2014 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station have created a specialized wrench in their 3D printer using a custom-designed blueprint emailed to the station from engineers on Earth; previously, objects have been printed from pre-loaded design files 2014 Event Chocolate manufacturers state that a cocoa-pod fungus and dry weather in cocoa-growing regions has created a shortage of cocoa that may increase in the future; world chocolate demand already exceeds production capacity 2014 Event Microsoft Corp. is planning to buy Mojang, the company that created the video game Minecraft; the purchase price would likely exceed $2 billion 2014 Event Reports of delays at U.S. Veterans Administration facilities has created temporary unity in Congress as lawmakers seek to address the scandal; thousands of veterans have waited at least three months to see a doctor; many have never been seen at all 2014 Event The world's largest banana company is created as the Irish fruit company Fyffes merges with U.S. company Chiquita; the new company, ChiquitaFyffes, will trade on the New York Stock Exchange 2013 Event A report from Japan's Coast Guard and earthquake experts claims that a new islet has been created; a volcanic eruption raised the new island, which is located off the coast of Nishinoshima - a small, uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain, far south of Tokyo 2012 Event The United Kingdom plans to create new private and public sector universities; these will be the first universities the country has created in decades 2012 Event The U.S. Justice Department's inspector general reports that Operation Fast and Furious created a 'significant danger to public safety''; the investigation states Attorney General Eric Holder had no prior knowledge of the operation 2012 Event A truth commission created by Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff convenes to investigate the country's military dictatorship 2012 Event A temporary fix to the Internet Doomsday virus created by the Federal Bureau of Investigation expires, causing thousands of computer users across the globe to lose Internet access 2011 Event In England, two men who created a Facebook site to incite violence during the riots are sentenced to four years imprisonment 2010 Event The world's biggest airline is created when United Airlines shareholders approve a deal to merge with Continental Airlines 2010 Event Scientists at the Craig J. Venter Institute announce they have successfully created the world's first artificial lifeform by transplanting a synthesized genome into an existing cell 2009 Event A large amount of space debris is created when a Russan and American satellite collide over Siberia 2008 Event Claudia Castillo has a successful trachea transplant from stem-cell created organ 2002 Death Denys Fisher, inventor, created the Spirograph, dies at 84 2002 Death Pat Weaver, TV innovator, created the Today Show, dies at 93 2000 Death Roger Vadim, director, And God Created Woman, dies at 72 1999 Death Lionel Bart, composer, songwriter, wrote pop music, musicals, created book, music and lyrics for Oliver!, dies at 68 1999 Death Harry Rossoll, illustrator, created Smokey Bear, dies at 89 1996 Death Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84 1994 Death Warwick Hutton, illustrator, artist, author, created illustrations for children's books, worked with texts by Hans Christian Andersen, dies at 55 of cancer in Cambridge, England 1994 Death Franco Moschino, fashion designer, created colorful, provocative designs poking fun at the fashion establishment, dies of a heart attack at age 44 1991 Event World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs 1991 Death Dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68 1986 Event It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 1984 Death Rosser Reeves, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby, dies 1980 Event Supreme Court rules new forms of life created in labs could be patented 1979 Event European Monetary System is established, ECU created 1979 Birthday David Lopez, Queens, New York, actor, and God Created Women, Ghostwriter 1978 Event Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip 1972 Event Golden Gate National Recreation Area created 1972 Birthday Shinjiro Otani, born in Yamaguchi City, Japan, professional wrestler, WCW World Cruiserweight Champion, created Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE with Shinya Hashimoto, acting president of ZERO1 1969 Birthday Rick Mercer, born in St. John's, Canada, comedian, satirist, television personality, created television show, 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes', trademark routine titled, 'Talking to Americans' 1969 Event Chilean Association of Librarians created 1968 Birthday Rasmus Lerdorf, born in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, created PHP programming language, Open Source conference speaker, contributed to Apache HTTP Server 1967 Event DNA created in a test tube 1966 Event Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created 1965 Event Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created 1964 Event GI Joe character created 1963 Event CIA Domestic Operations Division created 1962 Birthday Michelle