1937: Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean
1940: Hitler orders invasion of England
1941: Earthquake hits Palestine
1947: Military coup discovered in France
1956: U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
1957: Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Le pelerinage De Lourdes
1959: Prince Albert marries Princess Paola in Brussels
1962: Fidel Castro visits Moscow
1964: President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law
1972: India and Pakistan sign peace accord
1993: Pope John Paul II hospitalized for Cat Scan test
1993: F-28 crashes at Sorong Irian Barat, 41 die
1993: Boat sinks at Bocaue Philippines, 325 die
1994: 37 dies in U.S. Air DC-9 crash in NC