Today In History

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2014     Japan updates its constitution to allow self-defense forces to assist in defending allied nations that come under attack. The change does not extend to assisting in other external military conflicts.
2014     Vice Admiral Michelle Janine Howard is promoted to 4-star admiral, becoming the first woman to achieve the highest rank in the U.S. Navy
2013     America commemorates the 150th of the Battle of Gettysburg, a decisive battle in the Civil War
2013     The oldest European remains of a white man are discovered in Australia; the Manning River Skull may belong to a man born in 1650, predating the country’s history that Captain James Cook was the first to land on Australia’s east coast in 1770.

2012     Residents near Columbia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano are evacuated due to a possible eruption
2012     Soyuz, a spacecraft originally designed for the Soviet space program, lands safely in Kazakhstan, with Oleg Kononenko of Russia, Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, and Don Pettit of the United States, onboard
2011     In Libya’s capitol of Tripoli, Muammar Gaddafi calls on NATO to stop its bombing campaign or else European homes offices and families will be targeted
2011     Prince Albert II of Monaco weds Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock at the royal palace; Wittstock is now known as Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene
2010     In volume, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill has overtaken Ixtoc I to become the worst oceanic oil spill in U.S. recorded history
2009     Sweden takes over the presidency of the European Union
1997     Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield
1997     STS-94 (Columbia 23) launches into orbit
1997     U.K. returns Hong Kong to China
1996     Kevan James scores 103 and takes 4 wkts in 4 balls, Hants vs. Ind
1996     NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes
1996     Placido Domingo becomes art director of Washington Opera
1996     WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in New York City
1995     “Kiss of the Spider Woman” closes at Broadhurst New York City after 906 performances
1995     Kiersten Rickenbach, of New Jersey, crowned America’s Junior Miss
1994     Fokker’s-28 crashes at Tidjikja, Mauritania (94 killed)
1994     Roman Herzog sworn in as German president
1994     Soyuz TM-19 launches
1994     Yassar Arafat returns to Gaza strip
1993     1 second is added to the clock
1993     Russian manned space craft TM-17, launches into orbit
1993     STS-57 (Endeavour) lands
1992     6.6 earthquake in Big Bear Valley of Los Angeles
1992     Ali Kafi becomes president of Algeria
1992     Fox broadcasting adds Wednesday night TV programming
1990     11th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Lee Trevino
1990     18th du Maurier Golf Classic: Cathy Johnston
1990     1st Zen winter session in Sydney Zen Center’s Gorrick’s Run Zendo
1990     Despite Andy Hawkins no-hitting White Sox, Yankees lose 4-0
1990     Dordrecht ’90 soccer team forms in Dordrecht
1990     FC Swells soccer team forms in Swells
1990     German Democratic Republic accepts Deutsche Mark as its currency
1990     In Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding becomes illegal
1990     New York Yankee Andy Hawkins throws no-hitter in Comiskey Park, losing 4-0