2015 Event Google, Inc. restructures, placing its search business and its various research ventures into a holding company called Alphabet; Google will begin reporting under the new company with the fourth quarter of this year 2014 Event Thousands of protesters march in Washington, D.C., to protest recent killings of unarmed black men by policemen; the marchers called for an end to police brutality and racial injustice in the U.S. legal system 2014 Event Microsoft Corp today begins selling a fitness tracking armband called Microsoft Band that links to a free web-based tracking app; the software will work across iOS and Android platforms in addition to Windows 2014 Event The Midwest experiences life threateningly low temperatures and forces over 2,500 flight cancellations; the tunnel of arctic air called the "polar vortex" should head eastward during the week 2013 Event At a World Trade Organization meeting, a trade agreement called the Bali Package is reached; the agreement will lower global trade barriers and will simplify trade deals to better enable poorer states in Bali, Indonesia to sell their goods 2013 Event A special episode of the British science fiction program 'Doctor Who' called, 'The Day of the Doctor' broadcasts simultaneously to 94 countries in celebration of the show's 50th Anniversary; the broadcast earned a Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama 2013 Event A 1,400 year old treasure, called 'the Ophel Treasure' is discovered near the foot of Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem 2013 Event The legality of the United States' plans to strike Syria without UN backing are called into question by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon 2013 Event Miguel Trevino Morales, the leader of a criminal gang called Los Zetas is captured by the Mexican Army 2013 Event A near-earth asteroid, called 99942 Apophis, passes close to Earth; astronomers in Europe estimate 99942 Apophis is larger than previously thought 2012 Event In Dublin, an estimated crowd of 10,000 protesters demonstrated against austerity and called for a general strike to shut down the country 2012 Event A solar plane, called The Solar Impulse, lands in Morocco after completing the world's first intercontinental flight powered by the Sun 2012 Event A children's story by James Joyce is published for the first time in Dublin; the story, 'The Cats of Copenhagen' is called an 'outrage' 2011 Event Rioting takes place in English cities including Manchester, liverpool, Salford, Birmingham and Nottingham; police from Scotland are called in to help 2011 Event Iran's Government rejects an investigation into alleged human rights abuses called for by the United Nations Human Rights Council 2010 Event International shark experts are called to investigate attacks on tourists in Sharm el-Sheikh that included one fatality 2010 Event Swiebodzin, Poland announces the world's biggest statue of Jesus, called Christ the King, is completed 2010 Event After a weeklong battle with 43 people killed, Somalia's al-Shabaab rebel group called for reinforcements to take over the capital Mogadishu 2010 Event Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, unveils a new invention, a tablet PC called the iPad, at a press conference in San Francisco 1993 Event Trailing 3-1 with 2 outs in 9th, time is called prior to Mike Stanley pop out, gets a 2nd chance, and Yankees rally to beat Boston 4-3 1992 Death Wade Preston, actor (Man Called Sledge), dies at 62 1986 Event Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC 1984 Event Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called New York City, "Hymietown" 1983 Death John P Strijbos, writer (Called that Bird), dies at 92 1979 Birthday Claire Danes, New York City, actress, Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo and Juliet 1978 Birthday Devon Gummersall, born in Colorado, actor, 'Relativity', Brian in 'My So Called Life' 1974 Birthday Devon Odessa, actor, Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost 1973 Birthday Wilson Cruz, actor, My So Called Life, Ally McBeal 1973 Event John and Yoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence 1972 Birthday Jared Leto, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, actor, Jordan-My So Called Life 1972 Event Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs 1971 Birthday Selena, born Selena Quintanilla-Perez, born in Lake Jackson, Texas, Mexican American singer, called 'The Queen of Tejano music', released first album at age 12 1961 Birthday Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1960 Event White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run home run is disallowed as ump called time 1958 Event What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17 1958 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League 1955 Birthday Kevin Welch, California, country songwriter/actor, Thing Called Love 1954 Birthday Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, musician, rocker, songwriter, record producer, formed the dB's, founded Car Records indie record label, founded recording studio called Modern Recording where he recorded and mixed Whiskeytown 1949 Death G. I. Gurdjieff, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way, dies at age 83, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 1946 Event Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats 1945 Birthday Maria Aitken, actress, Fish Called Wanda 1945 Event Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off 1944 Birthday Corinna Tsopel, born in Athens, actress, Man Called Horse, Miss Universe, 64 1943 Birthday Michael Palin, England, comedian, Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda 1942 Birthday Eduard Visser, Dutch writer, Fyffes are now called Chiquita 1940 Event 1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime 1939 Event Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning 1938 Event DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon" 1935 Birthday John Murray, cricketer, England 1961 - 1967, 1st wk called Murray to play Tests 1934 Event Academy Award 1st called Oscar in print (Sidney Skolsky) 1933 Event Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days" 1931 Event Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1930 Birthday Richard Harris, Ire, actor, Man Called Horse, singer, MacArthur Park 1929 Birthday Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 1926 Birthday Cranley Onslow, born in England, politician, Conservative Member of Parliament for Woking, called for lower middle class taxes, life peer as Baron Onslow of Working in Surrey County 1922 Event Captain Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called 1922 Event Dr. Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar 1921 Birthday Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation' 1918 Event John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover 1918 Birthday Dwayne Andreas, born in Worthington, Minnesota, called the 'Soybean King', CEO of Archer Daniels Midland - ADM, largest producer of farm commodities in the U.S. for over 30 years 1917 Birthday Ossie Davis, born in Cogdell, Georgia, actor and playwright, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam 1915 Event Germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace 1912 Birthday Lady Bird Johnson, born in Texas, First Lady of the United States, called "Lady Bird", beautified Washington, D.C. 1912 Birthday Barry Sullivan, New York City, actor, Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man 1907 Event J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called 1879 Event Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone 1874 Event Major Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis) 1866 Birthday G. I. Gurdjieff, born in Alexandropol, Armenia, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way 1845 Event Naval School (now called U.S. Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis 1810 Event Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event 1799 Event Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews 1653 Event New Amsterdam becomes a city, later called New York City 1629 Event King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later 1265 Event 1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester 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
