2014 Event Tension increases for New York City police after a man kills two officers to avenge the killing of two unarmed black men by police in recent weeks; police have been ordered to work in pairs and to consider their own safety first while on patrol 2014 Event South Korea bans poultry from the U.S. due to potential bird flu concerns; South Korea is working to contain the spread of the virus among its own avian population 2014 Event Representatives for the Islamic State announce that the group will begin minting its own currency in order to remove itself from the world financial system, which it considers 'satanic' 2014 Event Crowds line up at retailers across the U.S. as the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are offered for sale; buyers are seeking to be some of the first to own the devices, which may be shipped as late as November for those who pre-ordered online 2014 Event 17-year-old Katie Ledecky, the current world record holder for fastest 400-meter freestyle, breaks her own record at the Pan Pacific championships 2014 Event Internet retailer Amazon, Inc. releases its own 'Fire' smart phone; the phone will allow users to connect directly to Amazon.com to shop for items they scan or identify in video and audio clips on the device 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 2014 Event Italy's Prime Minister, Enrico Letta resigns following friction within his own Democratic party 2013 Event A court grants Iceland's Blaer Bjarkardottir the right to use her own name; after previously ruling Blaer was only a man's name, the Reykjavik court rules it could also be used as a girl's name 2011 Event Wales conducts a survey of businesspeople and consumers showing support for the country to have its own top-level domain name 2010 Event China announces its plan to use its own uranium resources to meet growing demands for nuclear power 2009 Event Israel declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza War, effective January 18, as Hamas declares a ceasefire of its own 2004 Event Tony Awards, Avenue Q, I Am My Own Wife, Henry IV revival and Assassins revival won major awards 2004 Death Lynn Cartwright, actress, A League of Their Own, dies at 76 1998 Death Rodney Harvey, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho', died at age 30, of a heroin overdose 1998 Event Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski asks to act as his own lawyer 1997 Event ABL players allowed to own stock in the league 1996 Event Roger Clemens ties his own major league record with 20 strikeouts 1992 Event FCC rules companies can own 30 AM and 30 FM stations (formerly 12) 1991 Event "My Own Private Idaho" premieres 1991 Event John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136 1990 Event Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing 1989 Event 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m 1988 Event Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15 1986 Event Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist 1985 Event Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist 1983 Event Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Ranger 1982 Event Penn prison guard George Banks kills 13 (5 were his own children) 1981 Event Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Minnesota 1979 Death Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67 1978 Event NHL Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 pts vs New York Islanders 1974 Event Congress authorizes U.S. citizens to own gold 1974 Event Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor 1974 Birthday Eva Mendes, born in Miami, Florida, actress, known for movie, 'Training Day', and films, 'Hitch', 'The Spirit', 'We Own the Night' 1973 Event Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps 1973 Event Japan allows its citizens to own gold 1971 Birthday Mark Wahlberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, rapper, known as 'Marky Mark', starred in film, 'Invincible', 'We Own the Night', 'The Lovely Bones' 1969 Event Guernsey and Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps 1968 Event Hester and Appolinar's musical "Your Own Thing," premieres in New York City 1967 Event Muriel Siebert is 1st women to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange 1967 Event BBC starts their own popular music radio station 1967 Birthday Rodney Harvey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho' 1966 Birthday Stephen Mailer, born in New York City, actor, Red Meat, League of Their Own, War and Love 1965 Birthday Martin Lawrence, born in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, comedian, actor, producer, director, appeared in his own hit series, Martin on FOX 1964 Event John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in U.S. 1963 Death Obe Postma, Fries, poet/geography/historian (Own Cart), dies 1963 Birthday Thomas Perry, born in Germany, born Thomas Wellnowski, singer, songwriter, lead vocalist for Surprises band, performed own compositions on 'The Ballad Album' 1963 Event Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs) 1962 Birthday Rosie O'Donnell, comedienne, League of Their Own, Flintstones, Rosie 1960 Event French Senate condemns building own nuclear weapons 1960 Event French National Meeting decide to build own nuclear weapons 1960 Event "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own," by Connie Francis hits #1 1959 Event White Sox Early Wynn beats Red Sox 1-0 on his own home run 1958 Death Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies 1957 Birthday Jon Lovitz, Tarzana California, actor, SNL, League of their Own, Critic 1956 Event Hungarian party leader Matyas Rakosi enforces his own policy 1956 Birthday Geena Davis, born in Wareham, Massachusetts, actress, film producer, appeared in 'The Accidental Tourist', 'Thelma and Louise', 'A League of Their Own' 1956 Event East Germany forms own army (National People's Army) 1954 Birthday Bill Pullman, actor, Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day 1954 Birthday Neil Francis Tennant, rocker, Pet Shop Boys-Left to My Own Devices 1953 Birthday Bess Armstrong, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws 1953 Birthday James Russo, born in New York City, actor, My Own Private Idaho, China Girl 1953 Event Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St. Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee 1952 Event Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins 1952 Event Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces Britain has its own atomic bomb 1950 Event Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own constitution) 1950 Event Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion 1948 Event Bradman scores his last century, 123 in his own testimonial 1947 Event U.N. General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps 1947 Birthday Mosibudi Mangena, South African black leader, On Your Own 1943 Event Phils owner William D. Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team 1942 Birthday Mick Fleetwood, born in London, rock drummer, Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way 1938 Event Italy passes their own version of anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws 1936 Birthday June Jordan, U.S. playwright and poet, His Own Where 1935 Event Millionaire Howard Hughes flies his own designed plane at 352.46 mph 1932 Event President Hoover cuts own salary 15% 1929 Event Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps 1920 Event Ireland divided into 2 parts, each with its own parliament 1919 Birthday Dulcie Gray, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, actress, Mine Own Executioner 1919 Event German Admiral von Reuter scuttles his own captured fleet 1912 Birthday Ann Dvorak, McKim, New York City, actress, G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface 1912 Event Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power 1907 Event U.S. Congress raised their own salaries to $7,500 1906 Event Washington National's pitcher Tom Hughes hits home run to win his own game 1-0 in 10th 1884 Birthday Apie Prince, Dutch author, Me Own Way 1873 Event U.S. Congress and government raise own salary, retroactively 1863 Event Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men 1859 Birthday Edward Bradley, horse owner, 1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners 1571 Event Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM
