Today would have been the 95th birthday of Milton Friedman.
It also marks the end of the British army's 38-year Operation Banner in Northern Ireland to quell sectarian violence.
Today in History (1232) - The Joei/ Goseibai Shikimoku is promulgated by Regent Hojo Yasutoki. Prior to this Formulary of Adjudications, the Kamakura shogunate conducted trials without formal laws.