On This Day in History

After a two-week escape journey from Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama reached the Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India.

The Brazilian Armed Forces overthrew President João Goulart, establishing a military dictatorship that lasted 21 years.

Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940 crashed into the Sierra Madre Oriental near Maravatío, killing 167 people.

USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.

American singer-songwriter Selena, known as the "queen of Tejano music", was murdered by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in Corpus Christi, Texas, deeply affecting the Latino community.

TAROM Flight 371 (pictured) crashed near Balotești, Romania, killing all 60 people on board.

The Old National Library Building in Singapore was closed to make way for a tunnel, despite widespread protests.

Nikol Pashinyan began his protest walk, starting in the city of Gyumri, opening the 2018 Armenian revolution.

A tornado caused the collapse of a venue hosting a sold-out concert in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, resulting in one death and 48 injuries.