2015
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been implicated in DeflateGate, the scandal in which footballs used by the team were found to be below regulation pressure; Brady's father, Tom Brady, Sr., states that his son was framed
2014
Russian president Vladimir Putin bans cursing in creative works and media outlets, with fines on individuals and companies for using bad language; the stated purpose of the law is to protect Russian language and culture
The London police force begins a pilot program using body cameras to record behavior and document evidence during responses to incidents
2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia reduces its benchmark interest rate to 2.75% from 3.00%
A new study reports that all Europeans are related to a small group of ancestors dating back only 1,000 years; researchers believe it's likely that everyone in the world is related over the past few thousand years
2012
Romania's USL, or Social-Liberal Union Leader, Victor Ponta, becomes Prime Minister of Romania
Russia swears in Vladimir Putin for his third, six-year term as President
2011
Thousands of homes are ordered evacuated as the Spring 2011 Mississippi River Floods continue
In Singapore, two cabinet ministers, George Yeo and Li Hwee Hua, become the highest ranking ministers to be unseated in a general election since 1963
2010
Abdul Tejan-Cole, head of Sierra Leone's anti-Corruption Commission, resigns
2005
The Huffington Post weblog makes it's debut
2002
China Northern Airlines flight 6163 crashes in the ocean near Dalian, China after a fire is reported onboard, killing 112
1997
Expos scores 13 in 6th at Giants
Galileo, 4th Ganymede Flyby (Orbit
1995
"On the Waterfront" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City after 8 performances
Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election
Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
Twins beat Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours and 36 minutes
1994
120th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron on Go For Gin wins in 2:03.6
Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle)
Edvard Munchs painting "The Scream" recovered 3 months after stolen
Gary Hart's girlfriend Donna Rice (36) weds Jack Hughes (42)
Matlock actor Daniel Roebuck (30) weds Kelly Durst (24)
1993
South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections
1992
5 New York City cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine
Constitutional amendment barring mid-term congressional raises passes
Jockey Angel Cordero retires after winning over 7,000 horse races
U.S. space shuttle STS-49 launched (maiden voyage of Endeavour)
1991
France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs
1989
Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic
Mark Merrony (Wales) cycles for 30 minutes in Nepal at 21,030 feet
Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency
1988
114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1987
105 degrees F in Sacramento, California
Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) final episode on Cheers
1986
Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I
Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires
1984
$180m out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit
Sharon Barrett wins LPGA Potamkin Cadillac Golf Classic
1983
109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Sunny's Halo wins in 2:02.2
August Hoffman performs record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups
Bruins 4-Isles 8-Wales Conference Championship-Isles win series 4-2
1982
"Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore New York City for 12 performances
Federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing
IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1
Oakland Raiders to move to Los Angeles
U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1980
Josip Tito, Yugoslav president, buried
Samm-Art Williams' "Home," premieres in New York City
1979
5th UNCTAD-conference opens in Manila
Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland)
1977
"Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 75 performances
103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2
1975
Flyers 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead
President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era"
Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53 launched to study X-rays
1974
Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Lowell (Dolphin)
1973
Pulitzer prize awarded to Eudora Welty (Optimist's Daughter)
1972
26th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1
Betty Burfeindt wins Sealy LPGA Golf Classic
1970
"Long and Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release
1969
2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1
Robert E. Cushman, Jr., becomes deputy director of CIA
1967
Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
1966
92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02
Mamas and Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1
Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene
1965
WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting
1963
Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champ
SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km))
1962
Pulitzer prize awarded to Theodore H White (Making of President 1960)
U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1961
"Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 27 performances
Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
1960
"Christine" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 12 performances
"Flower Drum Song" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 602 performances
"From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 21 performances
86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4
Dodgers Larry and Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery
Los Angeles Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th home run wins the game for brother Larry
Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of U.S.S.R.
Michael Tal beats Botvinnik 12 -8 for world chess championship
U.S.S.R. announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy
1958
Howard Johnson sets aircraft altitude record in F-104, 27,810 m
1957
Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald
Major Johnson, USAAF flies a Lockheed Starfight to 17.28 miles (27.8 K)
1956
Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300
New York Giant Bill White, homers in his 1st at bat
Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett