Japanese military base seized by Mishima Yukio On this day in 1970, Japanese novelist…
Dutch discovery of Tasmania Dutch navigator Abel Janszoon Tasman, who sailed from Batavia (Jakarta)…
Ley Juárez passed Passed this day in 1855 in Mexico, the Ley Juárez abolished…
U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the…
After some 37 years as leader of Zimbabwe—first as prime minister and later as…
Mexican Revolution launched by Francisco Madero On this day in 1910, Francisco Madero launched…
Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel After the Arab-Israeli war of 1973–74, Egyptian President Anwar…
Jonestown massacre Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple religious community that he formed…
Arnold Schwarzenegger inaugurated as governor of California Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, an Austrian-born American bodybuilder…
Election of Bhutto as Pakistan's prime minister Benazir Bhutto, elected prime minister of Pakistan…
Virat Kohli scored his 50th century in one-day international play for India, breaking a…
Ruby Bridges's first day of school Six-year-old Ruby Bridges began attending an all-white elementary…

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