On this day in 1956, the Soviet Union and Japan signed a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
On this day in 1973, President Richard Nixon rejected an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
On this day in 2003, Mother Teresa was beatified by Pope John Paul II.
On this day in 2005, Saddam Hussein went on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.