1995 The New York Stock Exchange charged into the record books on this day. The Big Board posted a new mark for trading volume, as 652.8 million shares changed hands, topping the old mark of 608.2 million shares

1890 While resisting wrongful arrest Sitting Bull, the legendary Sioux chief,was killed by police, in South Dakota

1939 In Seaford, Delaware, Nylon commercially produced for the first time

1964 Maple Leaf' formally adopted as the symbol for the Canadian national flag

1982 Reputed to be 'Robin Hoods' tree, the 'Major Oak' in Sherwood forest, is fitted with a fire alarm

1989 Panama declares war on the United States

1734 The birth of George Romney, English portrait painter

1892 The birth of John Paul Getty, American multi-millionaire and oil tycoon

1930 The birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist

2005 The first parliamentary elections under Iraq's new constitution.

2006 Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter successfully flies for the first time.

2006 An alleged assassination attempt on the Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh sparks inter-Palestinian clashes.

2006 Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, abdicates in favour of his son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck a year earlier than expected.

2006 The Japanese government passes a bill to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency to a Ministry.

2007 President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf had lifted the State of Emergency in Pakistan.

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »