The Anglo-Zanzibar war takes place. Lasting about 38 minutes, it is the shortest war in history.
August 27th
The first zeppelin flight is carried out in Germany.
July 2nd
Henry Ford sets a new automobile speed record of 91.37 mph (147.05 km/h)
January 12th
Start of publication of Robert Baden-Powell's 'Scouting for Boys'.
January 24th
Sinking of the Titanic.
April 15th
Adolf Hitler makes his first public political speech.
September 29th
Vladimir Lenin dies.
January 21st
The world's first colour television transmission is demonstrated by John Logie Baird.
July 3rd
The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens.
March 19th
Construction of the Hoover Dam is completed.
March 1st
The northern part of Korea is formally declared North Korea.
September 9th
Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.
February 7th
Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
April 19th
John F. Kennedy is elected President of the United States.
November 8th
The Italian government asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
February 27th
Yale announces that it will admit women.
November 14th
Okinawa is returned to Japan after 27 years of occupation by the United States.
May 15th
The United Kingdom and Iceland end the Cod Wars.
June 1st
Azaria Chamberlain is killed by a dingo in Australia.
August 17th
Liechtenstein is the last country in Europe to give women the vote.
July 1st
Osama Bin Laden forms Al-Qaeda
August 11th
White South Africans vote in favour of political reforms that will end apartheid.
March 18th
Pokemon Red and Blue are released in Japan.
February 27th
The musical piece 'Longplayer' started playing. It is planned that it will play for 1,000 years.
January 1st
A huge earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean kill an estimated 230,000
December 26th
Kosovo formally declares independence from Serbia.
February 17th
Tokyo Skytree is opened to the public.
May 22nd
Solar Impulse 2 successfully circumnavigates the earth, becoming the first solar-powered aircraft to do so.
July 26th
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