1956: After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control
1828: Simon Bolívar proclaimed dictator
1956: Real Madrid wins 1st Europe Cup
1980: UN Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela
1981: Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II
1982: Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies
2007: The Al Askari Mosque is bombed again
1997: Jurors in Oklahoma City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death
2000: Samuel L. Jackson is honoured w/ a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
2001: TNN & CMT Country Weekly Music Awards: George Strait, Faith Hill & Alan Jackson wins
2012: “The Amazing Spider-Man” premieres at Tokyo Film Festival
