Today in History

1842 - Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung.

1915 - Britain declares war on Bulgaria during First World War.

1939 - New York Municipal Airport is officially opened.

1945 - The former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, is executed.

1968 - Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia sign a treaty allowing Soviet troops to remain in Czechoslovakia.

1970 - Anwar Sadat is elected as president of Egypt.

1982 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s closest aide Ayatollah Ashrafi Esfahani is assassinated in Iran.

1989 - South African government releases eight political prisoners.

2008 - Syria and Lebanon sign announcing the start of diplomatic relations.

2016 - India and Russia sign defence and energy pacts.