Shocked, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, political activist, created label, Mighty Sound, song 'When I Grow Up' featured in an ad for Kaiser Permanente 1960 Birthday Chuck D, born in Roosevelt, New York, rapper, author, leader, Public Enemy, created politically, socially conscious rap music, focused on hip hop genre, albums include, 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show', 'Fear of a Black Planet' 1960 Birthday Mark Burnett, born in London, England, television producer, creator of based reality television to the U.S., created shows, 'Survivor' and 'The Apprentice' 1958 Event Recording Industry Association of American created 1956 Event Photography begins on "... and God Created Women" 1954 Birthday Gary Wilmot, born in Lambeth, London, actor, impressionist, singer, comedian, created role of Elliot Garfield in 'The Goodbye Girl' by Neil Simon 1954 Birthday Michael W. Butler, computer programmer, created TODAY program 1953 Event Department of Health, Education and Welfare created 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1952 Event Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created (Constitution Day) 1952 Birthday Dominic Muldowney, born in Southampton, England, composer, created television, film scores for Loose Connections, King Lear, radio work, theater music, created large-scale oboe concerto, versatile has created music for David Bowie, Royal Academy of Music teacher 1951 Birthday Dean Kamen, born in Rockville Centre, New York, inventor, entrepreneur, created the Segway, the AutoSyringe - a mobile dialysis system, and the insulin pump 1950 Event Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories 1950 Birthday Gary Larson, born in Tacoma, Washington, cartoonist, created and published the single-panel comic strip, Far Side 1950 Birthday Franco Moschino, born in Abbiategrasso, Italy, fashion designer, created colorful, provocative designs poking fun at the fashion establishment 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 1949 Event Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation 1949 Birthday James Sempill, born in Scotland, born James William Stuart Whitemore Sempill, Lord Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill, Peerage of Scotland, created in 1489 for Sir John Sempill 1949 Birthday Mike Batt, born in Southampton, England, singer, composer, arranger, producer, helped created ecologically sensitive fictional creatures, The Wombles, wrote hit 'Bright Eyes' 1948 Death Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man', dies 1948 Event Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created 1947 Event U.S. Department of Army created 1947 Birthday Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery 1945 Birthday John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1943 Birthday Burt Rutan, born in Estacada, Oregon, Elbert Leander Burt Rutan, inventor, aerospace engineer, created the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which entered space two times in fourteen days 1943 Event Women's Marine Corps created 1942 Event National War Labor Board created 1942 Event U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff created 1941 Event U.S. Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WW II 1940 Birthday Pete Brown, born in Ashtead, England, poet, lyricist, musical producer, worked with The Battered Ornaments, created Pete Brown & Piblokto! 1940 Event Tom and Jerry created by Hanna and Barbera debut by MGM 1939 Death Sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83 1939 Birthday Warwick Hutton, born in Britain, illustrator, artist, author, created illustrations for children's books, worked with texts by Hans Christian Andersen 1937 Event U.S. Housing Authority created by National Housing Act 1936 Event 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce 1936 Event Australian Antarctic Territory created 1936 Birthday Harold Budd, born in Los Angeles, California, composer, avant-garde, ambient music, created soundtrack for 2005 film Mysterious Skin, with Robin Guthrie 1934 Birthday Brigitte Bardot, born in Paris, France, sex kitten, And God Created Women 1934 Birthday Lionel Bart, born in Stepney, England, composer, songwriter, wrote pop music, musicals, created book, music and lyrics for Oliver! 1934 Event Federal Savings and Loan Association created 1934 Event Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created 1933 Event U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FDIC, created 1933 Event U.S. Employment Service created 1933 Birthday Costantinos Gavras, born in Greece, known as Costa-Gavras, French filmmaker, created political-themed films, known for fast-paced thriller titled Z, first film titled Missing, 1982 1932 Event Walt Disney Art School created 1932 Birthday Charles Stanley, born in Dry Fork, Virginia, senior pastor, founder of In Touch Ministries, created globally syndicated religious broadcasts, appearing in 500 radio stations, 300 television stations, in 49 languages 1931 Death Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness 1930 Event Veterans Administration created 1928 Event Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft 1928 Birthday Roger Vadim, born in France, director, And God Created Women, Barbarella 