2015 Event A rare "blood moon" is visible tonight: the moon is in full moon phase and at its closest distance to Earth for the year, giving it a large 'supermoon' appearance; the concurrent lunar eclipse gives the large orb a red coloration 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 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 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 Airplane debris is found off the coast of France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean; officials believe the debris is from a Boeing 777 and may be part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared over a year ago without a trace 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 '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 British Petroleum (BP) reaches a settlement with U.S. federal, state and local government entities regarding damages from its Deepwater Horizon rig explosion five years ago; BP will pay USD $18 billion through the year 2030 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 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 Philae, the comet lander that was deposited on Comet 67P last year, has awoken after several months in hibernation due to low power; scientists hope that the lander's power will last long enough for them to download data 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 NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft ends its three-year orbit around Mercury with a planned crash into the planet's surface; originally, the probe was to orbit and collect data for one year, but fuel saving efforts extended its mission for two more years 2015 Event Nigerian troops rescue 93 women and 200 girls from Boko Haram encampments in the Sambisa Forest; the 'Chibok girls', kidnapped by the militants last year and taken into the forest, were not among those rescued 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 A report is released on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 today, one year after the incident, revealing that the flight's locator beacon battery had expired a year before the flight, but nothing unusual was otherwise detected 2015 Event Actor, director, photographer and writer Leonard Nimoy, most popularly known as Dr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies at age 83 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Nimoy had been suffering from the illness for about a year 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 Beck wins Album of the Year and Sam Smith wins both Song and Record of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, while 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' wins five awards and 'Boyhood' wins best film at the 68th BAFTA Awards 2014 Event The U.S. Obama administration will keep over 10,000 troops in Afghanistan, delaying fulfillment of Obama's pledge to withdraw all but 9,800 troops; the plan is to reduce troops to around 5,500 by the end of next year 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 Swiss voters decide against a proposal to limit annual immigration to 0.2% of the population, or to approximately 16,000 people; the current immigration rate is about 80,000 people per year 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 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 Fast food giant McDonald's announces that its third-quarter profit fell by 30 percent from the third quarter of last year; analysts attribute the trouble to greater competition and customer dissatisfaction with price increases 2014 Event Shamil Tarpischev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation, has been suspended for a year and fined $25,000 by the Women's Tennis Association Tour for making derogatory gender-based remarks about tennis champion sisters Serena and Venus Williams 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 NASA Mars probe MAVEN is on track to enter the planet's orbit after a 10-month journey; the probe will collect data for a year on the upper Martian atmosphere to potentially answer questions about climate change on the planet 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 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 Rob Manfred has been elected as the new commissioner of Major League Baseball; Manfred will take the position after current commissioner Bud Selig retires early next year 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 Last year's World Cup victor Spain is defeated by Chile in the tournament today, eliminating the champion team's chances for a second title 2014 Event General Motors announces the recall of almost 3.4 additional vehicles for safety issues, bringing the current year recall total to almost 6 million; GM CEO Mary Barra has been keeping the U.S. Congress informed of the company's corrective actions 2014 Event The Malaysian government has released the last transmission from Malaysian Air Flight 370; the data confirm that the plane was last located over the eastern Indian Ocean; over a year of mapping and search may be needed before remnants might be found 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 Japanese banks are promoting women to upper management levels for the first time in history; four women in the nation's top three banks have been promoted in the last year 2014 Event Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel has resigned in the wake of security breaches late last year in which customer data was stolen; the company will be run by John Mulligan, the company's Chief Financial Officer, until a new president is identified 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 An American, Meb Keflezighi, wins the men's Boston Marathon, one year after the race was targeted by bombings; an American last won the men's race in 1983 2014 Event Bubba Watson, American golfer, wins the Masters Tournament for the second year in a row 2014 Event Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp. is ranked the highest-paid U.S. executive for the second year in a row; Ellison's 2013 compensation of $78.4 million is more than twice that of runner-up Robert Iger of Walt Disney Corp, with $34.3 million 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 Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2014 Event The 86th Academy Awards is hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. 