In 2013 Egyptian defense minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi staged a coup and forced out President Mohamed Morsi, just over a year after he was elected.
In 1976 an Israeli commando squad, led by Dan Shomron, launched a rescue of hostages held by airplane hijackers in Entebbe, Uganda.
In 1971, American singer and songwriter Jim Morrison, who was a member of the psychedelic rock group the Doors, died of heart failure in Paris.
In 1962 Algeria gains its independence from France, after 132 years of French rule.
In 1962 American actor Tom Cruise—who was one of Hollywood’s most popular leading men, known for his clean-cut good looks and versatility—was born.
In 1928 John Logie Baird demonstrates the first colour television transmission in London.
In 1884 Dow Jones publishes its 1st stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average.
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