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 U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi make progress in the areas of defense and nuclear trade; the countries plan to cooperate on defense issues, military manufacturing initiatives and nuclear power development 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 The Bharatiya Janata Party wins India's general election, defeating the Indian National Congress; the results appear to signal a desire for greater economic progress 2014 Event Frustrated with the lack of progress in resolving the Syrian conflict, Lakhdar Brahimi resigns from his post as United Nations mediator 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 The U.N. celebrates International Women's Day with the theme 'Equality for women is progress for all' 2013 Event A portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protects minority voting rights, is struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, ruling that Congress has not taken into account the nation's racial progress when singling out certain states for federal oversight 2012 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announces it will end talks with Iran; chief inspector Herman Nackaerts says there has been no progress 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 1997 Event Progress M-35 Soyuz Launch (Russia) 1997 Event Progress M-34 Collides with and damages Mir Space Station 1997 Event Progress M-34 Launch (Russia) 1994 Event Progress M-25 launched to space station Mir 1961 Event Kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress 1961 Event John F. Kennedy sets up the Alliance for Progress 1961 Event John F. Kennedy asks for an Alliance for Progress and Peace Corp 1951 Event Stravinsky's opera "Rake's Progress," premieres in Venice 1951 Event Vaughan Williams "Pilgrim's Progress," premieres in London 1942 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt orders dismantling of Works Progress Administration 1942 Event Works Progress Administration liquidated 1935 Event Works Progress Administration, WPA, approved by Congress 1934 Event Century of Progress Exposition reopens in Chicago 1933 Event Century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago 1933 Event Century of Progress Exposition opens in Chicago 1909 Birthday Cyril Northcote Parkinson, England, historian, Pursuit of Progress 1859 Birthday Samuel Alexander, English philosopher, Moral order and progress 1839 Birthday Henry George, land reformer/writer, Progress and Poverty 1697 Birthday William Hogarth, England, satiric painter/engraver, Rake's Progress 1688 Death John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies 1678 Event "Pilgrim's Progress" published 1678 Event John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published 1628 Birthday John Bunyan, England, cleric/author, Pilgrim's Progress
