1915-Theodore Roosevelt criticizes the concept of dual nationality for US immigrants
1960-Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session
1975-Archbishop Oliver Plunkett became 1st Irish-born saint in seven centuries
1976-Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Zedong as chairman of Communist Party
1977-U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to Univ. of Calif. Med School, but decided to uphold affirmative action
1978-Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington
1985-Int'l Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receive Nobel Prize
1988-Israel and China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations
1992-Expo '92 closes in Seville, Spain