In 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
In 1943, Lebanon declared its independence from France.
In 1943, US President Roosevelt, British PM Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to plan the war against Japan during World War II.
In 1718, the pirate Blackbeard (Edward Teach) was killed off the coast of North Carolina.
In 1986, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight boxing champion.
In 2005, Angela Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany.
