1839:
Declaration of rights got signed in Hawaii
1863:
French troops seized Mexico City
1905:
Norway dissolved its union with Sweden
1926:
Vatican City became a sovereign state
1939: George VI and Elizabeth became the 1st
King and Queen of England to visit USA
1946:
The United States Supreme court banned discrimination in interstate travel
1955:
Eisenhower became the 1st President to appear on coloured television
1965:
King Hassan of Morocco suspended the constitution and grabbed power forcefully
1982:
President Reagan met with Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth
1988:
Aluminium contaminated water supply in parts of England
1989:
Surinam SLM-173 (DC-8) crashed near Paramaribo Airport leaving 173 people dead
1990:
South African President F W Klerk lifted the 4 year state of emergency in the
country
2011:
Nintendo’s Wii U video game was introduced
2012:
The President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez announced her decision to switch
her personal savings from the US dollars to the Argentine Peso
2013:
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin and his wife announced their divorce after
30 years of marriage on live television
2014:
Petro Poroshenko was inaugurated as the President of Ukraine
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