On this day in 1933, Newsweek magazine started publication.
On this day in 1949, Chaim Weizmann was elected Israel's first president.
On this day in 1959, the United States successfully launched its first meteorological satellite "Pioneer II."
On this day in 1979, a large scale war broke out on the border between China and Vietnam.
On this day in 2008: Kosovo declared independence as the Republic of Kosovo.