On this day in 1960, the first batch of F-104 jet fighters under a military assistance program in accordance with the Sino-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty was shipped to Taiwan.
On this day in 1983, the U.S. Department of Energy declassified documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.
On this day in 1984, Prince Charles called a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
On this day in 1990, the General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminated homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.