2015 Event Researchers discover a biofluorescent hawksbill sea turtle in waters off of the Solomon Islands; though biofluorescence has been observed in captive reptiles, this is the first occurrence seen in a wild reptile 2015 Event Pope Francis continues Catholic reforms by changing the marriage annulment process to make it faster and less expensive; earlier this month, the pope also declared that priests may forgive the sin of abortion during next year's Year of Mercy 2015 Event Google, Inc. restructures, placing its search business and its various research ventures into a holding company called Alphabet; Google will begin reporting under the new company with the fourth quarter of this year 2015 Event The Brain Kids, a team of robots from Japan's Chiba Institute of Technology, wins this year's RoboCup, a robotic football (soccer) tournament started 18 years ago to encourage new developments in the robotics field 2015 Event The German government approves the Greek bailout deal, which was also approved by the Greek parliament earlier this week; German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that chaos would result if the deal did not go through 2015 Event 'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy Award drama nominations with 24, giving network HBO the lead with 124 nominations overall; ABC ranks second with 42 total nominations for this year's awards, to be held in September 2015 Event Members of the E.U. have agreed to relocate 40,000 of the recent migrants to Italy and Greece; over 120,000 of the 150,000 migrants to Europe so far this year have landed in these two countries 2015 Event A rally calling for removal of the Confederate flag forms at the capitol building of the U.S. state of South Carolina in response to a shooting earlier this week of nine African-Americans by white supremacist Dylann Storm Roof 2015 Event Pope Francis issues an encyclical, 'Laudato Si' (Praise Be), urging action to protect Earth from pollution and climate change; the document was issued with the intention of influencing the U.N. Climate Summit later this year 2015 Event Juan Felipe Herrera, age 66, has been named by U.S. Congress as this year's national poet laureate; Herrera, who is the first Latino to be given the title, has served for the past three years as California poet laureate 2015 Event Officials from India and Bangladesh sign the Land Boundary Agreement, permanently dividing disputed border territory between the two nations; residents of this territory have lacked government-sponsored services and clear citizenship status 2015 Event Google will begin testing self-driving cars on the streets of Mountain View, California this summer; the company has tested modified versions of existing vehicles but will now test cars developed specifically for self-driving 2015 Event A second major earthquake, magnitude 7.3, hits Nepal less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the nation and caused thousands of deaths and injuries; at least 48 people are known to have perished in this second event 2015 Event The U.S. Federal Reserve has cut its 2015 inflation and economic growth predictions for the U.S. and will likely wait until at least June of this year to raise interest rates 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling Likud party have retained victory in this week's election; Netanyahu will now focus on forming a coalition government 2015 Event Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., reaches a new snowfall record of 108.6 inches and may receive even more snow this season; the city's previous record of 107.6 inches was set in the winter of 1995-1996 2015 Event Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale calls for aid after Cyclone Pam decimates homes throughout this nation of over 60 islands, resulting in at least 8 deaths; the full impact of the Category 5 storm is not yet known 2015 Event Snowstorms continue to hit Boston, Massachusetts, bringing the city's snowfall this season to 102 inches to date; the city's highest snowfall occurred in the winter of 1995 with 107.6 inches 2015 Event A federal U.S. judge orders a halt to an executive order issued by President Barack Obama that allows approximately 5 million illegal immigrants to remain in the country; Obama expects to overcome this hurdle to implement the order as planned 2015 Event Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian journalist Baher Mohamed are released on bail in Cairo while awaiting trial for allegedly assisting the Muslim Brotherhood; a third journalist, Australian Peter Grest, was deported earlier this month 2015 Event The International Energy Agency estimates that oil prices will remain relatively low for the next five years, potentially dipping this year to an average of $55/barrel before increasing to about $73/barrel by the year 2020 2015 Event Harper Lee will release her second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' after 55 years; Lee wrote this novel first, presenting Scout as an adult, but editors convinced Lee to write instead about Scout as a child, resulting in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' 2014 Event Sony Corporation's gaming service is back online after a hacking attack disrupted its PlayStation Network; the company is probing whether this incident is related to the attack on its Sony Pictures Division earlier this month 2014 Event Somalia and North Korea tie for the most corrupt country in the world according to this year's ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2014 Event The U.N. World Food Program stops assistance to over 1.7 million Syrian refugees in the nations adjoining Syria; the program has provided over $800 million in aid but lacks funds to continue this support 2014 Event Two boys in a New York town are rescued early this morning after being inadvertently buried in snow by a snow plow; the plow operator did not see the children as he cleared snow from a parking lot in which they were building a snow fort 2014 Event The G-20 summit in Australia ends with a commitment by leaders of the 20 nations to take steps to raise their collective GDP by $2 trillion over the next four years; critics say that proposed measures are not specific enough to achieve this goal 2014 Event The San Francisco Giants are this year's World Champions of Baseball after winning the World Series over the Kansas City Royals with a score of 3-2; this marks the third title by the Giants in the last 5 years 2014 Event Australia bans all visas from the Ebola-hit nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; the nation's officials state that this is required to preserve public health, but health experts have criticized the policy 2014 Event Palestine will be officially recognized as a sovereign state by the new government of Sweden; though the U.N. General Assembly supported such recognition two years ago, few nations have officially extended this recognition 2014 Event General Motors (GM) issues its 71st recall this year, affecting over 500,000 Cadillac SUVs, Saab SUVs and Chevy Spark cars that may have defective or loose parts; GM is also halting sales of GMC Canyons and Chevy Colorados due to air bag concerns 2014 Event Bruce Levenson will sell his stake in the Atlanta Hawks after stating earlier this week that he sent a racially biased email two years ago; Levenson is freely following the path of Don Sterling, who was forced to sell the Clippers for similar reasons 2014 Event Movie studio Warner Brothers announces plans to lay off employees and reduce costs in order to improve efficiency; parent company Time Warner Inc. is seeking improvements across its divisions after rejecting a buyout offer by Rupert Murdoch earlier this year 2014 Event Apple's new iPhone will include a near-field communication chip, making mobile payments easier; the phone will be released for sale later this September 2014 Event India has put the INS Kolkata into service; the battleship, built locally, is the second to be commissioned this year and signals the nation's intent to update its military in response to concern regarding China's growth 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 Rory McIlroy wins the PGA Championship, marking his fourth major championship; McIlroy is now one of only four players in golf history to reach this achievement by age 25 2014 Event GM recalls 269,000 additional vehicles; the company has issued 66 recalls this year to date 2014 Event The U.S. Federal Reserve announces that it will end its current monetary policy of quantitative easing by ceasing bond purchases after October of this year 2014 Event 'Nympheas', a painting in Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' series, is auctioned today for a price of $54 million; this is only the second-highest price paid for a Monet - another painting in the series sold in 2008 for $80.3 million at auction 2014 Event The U.S. is pressing Iraq to put a new government into place as soon as possible in order to keep the nation from being torn apart by sectarian violence; the U.S. plans to send military advisors but not direct military assistance at this time 2014 Event A water-embedded rock layer is found deep inside the earth; the layer stores three times the water found in all the earth's oceans, suggesting that oceans developed through seepage of this water and not from striking comets as previously believed 2014 Event President Barack Obama plans to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015 and then reduce this number over the following two years to a small force; the troops will train Afghan forces and conduct counterterrorism operations 2014 Event eBay announces that its databases were accessed by hackers in February and March of this year; despite no reports to date of illicit activity arising from the cyberattack, the company is requiring all users to change their passwords 2014 Event 21st Century Fox, Inc. is seeking to sell its European pay TV assets to its BSkyB unit; this will enhance BSkyB's standing as a pay TV company while divesting Fox of its non-core business; such a deal must still receive regulatory approval 2014 Event Dubai International Airport beat London Heathrow Airport in the first quarter of this year as the world's busiest international airport; Dubai Airport hopes to retain this position after a series of expansion projects are completed 2014 Event Pope Francis canonizes John XXIII and John Paul II; this is the first time that the Catholic Church has elected two former popes to sainthood in the same ceremony 2014 Event Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels joins an elite group of only 26 major league baseball players to have hit 500 home runs; Pujols achieved this feat during today's game against the Washington Nationals 2014 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, Inc., announces that the company will begin selling its luxury electric cars in China this month 2014 Event The University of Connecticut achieves a second championship as the women's basketball team takes home the NCAA championship title after a 79-58 victory over Notre Dame; the men's basketball team won the NCAA title this season 2014 Event Afghans show up at the polls in spite of potential violence to vote for their next president; this is the third such election since the 2001 removal of the Taliban from power 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale strikes 58 miles northwest of Iquique, Chile; though larger than the 6.7 quake on March 16th, scientists expect an even stronger quake in this region in the future 2014 Event Scientists using the BICEP2 telescope identify evidence for cosmic inflation; if confirmed, this evidence will provide support for the Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe 2014 Event The U.S. plans to let its contract with ICANN expire next year; this would end U.S. authority over the Internet 2014 Event The Italian government sets aside 2 million euros for repairs to the ancient city of Pompeii after damage caused by heavy rains highlights the general decay of this World Heritage site 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 Brazilian government plans to cut its spending by almost $19 billion this year in an effort to reduce the country's debt and inflation growth; economists have revised current year GDP and next year's growth forecast downward in recent weeks 2014 Event The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games 2014 Event American ice dancing pair Charlie White and Meryl Davis win the Olympic gold medal - the first gold won by the U.S. in this sport 2014 Event Record-low temperatures are expected in the U.S. due to a 'polar vortex'; forecasters anticipate this tunnel of cold air funneling all the way from the North Pole to the U.S. could bring temperatures as low as 15 degrees in Chicago and 25 below zero in Fargo, North Dakota 2013 Event Breaking with long-standing tradition among Russian heads of state, President Vladimir Putin delivered two New Year's speeches rather than one; he made his second stres from Khaborovsk, a city that experienced devastating floods this summer 2013 Event President Barack Obama and the First Family begin their 17-day Hawaiian vacation; this is the sixth year in a row the Obama's have visited family and friends on the island of Oahu for Christmas and New Year's 2013 Event The Pentagon will furlough 650,000 civilian employees without pay for six days this year after receiving warnings that mandatory budget cuts might idle defense workers for a longer period of time 2013 Event The super PAC 'Ready for Hillary', has raised over $1 million since its inception this year; much of the money raised comes from mega-donors to President Barack Obama 2013 Event After the death of Frank Lautenberg, Governor Chris Christie appoints Jeffrey Chiesa as U.S. Senator for New Jersey until a special election is held later this year 2013 Event China reports it will open the South China Sea's Paracel Islands to tourism before the May Day holiday. Vietnam voices strong opposition this move, as ownership of the Islands is in dispute 2013 Event Northwest Africa 7325, a green meteorite found in Morocco, 2012, may have originated on planet Mercury; if scientists are correct, this will be the first known meteorite from Mercury 2013 Event President Barack Obama is inaugurated in the Blue Room of the White House; this is his second term in office 2012 Event United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II attends a meeting of the Cabinet for the first time, receiving a gift honoring her Diamond Jubilee; this was first time a Cabinet meeting was attended by a British monarch since the reign of Queen Victoria 2012 Event Prime Minister Victor Ponta, of the Social Liberal Union, is nominated by Romanian President, Traian Basescu, to form a new government after Romania holds its parliamentary election later this December 2012 Event Parts of Australia and the South Pacific witness a total solar eclipse, with Cairns being the most populated city to experience this rare event 2012 Event In Tibet, a Tibetan teenager dies of self-immolation in Gansu, China; this is the seventh incident this week and the 70th self-immolation since 2009 2012 Event Votes in Florida are finalized, giving Barack Obama the winning number of electoral votes; this will be his second term as President of the United States 2012 Event The New York Stock Exchange is reopened after a two-day closure due to Hurricane Sandy; this was the market's first weather-related two-day closure since the late 19th century 2012 Event Scientists reveal new research identifying a mechanism by which Earth-warming carbon is pulled deep into the Southern Ocean, and locked away; scientists claim this process may be threatened by global warming 2012 Event Following political reforms in Myanmar, Australia relaxes sanctions on the country, including by-elections earlier this month where opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's party won more than a dozen seats 2012 Event In Orlando, Golf pro Tiger Woods wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament; this is his first PGA Tour victory since 2009 2011 Event The music video for