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- 1950Ā ā The United Kingdom recognizes theĀ People’s Republic of China.[29]Ā TheĀ Republic of ChinaĀ severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
- 1951Ā āĀ Korean War: Beginning of theĀ Ganghwa massacre, in the course of which an estimated 200ā1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered.[30]
- 1960Ā āĀ National Airlines Flight 2511Ā is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City toĀ Miami.[31]
- 1960 ā TheĀ Associations LawĀ comes into force inĀ Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.[32]
- 1967Ā āĀ Vietnam War:Ā United States Marine CorpsĀ andĀ ARVNĀ troops launch “Operation Deckhouse Five” in theĀ MekongĀ River delta.[33]
- 1974Ā ā In response to theĀ 1973 oil crisis,Ā daylight saving timeĀ commences nearly four months early in the United States.[34]
- 1989Ā āĀ Satwant SinghĀ andĀ Kehar SinghĀ are sentenced to death for conspiracy in theĀ assassinationĀ of Prime MinisterĀ Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day.[35]
- 1992Ā āĀ President of GeorgiaĀ Zviad GamsakhurdiaĀ flees the country as a result of the militaryĀ coup.[36]
- 1993Ā ā IndianĀ Border Security ForceĀ unitsĀ kill 55 Kashmiri civiliansĀ inĀ Sopore,Ā Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.[37]
- 1994Ā ā American figure skaterĀ Nancy KerriganĀ isĀ attackedĀ and injured by an assailant hired by her rivalĀ Tonya Harding’s ex-husband during theĀ U.S. Figure Skating ChampionshipsĀ that they were both taking part in.[38]
- 1995Ā ā A chemical fire in an apartment complex inĀ Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans forĀ Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.[39]
- 2005Ā āĀ American Civil Rights Movement:Ā Edgar Ray KillenĀ is indicted for the 1964Ā murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner.[40]
- 2005 ā AĀ train collisionĀ inĀ Graniteville, South Carolina, United States, releases about 60 tons ofĀ chlorineĀ gas.[41]
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