This day in history

In Ethiopia rebel troops and tanks enter the capital, Addis Ababa, and bring an end to the Marxist Government which had been in power for 17 years.

Neville Chamberlain becomes British Prime Minister following the retirement of Stanley Baldwin.

Birth of the world's first surviving quintuplets; Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne Dionee are born in Ontario, Canada.