2015 Event The Greek parliament approves a euro bailout package that contains conditions rejected by voters during an earlier referendum; failed confidence in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras by his Syriza party may now oblige him to call new elections 2015 Event Survivors of the Ebola virus in West Africa are now experiencing medical problems, such as joint pain and eye inflammation, which are sometimes so severe that the survivors are unable to work 2015 Event Greece misses its $1.8 billion debt payment to the IMF after a bailout extension request was denied; Greek leaders had rejected making reforms in exchange for the funds, but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is now willing to negotiate 2015 Event Google will begin testing self-driving cars on the streets of Mountain View, California this summer; the company has tested modified versions of existing vehicles but will now test cars developed specifically for self-driving 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling Likud party have retained victory in this week's election; Netanyahu will now focus on forming a coalition government 2015 Event Turkey sends troops to Syria to rescue 40 guards and relocate remains from the tomb of Sulayman Shah, which is now surrounded by ISIS militants; the site is internationally recognized as Turkish territory 2015 Event Creditor nations agree to extend Greece's bailout program by four months as long as required economic reforms continue; new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had campaigned on reversing the reforms but now accepts the terms to avoid financial chaos 2015 Event Scientists report that climate change may be influenced by the carbon dioxide released by undersea volcanoes, which have been assumed until now to have a negligible effect; further studies are needed to assess the degree of impact 2015 Event The New England Patriots win their fourth Super Bowl title, beating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24; Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is named MVP and is now one of only three quarterbacks to have won three Super Bowls 2014 Event Sony Pictures will release its controversial comedy, 'The Interview', about an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un; the film was canceled after hacking attacks and threats, but Sony now seeks a wide audience for the movie 2014 Event NFL player Ray Rice will be allowed to resume playing in the league; Rice was suspended in July after video surfaced in which he knocked out his fiancee (now wife) by punching her in an elevator 2014 Event The Church of England announces that it has changed its rules to allow female bishops; the church has allowed female priests for the last 20 years but has not allowed women to serve in higher positions until now 2014 Event One World Trade Center opens today, 13 years after terrorists destroyed the twin towers of the original World Trade Center; the tower is one of 5 to be built on the same site and, at 1,773 feet high, is now the tallest building in the United States 2014 Event The U.N. issues a report concluding that immediate global actions are needed to prevent runaway impacts of climate change; the report claims failure to act now will result in extensive future damage which will be prohibitively expensive to control 2014 Event Craig Spencer, a U.S. doctor who served with Doctors Without Borders, is now in stable condition after contracting Ebola; Spencer began showing symptoms of the virus a day after commuting to various locations around New York City 2014 Event The World Health Organization reports that the rate of Ebola infection is slowing in Liberia, with hospitals now at less than full capacity; the slowdown is attributed to a campaign to educate citizens on safe burial practices 2014 Event Three U.S. states have now established quarantine rules for travelers arriving from West Africa who have had contact with Ebola victims; Illinois is the latest to implement the policy, following the lead of New York and New Jersey 2014 Event The Turkish government has reversed its stance and is now allowing Kurds to cross into Syria in order to fight Islamic State forces 2014 Event The Buffalo Bills are being sold to businessman Terry Pegula for $1.4 billion, the highest price paid in history for an NFL team; previously owner Ralph Wilson, now deceased, paid $25,000 in 1959 2014 Event Rory McIlroy wins the PGA Championship, marking his fourth major championship; McIlroy is now one of only four players in golf history to reach this achievement by age 25 2014 Event By court order, student athletes can now profit from commercial use of their names and images; NCAA had previously retained all revenues from such deals, but students will now have profits placed in trust funds to be received upon leaving school 2014 Event Mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is now one of the top three downloads in the free app category of the Apple App store in the U.S.; the game was released a little over two weeks ago 2014 Event Maria Sharapova wins the French Open, beating Simona Halep; Sharapova has now won two French Open titles 2014 Event Donald Sterling, the L.A. Clippers owner banned from the NBA after making racist remarks, has dropped a lawsuit fighting the forced sale of the team; the pending sale to former Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer must now be approved by the NBA 2014 Event The CEO of BlackBerry Ltd. will be refocusing its business on software and services in an effort to turn around the company; once a leader in the smartphone market, the company's products now account for less than 1% of global market share 2014 Event A shipwreck off of Haiti may be that of the Santa Maria, one of the three ships led by Christopher Columbus; the wreck was discovered about 10 years ago, but has only now been tentatively identified in light of Columbus' writings and other evidence 2014 Event Electronics manufacturer Samsung is diversifying into the pharmaceutical industry; after besting Apple in the smartphone market, Samsung has now set a goal to become the leader in the growing biotechnology sector 2014 Event Polio is on the rise as unvaccinated refugees travel across borders; though most prevalent in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan, infections are now appearing in other parts of Asia and Africa; young children