2015 Event Scientists announce discovery of a planet in the Kepler-452 solar system that closely resembles Earth in size and orbit; the planet, Kepler 452-b, has a diameter 60% larger than Earth's but an orbit that is 385 days, close to Earth's 365 days 2015 Event Greece and its creditors agree to a bailout of up to 86 billion euros in exchange for economic reforms to include changes to the pension system and tax laws; the Greek Parliament must still approve the deal 2015 Event Hackers steal personal data for about 100,000 taxpayers after breaking into a U.S. Internal Revenue Service system that allows taxpayers to retrieve previous tax returns; the data can be used to file tax refund claims and commit identity theft 2015 Event Iran will receive an S-300 air defense system from Russia; though the move won't violate U.N. sanctions against Iran, other nations currently in negotiation with Iran over nuclear issues have expressed concern 2014 Event A ship carrying 900 Syrians is intercepted and safely brought to shore by the Italian coast guard; the ship had been manned by human traffickers who abandoned the vessel after setting the navigation system on a collision course with the Italian coast 2014 Event Thousands of protesters march in Washington, D.C., to protest recent killings of unarmed black men by policemen; the marchers called for an end to police brutality and racial injustice in the U.S. legal system 2014 Event Representatives for the Islamic State announce that the group will begin minting its own currency in order to remove itself from the world financial system, which it considers 'satanic' 2014 Event Microsoft ends support for its Windows XP operating system; the system was first released in 2001 2014 Event Over 300 books related to Anne Frank are donated to Tokyo libraries by the embassy of Israel after a mass vandalism incident earlier this month that destroyed hundreds of the library system's existing copies; police are still investigating 2014 Event The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, now the world's largest solar energy plant, opens in the Mojave Desert; the $2.2 billion plant, owned by Google, NRG Energy, and BrightSource energy, spans five square miles and can provide power to 140,000 homes 2014 Event Water vapor on the minor planet Ceres, the largest asteroid and the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System, is detected by European Space Agency researchers 2013 Event As part of an effort to protect human rights, China's CPC Central Committee announces a plan to abolish its 'reeducation through labor system' which began in the 1950s 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 To prevent problems with airbag deployment caused by issues with their electrical system, Toyota Motor Corporation recalls 885,000 vehicles 2013 Event Apple introduces iOS 7; the seventh version of the company's mobile operating system contains significant user interface changes 2013 Event NASA's Voyager 1 space probe makes history by advancing past the solar system - becoming the first man-made object to reach interstellar space 2013 Event A joint report on Spain's banking system is released by the European Central Bank and the European Commission; the report indicates their system is solvent, with no further program disbursements are needed 2013 Event Research In Motion, the Canadian manufacturer of wireless devices, releases the Blackberry 10, its newest operating system for Blackberrys; the company also announces two smartphones, the Z10 and Q10 2013 Event Austria holds a national referendum on whether or not to retain its system of conscription for the army and social service for young men; they vote to keep military service compulsory 2012 Event Scientists studying the Sutter's Mill meteorite, found near where the Sutter's Mill California Gold Rush site, determine it contains the oldest material in the Solar System 2012 Event In the U.S., over 60 people die in the Mid-Atlantic states as the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy leaves millions without electricity and cripples its mass transportation system 2012 Event Astronomers have identified the nearest planet outside of our Solar System, Alpha Centauri B, which circles its star much closer than Mercury orbits our Sun 2012 Event Sequoia, IMB's Blue Gene/Q system installed at the Department of Energy becomes the world's fastest supercomputer 2012 Event Australia's Nepean-Hawkesbury River system floods after the Warragamba Dam overflows, causing evacuations in the Sydney suburbs Richmond, Pitt Town and Grono Point 2011 Event Part of the Prompt Global Strike program, a U.S. hypersonic weapon system undergoes a successful test, proving capable of striking targets 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away in under 30 minutes 2011 Event NASA reveals its Space Launch System plan, intended to replace the Space Shuttle program with its first flight scheduled for 2017 2011 Event Nintendo's new video game system, the Wii U is introduced; it has a touch-screen display designed as a bridge between portable and tablet-based games and console video games 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 2011 Event A professor from New York University has an experimental life-blogging camera removed from his head after his immune system rejected the implant 2010 Event Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls for the US to be expelled from the international nuclear system because religion prohibits the use of nuclear weapons 2005 Event London's transit system is bombed by terrorists, 56 deaths, 700 injured 1996 Event Television industry executives agree to adopt a ratings system 1996 Event Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan) 1995 Event Spanish Broadcasting System buys New York radio station WPAT-FM for $83.5M 1994 Event Dwingeloo 1, near milky way system, discovered 1993 Death Donald Alexander, System director/producer (East Valley), dies at 79 1992 Death Arpad E Elo, Hungarian physicist (chess classification system), dies 1991 Event University of Manchester scientist announce finding a planet outside of solar system 1991 Event Apple releases Macintosh System 7.0 1990 Event Police kill 8 demonstrators for multi party system in Nepal 1990 Event Space probe Voyager 1 takes photograph of entire solar system 1989 Event Scandinavian Airlines System bans smoking on many flights 1989 Event Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, St. Louis 1988 Event New York City Subway system adds new stations (Z line) 1988 Event System Enhancement Assoc settles case with PKware (ARC vs PKARC) 1987 Death Wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73 1986 Event New York City transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token 1985 Event French government adopts equal electoral system 1984 Event 1st planet outside our solar system discovered 1984 Event AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies 1983 Event Cryptographic Communications System and Method (RSA) patented 1983 Event Washington Public Power Supply System defaulted $2.25 billion 1983 Event Pioneer 10 is 1st man-made object to leave Solar System 1982 Event WQXI, Atlanta, is 1st to use Harris Corp AM stereo system 1982 Event AT&T agrees to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies 1982 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the New York City subway system 1982 Event TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City subway system 1980 Event Sears Radio Theater moves from CBS to Mutual Broadcasting System 1979 Event European Monetary System is established, ECU created 1978 Event EG decides establishes EMS, European Monetary System 1978 Event Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 1978 Event 1st Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward and Randy's CBBS, Chicago) 1977 Event 1st oil through the TransAlaska Pipeline System reach Valdez, Alaska 1975 Death Maxwell Maltz, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals, dies 1973 Event NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie quarterbacks, 1-19) 1971 Event 1st legal off-track betting system begins (OTB-New York) 1971 Event After 1,200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal 1971 Event Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House 1970 Event IBM announces System 370 computer 1970 Event Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG" 1969 Birthday Linus Torvalds, born in Helsinki, Finland, inventor, software engineer, pioneered development of the Linux kernel, a free, open source software operating system 1968 Event Motion Picture Association of America introduces rating system (G, M, R, X) 1968 Event Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system 1968 Event 178,000 employees of U.S. Bell Telephone System go on strike 1968 Event Country's 1st 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville, Ala 1967 Event International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system 1967 Birthday Serj Tankian, born in Beirut, Lebanon, singer, songwriter, rhythm guitarist, political activist, Grammy-Award winning band, System of a Down 1966 Death Isaac Keesing, Dutch founder (System Keesing), dies at 80 1963 Event U.S. postal service institutes zip code system, Zone Improvement Plan 1961 Event British government begins decimal coin system 1960 Event 1st atomic reactor system patents, J W Flora of Canoga Park, California 1960 Event John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years 1959 Birthday Neal Stephenson, born in Fort Meade, Maryland, author books include, 'The System of the World', ''Anathem', 'Quicksilver', 'The Confusion' 1958 Event Buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM 1956 Event Federal interstate highway system act signed 1954 Event President Eisenhower put forward a plan for an interstate highway system 1951 Event Leidse astronomers discover radio signal out of Milky Way system 1951 Birthday Dean Kamen, born in Rockville Centre, New York, inventor, entrepreneur, created the Segway, the AutoSyringe - a mobile dialysis system, and the insulin pump 1950 Birthday Anthony Lloyd, born in England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, gay rights supporter, voted against the Iraq War and against renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System 1950 Event NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense and defense) 1946 Event New York City transit begins using Pennsylvania system - Car # 744 on 8th Ave IND line 1945 Birthday Mark J. Green, born in Brooklyn, New York, lawyer and author, Closed Enterprise System 1944 Birthday Millie Jackson, born in Thompson, Georgia, model/singer, Get it out 'cha system 1943 Birthday Rolf Gehlhaar, born in Breslau, Poland, composer, known for computer-controlled composition, sound installations using Sound Space system 1943 Event Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly opens city's new subway system 1943 Event Postmaster General Frank C Walker invents Postal Zone System 1942 Event Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of New York Giants minor league system 1938 Event Electronic television system patented by V. K. Zworykin 1938 Event Vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system 1938 Event AAU's decides to continue linear measuring system over metric 1937 Event U.S. Social Security system makes its 1st benefit payment 1933 Event 1st police radio system operated, Eastchester Township, New York 1933 Event 1st voice amplification system to be used in U.S. Senate 1933 Event Curom, Curacaose Broadcast System starts: Princess Juliana's speech 1933 Birthday Ray Dolby, sound expert/inventor, Dolby noise limiting system 1929 Event SF Mayor Rolph inaugurates new pedestrian traffic light system 1929 Event Loetafoon celluloid film system demonstrated in Amsterdam 1928 Event President Hoover speaks of "American system of rugged individualism" 1928 Event Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose) 1928 Birthday Ezra Sims, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer of microtonal music, Joseph Maneri adopted his system of notation, composed in quarter tones, received Guggenheim Fellowship 1926 Event Warner Bros premieres Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system 1925 Event Nationwide road numbering system and U.S. shield marker adopted 1921 Birthday Jack Valenti, born in Houston, Texas, Motion Picture Association of America President, created MPAA film rating system 1921 Event Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins 1921 Event Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system 1914 Event Federal Reserve System formally opens 1913 Birthday Wilbur J. Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System 1912 Event Irving Fisher patents archiving system with index cards 1910 Birthday Josef Tal, born in Pinne, Poland, born Joseph Gruenthal, composer, pianist, played hard with Palestine Orchestra, developed notational system for computer-generated compositions at Hebrew University 1908 Event Aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System 1906 Event 1st freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago 1903 Event Yerba Buena is 1st Key System ferry to cross San Francisco Bay 1902 Birthday James Van Alen, created Simplified Scoring System for tennis 1899 Birthday Maxwell Maltz, born in America, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals 1899 Event Ill Tel and Tel granted franchise for Chicago freight tunnel system 1896 Event Vitascope system of movie projection 1st demonstrated (New York City) 1895 Birthday Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer, Milky Way system 1895 Event Anaheim completes it's new electric light system 1888 Event Leroy Buffington patents a system to build skyscrapers 1886 Birthday Isaac Keesing, Dutch publisher/founder, System Keesing 1883 Event Utrecht begins water pipe system 1883 Event Pendleton Act creates basis of U.S. Civil Service system 1880 Event 1st U.S. sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis 1879 Event 1st automatic telephone switching system patented 1872 Event Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires 1871 Event The decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada 1871 Event Congress establishes the civil service system 1866 Event Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in U.S. 1865 Event Fire alarm and police telegraph system put into operation in San Francisco 1863 Event Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency 1859 Birthday Georg Knorr, German engineer, brake system trains 1858 Event Canada begins using decimal currency system 1857 Event England passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system 1853 Birthday Alphonse Bertillon, born in France, anthropologist, devised crime ID system 1851 Birthday Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries 1849 Birthday William Osler, born in Canada, physician/author, circulatory system 1843 Event Congress appropriates $30,000 "to test the practicability of establishing a system of electro-magnetic telegraphs" by the US 1840 Event Penny Post mail system is starts 1837 Event Isaac Pitman introduces his steno system 1824 Birthday John Kerr, System physicist, electro-visually Kerr-effect 1809 Event Dutch King Louis Napoleon accepts metric system 1809 Birthday Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer, reading system for blind 1799 Event Metric system established in France 1794 Death James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64 1794 Birthday Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist, System mycologicum 1793 Event France becomes 1st country to use the metric system 1790 Event U.S. Patent system forms 1789 Event French National Meeting ending feudal system 1786 Event Congress adopts silver dollar and decimal system of money 1722 Event Czar Peter the Great begins civil system 1688 Death Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher (Intellectual system), dies at 70? 1578 Event Tycho Brahe 1st sketches "Tychonic system" of solar system 1500 Birthday Alexander Alesius, Aless/Alane, System theologist/physician
