** United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO )

** UN Industrial Development Organization ( UNIDO )

** UN Truce Supervision Organization ( UNTSO )

** Bureau of International Organization Affairs

** Albania officially joins the World Trade Organization.

** The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization is permanently disbanded.

** In 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) led by the United States launched air attacks against Yugoslavia ( then composed of only Serbia and Montenegro ) to pressure the Yugoslav government to end its military operations against ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo due to accusations of war crimes being committed by Yugoslav military forces working alongside nationalist Serb paramilitary groups.

** The World Health Organization declares tuberculosis a Global Emergency.

** Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ), CWC treaty enters into force.

** The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.

** The first World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization is held in Geneva.

** Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization founded as a specialized agency of the United Nations.

** International Labour Organization ( ILO ) In 1945, the organisation's new constitution came into effective.

** Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Organization ( CTBTO ) established.

** The Republic of Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Angola.

** The World Trade Organization ( WTO ) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ).

** Warsaw Treaty Organization joint secretariat established.

** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated.

** International Labor Organization ( ILO ) is established as an agency of the League of Nations.

** A report by the World Meteorological Organization reports an unprecedented level of ozone depletion in both the Arctic and Antarctic.

** The National Organization for Women ( NOW ) is founded in Washington, DC.

** The U. N. General Assembly decides to found the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.

** Warsaw Treaty Organization officially dissolved in accordance with a protocol calling for a “ transition to all-European structures.

** The International Hydrographic Organization ( IHO ) is founded.

** Allison Iraheta ( born 1992 ), American Idol Season 8 contestant

** American Akita, a breed of dog possibly distinct from, but a derivative of, the Akita Inu

** British American Racing, a Formula One constructor

** M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, an American family of automatic rifles and light machine guns

** Online Bible at GospelHall. org ( ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English )

** Online Bible at GospelHall. org ( ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English )

** Online Bible at GospelHall. org ( ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English )

** Billy Ray Cyrus ( born 1961 ), American musician and actor

** Trace Cyrus ( born 1989 ), American musician ; ( former ) lead guitarist of Metro Station

** Miley Cyrus ( born 1992 ), American actress and singer

** Noah Cyrus ( born 2000 ), American actress

** Annalyn Cyrus ( born 1997 ), American actress

** Excerpts from My American Journey, TIME, September 18, 1995

** Booknotes interview with Powell on My American Journey, January 7, 1996.

** Amicus Brief on the Merits ( American Jewish Congress, American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League, and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America )

** Franklin Delano Roosevelt III ( b. 1938 ), American economist

** American rosefinches

** The Battle of Harpers Ferry ( September 12 – 15, 1862 ), a battle in the American Civil War that took place around what is now Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

** Petroleum spirit ( North American term: gasoline, British term: petrol )

** Java, American slang for coffee

** 2001 Best Hard Rock Performance for " American Bad Ass " ( Nominated )

** American Governor-General of the Philippines

** American Academy of Arts & Sciences, in Cambridge, Mass.