2015 Juan Felipe Herrera, age 66, has been named by U.S. Congress as this year’s national poet laureate; Herrera, who is the first Latino to be given the title, has served for the past three years as California poet laureate
2014 Donald Sterling, the owner of the L.A. Clippers who was banned from the NBA after racist remarks, has changed his mind on allowing sale of the team to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Balmer; instead, Sterling has revived his $1 billion lawsuit agains the NBA
2014 Reports of delays at U.S. Veterans Administration facilities has created temporary unity in Congress as lawmakers seek to address the scandal; thousands of veterans have waited at least three months to see a doctor; many have never been seen at all
2013 German authorities are forced to evacuate 10 villages as heavy rains swell the Elbe River, breaching its banks
2013 Heavy monsoon rains cause the collapse of a partially-finished building on a residential block in Mumbai, India
2012 Clashes between Buddhists and Muslims occurs in western Burma, causing the area to declare a state of emergency
2012 Twenty inches of rainfall in Escambia County, Florida damages roadways and bridges, and leaving parts of the Florida Panhandle and coastal Alabama under water
2011 South Korea’s Central Bank raises its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, to 3.25 percent
2011 A report submitted to the United Nations states Iran has been caught attempting to transfer weaponry to terrorists including Hamas and the Taliban 10 times
2010 Russia announces its plan to sell Iran S-300 ground-to-air missiles, claiming that new U.N. sanctions do not cover stationary air defense weaponry
2000 Stanley Cup Finals, New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 4 games to 2
1997 Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China), Successful
1997 Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits San Francisco Giants 9-0
1996 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo, Ohio on WBUZ 106.5 FM
1996 Intel releases 200 mhz pentium chip
1996 Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche sweep Florida Panthers in 4 games
1996 Colorado Avalanche sweeps Florida Panthers by winning 1-0 in 6 periods
1995 “Month in the Country” closes at Roundabout Theater New York City after 79 performances
1995 127th Belmont: Gary Stevens aboard Thunder Gulch wins in 2:32
1995 65th French Womens Tennis: Steffi Graff beats A.S. Vicario (76 46 60)
1995 Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer
1994 Biggest European clock ever (9100 kg/(237) 2.5 m) at Aarle-Rixtel
1994 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1994 Jennifer Capriati, tennis ace, checks out of drug abuse clinic
1993 “She Loves Me” opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 61 performances
1992 “Price” opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 47 performances
1992 Intelsat K launched
1991 “Twin Peaks” airs on ABC-TV
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