2014 Event Pakistani protesters seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif briefly take over the state television station and shut it down; soldiers and paramilitary forces later regained control and restored operation 2013 Event A strike intended to shut down Nepal's general elections November 19th, is orchestrated by an alliance of 33 opposition parties 2013 Event The NASDAQ index was shut down for 44 minutes due to a human error that occurred while performing an operational function; the error resulted in the flawed delivery of date to the NASDAQ distribution system 2013 Event In Bangladesh, workers seeking higher pay go on strike, and hundreds of garment factories shut down 2012 Event In Dublin, an estimated crowd of 10,000 protesters demonstrated against austerity and called for a general strike to shut down the country 2012 Event In Oklahoma, airport workers discover a painted golden object with a hole in the bottom in the luggage of musician Wayne Coyne; they mistake the object for a live grenade and shut down the Will Rogers World Airport 2012 Event The last nuclear reactor in Japan is shut down, leaving the country without nuclear power since 1970 2012 Event New Corporation announces its launch of 'The Sun on Sunday' to replace 'News of the World' which shut down due to a phone hacking controversy 2011 Event Dozens of people are arrested as riot police shut down Occupy Portland and Occupy Oakland Rallies, offshoots of the Occupy Wall Street movement 2011 Event Over 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested when they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic 2011 Event China asks Myanmar to protect Chinese corporate interests after Burma's President Thein Sein shut down the Myitsone Dam project 2011 Event New York City braces for Hurricane Irene, announcing plans to shut down subways buses and commuter trains 2011 Event A 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful since 1897, strikes near Mineral, Virginia, causing a shut down of a nearby nuclear reactor 2011 Event Germany determines it must shut down part of its airspace as volcanic ash from Iceland's Grisvotn eruption spreads through northern Europe 2011 Event In Yafran, Libya, thousands risk potential death and starvation after Muammar Gaddafi's forces shut off water and block food supplies 2010 Event Dhaka's University of Engineering and Technology in Bangladesh is shut down after a student rampage injures four people because of 2010 FIFA World Cup fever 2005 Event New York City union members shut down subway and bus services for 3 days 2003 Event After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America 1983 Event Federal government shut down 1983 Event Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out 1975 Event Rick and Paul Reuschel become 1st brothers to pitch a combined shut out 1973 Birthday Trick Daddy, born in Miami, Florida, rapper, popular hits 'Let's Go', 'Shut Up', 'Thugs are Us' 1972 Event Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U) 1966 Birthday Kevin Paige, vocalist, Don't Shut Me Out 1965 Event 1st shut put over 70' (Randy Matson 70' 7") 1955 Event Phils beat Cubs 1-0 in 15, ties longest shut out in Phillies history 1950 Event Monasteries shut down in Hungary 1947 Event Tigers shut out Yankees 2-0, end 19 game win streak 1944 Event Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cincinnati Reds 2-0 1944 Event Longest shut out in Phillies history, Phils beat Braves 1-0 in 15 inn 1942 Event 74th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Shut Out wins in 2:29.2 1942 Event 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4 1933 Event Yankees are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931) 1873 Event Panic sweeps New York Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) New York shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal
