1899-Victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England
1926-Chiang Kai-shek is made supreme war lord in Canton
1928-9th modern Olympic games open in Amsterdam
1940-Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium & begins invasion of France
1948-Soviet Union recognized Israel
1971-Washington State bans sex discrimination
1973-Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings
1975-Mick Jagger punches a restaurant window, gets 20 stitches
1976-Earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed
1977-Menahem Begins Likoed-party wins election in Israel
1989-Nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa
1990-European court rules pension rights for both men & women
1993-Intel's new Pentium processor is unveiled