1553-Volumes of the Talmud are burned
1950-Chinese forces occupy Tibet
1959-Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens (NYC)
1960-JFK & Nixon clashed in 4th and final presidential debate (NYC)
1967-Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm the Pentagon
1969-Bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day)
1970-A total of 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea
1970-Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways
1975-Mexico City's first major subway accident takes 26 lives
1975-Venera 9, first craft to orbit the planet Venus launched
1976-American Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature
1988-Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos indicted on racketeering charges
1989-First black owners (Betram Lee & Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m