1963

The east African nation of Kenya declared independence from Britain; it became a republic exactly a year later.

2000

George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court recount decision in Florida’s tightly contested presidential election.

2015

Nearly 200 nations meeting in Paris adopted the first global pact to fight climate change, calling on the world to collectively cut greenhouse gas emissions but imposing no sanctions on countries that didn’t do so.

2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, capping a two-day visit to Washington, D.C., urged Congress to approve more assistance to fight Russia’s invasion of his country.