Albert Einstein publishes the article on special relativity.

Yemenia Flight 626 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing 152 people and leaving schoolgirl Bahia Bakari as the sole survivor.

Seoul is captured by North Korean troops.

Air France Flight 139 is hijacked by the PLO

The Yorkshire Ripper kills 16 year old Jayne MacDonald in Leeds.

The Berlin airlift starts.

The Soviet Union makes travel over land between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.

American Vincent Chin is beaten to death in Highland Park, Michigan, by two car workers who had mistaken him for Japanese and who were angry…

Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin is dismantled.

Battle of Vinegar Hill: The British Army defeats the Irish rebels.