THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1786
French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convened.
1911
Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.
1930
Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the Two-Nation Theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.
1937
The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
1998
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives.