1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1964-Jun-12 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison
1924-Jan-25 The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France
1921-Jul-01 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader
2003-Jun-10 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1903-Nov-06 The USA recognized the independence of Panama
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1917-Apr-02 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany
1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia
1924-Dec-30 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe
1835-Dec-29 The Treaty of New Echota was signed between the United States Government and representatives of a minority Cherokee Political Faction
1956-Mar-03 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle
1993-Jan-01 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states
1940-May-10 Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain