2015 Event NASA is isolating a six-person team for a year within a small dome in Hawaii in order to simulate theoretical conditions of a Mars mission; the team will have no fresh air or fresh food, and a spacesuit must be worn when exiting the dome 2015 Event A 37-year-old man from South Carolina is rescued 500 miles from home after 66 days lost at sea; Louis Jordan had been in an antique 35-foot sailboat fishing in the open sea when the boat capsized in a storm, and he survived on fish and rainwater 2014 Event The U.S. House of Representatives passes a $1.1 trillion budget within hours of the deadline, avoiding a government shutdown when current funding expires 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 India's central bank states that domestic credit cards must complete extra validation when used to buy local goods or services; some businesses have avoided the rule by using foreign payment systems, resulting in cash flows out of the country 2014 Event The Washington, D.C. zoo is holding a Chinese first-birthday ceremony for celebrity giant panda baby Bao Bao; the cub will be sent to China when she turns 4 2014 Event The World Bank reports that India is now the third-largest economy behind the U.S. and China on the basis of purchasing power parity; India replaces Japan, though Japan remains in third place when GDPs are compared on an exchange-rated basis 2014 Event Slovakia sets a new precedent by electing Andrej Kiska, a millionaire, as president; Mr. Kiska is the first president without ties to the Communist party to be elected since 1993, when the country was formed out of the breakup of Czechoslovakia 2014 Event Indian athletes are granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their nation's flag; the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended when Indian officials were accused of corruption in 2012 2014 Event Stanislas Wawrinka wins his first Grand Slam title when he beats Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Australian Open final 2014 Event Celebrity and pop singer Justin Bieber makes headlines when he is arrested for drunk driving, street racing and resisting arrest 2014 Event Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announces plans to raise the price of gas to 17 cents from 6 cents; the country's annual gas subsidy's cost $12 billion, too much to bear when facing 50 percent inflation and dwindled cash reserves 2013 Event Paleontologist Philip Currie reveals the fully-intact baby Chasmosaurus dinosaur fossil he excavated at Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park; the 72 million-year-old dinosaur is about 1.5 meters long and estimated to have been three years old when it died 2013 Event The Philippines' central province of Leyte suffers a loss of potentially 10,000 people when Typhoon Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia on November 8, 2013; it is the deadliest typhoon ever recorded 2013 Event Africa, Europe and the United States experience a rare solar eclipse, with the west African nation of Gabon enjoying peak viewing when the total eclipse sweeps across a path nearly 60 kilometers wide 2013 Event Two million people lose power and five people are killed when Typhoon Nari strikes the Philippines 2013 Event When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke leaves office, U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Janet Yellin to take his place 2013 Event Argentinian Vice President Amado Boudou takes over the duties of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner when she undergoes surgery to remove a subdural hematoma 2013 Event U.S. Senator Ted Cruz ignites speculation about a 2016 Presidential run when he announces plans to renounce his Canadian citizenship 2013 Event U.S. Republicans unveil a series of bills designed to prevent government abuse, including the 'STOP IRS Act,' which would allow IRS employees to be fired when they take actions for political purposes 2013 Event A portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protects minority voting rights, is struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, ruling that Congress has not taken into account the nation's racial progress when singling out certain states for federal oversight 2013 Event Former President George W. Bush's airplane, a Gulfstream IV, on its way to Dallas' Love Field , was diverted safely to Louisville International AIrport when the pilot smelled smoke 2013 Event The U.S. Supreme Court invalides gene patents held by Myriad Genetics when it rules that isolated human genes are not patentable 2013 Event The French military's M51 missile test fails when the missile self-destructs in midair 2013 Event The release of 1.7 million U.S diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973-1976 when Henry Kissinger was U.S. Secretary of State were released by Wikileaks; Julian Assange worked on the project inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London 2013 Event In southwest China, environmental and health concerns among residents are raised when 1,000 dead ducks pulled from the Sichuan River 2013 Event Calcium deposits found on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover; the deposits are similar to deposits formed on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures 2013 Event NASA scientists achieve a first in laser communication when they successfully beam a picture of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft orbiting the Moon 2012 Event Russia lifts a ban imposed in 1996 on the import of British beef and lamb; the ban, imposed when Britain suffered from mad cow disease (BSE) had been lifted worldwide in 2006 2012 Event The governing Worker's Party takes control of Brazil's financial capital and largest city when Fernando Haddad is elected mayor of Sao Paulo 2012 Event Scientists create a 'magic carpet' using optical fibers to help prevent elderly people from falling by detecting when unusual footsteps are taken 2012 Event Mexico's drug war continues in Monterey, when alleged members of the Gulf Cartel storm a bar in Monterey, killing 10 people 2012 Event Mexico's state, Veracruz, experiences a natural disaster when Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall, killing at least three people 2012 Event Australia's Sally Pearson sets a new Olympic record when she wins the 100 metres hurdles in 12.35 seconds at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event In India, an earlier blackout that left over 600 million people without power ends when power is restored 2012 Event President of France, Francois Holland finalizes a deal with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara to forgive $4.7 billion dollars in debt incurred by the Ivory Coast when it was a French Colonial Power 2012 Event An estimated 90 - 115 people die when an oil tanker in Okobge, Rivers State Nigeria crashes and explodes 2012 Event The first commercial spacecraft, SpaceX Dragon, docks with the International Space Station when it completes docking at 12:02pm EDT 2012 Event Progress is made on the U.K. and European Union's tallest building when the spire of the Shard London Bridge is put in place 2012 Event Millions are left without power when a trasformer malfunctions in Bursa, Turkey 2012 Event Eleven people are killed when their hot air balloon collides with a power line and crashes near Carterton, New Zealand 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 At least 20 Navy SEALs and 17 others die when a NATO Chinook helicopter crashes after being shot down by the Taliban in Afghanistan 2011 Event Major League Baseball history is made when Derek Jeeter of the New York Yankees makes a home run off of the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the 28th member of the 3,000 hit club 2011 Event New York becomes the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage when Governor Andrew Cuomo signs the New York State Marriage Equality Law 2011 Event An undersea fiber-optic cable arrives in Cuba, linking it to Venezuela. Venezuela offered to help Cuba speed its internet connection when the U.S. refused 2010 Event Thirty Kurds are killed when the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution crosses the border into Iraq 2010 Event The world's biggest airline is created when United Airlines shareholders approve a deal to merge with Continental Airlines 2010 Event Five Palestinians are wounded when Israel conducts four air raids in the Gaza Strip, a response to a fourth rocket attack in southern Israel from Gaza 2010 Event More than 5,000 people lose their homes and crops when the Niger River bursts its banks 2010 Event The largest manhunt in U.K. recent history ends when gunman Raoul Moat shoots and kills himself in a 6-hour standoff with police 2010 Event An auction at Christie's in New York sets a record for the most expensive work of art sold at auction when it sells Pablo Picasso's 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust' for $106 million 2010 Event At least 38 are killed and 60 injured when two female suicide bombers carry out two separate terrorist attacks at Moscow Metro stations Lubyana and Park Kultury 2009 Event Panic ensues when an earthquake strikes off the Bali coast in Indonesia, causing few injuries and little material damage 2009 Event Dozens are killed and injured when wildfires spread across France, Spain, Sardinia and Greece 2009 Event A large amount of space debris is created when a Russan and American satellite collide over Siberia 2003 Event Space Shuttle Columbia destroyed over Texas when returning to Earth, 7 crew members are killed 1999 Death Hazel Frederick, face in a crowd, faced the camera when Mary Tyler Moore tossed her hat in the opening credits of her show, dies at 91 1997 Event San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch 1997 Event 73 Israelis die when army copters collide 1996 Event 230 people die when TWA 800 crashes outside of New York City 1993 Event Met Vince Coleman injures 3 when he throws cherry bomb at Dodger fans 1993 Event Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" to President Clinton 1992 Event Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him 1992 Event New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train 1992 Event Ben Vereen suffers injuries when hit by a car 1992 Death Richard Derr, actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at 74 of cancer 1991 Event 27 lost at sea when 2 U.S. Navy anti-submarine planes collide 1990 Event 4th American Comedy Award: When Harry Met Sally 1989 Event Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles 1989 Event Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing 1989 Event Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car 1988 Event George Harrison releases "When We Was Fab" 1987 Event Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass 1986 Death Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band, dies in Sweden at age 24, when tour bus for the band skidded and crashed, inducted posthumously into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica 1986 Event 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes 1985 Event 150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain 1985 Birthday Tina Majorino, actress, Waterworld, When a Man Loves a Woman 1985 Event Naval exercises canceled when U.S. refuses to tell New Zealand of nuclear weapons 1984 Event Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-77-3-4 1984 Event "When You Close Your Eyes" by Night Ranger peaks at #14 1983 Event "When I'm With You" by Sheriff peaks at #61 1983 Event Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock 1982 Event Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini 1982 Event Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69 1981 Death Ann Harding, actress (When Ladies Meet, Devotion), dies 1981 Event Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions 1980 Event 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria 1980 Event Cleveland Dan Spillner, 545 ERA, is 2 outs from a no-hitter when White Sox rookie Leo Sutherland singles 1980 Death Tony Beckley, actor (Assault, When a Stranger Calls), dies at 51 1978 Event Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1 1978 Event Supreme Court orders California medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected 1977 Event Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) 1976 Event Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when ship ran aground 1975 Birthday Aron Ralston, born in America, mountain climber, motivational speaker, forced to amputate his right arm to free and save himself, when trapped by a boulder in Utah 1975 Event President Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside 1975 Event 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River 1975 Event Linda Ronstadt releases "When Will I Be Loved" 1975 Event 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent and Hobart, Tasmania and ship sinks 1974 Event Approximately 140 die when suspension bridge collapses (Nepal) 1974 Event 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil 1973 Event M. Medoff's "When you Comin' Back, Red Ryder?," premieres in New York City 1972 Event Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs 1972 Birthday Busta Rhymes, born in Brooklyn, New York, born Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., rapper, songwriter, actor, albums include, 'The Coming', 'When Disaster Strikes' 1970 Event Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank 1970 Event 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey) 1969 Event Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a home run in World Series 1968 Birthday Kenny Chesney, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, country music artist, over 30 hits, 13 albums certified gold or higher by RIAA, albums include, 'When the Sun Goes Down' 1967 Birthday Brent Muscat, rocker, Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over 1965 Death Jeanette MacDonald, soprano (When I'm Calling You), dies at 63 1964 Event Bunning continues pitching perfectly to New York Mets until 2 outs in 5th, when Joe Christopher beats out a bunt. He totals 15 innings 1963 Event 3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die 1963 Birthday Greg Steele, rocker, Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over 1962 Event Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 yrs 1962 Birthday Michelle Shocked, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, political activist, created label, Mighty Sound, song 'When I Grow Up' featured in an ad for Kaiser Permanente 1962 Event 2 members of Flying Wallendas' high-wire act killed when their 7-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit 1961 Birthday Meg Ryan, Bethel, Connecticut, actress, When Harry Met Sally, As the World Turns 1961 Event Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child and My Bonnie, in Hamburg 1960 Event 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil 1957 Birthday Vince Gill, born in Norman, Oklahoma, country singer, When I Call Your Name 1955 Event 2 killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack, England 1955 Birthday Randy Wanwarmer, born in Denver, vocalist, Just When I Needed You Most 1954 Birthday Dan Hill, rocker, Sometimes When We Touch 1953 Birthday Barry Sonnenfeld, director, When Harry Met Sally, Big, Misery 1949 Event Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners 1948 Event WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event 20 Jews killed when a bomb is thrown into Jewish quarter of Cairo 1948 Birthday Leo Sayer, Gerard, England, singer, When I Need Love 1947 Event 200 die when train derails and fell into a river in Canton, China 1946 Birthday Brenda Holloway, U.S. singer and songwriter, When I'm Gone 1945 Birthday Raphael, Spain, spanish singer, When the Sun Sets, Lo Meyur de Ano 1944 Birthday Charles Burnett, director, When it Rains, Glass Shield 1942 Event Baseball decides that players in military can't play when on furlough 1941 Birthday Billy Fury, Liverpool, singer/guitarist, When Will You Say I Love You 1940 Birthday Percy Sledge, soul singer, When A Man Loves A Woman 1940 Event 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Company plant explodes, New Jersey 1940 Event 27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen, Texas 1940 Event Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star" 1938 Event Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing 1937 Event Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit 1937 Death Clem Sohn, air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open 1936 Event Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him 1936 Event Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track 1935 Birthday Esther Phillips, EM Jones, U.S. singer, When a Woman Loves a Man 1930 Event Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans 1930 Event George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him 1928 Event Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm are 1st to fly across the Pacific when they end their flight from California to Brisbane 1926 Birthday Helen Gallagher, born in Brooklyn, actress, Ryan's Hope, Strangers When We Meet 1925 Birthday Denise Darcel, Paris, France, actress, Dangerous When Wet 1925 Event 44 die when Dreyfus Hotel in Boston collapses 1923 Birthday Esther Williams, born in Inglewood, California, actress/swimmer, Dangerous when Wet 1916 Event Asiago Italy falls when Austrian troops attack the Italian front 1914 Event World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 1913 Event Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously 1912 Event Over 1,500 people die when the British passenger ship, RMS Titanic, sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg 1908 Birthday George Pal, Hungarian/U.S. director, When Worlds Collide, Puppetoons 1904 Event Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913 1903 Birthday Michael Kalatozov, Russian producer, When the Cranes Fly 1901 Birthday Jeanette MacDonald, born in Philadelphia, actress and singer, When I'm Calling You 1901 Birthday Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer, When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay 1900 Event 6,000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas 1898 Birthday [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer, When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1895 Birthday Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, When You Wish Upon a Star 1887 Event Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes 1882 Event Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks 1872 Event U.S. cargo ship Mary Celeste set sail from New York on a journey which ended when it is found mysteriously abandoned the following month 1870 Birthday Saki, Hector Hugo Munro, Burma, author, Reginald, When William Came 1868 Event Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves 1865 Event Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" blows up 1858 Event Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people 1857 Event 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC 1853 Event John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans 1818 Event Keats composes his sonnet, "When I Have Fears" 1791 Event Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gave its approval 1787 Event Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Captain Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass 1738 Birthday Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" 1640 Event Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin 1492 Event Columbus misses Florida when he changed course