the single, 'Marry the Night' is released by pop singer Lady Gaga; the song is from her 2011 album 'Born This Way' 2011 Event In a Schrodinger's cat experiment, researchers in Japan and Australia successfully teleport wave packets of light; this is the first transfer of quantum information from one point to another 2010 Event A male Algerian is fined by a court in Nice for insulting the French national flag; this was the first such penalty ever to be administered 2010 Event Over 92,000 classified documents detailing incidents related to the war in Afghanistan are released by Wikileaks; this is the largest leak in U.S military history 2010 Event An Iranian woman convicted of adultery is sentenced to death by stoning; Iranian human rights activist Mina Ahadi tries to stop this barbaric act 2010 Event At least 80 schoolgirls attending different Kunduz schools are poisoned this week; an inquiry is launched and the Taliban, opposed to female education, deny any involvement 2009 Event President Obama promises the will 'get something done this year' on healthcare reform 2004 Death Joe Viterelli, mob actor, Analyze This, dies at 66 2003 Death Johnny Paycheck, singer, Take This Job and Shove It, dies at 65 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 1997 Event Jerry Seinfeld says this is the final season of his TV show 1996 Death 61 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in U.S. this year 1994 Event "What's Wrong With this Pic?" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 12 perf 1994 Event "What's Wrong With this Picture?" opens at Circle in Sq New York City for 12 per 1994 Death Kristen Pfaff, U.S. bass guitarist (Hole-Live through this), dies at 24 1994 Event Star Trek The Next Generation, finale airs this week in syndication 1994 Death Denis Pitts, film-maker, journalist, novelist, wrote, 'This City is Ours', 'The Predator', dies at 64 1991 Event "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 469 performances 1991 Event "This Is Ponderous" by 2nu peaks at #46 1990 Event "Once on this Island" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 469 performances 1990 Event Oakland beats New York 7-3 to complete a 12-game sweep of Yankees this year 1990 Event For 2nd time this season, Cecil Fielder belts 3 home runs in a game 1989 Event Paul McCartney releases "This One" 1989 Event For one second this morning, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89 1989 Event Nolan Ryan pitches his 2nd one-hitter this season and 11th overall 1989 Event Cleveland loses and drop to 21-22, this is the latest a sub .500 team is in 1st place (AL East) 1988 Event George Harrison releases "This is Love" 1988 Event Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British Prime Minister this century 1987 Event Lanford Wilson's "Burn This," premieres in New York City 1987 Event Rhino Records 1st #1-Billy Vera and Beaters' "At This Moment" 1986 Event Halley's Comet makes closest approach to Earth this trip, 63 M km 1983 Birthday Christopher Parker, born in Lewisham, London, actor, television presenter, appeared in 'Hotel Babylon' BBC series, presenter on 'This Morning' television show 1983 Event Gaylord Perry joins Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton to reach 3,500 career strikeouts this season, he also wins his 1st game as a Royal 1982 Event AT and T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day 1981 Event "This is Burlesque" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 28 performances 1981 Event "This Was Burlesque" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 28 performances 1980 Birthday Eliza Dushku, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey 1980 Death Rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53 1980 Event Jerry Mumphrey joins Ozzie Smith, and Gene Richards to steal 50 bases this year for Padres 1980 Event Braves join every NL team with 1,000,000+ attendance for this season 1980 Death Peggy Knudson, actress (April-So This is Hollywood), dies at 57 1979 Death Julian Orchard, actor (Perfect Friday, Bless this House), dies at 49 1978 Event 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yankees out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9 1978 Birthday Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1978 Birthday Shiloh Strong, actor, Maybe This Time, House of Cards 1977 Event 19th Grammy Awards: This Masquerade, Starland Vocal Band 1976 Event George Harrison releases "This Song" 1976 Death Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74 1976 Event George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)" 1975 Death William Hartnell, actor (Jackpot, This Sporting Life), dies at 67 1975 Birthday Christina Nigra, actress, Out of This World 1974 Death Harry Hershfield, cartoonist (Can You Top This?), dies at 89 1973 Death Arturo De Cordova, actor (This Strange Passion), dies at 65 1972 Birthday Maureen Flannigan, actress, Evie-Out of This World 1971 Event Jim Palmer is 4th Oriole to win at least 20 games this season 1970 Birthday [Jack] Stephen Burton, Indianapolis, actor, Chris-Out of this World 1970 Event Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation 1970 Death Ed Ford, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 72 1969 Birthday Rick Mercer, born in St. John's, Canada, comedian, satirist, television personality, created television show, 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes', trademark