On this day in 1964, the John F. Kennedy library in Cairo, Egypt was burned to the ground by protesting Congolese students. The protesting students were angry about U.S. support of Joseph Kasa-Vubu over the Soviet-backed Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. Of the 20,000 books in the library, only 8 could be saved.

To learn more about the chaos surrounding the protest and the aftermath of the fire, read on at the link.