2015 Event The four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta have been put on display at the British Library in London; access is limited to scholars and to 1,215 viewers from all over the world who were selected by lottery 2014 Event Lawyer Ron Klain has been appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama as Ebola Response Coordinator to organize government response to Ebola cases; though not medically trained, Klain has been selected for his managerial and problem-solving experience 2014 Event Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has agreed to stop challenging Haider al-Abadi as the new Prime Minister; President Fuad Masum selected al-Abadi for the position earlier this week 2014 Event Five cities have submitted bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics: Oslo, Norway; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing, China; Krakow, Poland and Lviv, Ukraine; the winner will be selected in July 2015 2013 Event Economist Hazem Al Beblaw is selected as Egypt's interim Prime Minister 2013 Event Alfred Xuereb, an Honorary Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, is selected by Pope Francis' to become his first private secretary 2012 Event Turin, Italy, is selected as the European Capital of Sport for 2015 2012 Event Fox News reporter and Opus Dei member Greg Burke is selected by Pope Benedict XVI as secretariat of state 1998 Event Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1997 Event Phillies 3rd baseman Scott Rolen selected unanimous Rookie of Year 1997 Event Athen's Greece selected for 2004 Olympics 1995 Event Mario Tremblay, selected 22nd NHL coach of Montreal Canadians 1994 Event Miss India (Sushmita Sen) selected Miss Universe 1993 Event Janet Reno selected by Clinton as U.S. Attorney General 1991 Event New York Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft 1988 Event Michael Dukakis selected Democratic presidential nominee 1984 Event Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young 1981 Event Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics 1979 Event Warren Giles and Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame 1976 Event Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame 1975 Event William "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame 1972 Event Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame 1972 Event Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs and William Harridge selected for Hall of Fame 1967 Event Red Ruffing selected to Hall of Fame 1966 Event 1st black selected for President cabinet (Lyndon Baines Johnson selects Robert C Weaver-HUD) 1964 Event Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame 1957 Event Tony Kubek of the Yankees selected as AL Rookie of the Year 1952 Event A's Harry Byrd selected AL Rookie of Year 1950 Event Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year 1950 Event Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year 1949 Event Tiger 2nd baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame 1948 Event Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP 1945 Event San Francisco selected for site of United Nations Conference 1943 Event General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe 1942 Event Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame 1935 Event Gabby Hartnett selected NL MVP 1935 Event Hank Greenberg selected AL MVP unanimously 1906 Event London selected to host 1908 Olympics 1899 Birthday Conrad Aiken, U.S., poet/short story writer/critic, Selected Poems 1896 Event Dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks 1786 Event Abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia 573 Event Gregory of Tours selected bishop of Tours
