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2015 In response to terrorist dangers such as the January shootings at French satire magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’, the French National Assembly passes a law to expand the government’s surveillance powers; critics warn that the act will violate civil liberties
2014 Bayer strengthens its position in consumer healthcare after winning Merck’s consumer-focused business unit at auction for $14.2 billion
2014 Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, files plans for a U.S. IPO; the offering is expected to be one of the largest in the U.S. and may raise more funding than the Facebook IPO in 2012
2013 Wal-Mart revenue exceeds that of Exxon Mobil, becoming the largest company by revenue on the Fortune 500 list
2013 In Rome, Italy, Giulio Andreotti, seven-time prime minister of Italy, dies at age 94
2012 More than 1,000 birds, mostly pelicans and hundreds of dolphins die off the coast in the north of Paru, under unexplained circumstances
2012 In the second round of the French presidential election Francois Hollande is elected President of France
2011 The U.S. Coast Guard responds to heavy flooding by closing a section of the Mississippi River near Caruthersville, Missouri
2011 Militant Islamic group Al-Quaeda confirms Osama bin Laden’s death and threatens revenge
2010 Ash from the Iceland volcano causes new flight restrictions at airports including Shannon Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy wins the French presidential election
1997 Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1997 NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes
1997 Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford, Connecticut on WCCC 106.9 FM
1996 Alvaro Arzu aimed at ending 35 years of civil war
1995 121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2
1995 ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Mike Aulby
1995 Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV
1994 Chunnel linking England and France officially opens
1994 Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show
1994 House passes the assault weapons ban
1994 Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1994 Nelson Mandela and his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa
1993 STS-55 (Columbia) lands
1992 New York Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games
1992 Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II
1991 Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees
1991 Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301′ 9″
1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) lands
1990 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
1990 Former president PW Botha quit South Africa’s ruling National Party

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