1904 - The full text of the novel "Ulysses" by James Joyce was published on this day, and it is celebrated internationally as "Bloomsday."
1940 - Marshal Philippe Pétain was asked to form a new government in Vichy, France, following the Nazi invasion.
1999 - Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as President of South Africa, succeeding Nelson Mandela.
2000 - Empress Nagako, widow of Emperor Hirohito, passed away.
2001 - A leftist coalition ousted the conservative mayor of Berlin, paving the way for former communists to enter the city government for the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
2001 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy was officially reopened after 11 years of closure.
2004 - Former Thai Prime Minister Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn passed away at the age of 93.
2006 - The Nepalese government agreed to dissolve parliament and form a temporary administration including Maoist rebels.
2006 - Taiwan opened the 13-kilometer Hsuehshan Tunnel, connecting the northern and southern parts of the island.
2007 - Rock singer Rod Stewart married model Penny Lancaster.
2008 - The United States experienced its worst flooding in 15 years.
