1790: Supposedly impenetrable Turkish fortress of Izmail 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

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

2010: Repeal of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy”, a 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the US military, signed into law by President Barack Obama

Source: Onthisday.com