On this day in 1947, the Soviet Union completed development of the AK-47, the most popular and widely used assault rifle in the world today.
On this day in 1969, Anti-Vietnam-War protesters in Washington, D.C. staged a symbolic March Against Death.
On this day in 1985, Xavier Suárez was sworned in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor.
On this day in 2001, US President George W. Bush allowed military tribunals against foreigners suspected of planned terrorist acts on the United States, the first such executive order since WWII.