1769: Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica.
1914: Panama Canal open to traffic.
1939: The MGM musical "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
1944: Allied forces landed in southern France during World War II.
1945: The Allies proclaimed V-J Day (Victory over Japan), one day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.
1947: India became independent after some 200 years of British rule.
1948: The Republic of Korea (South Korea) was proclaimed.
1961: Berlin Wall built.
1969: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.
1971: President Richard M. Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents.
1998: The day that changed my life.
2001: Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own - two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper.
2005: Iraqi leaders failed to meet a key deadline for finishing a new constitution.
2006: Israel began withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon.
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