1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1814-Jul-25 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1876-Mar-07 Innovation of the telephone
1903-Dec-17 Innovation of the aeroplane
1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1949-Dec-27 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia
1921-Jul-01 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
1993-Jan-01 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1963-Jun-10 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House