1999-Jan-01 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries
1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
2018-Jun-12 The 2018 North Korea–United States Summit was held in Singapore
1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1924-Jan-25 The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France
1903-Dec-17 Innovation of the aeroplane
1964-Jul-02 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
1932-Dec-27 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City
1945-Oct-24 The United Nations was officially established
1836-Dec-28 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1990-Jan-03 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States
1895-Nov-08 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House