1900-U.S. Post Office issues first books of postage stamps
1922-German-Russia treaty signed in Italy, Soviet Union recognized
1924-Child labor laws strengthened in Holland
1942-Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship
1945-Red Army begins Battle of Berlin
1947-Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated (New York)
1948-Organization for European Economic Cooperation forms in Paris
1956-First solar powered radios go on sale
1962-Brazil nationalizes U.S. businesses
1975-Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh
1977-Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia
1982-Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution
1987-The U.S. Federal Communications Commission imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves
1987-Pulitzer prize awarded to August Wilson for "Fences"
1992-Afghanistan President Najibullah resigns