2014 Event A U.S. aircraft carrier is being repositioned in the Persian Gulf in the event that President Barack Obama decides to authorize military aid in the current internal Iraqi conflict; the president has stated that he will not send in ground troops 2011 Event After a rare public outcry, President Thein Sein of Burma decides to halt the controversial Myitsone Dam project 1993 Event Red Tom Browning decides to watch his team play at Wrigley Field from the roof of a building across Sheffield Ave, he is fined $500 1992 Event NFL decides to suspend World League Football 1992 Event Brave's Charlie Leibrandt 1,000th strikeout and decides to keep the ball He rolls it to the dugout, allows Ricky Jordan to take 2nd on error 1992 Event NHL decides Eric Lindross goes to Flyers instead of Rangers 1992 Event NFL decides to stay with 17 week sched instead of expanded 18 games 1991 Event President Bush decides to end full-time B-52 bombers alert 1990 Event NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leap" for 5 straight days 1990 Event Lisa Leslie of Morningside HS in Inglewood California scores 101 in 1st half, South Torrance HS decides not to play 2nd half and loses 102-24 1986 Event IOC decides to stagger Winter and Summer Olympic schedule 1986 Event President Reagan decides to support a replacement for Challenger 1985 Event Netherlands decides definative sites for cruise missiles 1980 Event NCAA decides to sponsor women's championships in 5 sports 1978 Event EG decides establishes EMS, European Monetary System 1977 Event NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games 1976 Event South Africa decides to allow multi-racial teams to represent them 1975 Event U.S. decides John Lennon won't be deported due to U.K. pot conviction 1975 Event Dutch Government of De Uyl decides to obtain an F-16 1973 Event Government De Uyl decides Palestijnse fugitives to support 1973 Event City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi 1972 Event Dutch Minister of Agt decides to ignore soft drug usage 1968 Event Executive Council decides both AL and NL to divide into 2 divisions 1962 Event Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year 1957 Event Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust exempt pro sport 1956 Event French government decides to sends 200,000 reservists to Algeria 1955 Event Soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan 1952 Event East German SED decides to form East Germany army 1944 Event General Eisenhower decides invasion set for June 6 1944 Event European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany 1942 Event Baseball decides that players in military can't play when on furlough 1941 Event IG Farben decides building Buna-Werke in Auschwitz Concentration Camp 1938 Event AAU's decides to continue linear measuring system over metric 1933 Event German nazi regime decides married women shouldn't work 1927 Event British government decides to send troops to China 1926 Event German Reichstag decides to apply for League of Nations membership 1925 Event 14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry 1925 Event AL decides to alternate leagues for game 1 of World Series each year 1919 Event French assembly decides on 8 hour work day 1918 Event John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover 1914 Event General von Kluck decides not to attack Paris 1900 Event NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee) 1896 Event Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea 1883 Event U.S. Supreme Court decides Native Americans can't be Americans 1876 Event U.S. Congress decides to impeach Minister of War Belknap 1858 Event Dutch government decides to vacate Schokland Island 1857 Event Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs 1841 Event John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus
