2014 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will step down when he has reached constitutional term limits; Putin has served as either president or prime minister continually since the year 2000 and may run for a final presidential term in 2018 2014 Event CEO Richard Branson says that Virgin Galactic will first determine the cause of a recent test space flight crash before deciding whether to continue developing commercial space travel 2014 Event Discount retailer Wal-Mart says that it is sorry for labeling women's plus-sized Halloween costumes as 'Fat Girl Costumes' on its website; the company retitled the shopping category and has sent individual apologies to offended customers on Twitter 2014 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have agreed to a peace plan that would retain rebel control of parts of eastern Ukraine; the two presidents hope to continue negotiations on Friday 2014 Event Russian president Vladimir Putin says that he will respect the outcome of the upcoming Ukrainian elections, despite the fact that Viktor Yanukovych, the former Ukrainian president, has not had his position terminated by legal means 2014 Event 29-term U.S. Rep. John Dingell announces that he will retire at the end of his current term; the 87-year-old congressman says that his health is fine, but the hostile climate in Congress means that he can no longer do his job effectively 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 Lakhdar Brahimi, UN Special Envoy to Syria, says international law states that any action in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons must be decided by the UN Security Council 2012 Event Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says Islam should join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 2012 Event Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf, Chairman of Libya's legislative authority, the General National Congress, says al-Qaeda elements who fought with rebels in Libya's civil war number "up to 200" in Libya 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candiate Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama's reaction to the attacks on U.S. missions in Benghazi, Cairo and other U.S. embassy's was to 'sympathize' with the assailants; the President claimed the attacks were the result of protests to a movie released on YouTube months before that mocked Mohammed 2012 Event Serbia says it is protecting a witness of organ harvesting on Serbian prisoners of the war in Kosovo 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 U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Daniel B. Shapiro, says America 'is ready' to attack Iran to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons 2012 Event Pope Benedict XVI says Cuba needs to find ways to move away from Communism, and that he will help them find a peaceful way to make the transition 2011 Event The Arab League agrees to impose sanctions on Syria due to the nation's continued violent uprising; Syria says the move is 'unprecedented' 2011 Event In a meeting with President Barack Obama, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not fully withdraw to the pre-1967 borders as Obama requested 2011 Event At a meeting in Nanjing, China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the main problem in the world's monetary system is countries that inhibit the free flow of the value of their currency 2010 Event The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, says cultural genocide is happening as a result of the Chinese law requiring Mandarin as the language of instruction in Tibetan schools 2010 Event An audio recording by Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden says Muslim nations haven't done enough to support relief efforts in flood-hit Pakistan 2010 Event U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague says British soldiers should be out of Afghanistan by 2014 2010 Event Roza Otunbayeva says Kyrgyzstan's ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev must stand trial over riots; gunfire disrupts a rally in support of the former President in the city of Osh 2010 Event Over 100 people die in the Krygyzstani riots; opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva says she will lead a temporary government for six months 2010 Event 60 countries are invited to participate in Iran's two-day nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran April 17 - 18; China says it will attend 1998 Event President Bill Clinton says he would never resign, 'I would never walk away from the of this country and the trust they've placed in me', during a press conference 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" 1997 Event Jerry Seinfeld says this is the final season of his TV show 1997 Event FBI says no evidence of foul play in 1996 TWA 800 crash 1997 Event Fred Goldman says he will settle for a signed murder confession from O. J. Simpson in lieu of his $20.5 million judgement 1994 Event Ukraine says it will give up world's 3rd largest nuclear arsenal 1993 Event Rodney King in court says he thinks he heard cops yell racial slurs 1992 Event Ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show 1991 Event President F. W. de Klerk, says he would repeal all apartheid laws 1990 Event Saddam says Israel will be Iraq's 1st target 1990 Event Iraq says it is preparing for a "dangerous war" 1990 Event Saddam says he will destroy Israel 1990 Event Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories 1990 Event Supreme Court says law prohibiting desecration of U.S. flag unconstitutional 1990 Event South Africa says its reconsidering ban on African National Congress 1990 Event Perez de Cuellar says he has lost all hope for peace in Gulf 1989 Event Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC's "Today" show 1988 Event LIRR says Penn station will get air conditioning in 1991 1988 Event Mayor Koch says he plans to wipe out street-corner windshield washers 1988 Event Iran says Iraq uses poison gas in the war 1988 Event Iraq says it launched 16 missiles into Tehran 1986 Event Ghorbanifar 1st suggests diversion of cash to contras, says North 1984 Event Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS 1983 Event Attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "because food is free and that's easier than paying for it" 1981 Birthday Natalie Portman, actress, Professional, Everyone Says I Love You 1981 Event Lenny Randle tries to blow a slow roller foul but ump says no 1981 Event Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story 1978 Event Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female 1977 Event Supreme Court says people may refuse to display state motto on license 1976 Event President Ford says there is "no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe" 1973 Event Vice President Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign 1972 Event John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show 1972 Event Billionaire Howard Hughes says Clifford Irving's bio is a fake 1970 Event Dutch bishops says he is in favor of married priest 1969 Event Nixon says 25,000 U.S. troops would leave Vietnam by end of August 1969 Event Paul McCartney says their is no truth to rumors he is dead 1967 Event Arthur Allyn says White Sox will play 9 games in Milwaukee in 1968 1967 Event Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Quebec libre! Long live free Quebec!' 1966 Event John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" 1966 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson says U.S. should stay in South Vietnam until communist aggression ends 1965 Event South Africa government says children of white fathers are white 1965 Event Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants 1964 Event Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner 1963 Event Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in history 1963 Event John F. Kennedy says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act" 1962 Event Cuban missile crisis ends, John F. Kennedy says U.S.S.R. is dismantling missile bases 1961 Event U.S.S.R. says it will resume nuclear testing 1961 Event NATO Secretary-General Paul-Henri Spaak says he'll resign 1959 Event Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise 1958 Event Calvin Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn 1958 Event Premier Charles de Gaulle says Algeria will always be French 1958 Event William Faulkner says U.S. school degenerated to become babysitters 1957 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast 1957 Event Walter O'Malley says Dodgers may play 10 exhibitions in California in 1958 1956 Event Indonesia says it will not pay debts to the Netherlands 1955 Event Baseball Commish Ford Frick says he favors legalization of spitter 1953 Event Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St. Louis Browns for $2,475M 1944 Event Navy says black women can join WAVES 1944 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt says he would run for a 4th term 1943 Event Stalin says: "The issue of German fascism is lost" 1941 Event Adolf Hitler says Russia is "broken" and would "never rise again" 1941 Event Former Dutch Prime Minister Colijn says Netherlands Indies not ready for independence 1940 Event British Prime Minister Churchill says of Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" 1940 Event Winston Churchill says "We shall fight on the seas and oceans" 1940 Event Churchill says "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" 1940 Event Goering says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest 1939 Event Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-minute mile beyond human effort 1938 Event U.K. Foreign Secretary Eden resigns, says Prime Minister Chamberlain appeased Germany 1937 Event Minister Romme says unemployment is 25% "quarter of Romme" 1934 Event Stalin ends 17th CPSU-congress, says "Life becomes merrier" 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugrated as 32nd president, pledges to pull U.S. out of Depression and says "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." 1931 Event Lord Cecil of British Government says War was never so improbable 1931 Event John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on 1926 Event Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies 1923 Event Attorney General says it is legal for women to wear trousers anywhere 1922 Event Geological survey says U.S. oil supply would be depleted in 20 years 1917 Event Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate 1916 Event Lenin says Imperialism is caused by capitalism 1914 Event Lord Kitchner says "Your country needs you," poster spreads over UK 1913 Event President Wilson says U.S. will never attack another country 1897 Event After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" 1895 Event King Edward VII says "We are all Socialists nowadays" 1892 Event U.S. Patent Office says J. W. Swan, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the electric light carbon for the incandescent lamp 1862 Event President Lincoln, says he will free slaves in all states on Jan 1 1861 Event Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia and says Union troops will not enter that state 1858 Event Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" 1849 Event Lincoln says "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and of people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time" 1749 Event Earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds" 1350 Event Orvieto city says it will behead and burn Jewish-Christian couples
