2015 | Today in history: AT&T will be replaced with Apple Inc. on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), reflecting shifts in the U.S. economy between telecommunications and technology; AT&T had been part of the DJIA for over 100 years |
2014 | Major photo agency Getty Images is now allowing free embedding of millions of its images, many of famous figures |
2014 | Prince Harry initiates The Invictus Games, a sporting competition for wounded members of the military |
2013 | In the U.K., the top 50 payday loan companies were sited for “widespread irresponsible lending”; the Office of Fair Trading gives them 12 weeks to change their practices |
2013 | Microsoft is fined €561 million for not providing E.U. residents with an alternative web browser to Internet Explorer |
2012 | Lehman Brothers exits its bankruptcy protection, making it free to sell remaining assets and distribute its funds to creditors |
2012 | The President of France, Niclas Sarkozy, announces a plan to cut immigration to France by 50 per cent |
2011 | The peak of Brazil’s main carnival processions take place in Rio de Janeiro |
2011 | Speaking in Cardiff, Wales, David Cameron, Prime Minister of the U.K., declares war on ‘enemies of enterprise’ |
2010 | A drone strike in Pakistan reportedly kills Taliban commander, Faqir Mohammed |
2007 | Mega Millions has the highest lottery jackpot ever, $370 million dollars |
2003 | Air Algrie flight 6289 crashes at Tamanrasset Airport in Alegeria, killing 103 |
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