On this day in 1979, Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki was assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who became the new president.
On this day in 1992, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal.
On this day in 1998, telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom completed their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
On this day in 2001, Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service was held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.