On this day...
1912-Beginning of the first Balkan War
1922-British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established
1944-Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II
1955-Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete
1963-IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics
1967 Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released
1968-Police find 219 grains of cannabis resin in John & Yoko's apt
1968-U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith & John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony
1969-Federal gov't bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners
1973-Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar & dollar coin
1988-Israel's supreme court uphold's ban on Kahane`s Kach Party as racist