TVC E. History today: 2015 Seth Blatter, president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), resigns five days after his re-election to a fifth term; several FIFA officials were recently arrested in a corruption scandal, but Blatter has not been charged
2014 After nearly 40 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos of Spain is abdicating and installing his son Felipe; unfavorable opinion, health issues and investigation of daughter Cristina in a public funds theft scandal have taken their toll on the king
2014 Hospitals are beginning to use genetic profiling of tumors in order to identify the most effective treatments for various cancers; tumor genetics is thought to be of greater significance than the place of origin in the body
2013 Columbia University researchers believe the new material, graphene, even if stitched together, is the strongest material in the world
2013 Petr Necas, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, declares a state of emergency as the swollen Vltava River threaten the center of Prague
2012 Egypt’s former president, Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life in prison, along with his former interior minister, Habib al-Adly, for being complicit in killing of demonstrators in the 2011 revolution
2012 Camelot the horse, wins the Epsom Derby, the fourth Classic win for trainer Aidan O’Brien
2011 The World Health Organization announces the E. coli strain responsible for the 2011 E.coli O104:H4 outbreak had never before been isolated from patients
2011 Secret documents on Egypt’s nuclear power plant are released by WikiLeaks
2010 Foreign ministers of the Arab League meet in Cairo and agree to ask the U.N. Security Council to force Israel to end its blockade of Gaza
1997 Albert Belle’s Chicago White Sox tying 27-game hitting streak ends
1997 Liberals beat Conservatives in France
1997 Timothy McVeigh found guilty of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, killing 168
1996 50th Tony Awards: Master Class and Rent win
1996 51st U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam
1996 9th Children’s Miracle Network Telethon
1995 John Valentin hits 3 home runs
1994 67th National Spelling Bee: Ned Andrews wins spelling antediluvian
1994 Chinook helicopter crashes in North Scotland, 29 killed
1994 Indonesian censors ban Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List”
1994 Sharon Stone files $12m suit against her jeweler
1992 Former NFL New York Giant Coach Bill Parcells undergoes open heart surgery
1992 Wilson Phillips release their 2nd album “Shadows and Light”
1991 45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win
1991 4th Children’s Miracle Network Telethon
1991 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1991 Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318′ 1″
1991 Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin
1990 “Turtle Power” by Partners In Kryme hits #13
1990 Seattle’s Randy Johnson, no-hits Tigers, 2-0
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