Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 36 events. Showing 31 - 36.
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- As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
- The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
- Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
- At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
- Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least 10 people and injuring 30.
- Michael Brown, a 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
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