2004 - The California Supreme Court invalidated more than 4,000 same-sex marriage licenses issued earlier in San Francisco.
2002 - Monsoons in Asia claimed more than 1,600 lives while floodwaters tore through central Europe and in southwestern Russia, killing 58.
1998 - The two largest Swiss banks and representatives of Holocaust survivors and their heirs agreed on a settlement of claims against the banks.
1997 - Hudson Foods, Inc., a meat processor in Rogers, Ark., announced it was recalling 20,000 lbs. of beef due to possible contamination by the E.coli bacterium. The recall ultimately was expanded to 25 million pounds of beef.
1996 - Delegates to the Republican National Convention passed a platform calling for a constitutional amendment against abortions.
