Overview
- In 1517, Martin Luther made public his 95 Theses in Wittenberg, a move widely recognized as the start of the Protestant Reformation.
- In 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by two of her Sikh bodyguards.
- In 2010, Dilma Rousseff won Brazil’s presidential runoff, becoming the country’s first woman head of state.
- In 2007, Spain’s National Court issued convictions for the 11-M Madrid bombings and attributed the attacks to jihadist groups.
- In 2011, UNESCO voted to recognize Palestine as a full member state.