2014 Event A gunman attempts to set fire to the Mexican consulate and shoots at police headquarters, the federal court building, and other structures in Austin, Texas before being shot by police; the attack may have been motivated by anti-immigration sentiments 2014 Event The U.S. Treasury is issuing rules to hinder companies from moving their headquarters outside the country to save on taxes; the rules may impact pending deals, such as Burger King's plan to move to Canada after merging with Tim Horton's 2014 Event Burger King Worldwide Inc. will purchase Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons Inc. and move its headquarters to Canada; Burger King will pay a little over $11 billion in U.S. dollars, and the merger will create the third-largest global fast food company 2014 Event Online business networking site LinkedIn will be expanding its presence in Singapore's central business district; the company established headquarters in Singapore in 2011 and sees the prime location as a means to attract the best talent 2014 Event A 12-page letter written by Robert R. Livingston in 1775 is found by an archivist at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, George Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War; the letter explains why Livingston was chosen to help draft the Declaration of Independence 2012 Event Demonstrations by thousands of Libyan people cause Ansar al-Sharia Islamists evacuate their headquarters 2012 Event The China Central Television Headquarters, designed by the Officer for Metropolitan Architecture, a firm based in Rotterdam ten years ago, is finally completed in Beijing 1984 Event Bomb explodes in rebel leader Eden Pastora headquarters in Nicaragua 1982 Event Gas explosion in Israeli army headquarters by Tyrus; kills 60 1981 Event Israeli bombers destroy PLO/al-Fatah headquarters in Beirut 1981 Event Bomb attack on headquarters of Islamic Party in Teheran, 72 killed 1972 Event White House "plumbers" break into Democratic National headquarters at the Watergate Hotel 1969 Event Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated 1969 Event U.N. starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters 1955 Event Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters 1951 Event U.N. moves headquarters to New York City 1951 Event U.N. headquarters opens in Manhattan NY 1949 Event United Nations' permanent New York City headquarters is dedicated 1948 Event Ground breaking ceremony for United Nations world headquarters 1946 Event Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago headquarters to Philadelphia 1945 Event Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo announce fall of Okinawa 1945 Event Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarters 1920 Event League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva 1920 Event 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell 1914 Event French headquarters move to Chatillon-sur-Seine 1889 Birthday Frank Mayo, silent screen actor, Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters 1778 Event George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army