1926 Event National Broadcasting Co created by Radio Corporation of America 1926 Event U.S. Customs Court created by congress 1925 Birthday Robert Rauschenberg, born in Texas, artist, created "Combines", combinations of non-traditional materials and objects 1925 Event Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs created in U.K. 1925 Birthday David Bache, born in Worcestershire, England, David Ernest Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, established design company David Bache Associates, created the Land Rover, Series II Land Rover 1921 Birthday Jack Valenti, born in Houston, Texas, Motion Picture Association of America President, created MPAA film rating system 1921 Event Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas 1920 Birthday Bert Weedon, born in Essex, London, musician, guitarist, composer, influenced Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Odefield, The Beatles, created "Play in a Day" guitar tutorial guide 1920 Birthday Saul Bass, born in New York City, New York, graphic designer, filmmaker, created title sequences for 40 years, famous for The Man with the Golden Arm, kinetic typography in North by Northwest, Vertigo 1919 Event Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created 1919 Birthday John Meade, born in Ireland, 7th Earl of Clanwilliam, a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1776 for John Meade, who served as Attorney-General for Ireland 1918 Event Republic of Czechoslovakia created with T.G. Masaryk as president 1917 Event Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, U.S. citizenship granted 1915 Event National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA forerunner) created 1915 Event U.S. Coast Guard created from Life Saving and Revenue Cutter services 1913 Event Archdiocese of Managua created 1912 Birthday Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader, created salsa music 1910 Birthday Rosser Reeves, born in Danville, Virginia, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby 1908 Event Predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice 1908 Death Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59 1907 Birthday Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1906 Birthday Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas 1904 Birthday Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz 1904 Event Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo 1902 Birthday James Van Alen, created Simplified Scoring System for tennis 1901 Birthday Irna Phillips, born in Chicago, created 6 soap operas, Guiding Light 1900 Event Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut 1892 Birthday Harold Foster, cartoonist, created "Prince Valiant" 1891 Birthday H V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard 1891 Event Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Department) created 1890 Event Territory of Oklahoma created 1883 Event Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion 1882 Event 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison 1874 Death Israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies 1874 Birthday James, Tod, Sloan, jockey, created monkey crouch riding style 1870 Event Manitoba becomes 5th Canadian province and NW Territories created 1866 Event Australian Rules Football is created 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 1865 Event Freedmen's Bureau is created to help destitute free blacks 1863 Event Arizona Territory created 1862 Event Department of Agriculture created 1861 Event West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg 1861 Event Territories of Nevada and Colorado created 1860 Event Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County 1860 Event U.S. Secret Service created 1854 Birthday Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man' 1854 Event Territories of Kansas and Nebraska created 1851 Birthday Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries 1850 Event Territories of New Mexico and Utah created 1848 Birthday Joel Chandler Harris, U.S. journalist, created Uncle Remus stories 1848 Birthday William "Candy" Cummings, created curve ball 1848 Event Oregon Territory created 1847 Event Doughnut created 1837 Birthday James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary 1836 Event Territory of Wisconsin created 1833 Birthday Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Stockholm, created dynamite and Peace Prizes 1808 Event French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names 1792 Event U.S. postal service created; postage 6 cents -12 cents, depending on distance 1790 Event Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress 1790 Event Revenue Marine Service, U.S. Coast Guard, created 1789 Event U.S. Attorney General Office is created 1789 Event Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department 1789 Event U.S. Marine Corps created by an act of Congress 1761 Birthday Madame [Marie Grosholtz] Tussaud, created wax museum 1756 Birthday John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface, asphalt 1719 Event Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire 1503 Event Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII) 1070 Event Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France
