2015 Event The U.S. National Labor Relations Board rules that recycler Browning-Ferris has employer responsibility for contract workers supplied by an agency; the ruling may imply similar liability for franchise companies such as McDonalds 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro meet at the Summit of the Americas in Panama for talks aimed at thawing relations; the historic meeting marks the first interaction in decades between top leaders of the two nations 2014 Event The U.S. will end its 1960 embargo and reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba; the agreement took place after an exchange of three Cuban spies for aid worker Alan Gross and an unnamed American spy 2014 Event President Xi Jinping of China begins a visit to India today to discuss strengthening economic relations and potentially resolving disputes regarding segments of the border between the two nations 2014 Event Football players at Northwestern University cast votes on whether to form a union; the players were ruled last month to be university employees by the National Labor Relations Board, giving the students the right to organize 2014 Event President Obama meets with the Dalai Lama for the third time despite protests from China and warnings that the meeting could threaten diplomatic relations 2013 Event In an effort to repair strained relations after news reports cite the U.S. spied on Chancellor Angela Merke's cell phone, President Barack Obama congratulates the Chancellor on the formation of her new cabinet, and invites her to Washington 2013 Event In an effort to improve bilateral relations between China and Inda, the two countries come together to sign a new border defense agreement 2013 Event A resolution authorizing limited U.S. military intervention in Syria is approved by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee 2013 Event For the first time since the Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. announces it will officially recognize, and open diplomatic relations with, the new government of Somalia 2012 Event The U.S. House of Representatives votes to end the Jackson-Vanik amendment from 1974, which was intended to effect U.S. trade relations with Communist countries 2012 Event Vice foreign minister to Japan, Chikao Kawai, is sent to China to help improve the status of relations between the two countries 2010 Event Venezuela severs diplomatic relations with Columbia after Columbia states that Venezuela is a 'haven for guerillas' 2010 Event According to Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to the United States, relations between the U.S. and Israel are the worst in 35 years 1998 Event President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" 1995 Death Hugh Armstrong Clegg, industrial relations academic, dies at 75 1994 Event Lebanon drops relations with Iran 1989 Event Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Rushdie's book 1988 Event Israel and China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations 1987 Event Iran and France breaks diplomatic relations 1986 Event Great Britain drops diplomatic relations with Syria 1985 Event Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Libya 1984 Event U.S. and Iraq regain diplomatic relations 1984 Event Egypt and Jordan regain diplomatic relations 1984 Death Garry Winogrand, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations', dies of gallbladder cancer at age 56 1984 Event China and Netherlands regain diplomatic relations 1984 Event U.S. establishes full diplomatic relations with Vatican after 117 years 1981 Event Colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba 1980 Event Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis 1980 Event Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations 1979 Event U.S. and China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations 1978 Event Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with US 1978 Event Albania drops diplomatic relations with China PR 1977 Event Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with Vietnam 1977 Event Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and S Yemen 1977 Event Libya drops diplomatic relations with Egypt 1977 Event Ethiopia drops diplomatic relations with Somalia 1977 Event U.S. and Cuba talk about diplomatic relations 1976 Event Morocco and Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria 1974 Event U.S. and East Germany establish diplomatic relations 1974 Event U.S. and Egypt re-form diplomatic relations after 7 years 1973 Event Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel 1972 Event Japan and People's Republic of China begin diplomatic relations 1972 Event Japan and Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations 1972 Event West Germany and Poland establish diplomatic relations 1972 Event Egypt drops diplomatic relations with Jordan 1971 Event Belgium and China establish diplomatic relations 1971 Event Syriam President Assad drops diplomatic relations with Jordan 1970 Event West Germany and Poland normalize relations 1970 Event Netherlands and Albania form diplomatic relations 1969 Event Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match 1967 Event A's drop grievance filed with National Labor Relations against C Finley 1967 Event U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with Israel 1966 Event Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain 1965 Event Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel 1965 Event Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations 1965 Event Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the U.S. 1965 Event Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with West Germany 1965 Event U.S. - Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute 1964 Event Egypt and Belgium restore diplomatic relations 1964 Event U.S. and Panama agree to resume diplomatic relations 1964 Event Taiwan drops diplomatic relations with France 1964 Event Panama ends diplomatic relations with U.S. 1964 Event Panama severs diplomatic relations with U.S. 1963 Event Indonesia and Netherlands recover diplomatic relations 1963 Event Somalia drops diplomatic relations with Great Britain 1962 Event France and Tunisia recover diplomatic relations 1961 Event Belgium and Congo resume diplomatic relations 1961 Event U.S.S.R. and Albania break diplomatic relations 1961 Event U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba 1961 Event U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba 1960 Event Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium 1960 Event Indonesia drops diplomatic relations with Netherlands 1960 Event U.S.S.R. and Cuba resume diplomatic relations 1959 Event Australia and U.S.S.R. restore diplomatic relations 1958 Event Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt 1958 Event King Hussein of Jordan breaks off diplomatic relations with UAR 1954 Event Australia and U.S.S.R. break diplomatic relations 1953 Event U.S.S.R./Israel recover diplomatic relations 1953 Event U.S.S.R. breaks relations with Israel 1953 Event Russia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel 1953 Birthday Andree van Es, born in Den Haag, Netherlands, politician, member, House of Representatives, GreenLeft and Pacifist Socialist Party, director-general of Government and Kingdom Relations 1950 Event Polish Catholic church and government sign accord over relations 1947 Event Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1947 Event British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office 1942 Event Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US 1942 Event "Durham Manifesto" calls for fundamental changes in race relations 1941 Event Romania breaks relations with Netherlands 1940 Event Diplomatic relations broken between Britain and Vichy government in France 1939 Event U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with Finland 1939 Event Belgian premier signs Burgos-treaty for trade relations with Franco 1935 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs National Labor Relations Act 1934 Event U.S.S.R. and Romania regain diplomatic relations 1933 Event Roosevelt establishes diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1932 Event U.S.S.R. and China resume diplomatic relations 1929 Event British Labour government recovers diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1929 Event U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with China 1928 Birthday Garry Winogrand, born in New York City, New York, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations' 1927 Birthday Michael Walsh, major-general/director, Overseas Relations 1927 Event Switzerland and U.S.S.R. agree to diplomatic relations 1927 Event U.S. and Canada begin diplomatic relations 1927 Event U.S. restores diplomatic relations with Turkey 1921 Birthday Benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert 1920 Event The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations 1920 Birthday Hugh Armstrong Clegg, industrial relations academic 1920 Birthday Frances K Bairstow, educator/labor relations consultant 1917 Birthday Benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert 1917 Event U.S. liner Housatonic sunk by German sub and diplomatic relations severed 1916 Birthday Geoffrey Goodwin, British professor of international relations 1914 Event Mexico ends diplomatic relations with U.S. 1913 Birthday Jo Sinclair, born in Brooklyn, New York, pen name Jo Sinlair, writer, novelist, focused on race relations and the struggle of immigrant families, wrote Sing at My Wake, Anna Teller 1901 Event Serbia reactivates diplomatic relations with Montenegro 1891 Birthday Edward L Bernays, Vienna Austria, 1st public relations agent 1891 Birthday Edward Bernays, public relations expert 1875 Event US-Spanish relations decline in wake of Cuban rebellion 1853 Event Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan 1845 Event Mexico drops diplomatic relations with US
