1788 — Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam
1823 — Georgia passes first U.S. state birth registration law
1842 — U.S. recognizes independence of Hawaii
1871 — Albert L Jones (New York NY), patents corrugated paper
1889 — Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii
1903 — Williamsburg suspension bridge opens between Brooklyn & Manhattan
1910 — Rayon first commercially produced, Marcus Hook PA
1917 — First NHL game played on artificial ice (Toronto)
1920 — First U.S. indoor curling rink opens (Brookline MA)
1934 — Japan agress to fleet treaty of 1922 & 1930
1941 — Hitler takes complete command of German Army
1941 — U.S. Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WWII
1945 — Austrian Republic re-establishes
1946 — War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi
1961 — British government begins decimal coin system
1963 — Zanzibar becomes independent from U.K.
1975 — Ron Wood joined the Rolling Stones
1984 — U.K. signs agreement with China to return Hong Kong to China in 1997
1995 — Queen Elizabeth askes Prince Charles & Diana to divorce