Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Current News

• Yelp users are now able to review sex clubs.
• Google and Facebook believe the data retention rules in France violate privacy.
• China is banning TV and movies that include time travel.
• An insomniac cavefish may hold clues to human sleep.
• A Professor has received tenure with his contributions to wikipedia.
• A Mass infringement lawyer is ignoring facts and telling users to pay up.
• For the Elderly those who shop daily can save their lives.

Historical News:

• In 837, Halley’s Comet comes the closest to Earth, a mere 3.2 Million miles.
• In 879, Louis III becomes the King of the Turks.
• In 1512, James V of Scotland is born.
• In 1585, Pope Gregory XIII dies.
• In 1606, The Charter of the Virginia Company is signed by James I of England, with the purpose to settle North America.
• In 1709, The Statute of Anne, the first copyright law, is signed.
• In 1713, John Whitehurst, famous Clockmaker, is born.
• In 1786, John Byron, Royal Navy Officer known as Foul-weather Jack, dies.
• In 1816, The United States Congress charters the Second National bank of the United States.
• In 1829, William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, is born.
• In 1858, the First Big Ben, was cast, but developed a crack and was replaced.
• In 1866, The American Society against the Cruelty of Animals is founded.
• In 1874, The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
• In 1912, The RMS Titanic begins it’s maiden and fateful journey.
• In 1917, Robert Burns Woodward, the preeminent Organic Chemist of the 20th Century, is born.
• In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book the Great Gatsby is first published.
• In 1953, Warner Brothers shows it’s first 3D movie, The House of Wax.
• In 1963, 129 people die when the USS Thresher sinks at sea.
• In 1992, Comedian Sam Kinison dies after being hit by a drunk driver.

Look for more stories tomorrow. If an important story has been missed please leave it in the comments.