1916-Germany declares war against Portugal
1918-Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party
1932-Former Chinese emperor Henry Pu-Yi installed as head of Manchuria
1962-Egyptian President Nasser declares Gaza belongs to Palestinians
1974-Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended
1976-First female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy
1980-Flemish/Walloon battles in Belgium, 40 injured
1981-Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News
1984-John Lennon's "Borrowed Time" is released
1986-Juli Inkster wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open
1986-NASA announces searchers found remains of Challenger astronauts
1987-Chrysler Corp offered to buy American Motors Corp for $1 billion
1993-Rodney King in court says he thinks he heard cops yell racial slurs
1995-Mexican peso worth 7.55 pesos to a dollar (record)