2015 Event Migrants in Serbia trying to enter the E.U. via Hungary attempt to break through a border gate, causing conflict with Hungarian police; Hungary has closed its border, but Serbia will send travelers to Croatia so they can then go on to northern Europe 2015 Event Israeli forces peaceably board and redirect the Swedish Marianne, a ship that was part of Freedom Flotilla III, which sought to enter the Gaza port in violation of Israel's naval blockade; the ship will be taken to the port of Ashdod and inspected 2015 Event Philippine President Benigno Aquino announces that his nation will enter a 'visiting forces' agreement with Japan, which will allow Japanese usage of Philippine military bases for activities such as refueling 2015 Event The Vatican indicates its intention to enter a treaty with Palestine, officially recognizing it as an independent state 2014 Event U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been suspended for six months from sponsor organization USA Swimming due to a recent drunk driving charge; Phelps plans to enter a treatment program 2014 Event NASA Mars probe MAVEN is on track to enter the planet's orbit after a 10-month journey; the probe will collect data for a year on the upper Martian atmosphere to potentially answer questions about climate change on the planet 2014 Event Over 250 Russian trucks enter embattled eastern Ukraine without permission to deliver humanitarian aid; NATO questions the true intent of the convoy, claiming that Russia has used deceptive 'aid' convoys in other conflicts 2014 Event Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine enter into free-trade pacts with the European Union, a decision counter to that of Kazakhstan and Belarus, who partnered with Russia in creation of the Eurasian Union 2011 Event The General Assembly of Rhode Island passes legislation allowing same-sex couples to enter civil unions 2010 Event Rescuers in Shanxi, China, enter a flooded mine to help over 153 workers who have been trapped for over a week 1995 Event Richie Ashburn and Mike Schmidt enter basaeball's Hall of Fame 1994 Event Phil Rizzuto (Yankees) and Steve Carlton enter the Hall of Fame 1992 Event U.N. Security Council votes unanimous for U.S. led forces to enter Somalia 1992 Event Tom Seaver, R Fingers, Hal Newhouser, and B McGowan enter Hall of Fame 1980 Death Richard Bonnelli, actor (Enter Madame), dies 1973 Death Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam, actor (Enter the Dragon), dies at 32 1972 Event North Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam 1970 Event L Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, and Jesse Haines enter Hall of Fame 1969 Event 1st Jackson Five record to enter top 100 (I Want You Back) 1968 Event Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement 1966 Event "Staten Island," 1st icebreaker to enter San Francisco bay 1959 Event Buffalo Bills enter AFL 1959 Event 1st U.S. probe to enter solar orbit, Pioneer 4, launched 1956 Event Black students enter Clay Kentucky elementary school 1956 Event Black students enter and are barred from Clay Kentucky elementary school 1948 Event Egyptians enter the Gaza 1945 Event Soviet troops enter Berlin 1945 Event U.S. troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II 1945 Event U.S. troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manilla 1944 Event U.S. 5th pantzer division is 1st to enter nazi-Germany 1944 Event Soviet troops enter Bucharest, Romania 1944 Event U.S. 20th Army corp enter Fontainebleau/Melun de Seine 1944 Event U.S. 79th/90th division enter Le Mans 1944 Event U.S. troops enter Tessy-sur-Vir 1942 Event German troops enter Stalingrad 1941 Event Romanian Legionnaires enter Odessa Russia 1940 Event Italian troops enter Egypt 1940 Event German forces enter Paris 1932 Event America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time 1928 Event 51 frogs enter 1st annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp, Cal) 1922 Event Cards enter 1st place, marks 1st time both St. Louis teams are on top 1918 Event British troops enter Vladivostok 1917 Event 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service 1914 Event French cavalry enter Belgium 1914 Event Trois Vierges: German 69th infantry regiment enter Luxembourg Germany declares war on Russia in WW I 1907 Birthday Leslie Charteris, English/US detective writer, Enter the Saint 1900 Event Baltimore Orioles (now New York Yankees) enter baseball's American League 1873 Event Henry Flipper of Georgia is 2nd black to enter West Point 1870 Event James W Smith of South Carolina is 1st black to enter West Point 1863 Event Union troops enter Port Hudson 1862 Event Confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky 1861 Event Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality 1861 Event Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia and says Union troops will not enter that state 1861 Event 3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe Virginia 1847 Event U.S. Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma) 1847 Event George B. Vashon becomes 1st black to enter New York State Bar 1841 Event James Clark Ross (UK) is 1st to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf 1812 Event Duke of Wellington's troops enter Madrid 1792 Event Captain George Vancouver is 1st Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay 1577 Event Water Geuzen under Captain Slope enter Amsterdam 1187 Event Crusaders enter Tiberias
