1860 - First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins in New Zealand 1957 - 1st National Curling Championship held 1979 - British government of Prime Minister Jim Callaghan (Labour Party) falls 1982 - JN Duartes' Christian Democrats win elections in El Salvador 1990 - Michael Jordan scores 69 points‚ 4th time he scores 60 pts in a game 1997 - "City" soap opera's final episode on ABC-TV 2009 - The first cases of H1N1 swine flu in the United States occur in two people in California 2014 - Russia increases the price of gas to Ukraine by 80% 2019 - European parliament bans single-use plastics‚ including cutlery and straws by 2021 2022 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs so called "Don't Say Gay" bill limiting LGBTQ classroom instruction More Historical Events »