| 1095 | The Crusades begin formally when Pope Urban II preaches a sermon in Clermont-Ferrand, France outlining his plan for a Crusade and calling on his listeners to join its ranks. |
| 1919 | The Treaty of Neuilly is signed between the Allies of World War I and defeated Bulgaria, which gives up territories to Yugoslavia, Greece, and Romania. |
| 1965 | Thousands of protesters demanding peace in Vietnam march in Washington, D.C. |
| 1989 | Millions of antigovernment protesters go on strike in Czechoslovakia, demanding free elections. |
| 1991 | As a result of a record number of savings and loan failures, Congress passes legislation authorizing $70 billion in additional borrowing authority for the FDIC. |
| 1995 | Pres. Bill Clinton asks for congressional and public support for the deployment of 20,000 U.S. troops in Bosnia. |
| 2001 | U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announces that more than 1,200 people -- mostly of Middle Eastern descent -- have been detained in the U.S. since the terrorist attacks of September 11th and that 650 are still in custody. |
| 2002 | U.N. teams begin inspections in Iraq seeking evidence of a program of weapons of mass destruction. |
