This day in history
- 1991
Two days after Slovenia declares its independence, Yugoslavian troops move into the country in an attempt to stop the break up of Yugoslavia.
- 1986
The International Court of Justice finds the U.S. guilty of supporting Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
- 1979
Muhammad Ali announces his retirement from boxing after 59 professional fights beginning in 1960. However, Ali would go on to fight two more fights.
- 1976
Palestinian terrorists hijack an Air France Airbus flying from Athens and force it to fly to Entebbe in Uganda.
- 1976
The world’s first recorded Ebola virus epidemic begins in Sudan.
- 1957
In Britain, a Medical Research Council report establishes a direct link between smoking and lung cancer.
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