This day in history:
- 2000 – Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional.
- 1822 – Thirty-five slaves, including Denmark Vesey, are hanged in South Carolina after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
- 1698 – Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
- 1921 – World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Germany.
Births:
- 1916 – Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (died 1991)
- 1916 – Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (died 2010)
- 1949 – Greg Brown, American musician
Deaths:
- 2013 – Armand Gaudreault, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1921)
- 1972 – Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1876)
- 1926 – Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (born 1857)
Holidays:
- Flag Day (Curaçao)
- Police Day (Azerbaijan)
- Palio di Provenzano (Siena, Italy)
Random Article of the day:
Jamal Abdel Nasser Street (also spelled Gamal Abdel Nasser Street and alternatively known as Thalatheny Street; Arabic: شارع جمال عبد الناصر) is a major street in Gaza City, Palestine. It starts in the Old City branching off of Ni'im al-Din al-Arabi Street and runs north into Rimal where it connects to Ahmed Orabi Street, the main coastal highway. It runs parallel to Omar Mukhtar Street.
The street was named after the late president of Egypt and pan-Arabist leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. The unofficial, but common local name is Thalatheny Street, which is named after the Thalatheny clan who have historically lived in that area.
Major buildings located along Jamal Abdel Nasser Street include the Gaza headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the al-Azhar University and the Islamic University of Gaza. In 2009, a cafe on the street was targeted and destroyed by Israeli warplanes.
During the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, the street was subjected to heavy Israeli artillery fire and became an epicenter for IDF tanks.
