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
1949-Dec-27 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1807-Aug-17 Innovation of the steamboat
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
1903-Nov-06 The USA recognized the independence of Panama
1924-Dec-30 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe
1940-May-10 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain
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
1917-Apr-02 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1945-Oct-24 The United Nations was officially established
1835-Dec-29 The Treaty of New Echota was signed between the United States Government and representatives of a minority Cherokee Political Faction
2003-Jun-10 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
