2014 Event Multiple U.S. food chains in China drop meat supplier Shanghai Husi after reports that the company used expired meat and unsanitary processing conditions; companies include McDonald's, Taco Bell, Burger King and Starbucks 2014 Event Google, Inc. and Apple, Inc. have agreed to drop certain patent lawsuits against each other; the lawsuits revolve around Google's Motorola Mobility technology 2013 Event A training exercise emergency causes two U.S. marine harrier jets to drop several hundred unarmed bombs on the Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage site 2011 Event In Afghanistan, the Taliban drop their ban on education for females due to a 'cultural change' 1991 Event Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris home run record and determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings 1989 Event Cleveland loses and drop to 21-22, this is the latest a sub .500 team is in 1st place (AL East) 1984 Event Late Night's 1st Tower Drop 1980 Event Spectacular Bid runs in Belmont alone as 3 horses drop out 1977 Event EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols 1975 Event New York Daily News runs headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" 1969 Event U.S. B-52's drop 3,000 ton bombs at Cambodian boundary 1969 Birthday Doug E Doug, rapper/comedian, Operation Dumbo Drop, Jungle Fever 1967 Event A's drop grievance filed with National Labor Relations against C Finley 1967 Event "At the Drop of Another Hat" closes at Booth New York City after 105 performances 1966 Event "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 105 performances 1960 Event "At the Drop of a Hat" closes at John Golden New York City after 216 performances 1959 Event "At the Drop of a Hat" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 216 performances 1959 Birthday Andrew Jones, cricketer, highly consistent for New Zealand at 1st drop 1958 Event Phils drop plans for New York sportcast as Yankees threat to do same in Philadelphia 1958 Birthday Rik Mayall, comedian, Drop Dead Fred, Bottom, Little Noises 1956 Event Israeli paratroopers drop into Sinai to open Straits of Tiran 1953 Event Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply 1950 Event Baseball owners vote to drop 4-year old bonus and high school rule 1947 Birthday Danny Glover, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Lethal Weapon, Operation Dumbo Drop 1945 Event 1st food drop by RAF above nazi-occupied Holland (operation Manna) 1945 Event Largest one-day airborne drop, 600 transports and 1300 gliders 1945 Event Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin 1944 Event 300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions 1944 Event Bomber Command drop 2,572 tons of bombs on Caen, France 1943 Event Philadelphia A's drop AL record tying 20th game in a row, win the 2nd game 1942 Event West Indies chocolate/coffee drop above Netherland 1942 Event Japanese planes drop incendiary bombs on Oregon 1942 Event 1st weapon drop on Netherlands 1942 Event Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II 1941 Event Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point 1941 Event Last NFL drop kick for an extra point (Ray McLean, Chicago Bears) 1934 Birthday Eric Schneider, Dutch actor, Drop Out, Family, Flanagan 1933 Event U.S. and Canada drop Gold Standard 1921 Event Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL 1914 Event Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves 1852 Event Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m)
