Person report

★29 May 1942
Bing Crosby recorded his version of the song "White Christmas", which went on to become the best-selling single of all time, with over 50 million copies sold.

★28 Feb 1947
Civil disorder in Taiwan was brutally suppressed by the Chinese Nationalist military in the 228 incident.

★17 Dec 1951
The Civil Rights Congress, an American civil rights group, presented a document to the United Nations Genocide Convention charging the United States government with genocide against African Americans.

★17 Jun 1963
Around 2,000 people rioted in South Vietnam, despite the signing of the Joint Communiqué to resolve the ongoing Buddhist crisis one day earlier.

★04 Aug 1964
A second U.S. Navy destroyer was reportedly attacked by North Vietnamese forces in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading Congress to authorize the use of military force in Southeast Asia.

★28 Feb 1972
Japanese police stormed a mountain lodge near Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, to end a ten-day siege by members of the paramilitary group United Red Army.

★08 May 1972
Four members of Black September hijacked Sabena Flight 571 to demand the release of 315 convicted Palestinian terrorists.

★06 Oct 1973
Egyptian forces crossed the Suez Canal and attacked the fortified Israeli Bar Lev Line, starting the Yom Kippur War.

★19 Sep 1985
An 8.1 ML earthquake struck Mexico City, killing at least 9,000 people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless.

★02 May 1986
Henri Toivonen was killed in an accident while leading the Tour de Corse rally, resulting in FISA banning the popular Group B rally cars for the following season.

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