1940-U.S. passes Alien Registration Act requiring Aliens to register
1945-Ruthenia, formerly in Czechoslovakia, becomes part of Ukrainian SSR
1949-South Africa begins implementing apartheid; no mixed marriages
1949-US troops withdraw from Korea after WW II
1952-First aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn-Oriskany
1965-USAF Capt. Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in X-15
1966-US bombs fuel storage facilities near N. Vietnamese cities
1967-Israel removes barricades, re-unifying Jerusalem
1967-Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge
1969-First Jewish worship service at White House
1970-US ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia
1971-Soyuz 11 docks with Salyut 1 for 22 days
1976-Seychelles gains independence from Britain
1977-Supreme Court ruled out death penalty for rapists of adults
1982-Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended
1985-NASA launches Intelsat VA
1989-Susan Lucci loses the daytime emmy for 10th straight year
1990-Marla Maples father sues the National Enquirer for $12M