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 Dutch court ruling binds the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% within 5 years in comparison to 1990 levels; plaintiffs argued that citizens must be protected from climate change, which threatens the low-lying nation 2015 Event CVS Health will pay $1.6 billion to take over the pharmacy and clinic business of Target; CVS will continue existing operations within the Target stores 2015 Event An outbreak of an unknown disease in Nigeria has so far resulted in 17 deaths, each occurring within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms; while tests show that the disease is not viral, the cause has not yet been identified 2015 Event The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is planning rules for commercial drones that will limit flights to uncrowded areas within the operator's line of sight, meaning that uses such as package delivery or long-range news reporting are off limits 2015 Event The European Central Bank will initiate a quantitative easing program that will involve printing euros in order to purchase government-issued debt instruments; the program will enhance existing measures to improve the economy within the eurozone 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 NASA awakens its New Horizons craft from hibernation for the last time; the vessel was launched 9 years ago to travel over 3 billion miles to Pluto and will be within range to begin data collection on the planet in January 2015 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama proposes vast expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine Reserve, increasing the protected ocean area to over 780,000 square miles within nautical boundaries of U.S. Pacific territories 2014 Event The People's Bank of China widens its trading band for the yuan against the U.S. dollar to within 2% of the determined daily midpoint, moving the currency toward market-based valuation 2014 Event Italy's Prime Minister, Enrico Letta resigns following friction within his own Democratic party 2013 Event Author J.K. Rowling announces she is producing a play based on the life of her character Harry Potter; the play tells the previously untold story of life before the boy wizard goes to Hogwarts; the play will premiere in London's West End within the next two years 2013 Event Within days of its launch, the 'Grand Theft Auto V' videogame reaches sales of $1billion, becoming the fastest single entertainment product ever to achieve these sales 2013 Event The 1998 QE2, an asteroid measuring nearly 1.7 miles across, and its moon, pass within 3.6 million miles of the earth 2013 Event A 2-year old Mississippi girl born with HIV/AIDS is pronounced HIV negative after receiving treatment for the virus within 30 hours after her birth 2013 Event At Belgium's Brussels Airport, armed robbers steal untraceable, raw diamonds worth $50 million from a plane within minutes, and without alarming passengers 2013 Event A near-Earth asteroid, 2012 DA14, comes within 17,200 miles of the Earth's surface, a record-close approach for an object estimated at 50 meters, or 160 ft in in diameter 2013 Event Germany, France, and nine other countries within the EU await approval from EU Finance Ministers to institute the Tobin tax, a tax on financial transactions 2012 Event An asteroid named 4179 Toutatis, over 3 miles wide, passes within 4.3 million miles, or 18 lunar distances from Earth 2012 Event The Pakistani government accuses the Save the Children NGO as being linked to a fake vaccination program used in the hunt for Osama bin Laden; Pakistan orders foreign nationals working for the organization to leave the country within four weeks 2012 Event Greece Prime Minister Lucas Papademos resigns, calling for a new election within a month 2012 Event After a power struggle within his government, Haiti's prime minister Garry Conille resigns 2011 Event A string of 35 fires in Hollywood burn within a 5-hour timeframe, causing at least $350,000 in damage 2011 Event India's government relaxes rules relating to the operation of foreign-owned retailers such as Wal-Mart and Tesco within India 2011 Event Australia's Qantas airlines and its unions are ordered to settle their industrial dispute within 21 days 2011 Event The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee recalls four News International executives for further examination of phone hacking within the organization 2011 Event The auction record for paintings by Sir Stanley Spencer were broken twice within minutes at Sotheby's in London 2011 Event Each household within the exclusion zone of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant will receive 1 million yen from the Tokyo Electric Power Company 2011 Event The 14th Dalai Lama, head of the Tibetan exile movement, plans to retire within days 1996 Event Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) approaches within 0.1018 AUs of Earth 1994 Event 5m meteor 1994 XM1 passes within 100,000 km of Earth 1993 Event 10m meteor comes within 150,000 km of Earth (1993KA) 1991 Death Dallas Adams, British painter/writer/actor (Terror from Within), dies 1990 Event It becomes illegal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers 1986 Event California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox 1984 Event Pat LaFontaine scores 2 goals within 22 sec in an NHL playoff game 1982 Event Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38, 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins 1979 Event Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds 1977 Event Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered 1975 Event Islander Parise and Potvin score within 14 seconds in playoffs Flyers 5-Isles 4-semifinals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead 1975 Event Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the U.S. (No 11828) 1972 Event Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders 1970 Event Gambia becomes a republic within Commonwealth 1970 Event Meghalaya becomes autonomous state within India's Assam state 1967 Event Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at 1963 Event Zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth 1963 Event Uganda becomes a republic within British Commonwealth 1963 Event Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth 1962 Event Tanganyika becomes a republic within British Commonwealth 1962 Event Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn within 16 degrees 1961 Event Comet C/1961 T1 (Seki) approaches within 0.1019 AUs of Earth 1961 Event Tanganyika becomes independent within British Commonwealth 1960 Birthday Tony Robbins, born in North Hollywood, California, self-help author, motivational speaker, books include, 'Awaken the Giant Within', founder, 'Anthony Robbins Foundation' 1958 Event Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) 1958 Event Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within French Community 1958 Event Chad becomes an autonomous republic within French community 1958 Event Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community 1957 Death Norma Talmadge, U.S. actress (Within the Law), dies 1955 Event Columbia U scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years 1953 Event Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union 1949 Event Laos becomes associated state within French Union 1947 Event India granted independence within British Commonwealth 1947 Birthday Dallas Adams, British actor/painter/writer, Terror From Within 1946 Event France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation 1942 Birthday Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization 1941 Event Germany advances within 60 miles of Moscow 1940 Birthday Wayne W. Dyer, psychologist, Universe Within You 1940 Birthday Bibi Besch, Vienna Austria, actress, Star Trek 2, Beast Within 1934 Birthday Eileen Atkins, born in London, England, actress, Equus, Devil Within Her 1931 Birthday Carlos Castaneda, U.S., writer/mystic, Eagle's Gift, Fire From Within 1927 Event Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke approaches within 0.0394 AUs of Earth 1924 Event Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR 1915 Event A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter 1901 Event Burial within San Francisco City limits prohibited 1864 Event Comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth 1853 Event Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth 1805 Event Comet 3D/1805 V1 (Biela) approaches within 0.0366 AUs of Earth 1760 Event Comet C/1760 A1 (Great comet) approaches within 0.0682 AUs of Earth 1743 Event Comet C/1743 C1 approaches within 0.0390 AUs of Earth 1719 Event Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire 1702 Event Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth 837 Event Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AUs of Earth 607 Event Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth 374 Event Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth
