1948-World Health Organization is formed by the United Nations
1954-U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a news conference is first to voice fear of a "domino-effect" of communism in the Indo-China region
1968-Riots continue in over 100 US cities following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
1969-The Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1
1976-Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping
1990-John Poindexter (US National Security Advisor) found guilty of five counts of lying to Congress and obstruction regarding the Iran-Contra scandal
1994-Beginning of the Rwandan Genocide; the Presidential Guard begins killing moderate politicians and public figures in Kigali, including Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana