On this day:
2005: The Kyoto Protocol goes into effect The global warming pact was ratified by 191 countries to date – excluding the United States one of the largest emitters of GHGs
1985: Hezbollah is founded The Lebanese political party and the militant group is classified as a terrorist organization by several western countries
1959: Fidel Castro becomes Cuba’s Prime Minister
Born on this day:
1979: Valentino Rossi: Italian motorcycle racer
1941: Kim Jong-il: North Korean politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea
Gone on this day:
2016: Egyptian scholar and statesman Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Former UN secretary-general
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