1949 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed the papers to grant independence to Indonesia

1945 International Monetary Fund was formally established by 29 member countries

1932 Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City

1876 Innovation of the telephone

1921 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader

1956 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle

1767 King Taksin was crowned King of Thailand (Siam)

1964 Kenya became a republic

1903 Innovation of the aeroplane

1974 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law

1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as the first black president of South Africa

1965 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law

1959 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista ousted by Castro-led revolution

1993 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states

2018 WHO officially announced it will categorize gaming addiction as a mental health condition

1990 Panamanian dictator Noriega surrendered to the United States

1963 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law

1924 Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe