In 1981, the islands of Antigua and Barbuda became a single independent state, ending 30 years of British rule. In 1984, Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Indian prime minister amid anti-Sikh riots following the assassination of Indira Gandhi. He was one of more than 90 members to step down from the party's guiding Central Committee. In 1995, South Africans voted in their first all-race local government elections, completing the destruction of the apartheid system. Newslink Logging protesters in California have filed suit against authorities for using pepper spray to disperse their demonstrations.
More reasonable people use liquid pepper as a condiment for food.
Holidays and more Algeria marks the Anniversary of the Revolution. Much of the Christian world celebrates All Saints Day. Publisher Larry Flynt is 55. Journalist James Jackson Kilpatrick is 77. Actress Betsy Palmer is 71.