MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY

2004: The Scream (1893), a painting by Edvard Munch, was stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway; it was recovered two years later. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about artists and painters.]

1989: In a game against the Oakland Athletics, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers struck out Rickey Henderson to become the first MLBpitcher to register 5,000 strikeouts; he ended his career with a record-setting 5,714. [ How much do you know about baseball?]

1978: Rebel Sandinistas occupied the National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua, holding more than 1,000 hostages for two days, in opposition to the government of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. [ Test your knowledge of Latin American history.]

1973: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon named Henry Kissingersecretary of state.

1904: Chinese communist leader Deng Xiaoping , who abandoned many orthodox communist doctrines and attempted to incorporate elements of the free enterprise system into the Chinese economy, was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about China.]