1804-Jan-01 Haiti declared its independence from France
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1999-Jan-01 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries
1993-Jan-01 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1863-Jan-01 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
1903-Nov-06 The USA recognized the independence of Panama
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
1924-Jan-25 The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France
1999-Jan-01 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries
1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
2018-Jun-18 WHO officially announced it will categorize gaming addiction as a mental health condition
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
1804-Jan-01 Haiti declared its independence from France
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1994-May-10 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1895-Nov-08 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1945-Oct-24 The United Nations was officially established
1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
