1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic
1945-Dec-27 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries
1999-Jan-01 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries
1994-Jan-01 The implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1767-Dec-28 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)
1932-Dec-27 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City
2003-Jun-10 The Spirit Rover was launched by NASA to start the Mars Exploration Rover mission
1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system
1964-Jun-12 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison
1949-Dec-27 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia
1808-Jan-01 The slave trade became illegal when the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves
1903-Nov-06 The USA recognized the independence of Panama
1917-Apr-02 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany
1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup
1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House