'Gravity,' '12 Years a Slave,' and 'Dallas Buyers Club' win the most awards. The broadcast received the highest views of any Oscars ceremony since the year 2000 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 Chinese automaker Dongfeng and the French government have each invested in PSA Peugeot Citroen, which ranked as the European car company with the lowest sales of new vehicles last year 2014 Event Strong quarterly earnings cause Facebook stock to rise 16 percent; the company boasts 755 million active users, and its ad revenue increased by 76 percent year over year to $2.34 billion 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 The famous final New Year's Eve countdown in Times Square will be lead by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; she will have the honor of pushing he ceremonial countdown button to start the descent of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball 2013 Event The U.S. State of California is experiencing the driest year on record, and rain is not expected in the near future; San Francisco is having the driest year ever since the Gold Rush began in 1849 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 Pope Francis is named 'Time' magazine's 'Person of the Year' 2013 Event Upon completion of the nuclear genome of a 24,000 year old Siberian boy, the data reveals that two-thirds of today's Native Americans come from Eastern Asia and only one-third originated in Western Eurasia 2013 Event For the second year in a row, Novak Djokovic is the winner of the Shanghai Masters Tennis competition 2013 Event Pro golfer Tiger Woods is named the PGA Tour Player of the Year, the 11th time Woods has been honored as the Tour's Player of the Year 2013 Event A 1,400 year old treasure, called 'the Ophel Treasure' is discovered near the foot of Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem 2013 Event President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, ends his five year term and will be replaced by Mamnoon Hussain 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 Russia grants NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden one year of temporary political asylum; Snowden leaves Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport 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 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will welcome it's first McDonald's early next year; the site will be run by the son of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Henry Nguyen 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 U.S. scientists claim 2012 weather as the hottest year ever recorded 2012 Event 'Science' magazine names Higgs boson, the confirmation of the existence of a subatomic particle, as the 2012 Breakthrough of the Year 2012 Event The 2012 'World Soccer' Player of the Year award is given to Lionel Messi 2012 Event The GAA names Karl Lacey of Donegal its All Stars Footballer of the Year 2012 Event The Golden Dagger award for best crime novel of the year is awarded to Irish writer, Gene Kerrigan, for 'The Rage' 2012 Event BMP7 (Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7), a potential therapeutic utility for recurrent metastatic disease, is announced as the Molecule of the Year 2011 2012 Event Dioncounda Traore, Acting President of Mali, requires hospitalization after encountering angry demonstrators who object to the 70-year old to hold the office for a year 2012 Event The moon forms a super moon as it gets the closest to the earth for the year 2012 Event Japan's car sales soar significantly after last year's earthquake and tsunami, coming in at a 92% rise year-over-year 2012 Event Eli Young Band wins song of the year for 'Crazy Girl' and Taylor Swift wins 'Entertainer of the Year' at the 2012 Academy of Country Music awards 2012 Event Twenty-five year old Alaskan, Dallas Seavey becomes the youngest winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2012 Event The United States space agency NASA reveals it had its security compromised by hackers 13 times in the past year 2012 Event In New Zealand's city of Christchurch, thousands of people commemorate the first anniversary of the earthquake where 185 people died last year 2012 Event Scientists regenerated specimens from Silene stenophylla, a 31,800 year old piece of fruit, substantially surpassing previous records for the oldest plant regenerated 2012 Event At the Grammy Awards, Adele, a British singer, wins awards for the Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Album of the Year 2012 Event After a year of being held hostage by pirates, 15 Georgian soldiers are released through efforts of the Somalian government 2011 Event Consumers spend over $30 billion on online holiday shopping in the U.S., a 15 percent increase over last year 2011 Event A vaccination program immunizing over 170 million children every year has resulted in the near eradication of polio in India 2011 Event In Punakha, Bhutan, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck marries Jetsun Pema, a 21 year old college student 2011 Event For appearing in a film critical of the Iran's harsh policies on the arts, actress Marzieh Vafamehr is sentenced to 90 lashes of the cane and a year in jail 2011 Event Musician Katy Perry wins the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards for Video for the Year award for her song 'Firework' 2011 Event The Academy of Country Music Awards 2010 selects Taylor Swift winner of the 2010 Entertainer of the Year award 2011 Event At the 53rd Grammy Awards, Lady Antebellum wins the Song of the Year and Record of the Year award for the song, 'Need You Now' 2011 Event Scientists claim 2010 was the warmest year ever recorded, and the last decade the warmest ever recorded, in 200 years 2011 Event Following general elections last year, Burma's new parliament is set to convene on January 31 2011 Event Chinese prosecutors claim over 600 people were killed in Yunnan over a seven year period from official misconduct 2011 Event Over 5,000 red-winged blackbirds suddenly die in Beebe, Arkansas, on New Year's Eve; scientists investigate causes of the bird die-off 2010 Event Italy's plan to ban plastic bags goes into effect; the country was using 20 billion plastic bags a year - about 300 per person 2010 Event Students in Britain plan a nationwide protest against a proposal to charge up to $9,000 pounds per year for tuition fees 2010 Event The 2010 Country Music Awards are held in Nashville, Tennessee; American singer Brad Paisley wins Entertainer of the Year 2010 Event Northern Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army is accused of abduction and forced recruitment of 697 people in the past year and a half 2010 Event A car bomb explodes in a courthouse located in Newry, Northern Ireland. The area's last incidence of a car bombing was in the year 2000 2010 Event One year after thousands of children became ill from melamine in milk, new traces of melamine in milk products is discovered in China 2009 Event President Obama promises the will 'get something done this year' on healthcare reform 2008 Event One leap second is added to the end of the year 2008 Event Radovan Karadzic arrested on war crimes after a 12 year manhunt 2005 Event Syria withdraws troops from Lebanon, ending its 29 year military occupation 1999 Event International Year of Elderly 1998 Event U.S. movie box office hits record $6.24 billion for year 1998 Event India resumes underground nuclear tests after more than a 20 year gap 1998 Event U.S. movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days) 1998 Event Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, who violated probation by seeing 14 year old father of her baby, sentenced to 7 years 1997 Event Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract 1997 Event NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach 1997 Event Dick Vitale signs with ESPN through year 2004 1997 Event San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year 1997 Event 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns, he is named AL Manager of Year 1997 Event Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra is 6th unanimous AL Rookie of Year 1997 Event Phillies 3rd baseman Scott Rolen selected unanimous Rookie of Year 1997 Event Seattle Mariners break record for most home runs in a year (258) 1997 Event Atlanta Braves sign Greg Maddux to record 5 year, $575 Million deal 1997 Event Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, set afire by 12 year old grandson 1997 Event Span scientists announce new human species in 780,000 year old fossil 1997 Event 69 year old Gordie Howe begins playing AHL game with Syracuse Crunch 1997 Event Major League Baseball announces 5 year, $50M deal with Pepsi 1997 Event 68 year old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch 1997 Event San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9M 2 year contract 1996 Death 61 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in U.S. this year 1996 Event Los Angeles Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year 1996 Event Wayne Gretzky signs a 2 year deal with New York Rangers 1996 Event Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract for 1 year for $25 million 1996 Event Heidi Fleiss scheduled to begin her 7 year jail sentence 1995 Event David Cone signs $19.5 million 3 year contract with New York Yankees 1995 Event Playboy goes back on sale after 36 year ban in Ireland 1995 Event Rockies are 1st team to make postseason before 7th year in existence 1995 Event International Year of Tolerance 1994 Death Tom Ewell, S Yewell Tompkins, U.S. actor (7 Year Itch), dies at 85 1994 Event Corrupt Italian ex-premier Craxi gets 8 year jail sentenced 1994 Event Jordan and Israeli end 46 year state of war 1994 Event Final Episode of LA Law after 8 year run 1994 Death Roland Ratzenberger, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, dies while qualifying for San Marino Prix, in 1994 1994 Event Howard Stern's New Year's Eve Beauty Pageant 1994 Event International Year of Family 1994 Event Jacobs Field opens with "Gateway's New Year's Eve Countdown to '94" 1993 Event Giants need to beat Dodgers to force a playoff game with Braves for NL West title, but Dodgers destroy Giants 12-1, Giants end year 103-59 1993 Event Farmer Sugeng finds 1.2 million year old Pithecanthropus IX skull 1993 Event CBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands 1993 Event Final episode of 6 year run of ABC's "Wonder Years" in Netherlands 1993 Event 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes New York City subway train and 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride 1993 Event South Africa White Wolves kill 5 year old black girl 1993 Event IRA-bomb kills 3 year old in Warrington England 1993 Death Michael Kanin, screenwriter (Woman of the Year), dies at 83 1993 Event Marge Schott suspended from baseball for 1 year due to racism 1993 Event Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments 1993 Event "My Favorite Year" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City after 37 performances 1992 Event General Suwa finds tooth of 4.4 million year old Australopithecus ramidus 1992 Event Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year 1992 Event "My Favorite Year" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 37 performances 1992 Death Alison L Gertz, U.S. aids-activist/Esquire women of year, dies of aids 1992 Event Army refused to overturn 127 year old conviction against Dr. Mudd 1992 Death Stefanie Ann Sargent, guitarist (7 Year Bitch), dies of overdose at 24 1992 Event Great British postage stamp 350 year battle near Edgehill 1992 Event Minnesota Twin Bert Blyleven is 2nd to win as teenager and 40 year old 1992 Event Yankee pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for 1 year due to cocaine 1992 Event Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract - $4.7 mil 1992 Event International Space Year begins 1991 Event Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year 1991 Event Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez 1991 Event Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with New York Mets 1991 Event Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year 1991 Event 2 year experimental Biosphere 2 in Oracle Arizona begins 1991 Event After 3 year reign as AL champs, A's are eliminated from AL West 1991 Event Lion's Terry Taylor reinstated after 1 year drug related suspension 1991 Event Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war 1991 Event Bjorn Borg loses 6-2, 6-3 to Jordi Arrese after 8 year lay off 1991 Event Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show 1991 Event Dwight Goodin signs $5.15 million 3 year contract with New York Mets 1991 Event Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract 1991 Event Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule 1991 Event Soap opera "Generation's" last episode after a 2 year run 1990 Event Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds 1990 Event Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year 1990 Event Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar, Jr. wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously 1990 Event Braves Dave Justice wins NL Rookie of Year 1990 Event Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year 1990 Event 101 year old Sam Ackerman weds 95 year old Eva in New Rochelle, New York 1990 Event 19 year old Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi to win U.S. Open 1990 Event Oakland beats New York 7-3 to complete a 12-game sweep of Yankees this year 1990 Event Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego) 1990 Event Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract 1990 Event TV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of year 1990 Event South Africa President F W de Klerk lifts 4 year of state of emergency 1990 Event Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant 1990 Event Guns and Roses' Axl marries Erin Everly (annulled same year) 1990 Event New York court of appeals ends 2 year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case 1990 Event Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6 year term as Nicaragua's president 1990 Event Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's contract 1990 Event 42 year old George Foreman KOs George Cooney in 2 rounds 1989 Event Jockey Kent Desormeaux sets record with 598 wins in a year 1989 Event Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract 1989 Event Mark Langston signs record $3.2 million per year California Angels contract 1989 Event Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract 1989 Event Kirby Pucket signs record $3,000,000 per year Minnesota Twins contract 1989 Event Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract 1989 Event Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year 1989 Event Balt's Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year 1989 Event 14 year old actress Drew Barrymore, attempts suicide 1989 Event Congressman Lukins found guilty of having sex with a 16 year old girl 1989 Event Susan Lucci loses daytime emmy for 10th straight year 1989 Event 23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires 1989 Event 14 year old Scott Isaacs spells spoliator to win 1989 Spelling Bee 1989 Event Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record $7.9M-3 year contract 1989 Event Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs $7.9M-3 year contract 1989 Event Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract 1989 Event Reagan becomes 1st President elected in a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive 1989 Event 29 year old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris 1989 Event "Ryan's Hope" ends 13 year run on ABC-TV 1989 Event Year of the Young Reader begins 1988 Event Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov return to earth (a year) with Chretien 1988 Event Oklahoma's College football team gets 3 year probation 1988 Event Walt Weiss wins AL rookie of year (3rd straight for Oakland A's) 1988 Event Chris Sabo, wins NL Rookie of Year award 1988 Event Iran and Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war 1988 Event New York City 1st case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (9 year old Bronx boy) 1988 Event Minnesota Twins pull 2nd triple-play of year and beat Cleveland 6-2 1988 Event Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war 1988 Event Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park 1988 Event Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak 1988 Event Year of the Reader begins 1987 Event Benito Santiago, Padres catcher, wins NL Rookie of Year 1987 Event Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year 1987 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of year 1987 Event Detroit Tiger Darrell Evans is 1st 40 year old to hit 30 home runs 1987 Event Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year 1987 Event Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for year record ($697,385) 1987 Event Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson 1987 Event Don Mattingly wins highest salary arbitration ($1,975,000 per year) 1987 Event International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins 1986 Event TV soap "Search for Tomorrow" ends 35 year run 1986 Event A's Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year 1986 Event Cards reliever Todd Worrell wins NL Rookie of Year 1986 Event After 14 wins, Roger Clemens suffer his 1st loss of year 1986 Event Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs 1986 Event Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his 1st year 1986 Event International Peace Year begins 1985 Event Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year 1985 Event White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year 1985 Event Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year 1985 Event International Youth Year begins 1984 Event TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run 1984 Event Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year 1984 Event New York Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year 1984 Event Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place) 1984 Event 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery 1984 Birthday Gareth Gates, born in Bradford, England, singer finalist on show, 'Pop Idol', sold over 3.5 million records; hit song, 'Unchained Melody', voted 'The Record of the Year' in 2002 1984 Event 6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart and liver transplant 1983 Event Warren Cromartie signs 3 year $2.5M contract with Yomiuri Giants 1983 Event Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use 1983 Event 11 year old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, leaves for U.S.S.R. 1983 Event "Woman of the Year" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 770 performances 1983 Event World Communications Year begins 1982 Event TV soap "Doctors" ends 19 year run 1982 Event TIME's Man of the Year is a computer 1982 Event Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year 1982 Event U.S. budget deficit reaches more than $110 trillion for fiscal year 1982 1982 Event Rickey Henderson is fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a year 1982 Event AT and T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day 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 1981 Event Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers) wins NL Rookie of the Year 1981 Event New York Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award 1981 Event Yankees Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year 1981 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1981 Event Fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indicts Wayne B. William 23 year old photographers, for murder of 2 of 28 blacks killed in Atlanta 1981 Event "Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 770 performances 1981 Event 1st homicide at Disneyland, 18 year old is stabbed to death 1981 Event Muhammad Ali talks a despondent 21 year old out of committing suicide 1981 Event International Year for the Disabled begins 1980 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1980 Event Gabriella Brum, 18, of W Germany crowned 30th Miss World, she resigns the next day, because she wants to marry her 52 year old boyfriend 1980 Event Jerry Mumphrey joins Ozzie Smith, and Gene Richards to steal 50 bases this year for Padres 1980 Event John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title 1980 Birthday Thomas Ian Nicholas, actor, Radio Flyer, Rookie of the Year 1980 Event Julie Marie Bryan, 18, of Georgia, crowned America's Young Woman of Year 1980 Event Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year 1980 Event "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 17 performances 1980 Event "Happy New Year" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 17 performances 1980 Event Soap opera "Love of Life" ends a 28 year run 1979 Event Los Angeles Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year 1979 Event Twins John Castino and Jays Alfredo Griffin tie for AL Rookie of Year 1979 Event Astros sign Nolan Ryan, to record 4 year, $4.5 million contract 1979 Event British newspaper "Times" resumes publishing after 1 year 1979 Death Charlie Smith, oldest American (137 year), dies 1979 Event Phillies Tug McGraw gives up record 4th grand slam of year 1979 Event Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year 1979 Event President Carter commuted Patricia Hearst's 7 year sentence to 2 years 1979 Event Entertainer of the Year Awards 1979 Event International Year of the Child begins 1978 Event Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award 1978 Event Yankees win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year 1978 Event Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood 1978 Event Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year 1978 Death Oscar Homolka, actor (7 Year Itch, Ball of Fire), dies at 79 1977 Event Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year 1977 Event Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year 1977 Event Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing 1976 Event TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run 1976 Event U.N. General Assembly passes a resolution declaring 1979 - Year of Child 1976 Event Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees 1976 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) 1976 Event 18th Grammy Awards: 'Love Will Keep Us Together' Record of the Year, Natalie Cole wins as best New Artist 1975 Event Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year 1975 Event Boston's Fred Lynn is the overwhelming choice as AL Rookie of Year 1975 Event Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year," premieres in New York City 1975 Event 1st Annual Comedy Awards of the Year hosted by Alan King 1975 Event International Women's Year begins 1974 Event Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yankees contract 1974 Event Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year 1974 Event Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year 1974 Event Rangers' Mike Hargrove wins AL Rookie of Year 1974 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) 1974 Birthday Derek Jeter, born in Pequanock, New Jersey, shortstop, New York Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996 1974 Event During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled 1974 Event Soap opera "Secret Storm" ends a 20 year run 1974 Event "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on ABC 1974 Event World Population Year begins 1973 Event Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year 1973 Event Sandy Hawley becomes 1st jockey to win 500 races in 1 year 1973 Event Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman 1973 Event Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year 1973 Event Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry wins AL Rookie of Year 1973 Event Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year 1973 Event New York Yankees close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk 1973 Birthday Ingrid Seynhaeve, born in Brussels, Belgium, model, Look of the Year 1991 1973 Event After a 5 year run soap "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" ends 1973 Event White Sox Dick Allen signs 3 year contract for record $750,000 1972 Event U.S. ends 22 year travel ban to China 1972 Event Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL 1972 Birthday Luis Figo, born in Almada, Portugal, professional soccer player, midfielder, 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, won 127 caps for the Portuguese national soccer team 1972 Event Chicago Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year 1972 Event "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio 1972 Event Hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year 1972 Event International Book Year begins 1971 Event Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year 1971 Birthday Trey Ames, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, David-A Year in the Life 1971 Event Sci-fi soap opera "Dark Shadows" concludes an almost 5 year run 1971 Event Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa 1971 Event George Harrison is fined and his driving license is suspended for 1 year 1970 Event Carl Morton (18-11 for last-place Expos), receives NL Rookie of Year 1970 Event Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year 1970 Death Sonny Tufts, actor (Atomic Blonde, 7 Year Itch), dies at 58 1970 