January 16-17, 1991
<span>United Nations coalition forces launch Operation Desert Storm when Saddam Hussein refuses to withdraw from Kuwait.</span>
BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico
He intended to arm slaves with weapons from the arsenal, but the attack failed.
The emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō ?, lit., «celestial sovereign») is the head of state and is the constitutionally recognized symbol of the Japanese nation and the unity of his people. It is the head of the Japanese imperial family, the royal family of Japan.
