2015 Event The Shanghai Composite Index, representing China's stock market, drops 8.5% over fears that the government will withdraw support that has kept stock prices high in the midst of economic slowdown; regulators deny that such a change will be made 2015 Event Novak Djokovic achieves his third Wimbledon title, winning over Roger Federer; if Federer won, he would have made history as the first to win eight Wimbledon titles 2015 Event The deadline has passed for conclusion of negotiations by Iran and a group of six nations on Iran's nuclear program; however, as some progress has been made, the talks will continue 2015 Event Scientists have concluded that a large ocean exists beneath the icy surface of Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter; the discovery was made by using the Hubble Space Telescope to observe aurora movements at the moon's poles 2014 Event Negotiators have extended until next June the deadline for agreements regarding Iran's nuclear program; despite failure to meet the deadline, both Iran and the six-nation group claim that progress has been made 2014 Event North Korea threatens nuclear tests, and activity has been detected at one of the nation's nuclear facilities; the threat was made after the U.N. recommended trying North Korean officials in the International Criminal Court for human rights crimes 2014 Event The European Space Agency makes history by landing a probe named Philae on the surface of a comet; scientists report that the probe anchors did not fire and that the vessel appears to have made two landings 2014 Event North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not attend festivities for today's North Korean Workers' Party holiday; Kim has not made any public appearances since early September, raising questions regarding his whereabouts and his health 2014 Event Former Press Secretary James S. Brady dies at age 73; Brady's death has been ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound made 33 years earlier by John W. Hinckley, Jr.; Hinckley was found to be insane and was not charged with the original crime 2014 Event The NBA names business executive Dick Parsons as acting CEO of the L.A. Clippers; owner Donald Sterling was banned for life from contact with the Clippers or the NBA after he made racist remarks; the NBA plans to attempt a forced sale of the team 2014 Event Drug maker Pfizer, Inc. has raised its offer to buy AstraZeneca Plc; the current offer of over 63 billion pounds was made after AstraZeneca rejected Pfizer's offer of 58.8 billion pounds in January 2014 Event The U.S. and Japan have made progress in their joint efforts on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement; though an agreement has not been reached, both nations are interested in continuing negotiations 2014 Event For the first time in history, millionaires made up the majority of Congress in 2012; The Center for Responsive Politics study reveals that of the 534 members, 268 had a net worth of $1 million or more 2014 Event Benigno Aquino III, President of the Philippines, considers the territorial claims China has made in the South China Sea comparable to the Nazi Germany invasion of Czechoslovakia 2013 Event Breaking with long-standing tradition among Russian heads of state, President Vladimir Putin delivered two New Year's speeches rather than one; he made his second stres from Khaborovsk, a city that experienced devastating floods this summer 2013 Event A series of spacewalks are made by two NASA astronauts in an effort to fix the faulty coolant pump on the International Space Station 2013 Event Authorities at Los Angeles International Airport investigate the explosion of the second dry ice bomb in two days on the premises; no one was injured and no arrests were made 2013 Event An agreement is made between the U.S. and Russia to draw up a UN Security Council resolution to eliminiate chemical weapons in Syria 2013 Event The U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified cyclospora in salads made by Taylor Farms; the parasite caused illness in over 223 diners in Nebraska and Iowa 2013 Event Guinness World Records records the largest flag ever made, by a village in Romania; the flag of Romania weighs five tons and used 44 miles of thread 2013 Event Born without a trachea, a 2-year-old Korean-Canadian child is the youngest patient in history to receive a bioengineered organ made from stem cells; she received the transplanted organ at the Children's Hospital of Illinois 2013 Event France's former President, Nicolas Sarkozy is investigated over claims of illegal donations made by Liliane Bettencourt of L'Oreal, the country's richest woman 2013 Event A rare television interview appearance is made by Juan Carlos I, the King of Spain; the interview coincides with celebrations of his 75th birthday 2012 Event The film 'Chinese Zodiac' featuring martial arts star Jackie Chan, will be the last film made by the action star 2012 Event Andrew Mitchell, the Chief Whip of the British Conservative Party, resigns over remarks he made to police officers in Downing Street 2012 Event The United Communist Party of Nepal is removed from the U.S. terror list citing they have made a 'credible commitment to pursuing peace and reconciliation.' 2012 Event For the first time, a browsable, analysable overview of four million functional elements of the human genome discovered to date, are made available to the public in the 'Encyclopedia of DNA Elements' 2012 Event A long-term deal made between Viacom and DirecTV allows DirecTV to carry Viacom channels 2012 Event Officals in Egypt reject a deeply unpopular agreement to supply Israel with natural gas; the agreement was made by former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarek 2012 Event Progress is made on the U.K. and European Union's tallest building when the spire of the Shard London Bridge is put in place 2012 Event Facing fuel shortages after a fall storm, preparations are made for the US Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Healy to accompany Russian tanker Renda to deliver fuel 2011 Event Major League Baseball history is made when Derek Jeeter of the New York Yankees makes a home run off of the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the 28th member of the 3,000 hit club 2011 Event Pope Benedict XVI announces the launch of a new Vatican website, news.va; he also performs the first tweet ever made by a pope 2011 Event In Greece, Police fire tear gas on protesters angry over cuts their government made in co-operation with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund 2010 Event Plans are made for original, handwritten Harry Potter manuscripts to be displayed at Scotland's Wigtown Book Festival 2010 Event The U.S. Senate investigates Goldman Sachs, finding that they made billions of dollars at the expense of clients during the housing market collapse 2009 Event Iran launches first domestically made satellite, Omid, into orbit 2003 Event The Concorde made its last commercial flight, landing at Heathrow Airport, London 1997 Death Anatoli Boukreev, born in Russia, Anatolij Nikolaevich Bukreev, climber, mountaineer, made seven, 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, died in avalanche on Annapurna, chronicled in books 'Into Thin Air', 'The Climb', dies at 39 1997 Death Jacques-Yves Cousteau, oceanographer, made many documentaries about the ocean, dies of heart attack at 87 1994 Event In Denmark the largest lollipop, weighing 3,011 pounds, made 1994 Event Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan 1993 Death Daniel Jones, Daniel Jenkyn Jones, Welsh composer, friend of Dylan Thomas, wrote 12 numbered symphonies, chamber music, made Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968 1990 Event Supreme Court rules family members cannot end lives of comatose relatives unless those relatives previously made their wishes known 1990 Event Jack Nicklaus made his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament 1989 Event Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since U.S. open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price) 1988 Event Supreme Court upholds a law that made it illegal for private clubs to discriminate against women and minorities 1986 Event Discovery moves to OPF where more than 200 modification are made 1985 Birthday Keira Knightley, born in Teddington, England, actress, films include, 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Atonement', Pirates of the Caribbean' triology, made $32 million in 2007 1985 Event VH-1 made its broadcasting debut 1984 Event McDonald's made its 50 billionth hamburger 1982 Event SF's cable cars made a final run before closing down for 20-month 1981 Event Largest Jell-O made (9,246 gallons of watermelon-flavor) in Brisbane 1978 Event 6 masked men bound 10 employees at Lufthansa cargo area at New York Kennedy Airport and made off with $5.8 M in cash and jewelry 1977 Event 1st Space walk made by G Grechko from Salyut 1975 Event "Night... Made America Famous" closes at Barrymore New York City after 75 performances 1975 Event "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore New York City for 75 performances 1974 Event President Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in White House 1974 Event Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall 1971 Birthday Bobby Leslie, TV rocker, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You 1970 Birthday Nia Long, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Guiding Light, Made in America, Soul Food 1970 Birthday Patrick Dancy, TV rocker, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You 1970 Event Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark 1969 Event Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show" 1969 Birthday Eddie Garcia, born in Louisiana, actor/musician, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You 1968 Event Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours 1968 Event Apollo 5 launched to Moon; unmanned lunar module tests made 1965 Event Tibet is made an autonomous region of China 1962 Event Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio 1961 Event 1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test 1961 Birthday Teri Copley, Arcadia, California, actress, Mickey-We've Got it Made 1961 Event Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads" 1960 Event "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio 1960 Death Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88 1959 Event Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony 1959 Event 1st known radar contact is made with Venus 1958 Event Central African Republic made autonomous member of French Community (National Day) 1958 Birthday Anatoli Boukreev, born in Russia, Anatolij Nikolaevich Bukreev, climber, mountaineer, made seven, 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, died in avalanche on Annapurna, chronicled in books 'Into Thin Air', 'The Climb' 1957 Event Comic strip "Andy Capp" made its debut 1957 Birthday Ian Stanley, born in High Wycombe, England, Ian Christopher Stanley, keyboardist, musician, songwriter, record producer, member of Tears for Fears band, made multi-platinum selling album 'Songs from the Big Chair' 1956 Birthday Stepfanie Kramer, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Claudia-We Got it Made, Hunter 1956 Event Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public 1956 Birthday Timothy Daly, born in Sufferin, New York, actor, Joe-Wings, Diner, Made in Heaven 1955 Event Johnny Cash made his 1st chart appearance with "Cry Cry Cry" 1955 Event LSD made illegal in U.S. 1955 Birthday Jeff Koons, born in York, Pennsylvania, artist, known for large reproductions of ordinary objects, including brightly colored balloon animals made of stainless steel 1954 Event Former French possession of Chandernagore made part of West Bengal 1954 Event B-52A bomber made its maiden flight 1953 Birthday Samantha Sang, born in Melbourne, Australia, singer, pop genre, hit song at age 15 titled, 'You Made Me What I Am' 1951 Event 1st jet passenger trip made 1950 Birthday Mick Malone, cricketer, WA seamer, Test 1977, made 46 took 5-63, 1-14 1949 Event "Cavalcade of Stars" debuts (DuMont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950 1948 Event 20 die and 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania 1947 Birthday Les Joslin, cricketer, Test as batsman for Australia 1968, made 7 and 2 1947 Birthday David Hughes, born in Newton-le-Willows, England, cricketer, right batsman, made 10,419 first-class runs in 20 years for Lancashire 1946 Event Togo made a trusteeship territory of UN 1946 Birthday Deepak Chopra, born in Punjab, British India, author, speaker, physician, co-founded the Chopra Center, made cameo appearance in movie, 'The Love Guru', 2008 1946 Event Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in San Francisco history) 1943 Birthday Alan Rudolph, actor, Endangers Species, Love at Large, Made in Heaven 1941 Event Germans made their last major air attack on Britain 1940 Birthday Nancy Sinatra, born in Jersey City, singer, Boots are Made for Walkin' 1939 Birthday Billy Henderson, rocker, Spinners-That's What Girls Are Made For 1939 Event Frank Sinatra made his recording debut 1937 Birthday Johnny Sayles, U.S. vocalist, You Made Me Wiggle 1935 Event 1st radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, New York 1935 Event "Your Hit Parade" made its debut on radio 1934 Event Donald Duck made his 1st screen appearance ("The Wise Little Hen") 1934 Event Test of practical radar apparatus made by Rudolf Kuhnold in Germany 1934 Birthday [Navarre] Scott Momaday, U.S. author, House Made of Dawn, Pulitzer 1969 1930 Event Lowell Thomas made debuts on CBS Radio replacing Floyd Gibbons 1930 Birthday Bryan Magee, born in Hoxton, England, broadcaster, author, politician, presented current affairs television show This Week, made philosophy accessible with his 'Men of Ideas' television series 1930 Event George Headley scores century on debut vs. England (made 176) 1929 Event Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber 1929 Event Vatican City, world's smallest country, made an enclave of Rome 1928 Event Last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made 1928 Event "My Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut 1928 Event Mickey Mouse made his 1st appearance 1926 Event Bradman plays his 1st State selection trial He only made 37 1926 Birthday Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1926 Event Chiang Kai-shek is made supreme war lord in Canton 1925 Birthday John Bury, born in England, theatre designer of sets, costumes, and lighting, made Amadeus with Peter Hall, nominated for multiple Tony awards 1923 Birthday Pamela Sharples, born in England, Baroness Sharples, BConservative Party, made a Life Peer of Chawton in the County of Hampshire, after husband, Sir Richard Sharples, was assassinated 1922 Event Togo made a mandate of League of Nations 1918 Event Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington D.C. 1914 Event 1st transcontinental phone link made between New York City and SF 1914 Event Last day of club cricket for W G Grace at age 66 He made 69 1912 Birthday Daniel Jones, born in Pembroke, Wales, Daniel Jenkyn Jones, Welsh composer, friend of Dylan Thomas, wrote 12 numbered symphonies, chamber music, made Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968 1912 Event Albert Berry made the 1st parachute jump from an airplane 1909 Event 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa 1903 Event 1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris and Rose Michtom 1901 Birthday Stefan Lorant, born in Budapest, Hungary, writer, Hungarian-American filmmaker, photojournalist, made fourteen films in Vienna and Berlin, opposed to Adolph Hitler, imprisoned, wrote memoir 'I was Hitler's Prisoner' 1900 Event U.S. Navy's 1st submarine made its debut 1898 Birthday Louise Beavers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other 1893 Event Frank Duryea drives 1st U.S. made gas propelled vehicle (car) 1893 Event San Francisco Bay City Club opens 1st U.S. bicycle race track, made of wood 1892 Event 1st cattle tuberculosis test in U.S. made, Villa Nova, Penn 1892 Event 1st successful auroral photograph made 1886 Event W G Grace made his highest Test Cricket score, vs. AuAustraliast, The Oval 1884 Event 1st known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard, South Dakota 1883 Birthday Rube Goldberg, cartoonist, who made the easy outrageously difficult 1880 Event Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, made U.S. debut at New York's Booth Theater 1877 Event 1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison) 1876 Event 1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson) 1874 Birthday Gilbert Keith Chesterton, England, novelist, Man Who Made Gold 1871 Birthday Alma Kruger, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Made For Each Other 1871 Event The decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada 1870 Event Italy annexes Rome and Papal States; Rome made Italian capital 1869 Event Concord pipe, made from small corn kernels, invented 1864 Birthday Louis Lumiere, with brother Auguste made 1st motion picture in 1895 1862 Birthday Auguste Lumiere, made 1st movie, Workers Leaving Lumiere Factory 1861 Event General George B. McClellan made general in chief of Union armies 1854 Event Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair 1852 Event Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly 1850 Event 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration 1850 Event Levi Strauss made his 1st blue jeans 1843 Event Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Mass 1843 Event Natal (in South Africa) is made a British colony 1841 Event Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (New York City) 1839 Event 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in U.S., John Draper, New York City 1838 Event Samuel Morse made 1st public demonstration of telegraph 1831 Event Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king 1830 Event Horse beats 1st U.S. made locomotive (near Baltimore) 1827 Death Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (made 1st battery), dies at 82 1800 Birthday James Bogardus, U.S. inventor/builder, made cast-iron buildings 1789 Event 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents and Congress 1787 Event 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in New York City 1786 Event Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised, Mr Hall, New York City 1786 Birthday Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of U.S. 1st effective central bank 1777 Event Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army 1776 Event Virginia state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made governor 1656 Event Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales 1594 Birthday Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power, 1611-32 1310 Event Shoes were made for both right and left feet 673 Event Synod of Hertford opens; canons made for English Church
