1922 - The Italian government resigned under increasing pressure from the fascist movement of Benito Mussolini.
1986 - Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie, the Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain Methodios, Pope John Paul II and the Dalai Lama pray together for world peace.
1997 - Trading halts at New York Stock Exchange as Dow Jones Industrial Average suffers biggest point drop in history.
1998 - The Social Democrat Gerhard Schroeder was sworn in as German chancellor after beating Helmut Kohl's conservatives in an election.
1999 - The dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing "Happy Birthday, Mr President" to President John F. Kennedy was sold for $1,267,500 -- a record for an item of clothing at auction.
1999 - Gunmen open fire in Armenian parliament, killing eight including Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan.
2002 - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva became the first leftist to be elected president of Brazil.
2004 - First-ever All African Anglican bishops' conference opens in Lagos.
2006 - Scuba divers in Sydney, Australia set world record for underwater dance class.
2009 - Fisker Automotive announces intention to manufacture the world's first production plug-in hybrid car.
2017 - Catalonia declares independence from Spain.
