On this day in 1965, Hindi became the official language of India.
On this day in 1992, Boris Yeltsin announced that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
On this day in 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton denied having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
On this day in 2004, a whale exploded in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion.