Opening of the Berlin Wall
Long a symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, erected in 1961 and eventually extending 28 miles (45 km) to divide the western and eastern sectors of Berlin, was opened by the East German government on this day in 1989. 1989.
Evander Holyfield scored a technical knockout of Mike Tyson to win the heavyweight boxing championship for a third time. 1996.
Garry Kasparov, who was 22 years old, defeated Anatoly Karpov to become the youngest male world chess champion. 1985.
Cambodia became independent from France. 1953.
Albert Einstein was named the winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect; the Nobel committee had delayed awarding the 1921 physics prize until 1922. 1922.
Jack the Ripper‘s infamous killing spree in the Whitechapel district of London’s East End came to an end. 1888.
