1925-Uzbekistan & Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics
1928-Mussolini ends woman's rights in Italy
1940-Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Meuse River
1942-Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River
1944-Krim purged of Nazi troops
1960-Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special
1982-Pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike ("Rabbit is Rich")
1984-South Africa prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for 1st time in 22 years
1991-A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest
1995-Dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59)
1997-14 North Koreans defect to South Korea
1997-Russia & Chechnya sign peace deal after 400 years of conflict
1928-Mussolini ends woman's rights in Italy
1940-Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Meuse River
1942-Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River
1944-Krim purged of Nazi troops
1960-Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special
1982-Pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike ("Rabbit is Rich")
1984-South Africa prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for 1st time in 22 years
1991-A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest
1995-Dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59)
1997-14 North Koreans defect to South Korea
1997-Russia & Chechnya sign peace deal after 400 years of conflict