2015 Event Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles after two researchers successfully hack wirelessly into a test car 10 miles away, enabling them to control functions such as steering and braking; the news raises concerns for all automakers 2015 Event NASA's New Horizons probe reestablishes contact to transmit the first close photos of Pluto and its moons; the probe launched in 2006 and has traveled over 3 billion miles; it will continue transmitting data for the next 16 months 2015 Event A 37-year-old man from South Carolina is rescued 500 miles from home after 66 days lost at sea; Louis Jordan had been in an antique 35-foot sailboat fishing in the open sea when the boat capsized in a storm, and he survived on fish and rainwater 2015 Event A powerful blizzard covers Boston and nearby New England areas with over two feet of snow under winds that reach over 70 miles per hour; New York City had expected the same weather effects but was spared 2014 Event NASA awakens its New Horizons craft from hibernation for the last time; the vessel was launched 9 years ago to travel over 3 billion miles to Pluto and will be within range to begin data collection on the planet in January 2015 2014 Event NASA successfully tests its unmanned Orion spaceship for potential human flight over 3,500 miles from Earth; several years and more tests will be needed before the vessel is ready for human travel, potentially paving the way for manned trips to Mars 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama proposes vast expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine Reserve, increasing the protected ocean area to over 780,000 square miles within nautical boundaries of U.S. Pacific territories 2014 Event Google reveals its self-driving car today; the prototype can drive 25 miles per hour and safely respond to a variety of situations; it should be road-ready sometime after 2016; Ford, Tesla and other firms are also working on self-driving technology 2014 Event A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico about 80 miles to the northwest of Acapulco; only minor damage has been reported to date 2014 Event The 16,480-foot Tungurahua volcano erupts twice; the volcano is located about 90 miles south of Quito in Ecuador 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale strikes 58 miles northwest of Iquique, Chile; though larger than the 6.7 quake on March 16th, scientists expect an even stronger quake in this region in the future 2014 Event Southern California is hit by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale; the quake originated about 22 miles southeast of Los Angeles near La Habra 2014 Event A second dwarf planet is discovered between the Oort cloud and the Kuiper belt, an area previously considered a no-man's land; the planet, 2012 VP-113, measures about 280 miles across; the first, Sedna, about 600 miles across, was discovered in 2003 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale strikes approximately 40 miles northwest of Iquique, Chile 2014 Event Penang, Malaysia officially opens the Penang Second Bridge, the longest bridge over water in Southeast Asia; it stretches for 15 miles, with 10.5 miles over the water 2014 Event The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, now the world's largest solar energy plant, opens in the Mojave Desert; the $2.2 billion plant, owned by Google, NRG Energy, and BrightSource energy, spans five square miles and can provide power to 140,000 homes 2014 Event A rare, blue, 29.6-carat diamond, one of the most exceptional ever mined at the Cullinan mine, is discovered about 25 miles northeast of Pretoria, South Africa 2013 Event A 5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes 50 miles south southwest of Avsallar, Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea 2013 Event An error on the Delta Air Lines website allows thousands of customers to buy tickets for super-low fares, some 90% below regular ticket prices; Delta takes responsibility for the error, and will honor ticket purchases as well as frequent flier miles earned on the reduced-fare flights 2013 Event Experts observing the Comet ISON sweep 730,000 miles over the surface of the sun believe that that part of the comet survived the close encounter; images suggest a small nucleus may have remained intact 2013 Event Iran experiences a 5.6-magnitude earthquake 35 miles from the Bushehr nuclear plant, raising concerns over the risk of radioactive leaks in the event of a major earthquake; seven people die and 30 are injured 2013 Event The Rim Fire at Yosemite National Park, which burned over 371 square miles and is now 80% contained, is being blamed on a hunter's illegal campfire 2013 Event Yosemite National Park continues to be engulfed by flames as the Rim wildfire has grown to 281 square miles 2013 Event The Rim wildfire burning in Yosemite National Park has consumed 225 square miles of forest, and is only 7 percent contained 2013 Event A wildfire near Yosemite National Park burns over 25 square miles, forcing residents of the Pine Lake community to evacuate 2013 Event The 1998 QE2, an asteroid measuring nearly 1.7 miles across, and its moon, pass within 3.6 million miles of the earth 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 Scientists discover that a large amount of bacterial life forms live in the deepest part of the world's oceans, the Mariana Trench, which is about 6.831 miles 2013 Event A near-Earth asteroid, 2012 DA14, comes within 17,200 miles of the Earth's surface, a record-close approach for an object estimated at 50 meters, or 160 ft in in diameter 2012 Event An asteroid named 4179 Toutatis, over 3 miles wide, passes within 4.3 million miles, or 18 lunar distances from Earth 2012 Event Egypt's minister of transport, Mohamed Rashad Al Matini, resigns after a school bus carrying 60 schoolchildren is hit by a train near Manfalut, 230 miles south of Cairo 2011 Event Part of the Prompt Global Strike program, a U.S. hypersonic weapon system undergoes a successful test, proving capable of striking targets 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away in under 30 minutes 2011 Event A 5.8 magnitude earthquake and two lesser related quakes