1912-Austria-Hungary engage in conflict with Serbia
1949-Sukarno becomes President of Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier
1950-Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism"
1953-1st White House Press Conference (President Eisenhower & 161 reporters)
1971-Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares independence from Pakistan
1973-US kidnap victim Paul Getty III freed
1976-Government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis
1983-Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time
1987-Roh Tae-woo wins Presidential Election in South Korea
1991-U.N. reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote
1992-Israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity
1993-Shannen Doherty (Brenda) is fired from Beverly Hills 90210
1997-President Clinton names his Labrador retriever, "Buddy"