1991 The first international flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico)

1991 US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched

1992 Chinese air crash kills 141

1997 In response to a 554.26 point free fall, New York Stock Exchange officials invoked the "circuit breake" rule and puts a halt to trading

1997 RealNetworks, an Internet pioneer that developed streaming audio and video technology, launched a public offering on this day in 1997. The company, once co-owned by Microsoft and formerly called Progressive Networks, reaped more than $500 million on its first day of trading.

1998 A federal judge ruled that a Virginia library constitutionally could not block Internet pornography from library computers

1998 On this day in 1998, America Online officially announced it would acquire Netscape Communications

1963 Lee Harvey Oswald is shot by Jack Ruby

1849 The birth of Frances Burnett, British novelist

1925 The birth of Alun Owen, American script writer

2005 The Licensing Act 203 comes into force in England and Wales, introducing flexibility in the hours during which alcoholic beverages may be sold.

2005 Death of Pat Morita, Japanese American actor (b. 1932)

2006 Michael Stone is arrested for breaking into the parliament buildings at Stormont while armed. Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair's deadline on Northern Ireland power-sharing.

2007 Australian Labor Party wins the federal election in Australia; Labor leader Kevin Rudd is elected to succeed John Howard as Prime Minister of Australia.

2007 Police broke up anti-Putin demonstrations in Saint Petersburg and Moscow.

2007 The National Australian Football League draft will take place.

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