1917-41 suffragists are arrested in front of the White House
1918-Independence of Poland proclaimed by Jozef Pilsudski
1919-First observance of National Book Week
1928-Hirohito enthroned as Emperor of Japan
1945-General Enver Hoxha becomes leader of Albania
1960-Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill
1971-U.S. table tennis team arrived in China
1978-Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks
1986-River Rhine (Germany) polluted by chemical spill
1988-China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938
1989-Guerrillas battle with government forces in El Salvador
1989-Germans begin punching holes in the Berlin Wall
1990-Lebanon releases 2 French hostages (Camille Sontag & Marcel Coudari)