2014 Event A water-embedded rock layer is found deep inside the earth; the layer stores three times the water found in all the earth's oceans, suggesting that oceans developed through seepage of this water and not from striking comets as previously believed 2000 Event WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat New York Liberty 2 games to 0 1999 Event WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat New York Libery 2 games to 1 1998 Event WNBA Championships, Houston Comets beat Phoenix Mercury 2 games to 1 1997 Event 1st WNBA Championshion: Houston Comets beat New York Liberty 1975 Birthday Tina Thompson, WNBA forward for the Houston Comets 1974 Birthday Pietra Gay, WNBA guard and forward for the Houston Comets 1973 Birthday Racquel Spurlock, WNBA center for the Houston Comets 1973 Birthday Tiffany Woosley, WNBA guard for the Houston Comets 1971 Birthday Sheryl Swoopes, born in Texas, WNBA forward, Houston Comets, 1996 Olympics gold 1970 Event Bill Halley and Comets reject $30,000 for 15 date tour of Australia 1969 Birthday Janeth Arcain, WNBA forward for the Houston Comets 1968 Birthday Wanda Guyton, WNBA forward for the Houston Comets 1967 Birthday Kim Perrot, WNBA guard for the Houston Comets 1966 Birthday Catarina Pollini, WNBA forward for the Houston Comets 1965 Event David Levy begins his search for comets 1965 Birthday Fran Harris, WNBA guard for the Houston Comets 1963 Birthday Cynthia Cooper, WNBA guard, Houston Comets, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1962 Birthday Tammy Jackson, WNBA forward and center for the Houston Comets 1955 Event Bill Haley and Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart 1955 Event Bill Haley and Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1 1954 Event Bill Haley and Comets records "Rock Around Clock" 1840 Death Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets and asteroids), dies at 81 1634 Birthday Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist, Examiner of Comets
