1966 Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) closes down (reopen 12/31)
1973-Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos
1975-Netherlands grants Surinam independence (National Day)
1976-OJ Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit
1980-Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship
1983-Syria & Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli
1986- Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arm deal
1988-US & Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson & Akhmilovskaya wed
1990-Lech Walesa wins in Poland's 1st popular election