On this day in 1949, the Treaty of London established the Council of Europe in Strasbourg as the first European institution working for European integration.
On this day in 1965, The Warlocks, later known as The Grateful Dead, made their first public appearance in Menlo Park, California.
On this day in 2010, Mass protests in Greece erupted in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis.