1922 - An Arab states meeting in Nablus rejects the British mandate over Palestine granted by the League of Nations.
1995 - Microsoft launches the Windows 95 operating system.
1997 - Danish Wilson Kipketer, born in Kenya, breaks the world record for the men's 800 meters.
1999 - Australian Ian Thorpe sets a new world record in the 200-meter freestyle.
2003 - Pakistani cricketer Yaser Hamid makes history by scoring a century in his first Test match.
2004 - Russian Yelena Isinbayeva sets a new world record in women's pole vault.
2006 - Scientists from around the world agree on a new definition of a planet, reclassifying Pluto as a "dwarf planet."
2008 - The Beijing Olympics conclude, with China topping the medal tally with 51 gold medals, 15 more than the United States, which ranks second.
2010 - Singer George Michael is convicted of driving under the influence of drugs and possession of cannabis.
2015 - French President François Hollande awards the highest honor in the country, the Legion of Honor, to three American citizens and a British citizen who helped disarm an armed attacker on a train.
2016 - An earthquake strikes central Italy.
