On this day in 1990, the railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan was completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge.
On this day in 1992, Black Wednesday: The pound was forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and was forced to devalue against the German mark.
On this day in 1994, the British government lifted the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.
On this day in 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launched its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces.