1901–present 1919 – Seven days after suffering a "physical collapse" following a speech in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson has a catastrophic stroke at the White House, leaving him physically and mentally incapacitated for the remainder of his presidency. 1920 – Ukrainian War of Independence: Mikhail Frunze orders the Red Army to immediately cease hostilities with the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine. 1928 – The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded. 1937 – Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the border region of the Dominican Republic. 1942 – World War II: Ocean Liner accidentally rams and sinks , killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa. 1944 – World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising. 1958 – Guinea declares its independence from France. 1967 – Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court. 1968 – Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics. 1970 – An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people. 1971 – South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election. 1971 – British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63. 1980 – Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War. 1990 – Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132. 1992 – Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead. 1996 – Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board. 1996 – The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton. 2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people. 2004 – The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK. 2006 – Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States. 2007 – President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. 2016 – Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people. 2018 – The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. 2019 – A privately-owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.
1901–present 1919 – seven days after suffering a "physical collapse" following a speech in pueblo colorado us president woodrow wilson has a catastrophic stroke at the white house leaving him physically and mentally incapacitated for the remainder of his presidency 1920 – ukrainian war of independence mikhail frunze orders the red army to immediately cease hostilities with the revolutionary insurgent army of ukraine 1928 – the "prelature of the holy cross and the work of god" commonly known as opus dei is founded 1937 – rafael trujillo orders the execution of haitians living in the border region of the dominican republic 1942 – world war ii ocean liner accidentally rams and sinks  killing over 300 crewmen aboard curacoa 1944 – world war ii german troops end the warsaw uprising 1958 – guinea declares its independence from france 1967 – thurgood marshall is sworn in as the first african-american justice of the united states supreme court 1968 – mexican president gustavo díaz ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students ten days before the start of the 1968 summer olympics 1970 – an aircraft carrying the wichita state university football team administrators and supporters crashes in colorado killing 31 people 1971 – south vietnamese president nguyen van thieu is re-elected in a one-man election 1971 – british european airways flight 706 crashes near aarsele belgium killing 63 1980 – michael myers becomes the first member of either chamber of congress to be expelled since the civil war 1990 – xiamen airlines flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at guangzhou where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground killing 132 1992 – military police storm the carandiru penitentiary in são paulo brazil during a prison riot the resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead 1996 – aeroperú flight 603 crashes into the ocean near peru killing all 70 people on board 1996 – the electronic freedom of information act amendments are signed by us president bill clinton 2002 – the beltway sniper attacks begin in washington dc extending over three weeks and killing 10 people 2004 – the first parkrun then known as the bushy park time trial takes place in bushy park london uk 2006 – five amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in pennsylvania united states 2007 – president roh moo-hyun of south korea goes to north korea for an inter-korean summit with north korean leader kim jong-il 2016 – ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the oromia region killing dozens of people 2018 – the washington post journalist jamal khashoggi is assassinated in the saudi consulate in istanbul turkey 2019 – a privately-owned boeing b-17 flying fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from windsor locks connecticut killing seven