1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1917-Apr-02 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany
1959-Jan-01 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution
1999-Jan-01 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries
1807-Aug-17 Innovation of the steamboat
1895-Nov-08 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Rays
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
1863-Jan-01 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1940-May-10 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1836-Dec-28 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
