1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1921-Jul-01 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1940-May-10 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain
1876-Mar-07 Innovation of the telephone
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1835-Dec-29 The Treaty of New Echota was signed between the United States Government and representatives of a minority Cherokee Political Faction
2018-Jun-12 The 2018 North Korea–United States Summit was held in Singapore
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1945-Oct-24 The United Nations was officially established
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
1990-Jan-03 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States
1767-Dec-28 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement