1842-United Kingdom and China sign the Treaty of Nanking, ending the First Opium War
1885-Gottlieb Daimler receives German patent for a motorcycle
1896-Chop suey is supposedly invented in NYC by the chef of visiting Chinese diplomat Li Hongzhang
1898-The Goodyear tire company founded
1910-Japan changes Korea's name and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony
1945-WWII: U.S. General MacArthur named Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Japan
1990-Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq