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• In 1967, former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee died in London at age 84.
• In 1970, Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn was named winner of the Nobel Prize for literature.
• In 1982, all labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.
• In 1992, former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt died in Unkel, Germany, at age 78.
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• Ten years ago: A day after being elected governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger said he was promised "a very smooth transition" by ousted Gov. Gray Davis and vowed to "open up the books" in dealing the state's ailing economy. Americans Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon won the Nobel Prize in chemistry; American Robert Engle and Briton Clive Granger won the Nobel Prize in economics. Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames was tabbed to become the first black captain in NHL history.
• Five years ago: After a day of bouncing higher and lower, Wall Street plunged again. The Dow Jones industrial average lost another 189 points to close at 9,258 - the sixth straight day of losses for the Dow. German farmer Karl Merk, who received the world's first complete double arm transplant, told reporters that incredulity gave way to joy when he woke from surgery to discover he had arms again. Japan's Osamu Shimomura and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Stage and TV actress Eileen Herlie died in New York at age 90.
• One year ago: Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of being too passive in his dealings with conflicts in the Middle East. Speaking at Virginia Military Institute, Romney called for the U.S. to work with other countries to arm the rebels in Syria. Obama declared a national monument at the Keene, Calif., home of Cesar Chavez, the late founder of the United Farmworkers Union. Auto club AAA said the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in California had climbed to $4.67, the highest in the nation, amid refinery disruptions and corrosion issues in an important pipeline.
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• Today's Birthdays: Entertainment reporter Rona Barrett is 77. Actor Paul Hogan is 74. Rhythm-and-blues singer Fred Cash (The Impressions) is 73. Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson is 72. Comedian Chevy Chase is 70. Author R.L. Stine is 70. Actor Dale Dye is 69. Country singer Susan Raye is 69. TV personality Sarah Purcell is 65. Actress Sigourney Weaver is 64. Rhythm-and-blues singer Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) is 63. Producer-director Edward Zwick is 61. Country singer-musician Ricky Lee Phelps is 60. Actor Michael Dudikoff is 59. Comedian

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