Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched for the last time:
NASA’s last flight after a 30-year long and successful Space Shuttle program

Kim Jong-il is the new Supreme Leader of North Korea:
Kim Jong-il’s tenure was marred by widespread human rights violations and severe famine in the country.

Wall Street Journal’s 1st publishing:
Three financial reporters named Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser created The Wall Street Journal.