1217 – French prince Louis and English King Henry III sign peace treaty
1751 – Amsterdam refuses establishment of Jewish ghetto
1876 – King Leopold II opens Congo-conference
1943 – Free French lands on Corsica
1952 – Noël Coward’s “Quadrille,” premieres in London
1991 – Space shuttle STS 48 (Discovery 14) launched
1992 – Hurricane Inuki pounds Hawaii
1999 – Indonesia announces it will allow international peace-keepers into East Timor.
2005 – Israel completes its withdrawal of all troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip.
2012 – Apple unveils its iPhone 5 and iOS 6