2015 | Two art works set world records at a Christie’s auction in New York, with Pablo Picasso’s painting ‘Women of Algiers Version O’ selling for $160 million and Alberto Giacometti’s sculpture ‘Pointing Man’ selling for $141.3 million |
2014 | Electronics manufacturer Samsung is diversifying into the pharmaceutical industry; after besting Apple in the smartphone market, Samsung has now set a goal to become the leader in the growing biotechnology sector |
2014 | Regions of eastern Ukraine announce that their self-organized elections show most voters to be in favor of secession; the election results aren’t recognized by the Ukrainian government or its allies |
2013 | George Osborne, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, announces that G7 finance ministers and central bankers agree that coordinate action should be taken against tax evaders |
2013 | Cairo, Egypt conducts a retrial of its former President Hosni Mubarak over his alleged role and complicity in the deaths of protestors during the 2011 Egyptian revolution |
2012 | A memorial service is held for San Diego chargers’ Junior Seau; his #55 will be retired by the team |
2012 | U.S. researchers report that preventable infections are the leading cause of the world’s child mortality rate, where out of 7.6 million children who died before the age of 5 in 21010, 60% died of infections like pneumonia |
2011 | In Nepal, Sherpa Apa Sherpa achieves a new record by climbing Mount Everest for the 21st time |
2011 | The Tokyo Electric Power Company together with the Government of Japan will not cap compensation payments resulting from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents |
2010 | The Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens sensitive marshes and wildlife along the Gulf Coast; Admiral Thad Allan is appointed to lead the Federal response to the spill |
1998 | India resumes underground nuclear tests after more than a 20 year gap |
1997 | “Play On!” closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 61 performances |
1997 | New York Mets C. Everett and Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch home runs |
1997 | Paine Webber Senior Golf Invitational |
1997 | Sara Lee LPGA Classic |
1997 | Scott McCarron wins Bellsouth Golf Classic |
1997 | Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic |
1996 | Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0 |
1996 | Valujet DC-9 crashes in Miami, 109 die |
1994 | “Grease,” opens at Eugene O’ Neill Theater New York City for 1,503 performances |
1994 | “Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult,” released in France |
1994 | 6 white racists sentenced to death in South Africa |
1994 | Inter Milan wins 23rd UEFA Cup |
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