1928 - The Nationalist Army of China, led by Chiang Kai-shek, secured the surrender of Beijing.
1935 - Omaha wins the Belmont Stakes.
1949 - "1984," George Orwell's vision of a world ruled by Big Brother, is published.
1995 - Lee Teng-hui becomes the first president of Taiwan to visit the United States, angering China.
1998 - Nigerian military governor General Sani Abacha suddenly dies after more than four years in power. General Abdulsalami Abubakar is sworn in as the ninth military ruler of Nigeria.
2000 - Russian President Vladimir Putin implements direct presidential rule in Chechnya.
2000 - British military attaché in Athens, Brigadier Stephen Saunders, is shot and killed. An urban guerrilla group claimed responsibility on November 17 the following day.
2001 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair wins a historic second consecutive term, prompting opposition Conservative leader William Hague to resign.
2004 - Venus transits the Sun in a rare celestial event.
2008 - The longest pizza line in the world is made in Sydney.
2017 - The British vote in elections following the Brexit referendum.
