2013 Event Palestinian investigators claim their former leader, Yasser Arafat, did not die of old age or ill health; they believe Israel killed him because his exhumed body contained high levels of the radioactive element polonium-210 2013 Event Scientists in Britain identify the mechanism causing human allergy to cats; they believe a general cure for the condition could be available in the next five years 2013 Event Columbia University researchers believe the new material, graphene, even if stitched together, is the strongest material in the world 2013 Event A new study reports that all Europeans are related to a small group of ancestors dating back only 1,000 years; researchers believe it's likely that everyone in the world is related over the past few thousand years 2013 Event After measuring its spin and parity, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider firmly believe the particle discovered in July 2012 is a Higgs boson 2012 Event Scientists believe a link exists between the disappearance of endangered languages and cultures and a loss of biodiversity 2012 Event A missing piece of the Mayan calendar is discovered, proving the Maya didn't believe 2012 would be the end of the world 2012 Event The IAEA announces that Iran has denied access to the Parchin military complex where they believe suspicious nuclear activities are taking place 2011 Event At the Zekiah Swamp in Charles County, Maryland, archeologists believe they found a fort from 1680 built to protect the 'friendly' Piscataway Indians 2010 Event Experts believe three Russian satellites that failed to reach orbit after launching from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome have crashed into the Pacific Ocean 2010 Event Mexican marines arrest seven gunmen they believe were involved in the massacre of 72 migrants at Tamaulipas 2010 Event United Nations officials believe 3.5 million children may contract waterborne diseases as a result of the floods in Pakistan 2009 Event U.S. Scientists believe to have discovered an antibody that can miminize internal bleeding in trauma victims 1980 Event 22nd Grammy Awards: What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet 1961 Event U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision in Md's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God 1950 Birthday Holly Palance, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Thorn Birds, Ripley's Believe It 1949 Death Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY 1944 Birthday Zal Yanovsky, rock guitarist, Lovin' Spoonful-Do You Believe in Magic 1939 Birthday Don Williams, Floydada Texas, country singer, I Believe in You 1938 Birthday Johnnie Taylor, U.S. gospel singer, I Believe in You 1918 Event Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (New York Globe) 1893 Birthday Ropert L Ripley, Santa Rosa California, cartoonist, Believe It or Not 1884 Event Police seize all copies of Tolstoy's "What I Believe In"
