2015 Event G.M. will pay $900 million and will undergo compliance monitoring to settle charges that it knew about faulty ignition switches in certain autos for years but neither reported nor fixed the problem; over 120 people died in crashes as a result 2015 Event Flooding from recent heavy rains in Texas has resulted in over 200 rescues and at least 27 deaths to date; several people have also been reported missing 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Nagano, Japan; no deaths were reported, but dozens of people were injured or trapped in their homes, and over 80 people evacuated to a shelter 2014 Event A second round of heavy snow hits the northeastern U.S., with the Buffalo, New York region accumulating over five feet of snow; seven related deaths have been reported and at least 20 travelers have been stranded 2014 Event A 21-year-old man is the first reported case of Ebola in Senegal; the man had recent contact with Ebola victims from Guinea 2014 Event A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near the California Bay Area city of Napa; 87 have been injured, but no fatalities have been reported 2014 Event A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico about 80 miles to the northwest of Acapulco; only minor damage has been reported to date 2014 Event Google and Microsoft report that the National Security Agency ordered them to provide information on 10,000 accounts over a six-month period in 2012 and 2013, and Yahoo reported they complied with government request for information on more than 40,000 accounts 2014 Event Shanghai and Hong Kong halt live poultry sales after a third death from to the H7N9 bird flu is reported in Hong Kong; China has reported 19 deaths and 96 infections from the bird flu at the beginning of 2014 2013 Event In Colorado, thousands are evacuated due to heavy floods in Boulder County; four people are reported dead and 80 missing 2013 Event Syria's former defense minister, Ali Habib Mahmud is reported to have defected to Turkey 2013 Event A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet; no injuries were reported 2013 Event A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is grounded by Qatar Airways; a minor technical issue is reported, increasing pressure on Boeing to address possible electrical problems with its lastest new jet 2013 Death Helen Thomas, an American Journalist who reported on the White House for nearly fifty years, dies at the age of 92 2013 Event A heat wave settles over the U.S.; at least one fatality is reported 2013 Event No casualties are reported after a U.S. military Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashes near the South Korean border with North Korea 2013 Event In Washington state, six tanks are reported to be leaking radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation; the leak has not posed an immediate health risk 2012 Event Severe weather hits the U.S. on Christmas Day; more than 30 tornadoes are reported in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana 2012 Event New Zealand sustains a major earthquake, with minor damage reported 2012 Event Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, reported to be in a coma, is removed from life support 2012 Event After a case of mad cow disease is reported in South Korea, retailers cease selling U.S. beef 2011 Event Outbreaks of violence are reported as voters in the Democratic Republic of the congo go to the polls for a general election 2011 Event A Chinese scientist conducting research on the Tibetan Plateau is reported missing from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region's Muztagh Ata glacier 2011 Event A tourist boat travelling off the coast of Baja California in Mexico sinks; 23 people are reported missing 2011 Event The cell phone of Osama bin Laden's courier is reported to contain contacts with Harakat-ul-Mujahadeen, suggesting potential ties to Pakistan's intelligence agencies 2011 Event River levels in Queensland, Australia continue to rise, 200,000 people are affected and one fatality are reported 2010 Event An 4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes offshore of Oleron, France; no casualties are reported 2010 Event Twenty-five drug cartel gunmen are reported killed by the Mexican Army in a clash in Tamaulipas 2010 Event Senior Rwandan opposition politician Andre Kagwa Rwisereka is found, after reported missing, with his head nearly severed off 2010 Event Shen Neng 1, a Chinese coal ship, is reported to be leaking oil after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland, Australia 2010 Event No reports of damage or casualties are reported after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits central Japan 2010 Event Yahoo! sells HotJobs to Monster.com for a reported $225 million 2003 Event The United Nations reported that there is no link between al Queda and Iraq 2002 Event China Northern Airlines flight 6163 crashes in the ocean near Dalian, China after a fire is reported onboard, killing 112 2000 Event After years of preparation for Y2K, only minor computer-related problems were reported (a problem with Hotmail, with a nuclear power plant in Japan and with apartment heating in Korea) 1996 Event Eastenders star Michael French is reported to be a homosexual 1989 Event 1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex 1988 Event Widespread earthquake hits NE U.S., Canada; no damage reported 1988 Event Oldest known insect fossils (390 million yrs) reported in Science 1988 Event 31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome 1986 Event It is reported Boy George is being treated for heroin addiction 1976 Event Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million 1975 Event Former Teamsters' president James Hoffa reported missing 1974 Event 148 tornadoes are reported over an area covering a dozen states 1970 Event Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi 1969 Event 1968 massacre of civilians at Mylai South Vietnam, by U.S. is 1st reported 1969 Event "Clues Hint at Beatle's Death," reported in Illinois University newspaper, sparking widespread rumours of Paul McCartney's death 1968 Event Nuclear-powered sub Scorpion, with 99 men, reported missing and is later found at the bottom of the ocean off Azores 1966 Event Tom Seaver, signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus 1961 Event 1st case of motion sickness in space reported 1960 Event 1st redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax) 1959 Event Dorothy Rigney sells 54% of White Sox to Bill Veeck for a reported $27M 1955 Event 1st separation of virus into component parts reported 1941 Event Citizen Register reports "Hostile planes reported nearing Westchester" 1917 Event Race riots in East St. Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed) 1908 Birthday Michael T. Fitzmaurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Reported Missing, 14 Hours 1888 Event 246 reported killed by hail in Moradabad, India 1887 Birthday John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions 1863 Event 2,500 reported killed at Church of La Compana, Santiago Chile 1762 Event 1st reported counterfeiting attempt, Boston 1653 Event An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes 1644 Event Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's 1st UFO sighting 1054 Event Brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported 565 Event St. Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness
