| 2015 | Snowstorms continue to hit Boston, Massachusetts, bringing the city’s snowfall this season to 102 inches to date; the city’s highest snowfall occurred in the winter of 1995 with 107.6 inches |
| 2014 | 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 | Kevin Harvick wins The Profit on CNBC 500 in Arizona, placing him in 4th position in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series |
| 2013 | New findings from the University of Leicester indicate decreasing sitting time by 90 each day can result in major heath advantages, such as reducing the risk of Type 2 Diabetes |
| 2013 | Anchorage, Alaska begins the 1,000 mile, 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race; winners receive a new truck and $50,400 in prize money |
| 2012 | The United States space agency NASA reveals it had its security compromised by hackers 13 times in the past year |
| 2012 | Marysville, Indiana and Henryville, Indiana experience widespread damage from tornadoes that hit the midwestern and southern United States |
| 2011 | In his book ‘Jesus of Nazareth Part II’, Pope Benedict XVI exonerates the Jewish people for the responsibility of the death of Jesus |
| 2011 | In the United Kingdom, the British Armed Forces announce plans to eliminate 11,000 jobs |
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