The last “Order of Victory” is awarded to Leonid Brezhnev.

The Executive Order, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford.

The seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt is killed in an accident during the Daytona 500.

The Sino-Vietnamese War starts.

The Austrian Civil War ends as the Republican Schutzbund defeat the Social Democrats.

The Serbian revolution starts.

Youtube is first launched.

Galileo Galilei arrives for his trial before the Inquisition.

King Henry VIII of England is recognized as the head of the Church of England.