1767-Dec-28 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1964-Jun-12 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison
1932-Dec-27 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City
1836-Dec-28 Spain recognized the independence of Mexico by signing the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty
1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House
1863-Jan-01 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
1997-Jul-01 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1965-Aug-06 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law
1964-Jul-02 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil 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
2002-Jan-02 The Legislative Assembly appointed Eduardo Duhalde as interim President of Argentina
1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law
1993-Jan-01 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states
