1896 - Emilio Jacinto, the "Brains of the Katipunan," the Philippine revolutionary movement during the struggle against the Spanish colonial times, recognizes the legacy and heroism of Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora (GOMBURZA), the three martyr Filipino priests executed by the Spaniards; writing under the pseudonym DIMAS ILAW, Jacinto expresses belief that while compatriots would honor the priests' memory and continue the pursuit of justice and equality, he admits that some are not yet prepared to fight for the said noble ideals.
1948 -The Organization of American States or OAS is founded during the 9th Pan-American Mutual Assistance Treaty being held at Bogota, Columbia; the OAS is envisioned as a regional grouping under the United Nations, with the Inter-American Conference becoming its supreme authority and the Pan-American the OAS' Secretariat.
1973 - United States President Richard Nixon denies personal involvement but takes full responsibility for the Watergate scandal; three days later, the House Judiciary Committee will recommend Nixon's impeachment and removal from office on grounds of misusing the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service in the attempt to cover up the unlawful entry, burglary and bugging conducted on the headquarters of the Democratic Party.
1975 - The Vietnam War ends as the Saigon government announces its unconditional surrender to the forces of North Vietnamese; President Duong Van Minh, in office for a mere three days, calls on South Vietnam's forces to bring down their arms and appeals to Viet Cong and their army to avoid bloodshed, as he informs them of Saigon's voluntary capitulation to the Communist forces.
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