On this day in 1947, ten Hollywood writers and directors were blacklisted by studios due to refusal to testify against known communist associates.
On this day in 1960, the Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic were assassinated.
On this day in 1992, the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia voted to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
On this day in 1999, the United Nations established the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.