Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories, is officially opened.
- German reunification: The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day.
- Battle of Mogadishu: In a failed attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid’s organisation in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 U.S. soldiers and about 1,000 Somalis are killed in heavy fighting.
- O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
- The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
- The presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey sign the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of Turkic Council.
- At least 134 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
- The Gambia withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations.
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