UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after only 44 days in office, the shortest term in the country’s history.
2017
The Lancet published a study that found pollution contributes to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide.
2011
NTC forces killed Muammar Gaddafi and his son after the Battle of Sirte.
1998
A month after launching in Japan, Metal Gear Solid was finally playable by North American PlayStation players.
1975
The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus' orbit – making it the first to do so.
1975
The US Supreme Court ruled to allow teachers to spank students even against their parent's wishes.
1973
Queen Elizabeth II led the Sydney Opera House's grand opening.
1955
The Return of the King, the third installment in The Lord of the Rings book series by J. R. R Tolkein, was published.
1952
The Governor of Kenya declared a state of emergency and began arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
1928
American pioneer aviator Noel Wien founded Alaska’s first airline, Wien Alaska Airlines Inc.
1917
American suffragist Alice Paul was sentenced to seven months in prison for obstructing traffic in Washington caused by the Women's Rights march she organized.
1864
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.
1822
The British newspaper The Sunday Times was first published.
1803
The United States ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
1740
Maria Theresa – the only female to rule the Habsburg Empire – became queen following her father's death.
