• 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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