are the most vulnerable 2014 Event The World Bank reports that India is now the third-largest economy behind the U.S. and China on the basis of purchasing power parity; India replaces Japan, though Japan remains in third place when GDPs are compared on an exchange-rated basis 2014 Event Major photo agency Getty Images is now allowing free embedding of millions of its images, many of famous figures 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 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrests more anti-government protestors and now holds 19 people suspected of attempting to undermine him 2014 Event Twenty-eight years after Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was ousted, the Philippine government recovers $29 million from Swiss accounts, bringing the total Marcos' secret accounts now recovered and in government hands to $712 million 2013 Event Administrative officials claim that over 1.1 million Americans are now enrolled in Obamacare 2013 Event The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, completed his last shift as a search and rescue helicopter pilot in the Royal Air Force; he will now focus on Royal and community work 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 The IMF tells Germany now to impose austerity measures that are too harsh, and that they must be prepared to miss their deficit reduction target if Greece needs extra stimulus 2013 Event The U.S. issues a global travel alert, claiming Al Qaeda and terrorist organizations may be planning an attack between now and the end of August 2012 Event Investments to and from Pakistan are now permitted by the Reserve Bank of India 2012 Event Jamaican runner Usain Bolt wins his third gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, anchors the sprint relay team to a world record; Bolt is 25 years old and now holds six Olympic gold medals 2012 Event Archeologist excavating the Templo Mayor, one of the Aztec's main temples in their capital city of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico city), make an unprecedented find - the skeleton of a young woman inside a burial, surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones 2012 Event King Jong-un, son of King Jong-il, is announced the official Supreme Leader of North Korea; he also now holds the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army 2012 Event Yahoo and Facebook agree to settle a patent dispute, dropping lawsuits against each other and now forming an advertising and content-sharing alliance that expands an existing partnership between the two companies 2012 Event The U.S. Census Bureau reports the world now has 7 billion people 2011 Event Together with male and female, 'indeterminate' can now be listed as a gender on Australian passports 2011 Event HSBC bank announces it will cut 5,000 jobs now and 25,000 jobs by 2013 2011 Event Prince Albert II of Monaco weds Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock at the royal palace; Wittstock is now known as Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene 2011 Event The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami death toll now exceeds 15,000 with 9,000 still missing and 115,000 evacuees still living in shelters 2011 Event Libya's military operations are now under the NATO control 2011 Event At the 53rd Grammy Awards, Lady Antebellum wins the Song of the Year and Record of the Year award for the song, 'Need You Now' 2010 Event Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad publicly declares Palestinians have changed; they are now fully committed to non-violence 2010 Event The Paris Masters final is won by Sweden's Robin Soderling, a first major win for the player, now ranked fourth in the world of tennis 2010 Event In the Swiss Alps, final breakthrough occurs on the east bore of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, now the world's longest railway tunnel 2010 Event Pastor Terry Jones announces that the Dove Outreach Center will not burn the Koran, 'not now, not ever' 1992 Event Former silver Goodyear blimps are now painted yellow and blue 1991 Death Regis Toomey, actor (You're in the Army Now, Burke's Law), dies at 93 1988 Event Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley 1987 Event WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format 1986 Event WIS-AM in Columbia South Carolina changes call letters to WVOC (now WOMG) 1986 Event KRE-AM in Berkeley, California changes call letters to KBLX (now KBFN) 1985 Event KHQ-AM in Spokane WA changes call letters to KLSN (now KAQQ) 1984 Event Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old "exclusionary rule"-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials 1983 Event KMO-AM in Tacoma Washington changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) 1982 Event KGB-AM in San Diego, California changes call letters to KCNN (now KPOP) 1982 Birthday Gaby Hoffman, actress, Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Now and Then 1981 Death Deborah Baltzell, actress (Karen-I'm a Big Girl Now), dies at 25 1979 Birthday James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent 1978 Event New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks 1978 Event 1st class postage now 15 cents (13 cents for 3 years) 1975 Event KTW-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KYAC (now KKFX) 1974 Birthday Bryan White, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, singer, songwriter, albums 'Bryan White', 'Between Now and Forever' certified platinum, album 'The Right Place' certified gold 1973 Death Guy Middleton, actor (Fur Collar, Now and Forever), dies at 65 1972 Event WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast 1972 Event KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 Event WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1972 Event Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire 1971 Event Hasj falls from now on under(neath) the Opiumwet 1971 Event KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1971 Event WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins 1971 Birthday Tiffany [Renee Darwich], Norwalk Cal, singer, I Think We're Alone Now 1971 Event KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins 1971 Event WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting 1971 Event WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Event 1st class postage now costs 8 cents (was 6 cents) 1971 