1973 The first picture of a comet from space (Comet Kohoutek-Skylab)

1975 Constitution of Democratic Republic of Madagascar comes into force

1977 Carter holds first news conference by US President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw)

1978 Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach

1979 Rock group, Emerson, Lake & Palmer break up

1980 NBC cancels The Wonderful World of Disney, the longest-running prime time TV show in history. Disney now owns the ABC TV network.

1981 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season

1982 US Assay Office in New York City NY closes

1984 Miss Elizabeth (Hulette) & Macho Man Randy Savage (Poffo) wed

1985 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 released

1985 President Zia of Pakistan ends martial law

1986 US begins Military exercises in Honduras

1988 Canadian Senate OK's free trade pact; with US

1988 Former Soviet President Brezhnev's son-in-law sentenced to 12-yr (bribery)

1988 Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet '86 government fuel standard

1988 North subpoenas Reagan & Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial

1988 Yugoslav government resigns

1994 Two are killed and five wounded when a gunman opens fire at two Boston area abortion clinics.

1994 US Army pilot Bobby Hall is free, some 13 days after his helicopter is downed (resulting in the death of his co-pilot David Hilemon) by North Korea. Dec 30, 1993 Israel and the Vatican agree to recognize each other.

1916 In Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered

1922 Russia becomes the Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics

1947 King Michael of Romania abdicates, allowing a communist republic to be formed

1965 Ferdinand Marcos becomes president of the Philippines

1988 The Yugoslavian government resigns over problems in Serbia

1865 The birth of Rudyard Kipling, British writer

1959 The birth of Tracey Ullman, British comedienne

2006 Saddam Hussein, former Iraq president, is executed in Baghdad.

2006 The M/V Senopati Nusantara sinks in Indonesia with several hundred casualties.

2006 The Free State Project completes its "First 1,000" pledge.

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