On this day in 1978, United States Food and Drug dministration required all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
On this day in 1988, Lee Teng-hui became the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China.
On this day in 1991, Soviet Union troops attacked Lithuanian Independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding 1000.
On this day in 2000, Bill Gates resigned as CEO of Microsoft.