1. On this day in 1792- King
Louis XVI of France, during the French Revolution, was put on trial for treason
by the National Convention.
2. On this day in 1941- Germany
and Italy declared war on the United States, following the Americans'
declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl
Harbor. The United States, in turn, declared a war on them.
3. On this day in 1946- The
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was
established.
4. On this day in 1972- Apollo 17
became the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on Moon.
5. On this day in 1994- First
Chechen War began when Russian President Boris Yeltsin ordered Russian troops
into Chechnya.
6. On this day in 1997-The Kyoto
Protocol was opened for signature.
