This Day in History

1924
Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes Mein Kampf.

1971
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacred over 1,000 people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.

1979
Iran becomes an Islamic Republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.

1992
Start of the Bosnian war.

2001
Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Miloševiæ surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges.