1707 Acts of Union comes into force, uniting England
and Scotland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
1840 "Penny Black", the world's first
adhesive postage stamp issued by Great Britain.
1853 Argentina adopts its constitution.
1908 World's most intense shower (2.47" in 3
minutes) at Portobelo, Panama.
1925 Cyprus becomes a British Crown Colony.
1925 The world's largest trade union is founded. The
All-China Federation of Trade Unions has more than 300 million members.
1930 The planet Pluto is officially named by 11
year-old Venetia Burney.
1936 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie leaves Ethiopia
as Italy invades.
1945 Adolf Hitler's death is announced on German radio.
As the Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, the German people are
informed that “our leader, Adolf Hitler, has fallen for Germany, fighting to
his last breath against Bolshevism.”
1948 North Korea proclaims itself Democratic People's
Republic of Korea.
1961 Fidel Castro announces there will be no more
elections in Cuba.
1964 1st BASIC program runs on a computer (Dartmouth.)
1978 Naomi Uemura became 1st to reach North Pole
overland alone.
1978 Jackie Chan's breakthrough film "Snake in the
Eagle's Shadow" directed by Yuen Woo-ping, is released in Hong Kong.
1997 Tony Blair elected Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom.
1999 Animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants",
created by Stephen Hillenburg, debuts on Nickelodeon.
2009 Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.
2013 A digital camera is created that can mimic insect
compound eyes.
2018 Scotland is the first country in the world to
introduce a minimum price on alcohol.
CREDITS: www.worldreadersclub.com
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