1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
2018-Jun-12 The 2018 North Korea–United States Summit was held in Singapore
1994-May-10 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1895-Nov-08 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
1767-Dec-28 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1924-Dec-30 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe
1964-Jul-02 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law
1814-Jul-25 Innovation of the steam locomotive (engine)
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1903-Dec-17 Innovation of the aeroplane
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina