next time, wear diapers. or, stay home, get a really good couch, and a 55"tv.
no, such turbulence has never happened before, and will only happen again when you are in the air.
the biggest problem is for all people not to be firmly attached to the plane. put on your seatbelt, and pull it tight. the af affair was a real fluke every one of those has been well covered by the press. they happen about once every 5 or 10 years.