Today in history

Today in history... Histories from around the world.


2014 Home Depot may be the source of a new data breach, resulting in theft of thousands of customer credit card numbers; the company was indicated as the source by various banks after the data appeared for sale online
2014 Thomas Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cautions that the Ebola epidemic will soon be uncontrollable unless more workers are found to aid in treatment of victims and burial of contagious bodies
2013 Swimmer Diana Nyad makes history, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage
2013 The public learns about AT&T’s The Hemisphere Project, which gives telephone call data to law enforcement agencies, including the DEA
2012 Ending a 50-year ban on veiled female news presenters, Egypt’s state television gives its female presenters a choice of wearing, or not wearing, a veil
2012 The Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps, is won by 32 year-old Jenson Button
2011 Acting on a lawsuit filed by Apple, Inc., a court in Dusseldorf, Germany orders Samsung to stop selling its new tablet computer, Galaxy Tab
2011 The South Korean military has police clear protesters from the building site of its new naval base in Jeju-do
2010 Twenty-five drug cartel gunmen are reported killed by the Mexican Army in a clash in Tamaulipas
2010 BP claims that if the ban on offshore drilling permits continues, it may not be able to pay compensation for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
2009 A bomb explodes outside of Athens’ stock exchange, damaging the building and a female passer-by
1998 SwissAir flight 111 crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia killing all 229 onbaord, likely cause was an electrical fire
1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Montreal, Canada on CHOM 97.7 FM
1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toronto, Canada on CILQ 107.1 FM
1996 Jerry Lewis’ 31st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $49,200,000
1996 Michelle McGann wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic
1996 Soyuz TM-24, lands
1995 Actor Charlie Sheen (30th birthday) marries Donna Peele (25)
1995 Frank Bruno beats Oliver McCall in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1995 Southern California begins using new area code 562
1994 Miguel Indurain bicycles world record time (53,040 km)
1993 10th MTV Awards: Pearl Jam, En Vogue wins
1993 Central African Republic ex-emperor Bokassa freed
1993 Day of Peace in South Africa
1992 Nicaragua struck by earthquake/floodings; 118 die
1992 U.S. dollar valued at 156.50 guilder (record)
1991 Jerry Lewis’ 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,071,657
1991 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1991 U.S. officially recognizes independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
1990 “Grapes of Wrath” closes at Cort Theater New York City after 188 performances
1990 Steve Allen, installed as a new abbot of Hartford St. Zen Center, SF