1789: New Jersey ratifies the Bill of Rights; the first state to do so.
1910: An armed revolt, initiated by Francisco Madero, commences against the president of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz.
1945: The Nuremberg Trials against 25 German war criminals begins.
1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis ends due to President John F. Kennedy agreeing to lift the American blockade of Cuba.
1975: General Francisco Franco (Spain) dies.
2000: Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, resigns.
