On this day in 1951, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
On this day in 1969, during the Vietnam War, massive antiwar demonstrations occurred in many US cities.
On this day in 1975, Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek died at the age of 89.
On this day in 1992, the Siege of Sarajevo began.
And on this day in 2009, North Korea launched its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, and prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council.