1989 Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens

1992 Joint Task Force Marianas stands down after providing assistance to Guam after Typhoon Omar

1995 The Washington Post publishes the "Unabomber's Manifesto"

1928 Walt Disney's 'Steamboat Willie', with Mickey Mouse, shown for the first time

1989 Vietnamese troops withdraw from Cambodia

1991 UN allows Iraq to begin selling oil again, after the Gulf War ban

1839 The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates

1948 The birth of Jeremy Irons, English born film actor

1949 The birth of Twiggy, English model and actress

2005 North Korea agrees to stop building nuclear weapons in exchange for aid and cooperation.

2006 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand declares a state of emergency in Bangkok as members of the Royal Thai Army stage a coup d'état. The army announces the removal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power.

2006 A memorial service for recently deceased Australian personality Steve Irwin takes place at Australia Zoo, Queensland, Australia. The service is broadcast across Australia and other parts of the world.

2007 Typhoon Wipha hits Fuding, China. Authorities had evacuated over two million people prior to the storm's landfall.

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