What happend on 7th October

06.10
08.10
2004

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates.

2003

California recall: California governor Gray Davis is recalled from office and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

2002

Maher Arar is deported by the US government to Syria, where he is tortured and held without charge for a year before being returned home to Canada.

2001

Start of U.S. invasion of Afghanistan with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.

1998

Charmed premieres on The WB, a U.S. TV network.

1998

Gay student Matthew Shepard, beaten the night before, is left tied to a fence and dies in Laramie, Wyoming, United States.

1996

The Fox News Channel, an American cable news network, is launched.

1985

The Mameyes disaster occurs in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

1985

The "Achille Lauro" is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists.

1984

NFL running back Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown's rushing record.