Today is the 324th day of 2013. There are 41 days left in the year.
on this date:
In 1917: The Ukrainian Republic is proclaimed.
In 1945: International War Crimes Tribunal begins as 24 accused Nazi World War II criminals go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany.
In 1947: England's Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten are married in London's Westminster Abbey.
In 1959: Britain, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Sweden meet to form European Free Trade Association.
In 1977: Egypt's President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to speak before the Israeli Parliament, telling them Egypt seeks peace.
In 1990: Saddam Hussein orders another 250,000 Iraqi troops into Kuwait.
In 1995: The Hubble Space telescope photographs the birth of the star, Eagle Nebula.
In 1997: Twenty-nine industrialised nations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development agree to outlaw bribing of foreign officials.
Five years ago: The UN Security Council votes unanimously to impose new sanctions aimed at reducing the arms flowing into Somalia and the lawlessness and piracy that have flourished there.
Three years ago: Pope Benedict XVI opens the door on the previously taboo subject of condoms as a way to fight HIV, saying male prostitutes who use condoms may be beginning to act responsibly. It's a stunning comment for a pontiff who has blamed condoms for making the AIDS crisis worse.
One year ago: The Church of England's governing body blocks a move to permit women to serve as bishops in a vote so close it fails to settle the question of female leadership and likely condemns the institution to years more debate on the issue.
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