Several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom are reported. It becomes known as “Britain’s Roswell”.

After 15 days of fighting for Wake Island, the Japanese Army occupies the island.

The first gorilla to be bred in captivity is born at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio.

Egyptian forces defeat Ottoman troops in what became known as the Battle of Konya.

In the Philippines, the passenger ferry Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines. An estimated 4,000…

The US President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives.

Anti-government protests start in Tunisia, beginning what becomes known as the Arab Spring.

The Aztec calendar stone is discovered.

The ships, the Charlotte Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the pilgrims to Canterbury, New Zealand.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is reopened after 11 years and $27 million spent to fortify it.