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 Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles after two researchers successfully hack wirelessly into a test car 10 miles away, enabling them to control functions such as steering and braking; the news raises concerns for all automakers 2015 Event Nobel prize winning mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr., 86, and his wife Alicia, 82, die after an accident in New Jersey in which their taxi lost control 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 Gazprom, the state-owned Russian energy company, is sued by the E.U. for antitrust violations, including seeking control of pipelines in exchange for gas, charging steep prices, and limiting gas flows to nations beyond eastern Europe 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 The last protest camp has been removed in Hong Kong; activists staged several camps to demand the right to free elections rather than control of candidates and elections by the Chinese government 2014 Event After two years of hostility between Japan and China over control of certain islands in the East China Sea, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Linping shake hands during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit 2014 Event In U.S. elections, Republicans retain dominance of the Senate and succeed in gaining control of the House of Representatives 2014 Event The U.N. issues a report concluding that immediate global actions are needed to prevent runaway impacts of climate change; the report claims failure to act now will result in extensive future damage which will be prohibitively expensive to control 2014 Event Hong Kong protesters continue to clash with police a day after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying offers to engage in discussion; Leung said that he will not concede to demands for greater independence from central control, a key reason for the protest 2014 Event A second Dallas nurse, Amber Vinson, is diagnosed with Ebola a day after flying from Cleveland to Dallas; the Centers for Disease Control gave her approval to fly despite her symptoms 2014 Event A Dallas hospital worker who treated deceased Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan has herself contracted the virus despite wearing protective gear; the Centers for Disease Control states that her infection results from a breach in protocol 2014 Event The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) project that Ebola cases could reach between 550,000 and 1.4 million by January if more isn't done to control spread of the disease; infections are doubling about every 3 weeks in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have agreed to a peace plan that would retain rebel control of parts of eastern Ukraine; the two presidents hope to continue negotiations on Friday 2014 Event Thomas Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cautions that the Ebola epidemic will soon be uncontrollable unless more workers are found to aid in treatment of victims and burial of contagious bodies 2014 Event Pakistani protesters seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif briefly take over the state television station and shut it down; soldiers and paramilitary forces later regained control and restored operation 2014 Event Iraqi troops and Shiite militia members, aided by U.S. air strikes, free the town of Amerli from Islamic State control; the rebel group seized the town two months ago, blocking access to food and supplies; rations were air-dropped after the victory 2014 Event In an effort to diversify into home systems automation, Samsung Electronics is buying SmartThings, a manufacturer of remote control applications for home appliances and other devices 2014 Event Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, reveals the latest Dragon space capsule; the craft is reusable and will allow astronauts to control re-entry and landing; the development suggests that full commercialization of the space industry will soon be a reality 2014 Event Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has become interim leader of Thailand in a military coup today; the military has thrown out part of the constitution, imposed a curfew and placed media and Internet communication under its control 2014 Event Italian officials announce that many of the country's public assets will be sold in an effort to reduce the country's debt; plans to sell part of the nation's air traffic control and postal services have already been approved 2014 Event Microsoft identifies a security issue in Internet Explorer that can allow hackers to take control of personal computers using the browser; the flaw affects versions 6 to 11 of the software 2013 Event In the U.S., a centerpiece proposal on background checks aimed at tightening gun control, fails in a Senate vote 2013 Event NASA loses communication with the International Space Station's for three hours as a result of updating the station's command and control software 2013 Event Bush fires burn out of control in Tasmania, Australia, leaving thousands stranded 2012 Event The governing Worker's Party takes control of Brazil's financial capital and largest city when Fernando Haddad is elected mayor of Sao Paulo 2012 Event Ban Ki-moon, U.N. Secretary-General, urges countries to work together to reach an agreement to control international arms sales; no agreement is reached 2012 Event China tightens its control of monasteries following deadly protests in Tibet 2012 Event A German government plan proposing that a eurozone 'budget commissioner' take control of Greece's economic affairs is leaked 2011 Event Libya's military operations are now under the NATO control 2011 Event In Libya, Anti-Gaddafi forces claim to have gained control Zuara, a town located west of Tripoli 2010 Event U.S. voters go to the polls; Republicans win control of the House of Representatives with the largest number of seats gained since 1894 2010 Event Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest water control and utilization project, announces its water levels have reached full capacity 2010 Event If trends in diet and exercise continue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention project estimate 1 in 3 adult Americans will have diabetes by 2050 2010 Event Over 150 members of the Justice and Equality Movement are killed by Sudanese forces in their effort to gain control of a rebel held area in Darfur 2010 Event The 2010 Kyrgyzstani riots continue as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev reportedly flees the country, the government steps down and protesters control the parliament building 2008 Event Iceland takes control of 3 banks due to the global financial crisis 1999 Event Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama 1993 Event President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill 1992 Event New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train 1992 Event