Event WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 Event WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 Birthday Tiffany, Renee Darwisch, rocker, I Think We're Alone Now 1970 Event KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 Event KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 Event KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, Texas (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 Event WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 Event WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, New Hampshire (IND) 1st broadcast 1969 Event WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast 1969 Event WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 Event KHOF (now KAGL) TV ch 30 in San Bernardino/Glenda, California (IND) begins 1969 Event WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 Event WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1968 Event KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 Event WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 Event KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 Event KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast 1968 Event KPLM (now KESQ) TV channel 42 in Palm Springs, California (ABC) begins 1968 Event KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 Event KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins 1968 Event WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 Event "How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 220 performances 1968 Event WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 Event WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky (ABC) 1st broadcast 1968 Event KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1967 Event KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1967 Event "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 220 performances 1967 Event KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 Event KGSC (now KICU) TV channel 36 in San Jose, California (IND) begins 1967 Event KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins 1967 Event KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS) 1967 Event WOET (now WPTD) TV channel 16 in Dayton, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, MD (IND) 1st broadcast 1967 Event KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, California (IND) begins 1966 Event WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins 1966 Event KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Event KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Event KBSC (now KVEA) TV channel 52 in Corona-Los Angeles, California begins 1966 Event KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 Event WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 Event WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1966 Birthday Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now 1966 Event WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, New Jersey (NBC) 1st broadcast 1966 Birthday Tracii Guns, rock guitarist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1965 Event WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting 1965 Event WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Event WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (ABC) begins 1965 Event KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1964 Event KHQL (now KCAN) TV channel 8 in Albion, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 Birthday Tracy Chapman, U.S. singer and songwriter, Freedom Now, I Got a Fast Car 1963 Birthday Joel Osteen, born in Houston, Texas, pastor, Lakewood Church, ministry reaches over seven million viewers per week in the U.S., author of 'Your Best Life Now' 1963 Event Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda 1963 Event George C. Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!" 1963 Event WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting 1962 Event WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast 1962 Event KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Event WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 Event KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast 1962 Event WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Birthday Shirlie Hollman, rocker, Pepsi and Shirley-All Right Now 1962 Birthday Phil Lewis, born in London, England, rock vocalist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1961 Event KMED (now KTVL) TV channel 10 in Medford, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Birthday Toby Keith, born in Clinton, Oklahoma, country singer, hit singles include, 'Should've Been a Cowboy', 'How Do You Like Me Now?', toured with the USO 1961 Birthday Alexander Payne, born in Omaha, Nebraska, film director, screenwriter, co-wrote, 'About Schmidt' and 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' 1961 Event Trucial States (now UAE) issue their 1st postage stamps 1960 Event KWCS (now KOOG) TV channel 30 in Ogden, UT (IND) begins broadcasting 1960 Event KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast 1960 Event British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain 1960 Event KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins 1960 Event WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st broadcast 1960 Event WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Event KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins 1959 Event KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1959 Event WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Event KLX-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW) 1958 Event Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France 1958 Event KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 Event KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1958 Event WETV (now WPBA) TV channel 30 in Atlanta, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Event WRIK (now WLUZ) TV channel 7 in Ponce, Puerto Rico (PTC) begins broadcasting 1958 Event KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast 1957 Event KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins 1957 Event WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast 1957 Event WLWI (now WTHR) TV channel 13 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) 1st broadcast 1957 Event WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 Birthday Melanie Griffith, actress, Working Girl, Milk Money, Now and Then 1957 Birthday Amy Goodman, born in Bay Shore, New York, journalist, author, host of 'Democracy Now!' public radio news program, focusing on peace, human rights movements 1957 Event WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins 1956 Event KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast 1956 Event WSYE (now WETM) TV chan 18 in Elmira-Corning, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast 1956 Event KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins 1956 Event WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting 1956 Birthday Helen Terry, rocker, Now You're Mine 1956 Event KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland 1956 Event KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1956 Event WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WHTN (now WOWK) TV ch 13 in Huntington-Charleston, WV (CBS) begins 1955 Event KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 Event WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, WV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 Event KPUA (now KGMD) TV channel 9 in Hilo, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC/NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 Event WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (NBC) begins 1955 Event KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 Event WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins 1954 Event KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1954 Event WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins 1954 Event WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins 1954 Event WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1954 Event WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins 1954 Event Edward R. Murrow criticizes Senator Joseph McCarthy on 'See it Now' 1954 Event WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (NBC) begins 1953 Event KHOL (now KHGI) TV channel 13 in Kearney, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KOA (now KCNC) TV channel 4 in Denver, CO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (CBS) 1st broadcasting 1953 Event WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins 1953 Event WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, Idaho (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union 1953 Event KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins 1953 Event WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins 1953 Event KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins 1953 Event WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins 1953 Event WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (MET) begins 1953 Event WKBG (now WLVI) TV channel 56 in Cambridge-Boston, MA (IND) begins 1953 Event WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins 1953 Event KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WTPennsylvania (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins 1953 Event KMJ (now KSEE) TV channel 24 in Fresno, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins 1953 Event KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1953 Event KTNT (now KSTW) TV channel 11 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins 1953 Event WLVirginia (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, Virginia (ABC) begins 1953 Event NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts) 1952 Event WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1952 Event KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Event KBTV (now KUSA) TV channel 9 in Denver, CO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1952 Birthday Vladimir Putin, born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, second President of the Russian Federation, Prime Minister of Russia 1952 Event New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington He has now home runs in all 15 major league parks 1952 Birthday Andy Fraser, born in Paddington, West London, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, played bass for Free, composed "All Right Now", wrote hits for Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1951 Event "See it Now" premieres on TV 1950 Event WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1950 Event WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Event WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Event WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins 1949 Event WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, New York (IND) begins 1949 Event WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist, Journey-Who's Crying Now, Open Arms 1949 Event KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast 1948 Event WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (NBC) begins 1948 Birthday Daniel Seraphine, Chicago, rock drummer, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now 1948 Event WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast 1948 Event KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1948 Event WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, New York (PBS) begins 1947 Event KPO-AM in San Francisco, California changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR) 1947 Event WMAL (now WJLA) TV channel 7 in Washington, D.C. (ABC) begins 1947 Event WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 Event KSD (now KSDK) TV channel 5 in St. Louis, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting 1946 Event U.N. set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx) 1946 Birthday Terry Kath, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now 1945 Event KLS-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA) 1945 Birthday Linda Scott, singer, Hey Look at Me Now 1944 Death Max Halbe, born in Guttland, now Kozliny, Germany, writer, dramatist, Naturalist movement literary style, works include 'Jugend', dies in Neuotting, Bavaria, at age 79 1944 Birthday Robert Lamm, New York City, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now 1944 Birthday Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer, What the World Needs Now 1944 Event WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in New York City (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast 1944 Birthday Peter Eotvos, born in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Hungary, now Romania, composer, conductor, works include 'Love and Other Demons' 1942 Birthday Derek Quinn, guitarist, Freddie and Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now 1942 Birthday Eduard Visser, Dutch writer, Fyffes are now called Chiquita 1941 Event WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1941 Event WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in New York City (NBC) begins broadcasting 1941 Birthday Buffy Sainte-Marie, Maine, folksinger, Now That the Buffalo Are Gone 1941 Event Ground breaking for NACA (now NASA) Lewis Research Center 1940 Birthday Clem Curtis, born in Trinidad, singer, lead vocalist for The Foundations, a British soul group, including hits, 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 'Back On My Feet Again', 'Any Old Time' 1940 Birthday Freddie Garrity, rocker, Freddie and the Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now 1940 Event 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings 1940 Birthday Johnny Nash, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, I Can See Clearly Now 1939 Birthday Francis Ford Coppola, born in Detroit, director, Godfather, Apocalypse Now 1939 Birthday Eleanor Smeal, feminist/president, NOW 1937 Birthday Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry 1937 Birthday Ken Palmer, cricketer, 1-190 in only Test for England, now Test ump 1937 Event Cleveland (now Los Angeles) Rams granted an NFL franchise 1936 Event KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING) 1936 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam 1936 Event Boulder Dam, now Hoover Dam, begins operation 1935 Birthday Omar Bongo, born in Lewai, French Equatorial Africa, now Bongoville, Gabon, El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, Albert-Bernard Bongo, statesman, Gabonese Democratic Party, President of Gabon at age 31 1935 Event KTM-AM in Los Angeles California changes call letters to KEHE (now KABC) 1935 Birthday James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1935 Event WFI-AM in Philadelphia Penn merges with WLIT as WFIL (now WEAZ) 1934 Event Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran 1934 Birthday Albert W. Hall, actor, Apocalypse Now 1932 Birthday Aharon Appelfeld, born near Czernowitz, Romania, now Ukraine, Israeli novelist, Holocaust survivor, Hebrew-language author with modernistic, metaphorical writing style 1931 Event Hockey's Hershey Bears (now with AHL) 1st game 1930 Event Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a home run, now a double 1930 Event WIS-AM (now WOMG) in Columbia South Carolina begins radio transmissions 1928 Birthday Veijo Meri, born in Viipuri, now Vyborg, Russia, writer, novelist, poet, focuses on absurdity of war, published biography of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1928 Event Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (New York City) 1927 Birthday Jane Withers, Georgia, actress, All Together Now, Josephine the plumber 1926 Birthday Charles Denner, Tarnow Poland, actor, And Now My Love 1926 Birthday Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1925 Birthday Peter Sellers, born in England, actor, not now, Kato, Bobo, Pink Panther 1925 Event Czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd) 1925 Event Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region established (now in Tadzhik SSR) 1921 Birthday Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation' 1918 Birthday Katherine Grant, born in Scotland, Countess of Dysart, Lady Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus, now 12th Countess of Dysart, a Scottish peeress, referenced as Baroness Huntingtower 1917 Event 1st class mail now costs 3 cents per ounce 1916 Event Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract 1915 Event Exposition (now Civic) Auditorium dedicated, SF 1913 Event Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing) 1912 Birthday William Douglas-Home, playwright, Now .. Barabbas 1910 Birthday Carmine Coppola, composer and conductor, Godfather II, Apocalypse Now 1907 Birthday Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 Birthday Mascha Kaleko, born in Chrzanow, Austria, now Poland, writer, German language poet, first book 'Lyrisches Stenogrammheft' was burned in Nazi book burnings, wrote advertising copy while living in New York 1904 Event Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising 1901 Event Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast 1900 Event Baltimore Orioles (now New York Yankees) enter baseball's American League 1897 Event Automobile Club of Great Britain established (now: Royal Auto Club) 1891 Event British Central African Protectorate (now Malawi) forms 1865 Birthday Max Halbe, born in Guttland, now Kozliny, Germany, writer, dramatist, Naturalist movement literary style, works include 'Jugend' 1863 Event Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho) 1858 Event Confederacion Granadina (now Colombia) forms 1853 Event Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico 1848 Event Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) 1845 Event Naval School (now called U.S. Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis 1835 Event 1st building constructed at Yerba Buena (now SF) 1834 Event Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) 1791 Event Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) 1788 Event Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded 1788 Death Johann Georg Hamann, born in Konigsberg, now Kaliningrad, Russia, writer, philosopher, supported the Sturm und Drang movement, dies 1778 Event Captain Cook discovers Maui in the Sandwich Islands, now Hawaii 1773 Event Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago 1730 Birthday Johann Georg Hamann, born in Konigsberg, now Kaliningrad, Russia, writer, philosopher, supported the Sturm und Drang movement 1691 Event New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth 1682 Event William Penn lands at what is now Chester, Pennsylvania 1674 Event Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago 1652 Event New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US 1644 Event England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island) 1628 Event 1st deportation from what is now U.S., Thomas Morton from Mass 1207 Birthday Rumi, born in Balkh, Khorasan, now Afghanistan, Mawlana, Mawlawi, poet, theologian, wrote, the six books of the Masnavi, influenced Persian literature
