1974 Global Oil Shortage

1974 : Following a global shortage of oil Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asked all oil consuming nations to work together to increase oil supplies and solve the world's energy shortage

1979 Great Britain Winter of Discontent

Following strikes by bakers, Lorry drivers and Tanker drivers over the past months in protest at the government's 5% limit on pay rises, calls are increasing for the Prime Minister to declare a state of emergency . This was the start of the so called "Winter of Discontent" which forced the government to call a general election which put Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative party in power.

1982 Confucius

In a College Newspaper called the "Sunday Gleaner" a writer by the name of Gloria Escoffery has commented on the philosophies of Confucius. This writer has mentioned in her brief account of Confucius' work that this philosopher's beliefs were more of a humanistic and intellectual nature rather than of a spiritual nature. Escoffery has compared Confucius of the Eastern World to Plato of the Western World. One of this scholar's famous sayings is the reverse of the well-known Golden Rule: "Do not onto others what you would not have them to do onto you."

The writer who has provided a summary of Confucius and his beliefs states her views this man's character. Refer to the following Statement written by Journalist Gloria Escoffery:

"I must end here by noting that Confucius was, incidentally, a most attractive human being-not at all self important, but modest, tolerant of human foibles, and, above all, able to laugh at himself."

1985 Gas Blast Putney

An explosion caused by a gas blast kills eight people in a block of flats in Putney, south-west London.

1985 Sinclair C5

Following the launch of the Sinclair C5 electric tricycle with a maximum speed of 15mph ( cost £399 ) on roads in England . Fears over safety because the vehicle is so low to the ground and other drivers can not see it and a top speed of 15MPH, many fear the number of accidents will be very high.

1991 Middle East Attempt to avoid war

The United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar will leave shortly for Baghdad in a final diplomatic effort to avoid war against Iraq. Saddam Hussein is under UN orders to pull his soldiers out of Kuwait within five days, Iraq refused to comply with the UN ultimatum for its troops to withdraw from Kuwait and at 2330 GMT on January 16th 1991, Operation Desert Storm began.

1996 King Hussein

King Hussein of Jordan has made his first public visit to Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv, in the latest indication of the new warmth between the two countries .

2004 The Czech Republic Toyota / Peugeot

2004 : A joint automobile venture was reported to be established in the Czech Republic. This new venture was to be carried out by Toyota Motor of Japan and PSA Peugeot Citroen of France. The Purpose of the building of this car plant was primarily for the exportation of cars to the EU.

2005 Southeastern Asia Tsunami

2005 : British Petroleum, a major oil company, sent 1.6 Mil GBP to Southeastern Asia. The purpose of this money was to aid those who were affect by the earthquake and tsunami that occurred this month (January). These proceeds were taken from a percentage of this oil company's 2004 profits.

2007 Transaero

Transaero, a Russian airline, has planned to commission a new airline. This particular route was scheduled to run from Pardubice to Moscow, Russia as of January 14, 2007.

At this time, the plan was to schedule this flight to depart from Moscow at 2:00 p.m. Russian Time. It would arrive in Padubice at 14:55 Central European Time. Previous to this newly scheduled flight, Padubice had only offered charter flight services.

2008 India People's Car

The Tata Group introduces the Nano it's ultra cheap, ultra small car, created for the common man in India costing 100,000 rupees the equivalent of $2,500 which is half the cost of the world's cheapest car on the market.

2010 China is set to become the world’s largest exporting nation

2010 : Reports from the General Administration of Customs (G.A.C.) state that China will almost certainly overtake Germany in becoming the world's largest exporter, even though its 2009 exports have fallen 16% from its 2008 ones. Some of the country's experts have said that the country is far from being a real trade power if you measure it by its exports structure, technological innovation and industry competitiveness. The G.A.C. is one of China's adminstrative bodies.

2011 Violent Clashes as Tunisians Protest

At least fourteen people are dead in Tunisia after continued protests over unemployment erupt into violent conflict between the authorities and protesters. Schools and universities in the country were also closed after the violence escalated.   

2012 Salmond Wants Independence Referendum for Scotland

2012 : Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, has called for a referendum on Scottish independence to be held in 2014. The government of the United Kingdom stated that the poll could not be held legally without the government's authority.

2013 Student Talked Out of School Shooting

A teacher and a campus supervisor in the US state of California successfully talked a student out of a shooting spree after the gunman had already shot and injured another student.

2014 New Holocaust Victims Memorial in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv revealed a Holocaust Memorial dedicated to gay and lesbian victims, becoming the first city in Israel to do so. The memorial is designed around a pink triangle, the same symbol that gay and lesbian concentration camp prisoners were forced to wear.