strike 32 miles south of Guatemala City, Guatemala, claiming 3 lives 2011 Event Tests show radioactive cesium is present in small quantities in residents of Iitate and Kawamata, Fukushima, towns located 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2011 Event The U.S. state of Arizona has an enormous wildfire covering almost 500 square miles; it is not contained and is sending smoke across several other states 2011 Event In efforts to save Baton Rouge and New Orleans from floods, the Morganza Spillway is opened on the Mississippi River, deliberately flooding 3,000 square miles of rural Louisiana 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 1,000 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2002 Event Earthquake kills at least 150 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2001 Death Tony Miles, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 dies 1997 Death Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51 1996 Death Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, diplomat, dies at 96 1994 Death David Miles Bensuan Economist-Butt, dies at 79 1991 Death Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, dies of pneumonia at 65 1991 Death Miles Davis, American Musician 1990 Event SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17 1989 Event Longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000! 1988 Event World's Largest Sausage completed at 13 miles long 1988 Event In Santa Barbara, California, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 miles in 75 hours 20 minutes 1988 Event A Greek pedals self-powered aircraft, 74 miles 1986 Event Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe begin cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay Alaska to Argentina 1986 Event David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool 1986 Event Ashrita Furman peformed 8,341 somersaults over 12 miles 1985 Event Alayson Gibbons sets 24 hour women swim record of 42.05 miles in 25 meter pool 1985 Event Uno Lindstron of Sweden, juggles a soccer ball 13.11 miles 1985 Event Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hours, 30 minutes 1985 Event Michael Secrest (U.S.) completes 24-hour ride of 516 miles, 427 yards 1985 Event Michael Secrest (U.S.) begins 24-hour ride of 516 miles, 427 yards 1984 Death Mary Miles Minter, actress (Drums of Fate), die at 82 of heart failure 1984 Event 8 men record longest distance (13 miles) rowed in 24 hours 1982 Event Cox 4 rowing record set at 12:52 for 99 miles (Geneva, Switzerland) 1982 Event Colin Wilson rides a surfboard 294 miles 1981 Event Voyager 2's closest approach to Saturn (63,000 miles/100,000 km) 1981 Event British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles) 1979 Event Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale 1979 Event Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles) 1978 Event Joie Chitwood drives a Chevette 5.6 miles on just 2 wheels 1977 Event U.S. extends territorial waters to 200 miles 1975 Event Iceland moves International boundary from 50 to 200 miles 1975 Event Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world 1975 Event Farm truck packed with wedding party struck by a train, killing 66 in truck, 40 miles south of Poona, India 1974 Event Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles 1974 Birthday Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Event Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975 1973 Event Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) 1973 Event Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus 1973 Event Secretariat wins Marlboro Cup in world record 1:45 2/5 for 1 miles 1972 Event Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hour 1972 Event Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1,461 km) in an AS-W-12 1972 Birthday Barron Miles, NFL def back for the Pittsburgh Steelers/WLAF corner, Frankfurt 1970 Birthday Wendy Miles, Australia, golfer, 1993 T77 Alpine Australia Ladies Masters 1970 Event Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 1970 Event Miles Davis Bitches Brew released 1969 Event KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, Montana (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 Birthday Mitch McLee, born in Miles, Michigan, drummer, Southgang 1969 Birthday Douglas Lee Mitchell, born in Miles, Michigan, heavy metal artist, Southgang 1969 Death Miles Malleson, actor and writer (Postman's Knock), dies at 80 1968 Event Alberto Giolani of Italy roller skates record 23.133 miles in 1 hour 1968 Event Marisa Danisi of West Germany roller skates record 21.995 miles in 1 hour 1966 Event Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour 1966 Birthday Jearl A Miles, born in Gainesville, Florida, 400m/long jumper, 1996 Olympics gold 1965 Event U.S. Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km) 1965 Event U.S. Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) NE of crater Alphonsus 1964 Death Miles WL Killearn of Killearn, baron/diplomat (Egypt), dies at 84 1964 Event Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor 1963 Event NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km) 1963 Event SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km)) 1963 Event Thresher, U.S. atomic-powered submarine, sinks 220 miles east of Boston 1962 Event Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida 1961 Event Antonio Abertondo swims English Channel round trip (44 miles) 1961 Birthday Grant Shaud, actor, Miles Silverburg-Murphy Brown 1961 Event Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2 1959 Event River Canyon extending man-made Lake Hebgen by 5 miles. (Montana) 1959 Event 1st aviator to fly a million miles (1.61 M km) in a jet (MC Garlow) 1959 Event Farthest radio signal heard (Pioneer IV, 400,000 miles) 1957 Event Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY 1957 Event Major Johnson, USAAF flies a Lockheed Starfight to 17.28 miles (27.8 K) 1956 Event Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted 1955 Birthday Tony Miles, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 1955 Birthday Jools Holland, born in Blackheath, England, born Julian Miles Holland, composer, singer, pianist, television