On this day in history
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1624: Riots flare in Mexico when it is announced that all churches are to be closed.
1913: The first telephone line between Berlin and New York is inaugurated.
1920: The Dry Law goes into effect in the United States. Selling liquor and beer becomes illegal.
1929: The U.S. Senate ratifies the Kellogg-Briand anti-war pact.
1936: In London, Japan quits all naval disarmament talks after being denied equality.
1949: Chinese Communists occupy Tianjin after a 27-hour battle with Nationalist forces.
1965: Sir Winston Churchill suffers a severe stroke.
1967: Some 462 Yale faculty members call for an end to the bombing in North Vietnam.
1973: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action by U.S. troops in Vietnam.
1976: Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison for her failed attempt to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.
1991: The UN deadline for Iraq to withdraw its forces from occupied Kuwait passes, setting the stage for Operation Desert Storm.
1992: Slovenia and Croatia’s independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is recognized by the international community.
2001: Wikipedia goes online.
