| 1963 | A state funeral for Pres. John F. Kennedy is held in Washington, D.C. |
| 1975 | Suriname is granted independence by the Dutch Parliament. |
| 1986 | The White House announces that profits from the sale of arms to Iran went to the Nicaraguan contras. |
| 2001 | U.S. planes bomb a prison outside Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan where hundreds of Taliban prisoners revolt and an American CIA agent is killed, in an uprising that lasts three days. |
| 2002 | Pres. George W. Bush signs a bill creating the new Department of Homeland Security , and names Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge as secretary. |
