936 - Coronation of King Otto I of Germany.
1794 - US President George Washington invokes the Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.
1933 - The Simele massacre: The Iraqi Government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. The day becomes known as Assyrian Martyrs Day.
1960 - Ivory Coast becomes independent.
1981 - The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
2008 - Georgia launches a large-scale military offensive against South Ossetia, in an attempt to reclaim the territory from Russia, starting the 2008 South Ossetia war.
Famous Birthdays:
317 - Constantius II, Roman Emperor
1779 - Carl Ritter, Geographer
1876 - Mata Hari, Spy
1928 - Betsy Byars, author
1942 - Tobin Bell, actor
1955 - Wayne Knight, actor
1971 - Sydney Penny, actress
1979 - Eric Johnson, actor
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