routine titled, 'Talking to Americans' 1969 Birthday Joey Restivo, born in Brooklyn, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies 1969 Event "This Is Tom Jones," debuts on ABC TV 1969 Event Jethro Tull's This Was Jethro Tull album debuts 1968 Birthday Wyatt Pauley, Ecuador, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies 1968 Birthday Shelby Lynne, Quantico, Virginia, country singer, If I Could Bottle This Up 1968 Death Virginia Weidler, actress (All This and Heaven Too), dies at 42 1967 Birthday Charlie Pennaelino, Queens, New York, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way 1967 Birthday Faith Hill, born in Ridgeland, Mississippi, singer, country music, sold 40 million records, hits include, 'This Kiss', appeared in 'The Stepford Wives', married to Tim McGraw 1967 Birthday Tabitha Soren, born in San Antonio, Texas, MTV reporter, This Week in Rock 1966 Death Jan Kiepura, actor (Give Us this Night), dies of heart attack at 64 1966 Birthday Deana Carter, born in Nashville, Texas, Deana Kay Carter, country singer, famous for multi-platinum debut album 'Did I Shave My Legs for This?', albums include fourteen singles, three reached number one on the Billboard country charts, including 'Strawberry Wine' 1965 Event San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 1965 Birthday Robert Platus, born in New York City, lip syncher, Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know This 1965 Event At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die 1965 Death Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81 1963 Birthday Les Claypool, U.S. funk metal singer/bassist, Primus-Suck on This 1962 Birthday Richard Coles, rocker, Communards-Don't Leave Me This Way 1961 Birthday Robbie Nevil, rocker, A Place Like This 1961 Birthday El Debarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rocker, Debarge-All this Love 1960 Birthday Cathy Moriarty, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Raging Bull, Bless This House 1960 Death Howard Glenn, New York Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game 1958 Event Starting this season, AL batters are required to wear batting helmets 1958 Birthday Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Princeton, New Jersey, country vocalist, This Shirt 1956 Birthday Paula Zahn, born in Napperville, Illinois, news anchor, ABC, CBS This Morning 1954 Birthday Emir Kusturica, born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, filmmaker, actor, musician, appeared in films, 'Promise Me This', 'Maradona' 1954 Event White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920 1954 Event Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor 1954 Death Joe Laurie, Jr., comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61 1954 Birthday Donna Pescow, born in Brooklyn, actress, Angie, Out of this World, Rainbow 1953 Death Lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73 1953 Birthday Dave Amato, rocker for REO Speedwagon, Can't Fight this Feeling 1953 Birthday Alexander O'Neal, born in Natchez, Mississippi, singer, rhythm and blues genre, successful songs include 'Saturday Love', Never Knew Love Like This' and 'Fake' 1951 Event "Out of This World" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 157 performances 1950 Event "Out of This World" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 157 performances 1950 Event Cole Porter's musical "Out of this World," premieres in New York City 1950 Birthday Wally Lamb, born in America, author, novelist, featured in Oprah's Book Club, books include 'The Hour I First Believed' 'I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison', 'She's Come Undone', 'I Know This Much is True' 1950 Birthday Joe Perry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Walk this Way 1950 Birthday Sally Geeson, born in Sussex, England, actress, Bless This House 1950 Death Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 1948 Birthday Robert Braunwart, who added thousands of dates to this database 1948 Birthday Christopher Guest, born in New York City, actor, SNL, Heartbeeps, This is Spinal Tap 1945 Birthday Tobias Wolff, U.S. writer, This Boy's Life 1944 Birthday Billy Vera, musician, & Beaters-At This Moment, Into the Night 1944 Birthday Jackie Lomax, Liverpool, rocker, Is This What You Want 1943 Event Noel Coward's "This Happy Breed," premieres in London 1943 Birthday Geogre Benson, jazz/blues guitarist, Breezin', This Masquerade 1943 Event 63 U Boats (359,300 ton) sinks this month 1943 Event 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton) 1942 Event 60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton) 1942 Event 109 U boats sunk this month (729,000 ton) 1942 Event 94 U boats sunk this month (619,000 ton) 1942 Event 98 U-boats sunk this month (485,000 tons) 1942 Event U boats sunk this month 108 ships (544,000 ton) 1942 Event U boats sank 96 allied ships this month: 476,000 ton 1942 Event Irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army," premieres in New York City 1942 Event 144 U boats (700,000 ton) sunk this month 1942 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Ellen Glasgow (In this our Life) 1942 Event 62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton) 1941 Event 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) 1941 Event 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) 1941 Birthday Glenn