2015 Event AT&T will be replaced with Apple Inc. on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), reflecting shifts in the U.S. economy between telecommunications and technology; AT&T had been part of the DJIA for over 100 years 2014 Event Walt Disney Co. is replacing attractions at some of its parks with rides and features from its hit movie 'Frozen'; in one such change, the Maelstrom ride in the Norway section of Epcot will be replaced by a 'Frozen' attraction to open in 2016 2014 Event The 'New York Times' fires its first female executive editor Jill Abramson after three years in the position; Abramson has been replaced by Dean Baquet, the newspaper's first African-American executive editor 2014 Event Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally, will retire in July and be replaced by Mark Fields; Mulally restored profitability and distinguished the company as the only Big Three automaker to refuse government bailouts during the 2008-2009 recession 2014 Event Jay Leno, entertainer and host of 'The Tonight Show', says goodbye after 22 years of hosting the show; he will be replaced with Jimmy Fallon beginning February 17 2013 Event President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, ends his five year term and will be replaced by Mamnoon Hussain 2013 Event The U.S. TV network NBC announces Jay Leno, host of 'The Tonight Show' will leave in the spring of 2014, and be replaced by comedian Jimmy Fallon 2012 Event Outgoing U.S. Senator Jim DeMint is replaced by GOP Congressman Tim Scott, the first black senator from the South since 1881 2011 Event The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) states it could save $5.5 billion in 30 years if dollar bills are replaced with coins 1994 Event All 40,000 ceiling tiles in Kingdome must be replaced 1992 Event WNew AM (1130) New York City resigns air, replaced by WBBR 1990 Event Margaret Thatcher resigns as Britain's PM, replaced by John Majors 1989 Event Bob Quinn resigns as New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager and replaced by Harding Peterson 1982 Event Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Jr. resigns, replaced by George Schultz 1981 Event Royals manager Jim Frey is fired and replaced by Dick Howser 1981 Event Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart retires, replaced by Sandra Day O'Connor, 1st woman on high court 1981 Event Mariners manager Maury Wills is fired and replaced by Rene Lachemann 1981 Event Polish premier Jozef Pinkowski replaced by Wojciech Jaruzelski 1963 Birthday Suzette Charles, New Jersey, replaced Vanessa Williams as Miss America, 1983 1956 Event Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service 1954 Event Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron 1946 Event King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto 1945 Event Kuniaki Koiso resigns as Prime Minister of Japan; replaced by Kantaro Suzuki 1943 Event Frankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat and soy meal) 1941 Event In San Francisco, Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses 1938 Event 2nd government of Blum replaced by Daladier government in France 1934 Event U.S. contract air mail service canceled, replaced by U.S. Army for 6 months 1918 Event England's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force 1916 Event French chief of staff Joffre replaced by Nivelle 1901 Event Milwaukee is dropped from the AL and replaced by St. Louis Browns 1832 Event Polish constitution abolished/replaced by Czar Nicholas I 1793 Event Washington replaced Philadelphia as U.S. capital 1576 Event Dutch Council of State replaced by Council of Beroerten
