1547: Ivan the Terrible crowns himselfst tsar of Russia
1604: At the Hampton Court Conference in England, John Rainolds presents to King James I the motion '...that there might bee a newe translation of the Bible.' Approved the next day, Rainolds' motion leads to the 1611 publication of the King James' Bible
1920: The United States begin the prohibiton era, banning the sale of alcohol
1964: Russian premier Nikita Khrushchev claims to have a 100-megatons nuclear bomb
1969: The Soviets carry out the first manual docking of a spacecraft in orbit
1979: The ruler of Iran, the Shah, leaves his country
1991: Operation 'Desert Storm' begins against Iraq, for its invasion of Kuwait
1994: Syria declares its commitment to peace with Israel
