1916-First published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)
1924-The Uzbek SSR forms
1948-Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev
1971-Republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Zaire
1978-Begin & Sadat win the Nobel Peace prize
1979-St. Vincent & the Grenadines becomes independent of U.K. (Nat'l Day)
1979-Voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide
1982-China announces its population at 1 billion people plus
1982-IBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics
1987-South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution
1988-"ET" released to home video (14 million presold)