2014 Event Snow storms are ending in the Buffalo, New York region, leaving behind up to 7 feet of snow and placing the region at risk for floods as temperatures rise over the next few days; the storms resulted in 13 deaths and hundreds of stranded motorists 2014 Event Kentucky beat undefeated Wichita State in the NCAA basketball tournament, ending Wichita's historic 35-0 record 2014 Event G-20 nations discuss ending stimulus efforts in economically advanced nations while planning ways to increase global trade and employment opportunities to achieve global GDP growth 2014 Event China's slowing growth and plans for tapering by the Fed cause investors to withdraw money from emerging markets; as a result, the Dow Jones loses over 300 points, ending its worst week since 2011 2013 Event Giorgi Margvelashvili wins a landslide victory in Georgia's election, ending a decade of power by pro-Western President Mikheil Saakashvili 2012 Event Ending a 50-year ban on veiled female news presenters, Egypt's state television gives its female presenters a choice of wearing, or not wearing, a veil 2012 Event Ending an extensive study on the wooly mammoth, scientists conclude that they were wiped out by multiple things, including climate change, human hunters, and shifting habitats 2012 Event The planet Venus makes its last transit of the 21st century beginning at 22:09 UTC June 5, and ending 4:49 UTC June 6 2012 Event Imprisoned Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is moved to a hospital after a political compromise, ending her hunger strike 2011 Event NBA team owners and players reach an agreement, ending the 149-day NBA lockout; the new NBA season will begin Christmas day 2011 Event Famed 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling leaves her agent, Christopher Little, ending their 15-year working relationship 2010 Event In China, 23 elder members of the Communist Party of China call for ending the country's restrictions on free speech 2005 Event Syria withdraws troops from Lebanon, ending its 29 year military occupation 1997 Event Cubs beat New York Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games 1996 Event Yankees lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24 1996 Event Alvaro Arzu aimed at ending 35 years of civil war 1995 Event Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement 1994 Event Miami Heat beat New York Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak 1993 Event New York Met Anthony Young wins ending his losing streak at 27 games 1991 Event Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war 1991 Event Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule 1990 Event Reds beat A's 7-0, ending Oakland's 10-game post-season winning streak 1987 Event Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7-5 to Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive 1987 Event Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games 1987 Event Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2,390.34 pts 1986 Event Atlanta's Dale Murphy doesn't play ending consecutive streak at 740 1984 Event Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie passes (472 yards), including game ending 48 yard touchdown (Hail Mary Pass) to end game and beat Miami 47-45 1982 Event Aggrement reached ending 57 day football strike 1982 Event AT and T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day 1980 Event Cuban government closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" 1980 Event Oak A's Rick Langford is removed with 2 outs in 9th inning ending his consecutive complete-game streak at 22 1979 Event Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout 1976 Event Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career 1975 Event Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career 1973 Birthday Barret Oliver, actor, Never Ending Story, Secret Garden 1973 Event U.S. and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest U.S. war and military draft 1972 Event Jim Ryan (U.S.) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold 1971 Event Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak 1962 Event Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis 1962 Birthday Diego Perez, born in Montevideo, Uruguay, professional tennis player, won ATP Tour singles title and three doubles titles in his career, ending in 1996 1960 Event Yankees win 8-7, ending season on a 15 game win streak, and record 193 home runs 1960 Event Phillies beat Reds 7-1, ending 16 consecutive Sunday loses 1957 Birthday Paul Kagame, born in Ruhango, Rwanda, politician, President of the Republic of Rwanda, formerly led the Rwandan Patriotic Front ending the Rwandan genocide 1954 Event Formal peace takes place, ending 7+ years of fighting in Indochina between French and Communist Vietminh 1953 Event Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak 1951 Event Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom 1950 Birthday Beth Anderson, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, singer, neo-romantic genre, invented swales, a musical form based on collages, samples of newly composed music vs. existing music, famous for singing with Limahl on 'The Never Ending Story' film title song 1946 Event Indians play their final game in League Park, ending a 55-year stay 1946 Event Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances 1945 Event Japan surrenders ending WW II (U.S. date, 9/2 in Japan) 1942 Event Japanese forces retreat, ending Battle of Midway 1940 Event Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak 1939 Event Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I 1933 Event U.S. Senate accept Blaine Act: ending prohibition 1925 Event Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak 1919 Event Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) 1919 Event Treaty of Versailles ending WW I signed in France 1918 Event Germany surrenders ending WW I, Allies and Germany sign armistice 1914 Event Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1 1913 Event Bulgaria captures Adrianople, ending the 1st Balkan War 1900 Event 2,000 marines land to capture Beijing, ending Boxer rebellion 1886 Event Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders ending last major US-Indian war 1877 Event Chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War 1874 Event Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction 1861 Event 1st transcontinental telegram sent ending Pony Express 1861 Event Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality 1856 Event Russia signs Peace of Paris, ending the Crimean War 1848 Event Mexico gives Texas to U.S., ending the war 1837 Event Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 1789 Event French National Meeting ending feudal system 1783 Event Treaty of Paris signed (ending U.S. Revolutionary War) 1697 Event Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Netherlands/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending 9 year War 1648 Event Spain and Netherlands sign Peace of Munster, ending Tachtigjarige War 1527 Event Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance 1146 Event European leaders outlaw crossbow intending to ending war for all time
