Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- The European Community is formally created out of a merger with the Common Market, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Commission.
- Canada celebrates the 100th anniversary of the British North America Act, 1867, which officially made Canada its own federal dominion.
- The United States Central Intelligence Agency’s Phoenix Program is officially established.
- The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries.
- Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States.
- President General Yahya Khan abolishes One-Unit of West Pakistan restoring the provinces.
- The first Gay pride march in England takes place.
- Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira.
- The Northern Territory in Australia is granted Self-Government.
- Sony introduces the Walkman.
- “O Canada” officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
- The Wonderland murders occur in the early morning hours in Los Angeles, allegedly masterminded by businessman and drug dealer Eddie Nash.
- A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board.
- The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.
- The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world’s first all-sports radio station.
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- German reunification: East Germany accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency, thus uniting the economies of East and West Germany.
- The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague.
- China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule.
- The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh.
- The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
- Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and a DHL (German cargo) Boeing 757 collide in mid-air over Überlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 on board.
- Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong.
- Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.
- The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway in China.
- The Concert for Diana is held at the new Wembley Stadium in London and broadcast in 140 countries.
- Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.
- Rioting erupts in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections.
- Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
- The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) begins its operative peacekeeping mandate in Mali.
- Neptune’s moon S/2004 N 1 is discovered.