presenter, founder of band, Squeeze, hosts show titled, 'Later... with Jools Holland' 1954 Birthday Miles Chapin, New York City, actor, French Postcards, Get Crazy, Funhouse 1953 Birthday James di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1953 Birthday Jonathan di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1952 Birthday George Meegen, England, walked 19,019 miles from Argentina to Alaska 1951 Event Emile Zatopek runs world record 30,000m, 25,000m and 15 miles 1950 Birthday Robyn Davidson, born in Miles, Australia, author, travel writer, wrote 'Tracks' 1950 Event Due to rain, Indy 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins 1949 Birthday Lenny White, born in New York City, New York, musician, drummer, performed on Miles Davis' 'Bitches' Brew', recorded 'No Mystery', 'Romantic Warrior' with Return to Forever 1949 Birthday Otis Williams, Otis Miles, Texas, rock vocalist, Temptations 1949 Event 1st Naples-Capri swim, 17 miles (27 km) (Giovanni Gambi) 1949 Birthday John Miles, vocal/guitar/keyboards, John Miles Band-Rebel, Zaragon 1949 Event Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes 1st nonstop round- the-world flight at Fort Worth, Texas, covering 23,452 miles in 94 hours 1947 Birthday Lynn Fitzgerald, marathoner, ran 133 miles 939 yards in 24 hours 1946 Birthday Buddy Miles, born in Omaha, Nebraska, George Allen Miles, Jr., drummer, member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon 1946 Birthday David Liebman, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, rocker, saxaphonist, flautist, worked with Steve Swallow, Pete La Roca, played with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis's group, appeared on 'Big Fun' album, among others 1946 Event India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles 1946 Event 1st U.S. rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up) 1946 Death Miles Mander, actor and director (Murder, 3 Musketeers), dies at 57 1943 Event Lead, South Dakota, temp is 52 degrees F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16 degrees F 1942 Event Launch of 1st A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km) 1941 Birthday Sarah Miles, born in Essex, England, actress, Ryan's Hope, Big Sleep, Venom 1941 Event Germany advances within 60 miles of Moscow 1941 Birthday Ricardo Hoffmann, marathon swimmer, 299 miles 1940 Birthday Joanna Miles, born in Nice, France, actress, Cross Creek, Delta County USA 1934 Birthday Tina Maria Stone, runner, 1 year distance record of 15,472 miles 1932 Birthday Sylvia Miles, New York City, actress, Midnight Cowboy, Farewell My Lovely 1930 Event Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans 1930 Event Stomboli volcano (Sicily) throws 2-ton basaltic rocks 2 miles 1930 Birthday Vera Miles, Ralston, Boise City ID, actress, Psycho 1929 Event Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (New York to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days) 1929 Event 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6 1928 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0) 1928 Event Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium bicycled 76 miles 504 yards in 1 hour 1928 Event Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 miles 604 yards in 1 hour 1927 Event Japan dedicates 1st subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long) 1926 Birthday Miles Davis, born in Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud 1926 Event 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4 1925 Death Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier 1924 Birthday Peter Miles, British keeper of privy purse 1923 Birthday Miles Wingate, deputy master, Trinity House 1920 Event 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China); Over 180,000 die 1915 Birthday Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, born in England, 17th Duke of Norfolk, The Most Notable Order of the Garter, Royal Victorian Order, awarded Military Cross 1914 Birthday David Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist 1914 Event 1st U.S. motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks) 1912 Event The RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg at 11:40pm about 375 miles south of Newfoundland; it was the fourth day of her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City 1912 Event 1st running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" race, 7.63 miles / 12.3 km 1907 Birthday Bernard Miles, British actor, In Which We Serve, Mermaid Theatre 1900 Birthday Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, diplomat 1899 Event Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage 1895 Event America's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner avg 7 MPH 1893 Event 1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges 1892 Event Dr. Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal 1891 Event "Empire State Express" train goes from New York City to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M 1888 Birthday Miles Malleson, writer and actor, Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock 1888 Birthday Miles Mander, Wolverhampton England, actor, Tower of London 1887 Event A Miles patents elevator 1885 Birthday Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min, 8 km/min 1882 Event With 120 miles James Saunders wins New York City's 24 hour race and $100 prize 1880 Birthday Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat 1866 Event Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) 1862 Death R E V Miles, U.S. Union Colonel, killed at Harpers Ferry 1859 Event Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St. Louis 1839 Birthday Nelson Appleton Miles, Major General Union volunteers 1839 Birthday Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier 1838 Event London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours 1653 Event An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes 1621 Event Miles Standish appointed 1st commander of Plymouth colony 1569 Death Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80 1568 Death Miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80 1492 Event Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico
