On this day in 1935, in an attempt to stay out of the growing turmoil in Europe, the United States passed the first of its Neutrality Acts.
On this day in 1957, the Federation of Malaya, now known as Malaysia, gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
On this day in 1980, after two weeks of nationwide strikes, the Polish government was forced to sign the Gdańsk Agreement, allowing for the creation of the trade union Solidarity.
On this day in 1994, the Provisional Irish Republican Army declared a ceasefire.
And on this day in 2006, Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen in 2004, was recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.