This day in history

19 people are killed as three suicide bombers launch two separate attacks in two tourist areas on the Indonesian island of Bali.

In England, police are faced with a second day of rioting in Toxteth, Liverpool and Peckham, London.
 

Muhammad Ali retains the world heavyweight boxing championship after defeating Joe Frazier in “the thriller in Manila.”

Millions of Egyptians line the streets of Cairo for the funeral of President Abdel Nasser.

African American student James Meredith attends the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, U.S.A. under armed guard. Meredith’s presence sparks a full-scale riot in which two people are killed and hundreds injured.

Mao Zedong proclaims The People's Republic of China.