On this day in 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932, chartered by the Marshall University football team, crashed into a hill near Ceredo, West Virginia, US, killing all 75 people on board.
On this day in 1984, Cesar Climaco, mayor of Zamboanga City, the Philippines, was assassinated by an unknown gunman.
On this day in 2010, Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race of the season to become the youngest Formula One champion ever.
On this day in 2012, millions of workers in South European countries go on strike to protest government spending cuts and tax increases.