1985 Akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India

1986 Antonin Scalia appointed to the Supreme Court

1988 Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s

1990 Saddam Hussein warns US will repeat Vietnam experience

1990 UN Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq

1991 "Good & Evil" premiers on ABC TV

1907 New Zealand becomes a dominion within the British Empire

1954 Papa' Doc Duvalier becomes the President of Haiti

1957 US National Guard deployed in Little Rock, USA, to enforce desegregation in schools

1972 Norway votes not to join the European Community

1944 The birth of Michael Douglas, American film actor

1952 The birth of Christopher Reeve, US actor; 'Superman' in the recent films

1952 The birth of Mark Hammil, 'Luke Skywalker' in the 'Star Wars' films

2005 Polish parliamentary election.

2005 Death of Don Adams, American actor (b. 1923)

2006 The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans re-opens 13 months after Hurricane Katrina with extensive repairs, including the largest re-roofing project in the United States.

2007 Microsoft released Halo 3, made by Bungie 3.3 Million copies have been sold and helped sell over 500,000 Xbox360's.

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