1905- Russian tsar installs "Imperial Duma," without legislative powers
1914- German fleet bombs English coast
1914- German army executed 150 Belgians by firing squad
1919- Afghanistan declares independence from U.K.
1934- Hitler elected Fuhrer (95.7% of German voters)
1944- Paris police strike against nazi occupiers
1944- Last Japanese troops driven out of India
1944- Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed
1954- Ralph J. Bunche named undersecretary of UN  
1955- U.S. raises import duty on bicycles 50%
1966- Earthquake strikes Varko Turkey: 2,400 killed
1981- 2 U.S. Navy F-14 jet fighters shoot down 2 Soviet-built Libyan SU-22
1986- Car bomb kills 20 in Tehran, Iran
1988- Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war
2012- Japan wins their third title in the 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup
2012- The West coast of Washington state is hit by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake