On this day in 1909, the city of Tel Aviv was founded.
On this day in 1951, during the Korean War, US President Harry Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
On this day in 1950, the Bank of Taiwan issued its first lottery.
On this day in 1955, the Air India Kashmir Princess was bombed and crashed in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai allegedly by the Kuomintang.
On this day in 1957, United Kingdom agreed to Singaporean self-rule.
On this day in 1968, US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
And on this day in 1979, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was deposed.