1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
2018-Jun-12 The 2018 North Korea–United States Summit was held in Singapore
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1835-Dec-29 The Treaty of New Echota was signed between the United States Government and representatives of a minority Cherokee Political Faction
2018-Jun-18 WHO officially announced it will categorize gaming addiction as a mental health condition
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
1804-Jan-01 Haiti declared its independence from France
1994-May-10 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1964-Jun-12 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison
1924-Dec-30 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution