2015 A small treasure of 2,300-year-old coins and jewelry is found in a cave in the Galilee region of Israel; the items date from the time of Alexander the Great
2014 The Barbie doll celebrates its 55th anniversary
2014 NCAA basketball team Wichita State Shockers wins the Missouri Valley Conference championship undefeated
2013 NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft transmits images that for the very first time, allow scientists to create a 3D reconstruction of ancient water channels below the surface of Mars
2013 Anti-apartheid leader and former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, age 94 is hospitalized for, what sources say, was a routine checkup
2012 Author JK Rowling announces that the Pottermore website, her version of the Harry Potter universe will launch in early April, 2012
2012 The world’s oldest Charles Dickens film, dating from 1901, featuring a depiction of a Bleak House character, is rediscovered by the British Film Institute
2011 National Public Radio CEO Vivian Schiller resigns after a scandal involving NPR executives
2011 A 7.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Honshu, Japan prompts the release of tsunami alert
2010 Alphalara itadori, a Japanese insect that combats invasive Japanese knotweed, is the first biocontrol agent approved by the European Union