House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates 1991 Event Boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin 1991 Event Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital 1988 Event Military coup in Haiti: Lieutenant General Avril takes control, Henri Namphy flees 1988 Event Namphy takes control of Haitian government 1984 Event Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS 1983 Event Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled 1981 Event National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men 1981 Event Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays, AIDS 1980 Event Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway 1979 Birthday Matt Nagle, born in Massachusetts, quadriplegic, first to use brain-computer interface to control movement 1977 Event Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers 1976 Event Congress passes Toxic Substances Control Act 1973 Event All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels 1972 Event New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India and Pakistan 1972 Event Ryukyu Is and Daito Is returned to Japan after 27 years of U.S. control 1970 Event NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins 1968 Event Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited 1968 Birthday Jason Patric, actor, Speed 2 Cruise Control 1966 Event Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene" 1966 Death Margaret Sanger, U.S. feminist/birth control pioneer, dies at 86 1966 Birthday Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control 1965 Birthday Kevin Dillon, New York, actor, Heaven Help Us, Remote Control, Platoon 1965 Event Syncom 3, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, passes from civilian to military control 1963 Event Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Netherlands 1962 Event U.N. gives Netherlands control of New-Guinea 1962 Event Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands for birth control 1962 Event Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control 1960 Event U.S. is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally 1960 Birthday Claudia Udy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actress, Out of Control, Nightforce 1958 Event U.S.S.R. abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany 1958 Death Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies 1956 Event After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control 1955 Event Australia takes control of Cocos Islands 1955 Birthday Nicky "Topper" Headon, English drummer, Clash-Complete Control 1954 Event Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party 1952 Event NFL takes control of New York Yankees 1951 Event NFL takes control of failing Baltimore Colts 1950 Event President Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike 1948 Event Operation Hiram: Israelis take control of Galilee 1948 Event Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa 1948 Event Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia 1947 Event U.S. control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends 1946 Event President Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike 1946 Event British Government takes control of Bank of England, after 252 years 1945 Event Netherlands and Denmark liberated from Nazi control 1945 Event Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army 1944 Event Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Event Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Event Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves 1943 Event U.S. forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island and Makin from Japanese 1941 Event U.S. Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WW II 1941 Event Jewish Weekly newspaper taken control by Nazis 1940 Event Battle of Britain: Germany and Britair control of English Channel, ends 1939 Event U.S. and U.K. agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Island in the Pacific 1938 Event Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties 1938 Event Hitler seizes control of German army and puts Nazi in key posts 1937 Event Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois) 1935 Event Goddard uses gyroscopes to control a rocket 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration 1930 Event Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control 1928 Birthday Piero Angelo, Italian writer, Control 1925 Event League of Nations conference on arms control and poison gas usage 1925 Event Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office 1922 Event Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government 1921 Event National Birth Control League and Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League 1921 Event After 84 years of British control, Afghanistan achieves sovereignty 1921 Event Dr. Marie Stopes opens Britain's 1st birth control clinic (London) 1921 Event Riza Khan Pahlevi seizes control of Iran 1916 Event Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) 1916 Event Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (46 Amboy St, Bkln) 1916 Event University of Gent goes under Dutch control 1916 Event Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control 1915 Event U.S. takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years 1915 Event Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army 1915 Event Japan claims economic control of China 1912 Event Tripoli (Libya) passes from Turkish to Italian control 1906 Event France and Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides 1904 Event U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million 1900 Event Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Balt 1898 Event Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to U.S. control 1887 Event Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao 1879 Birthday Margaret Sanger, feminist/nurse/birth control proponent 1871 Event 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections 1869 Event Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market 1862 Event Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound 1861 Event Battle of Corrick's Ford, Virginia (Carrick's Ford) - Union army takes total control of western Virginia CS20 US53 1858 Birthday Benjamin Kidel, English Sudan, Control of the Tropics 1833 Event Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic 1824 Event Interstate commerce comes under federal control 1818 Event U.S. and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country 1772 Event Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720 1757 Event Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal 1691 Event Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania 1668 Event England takes control of Bombay India 1654 Event Anglo-Portuguese treaty, Portugal comes under English control 1504 Event English guilds/corp goes under state control 636 Event Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from Byzantine Empire
