1790: Supposedly impenetrable Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–92)

1885: Samurai Itō Hirobumi becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan

1989: After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu from power

1990: Labor activist Lech Wałęsa is sworn in as Poland’s first popularly elected president

2000: On This Day launches as HistoryOrb.com

2010: Repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, a 17-year policy banning gay, lesbian, and bisexual people from serving openly in the US military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama after receiving bipartisan support in Congress

Source: Onthisday.com