1796-First U.S. newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor)
1935-The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon
1941-Japanese troops land on Hong Kong
1956-Israeli flag hoisted on Mount Sinai
1956-Japan admitted to U.N.
1957-World's first full scale nuclear power plant, for peacetime use only, begins to generate electricity at the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania
1958-Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)
1961-India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao & Diu
1970-Polish uprising fails
1972-U.S. launches Operation Linebacker II, its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam, as negotiations to end the Vietnam War collapse
1991-General Motors announces closing of 21 plants
1996-During a press conference, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Maleki states that Iran supports the free flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, but reserves the option of closing off the shipping route if it is threatened