1949: Siam changes name to Thailand
1965: U.S. troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam
1967: Israel attacks USS Liberty in Mediterranean, killing 34 U.S. crewmen
1973: Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco appointed premier of Spain
1975: 2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35
1986: Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected President of Austria
1996: China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
2011: Australia bans live cattle exports to Indonesia for up to six months in response to reports of cruel treatment at Indonesian slaughterhouses
2012: In a third round of voting, the Parliament of Albania fails to elect the President of the Republic of Albania