1 of 5 | On November 23, 1996, a hijacker forced Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, pictured in May 1996, to fly until it ran out of fuel. In 1919, the first play-by-play football game broadcast by radio in the United States described Texas A&M's 7-0 shutout of the University of Texas. In 1940, Romania signed the Tripartite Pact, joining the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan in World War II. In 1943, the U.S. Marines took control of the Gilbert Islands from Japanese forces following a fierce 76-hour battle. In 1996, a hijacker forced Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 to fly until it ran out of fuel.

Source: Ethiopian News November 23, 2023 08:15 UTC