On this day in 1949, the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalized the merger, that would create the National Basketball Association(NBA).
On this day in 1961, the New Democratic Party of Canada was founded by the merger of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress.
On this day in 2007, fomer Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga was captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
On this day in 2014, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.