ON THIS DAY

1833: British Parliament bans slavery throughout the British Empire.

1879: British troops capture Cetywayo, last of the great Zulu kings, in the Zulu War.

1910: Montenegro is proclaimed an independent kingdom under Nicholas I.

1917: Ten suffragists are arrested as they picket the US White House.

1922: The first radio advertisement is broadcast by station WEAF in New York.

1985: Launch of Aussat, Australia’s first domestic communications satellite.

1990: Iraq declares Kuwait its 19th province.

1994: Australia finishes its Commonwealth Games in Canada with record 87 gold medals.

1996: Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce.

Birthdays: Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (18281910); Canadian singer Shania Twain (1965-); US comic actor Jack Black (1969-).