1904 – The Hague Tribunal gives its decision in claims against Venezuela; it sets the sum to be paid by Venezuela and gives preferential treatment to the three powers that initiated the block – Britain, Germany, and Italy
1920 – 1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track (Emeryville, California)
1941 – Nazi police raid Amsterdam and round up 429 young Jews for deportation to be sent to Buchenwald and Mauthausen concentration camps
1948 – Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die
1958 – Egypt and Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR)
1967 – Barbara Garson’s “MacBird” premieres in NYC
1979 – Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Primate and Cat Building is dedicated (Cleveland, Ohio)
1995 – Steve Fossett completes 1st air balloon over Pacific Ocean (9600 km)
2014 – Snowboard Olympic parallel special slalom event debuts and is run for the only time at the Sochi Winter Games; Russian Vic Wild and Julia Dujmovits of Canada win unique gold medals
2016 – 10 million people are without water in Delhi after caste protests in Jat sabotage the Munak water canal