1792: During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention. He would eventually be found guilty of high treason, and executed by guillotine on Jan. 21, 1793.
The world's first motor show opens in Paris, Marie Curie receives her second Nobel Prize, Muhammad Ali fights his last fight, and Bernie Madoff is arrested, all on this day.
Honolulu police say the Kailua-bound lanes of the Pali Highway from Wylie Street are closed due to a crash investigation Wednesday involving a sports-utility vehicle.
Ibragim Todashev attacked the FBI agent who shot him dead Wednesday after he had confessed to a direct role in the 2011 triple homicide in Waltham, Massachusetts, a federal law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the case told CNN.