On this day in 1906, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War.
On this day in 1968, 300 million yen were stolen in Tokyo by a thief dressed as policeman in Japan. The case was the largest heist in Japanese history and still remains unsolved.
On this day in 1979, Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations in Kaohsiung were suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers were arrested.
On this day in 1983, democracy was restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín.