1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
2003-Jun-10 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House
1993-Jan-01 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states
1994-May-10 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1903-Nov-06 The USA recognized the independence of Panama
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1767-Dec-28 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
2018-Jun-18 WHO officially announced it will categorize gaming addiction as a mental health condition
1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle