2015 Event Two animal rights activists are placed under house arrest, awaiting trial for acts of terrorism against the fur industry; in 2013, Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane released minks from mink farms and vandalized fur businesses across the U.S. 2014 Event Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient hospitalized for Ebola in the U.S., slips from serious to critical condition in a Dallas hospital; 10 people who had been in close contact with the patient have been placed in isolation 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 Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has become interim leader of Thailand in a military coup today; the military has thrown out part of the constitution, imposed a curfew and placed media and Internet communication under its control 2014 Event The cryogenic engine built India's Space Research Organisation engineers powers the launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5), which successfully placed a 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communications satellite into orbit in 17 minutes 2013 Event The biggest version of Boeing's Dreamliner plane, the 787-10, debuts at the Paris Air show; over 100 orders, worth over $30 billion, are placed 2011 Event Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye is placed under house arrest, after vowing to continue protests against the rising cost of living 2010 Event U.S.-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is placed on the U.S. 'terror blacklist' 2010 Event The Wittelsback-Graff Diamond, a 31.06-carat Fancy Deep Blue diamond, once part of the Austrian and Bavarian Crown jewels, is placed on display at the Smithsonian 1998 Event President Bill Clinton says he would never resign, 'I would never walk away from the of this country and the trust they've placed in me', during a press conference 1997 Event Drug kingpin Ramon Arellano Felix placed on FBI's 10 most-wanted 1994 Event Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991 Event Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92 1990 Event U.S. warships in Persian Gulf placed on alert after Iraq masses nearly 30,000 troops near its border with Kuwait 1990 Event Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery 1986 Death Sydney J. Harris, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma', dies in Chicago, Illinois 1985 Event Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit 1985 Event U.S. fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody 1983 Event 1st cruise missile placed, Greenham Common, England 1978 Event International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit 1977 Birthday Shaun Alexander, born in Florence, Kentucky, football, running back, played college football at University of Alabama, drafted by Seattle Seahawks, placed 19th overall in 2000 National Football League Draft 1967 Event Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time 1960 Event 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, New York City 1960 Event Transit 1B, 1st navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit 1957 Event 1st commercial coal pipeline placed in operation 1957 Event 1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse New York) 1955 Event 1st seagoing oil drill rig placed in service 1940 Event 1st betatron placed in operation, Urbana, Ilinois 1924 Event Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square 1917 Birthday Sydney J. Harris, born in London, England, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma' 1906 Event Papua placed under Australian administration 1905 Event 1st forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, Greenville, Maine 1868 Event Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves 1801 Event Washington D.C. placed under Congressional jurisdiction 1616 Event Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index 1536 Event King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church
