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Arts

2016 K-pop girl group Blackpink debuts with the song Whistle.

Law

1969 Executive order 11478 issued by President Nixon requires each federal department and agency to establish and maintain an affirmative action program of equal employment opportunity for civilian employees and applicants.

2009 Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice to serve on the nation's highest court.

Military

1282 During the Vespers Rebellion, Messinese heroines Dina and Clarenza defended their city from Angevin forces. When Italian-French Guelph troops tried to invade in the night, the two women were standing guard on the city wall. While Dina hurled rocks down on the enemy soldiers, Clarenza rang the bells in the campanile of the Duomo, waking the whole city. The Messinese rushed to defend their city and repelled the attack.

Sports

1984 Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of a Muslim nation, and the first of her country in the 400m hurdles at the Los Angeles Olympics.

2016 Australia beats New Zealand 24-17 to win the inaugural women's sevens rugby gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

2016 Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú wins the women's 100m backstroke gold medal in a time of 58.45, earning her second gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.