2015 Event Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asserts Japan's continued pursuit of a world free of nuclear weapons as the city of Nagasaki commemorates the 70th anniversary of its destruction by atomic bombing 2015 Event A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, causing over 2,400 deaths, fatal avalanches on Mt. Everest, and destruction of historic sites such as the Dharahara tower 2014 Event Several nations have pledged financial support to rebuild Gaza after destruction resulting from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the summer; commitments include an immediate $212 million U.S. donation and a $1 billion pledge from Qatar 2014 Event The United Nations and the European Union have sent workers, equipment and supplies to Serbia and Bosnia in the wake of massive floods that have resulted in at least 36 deaths and a large number homeless after destruction of homes and farms 2013 Event Syria's chemical weapons arsenal requires an eradication site; Belgium rejected being a candidate for the destruction, suggesting the stockpile should be destroyed close to Syria 2013 Event The Organization on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons reports it has completed the inspection of 21 out of 23 chemical weapons sites across Syria, resulting in the destruction of over 1,000 metric tons of toxic agents and munitions 2013 Event Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears for the first time in court since his arrest April 19; he pleads not guilty to 30 charges, including using a weapon of mass destruction 2003 Event United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said there is no evidence that Iraq has any weapons of mass destruction 1989 Event Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze calls for total destruction of Soviet and U.S. chemical weapons 1987 Event Guns and Roses song "Appetite for Destruction" is released 1945 Event Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities 1944 Event Himmler orders destruction of Auschwitz and Birkenau crematoriums 1943 Event Warsaw ghetto uprising ends, in it's destruction 1941 Event Destruction Camp Chelmo opens 1937 Birthday Barry McGuire, Oklahoma City, singer, Eve of Destruction 1914 Event Battle at Tannenberg ends in destruction of Russian 2nd Narev army
