History of Day: Daily Historical Events, Births, Deaths and Holidays

2010: At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar.

2009: An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.

2008: Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.

1999: Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.

1995: Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four.

1979: The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.

1978: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.

1973: In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.

1972: Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160 million in damage.

1968: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

1967: Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.

1965: The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.

1965: Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.

1959: The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.

1958: Aeroflot Flight 105 crashes on approach to Magdan-13 Airport, killing 24.