2015 Event A second major earthquake, magnitude 7.3, hits Nepal less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the nation and caused thousands of deaths and injuries; at least 48 people are known to have perished in this second event 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 2015 Event Teixobactin, a newly discovered antibiotic, offers hope in treating tuberculosis and infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria; the drug has been effective in rodent trials but has not yet been tested in humans 2014 Event Flooding in Malaysia has caused evacuations of over 100,000 people and has resulted in at least 10 deaths 2014 Event A U.S. House Intelligence Committee investigation into the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, agrees with the Obama administration that U.S. response to the attack was appropriate; miscommunication caused critics to suspect a coverup 2014 Event Continued rain in the Hiroshima province of Japan poses a risk of additional landslides, which have caused the death of at least 42 people to date 2014 Event Tennis champion Serena Williams beats Karolina Pliskova in her first game since leaving the Wimbledon games on July 1st due to illness; Williams will undergo future medical tests to confirm whether the illness was caused by a virus 2014 Event The Italian government sets aside 2 million euros for repairs to the ancient city of Pompeii after damage caused by heavy rains highlights the general decay of this World Heritage site 2014 Event Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts again, with pyroclastic flows streaming down the volcanic slope; the activity has caused the evacuation of 22,000 people from the danger zone around Sinabung 2013 Event A data breach at Target Corporation caused the security of 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target stores to be compromised 2013 Event To prevent problems with airbag deployment caused by issues with their electrical system, Toyota Motor Corporation recalls 885,000 vehicles 2013 Event The U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified cyclospora in salads made by Taylor Farms; the parasite caused illness in over 223 diners in Nebraska and Iowa 2012 Event After suffering from a concussion caused by fainting from dehydration, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is hospitalized for a blood clot 2012 Event Palestinian officials plan to exhume the body of former leader Yasser Arafat to determine whether his death in Paris, 2004, was caused by poisoning 2012 Event New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces the cancellation of the New York City Marathon due to the damage and devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy 2012 Event The U.S. East Cost prepares for Hurricane Sandy, which caused damage throughout the Caribbean and resulted in 67 deaths 2012 Event Sunken cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino admits to navigational errors that caused the Costa Concordia to capsize 2011 Event The E.coli strain that caused 46 deaths in Germany reportedly resurfaced in france, with eight people hospitalized in Bordeaux 2011 Event Right-to-die activist Jack Kevorkian dies in Royal Oak, Michigan; his death caused by pneumonia and kidney problems 2011 Event Japan's economy officially enters a recession, partially due to financial strain caused by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami 2011 Event Shortages caused by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami cause Toyota to close several plants in Europe 2010 Event A study suggests the 2010 Haiti Earthquake was caused by newly discovered fault line 2010 Event At last count, 76 people are dead while hundreds have disappeared after a train crash in the Republic of Congo caused the train to fall into a ravine 2010 Event BP CEO Tony Hayward testifies before the U.S. about the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster at the Deepwater Horizon rig that has caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history 2001 Event SAS flight 686 crashes near Milano-Linate, killing 114, crash caused by flight crew and tower confusion 2000 Event Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashes off coast of southern California, killing 88, crash caused by a bad stabilizer 1995 Death Yahya Ayyash, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis, assassinated by Isreal's Shin Bet with a booby trapped cellular phone 1991 Event World's largest oil spill, caused by embattled Iraqi forces in Kuwait 1980 Event Georgia tanker at Pilottown La, spills 1.3 million gallons of oil after an anchor chain caused a ship to leak 1973 Event Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18 -minute gap in a key Watergate tape 1970 Event Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock" 1969 Death Harry Emerson Fosdick, Baptist clergyman, studied at Colgate University, opposed racism, injustice, supported appeasement of Hitler, claimed democracies caused the rise of fascism, wrote "A Guide to Understanding the Bible', died in Bronxville, New York 1966 Birthday Yahya Ayyash, born in Palestine, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis 1964 Event During services held for Sam Cooke fans caused damage to Funeral Home 1963 Event 3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die 1958 Event Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain 1950 Event U.S. President Truman proclaims emergency crisis caused by communist threat 1936 Event Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleveland Stadium 1916 Event Lenin says Imperialism is caused by capitalism 1883 Event Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12 1878 Birthday Harry Emerson Fosdick, born in Buffalo, New York, Baptist clergyman, studied at Colgate University, opposed racism, injustice, supported appeasement of Hitler, claimed democracies caused the rise of fascism, wrote "A Guide to Understanding the Bible' 1811 Event Earthquake in Missouri caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards
