1260 -Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire
1893-Panic of 1893 causes a large crash on the NY Stock Exchange
1941-Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returns triumphantly to Addis Ababa
1955-West Germany is granted full sovereignty by its three occupying powers
1965-First large-scale U.S. Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam
1980-Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends when the SAS and police storm the building
1981-After 66 days on hunger strike, 26-year-old Provisional IRA member and British MP Bobby Sands dies in Prison Maze. Nine more hunger strikers die in the next 3 months
Source: Korea Times News
