1935-Persia officially renamed Iran
1942-Heavy German assault on Malta
1947-President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States
1951-2,900,000 U.S. soldiers in Korea
1963-Alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed
1965-Martin Luther King Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery. AL
1968-Israeli forces cross Jordan River to attack PLO bases
1975-Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3,000 years
1983-Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled
1985-Bloodbath at Langa (Uitenhage) South-Africa, 19 killed
1990-Namibia becomes independent of South Africa, Sam Nujoma becomes president
1991-U.N. Security Council panel decided to lift the food embargo on Iraq
1994-66th Academy Awards: "Schindler's List", Tom Hanks & Holly Hunter win