1909<\/strong> – Russian troops invaded Persia to support Muhammad Ali as shah in place of the constitutional government.<\/p>\n 1910<\/strong> – The U.S. Congress passed an amendment to the 1907 Immigration Act that barred criminals, paupers, anarchists, and carriers of disease from settling in the U.S.<\/p>\n 1913<\/strong> – During the Balkan War, the Bulgarians took Adrianople.<\/p>\n 1917<\/strong> – At the start of the battle of Gaza, the British cavalry withdrew when 17,000 Turks blocked their advance.<\/p>\n 1937<\/strong> – Spinach growers in Crystal City, TX, erected a statue of Popeye.<\/p>\n 1938<\/strong> – Herman Goering warned all Jews to leave Austria.<\/p>\n 1942<\/strong> – The Germans began sending Jews to Auschwitz in Poland.<\/p>\n 1945<\/strong> – The battle of Iwo Jima ended.<\/p>\n 1945<\/strong> – In the Aleutians, the battle of Komandorski began when the Japanese attempted to reinforce a garrison at Kiska and were intercepted by a U.S. naval force.<\/p>\n 1951<\/strong> – The U.S. Air Force flag was approved. The flag included the coat of arms, 13 white stars, and the Air Force seal on a blue background.<\/p>\n 1953<\/strong> – Dr. Jonas Salk announced a new vaccine that would prevent poliomyelitis.<\/p>\n 1956<\/strong> – Red Buttons made his debut as a television actor in “Studio One” on CBS television.<\/p>\n 1958<\/strong> – The U.S. Army launched America’s third successful satellite, Explorer III<\/i>.<\/p>\n 1962<\/strong> – The U.S. Supreme Court supported the 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in the State Legislature.<\/p>\n 1969<\/strong> – The TV movie “Marcus Welby” was seen on ABC-TV. It was later turned into a series.<\/p>\n 1971<\/strong> – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared East Pakistan to be the independent republic of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n 1971<\/strong> – “Cannon” premiered on CBS-TV as a movie. It was turned into a series later in the year.<\/p>\n 1972<\/strong> – The Los Angeles Lakers broke a National Basketball Association (NBA) record by winning 69 of their 82 games.<\/p>\n 1973<\/strong> – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat took over the premiership and said: “the stage of total confrontation (with Israel) has become inevitable.”<\/p>\n 1973<\/strong> – Women were allowed on the floor of the London Stock Exchange for the first time.<\/p>\n 1979<\/strong> – The Camp David treaty was signed by Israel and Egypt that ended the 31-year state of war between the countries.<\/p>\n 1981<\/strong> – In Great Britain, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) gained official recognition.<\/p>\n 1982<\/strong> – Groundbreaking ceremonies were held in Washington, DC, for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.<\/p>\n 1983<\/strong> – The U.S. performed a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site.<\/p>\n 1989<\/strong> – The first free elections took place in the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin was elected.<\/p>\n 1991<\/strong> – The presidents of Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay signed an agreement that established the Southern Cone Common Market, a free-trade zone, by January 1, 1995.<\/p>\n 1992<\/strong> – In Indianapolis, heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was found guilty of rape. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison. He only served three.<\/p>\n 1995<\/strong> – Seven of the 15 European Union states abolished border controls.<\/p>\n 1996<\/strong> – The International Monetary Fund approved a $10.2 billion loan for Russia to help the country transform its economy.<\/p>\n 1997<\/strong> – The 39 bodies of Heaven’s Gate members are found in a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. The group had committed suicide thinking that they would be picked up by a spaceship following behind the comet Hale-Bopp.<\/p>\n 1998<\/strong> – In the U.S., the Federal government endorses a new HIV test that yields instant results.<\/p>\n 1998<\/strong> – Unisys Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. pay a $3.15 million fine for selling spare parts at inflated prices to the U.S.federal government.<\/p>\n 1999<\/strong> – The macro virus “Melissa” was reported for the first.<\/p>\n 1999<\/strong> – In Michigan, Dr. Jack Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder for giving a terminally ill man a lethal injection and putting it all on videotape on September 17, 1998, for “60 Minutes.”<\/p>\n 2000<\/strong> – The Seattle Kingdome was imploded to make room for a new football arena.<\/p>\n 2000<\/strong> – In Russia, acting President Vladimir Putin was elected president outright. He won a sufficient number of votes to avoid a runoff election.<\/p>\n 2007<\/strong> – The design for the “Forever Stamp” was unveiled by the U.S. Postal Service.<\/p>\n 2010 <\/strong>\u2013 The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan<\/i> is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.<\/p>\n 2017 <\/strong>\u2013 Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. 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