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1963 – In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q91RZko5Gw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByJsjIyS1wQ
1943 – Lebanon gains independence from France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN5HiHZb6N8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHyoXV95W-Y
2005 – Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQh_wE7xucg
1965 – Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor, is born. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mads_Mikkelsen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QCLtgcJAog