1917-Apr-02 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany
1963-Jun-10 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law
1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1767-Dec-28 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1836-Dec-28 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1804-Jan-01 Haiti declared its independence from France
1924-Jan-25 The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
1997-Jul-01 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
1814-Jul-25 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
2018-Jun-12 The 2018 North Korea–United States Summit was held in Singapore