1901 A great fire ravages Montreal,
resulting in $2.5 million in property lost.
1913 The "Young Turks" revolt
because they are angered by the concessions made at the London peace talks.
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt 
enters the
presidential race.
enters the
presidential race.
1948 The Soviets refuse UN entry into North
Korea to administer elections.
1949 The Communist Chinese forces begin their
advance on Nanking.
1950 Jerusalem becomes the official capital
of Israel.
1951 President Truman 
creates the
Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights, to monitor the
anti-Communist campaign.
creates the
Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights, to monitor the
anti-Communist campaign.
1969 NASA unveils moon-landing craft.
1973 President Richard Nixon 
claims that
Vietnam peace has been reached in Paris and that the POWs would be home in 60
days.
claims that
Vietnam peace has been reached in Paris and that the POWs would be home in 60
days.
1977 Alex Haley's 
Roots begins a
record-breaking eight-night broadcast on ABC.
Roots begins a
record-breaking eight-night broadcast on ABC.
1981 Under international pressure,
opposition leader
Kim Dae Jung's 
death sentence is commuted to life
imprisonment in Seoul.
death sentence is commuted to life
imprisonment in Seoul.
1986 U.S. begins maneuvers off the Libyan
coast.
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