1948 U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981 desegregating the military of the United States.
1996 The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
2005 The car of released Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena is fired on by US soldiers after it runs a roadblock in Iraq, causing the death of an Italian Secret Service Agent and injuring two passengers.