Five appointees of the Public Welfare Society of Geneva announced the formation of an “International Committee for the Relief of Wounded Combatants,” which would later be renamed the International Committee of the Red Cross.

1992

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of 15 counts of first-degree murder.

2008

Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia.

2013

Danica Patrick won the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race.