1944-Soviet army invades Hungary
1946-U.N. General Assembly second session convenes (1st NYC) (Flushing Meadows)
1956-Hungarian Revolution began
1956-Revolt against Stalinist policies began in Hungary
1964-Japanese beat Russian for first Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball
1973-U.N.'s revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted
1977-Panamanians vote 2:1 to approve the new Canal treaties
1981-U.S. national debt hits $1 trillion
1983-Suicide terrorist truck bomb kills 243 U,S, personnel in Beirut
1984-NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine
1989-U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS 34 (Atlantis 5) returns from space
1990-Iraq announces release of 330 French hostages