Event Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) plead guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl 1970 Event 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam 1969 Event Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year 1969 Event KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year 1969 Event Zager and Evans release "In the Year 2525" 1969 Birthday Pat Hurst, San Leandro California, LPGA golfer, 1995 Rolex Rookie of the Year 1969 Birthday David Morland, born in North Bay, Ontario, golfer, 1992 Trafalgar Rookie of Year 1969 Event Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo 1968 Birthday Renee Tenison, Caldwell Id, playmate of the year, Nov, 1989 1968 Event Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year 1968 Event Cardinal's super pitcher Bob Gibson's 13th shutout of year 1968 Event 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Maryland) 1967 Event Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year 1967 Event Phillies Jim Bunning ties NL record of 5, 1-0 losses in a year 1967 Event Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge 1967 Event Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records 1966 Event Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year 1966 Event Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year 1966 Event 50 year old Frank Sinatra marries 21 year old Mia Farrow in Las Vegas 1966 Event AFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner 1966 Event 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires 1966 Event San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year 1966 Birthday Donna Edmondson, Greensboro, North Carolina, playmate of year, Nov, 1986 1965 Event CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year 1965 Event 3rd cyclone of year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges River 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 Event Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year 1965 Event 60 year old Satchel Paige of Kansas City A's pitches 3 scoreless innings 1965 Event Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0 1965 Death Minor Watson, actor (Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid), dies at 75 1965 Birthday India Allen, Portsmouth, Virginia, playmate of the year, Dec, 1987 1965 Birthday Michael Dell, born in Houston, Texas, businessman, founder of Dell, Inc., philanthropist, named 'Inc.' magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year, worth over $12 billion 1965 Birthday Stephen Manley, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Donny-Married the 1st Year 1965 Event Braves offer Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier, the proposal is turned down 1965 Event International Cooperation Year begins 1964 Event Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium 1964 Event Paul Hornung and Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension 1964 Event Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City 1964 Event NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million 1963 Event 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show 1963 Event Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year 1963 Birthday Mark McGwire, 1st baseman, AL rookie of year 1988, Oakland A's, Cards 1963 Event Paul McCartney is fined 31 pounds and his license is suspended for one year for speeding 1963 Event Stan Musial announces he will retire at end of year 1963 Birthday Kimberley Conrad Hefner, born in Moulton, Alabama, playmate of year, Jan, 1988 1963 Event Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants signs a record $100,000 per year contract 1962 Event Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year 1962 Event France and Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war 1962 Birthday Paul Webb, born in Essex, England, musician, producer, bass player, member of reggae band Eskalator, joined band TalkTalk in 1981, produced album 'The Year of the Leopard' with James Jorkston in 1996 1961 Event For 2nd cons year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year 1961 Event Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year 1961 Birthday Steve Young, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, NFL Player of Year '92 1961 Event Jim Gentile's ties record of 5 grand slams in a year 1961 Birthday Carol Norman, Ardmore Oklahoma, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1982 1961 Birthday Lisa Rathgber, Hillsboro, Illinois, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1980 1961 Birthday Lisa Wagner, bowler, 3-time LPBT Player of Year, Bowler of Decade 1961 Event After a 4 year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge 1961 Event Dutch Queen Juliana celebrates 12 year government jubilee 1961 Birthday Wendy Liebman, born in Manhasset, New York, comedian, performs stand up comedy, American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year, 1997, appeared on HBO, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show 1960 Event Expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium 1960 Event Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year 1960 Event Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year 1960 Birthday Roland Ratzenberger, Salzburg, Austria, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival 1960 Birthday Barbara Edwards, born in Albuqueque, New Mexico, playmate of year, Sept, 1983, actress 1960 Event ABC and AFL sign a 5 year contract 1959 Birthday Marianne Gravatte, born in Hollywood, California, playmate of year, Oct, 1982 1959 Birthday Nikki Gianulias, Vallejo California, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1979 1959 Event Washington Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year 1959 Event Giants slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year 1959 Birthday Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year 1959 Event World Refugee Year begins 1959 Event Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach Green Bay Packers 1959 Event Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL 1958 Event International Geophyscial Year ends 1958 Event Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France 1958 Birthday Roberto Guerrero, Medelin Colombia, Indy racer, Rookie of Year 1984 1958 Event Pete Runnels wins Comeback Player of Year (avg went from .230 to .322) 1958 Birthday Dorothy Straight, 4 year old author, How World Begun 1958 Birthday Hal Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, professional golfer, 1980 College Player of the Year by 'Golf Magazine', ranked in top-10 Official World Golf Rankings 1986 - 1987 1957 Event Tony Kubek of the Yankees selected as AL Rookie of the Year 1957 Event Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford wins NL Rookie of Year 1957 Event Soviet 7 year plan (1959-1965) announced 1957 Event International Geophysical Year begins, ends December 31, 1958 1957 Birthday Michael Cretu, born in Bucharest, Romania, born Mihai Cretu, known as Curly M.C., Enigma project creator, sold over 50 million albums by the year 2008 1957 Birthday Donna Adamek, Duarte California, bowler, BWAA Woman of Year 1978-81 1957 Event Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field 1956 Event Frank Robinson (NL) and Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year 1956 Birthday Terri Welles, Knepper, California, playmate of the year, Dec, 1980 1956 Event AP names Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year 1956 Event Yankees clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year 1955 Birthday Rosanne Cash, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Seven Year Ache, I Wonder 1955 Birthday Debra Jo Fondren, Los Angeles Cal, playmate of year, September, 1977 1954 Event Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row 1954 Birthday Phil Neale, born in Scunthorpe, England, cricketer, coach, team manager, played for Worcestershire, played football for Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United, 1989 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1953 Event Willie Shoemaker shatters record, riding 485 winners in a year 1953 Event Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year 1953 Birthday Monique St. Pierre, Weisbaden Germany, playmate of year, Nov, 1978 1953 Event Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr 1953 Birthday Kathleen Ann Shower, born in Brookville, Ohio, Playmate of the Year, May, 1985 1953 Birthday Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1952 Event A's Harry Byrd selected AL Rookie of Year 1952 Event Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year 1952 Event George Axelrods "7 Year Itch," premieres in New York City 1951 Event New York Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year 1951 Birthday Lillian Muller, Grimstad Norway, playmate of year, Aug, 1975 1951 Birthday Mark Roth, bowler, 4-time PBA Player of Year 1951 Event Shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari 1951 Event Baseball signs 6 year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million 1950 Event Jockeys W Shoemaker and Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year 1950 Event Boston Brave Sam Jethroe wins NL Rookie of Year 1950 Event Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year 1950 Event Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year 1950 Event Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year 1950 Event Phils pitcher Jim Konstanty makes record 71st appearance of year 1950 Birthday Gary Matthews, baseball player, 1973 NL rookie of year 1950 Event 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 New York City college becomes 1st to win NCAA and National Inv Basketball in same year 1949 Birthday Marilyn Cole, Portsmouth, England, playmate of the year, Jan, 1972 1949 Event Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (New York Yankees) 1948 Birthday Sandra Post, born in Oakville, Ontario, professional golfer, won LPGA Championship 1968, LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Award 1968 1948 Event 28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends 1948 Birthday Billy O'Donnell, harness racer driver of year, 1984 1947 Event Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year" 1947 Event Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News 1947 Event New York Giants 183-185 home run of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936 1947 Event Baseball suspends Brooklyn Dodger Leo Durocher for 1 year 1946 Event Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of Year" 1946 Birthday Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album 1945 Birthday Rod Carew, baseball slugger, AL Rookie of Year 1967 1945 Birthday Al Stewart, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rocker, Year of the Cat 1945 Birthday Curtis Blefary, baseball player, 1965 AL rookie of year 1945 Event "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio 1945 Birthday Lisa Nicole Baker, born in Detroit, Texas, playmate of the year, Nov 1966 1945 Birthday Bob Griese, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year 1944 Event NBA rookie of the year in 1966, Rick Barry 1944 Event Youngest baseball player, Cincinnati Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall 1943 Birthday David Munden, born in England, played for the Tremeloes, a 50 year old band, Europe's longest playing rock and roll band 1943 Event Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 1943 Birthday Lou Pinella, Yankee manager, 1969 AL rookie of the year 1943 Birthday Nikki Giovanni, poet, LHJ Woman of the Year 1973 1942 Event "Woman of the Year," starring Hepburn and Tracy opens at Radio City 1941 Event 101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes it's last run 1941 Event Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400 1940 Event Wrestling returns to Madison Square Garden after 12 year lay off 1940 Event Nazi-Germany, Italy and Japan sign 10 year formal alliance (Axis) 1940 Birthday Tony Oliva, ball player, batting champ, AL Rookie of Year 1964 1939 Birthday Mike Ditka, coach/tight-end, Bears, Cowboys, NFL rookie year 1961 1939 Birthday Kathy Whitworth, Monahans, Texas, golfer, 7 time LPGA Player of Year 1938 Birthday Joseph Bologna, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year 1938 Birthday Tom Tresh, New York Yankee, 1962 AL Rookie of Year 1938 Birthday Donald Schwall, baseball player, 1961 AL rookie of year 1938 Birthday Jacky Cupit, golfer, Rookie of Year 1961 1937 Birthday Clemon Daniels, AFL player of year 1963, halfback, Oak, Dallas SF 1937 Event It's revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads 1936 Event 17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St. Louis Browns 1936 Birthday Frank Howard, baseball player, NL Rookie of the Year 1960 1935 Event Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115 1935 Event U.S. captures Davis Cup for 7th straight year 1935 Event Amsterdam city council accept city growth plan through the year 2000 1935 Event Weapons pact ends 3 year war of Gran Chaco, Bolivia vs Paraguay 1934 Event St. Louis Card clinch pennant as Dizzy Dean wins his 30th of year 1934 Birthday Tina Maria Stone, runner, 1 year distance record of 15,472 miles 1934 Birthday Gino Cappelletti, ORFU, AFL running back, AFL Player of Year 1964 1933 Event Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35 year run on NBC 1932 Birthday Francoise Fabian, Hussein Dey Algeria, actress, Happy New Year 1931 Birthday Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, golfer, 3-time PGA Player of Year, '66, '68, '70 1930 Event Philadelphia A's win AL championship for 2nd year in a row 1930 Birthday Ornette Coleman, jazz composer, Downbeat Musician of Year 1966 1929 Event New York to San Francisco foot race ends (2 months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde 1929 Event 27 year old William S. Paley becomes CBS president 1928 Birthday James "Junior" Gilliam, Dodgers, NL rookie of year 1953 1928 Event U.S.S.R. launches its 1st 5 year plan 1928 Event Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London 1927 Event Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year) 1926 Event 15th party congress CPSU ends/5 year plan begins 1926 Birthday Don Carter, bowler, 6-time Bowler of Year, 1953-54, 57-58, 60-61 1925 Event AL decides to alternate leagues for game 1 of World Series each year 1925 Event NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began 1923 Event Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 25 year jubilee 1923 Event University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne) 1922 Event Italian parliament gives Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year" 1922 Event Ty Cobb gets 5 hits in a game for record 4th time in a year 1922 Birthday Carl Reiner, born in Bronx, comedian, 2000 Year Old Man, Dick Van Dyke Show 1922 Event Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York Yankee contract 1920 Event "1st Year" with Frank Craven premieres in New York City 1920 Event Big Show ends 2 year run on NBC radio 1919 Event Babe Ruth's 29th home run is 1st of year in Washington (1st in every park in league in one season) 1919 Birthday Lino Ventura, born in Parma, Italy, actor, Happy New Year 1919 Event Founding of League of Nations, 1st meeting 1 year later 1919 Event 3 year old German Communist Party (Spartacus) crushed 1917 Birthday Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager, 1948 AP Athlete of Year 1916 Event Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of year 1915 Event President Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt 1915 Birthday Lardner Ring, Jr., Chicago, screenwriter, Woman of the Year 1915 Birthday Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1947 fight of year 1914 Birthday Marion Ladewig, Michigan, bowler, 9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63 1913 Event Yankees win 13th game of year after losing 36 games 1911 Birthday Alfred Scott Witherbee, Jr., U.S., 3 year old who drowned on Lusitania 1910 Birthday Michael Kanin, born in Rochester, New York, director/writer/actor, Woman of the Year 1909 Birthday Tom Ewell, S Yewell Tompkins, Kentucky, actor, Tom Ewell Show, 7 Year Itch 1908 Event Yankees lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season 1908 Birthday Alfonso Lopez, baseball player, AL Manager of the year 1959 1908 Event 1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square 1907 Event For 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal new year 1906 Event Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year 1904 Event New York Yankee Jack Chesbro's 1st of 41 wins this year 1904 Birthday John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 1897 Event 1800-1900 year old fossil of "girl of Yde" found in Drente, Netherlands 1891 Event 8 year old Jewish tailor's daughter disappears in Greece, rumor spreads that she was a Christian girl ritually killed by Jews 1890 Event 1st 44 Javans arrive in Suriname, to work 5 year on sugar plantations 1889 Birthday Minor Watson, Marianna AR, actor, Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid 1887 Event Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller 1876 Birthday Victor Moore, Hammonton, New Jersey, comedian, Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch 1874 Event Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force 1861 Event Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate president 1861 Event U.S. marshals appropriate previous year's telegraph dispatches, to reveal prosecessionist evidence 1830 Event France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest 1823 Birthday Robert J Fruin, historian, 80 year war 1816 Event 10" snowfall in New England, "year without a summer", from the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1812 Death Eagle Fokke Simonsz, writer (Year 3000), dies at about 57 1790 Event Columbia returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st ship to carry U.S. flag around the world 1784 Event Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1784 Event 1st U.S. balloon flight, 13 year old Edward Warren 1774 Death Heinrich A Fouque, Prussian general (7 year war), dies at 76 1757 Event Battle at Rossbach (7 year war/French and Indian War) 1729 Birthday Michael F B Freiherr von Melas, Austrian general, 7 Year Wars 1699 Event Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 1697 Event Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Netherlands/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending 9 year War 1694 Event Bank of England granted 12 year charter by Act of Parliament 1667 Event Treaty of Andrussovo-ends 13 year war between Poland and Russia 1648 Event Treaty of Westphalia ends 30 year war and Holy Roman Empire 1622 Event Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) 1621 Event Spain and Netherlands 12 Year Resistant Pact ends 1609 Event Netherlands, England and France sign 12 year Covenant 1609 Event Spain and Netherlands sign 12 Year Resistant Pact 1593 Event Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno 1589 Death Maarten Schenck van Nideggen, Lieutenant Colonel (80 year war), dies at about 49 1453 Event 2nd Battle at Castillon: France beats English, end of hundred year war
