2015 Event Google, Inc. restructures, placing its search business and its various research ventures into a holding company called Alphabet; Google will begin reporting under the new company with the fourth quarter of this year 2015 Event Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter, steps down after the company reports poor first quarter results; cofounder Jack Dorsey will step in as temporary CEO, but Costolo will keep his position on the board 2015 Event Apple reports higher earnings than expected by Wall Street, at $2.33 per share for the second quarter versus the projected $2.16 per share; earnings were boosted by strong sales of the latest iPhone models and increased sales in China 2014 Event Fast food giant McDonald's announces that its third-quarter profit fell by 30 percent from the third quarter of last year; analysts attribute the trouble to greater competition and customer dissatisfaction with price increases 2014 Event Amazon Inc. reports a $126 million loss for the second quarter, its second-highest loss on record; the company has been investing in new services to attract and retain more customers 2014 Event Dubai International Airport beat London Heathrow Airport in the first quarter of this year as the world's busiest international airport; Dubai Airport hopes to retain this position after a series of expansion projects are completed 2014 Event Apple releases earnings for the fourth quarter of 2013; its stock price drops eight percent because they sold 51 million iPhones, falling short of analyst expectations that they would sell 55 million iPhones 2013 Event The Eurozone moves out of 18 months of recession in the June quarter after it records a growth rate of .03% 2013 Event The sixth straight quarter of recession is announced by the Eurozone; Germany reports weak growth and negative growth is recorded in Spain, Italy and France 2012 Event U.S. company Google, Inc., announces its 2012 first quarter earnings rose by more than 24%, and net profits increased to $8.14 billion 2012 Event Footballer Fabrice Muamba is critically ill and in a London hospital intensive care unit after undergoing cardiac arrest on live television during the 41st minute of the FA cup quarter final 2012 Event Apple, Inc. reports over 37 million iPhones and over 15 million iPads were sold during the 2011 fourth quarter; the company generated over $127 billion in revenue 2011 Event Australia's economy achieves 1.2% second quarter growth after floods initially let to a .9% contraction in the second quarter 2011 Event Concerns about the European economy are heightened as Germany reports second quarter growth of only 0.1% 1994 Event U.S. loses to Brazil 1-0 in 1994 World Cup quarter finals 1991 Event Nevada makes biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35-pt deficit in the 3rd quarter and rallying to beat Weber State 55-49 1991 Event Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17 1991 Event Houston quarterback David Klingler sets NCAA record with 6 touchdown passes in the 2nd quarter as the Cougars clobbered Louisiana Tech 73-3 1991 Event Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBAer to score 30 pts in a quarter 1987 Event Browns set club record for most points scored in a quarter, 28 1987 Event Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954 1984 Event Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to Md 42-40 1981 Event Atlanta Falcons tie record of 31 points in 4th quarter (vs Green Bay) 1980 Event Princess Theater (Latin Quarter, Cotton Club) opens at 200 W 48th New York City 1978 Event Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points and San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in separate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter) 1975 Birthday Catalina Cristea, born in Bucharest, Rom, tennis star, 1995 quarter Jakarta 1975 Birthday Petra Begerow, born in Germany, tennis star, 1996 quarter Hilton Head 1973 Event Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin 1973 Birthday Angelica Gavaldon, born in El Centro, California, tennis star, 1995 quarter Australia 1973 Birthday Radka Bobkova, born in Prague, Czech Republic, tennis star, quarter Bournemouth 1960 Death Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Hansa quarter, Berlin), dies at 54 1960 Event Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38 1948 Event 20 Jews killed when a bomb is thrown into Jewish quarter of Cairo 1943 Event Jewish quarter of Rome surrounded by Nazis, they are sent to Auschwitz 1937 Event Minister Romme says unemployment is 25% "quarter of Romme" 1932 Event George Washington quarter goes into circulation 1928 Birthday Ezra Sims, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer of microtonal music, Joseph Maneri adopted his system of notation, composed in quarter tones, received Guggenheim Fellowship 1923 Birthday Richard Worsley, quarter master General 1896 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" 1893 Event Columbian Isabella silver quarter authorized 1792 Event U.S. authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle and 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins and silver dollar, dollar, quarter, dime and half-dime 1597 Death Diederik Sonoy, German/Netherlands governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 1559 Event Jewish quarter of Prague burned and looted 1391 Event Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surounds and sets fire to Jewish quarter of Seville Spain, surviving Jews sold into slavery
