2014 Event A grand jury in St. Louis County reaches the decision that police officer Darren Wilson will not be indicted in the shooting death of Ferguson teenager Michael Brown; the decision sparked protests, looting and businesses being burned to the ground in St. Louis, as well as protests across the U.S. 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 2014 Event The banking industry is losing ground as non-banking companies such as Apple, Google and TMobile develop their own payment methods and financial products that circumvent the need for banking services 2011 Event A lockout causes the Australia's Qantas airlines to ground its entire fleet while it handles the ongoing industrial dispute 2011 Event The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly votes against funding for ground troops in Libya 2011 Event After airstrikes destroy 30 - 40 per cent of Libya's ground forces, U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen states the war is moving toward a stalemate 2010 Event Pastor Terry Jones threatens to organize an international Burn a Koran Day in retaliation for plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero 2010 Event Heavy winds knock down the Anne Frank tree in Amsterdam, breaking off approximately one meter above the ground 2010 Event Entire villages are burned to the ground and 40,000 people flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2009 Event Italian Prime Minister Silvio Burlusconi is knocked to the ground and hit in the face after a political rally in Milan, Italy 1997 Death J. Anthony Lukas, writer, Pulitizer, Common Ground, suicide at 64 1993 Event Cleveland breaks ground for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992 Event Ground breaking of Florida Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium 1991 Event Albert Belle is shipped to minors for not running out a ground ball 1991 Event U.S. and allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops 1990 Event Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium 1989 Event Ground breaking begins in Minnesota on world's largest mall 1986 Event Disney-MGM Studio Tour ground breaking 1985 Event 40 die and 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground 1975 Event Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth 1972 Event Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam 1971 Event A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66 1965 Event 1st U.S. ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Johnson 1965 Event 1st large-scale U.S. Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam 1965 Event 1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite 1965 Event Ground breaking for "Dragon Gateway" at Grant Avenue 1964 Event Ground is broken for Anaheim Stadium, future home of Angels 1964 Event Ground is broken for a new stadium in St. Louis 1962 Event U.S. resumes above ground nuclear testing, at Christmas Island 1962 Event John F. Kennedy announces U.S. will resume above ground nuclear testing 1962 Event Ground is broken for the Houston Astrodome 1961 Event Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for New York Mets 1955 Birthday Mark Mitchell, actor, Larger than Life, Lift Off, Ground Zero 1954 Event Ground breaking begins on Disneyland 1948 Event Ground breaking ceremony for United Nations world headquarters 1943 Death Richard T Ely, U.S. economist (Ground under our feet), dies 1941 Event Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita, Kansas 1941 Event Ground broken for Union Square Garage, San Francisco 1941 Event Ground breaking for NACA (now NASA) Lewis Research Center 1939 Event Russian air and ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa 1936 Event 200" mirror blank leaves for California to be ground 1936 Birthday Jean Boht, actress, Arthur's Hallowed Ground 1931 Birthday Charles Huxtable, General commander, English ground armies 1931 Event 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St. Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game and 21 in 2nd game for 32 1930 Event Ground is broken for construction of Cleveland Stadium 1929 Birthday Elaine Stewart, Montclair, New Jersey, actress, Take the High Ground 1925 Birthday Phillip Pine, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Set-Up, Under the Ground 1923 Event Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in New York City 1911 Event Ground breaking begins in Boston for Fenway Park 1901 Event Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds) 1898 Event Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground) 1894 Event William Love hosts ground breaking ceremonies for Love Canal 1893 Event 1st NSW vs. Queensland F-C game, at Brisbane Exhibition Ground 1882 Event 1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground 1878 Event 1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground 1870 Event Ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth, Minn 1859 Event Ground broken for Suez Canal
