This man is inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States, becoming the youngest person elected to the office in US history. 1961
John F. Kennedy
96%
Lyndon B. Johnson
0.9%
Harry S. Truman
0.9%
Herbert Hoover
0.9%
This American entertainer, who became a centenarian in 1996 and who is one of the few performers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television, is born. 1896
George Burns
70.8%
Kirk Douglas
6.7%
Fred Astaire
12.4%
Bing Crosby
9.5%
This country’s government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country’s Muslim north and Christian south. 1991
Sudan
56.9%
Libya
17.8%
Morocco
3.7%
Lebanon
19.5%
The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the ______. 1877
Balkans
54.3%
Baltic States
22.3%
German Empire
10%
Mediterranean Islands
13.3%
President of the ______ Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. 2001
Philippines
50.7%
Dominican Republic
35.9%
Bahamas
4.8%
Solomon Islands
6%
______ launches its nuclear weapons program, just weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War. 1972
Pakistan
43.5%
India
38.5%
China
6.6%
North Korea
9.7%
Sparked by a financial crisis, a protest movement in this European country intensifies, with thousands of people showing up to protest at the parliament building. 2009
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