1938 -- Founder of Hashomer Murdered
Alexander Zeid, a central figure in the early history of the new Yishuv and a founder of the Hashomer group was murdered in an ambush near his home.

1962 -- Rabbi Yehuda Leib Fishman-Maimon Dies
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Fishman-Maimon, a prominent religious leader and former government minister, died at age 86.

1967 -- Eban Explains Israel's Position on Protecting Holy Places to U Thant
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Abba Eban explained to UN Secretary-General U Thant that religious holy places were protected under Israeli law, whereas under previous non-democratic rule they were not. As a result, holy places were often desecrated and disrespected.

1974 -- Agranat Commission Submits Second Interim Report
The Agranat Commission was established after the Yom Kippur War to determine responsibility for Israel's lack of military preparedness. The commission put the blame on the Israeli military, and called for the dismissal of David Elazar, then army chief of staff.

1979 -- Begin Meets with Sadat in Alexandria
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat met in Alexandria, Egypt.

1981 -- Palestinian Terrorists Attack Kiryat Shmona
Responding to IDF attacks on their bases in Lebanon, Palestinian terrorists bombarded Kiryat Shmona with Katyushas, wounding 14 inhabitants. The terrorists continued to bombard Kiryat Shmona, along with Nahariya, for several days. Israeli planes carried out bombing missions in Lebanon. The terrorists responded with further attacks. An Israeli force attacked a terrorist base near the mouth of the Zaharani River. The toll in Israel after a week of confrontation was five civilians killed and some 50 wounded.

1986 -- Tel Aviv Dedicates Signature Sculpture
The city of Tel Aviv dedicated Ya'akov Agam's kinetic sculpture Fire and Water at Dizengoff Square.

2000 -- Israel Provides Assistance to Cyprus
Following an emergency request from the Cypriot government, Prime Minister Ehud Barak sent a plane and two helicopters to help extinguish a widespread fire in Nicosia, Cyprus. This was the second instance within two weeks that the Israel Air Force had been dispatched to help extinguish fires in Cyprus.