January 3rd Major News Events

1949 Colgate Theatre

The Colgate Theatre was born, and a series of productions entitled by the same name (Colgate Theatre) were put on. Television adaptations of radio shows such as Vic and Sade and Mr. and Mrs. North were also created. Colgate Theatre is located on the Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. This company still puts on quite a few productions.

1949 Closed Shop Outlawed

The Supreme Court ruled that states held the right to outlaw the closed shop, this was one of the most important laws passed re: labor Law and changed the balance of power between labor and Business

1959 Alaska

Alaska became the 49th state of the United States of America. A new U.S. flag of 13 stripes and 39 stars waved in the air.

1961 U.S.A. Cuba Relationship

The relationship between United States and Cuba rapidly deteriorated and President Dwight D. Eisenhower closed the American Embassy that was located in Havana, Cuba. No longer did the United States and Cuba have diplomatic relations.

The primary reason why the United States had pulled out of Cuba at this time was to take a stand against the regime of Fidel Castro. The U.S. government was very concerned that this communist movement could spread to western countries such as the U.S.A. (or Canada, or others).

The decline of peace between U.S. and Cuba had actually started since 1959. This was when Castro first stepped into office.

1962 Cuba

Prime Minister , the leader of Cuba at this time, was excommunicated from the Catholic Church. Other official leaders of Cuba's communist regime of this time were thrown out as well. He was thrown out for violating a large number of the Roman Catholic Church's Code of Canon Law.

1965 Vietnam War

Thousands of antigovernment demonstrators in Saigon clash with government marines and police over concern that American influence in South Vietnam was increasing.

1967 Jack Ruby Dies

Jack Ruby, John F. Kennedy's accused killer dies in Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas. This is the same hospital where John F. Kennedy and Oswald had been pronounced dead.

It was reported that Jack Ruby had died of cancer which had spread to his lymph glands, lungs, and pancreas. Even until up to his death he had denied having any connection with the JFK conspiracy-and very strongly insisted that he had nothing to do with it.

It is also reported that Jack Ruby was the one who was allegedly responsible for Oswald Chamber's death. It was believed at this time that the reason that Chambers "had to go" too was to "keep him quiet".

1977 Apple Computer Incorporated

Apple Computer is incorporated 6 months after Apple had begun selling it's Apple I personal computer kit for $666.66 created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

1980 Soviet Invasion Afghanistan

The new president of Afghanistan leader defends the Soviet invasion and coup last week stating Soviet troops are defending his country "against outside threats".

1990 Matthew Stuart

1990 : Matthew Stuart said his brother Charles was the one who killed Carol Stuart, who was Charles' wife. Charles had fled when he found out his brother Matthew was going to testify against him. He had ended up taking his own life while driving over the Mystic River.

Originally William Bennett, an ex-con was charged of the murder as a result of a joke cracked by his nephew. Later Bennett was released.

1993 Start II

US President George Bush, and Russian Boris Yeltsin, have signed the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Start II - in Moscow which will cut the number of nuclear warheads they have by between 3,000 and 3,500. ( currently both have about 10,000 nuclear war heads each )

1999 U.S. Midwest blizzards

One of the worst blizzards ever took place in the Midwestern United States leaving 14 inches in Milwaukee and 19 inches in Chicago. People had to dig themselves out of this storm after suffering the affects heavy wind and snow. This storm lasted for three days and 100 people had died.

1999 Mars Polar Lander

The Doomed Mars Polar Lander designed to study the Martian weather, climate, water and carbon dioxide levels is launched on a Delta 7425 as part of the NASA Mars Surveyor '98 program . The Mars Polar Lander did not survive the descent onto the Martian surface and was presumed crashed.

2008 Oil Breaks the $100 a Barrel

2008 : After a few months with the price of oil flirting with the $100 per Barrel it has finally broken the barrier and is expected to increase further now the physiological price barrier is broken

2008 Polar Bear and Oil Exploration

As the arguments continue over the long term future of the Polar Bear specifically if it should be listed as a threatened species. The U.S. federal Minerals Management Service has announced it will hold a lease sale for exploration rights for oil and gas in a north-western region of Alaska which include sectors of the Chukchi Sea. The Chukchi Sea is home to one of two populations of polar bears in the US and environmental groups fear the effects on wildlife in the region, including the polar bear population.

2009 Chrysler recieves a $4bn emergency loan

Following the US government loan to GM Chrysler recieves $4bn loan to stop the company being forced into bankrupcy

2010 Beijing Heavy Snow Storm

2010 : Heavy snow blankets the Chinese capital Beijing, closing most highways out of the city were and all domestic flights out of Beijing.

2010 Embassies are closed in Sanaa

The United States has been told that al-Qaeda will be making attacks in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, and the U.S. and U.K. have announced that their embassies have temporarily closed. The U.S. has accused an al-Qaeda affiliate of being behind the Christmas Day 2009 bombing attempt on a Detroit-bound airliner. Yemen has become a prominent al-Qaeda haven, and John Brennan has said that Western countries will have "to take every measure possible to ensure the safety of our diplomats and citizens abroad, so the decision was made to close the embassy." The next day France closes its Yemeni embassy as well

2011 Australia Hit by Massive Flooding

 

The state of Queensland in Northeastern Australia experienced massive flooding, affecting over twenty towns and over 200,000 people.

 

2012 Legionnaires' Disease in Hong Kong Government Complex

An outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease was discover at a Hong Kong government complex. After inspectors discovered that traces of the dangerous bacteria were up to fourteen times higher than acceptable levels, the buildings began the disinfecting process.

2013 French Basque Party Disbands

2013 : Batasuna, the Basque nationalist party has announce that it would shut down operation in the country of France. The party was banned from Spain in 2003.

2014 President Obama Proposes Gun Control

United States President Barack Obama proposed more measures that would aim at greater gun control for those with mental illness. The measures would be used to clarify some rules and would limit the availability of firearms to those with mental illness.