Moore, born in Portland, Oregon, rocker, jazz bassist, played with saxophonist Jim Pepper, recorded 'This is It' with Nick Brignola, 'Bird on Wire' with Tim Hardin 1941 Event 53 U-boats sunk this month (202,000 tons) 1941 Event 23 U-boats sunk this month (80,000 ton) 1941 Event U boats sink 21 allied ships this month: 94,000 ton 1941 Event 61 U-boats (310,000 ton) sunk this month 1941 Event 41 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) 1941 Birthday Johnny Paycheck, born in Greenfield, Ohio, singer, Take This Job and Shove It 1941 Event 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month 1941 Event 21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton) 1940 Event 37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton) 1940 Event 32 U boats sunk this month (147,000 ton) 1940 Event 63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) 1940 Event 59 U-boats sunk this month (295,000 tons) 1940 Event 56 U-boats sunk this month (268,000 ton) 1940 Event 38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton) 1940 Event 58 U-boats (284,000 ton) sunk this month 1940 Event Winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations would remember that "this was their finest hour" 1940 Event 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton) 1940 Event 40 U boats sunk this month (111,000 ton) 1939 Event 25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton) 1939 Event 21 U boats sunk this month (52,000 ton) 1939 Event 27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton) 1939 Event 41 U-boats sunk this month (153,000 ton) 1937 Birthday Bill Anderson, country singer, Still, From This Pen 1937 Birthday Steve Karmen, born in Bronx, New York, jingle writer, I Love, New York, This Bud's for You 1936 Birthday Abbie Hoffman, aka Free, Yippie/activist/author, Steal this Book 1935 Birthday Alex Harvey, rocker, Just Visiting This Planet 1934 Birthday Wink Martindale, Jackson, Tennessee, TV host, Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This 1934 Event Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player 1933 Birthday Joan Weldon, SF, actress, So This is Love, Them 1930 Birthday Bryan Magee, born in Hoxton, England, broadcaster, author, politician, presented current affairs television show This Week, made philosophy accessible with his 'Men of Ideas' television series 1930 Birthday Denis Pitts, film-maker, journalist, novelist, wrote, 'This City is Ours', 'The Predator' 1929 Birthday Ira Levin, author, Rosemary Baby, Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day 1928 Event Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London 1926 Event Noel Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in New York City 1926 Birthday Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress, This is Music, Paul Dixon Show 1919 Event Reds beat White Sox, 5 games to 3 in 16th World Series. This series is known as black sox scandal as 8 White Sox throw series 1919 Event World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal) 1916 Event U.S. invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime 1913 Birthday Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life 1913 Birthday Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life 1912 Birthday Woodie Guthrie, folk singer, This Land Is Your Land 1912 Birthday Martin Gabel, born in Philadelphia, TV host, With this Ring 1912 Event Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctr 1910 Event Halley's comet seen by naked eye 1st time this trip (Curacao) 1910 Birthday Douglas Spencer, actor, Thing, This Island Earth, River of No Return 1909 Event Ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment 1909 Event Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals 1908 Birthday Stuart Hamblen, Texas, singer/composer, This Old House 1908 Birthday Cal Tinney, Oklahoma, comedian, Stop Me If You Heard This One 1905 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals 1904 Event New York Yankee Jack Chesbro's 1st of 41 wins this year 1902 Birthday Alexander Gray, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, actor, This is Music 1898 Birthday Rene Magritte, Belgian surrealistic painter, This is Not a Pipe 1896 Death Alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63 1895 Birthday Lew Lehr, Philadelphia, comedian, Stop Me if I heard this One 1892 Birthday John Peale Bishop, U.S. poet, This Side of Paradise 1887 Event Detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3 1885 Birthday Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist, Can You Top This? 1863 Event President Davis calls for this to be a day of fasting and prayer 1859 Event Dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity 1st time this defense is successfully used 1840 Event Records show 95,820 licensed public houses in England on this date 1834 Event Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell 1810 Event Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event 1785 Birthday Bettina von Arnim, German writer, This Book Belongs to the King 1780 Event About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day it's cause is still unexplained 1773 Event British Parliament passes Tea Act (Boston won't like this) 1765 Event Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" 1752 Event This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1630 Event 16,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague
