1953-First woman army doctor commissioned (FM Adams)
1966-Military coup led by Indonesian General Suharto breaks out
1977-Muslims hold 130 hostages in Washington, D.C.
1981-Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet second term begins
1982-Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat sign peace treaty in Washington, D.C.
1988-Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire
1990-Lithuania declares it's Independence
1991-Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as No. 1
1995-Sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in U.S.
1997-Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II