1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1963-Jun-10 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law
1917-Apr-02 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany
1932-Dec-27 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1949-Dec-27 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
2018-Jun-12 The 2018 North Korea–United States Summit was held in Singapore
1921-Jul-01 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1863-Jan-01 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation