Cosmic inflation Evidence of cosmic inflation from the BICEP2 experiment is announced by the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Chile A 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile with officials issuing precautionary tsunami warnings for the nation's coast.
Barack Obama President of the United States Barack Obama announces that the United States will sanction Russian officials that contributed to the current Crimean crisis.
Navy SEAL United States Navy SEALs take over a disavowed oil tanker in international waters previously seized by Libyan rebels.